ENG 101.2651/ENG 103.2652[1]
M: 1-3.15 E-146
T: 1-3.15 E-273 / E-104
TH: 1-3.15 E-104
Justin Rogers-Cooper, Ph.D
jrogers@lagcc.cuny.edu
Office: M-120E
Office Hours: M, W: 4.35-5.35 pm, or appointment
Course Description
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
This class is being taught as a Liberal Arts Learning Community cluster. This cluster will focus on “Global Politics.” Our class will revisit the global politics of the black power movement in the United States in the 1960s by looking at the work of Stokely Carmichael and Marin Luther King, Jr. Students will approach the overall ideas and concepts of global political philosophy and political science through these selected texts of African-American literature in order to apprehend how global politics are actually conceived by these extraordinary writers.
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 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: blogs, Twitter, and Ning.
This course will allow students to become fluent thinkers about several critically important texts in American literature.
Required Texts
Texts are available at the LaGuardia bookstore. It is extremely important that you purchase these texts and bring it to every class session for which they are assigned.
Carmichael, Stokely. Stokely Speaks. Lawrence Hill Books.
King, Jr. Martin Luther. Where Do We Go From Here? Beacon Press.
Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say, I Say. Second Edition.
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 three short 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.
Class Rules
Students must respect each other and the professor at all times.
Students must silence all electronic devices and keep them out of sight during class.
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 and not the professor 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 five pages.
Blogs (20%)
Each week students will write a blog based on the readings and class discussion. These must be posted by 6 pm on Sunday nights.
Twitter (10%)
Students will tweet 140-character discussions on the reading no less than twice a week.
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 workshops with fellow students.
Reading Presentations: 10%
Each class at least one student will offer their summary and insights into the reading.
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 Project (10%)
Students will produce a final project in collaboration with the requirements of the cluster.
Grades (ENG 103)
Research Essay (80%)
Students will revise one of their essays from ENG 101 and add three pages through the addition of research.
Participation (20%)
Students will attend all classes and be present to write and discuss the course texts.
Late Work
All students can receive a three-day extension on one essay during the semester. They must email the professor for permission within 24 hours of the due date.
Revision Policy
Students must revise any essay that receives an F.
Students may revise any essay if they 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
ENG 101 COURSE SCHEDULE, Global Politics
M – 3/5 Course Introduction
T – 3/6 Diagnostic
Essay One Assignment
Setting Up Blogs and Twitter
TH – 3/8 Workin’ on the Chain Gang (3-16)
M – 3/12 Workin on the Chain Gang (19-54)
Blog One Due By 11 pm
T – 3/13 Preface, They Say I Say
TH – 3/15 Workin on the Chain Gang (57-75)
They Say, I Say (1-10; suggested 10-15)
M – 3/19 Workin on the Chain Gang (79-109)
Essay One Peer Review: THREE COPIES
T – 3/20 They Say, I Say (19-29)
TH – 3/22 Stokely Speaks (3-8, 9-16)
They Say, I Say (30-40)
M – 3/26 Stokely Speaks (17-30, 31-43)
Essay One Due in Class
Blog Two Due By 11 pm
T – 3/27 They Say, I Say (42-51)
Essay Two Assignment
Last day to drop courses
TH – 3/29 Stokely Speaks (45-60)
They Say, I Say (55-67)
M – 4/2 Chaos or Community (1-22)
T – 4/3 They Say, I Say (68-77)
TH – 4/5 Stokely Speaks (61-76)
Spring Break April 6-15
M – 4/16 Stokely Speaks (77-100, 100-110)
Blog Three Due 11 pm: Blog Three is a response to the blogs of another student. It must be posted on the other student’s blog and on your regular blog.
T – 4/17 They Say, I Say (78-90)
TH – 4/19 Stokely Speaks (131-143)
Essay Two Peer Review: THREE COPIES
M – 4/23 Chaos or Community (23-45)
T – 4/24 They Say, I Say (92-101)
TH – 4/26 Chaos or Community (45-69)
Essay Two Due
Essay Three Assignment
M – 4/30 Stokely Speaks (145-164)
Blog Four Due 11 pm
T – 5/1 They Say, I Say (105-112)
TH – 5/3 Stokely Speaks (165-182)
M – 5/7 Stokely Speaks (183-220, 221-227)
Blog Five Due 11 pm
T – 5/8 MIDTERM EXAM
TH – 5/10 Chaos or Community (71-93)
They Say, I Say (112-118)
M – 5/14 Chaos or Community (93-107, 109-129)
Blog Six Due 11 pm: Blog Six is a response to the blogs of a student in another class. It must be posted on the other student’s blog and on your regular blog.
T – 5/15 They Say, I Say (121-128)
TH – 5/17 Chaos or Community (129-142)
Essay Three Peer Review: THREE COPIES
M – 5/21 Chaos or Community (143-175)
T – 5/22 They Say, I Say (129-137)
TH – 5/24 They Say, I Say (141-151)
TH – 5/31 “The World House” (177-202)
Essay Three Due
M – 6/4 Chaos or Community (203-214)
They Say, I Say (151-155)
Final Blog Due 11 pm
TBA Final Exam
[1] This syllabus is subject to change at any time. Any alterations are at the complete discretion of the professor.
