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University and Department Statement: This class is offered through the Department of
Rhetoric and Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact Dr. Brian Ray, Director of Composition at bcray@ualr.edu or (803)
319-6428.
Description:
RHET 1311 Composition I
Prerequisite: A minimum ACT English score of 19, a minimum SAT I verbal score of 450,
or a grade of C or higher in RHET 0310 or RHET 0321. Students will focus on organizing
and revising ideas and writing well organized, thoroughly developed papers that achieve
the writers purpose, meet the readers needs, and develop the writers voice. Final
course grades are A, B, C, or NC. Students must complete this course with a grade of C
or greater to take RHET 1312. Three credit hours.
Course Learning Outcomes for Composition: The Department of Rhetoric and Writing
has adopted the following outcomes from the Council of Writing Program Administrators.
A. Demonstrate basic rhetorical ability by completing texts for at least 3 different rhetorical situations,
with each one written appropriately for that context. (E.g., personal essay, literacy narrative,
exploratory source-based paper.)
B. Demonstrate awareness of basic proofreading and editing skills by completing finished drafts that
follow appropriate conventions of grammar punctuation, usage, and spelling.
C. Revise and reflect on all major projects [at least 3] effectively, based on instructor feedback, peer
review, and self-assessment. (E.g., evidence of improvement on global & local issues plus a
substantial reflection essay.)
D. Produce at least one final draft that effectively integrates electronic and print sources into the writer's
own text and documents them effectively. (E.g., exploratory paper that uses primary and secondary
sources located through library databases to pose and answer a question.)
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E. Effectively use different software programs and applications to compose and revise documents in
different modes and mediums. (E.g., an e-portfolio site or blog with working links that is eye-friendly,
readable, and navigable.)
F. Demonstrate awareness of multiple genres by producing at least one effective text in a professional,
public, and non-essay genre. (E.g., portfolio contains a press release, an opinion-editorial essay, and
a design for a billboard ad or PSA.)
Programmatic Course Portfolio: All students develop a course e-portfolio that should be a
minimum of 10% of the course grade. The portfolio and reflective statement show how
students learned and applied skills and knowledge about rhetoric and writing. As such,
students should include drafts from each project, invention work, reader-response entries, mini
projects, and daily work.
Grading Policy and Scale:
100-90
4.0
89-80
3.0
79-70
2.0
69-60
1.0
59-0
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University Policies
UALR Statement on Disability Support Services: We provide accommodations to
students who identify with a request from the Disability Resource Center (DRC); the DRC
correspondence will specify any accommodations a particular student needs. The University
Policy is as follows:
Students with Disabilities Statement: Your success in this class is important to me, and it
is the policy and practice of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to create inclusive
learning environments consistent with federal and state law. If you have a documented
disability (or need to have a disability
documented), and need an accommodation, please contact me privately as soon as
possible, so that we can discuss with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) how to meet
your specific needs and the requirements of the course. The DRC offers resources and
coordinates reasonable accommodations for
students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are established through an
interactive process among you, your instructor(s) and the DRC. Thus, if you have a
disability, please contact me and/or the DRC, at 501-569-3143 (V/TTY) or 501-683-7629
(VP). For more information, please visit the DRC website at www.ualr.edu/disability.
Academic Integrity Statement: University regulations regarding academic dishonesty, as
set forth in the UALR student handbook and other university documents and publications, will
be strictly enforced in this class. Any student who submits work that he/she did not produce for
the given assignment may be assigned a grade of zero points for the assignment in question,
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and may possibly fail the class. In accordance with Section VI: Statement of Student Behavior,
under the code of student rights, responsibilities, and behavior, the university classifies
academic dishonesty as cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and/or duplicity. Cheating and blatant
plagiarism in this class can result in disciplinary sanction
R EQUIRED T EXTBOOKS
Everyone is an Author with Readings, Andrea Lunsford, et al. editors, W.W.Norton Publisher.
Portfolio Keeping: A Guide for Students, Nedra Rynolds, Bedford/St. Martins Press
O THER M ATERIALS
Attendance Policy:
An absence is an unattended class period. There are no excused absences in this
course. However, everyone has up to 6 absences to use without penalty. You will not need to
tell me about them, or give me formal excuses. After 6 absences, you will have to re-take
the course because you will not pass this course with more than 6 absences. I TAKE
ATTENDANCE EVERY CLASS PERIOD.
Please arrive to class on time, as it will affect your participation
Late Work Overall, I do not accept late work. Any assignments not submitted by announced due
dates are subject to failure. I reserve the right to treat late work on a case-by-case basis.
B LACKBOARD
Most materials for this class, including reading assignments, major and minor writing projects,
handouts, and additional documents will be provided through the course Blackboard shell. If you
need hardcopies of any materials for any reason, please notify me as soon as possible.
25%
25%
25%
You as an individual or choose a small group will select an ad and write an analysis of the
advertisements goals, techniques, audience, etc. You will make a presentation to the class.
Due as presentations in classes November 11-18.
Final Project Your Digital Portfolio
10%
IMPORTANT DATES
Classes Start
Aug 17
Sept 1
Sept 5
Oct 13
15%
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Research Report Due
Oct 27
Thanksgiving Break
Nov 23-26
Dec 5
Consultation Day
Dec 8
Final Exams
Dec. 8-15
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1: College Writing and Why are We Here?
Wed Aug 17
Introduction to the Course
Fri Aug 19
Literacy Narrative Assignment My Experience Doing and Writing Research
Reading: Chapter 12 Writing a Narrative Lunsford Text
Melanie Luken Literacy: A Lineage
Chapter 4 Meeting Demands of Academic Writing Lunsford Text
Week 2:
Mon Aug 22
Just What is Rhetoric and Why Do I Need to Know?
Reading: Chapter 1, Thinking Rhetorically Lunsford Text
FIRST DRAFT OF LITERACY NARRATIVE DUE TUES AUG 23, 11:59 pm (Upload to Blackboard)
Wed Aug 24
More About Rhetoric
Reading: Chapter 2 Rhetorical Situations Lunsford Text
Chapter 3 Reading Rhetorically Lunsford Text
PEER REVIEW OF FIRST DRAFT OF LITERACY NARRATIVE
Fri Aug 26 A Good Narrative
Reading: Larry Lehna, The Look Lunsford Text
Reading: Michael Lewis, Liars Poker
Week 3: Meet With Me!
Mon Aug 29 TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
Wed Aug 31 TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
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Fri Sept 2
TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
No classes, just come to the CLASSROOM for a 10 minute conference when you are scheduled
You must do this reading and take an on-line quiz about
Writing
Reading: Chapter 7 Writing Processes Lunsford Text
QUIZ ON BLACKBOARD
Interesting Research
Mon Sept 12
Introduction of Arkansas Research Report
General Overview of Research Steps (beginning with research report vs. paper vs. essay)
and Types of Sources primary, secondary, major genres (newspapers, magazines,
websites, blogs, journals).
Reading: Chapter 19 Starting Your Research Lunsford Text
ARKANSAS GEMS from the Arkansas State Library (on Blackboard)
Wed Sept 14
Continue to Discuss Arkansas Research Report
Reading: Chapter 27 Review and Read MLA Style Essay
Chapter 28 Review and Read APA Style Essay
Fri Sept 16
Class Discussion and Study of Research Report in Four Worlds of Writing
(on Blackboard)
Week 6
Mon Sept 19
Find your Arkansas Research topic using Google and other on-line searches
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Reading: Larry Gordon Wikipedia Pops Up Lunsford Text
Wed Sept 21
Always in Your Own Words
Reading: Chapter 25 Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing Lunsford Text
RESEARCH TOPIC AND POSSIBLE SOURCES DUE THURS SEPT 22, 11:59 pm (Upload to
Blackboard)
Fri Sept 23
No Plagiarism Please
Reading: Chapter 26 Giving Credit, Avoiding Plagiarism Lunsford Text
Week 7: I Love the LIBRARY
Mon Sept 26
Library Session - Meet in the Library with a UALR Librarian
Reading: Chapter 20 Finding Sources Lunsford Text
Chapter 22 Evaluating Sources Lunsford Text
Wed Sept 28
Library Session 2
We will meet in the library again. You will find and present a BOOK to me.
If the UALR Library does not have it, order it from Central Ark. Library System!
Fri Sept 30
We will work on your Outlines for your First Drafts in class
Week 8: Starting to Get Research and Liking It!
Mon Oct 3
Writing Workshop: turning your Outlines into a First Draft
Wed Oct 5
Continue Workshop: writing your First Draft Research Report
FIRST DRAFT OF RESEARCH REPORT DUE THURS OCT 6, 11:59pm (Upload to Blackboard)
Fri Oct 7 Evaluate your partners First Draft Research Report
PEER REVIEW OF RESEARCH REPORT FIRST DRAFTS
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Mon Oct 10
Reading: Chapter 23 Annotating a Bibliography Lunsford Text
Wed Oct 12
Reading: Chapter 24 Synthesizing Ideas Lunsford Text
Fri Oct 13
I will oversee your first drafts and sources to be ready for conference next week
Week 10:
Mon Oct 17
TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
Wed Oct 19
TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
Fri Oct 21
TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
No classes, just come to the CLASSROOM for a 10 minute conference when you are scheduled
You must continue writing your Research Report, Final Drafts due Next Week!
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Workshop Being sure you have connected with a free portfolio or website builder
Wed Nov 9
Workshop Fine tuning any multimodal, technical difficulties
Fri Nov 11 VETERANS DAY
Visual Presentations will begin in class
Visual Presentations
Fri Nov 18
Visual Presentations
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Final Discussions