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EWRT1BEWRT1B, Reading, Writing, and Research, Winter 2010
Section 001B-04 meets TTh from 7:30-9:50 AM in L36
Section 001B-07 meets MW from 10:00 AM-12:20 PM in S71
WALLIS LESLIE, INSTRUCTOR, 408-864-8999 x3047 lesliewallis@fhda.edu
http://faculty.deanza.edu/lesliewallis
Office: F11L 10:00-11:00 AM, Thursday
This class focuses on researched composition of expository texts, analytical reading, and development of synthesis skills. We will be reading poems, plays, short stories, and The White Tiger and writing 4 essays that employ research as well as literary texts to explore how literature increases our understanding of ourselves and the world we live in.
What can a poem do for me? Can it get me a job? Tune up my car? What about a play? A short story? A novel? In this course we will explore the ways that reading, discussing, researching, comparing, and writing about literature can open our minds to a fuller understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Additionally, we will be deepening and refining the analytical reading and writing skills introduced in EWRT1A with special attention to developing research and documentation techniques and to synthesizing information from multiple sources.
ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to attend class daily, arriving on time, having read the material and prepared to discuss and write about the assigned readings. Daily attendance and preparation will contribute greatly to your success in this class.
QUIZZES: Spot quizzes--no make-ups. Doing each day's reading will prevent sorrow here.
PAPERS: Four 4-6 page research essays, typed, double spaced, due at the beginning of the class period. Stapled to each paper will be a preliminary draft. Be sure to keep a copy of your submitted work and to retain all returned work until after you receive your final grade. Late papers will receive a grade penalty. All papers must be written to complete the course.
TESTS: A midterm and a final exam consisting of essay questions covering class work and assigned reading.
GRADES: Grades are based on points. Keep a record of the points you have earned as well as the points that are possible to earn for all the class activities so that you will always know your current grade. Points are earned for papers (100 each), midterm (100), final (200), class participation (100), quizzes (10 each), and class projects (10-20 each). Points are subtracted for late papers and for more than two absences (you will be marked absent if you arrive late or leave early). Of total possible points, 94-100%= A; 90-93%=A-; 87-89%=B+; 84-86%=B; 80-83%=B-; 77-79%=C+;70-76%=C; 60-69%=D; less than 60% of total possible points = F
INTEGRITY ALERT: Plagiarism (presenting other people’s words or ideas without documentation) will not be tolerated in this class.
CLASS PARTICIPATION: Active informed, responsive, and ready answers to questions, voluntary comments, and productive participation in group activities will earn top credit here.
REQUIRED TEXTS: Literature and Ourselves , 6th edition, eds. Gloria Mason Henderson, Bill Day, and Sandra Stevenson Waller
White Tiger, Arvind Adiga
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