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Office Hours & Contact Information OVERVIEW: The English faculty has developed English 110 to enable students to organize their thoughts and ideas in the form of written arguments for a variety of audiences. The course will introduce a vocabulary and writing process designed to help students improve their reading, writing, and thinking skills as part of Monmouth College's Communication Across the Curriculum program. Over the course of the term, students in all sections will write an in-class diagnostic essay, four regular essays, a research paper, and a final assessment essay as well as numerous informal pieces. OBJECTIVES:
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Attendance Policy Your participation in this course is essential, and as a result, so is attendance. You are expected to attend every class meeting and each required conference. After the third unexcused absence, you will automatically fail the class. Excused absences include significant illnesses, official college events, and funerals. You must provide documentation (doctor's note, obituary, e-mail from coach for athletic contest, etc.) in order for an absence to be excused--an e-mail from you is not sufficient. If you plan to be absent, tell me beforehand, so you can submit work ahead of time. I rarely accept late work. Peer review absences result in severe penalties for essay grades (see assignments). When I cancel class to hold student conferences or peer workshops, a missed conference/workshop equals one absence. If you are late for a quiz, you may not make it up. I will deal with circumstances I deem extraordinary on a one-to-one basis. Learning Time Most students should expect to work an average of fourteen hours each week for this class, including the four hours of class time. On average you should devote ten hours out of class each week to activities such as closely reading and analyzing texts; reviewing model essays; pre-writing, planning, drafting, revising, peer reviewing, and editing essays; developing your sourced essay; conferencing with me; and studying for exams and quizzes. Writing Center The
Monmouth
College Writing Center offers unlimited, free peer tutoring sessions
for students at MC. Peer
writing tutors work with writers from any major, of any writing ability,
on any type of writing assignment, and at any stage of their writing
processes, from planning to drafting to revising to editing.
They are located on the 3rd floor of the Mellinger Teaching and
Learning Center and are open Sunday-Thursday 7-10pm and
Monday-Thursday 3-5pm on a first-come, first-served basis.
No appointment necessary!
Contact bdraxler@monmouthcollege.edu or visit our
website
for more information.
Disability Services Monmouth College wants to
help all students be as academically successful as possible. It is the
goal of Monmouth College to accommodate students with disabilities
pursuant to federal law, state law, and the college’s commitment to
equal educational opportunity. Any student with a disability who needs
an accommodation should speak with the Teaching and Learning Center. The
Teaching and Learning Center is located on the 2nd floor of Poling Hall,
309-457-2257, or http://www.monmouthcollege.edu/life/disability-services
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