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Thomas
Cole, View from Northhampton, Massachusetts, Mount Holyoke,
after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow) (1836)
Oil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 76 in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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English Composition Policy Statement
Determination
of Composition Grades |
Essays: |
Essay
1 |
15% |
Essay
2 |
20% |
subtotal |
35% |
Web
Projects: |
Web
Project 1 |
15% |
Web
Project 2 |
20% |
Web
Project 3 |
20% |
subtotal |
55% |
Professionalism: |
Attendance |
10% |
TOTAL: |
100% |
Determination
of Grades
Essays
– 35% (Essay 1 – 15%; Essay 2 – 20%)
All
essays should be turned in on time. Late papers will be penalized 1/3
letter grade for each day they are late. Any paper turned in after one
week will receive an F. Essays must be typed, double-spaced, in a standard
12- point font, and stapled in the left-hand corner. You must complete
all written assignments in order to pass the class.
Web
Projects –55%
(Project 1 – 15%; Project 2 – 20%;
Project 3 – 20%)
You will be creating 3 projects in which you will research and
interpret a
person, place, event or work of art for publication on the web.
By
remaining in the course you acknowledge that your work will be available
online.
Professionalism – 10%
You
will be expected to participate in the class in a professional manner,
that is, be on time, meet deadlines, collaborate, and pull your load.
Professionalism includes all of these as well as regular attendance
(see “Attendance” below), willing participation in all facets
of classroom life, and sincere effort to improve your own writing and
that of your peers.
Attendance
You
are expected to attend class regularly and be prepared. We will have
a sign-in sheet to record attendance. The sign-in sheet will serve as
the official record for attendance. Anyone arriving unexcused after
10 minutes will be considered absent for that day.
Excused
absences involve illness or emergency and require some form of official
documentation (signed medical excuse, receipt from the doctor, an employer’s
letter on letterhead, etc.) Religious holidays may also be excused if
you submit notice to the instructor in advance of your intention to
miss class for this reason.
If
you attend all of our classes, you will receive an A as 10% of your
final grade. The following penalties apply to the attendance portion
of your professionalism grade: 2 absences = B; 3 absences = C-; 4
absences = F.
If
you are absent
4 times, you have missed the equivalent of 2 weeks of class time,
and I reserve the right to drop
you
from
the course.
Academic
Support Services
The
Center for Students with DisABILITIES “provides academic support
services for all UH students who have any type of health impairment,
learning disability, or psychiatric disorder.” Students who want
to more about these services should consult the Student Handbook or
should contact CSD in 307 Student Service Center 713-743-4400 (voice)
or 713-743-1527(TDD)
Academic
Honesty
In
this class, we will function as a community of writers, sharing ideas
and critiquing each other’s work. According to university and
department policy, plagiarism (broadly defined as passing off somebody
else’s work as your own) constitutes grounds for failure of the
assignment in question, possibly failure of the course, or even suspension
from the university. See “Academic Honesty,” pages 9-13
in the Student Handbook.
Reproduction
of The Oxbow:
Cole, Thomas (1801-1848). View from Mount Holyoke, Northhampton, Massachusetts,
after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow. 1836. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1908
(08.228). Online image. 2002-2004. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 23 August
2004. <www.metmuseum.org>
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