Dr. Mary E. Martin E-mail: martinme@winthrop.edu |
Bancroft 208 Website:http://faculty.winthrop.edu/martinme |
Office Phone: 323-4554 Office Hours: MW 12:00-1:00 PM. TR 10:00-11:00 AM; 1:00-3:30 PM and by appointment
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Class meetings: MW (9:30-10:45 AM, Owens Hall G07; TR (8:00-9:15 AM, Owens 208) and (11:00-12:15 PM, Owens 101) |
Critical Reading, Thinking and Writing Spring 2009
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Texts:
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Nosich, Gerald. Learning to Think Things Through. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall. Rosenwasser, David, and Jill Stephen. Writing Analytically. 5th ed. Thomson. Harris, Muriel, ed. Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage. 2nd custom ed. Prentice Hall. Wilson, Edward O. The Future of Life.. Vintage Books. *You will also need two folders with pockets, any color but not plastic or vinyl, as well as a separate spiral notebook for your Thinking/Reading Journal. |
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Course Goals: |
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See a complete listing of course goals for the Department of English at http://www.winthrop.edu/english/goals/index.htm. Goals for teacher certification majors are listed at http://www.winthrop.edu/english/goals.htm#englished. |
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Course Requirements:
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Final Exam schedule: MW 9:30 class--8:00 AM, Friday, May1 TR 8:00 AM class--8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 5 TR11:00 AM class--11:30 AM, Tuesday, May 5 Remember--all assignments must be completed in order to receive credit for the class. |
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Grading Standards: |
A description of letter grades for writing assignments can be found at http://www.winthrop.edu/english/rubric.htm. Grades will be based on the following scale: 94-100=A, 91-93= A-, 88-90=B+, 80-87=B, 81-83=B-, 78-80=C+, 74-77=C, 71-73=C-, 68-70=D+, 64-67=D, 61-63=D-, 0-60=F. |
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Plagiarism Policy: |
Please review the English Department’s policy on the Correct Use of Borrowed Information at http://www.winthrop.edu/english/plagiarism.htm. You are responsible for reviewing the Code of Student Conduct in your Student Handbook and the description of plagiarism in The Prentice-Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage and handling source materials correctly. The University Judicial Policy on Plagiarism is explained at http://www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/Judicial/judcode.htm under section V, “Academic Misconduct.” The offense of plagiarism will result in failure of the class. |
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Attendance Policy and Class Behavior Guidelines |
Students are expected to attend class. An absence for any reason will count as a class missed. Students who arrive to class late must check with me at the end of the class. Three absences will lower the student’s final grade by 10%. More than four absences will result in failure of the course. Please turn off cell phones and keep them off your desk. Anyone observed using his/her cell phone will receive an absence for the day. Anyone caught sleeping in class will receive an absence for the day.
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Other Guidelines |
Paper Preparation: all out of class papers, unless otherwise directed, should follow MLA style demonstrated in the Prentice Hall Guide. Papers must be evenly double-spaced with a one inch margin on all sides. Refer to page 448 in Prentice Hall for a template of the first page; no extra cover sheet is necessary.
Due Dates: Hard copies of all assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date unless due dates fall on a Friday; then you have until 4:00 PM on Friday to drop the paper by my office. late papers will be penalized one letter for every class day late. Please see me ahead of any due dates if your are having trouble completing the assignments.
Turnitin.com Policy: We will be using www.turnitin.com this semester for all out of class papers; I will provide more information on that closer to the dates of those assignments. Papers not submitted to turnitin will not receive a grade.
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Technology Requirements |
I conduct much of class business with students using e-mail. If you do not have an e-mail account, go to 15 Tillman immediately to set it up. All class e-mail will be sent to your campus e-mail address, so make sure you set it to forward to any off-campus account you use (e.g. Comporium, AOL, Yahoo!, etc.) You must have a working Winthrop POBox e-mail address by January 23, 2009. All students must subscribe to the class listserve.
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Students With
Disabilities |
Winthrop University is dedicated to providing access to education. If you have a disability and need accommodations, please contact Gena Smith, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities, at 323-3290, as soon as possible. Once you have your Professor Notification Form, please tell me so that I am aware of your accommodations well before the first paper. |