ESOL 0347

ESOL 0347 Intermediate Composition

Syllabus Spring 08

Instructor: Julieta Ruppert

Office phone: (713) 718-7750

E-mail: julieta.ruppert@hccs.edu

Office Hours: by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

" A continuation of ESOL 0343. This course develops vocabulary skills, both written and oral. Students learn to write short, simple paragraphs."

ESOL 0347 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

ESOL 0347, Intermediate Composition, seeks to prepare students for continuation into ESOL 0351 and ultimately for college level academic of workforce study by accomplishing the following objectives: strengthening student awareness of the basic principles of organization of the single-paragraph composition, focusing especially on the role of the topic sentence, examples, details, and the conclusion; strengthening student awareness of the nature of the writing process, focusing especially on the areas of effective prewriting, composing, revision, and editing; strengthening students' skills in the basic principles of sentence combination, focusing especially on the role of subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of this course, you should be able to do the following:

1.	Be able to write a well-organized paragraph of between 11-15 sentences;
2.	Be able to choose a topic and then write an appropriate title;
3.	Be able to write a basic outline of his/her paragraph;
4.	Be able to write a topic sentence, a conclusion, and examples with details for his/her paragraph;
5.	Exhibit familiarity with the use of coordination and subordination. The paragraph should have a variety of sentence types, and not consist of all simple sentences.
6.	Exhibit familiarity with the main stages of the composing process: pre-writing, coomposing, proofreading, and revising.
7.	Exhibit familiarity with basic rules of capitalization, punctuation, and proper academic essay format.

GRADE BREAKDOWN:

Your grade will be calculated as follows:

In-Class Paragraphs.................. 70%

Journals...................................... 10%

Final Exam.................................. 20%

100%

TEXTBOOKS:

You are required to buy the following textbooks for this course:

First Steps in Academic Writing, Ann Hogue (Addison-Wesley)

Longman Dictionary of American English (Longman)-optional

CLASS POLICIES

ATTENDANCE: HCCS has very strict attendance policies. If you miss 8 hours of class, you may be dropped from this class. Let me know if you must miss several classes.” One’s day’s absence in a class equals TWO HOURS absence. There are no excused absences at HCCS. Complete attendance policy information may be found at http://www.hccs.edu/students/handbook/HandbookHome2.html

TARDINESS: It is not acceptable to be late to class. If you are more than 15 minutes late, it will count as an absence. If you arrive late, enter quietly and take your seat.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Please do not use beepers or cell phones in class. Students must always treat all students, instructors and staff with respect. You should try to speak English at all times. If sitting next to someone who speaks your language causes a problem in class, I may change your seat.

MAKEUP TESTS / LATE HOMEWORK: There are no makeup tests. If you know you must be absent, you may take the test in lab the day before. Otherwise, you will be able to take the test at the last week of class on the assigned makeup test day. If you are absent, please call a classmate to get the assigned homework. There will be no makeup quizzes. Late work will not be accepted.

ACADEMIC HONESTY / CHEATING: Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a zero (0) for the assignment. This includes homework, tests, and book reports. See the HCCS Student Handbook for more information.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: HCCS POLICIES

Students with a learning or physical disability which might affect their performance in

class should contact the HCCS disabilities counselor, Dr. Becky Hauri at 713-718-7909,FAX 713-718-7906 .” Complete attendance policy information may be found at http://www.hccs.edu/students/handbook/HandbookHome2.html

HCCS COURSE WITHDRAWL POLICY

A student may drop the course for any reason up April 3, at 4:30 p.m. A student may also be dropped from the Intensive English Program at Gulfton for excessive absences until April 3. After this date, a student will receive the grade that he/she has earned. College policy prohibits faculty from submitting a grade of W after the official drop date.

NOTICE

Students who take a course three or more times may soon face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. If you are considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and writing homework, test-taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student Visa. Once a W is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of the visa consideration. Please contact the International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status and other transfer issues

ESOL 0347

COURSE SCHEDULE

NOTE: This schedule is approximate; I may make changes to it if necessary to cover the required material in the course.

		Topics
	First Week	Unit I: Introducing People, Part 2: Grammar & Mechanics, pp. 8-15; Prewriting/Part I: Organization, pp.2-7
	Second Week	Part 3: Sentence Structure, pp.18-23; Part 2: Writing Practice, pp. 16-17; Part 4: the Writing Process, pp. 24-28
	Third Week	Unit 1: Introducing People, pp. 27-28 (optional); Unit 1 Review; Unit 2: Writing Instructions; Part 2: Sentence Structure, pp. 44-54
	Fourth Week	IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #1; Unit 2: Writing Instructions; Prewriting/Part 1: Organization, pp. 32-43; Part 3: Grammar & Mechanics, pp.55-63; Part 4: The Writing Process, pp. 64-67
	Fifth Week	Unit 3: Describing; Part 2: Grammar & Mechanics, pp. 79-82
	Sixth Week	IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #2; Unit 3: Describing; Prewriting/Part 1: Organization, pp. 70-78; Part 3: Sentence Structure, pp. 84-90; Part 2: Writing Practice, pp.83-84; Part 4: The Writing Process, pp. 91-97
	Seventh Week	IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #3; Unit 4: Listing Characteristics; Part 3: Grammar & Mechanics, pp. 125-130; Prewriting/Part I: Organization, pp. 100-109
	Eighth Week	MIDTERM EXAM PARAGRAPH; Unit 4: Listing Characteristics; Prewriting/Part 1: Organization, pp. 109-119
	Ninth Week	Unit 4: Listing Characteristics; Part 2: Sentence Structure, pp. 119-125; Part 3: Writing Practice, pg. 130; Part 4: The Writing Process, pp. 131-133
	Tenth Week	Unit 5: Stating Reasons and Using Examples; Part 2: Sentence Structure, pp. 148-158
	Eleventh Week	IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #4; Unit 5: Stating Reasons and Using Examples; Prewriting/Part 1: Organization, pp. 136-147; Part 3: Grammar & Mechanics, pp. 158-165
	Twelfth Week	Unit 5: Part 4: The Writing Process, pp. 166-169; Unit 6: Expressing Your Opinion; Part 2: Sentence Structure & Grammar, pp. 182-194
	Thirteenth Week	Unit 6 Prewriting/Part 1: Organization, pp. 172-177; Part 1: Organization, pp. 178-181
	Fourteenth Week	Unit 6: Part 3: Mechanics, pp. 195-198; Part 4: The Writing Process, pp. 199-201
	Fifteenth Week	IN-CLASS PARAGRAPH #6; General Review
	Sixteenth Week	FINAL EXAM PARAGRAPH

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