English 220.5633: The Seminar in Teaching Writing
LaGuardia Community College Spring 1 2011
Professor: Justin Rogers-Cooper
Email: jrogers@lagcc.cuny.edu
Office Hours: M-TH 4.30-5.30 or by appointment
Office: M-120E
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COURSE TEXTS
Tutoring Writing by McAndrew and Reigstad(purchase at campus bookstore)
Active Voice by James Moffett (purchase at campus bookstore)
Course Packet (purchase at NEKO copy center in the basement of the B-Building)
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GRADING
This course is quite challenging. You are being tested in your ability to teach at a high level, and are being given the possible opportunity to tutor college students in a basic skills course. Only the best students in the class will be allowed to practice tutoring.
In addition, a passing grade must be received on every single assignment. A failing grade on any assignment means failing the entire course. Your grade will be based on attendance, engaged participation, daily reading quizzes, two graded topic-essays, a Tutoring Case Study, a letter of evaluation of the tutoring at the Writing Center Manager addressed to Bert Eisenstadt, a midterm exam, and a final exam.
Moffet Paper 10%
Dialogue Essay 10%
Quiz Avg 10%
Midterm 10%
Letter to Bert 15%
Case Study 15%
Final 15%
Tutoring Video 15%
*Only students who maintain a grade of B+ or higher will be allowed to tutor in the Writing Center. Students maintaining a B or lower will spend lab hour(s) in the Writing Lab completing additional required writing assignments.
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ATTENDANCE
Attendance to class is required every day. If you miss more than two days, you may be required to withdraw from the class. Arriving after attendance is taken means you are marked late.
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LATE ASSIGNMENTS
No late assignments. Grade for that assignment begins to drop by a partial letter grade for every day assignment is late. Quizzes cannot be made up.
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STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM
What is Plagiarism?
When you use another person's idea or work without giving proper credit, you are committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered unethical and in some cases illegal. Therefore, you should always provide appropriate citations for all quotations, summaries, paraphrases, or any other work that is acquired or borrowed from other writers. The penalty for plagiarism can be severe, and university instructors are continuously developing more sophisticated methods of discovering plagiarized material. If you have any doubt about the possible consequences of plagiarism, read the following news story: Internet Watchdog Could Stop Collegiate Copycats.
Although there are various citation formats, they all require the same types of information. Listed below is the basic information you will need to copy down from each source you use while doing your research. In the end, you want your readers—if they are interested in the topic—to be able to find the document you are quoting from.
BASIC RUBRIC FOR WORKS CITED PAGE
Book
author's last and first name; title of book; publisher place and date of publication.
Journal/Magazine/Periodical Article
author's name; title of article; title of journal/periodical; volume number; issue number or month and year of publication; page numbers the complete article appears on.
Article From Anthology
author of article; title of article; title of anthology; editor of anthology; place and date of publication; page number of article
Web page
author of document; title of document; title of complete work (if available); date of document's loading or last revision; electronic address or URL; date of access; publication information for print version of source (if available).
ALWAYS INCLUDE Basic Citation Information
***Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated in this class. Don’t even try it.***
THE SCHEDULE
Monday Observe or Tutor à E-262 / Writing Center
Wednesday Lab à E-230
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Monday 3-5 Introductions
Rules & Policies for the course
H: Buy Books
Read Tutoring Writing pp. 21-30 & Prepare for Graded Quiz
Wed 3-7 Class: Graded Quiz on Tutoring Writing pp. 21-30
Discuss Reading
Prepare for First Graded Research Paper—DUE NEXT WEEK!
H: First Graded Research Project: “The Ideas of James Moffett” (3-5 pp.)
Read Tutoring Writing pp. 1-7 & Prepare for Graded Quiz
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Monday 3-12 Class: Graded Quiz on Tutoring Writing pp. 1-7
Discuss Reading
Watch Tutor Tape
Introduction to CATW Writing Test for ENG 099 students
H: Read Active Voice 46-70
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Wed 3-14 DUE: First Research Paper (James Moffett)
Tentative: Observe Writing Center tutors in E-111
Lab: What I observed today at the Writing Center: strategies used / needed OR TBA
Discuss Moffett Papers
Exercise from Active Voice 46-70
H: Read Tutoring Writing pp. 14-20 & Prepare for Graded Quiz
Write dialogue based on Writing Assignment based on Active Voice 46-70
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Mon 3-19 Class: Graded Quiz on Tutoring Writing pp. 14-20
Discuss Readings
Watch Tutor Tape
Group work: Share dialogues / identify research prompts
H: Finish dialogues for performance
Confirm that your dialogue ideas are absolutely researchable (if not, start over)
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Wed 3-21 Tutor: Observe Writing Center tutors in E-111
Lab: Group work: share dialogues, test researchability
H: Make Dialogues perfect
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Mon 3-26 Class: Perform dialogues
Writing the dialogue essay
H: Read Moffet “Explanation of the Program” (pp. 3-24) (*will appear on midterm)
DUE: Dialogue Essay
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Wed 3-28 DUE: Dialogue Essay
Tutor: Observe Writing Center tutors in E-111
Lab: “Tutoring Do’s and Don’ts”
Discuss Moffett
H: Read Sondra Perl, “Understanding Composing” (*will appear on midterm)
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Mon 4-2 Class: Discuss Perl
Watch Tutor Tape
H: Read Mike Rose “Rigid Rules” (*will appear on midterm)
Read Tutoring Writing 42-69 and prepare for QUIZ
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W 4-4 Tutor: Observe Writing Center tutors in E-111
Lab: Quiz on Tutoring Writing 42-69
Discuss Readings
H: Read Tutoring Writing 31-41
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4-9: Spring Break
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M 4-16 Class: Quiz on Tutoring Writing 31-41
Discuss Readings
Group Work: Problem Posing / Evaluation of Tutoring at the Writing Center
H: Prepare for Group Presentations
Read “Some Tutoring Procedures and Techniques” (Intro sheet given to tutors at the Writing Center, find at very front of coursepacket)
W 4-18 Tutor: Students with “B+” or Higher Begin Tutoring !!!!!!
Lab: Discuss Tutoring
Review CATW
H: Prepare for Group Presentations
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M 4-23 Class: Group Presentations of Problem Posing Exercises
How to turn your Problem Posing into a Letter
H: “Letter to Bert Eisenstadt: Evaluation of Tutoring in the Writing Center”
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W 4-25 DUE: “Letter to Bert Eisenstadt”
Tutor: Students with “B+” or Higher — Tutoring !
Class: Prepare for Midterm Exam
H: Study for Midterm
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M 4-30 Class: Midterm Exam
H: Read Kozol, “The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York”
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W 5-2 Tutor: Students with “B+” or Higher — Tutoring !
Class: Discuss Kozol (will appear on final exam)
H: Read Tutoring Case Studies: Retamar, Bresnick (at very end of coursepack)
Begin writing your Tutoring Case Study
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M 5-7 Class: Discuss tutoring
Discuss Case Studies
H: Read Hayward, “Insights into Cultural Divides” (will appear on final exam)
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W 5-9 Class: Discuss Reading
Form Video Groups
Tutor: Final Tutoring
H: Write Case Study
Read Paulo Freire, “The Banking Concept of Education”
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M 5-14 Discuss Case Studies
Build Case Studies into Video Project
Discuss Freire
H: Finish and prepare to present Case Study
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W 5-16 Present Case Study in front of entire class
H: Write final draft of Case Study to be published in a book for all to read
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M 5-21 DUE: Final draft of Case Study
Script Video
Prepare for Final Exam
H: Study for Final Exam
Rehearse Video
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W 5-23 Video Production
Final Exam Review
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M 5-30 Video Production
H: Study for Final Exam
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M 6-4 Final Exam
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FE Week FINAL MEETING MANDATORY TO RECEIVE GRADES
