WELCOME TO ENGLISH 111 SUMMER SESSION 1998

Professor Pat Ishill
Phone: (908) 659-5193

Office : 418 E
TAC HOUR: R, 11:30 - 12:30 or by appt

e-mail : ishill@ucc.edu
home e-mail: Dem852@aol.com

ENG 111 is the first of two 3-credit courses which are taken in place of ENG 101. In addition to the scheduled class time, there is a one-hour "Theme Analysis Conference" each week. I will be available to assist you with your writing. Everyone must see me at least once during the semester. Take advantage of this time; it will greatly improve both your writing and your grade.

In this class the emphasis will be on the writing and revision of major papers. These papers will be on a variety of topics. In addition, there will be a research paper on a topic of your choice which will also lead to an oral presentation. There will also be in-class-writing assignments which will be graded "holistically" as well as student journals which will be collected and graded. Class time will include both whole class and group discussions, peer revisions of papers, and both library and word processing instruction. [TOP]

Do all assignments on time
Come to class prepared
Participate in class discussions
Conference with instructor
Redo papers when needed
Submit portfolio at the end of the semester

The class will meet once a week for 16 weeks. Therefore, it is essential that you attend all classes. There will be no make-ups on tests or quizzes, or assignments. [TOP]

You will receive an assignment every class. NO PAPERS WILL BE COLLECTED AFTER THE DATE ASSIGNED.

1. ESSAYS:
You will complete 4 essays on a variety of topics including a research paper. All final drafts must be typed or word processed and all previous drafts must also be submitted for a grade. Any papers submitted without a spelling check will be returned immediately. All papers must meet all criteria that will be set as to topics, length, and research.

2. RESPONSE PAPERS:
During the course of the semester, you will be asked to write papers in response to readings. These papers should be 1-2 pages long and will be graded from 1-4.

3. Readings:
You will be assigned short readings to complete both at home and in class. Response papers as well as quizzes will be given. In addition, you will be reading library materials in preparation for your research essay.

4. JOURNAL:
All students must keep a journal of 2 entries per week throughout the class. Some of the topics will be assigned. All journals will be collected on assigned dates and graded. NO JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED AFTER THE ASSIGNED DATE.

5.ORAL PRESENTATION:
During the last week of the course, all students will present a short oral report that will include his area of research as well as how the research was done and organized. This presentation will be done using Power Point, a Microsoft Office application. Students will be instructed in the use of this software.

6. GRAMMAR PRACTICE:
Even though you have finished ESL grammar, we will occasionally do extra practice when necessary. If you make serious and frequent errors in grammar, you will be referred to the ALC for additional help. Papers with serious grammatical errors will be returned immediately and will not be graded. [TOP]

FINAL GRADE :
The final grade will be a LETTER grade: A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F. It will be calculated based on the following formula: