Fall 2010 Semester Begins Thursday, September 2, 2010
Fall 2010 Semester Ends Monday, December 20, 2010
English Instructor Gina Fournier
Oakland Community College
Royal Oak and Southfield, MI campuses
Read regularly to be happy
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use this website, keep scrolling down until you find what you're looking for,
which is in this column somewhere. Sample student essays are at the bottom.
office hours (RO B 238)
before and after on-campus classes
During the semester, If I'm not in my office, look for me in the classroom (see schedule below)
contacting the instructor
During the semester, all registered students should contact me through Blackboard 8 Internal Messages, not my school e-mail (which fills up and closes regularly).
e-mail address for all others including registered students who want to contact me before or after the semester: gmfourni@oaklandcc.edu
The phone is not the best means for discussing student writing.
My OCC office phone is 248. 246.2679, though I don't use it much.
Messages checked weekly during semester only--e-mail me instead!
teaching schedule
Fall 2010
CLASSROOM
Tuesdays (Southfield) 3:00-5:55pm SF 108 ENG 1510-S1516 Comp I
Wednesdays (Royal Oak) 12:00pm-2:55pm RO A211 ENG 1520-R1560 Comp II
Thursdays (Royal Oak) 12:00-2:55pm RO A201 ENG 1700-R1565 The Michigan Reader
ONLINE
ENG 1510-R1531 Comp I
ENG 1520-R1554 Comp II
ENG 2770-S1540 Contemporary Lit (this section only--emphasis on mass media)
Online students should log onto Blackboard 8 on the first day of the semester to begin. Please realize the extra focus and discipline distance learning requires. Beforehand or early in the semester, it is a good idea to take an online orientation through Online Services.
Students who want to get a jump ahead on course work can begin reading the course selections
(see below)
required books for fall 2010
ENG 1510 all sections: Remix by Catherine Latterell (2nd edition for classroom, either edition for online), an MLA and proper usage reference manual like Keys for Writers by Ann Raimes, and one nonfiction book of your choice (see nonfiction book assignment below).
ENG 1520 all sections: no textbook, an MLA and proper usage reference manual like Keys for Writers by Ann Raimes, and one nonfiction book of your choice(see nonfiction book assignment below). Students will read and research articles via the OCC Library Database and directed www searches.
ENG 1700-The Michigan Reader: Rosa Parks: A Life by Douglas Brinkley, Autopsy of An Engine and Other Stories from the Cadillac Plant by Lolita Hernandez, and Lost Tikki Palaces of Detroit by Michael Zadoorian
ENG 2770-Contemporary Literature (emphasis on mass media): Life Before Her Eyes by Laura Kasischke, Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Precious (Push Movie Tie In Edition) by Sapphire, plus one selection from the course list provided (see below). LIST COMING SOON!
operating principle in the classroom
for all students
Attendance (docx)
Course Terminology (docx)
How to Succeed in English classes (docx)
Writing for Your Self (pdf)
avoiding plagiarism
Plagiarism policy in my courses (pdf)
Online links: Help Avoiding Plagiarism (pdf)
Check out articles in The New York Times series "Cheat Sheet," on cheating in the education section.
"To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery" by Trip Gabriel July 5, 2010
"Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age" by Trip Gabriel August 1, 2010
Student paper on committing plagiarism
about writing and researching
The Comma Game (teaches sentence structure) (ppt)
Backward Complete Sentence Outlining (after drafting and essay) (ppt)
Forward Complete Sentence Outlining (before drafting an essay) (ppt)
Grammar is Your Friend! (ppt)
Outside Sources and Signal Phrases (ppt)
Paraphrase and Quotation (ppt)
The Research Process (docx)
Research and Writing (ppt)
Short Cuts to Good Grammar (includes title formatting) (docx)
Short Cuts to Good Grammar (includes title formatting) (pdf)
Writing Workshop (my approach to teaching) (ppt)
The Writing Process (con't) (ppt)
about reading
Reading is for Everyone (ppt)
Teacher's Example Entrance Essay on Reading (docx)
semester's nonfiction book assignment
Nonfiction Book List (FYI) (pdf)
Nonfiction Book Assignment (Introduction) (pdf)
Nonfiction Book Assignment (introduction) (docx)
Revising the Book Review (ppt)
Writing the Book Review (ppt)
What a Wait! Finally! Instructor's Book Review Example Essay !!! (docx)
I've been promising for a while to write in response to my own assignments, which isn't an easy thing to do, and for a few reasons. One reason? I'm long-winded. Here's a review of a Camille Claudel biography. Claudel was a French sculptor born at the wrong time. With this essay, I want to show students that I can practice what I preach. Also, I'd like to spread the word about Claudel and infuse a little needed feminism into Michigan consciousness. Enjoy! Let me know what you think! GMF
about composition I - eng 1510
Be sure to compose essays that stand tall and don't collapse.
Composition I syllabus Summer 2010 (pdf)
Get Ready for Comp I (ppt)
Teacher's Example Remix Homework (Comp I) (docx)
Teacher's Example Remix Homework (Comp I) WITH ANALYSIS (docx)
Revising the Critical Personal Narration (ppt)
Comp I Public Essay (ppt)
about composition II - eng 1520
Research a topic and comment on a debatable aspect
Composition II coursepack/syllabus Winter 2010 version 3.3 (pdf)
Inquiry Argument (ppt)
Teacher's Example Writing in the Works HW One and Two (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW HW Three and Five (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW HW Six and Seven (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW HW Eight (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW HW Nine (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW HW Ten (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW HW Eleven (docx)
Teacher's Example WIW Twelve (docx)
about The Michigan Reader - eng 1700
What does it mean to be a Michigan Reader?
Summer 2010 The Michigan Reader syllabus (pdf)
Teacher's Example Michigan Reader Entrance Essay
Teacher's Example Rosa Parks: A Life Take Home Test/Book Review
coming soon!
eng 2770 Contemporary Lit
eng 1710 Introduction to Short Story
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sample student essays
Students are encouraged to write with pride. Successful student essays are shared in full only with the writer's written consent.
Take inspiration from what works; learn from what doesn't
Sample Comp I Student Essays: Mike Cole
Sample Comp I Student Essays: Lauren Crawford
Sample Comp I Student Book Review: Jeff Bannow
Sample Comp I Personal Narration: Luke MacGilvray
Sample Comp II Student Essays: Don Drife
Sample Comp II Student Essays: Whitney Reubens
Sample Comp II Student Essays: Patti Eaken
Sample Comp II Student Essays: Nina Assunto
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