Grammar
            Write sophisticated as well as grammatically and idiomatically correct English prose

Reading
             Read to comprehend increasingly complex material
             Read and think critically

Vocabulary
              Expand vocabulary through reading and writing
              Develop subject specific terminology through reading and writing

Rhetoric
             Write well-organized essays, focusing specifically on argumentative essays
             Write a strong and developed thesis statement with supporting arguments
             Think, read, write critically for an academic audience
              Write a developed outline
              Paraphrase and summarize
             Cite and write using documentation
             Write a fully documented research paper

Research and sourcing (can be covered by a librarian in one or more workshops in the library)
                Be familiar with research and information literacy skills including                      
                        - A reinforcement of searching skills: catalog, database, and web sourcing
                         - Source evaluation
                         - Subject searching
                         - Use MLA style for all aspects of a research paper
                         - Understand how to avoid plagiarism

Attendance is crucial to student success and you are expected to attend every class meeting.

●      You will be allowed three, no-questions-asked absences. After the third absence, 5% will be deducted from the overall grade for each additional absence. After the sixth absence, you will be failed automatically from the course.

●      The only absences that will be excused are those that are approved by the Dean’s office.

●      You are responsible for the material covered and completing in-class assignments if you are absent. Ask a classmate, check the Moodle course page or email me.

●      Missed in-class writings must be submitted at the next class meeting.

●      If you must miss a lesson for religious reasons, please inform me in advance.

●      Absence does not excuse work from being graded as late.

●      To attend a lesson remotely, students must present written permission from the Dean of Students in advance of the lesson.

●      Students who arrive to class after attendance has been taken will be counted as late. Two late arrivals will count as one absence.

Disruptive behavior will result in dismissal from the class and will be counted as one absence. This includes not adhering to COVID measures, sleeping in class or unauthorized use of cell phones, disruptive behavior towards other students or the flow of the class.

JCU IMPORTANT DATES:

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

The schedule below outlines the content to be discussed and the due dates of major assignments. Be aware that each week there will be in-class and/or homework assignments due. The schedule is subject to change.