Instructor: Nancy Leaderman (Van Meter 107)

Office Hours: MW 2:00 – 3:00 and by appointment

Texts: Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference

COURSE POLICIES

Accountability  Save all notes, drafts, and, most importantly, a copy of the final draft of each and every paper you complete for the course.

Attendance  Active participation and regular attendance are requirements of the course. More than three unexcused absences will lower your grade by 1/3 per absence. Written excuses must conform to those listed in the Student Handbook.

Grades

70% five formal essays and one revision

15% class participation, in-class writing assignments, and editing responses

15% quizzes and homework

Academic Honesty  All work completed for the course must be your own. We will review standards for academic honesty and definitions of plagiarism in class. Please see me if you have any questions at all about proper citations or appropriate use of sources.

Essay Formats

All papers must be typed or computer printed, double-spaced, with 1 inch margins. Essays should not include separate pages for titles or works cited, and no blank pages, special folders, or other "accessories" should be used. The first page must include the following in the upper left corner:

Your name

Course and section number

Date

Then double space and center the title, double space again, and begin the text of the essay. Please number all pages and include an accurate an appropriately formatted Works Cited section. I will provide more detailed information about Works Cited in class. Additionally, consult pp. 324 – 360 in A Writer’s Reference for information and examples.

Assignments and Due Dates  The following syllabus includes due dates for all major assignments and some of the reading assignments you will complete for the course. Other reading assignments will be handed out in class, and there will also be additional announced and unannounced quizzes throughout the semester. Please make sure you have contact information for at least a few of your classmates so that you can find out if you missed any of these handouts or assignments if you are absent. All assignments are due on the dates listed.

The major essay assignments (with details to follow in class) are:

#1: An appreciation

#2: Rhetorical analysis

#3 Advertising analysis

#4 Analysis of a cultural icon

#5 Film analysis

#6 Researched revision of one of papers 1 - 4