Spring 2002

DR. ROSENTHAL

Office: A131

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00-11:00

Office Phone: 780-6880

English Department Phone: 780-6723

Email: rrosenthal@ccbc.cc.md.us

Home Phone: 301-570-1760

Required Texts: Little Brown Handbook

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison Riding in Cars with Boys, by Beverly Donofrio

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES

1. Papers. Each student will write four papers, two of which will be research papers. All papers will be double spaced and have 1" margins. Your name, my name, and the date the paper is turned in should be typed on the cover sheet. The cover sheet and the pages of the essay should be numbered and stapled together. I'd rather not have any fancy folders or covers. Late papers will be accepted, but with a penalty of one letter grade for each class which has elapsed. Each paper will count one fifth of your final grade.

2. Peer Response Day. There will be 4 peer response days. Students are required to bring a complete rough draft and 1 copy of that draft to each peer response day. Failure to attend rough draft day and /or failure to bring a copy of a completed rough draft will result in a 0 for the day. Your peer response grade will count one fifth of your final grade. If you attend all 4, each time with a copy, your peer response grade will be an A, if you attend 3, a B, and so on.

3. Reading Assignments. All assignments must be read before class begins. When reading for class, it is helpful to mark up your text. You might indicate sections that strike you as significant or unclear. You might scribble questions in the margins. A marked-up text leads to better reading skills, better class discussion, and better preparation for essays.

4. Attendance. The English Dept. at Essex limits the number of classes that a student can miss and still pass a writing class. In a class meeting twice per week, a student may not miss more than four classes and still pass the course.

5. Writing Center. The Writing Center provides free tutoring to all Essex students; visits to the Writing Center will earn extra credit.

6. Academic Honesty. Academic honesty is expected of all students. Work submitted by students as their own must be their own, and materials taken from any other source must be clearly identified as such. The usual penalty for academic dishonesty is dismissal from the course and an F for the semester. Even more severe disciplinary action may be taken by the Dean of Instruction.

January 30-Wednesday Introduction

February 4-Monday Introduction

6-Wednesday

11-Monday Toni Morrison

13-Wednesday “Recatitif”

18-Monday Cultural Event: Honors alumni panel 12:20-1:20

20-Wednesday Cultural Event: Malikah Shabazz 12:30-1:30

25-Monday

27-Wednesday Rough Drafts Due: Peer Response Day

March 4-Monday Paper I Due: Historical/Biographical Research Paper

Cultural Event: International Student Panel 12:20-1:20

6-Wednesday “Killing Us Softly”

Cultural Event: Women’s History Month Panel 12:20-1:20

11-Monday The Bluest Eye

13-Wednesday The Bluest Eye

Cultural Event: Carre Otis 12:30-1:30

18-Monday Rough Drafts Due: Peer Response Day

20-Wednesday CCBC Professional Day: Class Canceled

25-Monday Paper II Due: Media Analysis

27-Wednesday Passover: Class Canceled

April 1-Monday Spring break

3-Wednesday Spring break

8-Monday Riding in Cars with Boys

10-Wednesday Riding in Cars with Boys

15-Monday

17-Wednesday Rough Drafts Due: Peer Response Day:

22-Monday Paper III Due: Literary Analysis

24-Wednesday

29-Monday

May 1-Wednesday

6-Monday

8-Wednesday

13-Monday Rough Drafts Due: Peer Response Day

15-Wednesday Paper IV Due: Project for Change Research Paper