ENG 101.2671: College Composition (LEC 18305)
M: 9.15-11.30 C-115
T: 9.15-11.30 (ENG 103.2672; LEC
17992) C-238
TH: 9.15-11.30 C-115
TH: 3.25-4.25 (LIB 110.2675) C-115
Justin Rogers-Cooper, Ph.D
jrogers@lagcc.cuny.edu
Office: M-120E
Office Hours: M: 2-3 PM; TH: 12-1 PM; or
by appointment
Twitter handle: @JrcLagcc
Course Description: College Composition
English 101 is a required writing course at LaGuardia Community
College. LaGuardia’s English Department requires students to write 600-word,
thesis-driven essays. These essays will prepare students to be successful in
future college courses. Students will have opportunities to write papers in
stages – they will take a few weeks to write two or three versions of a draft
before turning it in. They will also have opportunities to write under time
constraints, such as the diagnostic and midterm essays.
Section Description: Race and Culture
In conjunction with two other Liberal Arts courses that form this
“Race and Culture” cluster, this class will focus on global experiences of
race, racialization, and embodied ethnic identity.
This course will also instruct students to accomplish short
writing assignments by approaching writing as a process. This process includes
annotated reading, note-taking, drafting, revision, and peer review.
This course will instruct students to master or become fluent in
academic writing and writing as a process through various digital communication
tools: Blogger, Twitter, and various online tools.
Course Goals
This course will instruct students in the key modes of academic
writing and professional communication: summary, comparison and contrast,
analysis, close-reading, unified paragraphs, resource citation, introductions,
conclusions, bibliographies, arguments, supporting claims, key words and
concepts, audience awareness, and research techniques.
This course will introduce students to the basics of catastrophic
climate change.
Course Blog
Jrc’s Race and Culture Composition Class
Required Texts
Texts are available at the LaGuardia bookstore. It is extremely
important that you purchase these texts and bring them to every class
session for which they are assigned.
Online Texts
1. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, They Say / I Say (PDF)
Bookstore texts
2. Mulk Rag
Anand, Untouchable ($5.73-$13) ISBN: 0140183957
3. Ying Ma, Chinese Girl in
the Ghetto ($9.99)
For students on financial aid vouchers are available in the
bursar’s office.
The bookstore is located in the basement of the M building.
Course Requirements
Students will two essays that respond to various course
assignments, texts, and discussions.
Students will complete the readings and participate in class
discussions and workshops.
Students will post blogs when assigned.
Students will post comments to fellow students’ blogs when
assigned.
Students will write for in-class assignments.
Students will save their work on a USB drive/stick for any work
they do in computer labs.
Classroom Expectations
Students must respect each other and the professor at all times.
Students show that respect through active listening and
participation.
Students must silence all electronic devices and refrain from texting
during class. Students that text openly during class will be asked to leave
class.
Students will keep an open mind and will be self-conscious about
their communication.
Attendance
Students that miss more than four hours of class may fail the
class.
Students that miss more than four hours of class must confer with
the professor.
If you are late twice it will count as one absence.
If you do miss class, it is your responsibility to keep up with
our work.
Email another student to find out what was missed.
Grades (ENG 101)
Essays (30%)
Students will write three essays that demonstrate various skills
in thesis-driven argumentation. These essays will be typed,
double-spaced, and written in a 12-point font. The essays will be
three to five pages.
Blogs (20%)
Students will write blogs based on the readings and class
discussion. They will usually be assigned on the course blog. Blogs must be
reach 250 words for students to receive minimal credit.
Twitter (10%)
Students will tweet 140-character reflections on the reading or
class twice a week. They should Tweet once before each class. Some Tweet
assignments will be posted to the blog.
Participation (10%)
You are expected to attend every session, arrive on time, and
participate fully in the class. Participation means doing the
readings on time, bringing the assigned text/readings to class, answering
questions when called on, volunteering to answer questions or reading aloud
from the text, and engaging fully in groups/workshops with fellow students.
Reading Quizzes (10%)
Reading quizzes will be assigned at the beginning of some classes.
Midterm (10%)
The midterm exam will be a 600 word essay. Students will choose to
answer one of three questions with an argument that they support.
Final In-class Writing (10%)
Late Work
All students can receive a three-day extension on one essay during
the semester. They should ask for this extension before the due date.
Revision Policy
You must revise any essay that receives an F.
You may revise any essay if you are unhappy with the grade.
Academic Integrity
All work you submit must be your own. You may not copy
or paraphrase someone else’s words or ideas without properly citing the source.
All instances of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will result in an “F” and
possible action by the college.
Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities must register with the Office for
Students with Disabilities (OSD) to receive accommodations. Please let me know
if you need accommodations for this class.
Reading Assignments
We will discuss each reading on the day it appears on the
syllabus.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
M 3.4 Course Introduction
After Class:
Get course texts from bookstore; print necessary materials
Create individual blog: see
instructions on class blog
T 3.5 Diagnostic
Twitter/Blogger
They
Say I Say: “Introduction,” 1-13
(reminder: read BEFORE class)
Essay
One Assignment
After
Class
Verify Twitter; Tweet: see instructions on
class blog
TH 3.7 Handout:
Frank Tannenbaum, Slave and Citizen
(3-27)
M 3.11 Handout:
Slave and Citizen (28-82)
Blog One Due By 11 pm
T 3.12 In-class writing
They Say I Say (17-27)
TH 3.14 Handout:
Slave and Citizen (82-109)
M 3.18 Handout:
Slave and Citizen (109-128)
Blog Two Due By 11 pm
T 3.19 Essay
One Peer Review: Bring THREE COPIES
They Say I Say (51-63)
TH 3.21 Handout:
Racial Formation in the United States
(1-5; 9-13; 14-23)
M 3.25 Spring
Break
T 3.26 Spring
Break
TH 3.28 Spring
Break
M 4.1 Spring
Break
T 4.2 Spring Break
TH 4.4 Handout:
Racial Formation (24-35; 36-47;
48-50)
M 4.8 Untouchable (1-40)
Essay
One Due In Class
Essay Assignment Two
T 4.9 Blog
Three Due by 11 pm: This blog is a revision of a previous blog.
TH 4.11 Untouchable (40-70)
M 4.15 Untouchable
(70-110)
T. 4.16 In-class writing
TH 4.18 Untouchable (110-130)
M 4.22 Untouchable
(130-160)
T 4.23 Peer
Review Essay Two: TWO COPIES
TH 4.25 Handout: Racial Formation (53-76)
M 4.29 MIDTERM
T. 4.30
TH 5.2 Handout: Racial Formation (77-91)
M 5.6 Handout: Racial Formation (95-136)
Blog Four Due by 11 pm
T 5.7 In-class writing
TH 5.9 Handout: Racial Formation (137-159)
M 5.13 Chinese
Girl in the Ghetto (3-68)
T 5.14 Essay
Two Due
Essay Assignment Three
TH 5.15 Chinese
Girl in the Ghetto (69-97)
M 5.20 Chinese
Girl in the Ghetto (97-150)
T 5.21 In-class writing
Blog
Five Due by 11 pm: This blog is a response to another students’ blog from
another class.
TH 5.23 Handout: The New Jim Crow
M 5.27 No Class
T 5.28 Handout: The New Jim Crow
Final Blog Due by 11 pm.
TH 5.30 Peer
Review Essay Three: TWO Copies
M 6.3 Handout: The New Jim Crow
T 6.4 Final Reflection
Essay
Three Due
After 6.4: We will meet during Exam week for
grade conferences.
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