Section G3: Mon. 11:00 am-12:15 pm, 12:30-1:20 pm (Lab), Library 233-B; Wed. 11:00�12:15 pm, S-110
Section K4: Tue./Thu. 1:00�2:15 pm, N-213; Tue. 2:30-3:20 pm, Y-216 (Lab)
Bradley Hall, Y-19
516-572-7185, ext. 25686
e-mail: [email protected]
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ENG 100: Enhanced Composition I, Fall 2016 Section G3: Mon. 11:00 am-12:15 pm, 12:30-1:20 pm (Lab), Library 233-B; Wed. 11:00�12:15 pm, S-110 Section K4: Tue./Thu. 1:00�2:15 pm, N-213; Tue. 2:30-3:20 pm, Y-216 (Lab) |
Bradley Hall, Y-19 e-mail: [email protected] |
Important Announcements and Updates
Thursday,
December 22
I have finished evaluating all of the research essay folders
submitted; a few interesting details:
Of forty students enrolled this semester, three officially withdrew, while another four simply stopped attending and received grades of UW.
Instead of thirty-three folders, however, I received only thirty-one: two students simply did not submit a final research folder.
Five folders received grades of zero for plagiarism, failure to include copies of sources, or unapproved topics.
With only twenty-six folders to evaluate, I was able to go through them each several times. As I stated I would, I checked each for the following:
Formatting, including font, spacing, and cover page;
Documentation, including use of correct signal phrases, parenthetical citations, and the Works Cited page;
The thesis statements, which some students still have not learned to underline, which were supposed to be clear, assertive, and specific, following the model stressed all semester and including the subject about which you are arguing; the focus, your claim or assertion about the topic, and the major divisions of your essay;
All of the usual things: content, organization, grammar, diction, mechanics, and spelling.
Since research folders were worth fifteen percent of your final grade, they were evaluated and given points on all of the above, resulting in a scale of zero to fifteen. The lowest grade (exclusive of zeroes previously mentioned) was 9.4, a D; the highest was 15.0, an A.
Your final grades for the semester are posted at MyNCC (login required) and are also listed below by ID number. These grades contain generous scaling, including bonus points and adjustments. In addition, extra credit opportunities were announced in class and were also posted here as well as on the main page. Therefore, do not email me to ask about �extra credit� or other things you can do to bring your average up since you were �almost passing� or �just one point away� from the A and so on; in reality, you were closer to five or six points away.
Research essay folders may be picked up in the Spring 2017 semester, by appointment only. Enjoy the break.
| ENG 100 G3 | ||||||||||||
| Student ID | Attendance* | Quizzes/ Exercises | In-Class Writing | Essay 1: Narration | Essay 2: Process |
Midterm (Essay 3): C/C |
Essay 4: Argument | Research Bibliography | Research Draft | Research Project | Final Average | Final Grade |
| N00804472 | 17.1 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UW | |
| N00816004 | 88.4 | 43.1 | 57.4 | F | 0 | C�/D | C�/D | 3 | 5 | B | 63.0 | D |
| N00829587 | 97.6 | 83.3 | 87.0 | 0 | A� | C+ | B+ | 3.5 | 5 | A | 85.8 | B+ |
| N00830360 | 95.1 | 65.9 | 82.9 | C | C� | C� | C�/D | 4 | 5 | B | 84.1 | B |
| N00831638 | 99.4 | 60.4 | 70.4 | A | F | F | A� | 3.5 | 5 | A | 82.7 | B |
| N00836607 | 86.6 | 49.8 | 62.9 | C� | 0 | D� | F | 3.5 | 5 | B+ | 62.8 | D |
| N00839986 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UW | |
| N00841800 | 85.4 | 37.2 | 72.3 | 0 | C� | C� | C� | 2.5 | 5 | B� | 65.6 | D+ |
| N00848618 | 100.0 | 83.9 | 88.7 | B� | C� | C� | C� | 3.25 | 5 | B+ | 90.4 | A |
| N00849744 | 58.5 | 40.3 | 56.9 | C+ | 0 | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UW | |
| N00852060 | 100.0 | 74.5 | 86.3 | C | B� | C� | C�/D | 0 | 5 | A | 81.8 | B |
| N00852719 | 100.0 | 65.9 | 78.2 | C� | C� | C+ | F | 2.5 | 5 | C�/D | 79.6 | B |
| N00853355 | 75.6 | 54.2 | 70.6 | C� | F | C | B | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 53.2 | F |
| N00853878 | 94.2 | 95.3 | 81.0 | B | A� | C� | B� | 4 | 5 | A | 94.5 | A |
| N00854057 | 100.0 | 69.0 | 81.8 | C+ | C� | C�/D | C� | 3.75 | 5 | 0 | 63.1 | D |
| N00855321 | 94.4 | 77.6 | 80.6 | C | D | B� | C� | 3.5 | 5 | B | 86.2 | B+ |
| N00856202 | 97.6 | 99.3 | 100.0 | B+ | B | B+ | B | 3.25 | 5 | A | 100.0 | A |
| N00856961 | 97.4 | 45.8 | 82.4 | C� | C� | C� | F | 3.75 | 5 | B� | 77.2 | C+ |
| N00857009 | 94.5 | 64.8 | 90.5 | C+ | B� | C� | C� | 4 | 5 | A� | 86.9 | B+ |
| N00857060 | 97.6 | 52.6 | 89.7 | C | C� | C | F | 4 | 5 | C | 80.3 | B |
| ENG100 K4 | ||||||||||||
| Student ID | Attendance | Quizzes/ Exercises | In-Class Writing | Essay 1: Narration | Essay 2: Process |
Midterm (Essay 3): C/C |
Essay 4: Argument | Research Bibliography* | Research Draft* | Research Project | Final Average | Final Grade |
| N00811870 | 98.2 | 79.5 | 97.5 | C� | B | A� | A� | 4.5 | 5 | A | 94.1 | A |
| N00833251 | 75.6 | 49.5 | 75.6 | C� | C� | C� | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27.4 | F |
| N00846021 | 55.4 | 37.7 | 59.0 | C� | B | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | |
| N00846287 | 86.3 | 89.5 | 79.2 | B+ | B+ | D | B | 3 | 5 | C | 80.8 | B |
| N00847709 | 97.6 | 33.5 | 81.5 | F | A | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | F |
| N00848022 | 33.1 | 11.0 | 30.0 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UW | |
| N00848481 | 92.1 | 60.3 | 79.8 | F | 0 | C� | F | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46.4 | F |
| N00848572 | 92.3 | 99.1 | 89.5 | B� | C+ | D | C+ | 2.75 | 5 | B� | 80.8 | B |
| N00848597 | 92.9 | 99.2 | 76.5 | C� | C� | C�/D | C� | 4.0 | 5 | C | 79.5 | C+ |
| N00848881 | 97.6 | 92.8 | 97.6 | C� | C� | C� | C� | 2.5 | 0 | C� | 79.0 | C+ |
| N00850744 | 92.9 | 35.0 | 66.7 | F | 0 | C�/D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | |
| N00851953 | 95.2 | 45.5 | 79.0 | B� | C� | F | C | 3.0 | 5 | B� | 75.1 | C+ |
| N00852040 | 100.0 | 97.1 | 94.3 | C+ | C� | B+ | C�/D | 3.5 | 5 | C�/D | 86.8 | B+ |
| N00852099 | 90.5 | 58.5 | 70.0 | C� | F | D | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | F |
| N00852427 | 100.0 | 63.1 | 86.3 | C+ | C� | C� | B� | 2.75 | 5 | C+ | 80.4 | B |
| N00855142 | 79.2 | 58.3 | 69.5 | C� | F | C� | F | 0 | 5 | D� | 58.3 | F |
| N00855895 | 67.9 | 31.6 | 49.8 | D� | 0 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | F |
| N00856669 | 68.2 | 55.9 | 66.4 | C� | D | F | C+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | |
| N00857452 | 98.8 | 95.4 | 100.0 | C | B+ | C+ | B� | 4.75 | 5 | A� | 90.5 | A |
| N00858397 | 92.9 | 59.9 | 77.8 | C | B | B | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | C | 68.7 | D+ |
Sunday,
December 18
Once they have been calculated, your
final grades
for the semester
will be posted
at
MyNCC
(login required) and
will also be listed here by ID number.
Students in ENG100-K4:
The
final research paper was due in class on Thursday, December 15.
Failure to submit a complete research essay in a folder,
including your Annotated Bibliography, Preliminary Draft, and copies of all
sources used as repeatedly stressed, means you
have failed the assignment.
Students in ENG100-G3:
Your final research folder is due on Wednesday, December 21, as per the
syllabus. Remember
that the
final research paper must be submitted in a research folder, including
your Annotated Bibliography, Preliminary Draft, and copies of all sources
used: print out or photocopy all secondary sources, and highlight or underline
all relevant passages, whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
Failure to submit a complete research essay in a folder according to these instructions or submission of an incomplete folder will be grounds for failure on the assignment. In addition, plagiarism, either in whole or in part, will result in automatic failure (a grade of zero) for the assignment.
If your research essay project is complete, you may instead submit it in class on Monday, December 19 or on Tuesday at my office. The absolute deadline is still Wednesday at 11:00, the start of the class period.
Tuesday, December 13
Students in ENG100-K4: If you were unable to finish the exit survey
because of the fire drill and did not return to class after the all-clear was
given, be sure to log back in and complete the survey tonight or tomorrow. (Incidentally, I am undecided about
awarding one bonus point
to each of the students who did come back to class.)
Also, remember that the final research paper must be submitted in a research folder, including the Annotated Bibliography, Preliminary Draft, and copies of all sources used: print out or photocopy all secondary sources, and highlight or underline all relevant passages, whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
Failure to submit a complete research essay in a folder according to these instructions or submission of an incomplete folder will be grounds for failure on the assignment. In addition, plagiarism, either in whole or in part, will result in automatic failure (a grade of zero) for the assignment.
Students in ENG100-G3: Class tomorrow will meet in the Ballroom in Bradley Hall (Y Building) at 11:00, instead of our regular classroom. (Bradley Hall is across from the bookstore; it is the building in which my office, the Writing Center, and the English Department are all located. The Ballroom is the large meeting room just outside the entrance to the Writing Center, on the first floor.)
You must bring with you a finished, typed draft of the completed research essay for peer review, evaluation, and comments. This should be a complete draft of your research essay, using a minimum of three to five secondary sources, at least three of which come from the library databases. It must be printed, in 12-point Times New Roman, five to seven pages, and include both a cover page and Works Cited page.
If you do not bring your completed essay, you will not receive credit for attendance, for the in-class work we will be doing, or for the assignment itself. As this assignment is worth 5% of your final grade, failure to bring the required essay will result in a semester grade half a letter grade lower.
Friday, December 9
Now that we are in the waning days of the semester, it
is even more important that you pay close attention to the schedule and read and
follow directions.
| Section G-3 | Section K-4 | Required readings and assignments due: |
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Mon. |
Tue. Dec. 06 |
Model Research Essay: Shankar, �The
Case of the Missing Kidney: An Analysis of Rumor� (Handout) |
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Wed. |
Thu. Dec. 08 |
Research Essay Due (Draft): Peer Review and Research Essay �Workshop� |
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Mon. |
Tue. Dec. 13 |
�Literary Analysis� (Bullock 206-215); Exit Survey |
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Wed. Dec. 21 |
Thu. Dec. 15 |
Research Essay Due (Final),
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Tue. Dec. 20 |
Conferences (by appointment only), Y-19 |
Works Cited page. This draft is worth 5% of your final grade; failure to bring the required essay will result in a zero for the assignment. (Note: You do not need to submit the folder containing copies of your sources at this time.)Session 26: Read Shankar, �The Case of the Missing Kidney: An Analysis of Rumor� (Handout); there will be a quiz.
Session 27: As announced in class, a finished, typed draft of the completed research essay must be brought to class for peer review, evaluation, and comments. This should be a complete draft of your research essay, using a minimum of three to five secondary sources, five to seven pages, and including both a cover page and
Note: Students in Section K4 who did not bring a completed draft to class on Thursday as required may still receive at least partial credit for the assignment: Bring a complete, printed draft to the Writing Center and review it with one of the tutors. Be sure the tutor sends me an email report. You may then revise it and include it in your presentation folder on Thursday, December 15.
Session 28: Read �Literary Analysis� (Bullock 206-215); this will serve as an introduction to ENG 102 for those who are going on. In addition, we will use our last lab session to complete an Exit Survey online, similar to what we did at the beginning of the semester. The remainder of the period may be used for catching up or conferencing with me about your research essay.
Session 29: The final research paper must be submitted in a research folder, including your the Annotated Bibliography, Preliminary Draft, and copies of all sources used. Be sure to print out or photocopy all secondary sources, and highlight all relevant passages, whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. Failure to submit a complete research essay in a folder according to these instructions will be grounds for failure on the assignment. In addition, plagiarism, either in whole or in part, will result in automatic failure (a grade of zero) for the assignment, just as for any essay, and therefore likely failure for the course as well.
Finally, I have counted, and students had the opportunity to earn up to
25 points in extra credit this semester, not including bonuses for
perfect attendance. This means a student could in theory skip the entire
research essay project and still have an A average, but of course few
students accrued more than a single point or two. Consequently, any students
who ask
for �extra
credit�
or
�some
way to bring my average up�
at this point will more likely have points deducted from their
average.
Wednesday, November 30
Students in ENG100-K4: Remember that your research bibliography is due tomorrow. Also, be sure you have read �Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing� and �Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism� (Bullock 478-495).
Monday, November 28
Add an introductory device (a �hook�) and transitional sentence, if necessary, to expand your thesis statement into a proper introduction.
Add support for each of your topic sentences; include appropriate evidence, examples, data, or other support for your assertion. Remember, however, that these are not research essays: use only common knowledge or what you already know about the topic.
In the body of your essay, be sure to anticipate and refute opposing viewpoints or possible objections to your position.
Add an appropriate conclusion.
You must include with your essay the �draft� and pre-writing previously submitted. As always, your essays should be correctly formatted and grammatically correct, free of errors in mechanics, grammar, usage, and spelling. In addition, your essay should have an appropriate title.
In addition, be sure you have read both selections for tomorrow, as well: Borchers, �Against the Odds: Harry S Truman and the Election of 1948� (Bullock 540-548) and Harba, �What's for Dinner? Personal Choices vs. Public Health� (Handout).
Students in ENG100-G3: If you submitted your argument �draft� today, I will return it with comments on Wednesday. As per the syllabus, your �revision� is due next week, on Monday, December 5. Also, Be sure you have completed the assigned reading, as well: Segal, �The Dog Ate My Flash Drive, and Other Tales of Woe� (Handout)
Monday, November 14
Wednesday, November 9
For Monday, November 14, be sure to read Leonard, �Black Friday: Consumerism Minus Civilization� (Bullock 164-168). There will be a quiz and/or in-class writing assignment.
Unfortunately, although it was my intention to finish grading your Midterm Essays (Comparison/Contrast) this weekend and to return them on Monday, I realized when I got home that they are sitting on the desk in my office. Consequently you will most likely not get them back on Monday, unless I manage to finish them before class; plan on Wednesday, instead. In either case, the due date for optional revisions will be either Monday, the 21rst or Wednesday, the 23rd, and will be announced when I return the essays.
Midterm Essay revisions must be at least three to four (3-4) pages (750 to 1000 words, minimum), typed (in 12-point Times New Roman), double-spaced, with one-inch margins and the proper heading, and stapled when submitted, just like all essays completed at home. You must also submit the original bluebook or typed essay, the prewriting, and a one-page explanation of your changes. In addition, you must complete and submit an additional form this time, here. Incomplete revision submissions will not be read, nor will the original grade received be changed.
Section K4: