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Literacy for life: Language that gets you around the world

1. Students will gain knowledge of composition as a field of study that involves research about writing and how it works. 2. Students will define and illustrate key concepts in composition studies 3. Students will read and analyze various types of text. 4. Students will complete writing tasks that require understanding the rhetorical situation and making appropriate content, form, and   presentation. 5. Students will get practice writing in multiple genres and in response to real world writing situations. 6. Students will conduct basic research necessary for completing specific writing task. 7. Students will develop the skill of constructive critique, focusing on higher order concerns, during peer workshops. 8. Students will know how to use their handbook as a reference tool. 9. Students will develop their own writing theory that they can transfer to writing situation in other classes and life. English 1010 syllabi gives a layout introducing the course requirements and expectations of the student. The syllabi also contains a tentative schedule of the semester assignments which include, W2L's (daily or 2 times a week- professor's discretion), textbook readings, research papers, and other in class exercises. The syllabi will be your everyday guide to ensure your success in this class, so be sure to keep it in a valuable place (binder, page protector, or notebook with pocket). Most Professors or Instructors will provide the syllabi online and in person so it is obtainable at any time. Having the syllabi handy is always helpful, you can always skip ahead and complete the other assignments before the due date. For this course, you will need "Everyone's an Author" by Lunsford, Andrea. (ISBN:9780393912012) This will be the main resource and text for this class, basically chosen for its price, focus and style. This book is directed more towards the student then about the student. You will also need "Easy Writer 4th Edition" by Lunsford, Andrea. (ISBN: 9780393912012) This will be another main resource and reference for all major projects and center for discussion. This handbook will also be helpful with other classes and papers as well as beyond this course. A writing to learn is a warm up activity done in class or on your own time at home, as a brain exercise. The components of "writing to learn" include writing about your favorite holiday, which superpower you would want if you could have one, progression of assignments, papers or other classes that you have going on, questions, concerns. Writing to learn gives you the opportunity to improve your writing skills and allows the professor or instructor to evaluate your writing and writing styles or techniques. As the semester approaches the end, you will notice an improvement in your vocabulary, writing style, and grammar. Writing to learn's are very helpful when it comes to English 1010 course and everyday life. Philosophy is the study of a particular field. My personal philosophy of writing is informing, persuading, narrating and describing. I cannot pick one in particular because all of my writings are different topics with different writing styles. However, usually, my writing is for the sole purpose of entertaining. You should keep people on their toes, wanting to read more of my ideas, the way I approach things or my perspective about a certain topic. I absolutely love to share my writing, whether it is personal or in general, because I believe that is one of the ways to become a great writer. Whenever you share with the world what they do not know about you or the things that make you tick, you then will be satisfied with your writing even more knowing you have connected with others. I believe, that in order to become a successful writer, a person must write about something people can relate to. We’re all humans so it is not very hard to accomplish that. Our minds are very similarly wired although we sometimes may not agree; there will always be one person whom we can correspond with, in some way or another. In conclusion, my writing philosophy focuses on informing, persuading, narrating, describing and most certainly, entertaining primarily about love and relationships. Although everyone has a different writing philosophy because we are all humans and made unique, we are all wired in such a similar way that leads me to believe we are one and the same.
 * Learning Objectives
 * Course Syllabus
 * Required Texts
 * Writing 2 Learns
 * Example one: What is your writing philosophy?

Attendance to this course will be vital and prove how much of a writing class English 1010 really is. The more papers, the more strict the grading scale and rubric will be. The first research paper in English 1010 will be your personal statement. A personal statement is just that, statements about you that are unique, set you apart from others, goal-oriented, future dreams, your lifestyles, or it could be for future scholarships, job applications or internships. A personal statement is a profound way to brag about and give yourself credit for all you've accomplished. The second major paper you will be doing in English 1010 will be Pop Genre/Genre Analysis. The Pop Genre assignment introduces you to rhetorical scenarios and genres around you. A rhetorical scenario is a writer's audience and purpose and a genre refers to the set of communication patterns in a discourse community for example a biology major, the person would go into detail about biology through analyzing a specific academic genre, and with biology that would be lab reports. A general lab report is used to deliver an analysis on an experiment that may have been performed. Apart from the rhetorical scenario and the genre one thing that is always taken into consideration is the discourse community which is described as the people or groups of people that the topic pertains to. The discourse community involved with this particular genre are generally students who may be majoring in biology but also students that will take this course. In this assignment you will learn about discourse communities and how they are everywhere in the world. A discourse community is a group of individuals that communicate in a specific way. You will learn your writing is always directed towards a specific discourse community for a specific purpose. The third major paper you will write is called the Academic Genre comparison. In this assignment you will compare a few of genre's based on your academic major such as lab reports, documents, charting. The fourth paper you will write is the Campus Organization assignment. You will discuss a campus organization of choice and either write a profile or review on it. The final is a Wiki project/manual over the course as a whole and it consists of a presentation as well. You must receive a C in order to pass English 1010 to carry on to English 1020. No D's will be given; however, F's are still permitted. 90-100 = A 88-89 = B+ 82-87 = B 80-81 = B- 78-79 = C+ 72-77 = C 70-71 = C- 60-69 = N 0-59 = F Coming to class regularly is vital, 0 absences will result in 2% to your final grade; however, not attending class will result in deduction to your grade. 1-3 Absences = No penalty 4 Absences = minus 3% 5 Absences = minus 5% 6 Absences = 10% 7 Absences = F If absent on due dates, send via email or D2L drop box by the end of the class period for complete credit. Also, one late assignment will be accepted without penalty. Frequent late assignments will receive a maximum of 70 points. The writing center is a highly recommended and helpful facility located in the third floor of the Library. It is included in tuition so it wouldn't cost you a single thing. You can make appointments with a tutor or walk in's are welcome. Tutors from the writing center will walk you through step by step, on how to configure your paper and add additional components to it to make it better. An annotation is an interpretation of a text that is helpful to you to better your understanding of the text. "Clueless Academe" by Graff is an excerpt from the book that the English 1010 course did an annotation on. After reading the text, you jot down information that stood out to you, had thoughts about, or things you liked/disliked. In "Clueless Academe", Graff writes about his perspective on students as a professor in a way that relates to students. Graff makes several points that students understand and agree to disagree with. Annotations are a huge part of this course. You will learn to annotate correctly and effectively. To conclude, English 1010 is a vital and mandatory course for the success of your college experience. These bullet points summarize the course outline and give a general idea of what English 1010 consists of. English 1010 mainly consists of research papers concluding real-world scenarios that prepare you for the future writing classes or other courses.
 * Academic Papers
 * Grading Scale
 * Attendance
 * Late Papers and Assignments
 * Writing Center
 * Annotations
 * Debriefing