Course Syllabus & Schedule

ENGLISH 201INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE WRITING

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Catalog Course Description, Prerequisites, and Minimum Grade

Develops critical reading, thinking and writing skills. Emphasizes defining audience and purpose as
well as writing and revising for clarity, coherence, organization and persuasiveness. Deals with
grammar, usage, sentence structure, and punctuation problems within the context of students own
writing. Includes reading and analyzing essays, writing analytical essays, and completing one
argumentative paper requiring research.
Prerequisites: English 101 with a C or higher, or pass the challenge essay exam and information
literacy test

Learning Resources
Resources for this course are found in your Learning Management System. There is no purchased
text for this course.
Library resources, newspaper and magazine articles, online articles and other Internet- and
printbased materials.
Classmates, colleagues, and experts in your issue area.
A reliable computer and Internet connection
Headphones (optional)

Assessment and Grading

Grading Scale
(total points earned divided by total points possible)

Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade

94-100% A 80-83% B- 67-69% D+
90-93% A- 77-79% C+ 64-66% D
87-89% B+ 74-76% C 60-63% D-
84-86% B 70-73% C- 0-59% E
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Learning Outcomes
LDSBC cultivates a nurturing environment where
practical skills are learned and discipleship is
strengthened.
There are three types of learning outcomes guiding
curriculum and authentic learning experiences at
LDSBC. Students demonstrate the 1) College-Wide
Outcomes, 2) Program Competency Outcomes, and
3) Course-Specific Outcomes through the Learning
Pattern as they Prepare, Teach One Another, Ponder,
and Prove their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Through this process, all LDSBC graduates are
prepared to contribute in their homes, communities,
the Lords church, and in future employment.
Grading Components
Assessment Activities Points
Prepare: This includes work written to be 30%
handed in (other than the Ponder and Prove
assignments listed below). Typically these will be
readings, assignment responses papers, and self
quiz assignments. The point values for individual
assignments will be given in the online learning
management system. This grade is a percentage
of total points possible.
Teach One Another: This includes
participation in discussions. It also includes the
peer reviews of writing assignments. Point
values for individual assignments will be given
in the online learning management system. This
grade is a percentage of total points possible.
20%
Ponder: This includes the Reading Response 10%
Paper and the weekly Observe and Ponder
assignments. Obviously you will ponder on many
other assignments, but these will be singled out
for grading in this category.
This grade is a percentage of total points
possible.
Prove: The category includes the Viewpoints 40%
Paper, the Annotated Bibliography, and
Rogerian Paper. The largest part of the grade is
the Classical Argument Paper, which will prove
your understanding of the work listed under
Prepare. There will also be three short quizzes
on the materials in the PowerPoints. These will be
incremental, covering anything up to that week.
This grade is a percentage of the total points
possible.

1. College-Wide Outcomes

1.Confirm personal testimony in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ

2.Collaborate with others using interpersonal skills in an honest, ethical, and Christ-like
manner
3.Communicate effectively using written and verbal presentation principles
4.Construct new knowledge using technology and information resource tools
5.Comprehend and think critically to solve problems
6.Cultivate a strong, professional work ethic and lifelong learning opportunities
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2. Program Competency Outcomes

7. Use the reading and critical thinking skills of comprehension, analysis, reflection, and synthesis
to solve authentic problems.
8. Produce reflective, academic, and business writing documents that deal with complex, real-world
issues and that demonstrate critical thinking, information literacy, and use of basic writing
principles and grammatical conventions.
9. Convey messages confidently and competently in professional, ecclesiastical, and community
settings using sound reasoning to persuade, and technology principles if appropriate.
10. Use the scientific method of inquiry to formulate valid conclusions. Interpret tables and graphs, use
and evaluate formulas, order and compare numbers, and read scientific instruments.
11. Make reasoned decisions as a member of society by understanding social and cultural theoretical
issues, components and functions of governments, psychological theories, and the impact of economic
policy on social welfare.
12. Produce and interpret graphs and tables by using arithmetic, computation, variables, and formulas and
by applying principles of logic.
13. Judge the content and quality of artistic work in various types of visual arts, performing arts, and
literature, and accurately place them within their historical and cultural contexts.
14. Judge the content and quality of argumentative works by identifying various reasoning methods.
15. Communicate in writing and verbally, using correct English and technology skills to effectively
persuade, inform, and convey ideas.

Competencies in bold are met in this course.

3. Course-Specific Outcomes

At the completion of ENG 201, the student is able to

Explain common definitions of argument.

Recognize what constitutes an arguable issue.
Categorize arguments according to the types of claims: fact, definition, cause, value, and policy.
Analyze the rhetorical situation in an argument: the piece, producer, people, parameters and
provocation.
Find and evaluate source materials and use them according to APA citation style.
Identify deductive and inductive reasoning.
Identify and employ logos, ethos, and pathos in argument.
Analyze and construct arguments using the Toulmin model.
Describe issues in argument using the Pragma-dialectic rules: Freedom, burden-of-proof,
standpoint, relevance, unexpressed premise, starting point, argument scheme, validity, closure,
and usage.
Identify and avoid common logical fallacies.
Recognize and construct a Rogerian argument.
Support a well-considered point using classical argument form.
Identify and employ elements of argument in visual, and oral, as well as written, forms.
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Employ conventional standards for written English (American Standard English), including word
choice, grammar and punctuation.

Program and Course Policy

English 201 is a computer-assisted writing class held in a computer classroom. Computers available
in this classroom are for classroom activities associated with the writing class. If you persist in using
the computer for personal activities, you may be asked to leave.

Using your phone or social media during class affects your ability to concentrate and distracts other
students. PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY, NOT ON YOUR LAP. TURN OFF FACEBOOK. NOW.
AND LEAVE IT OFF UNTIL AFTER CLASS. IT WILL BE GOOD FOR YOUR MEMORY,
COMPREHENSION, AND CHARACTER. I do have the right to ask you to turn off your phone or
computer and to ask you to leave class if you are using them for non-academic purposes.

You will have opportunity in this course to use library resources extensively. We will be using APA
documentation style, which can be found in both your text and through online resources.

We will use the learning management system as a delivery system for assignments and other
material for the class. The specific course assignments are found there.

Most classwork should be completed with a word processing program. You should also save all
your coursework on a flash drive, in an email, or in hard copy until you determine that your final
grade for the class is fair. You are responsible for checking that work has been recorded correctly
and for providing evidence of work that has not been recorded.

Assignments should be handed in at the appointed time. Unless you have contacted me and made
arrangements IN ADVANCE, work handed in late will be docked 10%. I will not accept
assignments that are more than one week late unless there are specific mitigating circumstances. If
you are having problems keeping up, please come and talk with me before you get too far behind.
Writing is revision. You may revise and re-submit the first three Prove assignments, and you will be
revising the Classical Argument Paper several times to improve the work and eventually receive a
final grade. Revising and proofreading your work is one key to a good grade in this course.
Building and maintaining a sense of community in this classroom helps each of us feel safe to
express our opinions and share our writing with others. Thus we should treat each other and each
others opinions with respect and consideration

College Policies

Email as the Official Method of Communication

Official College messages to all students will be sent through LDSBC email. Students are responsible for all
information received through their LDSBC email account. Students are expected to regularly check their
LDSBC email accounts for official information from the College and their course instructors. This policy is
to ensure that important LDSBC communication is received in a timely and consistent manner.

Course Credit Hours & Classroom Preparation Time

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LDSBC measures academic credit in credit hours. In accordance with federal regulation, a credit hour at
the College is the amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of
student achievement that reasonably approximates not less than:
Plan on 9-12 hours weekly for this class. This includes the time you would have spent in a physical
classroom and the time you would have spent on homework. In a 3-credit hour class, an average
student can expect six hours of outside preparation time each week. This represents the average
student who is appropriately prepared; more time may be required to achieve excellence.
Some weeks will require more time than others. See Weekly Structure and Time Commitment
after Schedule for a sense of the weekly course structure. If you keep up on the assignments, you
will find yourself well-prepared when the large final project comes.
Copyright

The course materials used in this class may be protected by copyright laws. Students are expected to make a
good-faith effort to respect the rights of copyright holders. For more detailed information, please see the
LDS Business College Copyright Policy. Students who disregard the policy may be in violation of the
Church Education System Honor Code, may place themselves at risk for possible legal action, and may
incur personal liability.

Students with Disabilities

Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that reasonable modifications be
provided for students with physical, cognitive, systemic, learning and psychiatric disabilities. In order to
receive modifications in the classroom, students must first provide documentation of disabilities to Holly
Brinkerhoff, Student Support & Disabilities Interim Director (hbrinkerhoff@ldsbc.edu; Room 933) in order
to obtain a modification form. Students needing modification for this course may then provide the instructor
with a copy of the approved modification form.

Honor Code Policies and Procedures & Academic Honesty Policy

Students should be aware and review each semester the Honor Code Policies and Procedures and the
Academic Honesty Policy (See link below). The LDSBC learning environment and culture are created and
preserved through commitment to personal conduct that reflects these ideals and principles. Adherence to
these principles creates a community of saints where the Spirit may be in greater abundance.

https://www.ldsbc.edu/policies-and-procedures/policies-procedures.html

Schedule of Activities for English 201

Subject to change at teachers discretion. Roughly one unit per week.
In this course you will be selecting one arguable issue and working with it throughout the semester. Your
issue will need to meet certain guidelines. You will write all your major papers on this issue. By the end of
the semester, you should have developed a mature, considered opinion on your issue and you will have
written several papers that develop into a lengthy classical argument paper that includes quality research. If
you complete the assignments during the semester, this will not be as difficult as it seems.
Unit 1 Defining and Recognizing Argument
Unit 2 Arguable Issues and Types of Claims
Unit 3 The 5 Ps of the Rhetorical Situation
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Unit 4 Scholarly Resource; Annotated Bibliographies

Unit 5 Reasoning and Appeals
Unit 6 Toulmin Analysis of Argument
Unit 7 Pragmadialectic Rules of Argument; Fallacies
Unit 8 Applying the ways to analyze Argument
Unit 9 Rogerian Argument
Unit 10 Classical Argument
Unit 11 Introduction, Conclusion, and Ethos in the Classical Argument
Unit 12 Establishing Ethos for, and with your Sources
Unit 13 Rewriting and revising the Classical Argument
Unit 14 Visual and Oral Argument