Syllabus English 102 Spring 2018

College Writing & Rhetoric

Instructor: Kathryn Pawelko
Email: kathrynp@uidaho.edu
Office: Brink 108
Phone: 208-885-6156 (voice messages only, no texts)
Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:30 a.m. or by individual appointment
Course time & place: 9:30 -10:20 a.m. MWF College of Education Building 442

COURSE GOALS & LEARNING OUTCOMES

English 102 is a college writing and rhetoric course that focuses on strategies for critical reading, generating ideas for writing,
planning and organizing material, and for revising and editing. English 102 prepares you to engage in research through a variety
of strategies learned through class discussions, reading, and engagement in library week. This course was created to promote
self-reflection and analysis of world events and circumstances to promote problem-solving techniques both academically and
outside the university.

By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to...

Outcome Unit # Completed & Reason

Accurately assessing and effectively responding to a wide variety of audiences and
communication situations.
Comprehending college-level and professional prose and analyzing how authors present their
ideas in view of their probable purposes, audiences, and occasions.
Presenting your ideas as related to, but clearly distinguished from, the ideas of others (includes
the ability to paraphrase, summarize, and correctly cite and document borrowed material).
Developing a central idea or argument logically, supporting and illustrating it clearly.
Writing critical analyses and syntheses of college-level and professional prose.
Being able to make the connection between questions and problems in your life both within
and outside of college.
Gather and evaluate information and use it for a rhetorical purpose in writing a research paper.
Using a variety of strategies during the prewriting or “invention” process.
Revising effectively.
Accurately proofreading your own work in order to produce writing that maintains the
conventions of publishing English.
Giving and receiving constructive feedback from peers.
Use flexible writing process strategies to generate, develop, revise, edit, and proofread texts.
Adopt strategies and genre appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
Use inquiry-based strategies to conduct research that explores multiple and diverse ideas and
perspectives, appropriate to the rhetorical context.
Use rhetorically appropriate strategies to evaluate, represent, and respond to the ideas and
research of others.
Address readers’ biases and assumptions with well-developed evidence-based reasoning.
Use appropriate conventions for integrating, citing, and documenting source material as well
as for surface-level language and style.

As a professor, I see myself as a facilitator of knowledge. This course was not created to be taught through directive
lecture based classes – rather collaboration with peers, active participation, and personal reflection to problem-solve are
both required and expected in this course. If you are uncomfortable with this style of learning, please contact me no later
than the middle of the 2nd week of class.

ENGL 102 Syllabus, pg. 1

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Unit Writing Projects

There will be three major writing projects:

Unit 1: Personal Narrative February 7, 2018

Unit 2: Research Process Portfolio April 6, 2018
Unit 3: Multi-Modal Portfolio May 6, 2018

You must submit all three major writing projects and receive a 70% or better on each to pass this course. If work is submitted
on time to the best of the ability and understanding of the student, it may be revised for a better grade.

Revision
All work may be revised to demonstrate more complete understanding or to obtain a higher mark in the course. If you are
interested in revising you must contact me at kathrynp@uidaho.edu within one week of the returned date to make a formal
appointment, during which we will discuss revision strategies. Work must be turned in no later than two weeks from the day it
was returned.

Daily Assignments/Homework
Short “Prep-work” assignments and readings will be assigned to prepare you to compete the major unit writing projects. It is
expected that you complete assignments and readings by the due date as they will prepare you for daily- group projects and
class discussions. You will not be able to participate in class if this preparation work is not done. If you do not appear prepared
or are not actively participating in class, I may ask you to leave during which you will lose attendance points for that day.

Completion of all preparation work will be worth 25% of all Unit Major Writing Project (in addition to preparation points);
assignments which were not turned in on time must still be completed by the Unit Project due date. Preparation work will not be
accepted once the final project has been submitted.

GRADING

There will be a total of 800 points for the semester:

Unit 1: Personal Narrative Preparation Work 100 points

Final Unit Project 100 points
Unit 2: Research Process Portfolio Preparation Work 200 points
Final Unit Project 200 points
Unit 3: Multi-modal Project Preparation Work 100 points
Final Unit Project 100 points

There are only 6 possible grades you may earn in this class A, B, C, F, N, and I.

A To earn an A you must receive 720 total points and have met all class objectives through satisfactory
completion of all three Unit projects at a 70% or better.
B To earn an B you must receive 640 total points and have met all class objectives through satisfactory
completion of all three Unit projects at a 70% or better.
C To earn an C you must receive 560 total points and have met all class objectives through satisfactory
completion of all three Unit projects at a 70% or better.
F To earn an F you must receive less than the 560 total points and not have met all class objectives through
satisfactory completion of all three Unit projects at a 70% or better. Or missed class more than 6 times
unexecused.
N To earn a N “No Credit” you must have worked throughout the semester to meet all class objectives by
attending regularly, and submitting all required work. However, you may not have met the required points
values or not satisfactory met the class outcomes.

ENGL 102 Syllabus, pg. 2

I Stands for incomplete. Under very unusual circumstances you could be assigned an Incomplete in the course
if something happened to you within the last two weeks of the semester that made it impossible to complete
the course (a serious accident or illness that left you hospitalized and very significant personal tragedy, etc.)

CLASS DEADLINES

The deadlines for the three major assignments is below – you cannot pass this course without submitting all unit
assignments.

Unit 1: Personal Narrative February 7, 2018

Unit 2: Research Process Portfolio April 6, 2018
Unit 3: Multi-Modal Portfolio May 6, 2018

The due dates for all homework assignments and drafts are posted under the appropriate Unit on the course BbLearn site and
provided on the student “draft” calendar. All proposed deadlines are subject to change but will be reflected on BbLearn and in-
class announcements.

Late work will be penalized 10% of the total score each day until it is turned in electronically or in print to the instructor’s mailbox in
the English Department Office – Brink Hall.

ATTENDANCE

Attendance in English 102 is mandatory. Being present in class is the key to success in the course. Compiling more than six
unexcused absences is grounds for failure of the course. An excused absence is an official note specifying the days and
reasons you were required to miss class. Excused absences must be in writing from an official such as a doctor or a university
instructor or administrator (in the event of athletic events or field trips). Excused absences must be received within one week
upon returning to the class. You are responsible for making up work you miss due to absences. “Prep” work cannot be turned in
for credit after the final unit assignment has been submitted.

Attendance means being physically present, awake, coherent, and fully prepared for class, with the day’s assignments
completed. If you do not meet all of these conditions, you can be marked absent for the day. You are responsible for making up
work that you miss.

CONFERENCES

Several conferences are required during the course. You must attend all required courses, non-attendance without an excused
note from the professor will result in an absent and missed participation points for that day. If the time you signed up for cannot
work, please get in contact with me before the meeting in order to reschedule.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Nicotra, Jodie. Becoming Rhetorical. Cengage, 2019.

Materials to print paper drafts of unit assignments. Please speak to IT if you find you need additional Print Pages during te
semester.

Students will also need a notebook/ journal designated for this class.

COURSE WEBSITE

All assignments (save for in-class assignments) and drafts will be submitted through the course BbLearn site. All assignment
sheets and other course materials will also be posted in the BbLearn site. Log on into BbLearn (http://bblearn.uidaho.edu)
using your University of Idaho NetID and password, and locate English 102.

All course deadlines are subject to change – changes to course materials or expectations will be announced in-class and on
BbLearn. I expected you to check BbLearn and your VandalMail account on a daily basis to communicate with this course.
ENGL 102 Syllabus, pg. 3
COURSE ETIQUETTE

Classroom citizenship. The classroom is a learning community. Be respectful of your fellow students and your instructor. If you
have a problem with anything in the course, speak to me about it privately after class or meet me during my office hours.
Disruptive behavior during class may result in expulsion from a class meeting or the entire course.

Technology. Technology has become part of our everyday life; please use common courtesy when using electronic tools in
class and respect the time of your classmates and instructor. If you are expecting an important phone call or text during the
class, please notify me prior and leave the classroom as necessary so as not to disturb others.

Email etiquette. I welcome your emails and questions – if you have questions about the course, your work, meeting times, etc.,
please contact me at the address listed above or on the BbLearn home page. When you contact me, please treat it as a
professional correspondence—your message should have a greeting, be written in complete sentences, and signed with your
name at the bottom. Generally, you can expect a response during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 AM-5 PM).

Office hours. My office hours and office number are listed above and on the BbLearn home page. I welcome you to stop by to
discuss your work, questions about the course, etc., during that time. If for some reason you can’t come during my regularly
posted hours, please email me or stop by after class, and we can make other arrangements.

Naming/ Formatting Documents. Please name all projects on BbLearn using your Last Name followed by an Underscore and
the title of the project. Please do not add any other special characters, spaces, or additional information unless resubmitting
revised work at which point add the word revision at the end. LASTNAME_PROJECT TITLE_REVISION

ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES

Center for Disability Access and Resources Reasonable Accommodations Statement:

• Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have documented temporary or permanent disabilities. All
accommodations must be approved through the Center for Disability Access and Resources located in the Bruce M.
Pitman Center, Suite 127 in order to notify your instructor(s) as soon as possible regarding accommodation(s) needed
for the course.
• Phone: 208-885-6307
• Email: cdar@uidaho.edu
• Website: www.uidaho.edu/current-students/cdar

University of Idaho Classroom Learning Civility Clause

In any environment in which people gather to learn, it is essential that all members feel as free and safe as possible in their
participation. To this end, it is expected that everyone in this course will be treated with mutual respect and civility, with an
understanding that all of us (students, instructors, professors, guests, and teaching assistants) will be respectful and civil to one
another in discussion, in action, in teaching, and in learning.

Should you feel our classroom interactions do not reflect an environment of civility and respect, you are encouraged to meet
with your instructor during office hours to discuss your concern. Additional resources for expression of concern or requesting
support include the Dean of Students office and staff (208-885-6757), the UI Counseling & Testing Center’s confidential
services (208-885-6716), or the UI Office of Human Rights, Access, & Inclusion (208-885-4285).

Policy on Plagiarism in English 102

At the University of Idaho, we assume you will do your own work and that you will work with your instructor on improving
writing that is your own. Plagiarism—using someone else’s ideas or words as yours own without proper attribution--is a
serious matter.
The Council of Writing Program Administrators defines plagiarism in the following way: “In an instructional setting,
plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone else’s language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge)
material without acknowledging its source. This definition applies to texts published in print or on-line, to manuscripts, and to
the work of other student writers.” (From “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices,”
http://wpacouncil.org/node/9).

ENGL 102 Syllabus, pg. 4

Turning in work that another person has written is considered plagiarism. Writing a paper and then allowing someone else to
turn in your work as if it’s your own is also plagiarism. Turning in work you have previously completed for another course—
either an entire paper or significant portions of it—can also be considered an unethical use of your own work and can be
considered a form of plagiarism worthy of reporting as an instance of academic dishonesty.
The consequences of plagiarism:
If evidence of plagiarism is found in student work in English 102, the instructor is empowered by Regulation 0-2 of the general
catalog to assign a grade of F for the course, a penalty that may be imposed in particularly serious cases. In most cases of
plagiarism, the instructor will also make a complaint to the Dean of Students Office, which is responsible for enforcing the
regulations in the Student Code of Conduct. So in addition to the academic penalty of receiving an F in the course, you may
also be subject to other disciplinary penalties, which can include suspension of expulsion. Although such severe penalties are
rarely imposed for first-time offenders, the Dean of Students Office maintains disciplinary records as part of a student’s overall
academic record.

Instructors may demonstrate that a paper involves plagiarism in two ways: 1) by identifying the source, and 2) by showing the
discrepancy of style between previous papers and the paper I questions.

If a paper involves misuse of sources or other materials--which the CWPA defines as when a writer “carelessly or inadequately
[cites] ideas and words borrowed from another source”-- the instructor may ask you to rewrite the paper, using correct forms of
documentation.

When you need to use words or ideas from another person—whether an idea, a picture, a powerful statement, a set of facts, or
an explanation—cite your source!

ENGL 102 Syllabus, pg. 5