Honors English 105

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Honors English 105

• Beth Ritter-Guths Expectations

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What is English 105?

• Attitude is Everything
• Prepared
• Engaged
• Critical
• First Year Writing Course
• Research
• Documentation
• Analysis
• Formats
• Grammar Mechanics
• Critical Thinking
• Academic Engagement

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Attitude is Everything

• Positive People Win
• Engaged Students Learn
• Be Prepared (do your work)
• Think Independently
• Be Proud of your Position
• Back Yourself Up
• Dont take Heat

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Research

• High School is Over
• No Dictionary
• No Encyclopedia (or wikipedia)
• Words Count (quantity, quality)
• Sophisticated Thesis
• Hypothesis/Thesis
• Primary Materials
• Interviews, Observation, Experiments, Surveys,
  first person
• Secondary Material
• Academic Journals (peer reviewed, scholarly,
  juried texts), the work of others
• Must be current (3 year window with exceptions)

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Documentation

• Failure to Cite is Plagiarism
• F in the Course
• Integrity Hearing
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Cite all quotations
• Cite all summary material
• Cite all paraphrased material
• Applies to Primary and Secondary Research

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Analysis

• Original and Creative Ideas
• Passion and Interest
• Opinions and Assertions
• Clearly stated, strongly supported, always
  documented
• Dont be Afraid of Retribution

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Formats

• Narrative
• Compare/Contrast
• Cause/Effect
• Expository
• Definition
• Process Analysis
• Persuasive
• Research
• Description

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Grammar and Mechanics

• Essential
• Last Chance to Learn
• Refresher
• Intense (may require tutoring)

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Critical Thinking

• Read more than the Text
• Have an Opinion
• Care about your Opinion
• Support your Opinion
• Innovation is Dangerous
• Dont take Heat

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Academic Engagement

• We work Together
• We Learn Together
• We Fail Together
• We Need Each Other

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Help is Always Available

• bguth_at_lccc.edu