ENGLISH 96
Units: 3
Prerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. Rippel Schoemaker
Phone: 510.628.8036
E-mail: docsyl@gmail.com
Office Hours: T-Th 9-9:30, 12; 15-1 and by arrangement
Required texts:
Zimmerman, S. Scott, with Beverly Zimmerman, and Ann Shaffer. New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007, Brief. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2007.
Harris, Robert A. Using Sources Effectively, Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism. Los Angeles: Pyrczak Publishing, 2002.
Recommended texts and other resources:
Writer’s handbook, online guides and reference tools (to be announced)
(Revision date: 5/2007)
DESCRIPTION
COURSE DESCRIPTION (CURRENT UNIVERSITY CATALOG):
ENG 96 - WRITING AND WORD PROCESSING
Instruction will be given to write various forms of composition by employing English writing and word processing and other computer programs. Emphasis will be placed upon overcoming writing problems. (3 units)
OBJECTIVES
Students will develop their writing skills using word processing.
Students will explore appropriate features of word processing for composition in the process of writing for informative, persuasive, and creative purposes. They will use patterns of organization appropriate to their subjects, learn essential prewriting and revision techniques, and practice personal and peer editing
FORMAT
The course sessions will include presentation, demonstration, discussion, and application modes.
METHODS AND MATERIALS
Students will use electronic word processing for developing, editing and formatting their writing, and learn about computer programs for idea processing useful for each phase of writing, including prewriting, developing ideas, and organizing content.
Students will also learn about features such as:
• Electronic spelling and style checkers.
• On-line help for topic selection and content organization.
• On-line writer’s guide to spelling, usage, grammar and style.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are expected to attend class, complete assignments, and to participate in individual and group work in a productive manner, and to take personal responsibility for meeting the objectives of the course.
ASSIGNMENTS
Daily (Weeks 1 through 15)
Students will keep a daily writer’s electronic journal or blog in which they will write a paragraph or more a day, seven days a week, for fifteen weeks (105 paragraphs minimum). Entries may be informal observations, descriptions of people, places, and objects, exploration of ideas, attitudes, and notes for writing. There is no specific format required, but the writing should show some progression, and should not be left for one or two long writing sessions.
Writing Assignments
There will be five writing assignments: two informative essays, two persuasive essays, and one creative writing piece (a poem, a short story, or one-act play). The informative and persuasive writing assignments will give students an oppor¬tunity to explore both personal and objective writing styles and applied research techniques. Each of the writing assignments will be planned, drafted, edited and revised for full credit. All writing assignments, including drafts, revisions, notes for research and planning, must be developed electronically, emailed to the instructor, projected for group review, and published online.
SCHEDULE
| Week | Topic |
1 | Learning Microsoft Word: Basics |
2 | Writing Clear Sentences |
3 | Topic Sentences & Paragraphs: |
4 | Thesis Statements & Introductions: |
5 | Learning Microsoft Word: Formatting |
6 | Writing Unified Essays: |
7 | Developing Arguments: |
8 | Run-Ons, Comma Splices & Fragments: |
9 | Tips for Academic Success: Writing Research Skills |
10 | Documentation: Gaining Control Over Your Research |
11 | Finding / Evaluating Internet Sources: |
12 | Best Ways to Find Books & Periodicals |
13 | Learning Microsoft Word: annotations, citations |
14 | Presentations |
15 | Review and Debriefing |
16 | Final |
STUDENT EVALUATION
Students are evaluated on the basis of class work, written assignments, quizzes, midterm and final exams, with grades proportionate to the following values:
| Content | Points | Percent |
| Attendance & Class Participation | 35 | 16% |
| Summaries, Maps, Projects | 50 | 23% |
| Quizzes /tests /exercises | 50 | 23% |
| Papers | 50 | 23% |
| Presentations | 35 | 16% |
| Totals | 220 | 100% |
| Percent | Letter Grade |
90-100 | A |
80-89 | B |
70-79 | C |
60-69 | D |
Below 60 | F |
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