College English Composition

Bachelors of Science in Life and Health Sciences

ENG 120

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: Annie Taylor, MA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to ENG 120, College English Composition. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will be a core course for your studies in the bachelor program.

This is an exciting course that will examine a variety of essays. It will also provide a process for writing different kinds of compositions. The course will concentrate on guidelines and fundamental skills for effective non-verbal and verbal communication. ENG 120 is a structured course that presents definitions and models of major type of the following essays:descriptive, narrative, example, classification and division, process analysis, comparison and contrast, definition, cause and effect, argument.

I know you will enjoy this course. Please learn as much as you can as you progress through it, as it does lay down a solid foundation for the rest of the curriculum. It is my pleasure to have you in this course.

TIME FRAME: This is a six-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day in which you notify me that your textbooks have arrived and you are prepared to begin your studies. Please be aware of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded six semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There are two(2) required textbooks for this course.

Book 1: The Norton Sampler:Short Essays for Composition, Sixth Edition. Cooley, Thomas. New York, New York: W.W. Norton and Company. 2003: ISBN # 0-393-97882-6.

Book 2: The Little, Brown Handbook, Ninth Edition. Fowler, H. Ramsey and Aaron, Jane E. New York , New York: Pearson Education, Inc. 2004: ISBN # 321428889.

You can purchase all your books at the University Bookstore.

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EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course, a mid-term and a final exam. The mid-term and final exam cover selected essays in The Norton sampler and essential skills in The Little, Brown Handbook.  

The mid-term examination must be taken by the end of the 5 th week in the course.

The final examination must be taken by the end of the 10 th week in the course.

Both exams are programmed and are located in the classroom for the course. The examinations are "open book" objective type and questions found at the end of selected essays in The Norton Sampler. You will have one(1) day to complete each exam once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive your email address. I will the n program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 24 hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact time date and time that you submitted your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, return to the classroom and click in the responses and the n click submit. Shortly, you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed and what the correct answer is. I also receive a copy of your exam and your score.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%=A
80-89% =B
70-79% =C
Below 70%=Fail

ASSIGNMENTS AND WEIGHTS:

Mid-term      10%
Final exam   10%
4 essays      20% each(a total of 80%)

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please notify me immediately.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: My background in education is as follows: Bachelor of Science (English) from St. Paul's College, Master of Arts (English) from Hampton Institute, Master of Arts(Guidance and Counseling Community Agency), Certification in Administration(k-12). I have English courses at Hampton University ,and Thomas Nelson Community College ;I am presently an adjunct faculty at Saint Leo University and American Public University . As a college professor, I teach the following courses:Academic Writing, American Literature I/II, African-American Literature, Major Writers of the 20 th Century, Adolescent Literature, Written Communication I/(II. Traditional English Grammar, Oral Communications, Introduction to Literature, Basic Written Communication I/II, Freshmen Composition, College Writing, Developmental Skills, Survey of World Literature I/II.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

1). Emphasize expository writing expected in college courses.
2). Understand the process of writing essays.
3). Become familiar with writing effective sentences using essential skills.
4). Comprehend different kinds of compositions.
5). Explore ideas for original essays based on experience, observation or reading.
6). Focus on the skills to communicate clearly and precisely.
7). Recognize ways authors use literary elements in prose.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments and guidelines, please click on the link "Assignments". Guidelines for 4 papers(2 for end of 1 st five weeks and 2 for end of ten weeks) will be in "Assignments".

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.