Composition Strategies

English 090

Instructor:	Twyla T. Davis	Office:	Bldg. 1/Room 127
Phone:	879-5543 – voice mail available	Office Hours	Vary from semester to semester; Posted on office door.
E-mail	tdavis@bladencc.edu

TEXTBOOK:

Required:

Tyner, Thomas E. Writing Voyage: A Process Approach to Basic Writing. 8^th edition.

DESCRIPTION:

This course provides practice in the writing process and stresses effective paragraphs. Emphasis is placed on learning and applying conventions of standard written English in developing paragraphs within the essay. Upon completion, students should be able to compose a variety of paragraphs and a unified, coherent essay.

OBJECTIVES:

· generate and limit topics

· develop support for topics

· achieve unity

· arrange ideas coherently

· use a variety of writing strategies

· apply the conventions of standard written English

· revise

· proofread and edit

· use appropriate technology

REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance: “Attendance at all class meetings is expected. Students whose absences exceed 20% of all scheduled contact hours may be dropped from the course by the instructor for excessive absences.” – BCC Catalog

In accordance with BCC policy, students who miss two consecutive weeks of class will be dropped from the course.

Students who withdraw or are dropped from the course before the mid-term date will receive a “W” as a grade. Students who withdraw or are dropped from the course after mid-term will receive a “WF” for the course which is equivalent to an “F”.

Tardiness: “Students are expected to be in their positions ready for instruction at the time scheduled for the class to begin. Any deviation from this procedure is disruptive, discourteous, and unfair to instructors and to fellow students who are deprived of the total instruction period as a result. Accordingly, students who are late for a class...may at the discretion of the instructor, be denied admittance to the class meeting, and be awarded an absence mark for the class.” –BCC Catalog

A student is considered tardy if he or she enters class after work and/or instruction has begun. Three tardies will be equal to one absence.

Disruptive behavior and miscellaneous items: Students are expected to be respectful at all times.

Respectful behavior includes the following:

· listening when others are speaking

· speaking one at a time

· treating others with courtesy

· refraining from using words or making comments that are offensive or profane

· maintaining an open mind

Disruptive behavior, such as talking during lectures, sleeping during class, going in and out of the room once class has begun, is unacceptable. Such behavior will affect the class participation grade and may result in a student being asked to leave the class.

· Turn off cell phone ringers prior to the beginning of class and do not answer phones in the classroom.

· Food and drink (excluding water) are not allowed in the classrooms unless it is part of a class activity.

· Children are not allowed in the classrooms.

Missed Work: No papers will be accepted late without approval from the instructor prior to the due date. Please send papers, drop them off, or e-mail them if you know you cannot come to class on the day they are due. No make up tests will be given without prior approval from the instructor and written documentation justifying the absence. All missed tests and formal assignments will receive a 0 for a grade. All missed work is the student’s responsibility.

EVALUATION:

The following activities will be used to determine final grades for this class:

Attendance, Class Participation, Classwork, Homework, Rough Drafts,

Final Papers ( a minimum of four) and Final Exam

GRADING SCALE:

90 – 100 A 79 – 70 C Below 59 - F

80 – 89 B 69 – 60 D

Note: A grade of C (70) or better is required to progress in the developmental program.

Students with special needs related to a diagnosed disability should contact Tommy Rains (910.879.5570; trains@bladencc.edu) in Student Services for assistance.