REQUIRED TEXTS:

 Axelrod & Cooper, The St. Martin's Guide to Writing, 8th Edition.

 Web 1113 Course Packet

 A College Dictionary

The goals of COMPOSITION I are to promote:

 critical thinking, reading, and writing

 clear, coherent, confident, and effective communication

 individual, self-paced writing and learning.

Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

 identify rhetorical purposes and methods of organization

 collect, read, analyze, and use information from a wide range of sources

 write a coherent essay observing grammatical, mechanical, and stylistic conventions both formal and informal

 evaluate, edit, and revise at all stages of the writing process.

REQUIREMENTS

(must be completed to receive a grade of "C")

1.      An expressive/descriptive paper of at least 300 words.

2.      A short story of at least 1000 words.

3.      A persuasive paper of at least 500 words which includes an underlined claim.

4.      An informative paper of at least 500 words which includes an underlined thesis.

5.      A compare/contrast paper of at least 500 words.

6.      A research paper of at least 1000 words which includes an underlined thesis.

7.      A critical analysis of at least 500 words.

OPTIONAL

(must be completed to receive a grade of "B" or "A")

8.      A persuasive/evaluative essay of at least 750 words (YOU MUST BASE YOUR JUDGMENT ON THE CRITERIA LAID OUT IN THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IN SECTION 9).

 "B" OPTION: write a review of a movie on the Review List.

 "A" OPTION: write a review of a book on the Review List.

Note:  in order to complete the "A" or "B" Option, you must obtain a copy of one of the books or movies on the lists contained in Section 9 of the Web 1213 Course Site. 

Your final grade will be determined by the grade level you complete—all students are required to complete Paper 1 through Paper 7 for a grade of "C"—and your choice of whether to complete the optional paper (as well as which paper option you choose).  Each essay assignment will be marked ACCEPTED, EDIT, REVISE, or REWRITE.  You may submit only one assignment at a time, and one assignment per day.  Once each assignment has been returned marked accepted, you may submit the next assignment.

	ACCEPTED: the assignment fulfills the objectives of the assignment and is free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.  The student should move on to the next assignment.
	EDIT: the assignment fulfills the objectives of the Module, but contains grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.   The student should fix the errors that have been marked, complete all the editorial instructions made by the instructor, and resubmit the assignment.
	REVISE: the assignment needs improvement in organization, development, and/or style.  The student should fix the errors that have been marked, complete all the revision instructions made by the instructor, and resubmit the assignment.
	REWRITE: the assignment does not fulfill the objectives of the Module.  The student should start the assignment over again, using the instructor's comments as guides.

Notes:

1. You may submit only one assignment at a time, and one assignment per day.  Once each assignment has been accepted, you may submit the next assignment.  However, you MUST wait until the next day to do so.
2. You get only three (3) tries at a particular topic on a particular assignment (for example, Paper 1).  If, after your third submission, you have still not completed all the work required by the instructor in order to get the assignment accepted, you MUST choose a new topic and start over on that assignment.
3. Editorial instructions made by the instructor are not suggestions; they are REQUIREMENTS.  You MUST make ALL of them in order to get a new draft of an assignment accepted.

CLASS ACTIVITY SCHEDULE:

	This course is self-paced.  While you must complete a set amount of work in order to earn grades of "C," "B," and/or "A," the dates on which you turn in this work are up to you—with three important exceptions listed in the Notes section below.
	In order to earn a grade of "C," you must complete Module 1 through Module 8.  Since the semester is comprised of approximately sixteen (16) weeks, you must complete approximately one Module every two weeks.
	If you wish to earn a grade of "A" or "B," you must move a little faster—especially since you must either read a book and or watch a movie and write a review in order to be able to complete either the "A" or "B" Option for Module 9.

Notes:

1. You MUST get Paper 1 accepted by the end of Week 5 or you will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
2. You MUST get up through Paper 3 accepted by Midterm or you will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
3. You MUST get up through Paper 7 accepted by 5 p.m. on the last class day or you will receive a grade of "F."
4. On the last day of class you may turn in only one (1) assignment—even if this means that you fail the course..

1. There will be absolutely no grades of "Incomplete" given in this course.
2. Students must complete all required major assignments in order to pass this course.
3. All major assignments must be submitted one at a time, and in the proper sequence (Paper 1 first, then Paper 2, etc.).  Assignments submitted out of sequence, and/or multiple submissions, will not be accepted—and will be deleted, unread.
4. Students may turn in only one assignment per day.
5. Students may turn in a draft for a single assignment only three (3) times.  That means you only get three tries at a topic for a particular assignment (for example, Paper 1).  If, by the third try, you have not made all the necessary changes to your draft in order to get it accepted, you MUST choose a new topic and start over on that assignment.  There will be no exceptions.
6. It is your responsibility to know the final drop date—and the final class date—for this course. If you pass the final drop date and fail to complete all major requirements by the end of the final class day, you will receive a grade of "F".
7. It is your responsibility to know the Week 5 deadline and the Midterm deadline for this course.  If you pass either of these required deadlines without getting the required assignments accepted, you WILL be Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
8. All work must be typed in a 12-point font and double-spaced. Use black text on a white background.  Do not use colored text.  Do not use graphics.  Work which violates these guidelines will not be accepted—and will be deleted, unread.
9. All Web-based Composition I assignments MUST be submitted via e-mail attachments in files formatted in Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word, or a Rich Text Format.  Students may not submit compressed (zipped) files.
10. Save all your work.  All Web-based Composition I students compile an electronic portfolio which determines their grade at the end of the semester. Your final portfolio must contain all major assignments.  Your instructor will compile this portfolio for you.  However, in the event of a major malfunction on the instructor's end—it hasn't happened yet, but you never know—any work missing MUST be redone and resubmitted by you.  Therefore, saving your work is a wise precaution.
11. Again, all Web 1113 students must have up through Paper 1 accepted by the end of Week 5 and up through Paper 3 accepted by Midterm.  Failure to meet either of these deadlines will result in the student being Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
12. When you check in with your instructor, the instructor will inform you in writing about the last day to turn in work.  This date will be the absolute final day to turn in assignments.  Period.  Regardless of what day Final Exams end.  Any assignments received after 5 p.m. on the last day to turn in work for the class will not be accepted—even if this results in a grade of "F".
13. Students should use their MSC e-mail accounts to take the course, unless other arrangements are specifically approved by the instructor.
14. For another account to be approved, it must bear the student's name in some form.  Any correspondence (e-mail or attached assignment) from an account which is not the student's will not be accepted and cannot be returned.  

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

1. Your technical problems are your own.  They are not the responsibility of the college, or the instructor.  
2. Technical problems on your end will not be accepted as an excuse for failing to meet the Paper 1 or Paper 3 deadlines.  
3. You cannot use technical problems on your end as an excuse for not completing the work required for a "C" by 5 p.m. on the last class day.  
4. Technical problems cannot serve as the basis for a grade of "Incomplete" in this course.

SHARED WORK

1. There will be no shared work whatsoever in Web 1113. 
2. Every part of every assignment (with the exception of cited quotes and paraphrases) MUST be completely the work of the student who is registered for the course. 
3. If you and a friend are taking the course together, you and your friend should never use the same topic for any assignment..
4. Students should not use papers turned in by other students (during the current semester or in semesters past) as "guides" or "examples"—never under any circumstances—and if caught doing so will be assigned a grade of "F" for the course on the first offense.
5. Students should not download essays off the Internet and attempt to turn them in, nor should they use such essays as "guides" or "examples"—never under any circumstances—and if caught doing so will be assigned a grade of "F" for the course on the first offense.

E-MAIL:

Ms. Sharon Burris

Ms. Jay Jay Wiseman

Dr. Andrew Geyer