Course Description
Instruction and practice in deliberative, informative, and reflective writing based on the study of primary texts. Emphasis on the writing/revising process and on critical reading.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Analyze written texts to understand how they relate to particular audiences, purposes, and contexts as a way to inform one’s own writing and/or revision.
Create and revise written texts for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
Through oral or written reflection, demonstrate awareness of one’s writing choices as well as how one’s own writing contributes to ongoing conversations
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Unit One (SLOs 1 & 3) | 20% |
Unit Two (SLOs 1 & 2) | 20% |
Technology and the human future (SLOs 1, 2, 3) | 20% |
Course Journal (SLOs 1 & 3) | 15% |
Reading responses (SLOs 1, 2, 3) | 10% |
Reading quizzes (SLO 1) | 5% |
Active engagement | 10% |
Grading Scale:
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
93-100 points | A |
90-92.9 points | A- |
87-89.9 points | B+ |
83-86.9 points | B |
80-82.9 points | B- |
77-79.9 points | C+ |
73-76.9 points | C |
70-72.9 points | C- |
67-69.9 points | D+ |
63-66.9 points | D |
60-62.9 points | D- |
0-59.9 points | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Participation contributes to the final course grade as outlines above under active engagement.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Whitehead, Colson. Zone One. Doubleday, 2011. ISBN: 978-0307455178 (print)
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.