1. ENG 101 English/Semester 1 – 3 DE credits
Welcome Steve Munczek
B.A. English, M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, secondary education certification, SEI certification
English Instructor for 19 Years
3 Years at Desert Vista High School
16th Year at Hamilton High School
Creative Writing Instructor for 7 Years
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ENG 101 English/Semester 1 – 3 DE credits

2. ENG 12/Eng 101 Course Description
Students will review the main principles and procedures for drafting, revising, and editing . Students will continue working on developing the ability to critically read, understand, and write clear, concise, unified expositions. This course will emphasize sound argumentation and research skills, along with APA and MLA documentation principles. Methods of instruction may include lecturing, Socratic Seminars, writing workshops, assessing journals, and scheduling individual conferences. The main focus is preparing your students for their post-secondary lives, and most of the reading material this year will be non-fiction (Hamlet and The Stranger are required reading).

3. Course Objectives
To continue to reinforce fundamental writing skills (e.g. correct grammar/spelling/punctuation/mechanics).
To continue to engage students in more advanced academic, critical reading and writing.
To demonstrate effective evaluation and rhetorical analysis skills (focusing on audience and purpose).
To conduct research and synthesize sources in an argumentative essay.
Students will be required to submit in a standard format, 3 typed papers of varied lengths, written using the process approach, at regular intervals as assigned during the semester. There will be shorter assignments connected to these papers.
Students will demonstrate an ability to do effective research as required and to use the appropriate style of documentation suitable for their field of interest for all essays (most likely APA).
Students may expect a substantial number of shorter writing assignments (i.e. summaries of readings) as well as a longer self-reflective evaluation essay.
Students may expect a generous amount of required reading to participate fully in the panels, in discussion forums and in any assigned groups.

4. Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students must be able to:
Demonstrate the ability to read and think clearly and critically. Assessment: Summaries/Notes, Class discussion, Essays/Papers
Demonstrate fundamental writing skills (including correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics). Assessment: Summaries/Notes, Class Discussion, Essays/Papers
Apply methods of argumentation in well-crafted, thesis-driven academic/argumentative research essays
Demonstrate effective writing process techniques (including peer review and self- reflection) Assessment: Workshop drafts, Summaries/Notes, Essays/Papers
Properly document any sources using a standard documentation system (APA or MLA). Assessment: Essays/Papers
Deliver/present effective verbal and nonverbal compositions. Assessment: Class discussion, Group work/Reports, Summaries/Notes, Essays/Papers

5. Grade Scale A 95-100 C 73-75 A- 90-94 C- 70-72 B+ 86-89 D+ 65-69 B
Final Student grades for this course will be determined using the following scale: A
95-100 C
73-75 A-
90-94 C-
70-72 B+
86-89 D+
65-69 B
83-85 D
60-64 B-
80-82 F
0-59 C+
76-79 *.

6. Tuition at CGCC for 3 credits – either English 101/102 $273 (includes registration fee)   Tuition at ASU for 3 credits - either English 101/102 - $807 FOR ONE CLASS (and this does not include numerous ancillary fees that are charged)   ASU - $5320 for 7+ credits (up to 15)   CGCC - $1365 for 15 credits (You pay by credit/course at CGCC)