Paper on The Age of Greed by Jeffrey Madrick
Paper on What Money Can't Buy by Michael Sandel
Paper on Were You Born On the Wrong Continent? by Thomas Geoghegan
Grades 5:30 - 6:50 (19792)
Homework Grade 5:30 - 6:50 (19792)
Total Grade 5:30- 6:50 (19792)
English 302 Advanced English Composition
Tim Kahl (916) 714-5401 (Please no calls after 9:30 PM) alias Victor Schnickelfritz | Tuesday, Thursday |
e-mail: tnklbnny@comcast.net | Room: Rodda Hall South 331 |
Required Texts:
Required: Internet Access. one e-mail address (either with your home ISP or at a commercial site like Yahoo, Hotmail or Excite)
Highly Recommended:
Course Objectivus:
Attendance Policy: There are 35 days we are scheduled to meet. Please be present for all of them. Any absence will greatly affect your ability to meet the requirements of the course. Absences and/or early departures in excess of 5 class periods may result in my dropping you from the course. Attendance will be noted and taken into consideration concerning borderline grades when the final grade is given. Remember: You're paying for the time whether you come or not.
Electronic Submissions: You may choose to submit any and or all of your work via electronic submissions. You may submit:
Workshop Days: All students must have rough drafts available on the designated due dates or sacrifice 10% of the total grade for that paper.
Revision Policy: One of the four 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: Late assignments will be assessed a 10% penalty per late class session.
{Electronic submissions will be considered late if they are received after the end of the class period. Some leeway may be given for first-time offenders and for technical problems, but the discretion will be mine. [Note: most students choose to e-mail assignments the night before they are due.]}
New Late assignments policy: You will have one week after the due date to turn in late work. After this point, the late work will not be accepted. Exceptions to this rule will be granted only if your have received prior OK from me due to some extenuating circumstances which would not let you complete the work.
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. The usual result for plagiarizing will be a grade of 0 on the assignment with no make up possible. If this should occur on one of the major papers in class, this is virtually equivalent to a failing grade in the class.
Course Objectives:
Attendance Policy: There are 35 days we are scheduled to meet. Please be present for all of them. Any absence will greatly affect your ability to meet the requirements of the course. Absences and/or early departures in excess of 5 class periods may result in my dropping you from the course. Attendance will be noted and taken into consideration concerning borderline grades when the final grade is given. [Remember: You're paying for the time whether you come or not.]
Help with PeopleSoft: Help is available at B153 for students having difficulty with Peoplesoft so that they can access their student records.
Grading Scale:
87%-89% B+ | 77%-79% C+ | 67%-69% D+ | Below 60% F | |
92%-100% A | 83%-86% B | 74%-76% C | 63%-66% D | |
90%-91% A- | 80%-83% B- | 70%-73% C- | 60%-62% D- |
Criterion For Grades On Written Assignments:
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. |
Scoring
Panama Papers Paper [1200 words] | 100 Points |
The Age of Greed Paper [1500 words] | 200 Points |
What Money Can't Buy Paper [1000 words] | 100 Points |
Wrong Continent Paper [1000 words] | 100 points |
Homework Assignments/quizzes | 200 points |
Final | 50 Points |
Total | 750 points |
Schedule of Events
Note: This schedule reflects work that will be discussed in class on the date given. Students should be prepared to discuss the items listed for that day.
Week 1
Tues. August 27 | Introductions and Syllabus |
Thurs. August 29 | Discussion of paper on the Toulmin Method; Discussion of logical fallacies |
Week 2
Tues. September 3 | Read Panama Papers (pg. 1-86) Study questions #1 due |
Thurs. September 5 | Read Panama Papers (pg. 87-175) Study questions #2 |
Week 3
Tues. September 10 | Read Panama Papers (pg. 87-175) Study questions #2 due |
Thurs. September 12 | Read Panama Papers (pg. 176-243) Study questions #3 due |
Week 4
Tues. September 17 | Read Panama Papers (pg. 244-344) Study questions #4 due |
Thurs. September 19 | Rough Drafts for Panama Papers paper due. Discussion of student papers on web site. Whole Class critique of Panama Papers paper. Continued discussion of student papers. |
Week 5
Tues. September 24 | Rough Drafts for Panama Papers paper due. Discussion of student papers on web site. Whole Class critique of Panama Papers paper. Continued discussion of student papers. |
Thurs. September 26 | Read The Age of Greed part 1 (pg. 3-52) Questions #1 due Final Draft of Panama Papers due |
Week 6
Tues. October 1 | Read The Age of Greed part 2 (pg. 52-96) Questions/Summary #2 due. |
Thurs. October 3 | Read The Age of Greed part 3 (pg. 96-144) Questions/Summary #3 due Research Day. Talk about options for paper. |
Week 7
Tues. October 8 | Read The Age of Greed part 4 (pg. 144-179) Summary/Questions #4 due. Research Day. Talk about options for paper. |
Thurs. October 10 | Read The Age of Greed part 4 (pg. 144-179) Summary/Questions #4 due. Research Day. Talk about options for paper. |
Week 8
Tues. October 15 | Research Day. Talk about options for paper. |
Thurs. October 17 | Rough draft for The Age of Greed Paper due. Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Week 9
Tues. October 22 | Rough draft for The Age of Greed Paper due. Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Thurs. October 24 | Read What Money Can't Buy part 1 (pg. 3-41) continued Summary/Questions #1 due. |
Week 10
Tues. October 29 | Read What Money Can't Buy part 2 (pg. 43-91) continued |
Thurs. October 31 | Summary/Questions #2 due. |
Week 11
Tues. November 5 | Read What Money Can't Buy part 3 (pg. 93-162) continued Summary/Questions #3 due. Final Draft of Age of Greed Paper due |
Thurs. November 7 | Read What Money Can't Buy part 4 (pg. 163-203) continued Summary/Questions #4 due. |
Week 12
Tues. November 12 | Rough draft for What Money Can't Buy Paper due. Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Thurs. November 14 | Rough draft for What Money Can't Buy Paper due. Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Week 13
Tues. November 19 |
Rough draft for What Money Can't Buy Paper due. Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Thurs. November 21 [Last Day to Withdraw—Nov. 14] |
Final Draft of What Money Can't Buy Paper due Read Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Part I Which Side of Paradise (pg. 3-153) |
Week 14
Tues. November 26 | Read Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Part I Which Side of Paradise (pg. 3-153) Study Questions #1 due |
Thurs. November 28 |
Read Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Part II Berlin Diary (pg. 153-269) Study Questions #2 |
Week 15
Tues. December 3 | Read Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Part II Berlin Diary (pg. 153-269) Study Questions #2 due |
Thurs. December 5 | Rough draft for Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Week 16
Tues. Dec. 10 | Rough draft for Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Discussion of posted student papers. Whole Class Critique (Peer Review and Discussion) |
Thurs. Dec. 12 | Final Draft of Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? Paper due Review for final. In-class writing prompt posted. Discussion of timed in-class writing prompts. |
Fri. Dec. 13 | Finals Begin |
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