NWACC phone: 619-4327
Office: Burns Hall 1442 (Walker Addition)
E-mail: ljlovell@nwacc.edu
Emergency e-mail: ljlovell@cox.net

Course Description

English Comp I focuses on a student's development of inventive, personal writing.
English Comp II focuses on a student's development of analytical writing.

Although the primary reading text is an anthology of literature, the emphasis in this course continues to be on the student's writing academic prose.  The student uses the writing process introduced in Composition I using literature as an academic subject for analysis, interpretation, critical appraisal, and research.  Generally the students are expected to know how to develop and support a thesis, how to evaluate sources, and how to synthesize ideas.  Prerequisite: completion of English 1013 with a C or better.

After reading textbook assignments, students will study and respond to short stories, poetry, and essays in online discussion and peer review groups or by web and library research.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student who has read and completed course assignments and who makes a sincere effort to be actively involved in the course should be able to:

• Compose academic assignments which must be written.

• Analyze what they read.

• Compose a thesis and support.

•  Produce a research-based document.

•  Evaluate and synthesize information into a research paper.

Two Required Textbooks (with NWACC bookstore prices shown) If you shop online, be sure to buy the correct edition of the book.     LB BRIEF:LITTLE,BROWN HANDBOOK,BRIEF AARON Edition:3RD 08 Publisher:PEARSON   REQUIRED         New $41.10    Used if available $30.85     RESPONDING TO LITERATURE STANFORD Edition:5TH 06 Publisher:MCG   REQUIRED         New $84.60    Used if available $63.45

Required Format for Essays
See a model of the proper format on pages 522 of Little, Brown Handbook (Brief Version). All lines are double-spaced, with no triple or single spacing. All citations to sources should be in MLA Style with a Works Cited page.

Grade Distribution and Course Requirements

60%  Write, revise, and submit four essays, including one research essay. Failure to submit any of the four required essays
           is likely to cause a D or F average in the course. A zero on any essay can lead to disaster.

20%  Engage in exercises and substantive discussion of the current week's
          reading assignments with at least three posts per week on at least two different days
          by the Friday noon deadline

10%  Submit rough drafts to instructor by deadlines, and complete
          peer reviews of classmates' essays.

10%  Take online quizzes on reading assignments, literary concepts, plagiarism, or writing.

Late Work: Late work is not accepted unless the student has a dire emergency. Students must have my prior permission to submit late work. Phone, e-mail, or speak to me for such permission. It is not sufficient to simply leave me a message; I must actually respond by giving you an extension. For this reason, you must contact me at least a day before you intend to miss an assignment deadline. Otherwise, late essays are penalized 10 points per day late.

Submission of drafts is mandatory. Students who do not submit a draft during the drafting and review process will lose 10 points from the final essay for that assignment.

Extra Credit: This instructor does not give extra credit. It is required that students complete the assignments given rather than extra, negotiated new assignments.

Attendance: An online course should have no absences. Even those who are traveling should make every attempt to get access to the Internet in order to keep up with coursework. Most public libraries allow access. The weekly course discussion is not only the core activity of the course; it also serves as a sign of attendance in the course. Student discussion is assessed weekly. Those students who do not post the minimum requirement of at least three posts per week on the current week's assignments, on two different days, by the weekly Friday noon deadline are considered absent from the course for that week and will lose 10 points from the total discussion grade points for each week that the requirement is not met.

Incompletes: Faculty at NWACC may not initiate a grade of incomplete. If a student hopes for a grade of incomplete, he or she must initiate the process by completing the appropriate paperwork. The policy and procedures are explained on page 31 of the NWACC College Catalog. For information about the form needed, inquire at the college's Office of Admissions.

Academic Integrity: Students are expected to do their own work on papers, assignments, and quizzes and to avoid plagiarism in any written work. Those who do not do their own work or who plagiarize writing assignments will be subject to college sanctions as outlined on pages 156-157
of the 2007-2008 NWACC Course Catalog  Such sanctions may include a grade of zero on the plagiarized assignment, lowering of the course grade, failure of the course, or suspension or expulsion from the college. Because of plagiarism in this course, one student lost a letter grade on the final average and another failed the course last semester. Do not plagiarize any work.

Inclement Weather: Weather conditions are usually not a factor for an online course. Occasionally, NWACC may close due to adverse weather. However, student assignments for this online course are due on their assigned dates, whether the college is open or not.

Disability Services
If you have a documented disability and would like to request accommodations, please contact Amy Robertson-Gann, Coordinator of Disability Services. Appropriate aids will be recommended, and you and I will then discuss and agree upon the arrangements. No accommodations will be made for any student who chooses not to register with Disability Services.

Services are available to any admitted and enrolled student who has a documented disability. Individuals eligible for services include those with mobility, orthopedic, hearing, vision, or speech impairments, as well as those with other health-related disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, learning disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities.

Strict confidentiality is maintained for all information and records accrued by the
Office of Disability Services.

The NWACC Writing Center, Library, and Information Literacy Online Lab are available for student use. The Writing Center can be emailed at write-in@www.nwacc.edu. Expect at least a 48-hour turnaround time for work emailed to the center. Writing Center hours will be set soon. The hours shown below are from the Fall semester and will probably change. I will post the new hours as soon as they are determined.

Best access to the Library is through My NWACC Connection. Then click on the Library tab. Remember, the library offers thousands of articles through online databases, in addition to the full text of more than 27,000 books online through netLibrary.

Summary of Resource Links on this Page

E-mail: ljlovell@nwacc.edu
Home e-mail: ljlovell@cox.net

All citations to sources should be in MLA Style with a Works Cited page.
Avoid plagiarism
NWACC Course Catalog
Amy Robertson-Gann, Coordinator of Disability Services
NWACC Writing Center
NWACC Library
Information Literacy Online Lab