Syllabus

Policies and Procedures

2. Tardiness: Class will begin promptly at the designated time. If you are late to class, it is your responsibility to remind me immediately after class that you were indeed present, so that I will not mark you absent. 3. Late Papers: I will allow one late paper (to be handed in by 5:00 on the Monday after it is due) per student during the semester without docking the grade. Every other late paper will receive a grade dock of five percentage points per day late, including weekends. Hand late papers directly to me, slide them under the door in FH 222, or leave them in my mailbox just inside and to the left of the door in FH 374. I will not accept any papers that are more than a week late, for any reason.

4. Your Writing Portfolio:
a. Never hand in your only copy of a paper. Be sure that you keep a backup disk copy or paper copy.
b. When your papers are returned, you are to read and respond to my feedback--either by making the revisions indicated, if the paper is a draft, or by written response as assigned, if the paper is a final copy. All prewriting, drafts, and papers should be kept in a portfolio and brought to any conference with me during the semester, as well as to class when you are so directed. Save everything!

5. Paper Format: All drafts and papers must be typed or word processed. Leave wide margins.

6. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the submission of work that is in any way not your own. Refer to the First-Year English Syllabus and to The New St. MartinŐs Handbook, pp. 494-497, for specific definitions and discussions of plagiarism. Any cases of verifiable plagiarism, whether deliberate or accidental, will result in a failing grade on the assignment and may result in a failing grade for English 1310.

7. Grading: Your grade in this class will be averaged as follows:

8. Special Needs: Students with special needs who require accommodations for successful completion of this course must notify both SWT's Office of Disability Services and the course instructor by no later than the end of the first week of classes so that necessary accommodations can be made.

Paper Due Dates (any changes will be announced well in advance):

5	----	Sept. (in-class diagnostic paper, ESSAY # 1--500 words)
26	----	Sept. (typed draft, ESSAY # 2--750 words)
28	----	Sept. (final paper, ESSAY # 2--750 words)
17	----	October (typed draft, ESSAY # 3--750 words)
24	----	October (final paper, ESSAY # 3--750 words)
9	----	November (typed draft, ESSAY # 4--750 words)
14	----	November (final paper, ESSAY # 4--750 words)
30	----	November (typed draft, ESSAY # 5--750 words)
5	----	December (final paper, ESSAY # 5--750 words)

Final Exams:
-----Section 65 (8:00 TTh)--Tuesday, December 19, 8:00 a.m.
-----Section 75 (9:30 TTh)--Thursday, December 14, 8:00 a.m.
(University policy states, "Finals will be administered according to the published schedule. Individual students with conflicts or serious problems may take a final at an alternate time if they secure permission from their instructor, chair, and school dean.")

Texts:
Lunsford and Connors, The New St. MartinŐs Handbook (NSMH)
Jacobus, A World of Ideas (5th ed.) (WI)

Other Materials:

• First-Year English Syllabus (to be handed out in class)
• Folder with pockets and brads, stocked with approximately 20 sheets of notebook paper (your journal--bring to every class)
• Folder with pockets (brads optional) with your name printed clearly on the front (your portfolio)
• Pen with green or purple ink (bring to every class)
• Highlighter for reading
• Plastic Post-it tabs
• 3 X 5 or 4 X 6 spiral-bound note cards

FINAL EXAM (essay written in class; mandatory to pass Eng 1310):
Section 65 (8:00 TTh)--Tuesday, December 19, 8:00 a.m.
Section 75 (9:30 TTh)ŃThursday, December 14, 8:00 a.m.