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CourseSyllabus

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UniversityofSouthFloridaSarasotaManatee
ENC1101.524F15
Term
Dayand
Time
Room
Credit
Hours

Spring2015
Mondays/Wednesdays,9:30am10:45am
SMCA217
3

Instructor

ClaytonBenjamin

Email

cjbenjamin@sar.usf.edu

Telephone

941.359.4630

Office/Office
Hours

IcanmeetyouinpersononMondaysinroomB325from11amto1pmorvirtuallyduringthesame
timeonGoogleHangout(https://talkgadget.google.com/hangouts/_/nq3depeegxhj6nqchhquj6splya)
ORbyappointment

REQUIREDTEXTS
PurdueUniversitysOnlineWritingLab(OWL):https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Academicarticlesandchapters,sharedelectronicallythroughGoogleDriveandannotatedbyyourgroup

AdditionalMaterials
Writingmaterials(paper/utensil)andyournotebookcomputer(youmustbringthesetoclasseveryday)
GoogleDriveconnectedtoyourcampusemail
KamiaccountsyncedtoyourGoogleDriveAccount
YourUSFSarasotaManateeemailaccount

COURSEDESCRIPTION
(A.A.)threehoursperweek.Prequisite:ENC0020orappropriatescoreonEnglishplacementtest.Collegelevel
readingandwriting.ENC1101helpspreparestudentsforacademicworkbyemphasizingexpositorywriting,the
basicsoflibraryresearch,andtheconventionsofacademicdiscourse.Thiscoursemeetsthe6,000wordGordon
Rulerequirement.
GORDONRULE
ThiscoursemeetstheFloridaStateBoardofEducationRuleNumber6A10.30.Inaccordancewiththisrule,
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studentswillcompletesixsemesterhoursofEnglishandsixsemesterhoursofadditionalcourseworkinwhichthe
studentmustdemonstratecollegelevelwritingskills.AgradeofCorbetterisrequiredforcreditinGordonRule
classes.

COURSEGOALS
Communication
Preparestudentsforrealworldsituationsthatrequirepowerfulandeffectiveoralandwrittencommunicationin
traditionalandemergentmedia.

CriticalThinking
Developcritical,constructive,andreflectivethinkerswhoanalyze,interpret,evaluate,anddecidewhattobelieve
anddo.

COURSEOUTCOMES:
Studentswilldemonstratecomposingprocessesthroughprewriting,drafting,revising,andeditingindividually
andwithpeersinarangeofmedia.
Studentswilldemonstraterhetoricalknowledgebyfocusingonaudience,purpose,context,genre,medium,and
message.
Studentswilldemonstratecriticalthinking,reading,andwritingskillstoincludelocating,evaluating,analyzing,
andsynthesizingsources,aswellasintegratingthemwiththeirownideas.
Studentswilldemonstrateknowledgeofconventions,suchasappropriatetone,mechanics,anddocumentation
inavarietyofformats.
Studentswilldemonstratetheabilitytoworkinelectronicenvironmentsthroughoutthecomposingprocess:
researching,drafting,reviewing,revising,editing,andsharingtexts.

CANVASUSE
TheclasssyllabusispostedinCanvas,anonlinecoursemanagementsystem.Inthisclass,Canvaswillbeused
forallcoursecommunicationoutsideofclass,assignmentdescriptions,assignmentsubmissions,andgeneral
courseannouncements.
CanvasSupportisavailablethroughUSFSMELearningstafffrom9amto5pmMondaythroughFriday.Pleasecall
oremailCarlosMontoya|cmmontoya@sar.usf.edu|9413594295.
TheUSFTampaITHelpdeskprovides24hoursupportforCanvas.Pleasecall8139741222oremail:
help@usf.eduifyouneedassistanceoutsideofUSFSMsELearninghours.
Additionally,CanvastutorialscanbefoundintheStudentQuickstartGuideathttp://guides.instructure.com/m/8470
(http://guides.instructure.com/m/8470)

TURNITIN
TheUniversityofSouthFloridahasanaccountwithanautomatedplagiarismdetectionservicewhichallowsstudent
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assignmentsbecheckedforplagiarism.IreservetherighttoaskstudentstosubmittheirassignmentstoTurnitin
throughCanvas.Assignmentsarecomparedautomaticallywithadatabaseofjournalarticles,webarticles,and
previouslysubmittedpapers.Theinstructorreceivesareportshowingexactlyhowastudentspaperwas
plagiarized.
PLEASEREMOVEYOURNAMEFROMTHEBODYOFYOURPAPERANDREPLACEITWITHYOURUSFID#.
ALSOREMOVEYOURNAMEFROMTHEFILENAMEANDREPLACEITWITHYOURUSFID#(e.g.,
U12345678Essay1.docx)BEFORESUBMITTINGITTOTURNITIN.
PursuanttotheprovisionsoftheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA),studentsarerequestedto
maintainconfidentialityasawaytokeeptheirpersonalcontactinformation(i.e.name,address,telephone)from
beingdisclosedtovendorsorotheroutsideagencies.Byyoursubmission,youarealsoagreeingtoreleaseyour
originalworkforreviewforacademicpurposestoTurnitin.

ACADEMICSUPPORTSERVICES
InformationCommonsprovidesstudentswithindividualandgroupstudyspaces,computers,printers,andvarious
mediaequipmentfortemporaryuse.InformationCommonsisstaffedwithalibrarian,learningsupportfaculty,
tutors,andtechnologyandelearningspecialists.Studentschallengedbytherigorsofacademicwriting,
mathematics,orothercoursecontentareurgedtocontacttheirprofessorsearlyinthesemestertochartoutaplan
foracademicsuccess,and/orregularlyusethetutoringservicesprovidedbytheLearningSupportServices,which
areprovidedatnocosttostudents.

COURSEWORK&WEIGHTS
HOMEWORK
KamiAnnotatedArticles&RhetoricalReadingWorksheets
Studentsinthiscourseareresponsibleforreadingallassignedreadingsinthecourse.Youwillreadthesearticles
intheonlinesocialPDFEditorKami.Whenyoucompletethereading,pleasedownloadthereadingwith
annotationsasaPDFanduploaditintotheCanvassubmission.Additionally,foreachreading,youwillbe
responsibleforcompletingaReadingRhetoricalWorksheet.Thesemustbesubmittedbeforeclass.Iftheseare
notsubmittedbeforeclass,youwillbeaskedtoleaveclassforthedayandyouwillreceiveanabsencefor
theday.
Percentoffinalgrade30%

FORMALWRITINGASSIGNMENTS
ThreeunitessayprojectsEssayprojectsareworthatotalof100pointsandshouldreflect:
Planning(includesthesis/outline,roughdraft,peerediting)25pts.
Finalversion75pts.
Percentoffinalgrade45%

WORDPRESSPORTFOLIOANDCOURSEREFLECTION
Afinalportfolioprovidingevidenceyoumetcourseobjectives
Percentoffinalgrade25%
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AlldraftsmustbewrittenintheGoogleDocsandsharedwiththeprofessorsemail:
cjbenjamin@mail.usf.edu(mailto:cjbenjamin@mail.usf.edu)

Finaldraftswillbegradedaccordingtothefollowingcategories:

Revision:Currentwritingtheoryandpracticeadvocatesaprocessapproachtowritinginwhichrevisionofwriting
overmultipledraftsisamajorcomponent.Duringthesemesteryouwillneedtoredraftmajorassignments.Our
writingprocesswillbeasfollows:
1. StudentcreatesacompleteRoughDraft
2. StudentreceivesaninclassPeerreviewofRoughDraft
3. StudentimplementsPeerFeedbackandwritesaFinalDraft
4. StudentsubmitsFinalDraftonline
5. InstructorprovidesfeedbackonFinalDraft
6. StudentimplementsInstructorFeedbackforaPortfolioDraft
7. StudentreceivespeerfeedbackonthePortfolioDraft
8. StudentimplementsPeerReviewfeedbackintothePortfolioDraft
9. StudentsubmitsPortfolioDraftonlineandaddsittohis/heronlineportfolio
NOTE***Todowellinthiswritingprocess,itishighlyrecommendedthatyoucometoofficehoursforindividual
assistanceonalldrafts***

ASSIGNMENTDESCRIPTIONS
AnnotatedArticles&ReadingRhetoricalWorksheets
Oneofthemostvaluableskillsyouwilllearninthiscourseishowtolistenandreadinacademicandprofessional
discourses.Irealizethatreadingacademicwriting/journalarticlescanbetedious,boring,etc.However,ifyoupush
yourselveswiththestrategiesprovidedinthiscourse,readingthesetypesofarticles/textswillbecomemucheasier
andevenenjoyable.
Also,toassistyouinyourreadingsthissemester,youwillcollaborativelyreadassignedarticlesbyusingKami.
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Kamiisanonlineapplicationwhichallowsgroupsofpeopletoread,highlight,andannotatethesamePDF.The
coursereadingswillbeuploadedtoGoogleDriveandsharedwithyouandyourfellowgroupmembers.Tofindyour
groupmembers,selectthePeopletabinCanvas.Tocompletethereadings,youwillgotoGoogleDrive,openyour
ENC1101Readingfolder,findthearticleyouwishtoread,rightclickthearticleandselectopeninKami.While
readingthroughthecoursereadingsyouwillusetheKamitoolstohighlight,annotate,andcommentonthecourse
readings.YouwillthendownloadaPDFcopyofthearticleandsubmittheannotatedcopyofthearticleinCanvas.
Also,foreachreading,youwillberesponsibleforcompletingaRhetoricalReadingWorksheet.Theworksheetis
designedtohelpyouthinkcriticallyaboutwhatyouread.Bythetimeyouarefinishedreadinganarticle,youshould
beabletostatetheauthor'smainclaim,summarizehis/her/theirsubclaims,understandthepurposeofthearticle,
understandthecontextofthearticle,andinterpretthearticletoanswerwhyitisimportantorsignificanttoyourown
learning.ThesewillbecompletedinGoogleDocsandwillbesubmittedonline.BesuretoshareyourReading
RhetoricalWorksheetwithcjbenjamin@mail.usf.edu.

ThreeUnitEssayProjects(SubjecttoChange)

Paper2:ProcessPaper:Autoethnography(4to5pages)
Performanautoethnographyaboutyourownwriting.Thisassignmentshouldincludeanindepthanalysisofyour
writingprocess,includingpicturesofwhereyouwrite,storiesofwhoyoudiscussyourwritingwith,screenshotsof
distractionsand/orwebsitesyouvisitwhileyouwrite.Howdoestheenvironmentyouwriteinandtheprocessyou
createwhilewritingallow/inhibityourwriting?Theautoethnographyshouldbe4to5pagesnotincluding
visuals/video/audiorecordings.Iencourageyoutoinvestigateapublishingplatform(suchasGoogleSites,
Wix.com,Prezi,etc.)whereyoucanhostyourtextalongwithothermultimedia(photos,visuals,drawings,
slideshows,audiorecordings,etc).
Paper2:RhetoricalSituationPaper:RhetoricalAnalysis(4to5pages)
Locatetwoscholarlyarticlesfromtwofieldsandrhetoricallyanalyzethem.Whatgenrearetheywrittenin?Whois
theaudienceforeacharticle?Whatisthepurposeofthearticles?Whoistheauthorandwhatarehis/herethos?
Whatistheauthorwritingabout?Whatisthelargerrhetoricalsituationinwhichthewriteriswritingin?Theanalysis
shouldbe4to5pageslongandshouldcompare/contrastbotharticles.Iexpectanindepthanalysisthat
demonstratesyouunderstoodthecontextofthearticleandwhytheauthorsmadecertainchoicesinhis/herwriting
style.Youmustalsosubmitthetwoarticlesyouanalyze.
Paper3:DiscourseCommunityPaper(4to5pages)
Thisprojectwillaskyoutothinkcriticallyaboutadiscoursecommunityandaboutliteracy.Youwillberesponsible
foridentifyingadiscoursecommunity,arguingwhyyoubelieveitisadiscoursecommunity,andthenyouwill
discussit'srelationtotheinclusionandexclusionofothers.Inthisunit,wewilldiscusswhatadiscoursecommunity
is,howitoperates,whytheconceptisimportanttoknowasawriter,andthenhowdiscoursecommunitiesand
literacyarerelatedtopower.

FinalReflectionPaper(5pages)
Attheendofthiscourse,youwillberesponsibleforreflectingonhowyoumetthecourseobjectives.Thereflection
shouldalsoreflectonyourprogressthroughoutthecourse,whatyoulearned,andwhatyoustillneedtomasterto
becomeanexperiencedwriter.

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AfinalportfolioconstructedthroughWordPresswillbesubmittedattheendofthecourse.Inthisportfolioyoumust
include:
1. AnnotatedArticlesandReadingRhetoricalWorksheets
2. Edited/RewrittenWritingProcessPaper&ShortMemoReflectiononchangesyoumade
3. Edited/RewrittenRhetoricalAnalysisPaper&ShortMemoReflectiononchangesyoumade
4. Edited/RewrittenDiscourseCommunityPaper&ShortMemoReflectiononchangesyoumade
5. Edited/RewrittenFinalPaper
6. FinalReflection

GRADING
WeightedpercentageGrade
10097=A+
9693=A
9290=A
8987=B+
8683=B
8280=B
7977=C+
7673=C
7270=C
6967=D+
6663=D
6260=D
590=F

USFSMANDUSFSYSTEMPOLICIES
1. AcademicDishonesty:TheUniversityconsidersanyformofplagiarismorcheatingonexams,
projects,orpaperstobeunacceptablebehavior.Pleasebesuretoreviewtheuniversityspolicyin
theUSFSMCatalog(http://usfsm.edu/catalog/),theUSFSystemAcademicIntegrityofStudents,
andtheUSFSystemStudentCodeofConduct.
(http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulationusf6.0021.pdf)

2. (http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulationusf6.0021.pdf)AcademicDisruption:The
Universitydoesnottoleratebehaviorthatdisruptsthelearningprocess.Thepolicyforaddressing
academicdisruptionisincludedwithAcademicDishonestyintheUSFSMCatalog
(http://usfsm.edu/catalog/),USFSystemAcademicIntegrityofStudents,andtheUSFSystem

StudentCodeofConduct.(http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulationusf6.0021.pdf)
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3. (http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulationusf6.0021.pdf)ContingencyPlans:Inthe
eventofanemergency,itmaybenecessaryforUSFSMtosuspendnormaloperations.Duringthis
time,USFSMmayopttocontinuedeliveryofinstructionthroughmethodsthatincludebutarenot
limitedto:Canvas,onlineconferencing/collaborationtools,emailmessaging,and/oranalternate
schedule.ItistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomonitorCanvasforeachoftheirclassesfor
coursespecificcommunication,aswellastheUSFSMwebsite,theirstudentemailaccount,and
MoBull(http://www.mobull.usf.edu/)messagesforimportantgeneralinformation.TheUSFhotline
at1(800)9924231isupdatedwithprerecordedinformationduringanemergency.Seethe
CampusPoliceWebsite(http://usfsm.edu/campuspolice/)forfurtherinformation.
4. DisabilitiesAccommodation:StudentsareresponsibleforregisteringwiththeOfficeofStudents
withDisabilitiesServices(SDS)inordertoreceiveacademicaccommodations.Reasonablenotice
mustbegiventotheSDSoffice(typically5workingdays)foraccommodationstobearranged.Itis
theresponsibilityofthestudenttoprovideeachinstructorwithacopyoftheofficialMemoof
Accommodation.ContactInformation:DisabilityCoordinator,9413594714,
disabilityservices@sar.usf.edu(mailto:disabilityservices@sar.usf.edu),
http://usfsm.edu/disabilityservices/(http://usfsm.edu/disabilityservices/)
(http://usfsm.edu/disabilityservices/)

5. (http://usfsm.edu/disabilityservices/)FireAlarmInstructions:Atthebeginningofeachsemester
pleasenotetheemergencyexitmapspostedineachclassroom.Thesesignsaremarkedwiththe
primaryevacuationroute(red)andsecondaryevacuationroute(orange)incasethebuildingneeds
tobeevacuated.SeeEmergencyEvacuationProcedures
(http://legacy.usfsm.edu/facilities/documents/eap_sept2013.pdf).

6. ReligiousObservances:USFSMrecognizestherightofstudentsandfacultytoobservemajor
religiousholidays.Studentswhoanticipatethenecessityofbeingabsentfromclassforamajor
religiousobservancemustprovidenoticeofthedate(s)totheinstructor,inwriting,bythesecond
weekofclasses.Instructorscancelingclassforareligiousobservanceshouldhavethisstatedin
thesyllabuswithanappropriatealternativeassignment.
7. ProtectionofStudentsAgainstDiscriminationandHarassment:
1. SexualMisconduct/SexualHarassmentReporting:USFSMiscommittedtoprovidingan
environmentfreefromsexdiscrimination,includingsexualharassmentandsexualviolence
(USF(http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policiesandprocedures/pdfs/policy0004.pdf)System
Policy0004(http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policiesandprocedures/pdfs/policy0004.pdf)).
2. OtherTypesofDiscriminationandHarassment:USFSMalsoiscommittedtoprovidingan
environmentfreefromdiscriminationandharassmentbasedonrace,color,maritalstatus,sex,
religion,nationalorigin,disability,age,geneticinformation,sexualorientation,genderidentity
andexpression,orveteranstatus(USFSystemPolicy000
(http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policiesandprocedures/pdfs/policy0007.pdf)7).

3. TheCounselingandWellnessCenterisaconfidentialresourcewhereyoucantalkabout
incidentsofdiscriminationandharassment,includingsexualharassment,genderbased
crimes,sexualassault,stalking,anddomestic/relationshipviolence.Thisconfidentialresource
canhelpyouwithouthavingtoreportyoursituationtoeithertheOfficeofStudentRightsand
Responsibilities(OSSR)ortheOfficeofDiversity,Inclusion,andEqualOpportunity(DIEO),
unlessyourequestthattheymakeareport.
4. PleasebeawarethatincompliancewithTitleIXandundertheUSFSystemPolicy,educators
mustreportincidentsofdiscriminationandharassment,includingsexualharassment,gender
basedcrimes,sexualassault,stalking,anddomestic/relationshipviolence.Ifastudent
disclosesanyofthesesituationsinclass,inpapers,ortoafacultymemberpersonally,heor
sheisrequiredtoreportittoOSSRorDIEOforinvestigation.Studentswhoarevictimsorwho
haveknowledgeofsuchdiscriminationorharassmentareencouragedtoreportittoeither
OSSRorDIEO.
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5. TheDeputyCoordinatorforUSFSMisAllisonDinsmore,CoordinatorofDisabilityServices&
StudentAdvocacy,#9413594714oradinsmore1@sar.usf.edu.
6. CampusResources:
CounselingCenterandWellnessCenter9414874254
VictimAdvocate(24/7)9415048599
Listofoffcampusresources:
HOPEFamilyServices:9417556805
SafePlace&RapeCrisisCenter(SPARCC)Sarasota:9413651976
FirstCallforHelpManatee:9417086488
Sarasota&NorthPort9413665025
ManateeGlens:941782480024hrHotline9417086059
8. WebPortalInformation:EverynewlyenrolledUSFstudentreceivesanofficialUSFemail
account.StudentsreceiveofficialUSFcorrespondenceandCanvascourseinformationviathat
address.Thewebportalisaccessedathttp://my.usf.ed(http://my.usf.edu/)u

PROFESSIONALISMPOLICIES
AbsencePolicy
Studentswillreceivetwounexcusedabsences(atotalofanentireweekofclass)withouttheirabsencesaffecting
theoverallgrade.Anyabsencesafterthefirsttwowillresultina1/3ofthefinalgradepenalty.

CellPhonePolicy
Peruniversitypolicyandclassroometiquettemobilephones,iPods,etc.mustbesilencedduringallclassroom
andlablectures.Thosenotheedingthisrulewillbeaskedtoleavetheclassroom/labimmediatelyandwill
receiveanabsencefortheday.

TardinessPolicy
Pleasearriveontimeforallclassmeetings.Youmayreceivetwolateattendanceswithoutitaffectingyourgrade.
Anyadditionallateattendanceswillresultinacompleteabsencefortheday.

HomeworkPolicy
Allhomeworkmustbecompletedandsubmittedby10PMthenightbeforeclass.Studentswhohavenotsubmitted
homeworkfortheclassperioditisduewillnotbeinvitedtoparticipateinclassthatday.Thismeansthatifyou
havenotcompletedthehomework,youwillbeaskedtoleaveclassforthedayandyouwillreceivean
absencefortheday.

DisruptiveBehaviorPolicy
Studentswhohabituallydisturbtheclassbytalkingoutofturn,arrivinglate,etc.,andhavebeenwarnedwillsuffer
areductionintheirfinalclassgrade.

LateWorkPolicy
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Lateworkwillnotbeaccepted.CompleteworkAHEADoftime.Ifyouhaveanemergency,besureyouhave
sharedwhateverassignmentweareworkingoninGoogleDocsandbesuretoemailtheinstructorthrough
Canvas.

EmailPolicy
TheinstructorwillonlyrespondtoemailssentthroughCanvas.Anyemailssenttohiscjbenjamin@sar.usf.edu
(mailto:cjbenjamin@sar.usf.edu)orcjbenjamin@mail.usf.edu(mailto:cjbenjamin@mail.usf.edu)addresseswillnot

berespondedto.

ENDOFSEMESTERSTUDENTEVALUATIONS
AllclassesatUSFmakeuseofanonlinesystemforstudentstoprovidefeedbacktotheUniversityregardingthe
course.Thesesurveyswillbemadeavailableattheendofthesemester,andtheUniversitywillnotifyyoubyemail
whentheresponsewindowopens.Yourparticipationishighlyencouragedandvalued.Theresultsofstudent
feedbackaresenttodepartmentsandfacultymembersonlyaftersemestergradesarealreadysubmitted,and
studentresponsesarereportedonlyanonymouslyandintheaggregatetofaculty.

UNIVERSITYWRITINGCENTER
TheUniversityWritingCenterisafreeresourceforUSFundergraduatesandgraduates.AttheUWC,atrained
writingconsultantwillworkindividuallywithyouonanythingyou'rewriting(inoroutofclass),atanypointinthe
writingprocessfrombrainstormingtoediting.Appointmentsarerecommended,butnotrequired.Formore
informationortomakeanappointment,visittheUWCwebsiteathttp://www.lib.usf.edu/writing,stopbyLIB125,or
call813.974.8293

CAMPUSEMERGENCIES
Intheeventofanemergency,itmaybenecessaryforUSFtosuspendnormaloperations.Duringthistime,USF
mayopttocontinuedeliveryofinstructionthroughmethodsthatincludebutarenotlimitedtoCanvasandemail
messagingand/oranalternateschedule.ItstheresponsibilityofthestudenttomonitortheCanvassiteforeach
classforcoursespecificcommunication,andthemainUSF,College,anddepartmentwebsites,emails,andMoBull
messagesforimportantgeneralinformation

INCOMPLETEPOLICY
Incompletesaregrantedonlybythedirectionoftheinstructor.

WITHDRAWALPOLICY
InaccordancewiththeUniversityofSouthFloridapolicy,asstatedinthecollegecatalog,studentsmaywithdraw
fromanycourse,orallcourses,withoutacademicpenalty,bythewithdrawaldeadlinelistedintheUniversityof
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SouthFloridaacademiccalendar.Studentsshouldtakeresponsibilitytoinitiatethewithdrawalprocedurebutare
stronglyencouragedtotalkwiththeirinstructorsbeforetakinganywithdrawalaction.Inaddition,studentsshould
notethatfacultymayalsowithdrawstudentsforviolatingpolicies,proceduresorconditionsoftheclass,asoutlined
inindividualclasssyllabi,andsuchactioncouldaffectfinancialaideligibility.

FORMATOFESSAYS
AllpaperstobeturnedinforagrademustbetypedandorganizedaccordingtoAPAguidelines(pleaseseeyour
textbookforclarification).Choosea12pt.fontinTimesNewRomanorAriel.Substantialpointswillbededucted
frompapersthatdonotstrictlyadheretoformattingguidelines.

GRAMMARMECHANICS
IexpectthatyouwilltakeituponyourselftousethelistofresourceslistedunderRecommendedTextsand
Resourcesifyouarehavingdifficultywithsomeaspectofgrammar.Ifyoufindthatyouneedhelpbeyondwhat
thoseresourcesoffer,pleaseseemesothatwecanmakearrangementsforyoutogetadditionalhelp.Donot
dependonyourpeerstoedityourwork.Atthispointinyourwritingcareers,thereshouldbenoexcusesformaking
thesamegrammaticalerrorsoverandoveragaininyourwriting.Ofcourse,theWritingCenteroffershelpwith
grammar,mechanics,andotherwritingissues.Pleasedonthesitatetoscheduleanappointmentwithawriting
tutor.

ACADEMICINTEGRITYPOLICY
Plagiarismisstealing.Plagiarismistheuseofideas,facts,opinions,illustrativematerial,data,directorindirect
wordingofanotherscholarand/orwriterprofessionalorstudentwithoutgivingpropercredit.Expulsion,
suspension,oranylesserpenaltymaybeimposedforplagiarism.

STANDARDSOFCONDUCT
StudentsareexpectedtoabidebyallUSFStudentHandbookguidelines.

THEPUBLICNATUREOFCLASSWRITINGANDDISCUSSIONS
Pleaseconsidereverypieceofwritingyoudoforthisclasstobepublicproperty.Partofbecomingagoodwriteris
learningtoappreciatetheideasandcriticismsofothers,andinthiscourseourpurposeistocometogetherasa
writingcommunity.Rememberthatyouwilloftenbeexpectedtoshareyourwritingwithothers,soavoidwriting
aboutthingsthatyoumaynotbepreparedtosubjecttopublicscrutiny,orthingsyoufeelsostronglyaboutthatyou
areunwillingtolistentoperspectivesotherthanyourown.Thisdoesnotmeanthatyouarenotentitledtoan
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opinionbutthatyouadoptpositionsresponsibly,contemplatingthepossibleeffectonothers.
Allwritingforthisclassmustbewrittenforthisclass:Topassthisclassallmajorwritingassignmentsmustbe
completed,andallwritingforthisclassmustbewrittenforthisclass.Reusingapaperyouwroteforanotherclass,
orbackinhighschool,constitutesacademicdishonestyandmayresultinazerofortheassignment.

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