ENG 101.0776: College Composition (LEC 20161)
M: 10.30-12.45
TH: 10.30-12.45 E-129
Justin
Rogers-Cooper, Ph.D
jrogers@lagcc.cuny.edu
Office: M-120E
Office Hours: M, TH 9.15-10.15am, or by
appointment
Twitter handle:
@JrcLagcc
Course Description
English 101 is a required writing course at LaGuardia Community
College. LaGuardia’s English Department requires students to write 600-word,
thesis-driven essays. These essays will prepare students to be successful in
future college courses. Students will have opportunities to write papers in
stages – they will take a few weeks to write two or three versions of a draft
before turning it in. They will also have opportunities to write under time
constraints, such as the diagnostic and midterm essays.
Section Description
This class will focus on catastrophic climate change and its
social and political consequences.
This course will also instruct students to accomplish short
writing assignments by approaching writing as a process. This process includes
annotated reading, note-taking, drafting, revision, and peer review.
This course will instruct students to master or become fluent in
academic writing and writing as a process through various digital communication
tools: Blogger, Twitter, and various Google Docs.
Course Goals
This course will instruct students in the key modes of academic
writing and professional communication: summary, comparison and contrast,
analysis, close-reading, unified paragraphs, resource citation, introductions,
conclusions, bibliographies, arguments, supporting claims, key words and
concepts, audience awareness, and research techniques.
This course will introduce students to the basics of catastrophic
climate change.
Course Blog
Composing Climate Change @ Lagcc
Required Texts
Texts are available at the LaGuardia bookstore. It is extremely
important that you purchase these texts and bring them to every class
session for which they are assigned.
Eggers, Dave. Zeitoun. (available free
from professor)
Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. They
Say, I Say. Second Edition.
WW Norton.
McKibben, Bill.
Ed. The Climate Change Reader.
For students on financial aid vouchers are available in the
bursar’s office.
The bookstore is located in the basement of the M building.
Course Requirements
Students will two essays that respond to various course
assignments, texts, and discussions.
Students will complete the readings and participate in class
discussions and workshops.
Students will post blogs when assigned.
Students will post comments to fellow students’ blogs when
assigned.
Students will write for in-class assignments.
Students will save their work on a USB drive/stick for any work
they do in computer labs.
Classroom Expectations
Students must respect each other and the professor at all times.
Students show that respect through active listening and
participation.
Students must silence all electronic devices and refrain from
texting during class. Students that text openly during class will be asked to
leave class.
Students will keep an open mind and will be self-conscious about
their communication.
Attendance
Students that miss more than four hours of class
may fail the class.
Students that miss more than four hours of class
must confer with the professor.
If you are late twice it will count as one absence.
If you do miss class, it is your responsibility to keep up with
our work.
Email another student to find out what was missed.
Grades (ENG 101)
Essays (30%)
Students will write three essays that demonstrate various skills
in thesis-driven argumentation. These essays will be typed,
double-spaced, and written in a 12-point font. The essays will be three
to five pages.
Blogs (20%)
Students will write blogs based on the readings and class
discussion. They will usually be assigned on the course blog. Blogs must be reach
250 words for students to receive minimal credit.
Twitter (10%)
Students will tweet 140-character reflections on the reading or
class twice a week. They should Tweet once before each class. Some Tweet
assignments will be posted to the blog.
Participation (10%)
You are expected to attend every session, arrive on time, and
participate fully in the class. Participation means doing the
readings on time, bringing the assigned text/readings to class, answering
questions when called on, volunteering to answer questions or reading aloud
from the text, and engaging fully in groups/workshops with fellow students.
Reading Quizzes (10%)
Reading quizzes will be assigned at the beginning of some classes.
Midterm (10%)
The midterm exam will be a 600 word essay. Students will choose to
answer one of three questions with an argument that they support.
Final In-class Writing (10%)
Late Work
All students can receive a three-day extension on one essay during
the semester. They should ask for this extension before the due date.
Revision Policy
You must revise any essay that receives an F.
You may revise any essay if you are unhappy with the grade.
Academic Integrity
All work you submit must be your own. You may not copy
or paraphrase someone else’s words or ideas without properly citing the source.
All instances of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will result in an “F” and
possible action by the college.
Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities must register with the Office for
Students with Disabilities (OSD) to receive accommodations. Please let me know
if you need accommodations for this class.
Reading Assignments
We will discuss each reading on the day it appears on the
syllabus.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
M – 9/10 Course Introduction
Diagnostic
After Class
Get course texts
from bookstore
Create
Blog on Blogger: see instructions on class blog
TH – 9/13 Reader:
“Introduction,” 9-18 (reminder: read BEFORE class)
Essay One Assignment
After
Class
Create Twitter ID, Begin Tweeting: see instructions on class blog
M – 9/17 No
Classes Scheduled
Blog
One Due By 11 pm
TH – 9/20 Irregular Day: Classes Follow a Tuesday
Schedule
M – 9/24 Reader:
“The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change” (75-80)
Reader: “The Anthropocene,” (69-74)
Preface, They
Say I Say
Wednesday
9-26 is the last day to drop a course without
a grade.
TH – 9/27 Reader: “The Artificial Production of Carbon Dioxide and Its Influence
on Temperature,” (33-38)
They Say, I Say (1-10)
Blog Two Due By 11 pm
M – 10/1 Essay
One Peer Review: Bring THREE COPIES
Zeitoun: 3-19
They Say, I Say (19-29)
TH – 10/4 Zeitoun: 20-41
They Say, I Say (30-40)
M – 10/8 College Closed
Blog Three Due by 11 pm: This blog is a revision of a previous blog. See course blog for details.
TH – 10/11 Essay One Due In Class
Zeitoun: 42-81
Reader:
“Causes
of the Russian Heat Wave and the Pakistani Floods,” 89-96
Essay Assignment Two
M – 10/15 Guest Speaker: The 11th Hour
Zeitoun: 55-81
They Say, I
Say (42-51)
T – 10/16 Irregular Day: Classes Follow a Thursday Schedule
(This
means you come to class on this day!)
TH – 10/18 Peer
Review Essay Two: THREE COPIES
Reader: “Statement of Dr. James Hansen,” 47-54
“The
Keeling Curve,” 45-6
They Say, I
Say (55-67)
M – 10/22 Zeitoun: 82-122
They Say, I Say (68-77)
TH – 10/25 Zeitoun: 123-146
They Say, I Say (78-90)
Super Quiz: Citations
Super Quiz: Citations
M – 10/29 Blog Four Due by 11 pm
Zeitoun: 146-170
They Say, I
Say (92-101)
TH – 11/1
M – 11/5 Zeitoun: 173-202
TH – 11/8 MIDTERM EXAM
M – 11/12 Blog Five Due by 11 pm: This blog is a response
to another students’ blog
from another class.
Zeitoun: 205-268
They Say, I Say (112-118)
from another class.
Zeitoun: 205-268
They Say, I Say (112-118)
TH – 11/15 AT-HOME CLASS: Reading Day
Reader: “The Battle for Control of Reality,” 105-126
Reader: “Climate Rage,” 239-250
Reader: “The Battle for Control of Reality,” 105-126
Reader: “Climate Rage,” 239-250
They Say, I Say (105-112)
They Say, I Say (121-128)
They Say, I Say (121-128)
M – 11/19 Zeitoun: 268-325
They Say, I Say (129-137)
TH – 11/22 No Class
M – 11/26 Reader: “Global Warming Twenty Years Later,” 275-284
TH – 11/29 Reader: “from The End of Nature,” 293-298
“John
5:1-9,” 299-308
M – 12/3 Reader: “The Darkening Sea,” 377-400
They Say, I
Say (151-155)
Blog Six due by 11 pm
Blog Six due by 11 pm
TH – 12/6 Reader:
“Images,” 361-364
“Images,”
373-379
They Say, I Say (141-151)
M – 12/10 Final Blog Due by 11
pm.
TH – 12/13 CLASS AS SCHEDULED
Final Reflection
Final Reflection
M – 12/17 Final
Grade Conferences
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