English 101: College Composition
Instructor: John C. Goshert
Office: 420 HEAV Phone: 494-3767
e-mail: goshert@purdue.edu
Hours: M/W 12:30-2:00 and by appointment
THE TEXTS
Fitzgerald, Bruce, et al. Conversations in
Context. Harcourt
additional reading assignments available from the
reserve room in the HICKS library
THE COURSE
English 101 is an introduction to college level
writing. You will develop your critical reading and writing skills
with the assistance of the texts, myself, and most
importantly, other members of the class.
You should plan always to attend class.
Part of your success in the course is dependent on your being there
to participate in discussions of readings, peer
reviews, and the like. You will present one of your major papers
during the semester. Excessive absences will
affect your final grade.
PAPER GUIDELINES
Papers will be submitted typed or computer
generated in black ink on white paper (no grayscale/draft mode
prints or colored paper). Don't use fancy
fonts; use a book type like new york, geneva, helvetica, etc. Papers
will follow MLA format unless another style is
approved prior to submission. Save copies of your papers in
case there is a question about a missing
assignment; it will be your responsibility to provide a duplicate.
PLAGIARISM
Don't plagiarize. You'll fail the class and
risk expulsion from the University.
RESOURCES
Take advantage of office hours; they are there for
your benefit. Meet some people in class from whom you can
get notes, peer reviews, assignments, etc. from
days you can't make it. The writing lab (225 HEAV) will help
you with your papers, from the planning stage on,
and they have computers you can use.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Be prepared to be vocal in this class.
Participation is essential, not only in class discussions, but especially
if there is an assignment that is unclear. If
there are no questions about assignments, I assume it's clear and
everyone's ready to proceed. If you have
questions, speak up--you're probably not the only one.
GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Papers 1-4: 15% each
Presentation: 10%
Shorter writing assignments: 10%
Attendance and participation: 20%
| AUGUST 21 Introduction 23 assessment essay 25 Morrison: excerpt from The Bluest Eye (handout) 28 Rodriguez 30 hooks SEPTEMBER OCTOBER |
16 Peer review: paper #2 18 presentations 20 presentations, paper #2 due (Summary) 23 conferences 25 conferences 27 conferences 30 Pratt; begin film: Hate (La haine) NOVEMBER DECEMBER |