Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Textbooks: Axelrod, Rise B. and Cooper Charles R. The St Martin’s Guide to Writing . 11 th ed. Bedford/St. Martin, 2016. VanDevelder, Paul, Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. Little, Brown and Company, 2004. O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried . Broadway Books, 1990. Course Requirements: Course requirements consist of written revised essays, short written works, class discussion, quizzes, peer revision, major tests. Grading will be based on a combination of written work, quizzes, class activities, midterm test and final test. Students must have a grade average of 60% and satisfactorily complete the three formal paper to receive credit for the course. Relationship to Campus Theme: Students will read and discuss Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation as it relates to nature, technology, and humanity. Classroom Policies: Grading 1/3 revised essays 1/3 quizzes, short written pieces, other activities or assignments 1/3 midterm and final Academic Integrity: All assignments, tests, and quizzes will meet the standards of accepted Academic Integrity. Disabilities and Special Needs: Students with disabilities or special needs must inform the instructor of those needs as soon as possible. Student Email Policy Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official form of communication. A student’s campus-assigned email address will be the only one recognized by the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information conveyed via campus email rests with the student. Tentative Course Outline: Composition 110: Fall 2018 August 22 Introduce course The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : “Understanding the Rhetorical Situation” p. 2 Overview of the writing process; Basic sentence structure Pretest mechanics