ENGWR 300 ONLINE

Tim Kahl (916) 714-5401 (Please no calls after 9:30 PM) also appears as Victor Schnickelfritz

Because being successful in today's job market requires men and women to have at least some working knowledge of computers, if at all possible, papers should be done using a word processor. Familiarizing yourself early with the word processor will save you much grief later on in your college career.

Attendance Policy: There are 2 days we are required to meet—the orientation at the beginning of class and the final at the end of the class. Please be present for both of them. Any absence will greatly affect your ability to meet the requirements of the course.

Electronic Submissions: You must submit any and or all of your work via electronic submissions. You may submit:

Electronic submissions of papers and study questions are also expected. Submissions may be sent as Microsoft Word attachments or may be cut-and-pasted into the field of your e-mail application. My comments will come back with colored text on them, so you will need to have an e-mail program that will support colored text, such as Outlook, Outlook Express or Entourage (for Mac) and that is either rtf-based or html-based (preferable). If you are sending your e-mail from a website, such as hotmail, etc., then you will be able to receive colored text at that site.

All submissions should include your real name (along with your online handle if you like) and the type of assignment in the "To" or "Subject" box.

It is highly advisable to make a test e-mail for an important document if you are using electronic submissions for the first time and you are unsure of your ability to send the document.

Due Dates For Electronic Submissions: Must be dated and timed before designated due date in order to be exempt from the aforementioned 10% late penalty. [Some extensions may be given due to extenuating technical circumstances].

Revision Policy: One of the three out-of class papers may be turned in for revision. This paper must be below a 90 % to be eligible for revision. Due Dates: All assignments are due on the dates given (unless otherwise notified). Late assignments will be assessed a 10% penalty per late class session.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is pretending that someone else's ideas or writing is your own. Intentional failure to cite source material will be dealt with quickly and severely.

A work requires a compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Content is clear and balanced. There are no tangled sentences. A varied length of sentences is present and correct sentence structure is used. The pattern of development is clear and apparent and demonstrates forethought regarding the desired effect upon the reader. The styleand tone are appropriate to the topic and audience. There may be an occasional mistake in mechanics. The topic of the paper should aim to be fresh and original and should attempt to stretch the academic horizons of the writer.

B work requires a compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Content is generally clear and balanced, but there may be some instances in which there are some confusing or awkward sentences, though these do not detract from the overall effect of the paper. A somewhat limited variety of sentences may exist, but the sentence structure is generally correct. The pattern of development is apparent, but may deviate at times. The style and tone of the paper are generally appropriate to the topic and audience. There are relatively few mistakes in mechanics. The topic may not demonstrate any original thinking or particularly or novel approach to the assignment.

C work requires a fair amount of compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment, but may miss the stated objectives to some degree. Content is generally clear and balanced, but there may be several points where the sentence structure becomes jumbled and confused and this interferes with the flow of the paper. A limited variety of sentences is readily apparent. The pattern of development may be vague and unclear, but there is more than a semblance of formal constraint apparent. The style and tone may be somewhat varied and inappropriate for both the topic (misnomers) and the perceived audience. The topic does not demonstrate any novel approach to the given assignment. There are a distracting number of mistakes in mechanics.

D work demonstrates a minimal amount of compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Content is unclear and unbalanced and there may be a significant amount of jumbled and confused sentences. The pattern of development is unapparent and it demonstrates a lack of forethought on the part of the writer. The style and tone of the paper are wildly varied and inappropriate for both the topic and the perceived audience. The topic does not demonstrate any novel approach to the given assignment. There are an overwhelming number of mistakes in mechanics. In general, the paper demonstrates a hurried and haphazard approach devoid of any forethought (i.e. the paper that is written the night before).

F work demonstrates a minimal amount of compliance with the guidelines and the stated purpose of the assignment. Any work deemed to be completely unsatisfactory with regard to content, pattern of development, style, tone, topic, or mechanics. A paper in this category demonstrates an absolute minimum of effort.

	87%Ð89% B+	77%Ð79% C+	67%Ð69% D+	Below 60% F
92%Ð100% A	83%Ð86% B	74%Ð76% C	63%Ð66% D
90%Ð91% A-	80%Ð83% B-	70%Ð73% C-	60%Ð62% D-

Persuasive/Argumentative Paper [Soc. Security]	100
Comparison/Contrast Paper [Interpreter of Maladies]	100
Characterization Paper [Identity]	100
Thesis/Outline [Research Paper]	20
Subject A-like "in-class" Essay #1	50
Homework assignments/Quizzes	125
Research paper	200
Discussion Board Assignments	160

Jan. 21	Introductions and Syllabus
Discussion Board Assignment	Orientation assignment

Jan. 28	Social Security Privatization questions #1 and #2 due; discussion of guidelines for Social Security Privatization paper.
Discussion Board Assignment

February 11	Rough drafts of Social Security Privatization paper due. Discussion of student papers.
Discussion Board Assignment

February 25	Study Questions for Interpreter of Maladies #3 due
Discussion Board Assignment

March 3	Rough Drafts for Interpreter of Maladies paper due. Discussion of student papers on web site.
Discussion Board Assignment

March 31	rough drafts of research paper due; Peer revision and discussion of rough drafts for research paper
Discussion Board Assignment

April 28	Rough drafts of Identity paper due; Peer review and discussion of rough drafts for Identity paper
Discussion Board Assignment