Revisions to Course Outline for Winter 2020
ENGL
109
Section
005
Introduction
to
Academic
Writing
Winter
2020
Monday
and
Wednesday
11:30
a.m.
-
12:50
p.m.
•
EV3
3406
Instructor: Monique Kampherm
Original Syllabus Grading Structure:
|
Assignments and Grading |
Date |
Weight |
|---|---|---|
|
Class Attendance and Participation | ONGOING |
10% |
|
Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement Assignment | ||
|
Post your Advertisement Title and a brief description on the Discussion Board |
January 15, 2020 | |
|
In-Class Working Session, Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement | January 20, 2020 | |
|
Peer-Review Workshop, Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement | January 27, 2020 | * |
|
Final Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement and Reflection | February 3, 2020 | 25% |
|
Argument Editorial Assignment | ||
|
Post your Editorial Topic and a brief description on Discussion Board | February 5, 2020 | |
|
In-Class Working Session, Editorial | February 10, 2020 | |
|
Peer Review Workshop, Editorial | March 2, 2020 | * |
|
Final Argument Editorial and Reflection | March 4, 2020 | 30% |
|
Report or Evaluation and Abstract | ||
|
Post
your
Report/Evaluation
Topic
and
a
brief
description
on | March 9, 2020 | |
|
In-Class Working Session, Report/Evaluation | March 11, 2020 | |
|
Peer-Review Workshop, Report/Evaluation | March 23, 2020 | * |
|
Oral Presentation, Report or Evaluation | March 30, 2020 | |
|
Final Report or Evaluation and Abstract | April 1, 2020 | 35% |
* There will be a 10% deduction of the assignment grade if the peer-review workshop is not attended and/or a full version of the assignment is not uploaded into the workshop dropbox by the specified date.
Revised Syllabus Grading Structure:
Removed final report/evaluation and abstract assignment. Re-weighted completed assignments and class attendance/participation grade, keeping the original syllabus weighting the same. Changes highlighted in yellow.
|
Assignments and Grading |
Date |
Weight |
|---|---|---|
|
Class Attendance and Participation | ONGOING |
15% |
|
Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement Assignment | ||
|
Post your Advertisement Title and a brief description on the Discussion Board |
January 15, 2020 | |
|
In-Class Working Session, Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement | January 20, 2020 | |
|
Peer-Review Workshop, Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement | January 27, 2020 | * |
|
Final Rhetorical Analysis of an Advertisement and Reflection | February 3, 2020 | 39% |
|
Argument Editorial Assignment | ||
|
Post your Editorial Topic and a brief description on Discussion Board | February 5, 2020 | |
|
In-Class Working Session, Editorial | February 10, 2020 | |
|
Peer Review Workshop, Editorial | March 2, 2020 | * |
|
Final Argument Editorial and Reflection | March 4, 2020 | 46% |
|
Report or Evaluation and Abstract | ||
|
Post
your
Report/Evaluation
Topic
and
a
brief
description
on | March 9, 2020 | |
|
In-Class Working Session, Report/Evaluation | March 11, 2020 | |
|
Peer-Review Workshop, Report/Evaluation CANCELLED | March 23, 2020 | * |
|
Oral Presentation, Report or Evaluation CANCELLED | March 30, 2020 | |
|
Final Report or Evaluation and Abstract CANCELLED | April 1, 2020 | 0% |
* There will be a 10% deduction of the assignment grade if the peer-review workshop is not attended and/or a full version of the assignment is not uploaded into the workshop dropbox by the specified date.
Attendance and Participation Grade Rubric:
|
Outstanding - 25 points |
Strong - 20 points |
Developing - 15 points |
Lacking - 10 points |
Fail - 0 points | |
|
Attendance |
Outstanding - 25/25 Student was present for every class (or formally excused). |
Strong - 20/25 Student was absent from one class. |
Developing - 15/25 Student was absent from two classes. |
Lacking - 10/25 Student was absent from three classes. |
Fail - 0/25 Student was absent from more than three classes. |
|
Engagement – participating in the development of our course |
Outstanding - 25/25 Student brought original thought and perspective to class discussions . Student was fully engaged and actively involved during every class. They also work cooperative ly and well with all of their peers. |
Strong
-
20/25 |
Developing
-
15/25 |
Lacking
-
10/25 |
Fail - 0/25 Student rarely participated in class discussions or asked questions. Student was reluctant to join in discussions/work with peers. |
|
Preparation |
Outstanding - 25/25 Student is always prepared for class with completed assignments, activities, readings, and necessary materials (e.g. discussion board, working sessions, peer- review, etc.). |
Strong - 20/25 Student is usually prepared for class with completed assignments, activities, readings, and necessary materials (e.g. discussion board, working sessions, peer- review, etc.). |
Developing - 15/25 Student is sometimes prepared with most of the assignments, activities, readings, and necessary materials (e.g. discussion board, working sessions, peer- review, etc.). |
Lacking
-
10/25 |
Fail - 0/25 Student is often unprepared for class with incomplete assignments, activities, readings, and/or necessary materials (e.g. discussion board, working sessions, peer- review, etc.). |
|
Behaviour – courtesy and respect |
Outstanding - 25/25 Student always followed directions and procedures and always brought a positive attitude. |
Strong - 20/25 Student usually followed direction and procedures and brought a mostly positive attitude. |
Developing - 15/25 Student sometimes followed direction and procedures and brought a neutral attitude. |
Lacking
-
10/25 |
Fail - 0/25 Student usually displayed disruptive behaviour during class and usually had a negative attitude. |
Course Communication (Announcements on LEARN and emails to entire class):
eValuate our Introduction to Academic Writing (ENGL 109) Course
March 24, 2020 9:46 p.m.
Hello
everyone,
I
have
just
posted
two
lectures
online
in
PDF
format--one
on
graphics
and
one
on
how
to
write
under
pressure.
These
are
posted
in
the
Additional
Readings
section
on
our
LEARN
site
for
you
to
review
on
your
own
time.
As we are ending the Winter term, I want to let you know that I am happy to have had the opportunity to be your instructor for our in-class Introduction to Academic Writing (ENGL 109- 005) course and I hope you have enjoyed working with diverse forms of writing, constructing your own ideas for different genres, circumstances, and audiences.
Formally, the goals of our course were:
-
To help you think critically and communicate effectively
-
To learn and practice a variety of strategies for inventing, drafting, and editing texts
-
To learn and practice writing in a variety of academic genres
-
To learn to read critically
-
To learn to write persuasively by effectively employing elements of formal argumentation
-
To help you give and receive useful feedback on writing for the purposes of revision
- To learn and practice communicating to a variety of academic audiences
In our class, I strive to provide you with learning opportunities and information you could draw on as you continue through your academic pursuits and as you enter the working environment. To that end, your feedback is of vital importance to me. If you have the chance now, or over the next few days, please take 15-minutes to let me know how you enjoyed our course and how I did as your instructor. Kindly complete this questionnaire. Your evaluation, both numerical and narrative, are important.
https://evaluate.uwaterloo.ca/
Thank you for taking the time to help.
Kindest
regards,
Monique
Kampherm
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Cancellation of Final Assignment and Re-Weighting of Submitted Assignments
March 19, 2020 9:04 p.m. Hello Everyone,
Thank you to all of you for your support during this time. I appreciate all of your comments and suggestions over the past week on the proposed amendments to our course and have carefully considered what you all have said in light of the COVID-19 constraints.
To that effect, the remainder of the course will be structured like this:
Cancellation
of
Final
Assignment:
The
report/evaluation
and
abstract
assignment
will
be
cancelled
along
with
our
peer-review.
From
your
comments
and
feedback,
I
understand
that
the
removal
of
the
last
assignment
is
greatly
appreciated
during
this
extraordinary
situation.
Re-Weighting
of
Submitted
Assignments:
With
the
cancellation
of
the
final
assignment,
it
was
suggested
that
the
weighting
of
assignments
should
follow
the
structure
provided
in
the
syllabus,
with
the
assignments
weighted
out
of
65,
rather
than
100.
This
means
that
the
relative
weighting
for
assignments
remains
the
same,
increased
by
an
equal
proportion.
I
agree
that
this
amendment
appears
to
be
most
fair.
Therefore,
weighting
for
the
assignments
will
be
as
follows:
15%
-
Class
Attendance
and
Participation
39%
-
Rhetorical
Analysis
of
an
Advertisement
and
Reflection
Assignment
46%
-
Argument
Editorial
and
Reflection
Assignment
Lectures:
To
complete
our
course
lectures
over
the
next
few
weeks,
I
will
develop
and
provide
on
LEARN
PowerPoint
slides
in
PDF
format.
These
PDF
documents
will
have
information
I
would
like
you
to
know
regarding
the
final
topics
of
our
course.
We
will
not
have
a
scheduled
class
time,
but
by
providing
these
lecture
documents
on
LEARN,
you
will
have
the
information
to
review
on
your
own
time.
Again, thank you for your comments and feedback during this time. If you have any further comments, questions, or suggestions regarding these amendments, please contact me within 48- hours. Also, if you have a particular circumstance for which you may need another approach, please communicate this with me.
I am in process of grading your argument editorial assignment. Thank you for your continued patience during this unforeseen situation.
Kindest regards,
Monique
Kampherm
--
BA
(ACS),
MA
(Political
Science),
MA
(Journalism),
MA
(English-Rhetoric)
Instructor
and
Doctor
of
Philosophy
(PhD)
Candidate
(ABD),
Political
Rhetoric
in
Social
Media
Department
of
English
Language
and
Literature
University
of
Waterloo
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/mekamphe/
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Update: Proposed Cancellation of Final Assignment
March 18, 2020 1:07 p.m. Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. This unprecedented situation with COVID-19 is changing rapidly, and I understand that this is a stressful and uncertain time for all of you.
In light of this evolving situation, and with approval from the Chair of the English department, I would like to propose that we cancel our final assignment and lectures going forward.
This means that there will be no requirement to submit the final assignment of our report/evaluation and abstract, and we will not have the online peer-review session. We will also not have any further online classes. In effect, our Introduction to Academic Writing (ENGL 109- 005) course will end.
I propose to reallocate the weighting of grades for the assignments you have already submitted, as well as for our class attendance and participation.
The
Proposed
Revised
Grading
Structure
will
be
as
follows:
20%
-
Class
Attendance
and
Participation
40%
-
Rhetorical
Analysis
of
an
Advertisement
and
Reflection
Assignment
40%
-
Argument
Editorial
and
Reflection
Assignment
I am currently in process of grading your argument editorial and reflection assignment.
Thank you to those who have provided me with their comments. I, again, invite you to communicate with me about this proposed amendment with your comments, questions, or concerns. Also, if you have a particular circumstance for which you may need another approach, please communicate this with me. I ask that you respond to this proposal within 48-hours.
Kindest regards,
Monique
Kampherm
--
BA
(ACS),
MA
(Political
Science),
MA
(Journalism),
MA
(English-Rhetoric)
Instructor
and
Doctor
of
Philosophy
(PhD)
Candidate
(ABD),
Political
Rhetoric
in
Social
Media
Department
of
English
Language
and
Literature
University
of
Waterloo
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/mekamphe/
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Update: Proposed Change to Assignment Due Dates
March 16, 2020 10:58 p.m. Hello everyone,
As I know that many of you are in student residence, and in light of the recent directive from Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo “strongly encouraging all students to make arrangements to move out of residence by noon on Friday, March 20, 2020” (uwaterloo.ca/coronavirus/), I would like to suggest a date amendment to our online peer-review workshop and extend the due date of our final report/evaluation and abstract assignment.
Rather than having our peer-review workshop on Monday, March 23, 2020, I propose the peer- review workshop date be moved to Monday, March 30, 2020, with our final report/evaluation and abstract assignment due on Monday, April 6, 2020.
I would like to hear from you, and I invite you to respond to this proposed amendment within 48- hours.
Hope you are keeping well. Kindest regards,
Monique
Kampherm
--
BA
(ACS),
MA
(Political
Science),
MA
(Journalism),
MA
(English-Rhetoric)
Instructor
and
Doctor
of
Philosophy
(PhD)
Candidate
(ABD),
Political
Rhetoric
in
Social
Media
Department
of
English
Language
and
Literature
University
of
Waterloo
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/mekamphe/
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Proposed Changes to Our Class Syllabus and Schedule
March 15, 2020 12:40 a.m. Hello everyone,
I hope you are doing well. As you are aware, we are in an unprecedented situation. Motivated by public health concerns, I would like to propose some changes to our current class syllabus and our class schedule based on direction from the University of Waterloo.
For the remainder of the term, I propose:
-
We will refrain from attending our in-person class sessions. Your 10% attendance and participation grade will be based on your attendance and participation from January 6, 2020 to March 11, 2020.
-
As scheduled, you will upload your workshop report/evaluation in the Workshop Dropbox on March 23, 2020 by 10:30 a.m.
-
In addition, I ask that you will also upload your workshop report/evaluation on our course discussion board, as our in-class peer-review workshop will be moved online to LEARN.
- You will be paired randomly with two other students into a group on the discussion board.
- Before 11:30 a.m. on March 23, 2020 (our usual class start time), upload the workshop draft of your report/evaluation onto the "Peer Review" discussion board. To upload your report/evaluation document for the peer-review, start a new thread and click on, “add attachment.”
- In the body of the discussion board thread, include a note describing what you would like your reviewers to focus their attention on as they review your document.
- Following this, download the documents from your group members.
- Read the Report/Evaluation Guidelines I provided in class on March 11, 2020 (and also on Learn). Provide your feedback and comments and write your response letter to your peer based on this.
- Spend approximately 30-minutes providing feedback on each document. Use either the Comment Tools for Adobe Acrobat PDFs or Track Changes for Microsoft Word to deliver your feedback, comments, and your response letter.
- Upload your revisions using “reply to thread,” and the “add attachment” function on the discussion board before midnight on March 23, 2020.
-
Our in-class 2-minute oral presentation will be cancelled.
-
As scheduled, your final report/evaluation and abstract is due on April 1, 2020 by 10:30 a.m. in the LEARN Dropbox. You are welcome to submit your final version earlier if you wish.
I invite you to respond to this proposal with 48-hours regarding the above changes. If you have any concerns or questions about this proposal, I would like to hear them.
I will be in touch with further information as I organize these changes over the coming week. Kindest regards,
Monique
Kampherm
--
BA
(ACS),
MA
(Political
Science),
MA
(Journalism),
MA
(English-Rhetoric)
Instructor
and
Doctor
of
Philosophy
(PhD)
Candidate
(ABD),
Political
Rhetoric
in
Social
Media
Department
of
English
Language
and
Literature
University
of
Waterloo
uwaterloo.ca/scholar/mekamphe/