ENGLISH 1050 Fundamentals of Writing Community College of Rhode Island

TEXTS
Anker, Susan. Real Writing with Readings.  2nd edition, Bedford/St.Martin's, 2001.
A dictionary (preferably American Heritage).  Some good ones are available online also.  

Portfolio Keeping: A Guide for Students by Nedra Reynolds is on reserve at the library.

• Write competent essays.
• Write coherent, well-developed paragraphs.
• Write properly structured sentences.
• Generate and organize information to support points.
• Use research correctly as a method of supporting a thesis.  

REQUIREMENTS

• Attendance
• Participation/presentation
• Assigned and supplementary readings  
• Journal and writing assignments
• In-class exercises and assignments  
• Quizzes (as required)
• Various paragraph length assignments
• 4-6 essays
• 2 mini research projects (1-2 pages each)  
• Mid-term evaluation (mandatory)
• Final portfolio

WARNING:  This is a portfolio class.  DO NOT DISCARD ANY WORK FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER!!!  If you do not have earlier drafts of work you will not receive a final grade for that assignment. 

POLICIES

This is a learning environment.  For all of us, distractions must be kept to a minimum.  All cell phones and pagers must be turned off or set to a non-ringing mode.  If you receive a message, you may leave for an emergency situation.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Any student with a documented disability who requires accommodation should contact the Instructor before the third class. 

ASSIGNMENTS
It is extremely important to complete and submit assignments in a timely manner.   If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to find out the assignment that you have missed.  Even if you must be absent, your assignments are due by the scheduled class date.  Remember that incomplete assignments may result in a failing grade. 

ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is required.  In-class assignments are an essential part of the classroom experience. Students are not allowed to make up in-class assignments.   If the student misses more than 3 classes, their grade may be reduced by a letter grade (ten points).  Repeated lateness will be marked as absences.

DUE DATES
Assignments are due at the beginning of each class, unless otherwise specified.

EVALUATION POLICY
The following considerations are applied in the grading process:

• Letter grades (A-F) will be assigned to students based on their ability to meet the above requirements, which may be weighed according to course emphasis and importance.

• Did the student follow all of the criteria for each specific assignment?

• Was all work submitted?

• Was it submitted in a timely manner?

• Did the student address and apply the concepts discussed in the textbook or class which may apply to this specific assignment?

• Was the work error free?

• Did the work have appropriate grammar and language usage, and use the expressive range of the language?

LATENESS  
Late assignments are not accepted, unless prior approval is given.  Work is considered to be late if it is not submitted at the beginning of class.   Per major assignments, portfolios and exam policies, a grade deduction will be given for any major assignment submitted late.  Late assignments which have not been received within a week of the due date, will NOT be accepted.  

CCRI’S POLICY ON PLAGIARISM
8.27.17 Instructors shall have the explicit duty to take action in known cases of cheating and plagiarism.  The instructor shall have the right to fail a student on the assignment on which the instructor has determined that a student has cheated or plagiarized.  The circumstances of this failure shall be reported to the student’s academic dean.  The student may appeal the matter to the instructor’s dean, and the decision by the dean shall be expeditious and final.  The Dean of the College of Continuing Education shall be the instructor’s dean only in cases of courses.

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