Instructor: Margaret Brockland-Nease
Office Victor Hall 224G Drop-ins Welcome Mondays & Wednesdays 5-5:45 pm
Phone 308-8290
E-mail margaret.brockland-nease@armstrong.edu

Course Objectives: English 0099 helps students improve their sentence skills, create coherent and well-developed paragraphs, and organize paragraphs into interesting and unified essays.

Textbooks & Passages, 3rd edition
Materials: A college-level dictionary, such as The American Heritage Dictionary
Assignment folder (a sturdy, manila-type office folder)
3-ring notebook and paper
Several blue or black ink pens
A computer diskette, writeable CD or flash drive for storage of essays in progress

Requirements for 1. Adhere to the course attendance policy (see below)
Passing the Course: 2. Adhere to the AASU Honor Code (see the Appendix of the AASU Catalog).
Cheating results in automatic failure for the course.
3. Complete all assignments conscientiously.
4. Demonstrate a writing ability at the end of the semester satisfactory for entrance into ENGL 1101.
5. Have a course average of C (70) or above.
6. If you meet the above requirements, you will be eligible to take the Exit Essay at the end of the semester. If you pass the Exit Essay, you will be eligible to take the English portion of the Compass Exam. If you pass the English portion of the Compass Exam with a 69 or better, you will pass the course.

Course Attendance ENGL 0099 is not a course that can be completed on your own. Regular
Policy: attendance is crucial to making progress toward the course objectives. If you must miss or be late to a class or leave a class early, be aware of the following realities:
1. Arrive and leave at scheduled class times. Anything else counts as an absence.
2. You are permitted up to three absences (total or partial) during the term.
3. The three allowed absences anticipate disease, job requirements, car trouble, and all other natural or personal disasters; they are to be used (if at all) at your discretion. There is no need for e-mails, phone calls, or letters from the doctor except for emergencies that occur on test days.
4. More than three absences (total or partial) will result in withdrawal from the course. Withdrawal from a Learning Support course can mean that you will be withdrawn from other classes as well.
5. Withdrawal after midterm (June 27) results in a WF.
6. It's your responsibility to get in touch with a classmate to collect any handouts, notes and new assignments.
7. Absence does not excuse a late assignment. A late penalty applies anytime an assignment is submitted after its deadline, unless prior arrangements have been made with me.

Withdrawals: A student who drops or withdraws from a Learning Support course may be
withdrawn from all other classes as well. If problems arise and you are thinking
about withdrawing, please talk with me and with Lottie Scott before you stop
attending or submit a withdrawal form.

Resources: For help and guidance in addition to class, use any or all of these resources:
1. Come and talk with me in my office in Victor Hall 224G. My office hours are Monday and Wednesday 5-5:45 pm. If you can't come by during these hours, see me after our class meeting to set up an appointment for another time.
2. Visit The Writing Center in Gamble Hall 109. The Writing Center offers free, individual tutorial sessions as well as practice materials.
3. Learning Support Director Lottie Scott and the staff of the Department of Adult Academic Services are available to help you maximize your potential for success. Don't hesitate to talk with Mrs. Scott or a counselor about any concerns that might interfere with your focus on academic excellence.

Calendar: June 4 First class meeting
June 27 Midterm Day (last day to withdraw from any Session A course)
July 21 Exit Essay
July 23 Our last class meeting
The Compass Exam will be administered during Finals Week

Most Mondays, we will focus upon sentence skills through homework review,
in-class exercises and class discussions. On Wednesdays, we will focus upon
content development and organization, examine sample paragraphs and essays, and
evaluate each other's drafts and revisions in small groups. Occasionally, I may
schedule individual conferences in place of class.

Grading: The course uses passing grades of A, B and C. Since it cannot help you qualify for
the exit requirements, the D grade is not used in this course.
If you pass the exit essay and Compass Exam, your essay grades will make up 60% of your course average; tests, homework checks and participation make up 40%.
Tests and exercises are graded for accuracy; essays are evaluated in three areas of consideration: compliance with instructions, content development, and
grammar/mechanical accuracy.