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Syllabus Important Information

Key Points Attendance Grading Essay Format Quizzes Notebook Presentations Assignments Class Etiquette

Attendance Mandatory Unexcused Absences Affect Grade Must Miss Class -- Notify Me Work Must Be Made Up Habitual Tardiness Will Affect Grade

Grading Six Essays -- 60% Quizzes -- 15% Final Essay -- 15% Class Participation/Work -- 2% Presentation -- 5% Notebook -- 3%

Essay Format Seven 500-Word Essays (2 pages) Doubled-Spaced in 12-Point Time Roman Paper /2 x 11 Inches (Standard) 1 Inch Margins Indent Each Paragraph 5 Spaces Name, Essay #, Essay Type, Date Due, ENG 121 Essay Title (Be Creative) Essay Purpose (Reason for Writing) Thesis Underlined Staple in Upper Left No Cover Sheet

Quizzes/Exercises Six Quizzes In-Class Exercises and Notes

Notebook 1 1/2-Inch Binder (or larger) Five Sections Bring to Every Class Along with Textbooks

Presentations Each Student Gives a Formal Presentation Choose One Essay for Presentation Defend Thesis No More Than 10 Minutes

Assignments Essays Due On Time Hand In at Beginning of Class Penalty for Late Essay Notify Me of Late Essay All Assignments in Syllabus Due Dates Clearly Noted

Class Etiquette Be Respectful of Others’ Opinion No Rudeness No Inappropriate Language Silence Electronics Be On Time Stay Until Class Ends Generally, No Computers in Class

Purpose The Reason for Writing

Purpose

To Persuade To Analyze To Evaluate To Summarize To Inform To Interpret To Change Attitudes To Express Feelings

Choosing a Topic Problem to Solve Something that Pleases, Puzzles, Irritates Something to Convince Others About Something to Learn About Something to Inform About Something that Contradicts

Thesis Comment about Topic Central Idea – Focuses Topic Asserted in One or Two Sentences Often Appears in Opening Paragraph Some Writing May Not Have Thesis Sentence

Thesis Much maligned and the subject or unwarranted fears, most bats are harmless and highly beneficial. Raging in mines from Pennsylvania to China, coal fires threaten towns, poison air and water, and add to global warming.

Thesis In Rebel without a Cause, the protagonist, Jim Stark, is often seen literally on the edge of physical danger -- walking too close to the swimming pool, leaning over an observation deck, and driving his car toward a cliff.

Thesis The scenes in which Jim Stark is seen on the edge of physical danger -- walking too close to the swimming pool, leaning over an observation deck, driving his car toward a cliff -- provide viewers with a visual metaphor for his mental state. As Jim teeters on the edge of physical danger, he also becomes more and more agitated by the constraints of family and society.

Audience What information should be included? What is the audience’s attitude? What is the audience’s background?

Analyze Audience Purpose: To persuade teens not to smoke Audience: Teenagers Dislike lectures, especially from older people Have little sense of their own mortality Are concerned about physical appearance and image Want to be socially accepted Have limited budget

Run-On Sentences Independent Clause not Joined Correctly What Is and Independent Clause?

Recognizing Run-Ons Two Types Fused Comma Splice

Revising Run-Ons Two independent clauses must be: Joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction Joined with a semicolon Written as separate sentences Restructuring by subordinating a clause

Fragments Unintentional: No Subject or Verb Misplaced Period Intentional: For Emphasis To Answer a Question As Transition Exclamation In Advertising