ENGL 1010: English Composition-Student Version: Champney, Catherine, Spring 2020

Course Reading Materials

• Becoming: ​Obama, Michelle

• Course Packet (please print packet/readings and bring them to

  class)

  Attendance / Class Expectations

• You are allowed ​2​ absences without penalty

• Each additional absence above 2 will lower your grade by 5

  points (90 to 85, 85 to 80, etc.). Also, if you miss a quiz because of an absence, you cannot make up that quiz.

• Please arrive on time for class! Arriving later than 15 minutes without letting me know is equal to an absence. I live far from BC and rely on the MTA, so if you are going to be late, email me the situation and I will most likely understand. However, if this happens consistently, it will become a problem. 

• No AirPods, no cell phones, and absolutely no JUULing in

  class!

  Academic Integrity:
  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 policy implementation can be found at www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies​. If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member ​must report the violation.

  Disabilities:
  In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations students must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services. Students who have a documented disability or suspect they may have a disability are invited to set up an appointment with the Director of the Center for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-Lovell at (718) 951-5538. If you have already registered with the Center for Student Disability Services, please provide your professor with the course accommodation form and discuss your specific accommodation with him/her.

Grade Breakdown + Assignments

Note: Essays are to be submitted via email before the time stated on the syllabus. Late work will result in a 5pt grade deduction per day.

Assignments will be distributed and discussed in class. Quizzes will occur at the beginning of class (late arrivals will not receive extra time to complete the quiz). Quizzes are at random - there will be 12 throughout the semester, with the ​lowest 2 grades dropped.

Final Exam
English 1010 Students must take a final exam as instructed by the department. This exam is based on responses to two pieces of writing: one 5-7 page essay, distributed one week before the end of the term, and a second 1-2 page piece, distributed along with the question on the day of the exam. We will discuss the test format and how to best prepare in class!

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: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/off_registrar/2017-2018_Undergraduate_ Bulletin.pdf

Death and Bereavement Policy:
Brooklyn College’s statement on death / bereavement: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/initiatives/policies/bereavement.php

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. Please do not advise English 1010 students to withdraw if they are failing the course. Withdrawals are approved rarely. Students must seek departmental and CAASS permission to withdraw.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.