Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Chapter 24/Student sample Chapter 28/Analyzing Visuals ((500 words) Arguing a Position/Chapter 6 (2000 words with two-three sources) Proposing a Solution (2000 words with three-six sources)/Chapter 7 Presentations and debates Final Department Essay exam (500 words) ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION Absences: Occasionally there are circumstances in life that may prevent you from attending class. It is your responsibility to follow the syllabus, contact a classmate, and go to our Blackboard site to get caught up with missed work should you be absent If you are absent a day an assignment is due, you still must submit it to me that day by the time class begins. If you are having difficulties keeping up, contact me. Attendance: Student participation is essential to your success and your peers’ success. A missed class session can never really be made up. With three absences, consider withdrawing from the class. All absences count equally, even a school-sanctioned event, irrespective of the cause. (If you are attending a school-sanctioned event, you may turn in any assignments done in class that day.) Withdraws: It is your responsibility to withdraw/drop the course if you are failing or decide not to complete the course. If either is the case, you need to fill out a drop form in the Registrar’s Office; you do not need instructor permission and I will not withdraw students. The last day to withdraw is November 15. Tardies: You are expected to be in class on time. Students who arrive late will not be allowed extra time to make up quizzes. Being late is rude and disruptive to the rest of the class and to me. CLASSROOM CONDUCT & EXPECTATIONS Amount of work: For every credit hour earned for the course, you will need to spend at least two hours outside of class working on coursework. This class will include many collaborative assignments, so you need to be prepared not only for yourself but also in order to assist your classmates. Writing is a solitary process that benefits from collaborative feedback for revision. This means to succeed in this class and to learn the most possible, your ideas and voice are essential as is coming to class and completing all the assignments by the due date.