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SPCH 10 and EWRT 2LISTENING TO EARTH, SPEAKING FOR EARTH
Winter Quarter 2009, De Anza College
This is a collaborative Learning Community combining Critical Reading, Writing & Thinking (EWRT 2) and Fundamentals of Oral Communication (SPCH 10) through the study of environmental issues, which may impact our lives in personal, social and global ways.
“Education is Communication and Dialogue. It is NOT the transference of knowledge, but the encounter of subjects in dialogue in search of the significance of the object of knowing and thinking.” Paulo Freire
“If all my possessions were to be taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would regain all the others.” Daniel Webster
English Instructor: Marilyn Patton
http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/pattonmarilyn
Phone: 864-8543 or mdpatton@aol.com
Office: KC 212 30 mins. after class TTh; W 3-3:45 in F11J; Th 3-3:50 in the WRC (AT 309) and by appointment
Speech Instructor: Edwina Stoll
http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/stolledwina
Phone: 864-8579 or stolledwina@deanza.edu
Office: KC 212 30 mins. after class TTh;
GOALS: English 2 and Speech 10 are transfer level courses in reading, composition and speaking which prepare students to analyze college texts, write college papers and participate assertively in interpersonal, small group and public communication situations. In particular you should learn to
1. Read and analyze critically a wide variety of texts, including visual images.
2. Apply principles of argumentation and logic in your essays and speeches.
3. Recognize, compare and evaluate alternative points of view, values and meanings, including those of outside sources (research) in your essays and speeches.
4. Speak and write clearly, logically and self-reflectively.
5. Integrate multiple sources and points of view into your speeches and your documented essays.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Active participation in class discussions and on the class listserv.
2. Regular attendance.
3. Keeping up-to-date on the assignments and reading.
4. Five papers.
5. Several interpersonal communication activities, a personal informative speech, a group problem solving presentation and a persuasive PSA.
6. Two final examinations.
7. One final paper, which is a reflection of your communication experiences.
8. One meeting with each instructor.
9. Announced quizzes in Speech and eleven quizzes in English.
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AS A COURTESY TO ALL CLASS MEMBERS, TURN OFF all cell phones, pagers, beepers, or electronic communicators of any kind during class time. Keep these devices out of sight during class.
TEXTS:
Diestler, Sherry. (2008). Becoming a Critical Thinker, 5th Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Stoll, E., Luotto, J., (2008) Communication Skills for Collaborative Learning. (LS&HK in the Calendar) (On reserve in Learning Center; pb stol 1)
Walker, A. (1982) The Color Purple. New York: Washington Square Press.
ALSO NEEDED: A personal VHS video tape (60 min) and an active Student Body Card.
GRADES: 90%=A, 80%=B, 70%=C, 60%=D. (550 points each class—separate grades)
PARTICIPATION:
A learning community succeeds when we all participate every day; you cannot “make up” a workshop in interpersonal communication or a group meeting any more than you can make up a baseball game that has been planned or a potluck dinner that has been eaten. Therefore, participation points are part of the grade for both classes. However valid one’s reason for missing such group events might be, we could all agree that they cannot be “made up.” Not even “extra work” can make up for one’s absence from a team or group activity, so please don’t ask, even if your reason for missing was a very valid one. Your assertive, positive, participation is essential whether you are giving a presentation, listening to a presentation or participating in a class discussion.
NOTES:
You must attend every day during the first two weeks, or we will assume that you have dropped and give your place to another student. If you miss ANY day during the quarter, please excuse yourself by contacting us. If you have (3) unexcused absences, you will be dropped (W).
We penalize late written work by automatic subtraction of points. See us if you have a dire emergency and make certain that we write ourselves a note to give you a break.
If you have problems writing, please tell us. We have been through every sort of writing blocks ourselves.
Plagiarism will automatically result in an F on that assignment and a serious case will result in expulsion from the class. If you are unsure, always err on the side of giving credit to your sources.
FORM ON ALL ENGLISH PAPERS:
Double-space everything, including indented quotations. This includes hand-written, in-class essays.
Underline or italicize titles of books, compact discs, full-length plays, television series, movies and book-length poems.
Put double quotation marks (“ “) around titles of essays, stories, poems, chapters, short plays and songs.
Use single quotation marks (‘ ‘) only for quotations within quotations.
If a quotation is 4 lines or more, type it, select it, and then tab it from the left once. Omit quotation marks.
FORM FOR SPEECH OUTLINES AND OTHER WRITTEN WORK:
All speech written work needs to follow a particular format that is explained in the text (LS&HK) and each explanation is followed by examples from previous students who followed the format correctly.
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