Materials:

1. Freshman Common Reading:​ M​ ichelle Obama, ​Becoming

2. Course Packet: https://libguides.brooklyn.cuny.edu/1010/index_readings

Reading​: Class discussion is a critical element of this course, and participation is essential. To that end, students are expected to have closely read and be ready to discuss all readings by the day they are due. Please bring a printed copy of the assigned reading to every class with annotations, and be prepared with quotations you find significant. ​There will be unannounced reading quizzes.

​Attendance: ​If you miss more than four classes, you will receive no credit for participation.

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Participation: ​Participation includes completing and commenting on the assigned reading, contributing to class discussion through listening and responding to classmates or the instructor, bringing required materials to class, and engaging in peer review and group activities.

Assignments

Essays & Other Writing​: ​Students will write and revise the following: a personal narrative (750-1000 words), two summaries (250-500 words each), an argumentative essay (1000-1250 words), an at-home compare and contrast essay (1000-1250 words), and an in-class compare and contrast essay. In addition, students will have an in-class essay exam. Students will be asked to complete other assignments, such as journal entries, in-class writing, and reading responses.

NOTE​:​ Essays are due at the beginning of class, printed ​and ​via email.
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Roman font, formatted with one-inch margins.

Extensions​: Please request extensions for essays in advance, in proportion to the amount of extra time needed.1 Essays turned in late will be penalized half a letter grade for each class meeting they are late. Late work will not be accepted after one week has passed from the original due date. If students miss a class during which an essay is to be submitted, students are still responsible for submitting (e-mailing) the essay on the same day and bringing a hard copy of it the next time they attend class.

Final Exam:​ ​English 1010 students must take a final exam: an in-class comparative essay based on two texts, the first of which, a 5-7 page essay, distributed one week before the end of the term, and the second, 1-2 page piece, distributed along with the question on the day of the exam. ​The exam will count for 20% of the final grade for the class.​ We’ll discuss the test format in class.

LOOP workshop:​ All students in English 1010 complete the required Brooklyn College library orientation, which will introduce them to the services and resources of the library, including access to and ethical use of its print and electronic resources.

Grading

Grades for English 1010 are: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, NC or F. Note that the minimum passing grade is C-. Students who have completed all the course work but are not yet writing at the college level will receive a grade of NC; students who have not completed the course work will receive a grade of F.

Students who do not pass English 1010 must repeat it the following semester. The course may not be taken more than three times; students who receive ​three​ grades of F, NC and/or WU may be dismissed from the college.

Grading Breakdown:

• ●  Essays: 50%

  ● Personal Narrative: 10%
  ● Argumentative Essay: 15%
  ● Compare and Contrast: 15%
  ● In-Class Compare and Contrast: 10%

• ●  Final Exam: 20%

• ●  Other Assignments: 20%

• ●  Attendance & Participation: 10%

  Plagiarism: ​The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from cheating and plagiarism. Each student is responsible for being aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for avoiding both. The complete text of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College procedure for implementing that policy can be found at this site: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies​.

  Non-attendance Because of Religious Beliefs​: Brooklyn College’s statement on non-attendance because of religious belief is located on page 66 of the Brooklyn College Undergraduate Bulletin

  Student Bereavement Policy​

Important Dates

Tuesday, August 27 Monday, September 2 Thursday, September 5 Wednesday, October 16 Tuesday, November 5 Friday, December 13 Saturday, December 14 Friday, December 20

Weekday classes begin
Last day to add a course
Conversion Day – Classes follow a Monday Schedule Conversion Day – Classes follow a Monday Schedule
Last day to withdraw from course with a W (non-penalty) grade Reading Day
Finals Examinations Begin
Final Examinations End / End of Fall Semester

NOTE​: English 1010 is an Academic Foundations course. Brooklyn College’s policy on withdrawing from English 1010 is as follows:

Students are not permitted at any time to delete, drop, or withdraw from an assigned Academic Foundations course without obtaining permission of the academic department involved and consulting the Center for Academic Advisement and Student Success.

The full academic calendar, including many other important dates, and the undergraduate final exam “grid” are available on the​ ​Office of the Registrar​’s website.