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1100 Course Policies - Description and Grade Info - Required Texts - Office Hours/Contact Ken

* Do not print out the syllabus; things may change. You are responsible for what's listed on this page.
* If you miss a class, see here.
* If you are late to class, it can count against your grade: reread this.
* Scroll down to see all of our past assignments; they are never deleted, only moved below.
* You MUST save a copy of every assignment we do: we will use them over and over.
* The plagiarism/cheating contract is here.
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Announcements

NOTES ON GRADES:
I have a lot of essays, revisions, finals, and portfolios to look at for my classes -- and some have yet to come in.
I will submit the grades as soon as possible, but I can't say when; it might take a week.
If you email me about grades, all I'll be able to say is this: "I'm working on them!"

If you did not submit your portfolio to Blackboard, here are the directions.

Grade updates:
1. If you did the optional Criticizing a Song revision, I added the extra points into the Blackboard
grade column named 'Criticize Song.' Your grade is out of 10, with 10 being an A, and 5 an F.

2. The Critical Review Essay grades are in Blackboard; the point total is out of 100, with 94 being an A
and 59 an F. Many people did well, but others received a low grade that might easily have been avoided by
reading the assignment sheet carefully and then following it. REMEMBER: You have the option to revise this
essay (see below). It's due on 4.25, and I encourage you to make an appointment with me to discuss the revision.

3. Remember: Add the 'Artist Persona Revision' points to the 'Artist Persona' grade to get your point total for
that assignment. The total is out of 100, with 94 being an A and 59 an F.

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Schedule

TH 1.12 

Due: Write 200 words on a song you love. Remember, all assignments must be typed and
(unless indicated) must include the signed plagiarism/cheating contract. Click here.

Due: 'Five rules/guidelines about writing that I've been told.' Type them and bring to class.
(Does not need the plagiarism/cheating contract.)

Due: Hand in a signed and dated 1100 Policies form [MA]
Read the entire Policies web-page and follow the instructions at the end. 
(MA = minor assignment; see 1100 Description and Grade Information)

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In-class:
Index cards / "I am weird" / Discuss 'writing rules.'
'What we can talk about when we write about a song'; discuss.
What I do well and not so well; discuss.

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T 1.17

Due: 200 words on a song you hate. Remember, all assignments must be typed and
must include the signed plagiarism/cheating contract. Click here.
Remember to refer to your notes on 'What we can talk about when we write about a song'
and talk about some of these things. See this page.

Due: One paragraph of what you consider to be good writing about music - must be from a reputable source
(be prepared to discuss in class why you think it is reputable.)
You must identity the source and include a photocopy or a URL if necessary. (no contract needed)

Due: 'Three things I do well as a writer, and two I need to work on.' Type them and bring to class.
(Does not need the plagiarism/cheating contract.)

Also: If you didn't hand in the policy sheet that was due last class (see above), today is the last day to do so.

Note: Please read this important information on how to get an A, C, or an F in this course.

Reminder: The university does not recognize a doctor's note as an excused absence.
If you are sick and don't come to class, that will count as an absence. As
long as you miss no more than three classes, you are fine.

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In-class:
Impressionistic to analytical - subjective to objective.
Self and peer edit of 'Hate.'
Begin rhetorical analysis of 'One good paragraph'; discuss.

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TH 1.19
Due: Revision of  '200 words on a song you hate' assignment.
Make the changes that you suggested in your self-edit and your classmate suggested in their peer-edit.
Look at the 'What we can talk about when we write about a song' (see this page) and address some of these ideas.
Staple the sheet with the handwritten in-class notes to the page with your new version.

Due: Rhetorical analysis of the 'One paragraph of what you consider to be good writing about music' assignment.
Beneath that paragraph, analyze the approach the writer takes in any three sentences you choose.
Below the paragraph identify the tactic the writer takes in each. For example:
1. describes the artist's appearance in a way that relates to the song / music.
2. compares this song to another one by the same artist.
3. uses a relevant interview quotations or idea from the artist.

Due: 200 words on this song: Robin Trower, "Bridge of Sighs" (live 1974.)
Lyrics: http://core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/1100trowerwords.html
Look at the 'What we can talk about when we write about a song': see this page.
Be descriptive and specific. Avoid impressions and opinions.
Remember, all assignments must be typed and must include the signed plagiarism/cheating contract. Click here.

Reminder: Please turn off your cell phone and put it away when class starts.
Please read this information on positive talking in class. 

An important note about absences: This course, as you know, has an attendance policy. 
You can miss 3 classes, but if you miss more you are penalized for each.
Miss 7 and you cannot pass the course. See the policy that everyone agreed to here: 1100 Policies. 
If you have concerns about your attendance at anytime, please see me.  

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In-class:
Two peer swaps - take notes on what peer did well in your notebook.
Listen to Trower in sections - discuss, look at Elements page.

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T 1.24

Due: Revision of  '200 words on a song you love' assignment. Follow these instructions carefully:
Copy and paste the text into a new document and the put the title Unrevised Version above it.
Copy and paste the text again, putting it below the Unrevised Version. Title this Revised Version.
Then you should revise this second  copy based on tactics we discussed. See here for format.
General goal of the revision: make it less subjective and more objective/descriptive.

Due: Revise '200 words on Robin Trower' "Bridge of Sighs" - revise this to around 400 words.
Lyrics: http://core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/1100trowerwords.html
Look at the 'What we can talk about when we write about a song': see this page.
Be descriptive and specific. Avoid impressions and opinions.
Use some of the tactics you identified in your 'One paragraph of what you consider to be good writing about music' assignment.

Remember, all assignments must be typed and must include the signed plagiarism/cheating contract. Click here.

Due: Create a new document titled Writing Goals.
List five specific aspects of your writing, writing habits, and writing process that you need to work on this semester.
You can use material from the 'Three things I do well as a writer, and two I need to work on' assignment.

Due: Create a folder on your computer/in the Cloud/etc. called ENGL 1100.
Save a copy of EVERY ASSIGNMENT WE DO! We will need them later . . .

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In-class:
'Wordy' worksheet in pairs - discuss
Self-edit '200 words on a song you love' - Self-edit '400 words on Trower' - discuss.
Set up analysis of 'Artist Persona' assignment - watch Migos video - discuss.
Sign up for Personal Conferences

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TH 1.26
Class is canceled today

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MONDAY 1.30
Personal Conferences: In-Class work day. Bring laptops.

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TUESDAY 1.31
Personal Conferences: In-Class work day. Bring laptops.

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TH 2.2
No assignments due today - but start working on your final Trower revision.
Make sure you save a copy of both unrevised versions, as you will hand them in with the final version.

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In-class:
Discuss http://core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/1100describesong.html
Talk about Artist Persona assignment and watch videos

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T 2.7
Due: Name the artist you plan to discuss in your Artist Persona essay.
List one or two videos you might use.
Write a list of five ways that the artist is either typical or not typical of artists in that genre (or genres)
in terms of their presentation/performance of masculinity or femininity.
Type all of the above onto a single sheet of paper and bring to class.

Due: Bring your near-final Trower Revision to class (it doesn't matter if you are done or not.)

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In-class:
Subject / Verb discussion; duo worksheet; use this concept on Trower revision

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TH 2.9
Describing a Song ("Bridge of Sighs") assignment due. Read the assignment guide VERY CAREFULLY:
http://core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/1100describesong.html
 
Reminder: Please pay attention to, and be involved with, the class discussion.
If you are filling out your planners or doing another class's homework, for example,
then you can't really be listening or participating. In fact, this is negative participation.
And participation is an important part of your experience in the class and your grade.

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In-class:
Editing sentences worksheet - apply to Trower assignment on back of worksheet.
Watch videos, look at images - take notes, discuss.

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T 2.14
Due: Nothing. (a post-assignment break!)

Reminder: If you have any concerns about your work, take the initiative to make an appointment with me.

Reminder: The university does not recognize a doctor's note as an excused absence.
If you are sick and don't come to class, that counts as an absence. Miss no more than three classes
and you will not be penalized. Exceptions are made for ongoing illnesses.

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In-class:
Proofread Gandhi document (section 1)
Pop-cult Thesis document
Discuss AP essay webpage. in-class work on material due next class

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TH 2.16
Due: A draft of the introductory paragraph from your Artist Persona essay. [See here for the assignment.]
Due: A draft of a body paragraph from your Artist Persona essay.
Put both paragraphs on one page and bring three copies.
If you don't have this material with you, your grade will be negatively affected.

Reminder: 25% of your final grade is based on positive participation.

Reminder: If you miss a class, see here.

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In-class:
Proofread Gandhi document (section 2)
Peer review intro - two times with two people
Peer-review BP with one of the same people
Look at CER.

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T 2.21
Due: Bring a draft of four paragraphs from your Artist Persona essay. Bring two copies.
(Your final essay will likely be more than four paragraphs.)
If you don't have this material with you, your grade will be negatively affected.
Re-read the assignment sheet VERY CAREFULLY - see here for the assignment.]

Due: Bring one copy of your final version of the Trower assignment; see here for the assignment.
Look at the 'What we can talk about when we write about a song': see this page.

Reminder: If you have any concerns about your work, take the initiative to make an appointment with me.

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In-class:
Peer-review - switch pairs - assess in terms of body paragraph model here: CEA.
Discuss Describing a Song Revision.

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TH 2.23
Due: Bring a printout of your final version of the Trower assignment - the same one you had last class.

Due: Bring a printout of the introduction and two body paragraphs of the Artist Persona assignment.
If you don't have this material with you, your grade will be negatively affected.
Re-read the assignment sheet VERY CAREFULLY - see here for the assignment.]

We will work on the Artist Persona Essay in class - bring a laptop and the Word document if you want to.
You may also bring the Word document of the Trower assignment and work on that in class, too.

Body paragraph model here: CEA.

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In-class:
Review intro requirements - artist, specific genre, specific name for self-presentation.
Review body paragraph formula
Work on assignment in class

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T 2.28   
Due: Final version of the Artist Persona essay. Re-read this information about the assignment.

Due: Bring a printout of your versions 1 and 2 of the Trower assignment.   

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In-class:
Self-commentary on AP essay - write on back

Look at
http://core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/stylefrombadtogood.htm
http://core.ecu.edu/ENGL/parillek/1100SubjectVerb.html
Revise both Trower assignment for strong subject verbs - write on back.   

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TH 3.2
Workshop and Help Day - I will not take attendance.

Reminder: If you don't stay focused on work in-class work/workshop time, you lose points from your grade.

NOTE: DUE by 5pm today is a hard copy of your Describing a Song: Revision assignment.
You may hand it during class time; or put it under my office door (BATE 2124) anytime before 5pm.

Here is the original Describing a Song assignment. As you revise, look at this page and the material I emailed you.
The possible extra credit is optional. You are on your own for this revision - the purpose of this assignment is to
help you to look carefully at your writing, find problems, and then fix them.

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T 3.7 and TH 3.9                                                  
Spring Break - No Class

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T 3.14
A list of upcoming assignments:
Critical Review Essay.
Describing a Song: The Subject/Verb Revision.
Criticizing a Song.
Describing a Song #2.
Artist Persona Revision: Revise the introduction and first three body paragraphs based on our personal conference.

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In-class:
talk about upcoming assignments
colon, semicolon assignment

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TH 3.16  
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Personal conferences:
Due: Bring a copy of your Artist Persona essay and a pen/pencil.
I will talk with students in my office during class time.

Reminder: If you have any concerns about your work, take the initiative to make an appointment with me.

Reminder: Everyone is allowed to miss three classes without any penalty; see 1100 Policies.
Some people have missed four or more and are in grade trouble. Contact me if you are concerned.

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T 3.21 
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Describing a Song: The Subject/Verb Revision.
See here for details. Bring a hard copy to class.

Due: Rough draft of Criticizing a Song. Bring two hard copies to class.

Personal conferences:
Due: Bring a hard copy of your Artist Persona essay and a pen/pencil. I will talk with students during class. 

Reminder: To get credit for attendance, you need to be in class from start to finish - don't leave during it.

Reminder: If you don't stay focused on work in-class work/workshop time, you lose points from your grade.

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TH 3.23
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Bibliography for Critical Review Essay.
List five sources in the following format:
   Last, First Name. "Title of Piece on the LP or CD." Place published. Date published.
   Underneath the above information list five key aspects of the recording that the author discusses.

Personal conferences:
Due: Bring a hard copy of your Artist Persona essay and a pen/pencil. I will talk with students during class.

Reminder: Please do not leave class during class time - to get credit for attendance, you need to
attend the whole period. Leaving and returning are disruptive - and this will harm your final grade.

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T 3.28
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Criticizing a Song. Bring a hard copy to class.

Personal conferences:
Due: Bring a hard copy of your Artist Persona essay and a pen/pencil. I will talk with students during class.

Reminder: To get credit for attendance, you need to be in class from start to finish - don't leave/return during it.

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TH 3.30  
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.
Make sure that you have a word document of your Artist Persona essay.
You will work on revising it after we discuss the revision process.

NEW: Points for the 'Artist Persona Revision' are in Blackboard. 
If you received a 0, it is because you did not follow the key formatting instructions about Topic Sentences. 
When a student follows these instructions, I can easily see if he/she understands one of the assignment's
key goals, which is to create Topic Sentences that accomplishes two things: each TS looks back to the
thesis and ahead to the BP.
You may hand in a corrected version if you choose.
Label it Artist Persona Revision: Correct Format. Note the due date below.

NEW: Grades for the 'Describing a Song Subject-Revision' (Take Two) are in Blackboard.
0 means you did not hand it in. 1 means you did not pass. 2 means you passed.

As always, please talk to me if you have any concerns.

Remember, the point total in Blackboard is not a relevant number. Ignore it.
Some numbers/points only stand for Pass or Fail.

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In-class:
Artist Persona revision

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T 4.4
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Make sure you have a Word document with a rough draft of two body paragraphs from
your Critical Review Essay. You will begin revising the BPs after we discuss the revision process.
Study this sample body paragraph for the Critical Review Essay.

Due: Bring a hard copy of your Describing a Song: The Subject/Verb Revision assignment.

Due: Artist Persona Revision. Artist Persona grades are in Blackboard: remember that the upcoming
revision gives you ten possible points to add to the current grade.

Reminder: The course has a late policy. Some people are late often, and this hurts your grade.

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TH 4.6  
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.
We will work on the Critical Review Essay, which is due next class.

Also, bring a word document of your Artist Persona Essay and one of your 400 word final Robin
Trower assignment. You do not need hard copies, just electric versions that you can edit and revise
in class.

Due: Describing a Song: The Subject/Verb Revision.
Many folks did not do so well on this, so we'll give it another shot.
REMEMBER: The assignment calls for you to revise for strong subjects-verbs.
It is not a general revision! If you are certain you did it correctly, then just hand it in again.

Reminder: If you don't stay focused on work in-class work/workshop time, you lose points from your grade.

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T 4.11
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Critical Review Essay.

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In-class:
Skills Checklist.

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TH 4.13
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Make sure you have digital copies of your
Skills Checklist.
Describing a Song. Final version.
Artist Persona Revision.
Criticizing a Song Revision.
Critical Review Essay.  

Due: Skills Checklist - bring a hard copy to class.

Due: Criticizing a Song: Revision - this is an optional assignment.

Due: Optional Artist Persona Revision: Correct Format. See here for the original assignment.

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T 4.18
In-class work/help day. Bring laptops, printouts, etc.

Due: Make sure you have digital copies of your
Skills Checklist.
Criticizing a Song Revision.
Critical Review Essay.  

The two assignments below are due today - refer to your checklist as you do each.

Due: Trower Ultimate Revision
Format:
A. (copy and paste 250 consecutive words from the latest version.)

B. (copy and paste the same 250 words.) Then, using the checklist and the assignment
sheets, undertake a serious revision. You may add in to this version changes from the 
later revisions in which you excerpted problem sentences and fixed them.
[Here is the original assignment sheet.]

Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
In upper right-hand corner, single space and right justify the following: 
Your first and last name
Assignment Title
Assignment due date

Due: Artist Persona Ultimate Revision
Format:
A. (copy and paste the introduction and first body paragraph from the latest version.)
B. (copy and paste the same material from the latest version.) Then, using the checklist
and the assignment sheets, undertake a serious revision.
You may add in to this version changes from the later AP revision.
[Here is the original assignment.]

Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
In upper right-hand corner, single space and right justify the following: 
Your first and last name
Assignment Title
Assignment due date

Staple these two assignments together, along with your updated checklist (make it the last stapled page).

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TH 4.20 (Last Class)
Bring your laptops.

The two assignments below are due today - refer to your checklist as you do each.

Due: Criticizing a Song Ultimate Revision
Format:
A. (copy and paste 300 consecutive words from the latest version.)
B. (copy and paste the same 300 words.) Then, using the checklist and the assignment
sheet, undertake a serious revision. [Here is the original assignment sheet.]

Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
In upper right-hand corner, single space and right justify the following: 
Your first and last name
Assignment Title
Assignment due date

Due: Critical Review Ultimate Revision
Format:
A. (copy and paste three body paragraphs.)
B. (copy and paste the same three body paragraphs.) Then, using the checklist
and the assignment sheets, undertake a serious revision. [Here is the original assignment.]

Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
In upper right-hand corner, single space and right justify the following: 
Your first and last name
Assignment Title
Assignment due date

Staple these two assignments together, along with your updated checklist (make it the last stapled page).

OPTION: If you want to revise the full Critical Review Essay, you may hand that in by next Tuesday (4.25).
If you take this option, then today you will only hand in the Criticizing a Song Ultimate Revision (4.20).
[Here is the original Critical Review Essay assignment.]
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T 4.25 (No class, as you know . . .)

If you decided to do the Optional Full Revision of the Critical Review Essay, it is due today;
place a stapled hard copy with your checklist under my door (Bate 2124) by 3pm.

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PAST ANNOUNCEMENTS

As I mentioned in class, please do not leave during class time - to get credit for attendance, you need
to attend the whole class. Leaving and returning are disruptive - and this will harm your final grade.
If you have a medical problem that requires you to leave, let me know and provide documentation.

New optional assignment: Criticizing a Song: Revision. 

Study this sample body paragraph for the Critical Review Essay.
It shows one way to organize a strong BP. And see this information on Integrating Quotations
into your writing. These strategies will help you with the Critical Review Essay.
 
The four possible 'grades' for the first Describing a Song: Revision are as follows:
No grade: I never got yours (you can still hand it in . . .)
0: fail (people who failed ignored the format and/or other directions.) You can re-do it for partial credit.
1: pass, but late
2: pass
Note: If you did the extra credit option, the points you earned have already been added to the essay grade
in Blackboard.

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