Golladay, Jamie

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ENG 1001G-012: College Composition I 
Jamie Golladay 
Eastern Illinois University 
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ENG1001G: College Composition I, Section 012 
Fall 2019 TR 2:00-3:15 
Coleman 3140 and 3210 
Jamie Lynn Golladay 
3871 Coleman 
jlgolladay@eiu.edu 
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-12:00 (or by appointment) 
Required Texts 
• Joining the Conversation 
• Conversations 
• The Little Seagull Handbook 
• Handouts given throughout the course 
Course Description 
College Composition I focuses on informative, analytical, evaluative, and persuasive writing and 
introduces students to college-level research. We will focus on developing a writing process, 
developing a sense of writing community in the classroom, and develop audience awareness. 
You will develop five pieces of writing which reflect these goals and achieve the assignment 
requirements. 
The main objective of Composition I is to develop your ability to make arguments in writing. We 
will do that while also delving into the value of life as a so1i of theme for the class. We will look 
at several arguments about the value of life in preparation for writing arguments of our own and 
develop an awareness that will foster a sense of writing to learn. 
Course Requirements 
This class will require several readings, extensive peer review, in-class writing, various in-class 
activities, reading quizzes, five major writing assignments, five analytical responses, and a final 
portfolio. Completing all of these tasks is essential to success. 
You will be required to approach assignments actively and thoughtfully, be creative, be present 
mentally, and participate in the class writing community. 
Your Instructor 
Please do not hesitate to email me or to visit my office during office hours if you are struggling 
with course material, assignments, or simply want to touch base. I'm a valuable resource for 
doing well in this course. This is true of any course. Carry this advice into your other current and 
future classes. 
A note on emailing: I will not respond to informal emails. All emails sent to me or any other 
instructor should contain a greeting, a formally written body, and a signature. Do not treat such 
correspondence as you would a text message. 
Attendance and Late Work 
You will be permitted two unexcused absence for this class; beyond that, your participation 
grade will be decreased by five points. I need to be notified of any following absences before 
class via email. If you are not in class the day that something i s  due, it needs to be turned into 
D2L anyway. 
You are permitted one extension to be used at your discretion, but it needs to be cleared with me 
before the assignment is due. Beyond that, I will not take late work. Plan ahead and get 
assignments done in the allotted time. 
Documentation Specifications 
All writing assigmnents for this class should include a header on the top left side of the first page 
of the paper that includes: your name, my name, the class (ENG 1002), and the due date of the 
assignment. They should include a centered title that IS NOT the title of the assignment. They 
should include page numbers with your last name at the top of every page. They should be in 12 
point Times New Roman font. They should be double spaced. 
Analytical Responses 
You will be asked to write an analytical response to each of the five major assignments in this 
course. Each analytical response will be a single page, single spaced, and 12 point Times New 
Roman font with double spacing between paragraphs. These responses will ask that you answer 
at least two questions. These assignments will be due the class period following the due date of 
the essay that they are associated with, but it's best to be thinking about what you will say 
throughout the composition process. 
Revision 
You will be given the opportunity to revise all five of the major writing assignment for this 
course, but I expect significant change to occur to the pieces when revised. Revisions will be due 
two class periods after I return work, which I will clearly mark with a revision due date. I may 
make revision a requirement on a case-by-case basis. You will also be given the opportunity to 
further revise three major writing assignments in your final portfolio. 
Classroom Conduct 
Our classroom is a learning environment, and I expect it to be treated as such. 
Here are items you should have in class: 
• Writing tools 
" A class notebook 
• Assigned reading material 
Here are behaviors that will not be tolerated in class: 
• Sleeping 
• Extended disappearances during class 
• Extensive or excessive tardiness 
• Use of electronic devices 
• Side conversation 
• Rude or offensive language 
I reserve the right to ask students to leave class for doing any of the aforementioned intolerable 
acts. 
An extra note on the use of electronic devices: 
This class is not a social hour. When we have in-class work days, we will be in a lab where it 
will be permissible to use the provided computers, but otherwise you should not have electronics 
out. I will not be fooled by hiding your cellphone under your desk at all, and if I see a student 
using electronics inappropriately in class, I will ask that they be put away on the spot. If I see it 
again, I will ask you to leave. This is disruptive behavior, and it isn't benefitting anyone in the 
room. 
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism 
Here is the official statement on plagiarism by the EIU English Department: "Any teacher who 
discovers an act of plagiarism-'The appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and/or 
thoughts of another author, and representation of them as one's own original work'. (Random 
House Dictionary of the English Language )-has the right and responsibility to impose upon the 
guilty student an appropriate penalty, up to and including immediate assignments of a grade of F 
for the assigned essay and a grade of F for the course, and to report the incident to the University 
Student Standards Board. Respect for the work of others should encompass all formats, including 
print, electronic, and oral sources." 
In class, we will thoroughly discuss the use of sources in the assigned essays, so I will expect 
that everyone be very clear on what plagiarism is and how to avoid it; therefore, if I find that 
plagiarism has occurred in any of the writing that you do for this course, I will not hesitate to fail 
the assigmnent and turn the offender into the University Student Standard Board. I take this 
offense very seriously. 
Using the Writing Center 
EIU's Writing Center located at 3110 Coleman Hall. This free service provides one-to-one 
conferences with writing center consultants who can help you with brainstorming, organizing, 
developing support, and documenting your papers. To schedule an appointment, you can drop by 
the center or call 581-5929. 
I cannot stress enough that this is a fantastic resource for writers at all levels and at every stage in 
the writing process. Even if you don't know where to get started on a writing assignment, all you 
need is the assignment sheet, and the lovely people in the center will help you figure out where 
to go from there. As an added incentive, I will offer a 2% higher grade on any of the five major 
writing assignments if they are turned in with a stamped session form from the center. 
Also, I will be in the Writing Center from 9:00-11 :00 every Tuesday and Thursday morning if 
you would like to specifically work with me. When you go in to schedule an appointment, you 
can ask the desk attendant to schedule you specifically with me during those times. 
Students with disabilities 
If you are a student with a documented disability in need of accommodations to fully participate 
in this class, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services (OSDS). All 
accommodations must be approved through OSDS. Please stop by Ninth Street Hall, Room 
2006, or call 217-581-6583 to make an appointment. 
The Student Success Center 
Students who are having difficulty achieving their academic goals are encouraged to contact the 
Student Success Center (www.eiu.edu/�success) for assistance with time management, text 
taking, note taking, avoiding procrastination, setting goals, and other skills to support academic 
achievement. The Student Success Center provides individualized consultations. To make an 
appointment, call 217-581-6696, or go to 9th Street Hall, Room 1302. 
Grading in This Course 
A: 100-90% 
B: 89-80% 
C: 79-70% 
D: 69-60% 
F: 59-0% 
Presentation and Smaller Writing Assignments 
Partaicipation 
Analytical Response I 
Analytical Response II 
Analytical Response III 
Analytical Response IV 
Analytical Response V 
Peer Review I 
Peer Review II 
Peer Review III 
Peer Review IV 
Peer Review V 
Five Major Writing Assignments and Final 
Are We Alone in the Universe? 
Extraterrestrial Media Op-Ed 
"Bloodchild" Argument Paper 
"Bloodchild" Analysis Paper 
Me, The Alien 
Final Analytical Response 
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1000 Points 
I will add small assignment and short quizzes as needed, so this reflects the majority but not the 
entirety of you grade. 
WEEK l lab 
Tuesday 8/20 
Introduce ourselves 
Go over syllabus 
Discuss course 
Thursday 8/22 
Course Schedule 
Introduce Are We Alone in the Universe 
WEEK2 
Tuesday 8/27 
Draft due 
Peer review read around 
Thursday 8/29 
Continue read around and work on essay in class 
Read "Bloodchild" for Tuesday 
WEEK31ab 
Tuesday 9/3 
Are We Alone in the Universe due 
Discuss the story and start talking about "Bloodchild" Argument essay 
Read JTC 342-395 and Convo 330-338 
Thursday 9/5 
WEEK4 
Notes on reading due 
Discuss reading 
Prewriting exercise and topic picking exorcise 
Tuesday 9/10 
Draft due 
Peer review letters 
Thursday 9/12 
Revision strategy exorcise 
WEEKS lab 
Tuesday 9/17 
Discuss our writing process 
Free write 
Thursday 9/19 
In class work on finishing up essays 
WEEK6 
Tuesday 9/24 
"Bloodchild" Argument due 
Discuss "Bloodchild" Analysis 
MLA Workshop 
Thursday 9/26 
Assign Annotated Bib 
Read JTC 80-112 
MLA Workshop continued 
WEEK 71ab 
Tuesday 10/1 
Discuss reading 
Annotated Bib due 
Debate activity 
Thursday 10/3 
Draft due 
WEEKS 
Peer review group work 
Revision activity 
Tuesday 10/8 
Presentation on quoting 
Quoting activity 
Thursday 10/10 
Discuss the assignment 
Discuss writing process 
WEEK9 lab 
Tuesday 10/15 
"Bloodchild" Analysis due 
Introduce Alien Media Op-Ed 
Thursday 10/17 
Discuss aliens in the media 
Discuss and sign up for topics 
Read JTC 284-341 
WEEKlO 
Tuesday 10/22 
Discuss reading 
Draft due 
Peer review 
Thursday 10/24 
Further peer review 
Revision activities 
WEEK 11 lab 
Tuesday 10/29 
Work on essay in class 
Thursday I 0/31 
Work on essay in class 
WEEK12 
Tuesday 11/5 
Alien Media Op-Ed due 
Introduce Me, the Alien 
Discuss family history 
Thursday 11/7 
Introduce annotated bib 
Discuss interviewing 
WEEK 13 lab 
Tuesday 11/12 
Annotated bib due 
Activities to organize thoughts and begin paper 
Thursday 11114 
Work on paper in class 
WEEK14 
Tuesday 11/19 
Draft due 
Peer review 
Thursday 11121 
Discuss our findings 
Reverse outlining activity 
WEEK15 lab 
Tuesday 11126 
Thursday 11128 
WEEK16 
Tuesday 12/3 
Thanksgiving Break 
Me, The Alien due 
Reflect on course 
Introduce Final Analytical Response 
Thursday 12/5 
TBD 
WEEK17 
Finals Week 



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