Grading System

• 90 - 100 = A
• 80 - 89 = B
• 70 - 79 = C
• 60 - 69 = D
• 0 - 59 = F

Bibliography

Print Resources

The following books are available at the reserve desk in the Library or in the Professor's office.

Axelrod, R. B. & Cooper, C. R. (2001). The St. Martin’s guide to writing, (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Buchanan, E. B. (2003). The writer’s palette: Developing paragraphs and essays. Boston, MA: Heinle.

Clark, C. (2000). Working the web: A student’s research guide. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.

Dudeney, G. (2000). The internet and the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Fulwiler, T. and Hayakawa, A. (1999) The college writer’s reference. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Joy, A. (2000). Crossing borders: An international reader. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.

Langan, J. (2002) English skills with readings, (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Li, R-C. (2000). Finding ESL treasures on the Internet. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, Inc.

Maasik, S. and Solomon, J. (2000). Signs of life in the USA: Readings on popular culture for writers. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's.

McDonald, S. & Salomone, W. (2004). The writer’s response: A reading-based approach to college writing, (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth.

Robitaille, J. & Connelly, R. (2002) Writer’s resources: From paragraph to Essay. Boston, MA: Heinle.

Robitaille, J. & Connelly, R. (2004) Writer’s resources: From sentence to paragraph. Boston, MA: Wadsworth.

Roche Rico, B. and Mano, S. (2001). American mosaic: Multicultural readings in context. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K. & Kozyrev, J. R. (2001). Refining composition skills: Rhetoric and grammar, (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Heinle.

Sperling, D. (2000). Internet Activity Book. New York: Prentice Hall.

ADDENDUM
INGL 3201 Semester A81

• Professor: Dr. John H. Steele
• Email: drsteele@uprag.edu
• Office Hours MWF 8:00 - 9:00, 10:00 - 11:00
• Section
• M21 - TTh 2:00 - 3:20
• Web Page: http://drjhsteele.net/english/A81_INGL3201

Course Policies

• You are responsible for all material assigned and/or covered in class. If you are absent, get the class notes from one of your classmates.
• You should turn in all assignments electronically unless otherwise indicated. Make sure you keep a copy of all assignments to place in your portfolio.
• Make sure you have the following information in the upper right-hand corner of all your assignments:
• your name
• the class and section
• the date
• the assignment's title
• Your name and the date should be on every page.

• You are expected to attend all classes with textbooks and other materials. A role sheet will be passed out at the beginning of each class. You are responsible for making sure you sign the daily role sheet.
• You will be allowed three absences (excused or unexcused) without penalty. For every additional absences (excused or unexcused) your final grade will be dropped to the next lower grade (e.g. a final grade of B will drop to a C). Inform me (on time) of any problem that will interfere with your presence in the class. I will take extraordinary circumstances into account in terms of this policy.

UPR Aguadilla Senate Certification 13-2004-05 prohibits the use of cell phones, beepers, and other electronic equipment in the classroom. This class will be guided accordingly. Make sure your cell-phone is turned off and put away before coming to class. Use of a cell phone in the class room is grounds for lowering your grade.

As future professionals, you are expected to dress accordingly. Before coming to class, make sure your clothes are clean and pressed, and that you are well groomed. Dress WILL affect your grade.

All written work is to have the following formatting: 1” margins on all sides, size 12 Times New Roman font, double spaced. Anything 3 pages or longer should include a title page. Your name, student number, section, the date, and the title should appear on each page.

If you decide, for a justifiable reason, that you must request an incomplete for the semester, you should do so in writing. This will give you an extra few months (till the end of the following semester) to complete the work, but you will not be allowed to register in any course for which this is a pre-requisite until the required work is turned in. Usually it is not a good idea to request an incomplete unless it is for reasons of health. Please remember that an incomplete grade may affect your Pell Grant or other financial aid.

The University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla is transforming into a paperless campus as far as possible. All UPRAg Students are expected to have and use an official UPR email address (_____@upr.edu). If you do not yet have one, request it through the UPR-Aguadilla Web Page. Communication with the University (including grades and other such documents) will be sent to this email address. Where possible, that is the address I will use for communication with you.

Oral presentations are a key part of this class. You will be asked to give at least 2 (and possibly 3) oral presentations during the semester. Topics will be assigned. Due to the number of students in this class, you will be called only once. If you are not prepared, you will not be given a second opportunity. Time management, dress and use of audio-visual (i.e. PowerPoint) techniques will be among the criteria.

You are expected to participate actively in all class and group activities as well as in the online portion of the class.

Plagiarism: Any student caught plagiarizing will receive an F in the course. Plagiarism is defined as the copying of words and/or ideas from another source (including another student), and claiming them as your own.

Plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs and to the Dean of Student Affairs for presentation to the Discipline Committee (for disciplinary action). Disciplinary action may include (among other actions) suspension or expulsion from the University of Puerto Rico.

There may be a 10 - 15 minute quiz every week. Quizzes are unannounced and are generally given at the beginning of class. If you are late or absent, you can not make up the quiz.