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| Advanced Composition - Course Information |
Spring 2006, Section 04 (#2590): MWF 11-11.50a, NCB 111
Instructor: Dr. Shattuck
Office: McCormick 11
Phone: 372-8192
Office Hours: MWF 11.50a-1p, 1.50-2.50p NCB Faculty Lounge;
T 12.20-2.30p Office - McCormick 11
Email: sandra.shattuck@email.aamu.edu
Course Description
Advanced Composition invites students to engage more fully with their own
writing. Building on
knowledge about the writing process gained from previous composition
courses, students will further develop the skills of invention, drafting,
revision, editing, and peer reviewing. Critical readings and discussions
of example essays and detailed reviews of peer writing will also provide
students with opportunities to refine analytical skills. Students will
also incorporate a variety of research strategies. Prerequisite:
ENG 102, 102H, or 104.
Required
Further description:
Students will write and revise approximately three to four essays based on
the following chapters
in the textbook (selections may vary): Remembering Events, Writing
Profiles, Explaining a Concept, Arguing a Position, and Justifying an
Evaluation. Since many students who enroll in Advanced Composition are
nearing the end of their undergraduate college experience and preparing
for the next step, this course also encourages students to explore topics
that best serve their current needs and interests. For instance, a
student who
is preparing to pursue a graduate degree in education and is unsure about
focusing on instructional technology or educational administration might
want to write a profile paper on an elementary school principal, then use
the concept paper to define instructional technology, and then perhaps
write a position paper by researching the Highly Qualified Teacher
designation and arguing for or against the current requirements. Other
students may find that they want to avoid professional topics and focus on
more personal interests, such as learning how to build a website, or
dealing with worsening alcoholism in a friend, or exploring the hidden
riches on the A&M campus. Students can choose to write all or some essays
focusing on aspects of one topic; students can also choose to write each
essay on completely different subjects.
Course Requirements
Focus on the process of writing means that for each
essay, you will be expected to produce 1) invention/prewriting, 2)
discovery (initial) draft, 3) peer reviews, 4) revised/final draft(s),
and 5) thinking critically about what you have learned. You will be
turning in each of these pieces of writing at different times and will
need to observe the deadlines carefully. Some of this writing as well as
some of your homework will be posted on your blog.
| 3 essay portfolios | 75% |
| homework | 25% |
Attitude - This course is
discussion-intensive and student-centered. Please bring openness of mind
and heart, willingness to discuss and state your honest opinions, respect
for others, and enthusiasm for individual and collective
learning.
Attendance - Because this course is based on class
interaction, attendance is crucial. Please come talk to me if you are
having difficulties meeting your responsibilities. Excessive absences will
result in a failing grade.
Plagiarism - I do not tolerate
plagiarism, which I view as a sign of disrespect to yourself and others; I
am interested in your ideas. At the first sign of plagiarism, I will talk
to you. Any further evidence of plagiarism will result in a failing
grade.
Incompletes - Please do not ask for an Incomplete grade
unless your situation falls under the Registrar's guidelines, which are as
follows: An "I" grade is intended to be only an interim course mark. It
is to be used only if a student has satisfactorily (hereby defined as a C
average or better) completed at least 75% of the course requirements, and
there is an excusable reason for his/her not having completed all
requirements prior to grade reporting time.
first published:
21 august 2003
last revised: 5 jan. 2006
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