Welcome to English 12.
The purpose of the course is to help you continue to improve your reading and writing abilities. We will working on being careful, insightful readers. You will develop your vocabulary, hone your ability to identify an author’s argument, and show your capacity to engage the ideas presented in written texts. We will also work on writing clear, concise, and accurate short essays.
The theme of the class is New York City—that huge, diverse metropolis we call home. All of our readings and writing assignments will be connected to some aspect of the lives and concerns of New Yorkers
Required text books:
Many of the readings will be handed out in class. You will also be asked to download and print some articles from the Internet. In the midterm and final exams, you will be allowed to use a print dictionary. I recommend you buy a good college-level dictionary, such as American Heritage or Webster’s. Make sure it has at least 800 pages.
Course work
1) In-class work
2) Homework assignments: weekly blog posts
3) Research paper
4) Final exam
Grading
Your grade will be an average of three elements:
Blog posts 50%
Research paper 25%
Final exam 25%
You will be graded on your ability to write accurate, grammatically correct, and well-organized papers and blog posts.
Your in-class work also counts toward your final grade. If less than 66% of in-class work is completed, then you can expect to lose 1/3 of a a letter grade (B+ becomes B, B becomes B-, and so on).
Failure to hand in the research paper or to take the final exam will result in an F for the term, no matter how the other grades average out.
In addition, be aware that certain mistakes will result in automatic low grades on assignments:
• Plagiarism—presenting the words of others as your own—will result in an F.
• Mistakes that are well within your control: Not capitalizing proper nouns, misspelling names of people or organizations from your sources, not capitalizing the pronoun "I", or not capitalizing the first words of sentences will result in a D, regardless of the quality of the rest of the writing. (I am not speaking here of a typo or two, but of persistent sloppy mistakes.)
Policies
At the college level, students are expected to have a mature, organized approach to their course work.
• Arrive on time.
• Attend all classes.
• Keep all your course work in a loose-leaf binder or folder.
• Participate actively.
• Complete all assignments on time.
• Read assigned texts thoroughly before the first day of discussion.
• Ask questions.
• Respect the thoughts and opinions of others.
Absence: Attendance at all classes is expected. I do not give excused absences. You may take up 2 sick days: use them wisely.
Lateness: If you enter the classroom after attendance has been taken, you must sign in on the sheet I will provide.
Late assignments: I will not accept late posts. If you have a specific emergency which has caused you to miss an assignment, please speak to me.
Children: You may not bring your child or children to class for any reason.
Cell phones: Cell phones and other electronic devices should be turned off and put away during class meetings, except when we are using them for a class project.
Official course description of English 12 / Composition and Rhetoric II
Study and
application of the principles of organization, rhetoric, and literary analysis, expository writing and research based on thematically
linked readings; development of critical
thinking. A research paper with MLA documentation is required.
Prerequisite: English
10 or 11. It is highly recommended that Liberal Arts students take ENG 12
before any other English elective.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Read and discuss several exemplary essays, analyzing the essays to identify and understand main ideas and supporting evidence.
- Write several formal essays, including a research paper, as well as write in-class essays, including a final, written exam which requires students to synthesize and apply ideas and concepts from two readings with their own ideas in a formal essay.
- Complete assignments, including a formal research paper, requiring use and evaluation of multiple sources.
- Analyze readings to identify and evaluate arguments and differentiate between fact and opinion.
- Learn Modern Language Association (MLA) methods for citation, attribution, and bibliography.
Accessibility
Any
student who feels that s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a
permanent or temporary disability should contact me privately. I am committed
to ensuring the full participation of all students in this class. The Office of
Disability Services (ODS) serves as a clearinghouse on disability issues and
works in partnership with faculty and all other student service offices. They
work with students confidentially. The ODS is located in Loew Hall, Room 213.
You can stop by, or call (718) 289-5874 for more information. Ask for Poonam
Sharma.
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I wasn't sure what I did wrong, but perhaps my decision to move was best for me since other passengers were looking at us. "When you sense a woman is retreating from you, creating more distance from you, that could be her way of sending you a message."(Myers) As I thought back, I remembered that the woman was young and I didn't know how to help her but give her space to calm herself down. She was distancing herself from everyone else. Knowing that the train had fewer passengers than usual, I hoped that it stayed that way, for as long as that woman was able to get comfortable enough to get off the train on her own. I left the train before her so I wasn't sure how her day went afterward.
Work Sited
Myers, J.E. When a Woman Distances Herself From You, What Is She Saying? Last Updated: Jun 13, 2017 Web
August 31, 2017
http://www.livestrong.com/article/143828-when-woman-distances-herself-from-you-what-is-she-saying-you/
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