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ENGLISH 1002-118: ISSUES IN EDUCATION, ADVENTURES IN SERVICE-LEARNING
download this syllabus in Microsoft Word Course DescriptionThis course fulfills the requirement for the second of two semesters of first-year composition required at LSU. In this course, you will participate in service learning, which means that you will tutor at Polk Elementary School as a means of learning by doing. We will focus our discussions, research, and writing in this course on issues in education; your service will provide a hands-on way for you to engage in critical thinking about education both in general and in the Baton Rouge community specifically. The purpose of this course is to develop your writing skills in order to prepare you for the kinds of writing tasks you may meet in your academic, professional, and personal lives. We will use writing in this course to develop our ideas about what it means to be educated, how education functions in our society, and the values and challenges of institutional education (or school). Course Objectives
FAQ: What Will You Need?1. A service-learning manual, available for download on our class website. 2. Internet access and access to Microsoft WORD, either where you live, or in one of the college computer labs. 3. A printer and a 3-ring binder in which to keep course materials. 4. A PAWS account and email account that you check regularly. 5. At least one hour per week outside of class to tutor an elementary student. 6. Transportation to and from Polk Elementary School. You may coordinate with one another. 7. Commitment to your writing and to your writing community (this class!) 8. Commitment to the students you tutor.
How the Course Will Work? 1. This course is designed to integrate hands-on learning through service to the community with writing in the classroom. As such, you will be required to complete 1 hour of service outside of class each week by tutoring at our partner school, Polk Elementary. 2. We will use your out-of-class experience for discussion, reflection, and research in your writing process. 3. Some of our written assignments will be submitted electronically, and you are responsible for retaining “back up” copies of all submissions. As a precaution, you should copy yourself on all emails you send. 4. This class is primarily structured as a writing workshop. You will read and respond your peers’ writing, and they will respond to yours. You will also participate in large and small group discussions. In each case, you will be expected to work to the best of your ability, offering your best thoughts, and listening carefully and respectfully to others.
What Will You Write? You will write four essays in three genres—evaluation, argument, and reflection. You will also produce a research report and give an oral presentation as part of the larger research project. Other writing during the course will include peer responses, journal entries, reflective reports, blog entries, and reading responses.
How Will You Be Evaluated? I will give you detailed written evaluations of each finished piece of writing you submit; these evaluations are intended to help you see what you are doing well and what you need to work on. The final writing assignments and the components to each unit will contribute to the final course grade. The following suggested percentages will give you a guideline to keep track of your own progress in the course. All four major essays/projects MUST be submitted to receive course credit. Other homework assignments, in-class writing, consistent attendance, regular blogging, and class participation will influence the final grade.
Evaluative Essay: 15%; 4-part Research Project: 45 %; Reflective Essay and Final Project: 20%; Written and Oral Reflections: 20%
What Other Things Do You Need to Know? 1. Attendance is mandatory. Since this class is a workshop, the other writers in the class will be depending on your contributions for their own writing, not only on your presence in class, but on your thorough completion of the assignments. If an absence is unavoidable, please notify me at least a day in advance, preferably by email. If you miss more than four classes, I will urge you to drop the course and retake it when you will be able to attend more regularly. 2. You are responsible for keeping up with in-class and out-of-class assignments. The schedule of due dates and homework assignments can be located on our class website. Announcements and new assignments will be regularly posted; you are responsible for checking it on a regular basis. From time to time, I will also send out email reminders; you should get in the habit of checking your email regularly as well. 3. Plagiarism: Academic honesty is required in all courses at Louisiana State University. Plagiarism cases are reported to the Dean of Students for action. The punishment for a plagiarism at Louisiana State University is given in the Code of Student Conduct, Section 5.1. Students should acquaint themselves with the Code of Student Conduct. Plagiarism can result in dismissal from the university or a failing grade in the course. If you have questions about using borrowed material in an essay or how to properly acknowledge sources, please check with me before the essay is submitted. 4. All work must be completed and submitted on time. I reserve the right to dock your grade if you turn in late work. 5. No cell phones or pagers should be used in class, nor should they be openly displayed. If yours rings during class, or if you are using class time for text-messaging or game-playing, you may be asked to leave. Laptops also are for in-class work only. I will ask you to close yours if you are using it to IM or do un-class-related things. 6. Learning to write is a collaborative activity. You are expected to fully participate in group activities and to respond to your classmates’ work as if it were your own. Reading other students’ work will help you become more fluent in revising your writing; your suggestions will also help your fellow writers to see things in their own writing they might not otherwise see. You are expected to know and abide by LSU’s Commitment to Community. Where Can You Get Help?
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