3110 Mustang Road Alvin, TX 77511-4898 Phone: 281-756-3500

Faculty: Mary Song, Ph.D. Email: msong@alvincollege.edu

Office: G169 or Teams Video Chat Phone: 281-756-5682 (Voicemail only)

Fastest Way to Online – Microsoft Teams Response I respond to all student inquiries
Contact Me: Private Chat to me*** Time: within 24-48 hours.

TEAMS Office TUE & THU: 8:30am-10:30am on campus, office G169)

Hours: OR Teams Video Chat by appointment. (Webcam not required)

Websites you will The ACC POD / Blackboard ➔ http://www.alvincollege.edu

need to access
Microsoft Teams ➔ E1301-SUM24-CRIN2 Virtual Classroom
DAILY:
Course website ➔ ACC-ENG1301-SUM24 Course Website (Weebly)

* Do not email me. I will respond far quicker if you Teams Private Chat me.

** If you call my office phone, you will be routed straight to voicemail. Your message will then be
emailed to me. (It is more efficient to Teams Private Chat me.)

*** How to Teams Private Chat me: Link on your Blackboard account titled “Teams Private Chat”

Welcome to ACC:
Course Title: Composition I
Course Number: ENGL 1301. CRIN2
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Total Contact Hours: 48
Term and Year: Summer 2024 (11-Weeks)
Class Days & Times: WWW (asynchronous online)
Classroom Location: WWW (asynchronous online)

A. COMMUNICATING WITH FACULTY

All electronic communication between ACC faculty and students will be through TEAMS Private Chat.
Access to your Microsoft Teams Private Chat requires possessing an ACC email address
(example@student.alvincollege.edu). Please be sure to check your email on a regular basis so that you
confirm that you are officially enrolled in this course.

ACC Master ONLINE Course Syllabus (Rev. July 2023)

 If you are a new student or a returning student who does not have an email account, please access ACC
Campus Technology to set-up your ACCess ID and ACC student email account. Additional information,
including technical assistance, can be acquired on the Campus Technology website or by phone
(281.756.3544) and email (itservices@alvincollege.edu).

As a college student, you are expected to communicate with your instructors about your own education.
ACC instructors follow the provisions of a federal law called the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA), which has been in place since 1974. Instructors will not communicate with your parent, your
spouse, or any similar third party about your progress or performance in college classes. This law applies
even to college students who are under 18 years old.

B. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising,
and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including
audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning,
communicating, and critical analysis. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar
setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation. (3 lecture hours per week).

C. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes.

• Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution.
• Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose.
• Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts.
• Use Edited American English in academic essays.

D. PRE-REQUISITE COURSES: TSI R/W / TSIA2 ELAR

CO-REQUISITES: INRW 0311 - Dev Integrated Reading & Writing

E. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS

The following books are required for this course:

• They Say I Say 5th Edition Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst. 2018. (Without readings)
• The Little Seagull Handbook with exercises 4th Edition

Textbooks will be available through Inclusive Access and will be available electronically through your
Blackboard course.

For more information about the textbooks, including details about how to order a print book online and have
it delivered to you, visit the college store online at ACC College Store.

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F. CORE REQUIREMENTS (Only required for CORE courses, of which English 1301 is.)
As part of the Texas and ACC Core Curriculum, students in this course will gain a foundation of knowledge
in human cultures and the physical and natural world, develop principles of personal and social
responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advance intellectual and practical skills that are essential for
all learning. The chart below details the core requirements that are applicable to this course, the activities in
which students will participate to develop skills in the required areas, a determination of how students’
mastery of those areas will be assessed, and the level of expertise students are expected to demonstrate.
Please note that these requirements are already included in the computation of the course grade and not a
separate grade.

* Core Objective Activities Assessments

* Critical Thinking Skills: to include Multiple drafts of Informative Essay (aka
creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, composition, including Definition Essay) using
and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of final; process of revision CT rubric
information.
* Communication-Written: effective Final Informative essay Informative Essay (aka
development, interpretation and assignment Definition Essay) using
expression of ideas CW rubric
* Communication-Oral: effective Oral presentation or oral Oral presentation or oral
development, interpretation and class participation participation in class
expression of ideas using CO rubric
* Communication-Visual: effective Visual creation or Visual creation assoc.
development, interpretation and inclusion of visual with with Informative Essay
expression of ideas Informative essay using CV rubric
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: to
include the manipulation and analysis of
numerical data or observable facts
resulting in informed conclusions.
* Teamwork: to include the ability to Group projects, class Group projects, class
consider different point of view and to discussions, and/or Peer discussions, and/or Peer
work effectively with others to support a Reviews Review using TW rubric
shared goal.
Social Responsibility: to include
intercultural competency, knowledge of
civic responsibility, and the ability to
engage effectively in regional, national,
and global communities.
* Personal Responsibility: to include the Short academic response Short academic response
ability to connect choices, actions, and or discussion board concerning personal
consequences to ethical decision- concerning personal responsibility using PR
making. responsibility rubric
* Indicates core areas required for this course

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G. COURSE OUTLINE
See “Course Schedule” at the end of this document. Please note that this schedule is ONLY for first-time
reference. The accurate course schedule will always be updated on the online Weebly Course Website (link
on Blackboard).

H. EXAMS AND MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment Length Semester Grade %

Definition Essay (ESY) 850-1200 words (eight paragraphs) 50% (500 points)

Professionalism Points (PRO) Review Sections I and J below. 20% (200 points)

Short Academic Responses (SAR1-2) 300-500 words (three paragraphs) each 20% (200 points)

Video Presentation (VID) 4-5 minutes of ESY content in video 10% (100 points)

I. POLICIES ABOUT COURSEWORK AND DEADLINES

The semester “Professionalism” grade (20% semester grade) is primarily based on these policies below.

Missed Work
Missed work must be submitted ASAP since all assignments for this course must be submitted in order to
pass this course. In fact, assignments AFTER the missing work will not be accepted until that previous
assignment has been submitted. Therefore, assignments MUST NOT BE LATE as there is quite a rapid
snowball effect. This is to prevent you from hopelessly falling behind.

Late Work
Late assignments will result in -10 professionalism points deduction PER DAY. Please note that this means
late assignments are generally accepted as long as it is within reason. That is because EVEN IF the
assignment is worth 50 points and is late five days, so that you will receive 0 points for submission,
submission of any missing assignment is still REQUIRED in order to pass the class.

Please note the following DUE DATES in which ABSOLUTELY NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS will be
accepted after that date – NO EXCEPTIONS will be made:

• Friday, July 26, 2024 by 11:59pm

• Friday, August 9, 2024 by 11:59pm
• Tuesday, August 13, 2024 by 11:59pm

Early Work (Instructor Policy ONLY):

If you submit any assignment up to TWO days (see course schedule) AHEAD of the due date, you can “win
back” 10 professionalism points. For any assignment submitted ONE day ahead of the due date, you can
“win back” 5 professionalism points.

Following Directions
Students are expected to follow assignment directions in order to earn credit for the assignment. Like many
other course policies, this mirrors real-world expectations. While employers often value innovation and

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 creativity, they also assume that an employee will follow directions carefully whenever specific directions
are given. In this course, following directions includes: (1) adhering to specified essay length, (2) document
format in MLA, (3) topic restrictions, (4) submission instructions, and other specifications as stated on the
course website assignment pages. Submitted assignments that fail to follow directions given on the course
website may receive a grade of zero.

Timely Response
Replying to your instructor is CRUCIAL in any college course. Professionalism (especially in the
professional world) puts a heavy emphasis on being present for your coworkers, employers, superiors (and
professors). Just as your instructor makes sure to respond to you within 24-48 hours, do so likewise.

Extra Credit
ACC English instructors may or may not give extra credit assignments according to their discretion on the
condition that either policy be offered to every single student in the class equally.

J. GRADING SUMMARY
Assignment Length Semester Grade %

Definition Essay (ESY) 850-1200 words (eight paragraphs) 50% (500 points)

8 paragraphs + works cited page 4 authoritative sources, MLA formatted See ESY-Rubrics pdf

Professionalism Points (PRO) Review Sections I and J. 20% (200 points)

Attendance, Assignments . . . Participation, Communication See Subsection below.

Short Academic Responses (SAR1-2) 300-500 words (three paragraphs) each 20% (200 points)

3 paragraphs each, 100 points each Two-part: Activity + Analysis See SAR-Rubrics pdf

Video Presentation (VID) 4-5 minutes of ESY content in video 10% (100 points)

4-5 minute video presentation. . . Of definition essay argument See VID-Rubrics pdf

Letter grades are based on the following scale:

A = 90 – 100% B = 80 – 89% C = 70-79% D = 60 – 69% F = < 60%
Exceptional mastery Above average Acceptable mastery Needs more practice Needs more practice
of concepts and mastery of concepts of concepts and and mastery of and mastery of
execution and execution execution execution concepts

I = Incomplete – No Incompletes or “I” grades will be given except for extreme circumstances. If an “I”
grade is assigned and the course work is not completed by the pre-arranged time limit, this grade will
convert to an “F”.

Essay Project: The first lesson to master in English composition and rhetoric is to assert one’s self with
confidence and authority. The rhetorical goal of the definition essay will be to persuade your audience to
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define a culturally-contested term that is relevant to our current times using at least FOUR authoritative
sources. The entire project will be composed of FIVE professionalism draft work assignments (20 pro-
points each), and then the final draft (with works cited page) will be worth 40% of the final semester grade.

Professionalism: Our class will reproduce in many ways a “real-world” work environment and students
will be expected to participate professionally in the class. Professionalism also includes collaboration,
sincere effort to improve your own writing and that of your peers through peer review, revision, and
conferencing. In the real world, employees are assigned various tasks outside their core job duties as
needed. To reflect this sort of real-world circumstance, all rough draft and report assignment work is also
included in this category.

Every student begins the semester with a starting “savings account” of 200 points. Points will likely go up
and down throughout the semester. The goal is to never fall too low in points so that you end the semester
with your 200 points. Failing to submit any assignment on time will result in 10 professionalism point
deductions per day. However turning in any assignment up to TWO days BEFORE the deadline will award
you with +10 professionalism points.

Policy Adherence is meeting deadlines in a timely manner, responding promptly to your instructor,
contributing meaningfully to class contributions (peer reviews/discussions/etc.) and consistently
alerting your instructor of all coursework issues. Point deductions will be made on a case by case basis
in this aspect of course professionalism.

Rough Drafts are an integral part of this course, are required for all major essay assignments, will elicit
instructor comment, and function as the basis for peer review and/or instructor feedback. For this
course, draft assignments are:

• ESY-HO1 Hypothesis-Outline, Version 1 = 10 professionalism points

• ESY-WCP Works Cited Page = 10 professionalism points
• ESY-BP12 Body Paragraphs 1 and 2 = 10 professionalism points
• ESY-HO2 Hypothesis-Outline, Version 2 = 10 professionalism points
• ESY-IC Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs = 10 professionalism points
• ESY-IC/PA Intro & Conc Peer Assessments = 10 professionalism points
• ESY-BP34 Body Paragraphs 3 and 4 = 10 professionalism points
• ESY-BP56 Body Paragraphs 5 and 6 = 10 professionalism points

Milestone Reports are used to answer specific questions and update the instructor on your progress in
the course. MRs will be completed in the form of Google forms and will be counted as
professionalism points. There will be three reports total (MR1-3). Failing to submit any assignment on
time will result in 10 professionalism point deductions per day.

Tutorial Reports are not required. However, official evidence of a tutorial session from the ACC
Writing Center will be worth 10 professionalism points each. The three required tutoring sessions in
INRW-0311 will not count. Official evidence is Teams message including the following information
that will be confirmed with the ACC Writing Center: (1) Tutor’s full name, (2) Date of tutorial, (3)
Duration of tutorial, (4) Topic of tutorial.

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 Short Academic Responses are brief (300-500 word – 3 paragraph) responses to assigned readings.
Although they are not formal essays, they must be typed and edited. The instructor will provide specific
directions during the semester. There will be a total of TWO SARs.

Final Video Presentation: Oral and visual communication skills will be assessed in the video project,
which will be a final 4-5 minute presentation of your initial proposal statement. Your video presentation
will be assessed primarily on its ability to powerfully persuade a target audience.

K. CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY

Class Attendance
Alvin Community College students are required to attend classes. If an absence is unavoidable, the student
is responsible for: (1) immediately contacting their instructor to notify of all circumstances regarding the
absence, (2) completing all work missed during the absence within an agreed time-frame, (3) accepting a
zero for any assignments missed during the absence. Departments and faculty may have other attendance
policies for their course.

Online and hybrid course attendance will be determined in terms of participation. According to the U.S.
Department of Education, simply logging into the course in Blackboard does not constitute attendance in the
online class. Examples of online attendance, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education, include direct
interaction between faculty and student; submission of an academic assignment; examination, interactive
tutorial or computer assisted instruction; participation in online discussion about academic matters; video
assignments, etc. Any of the previously listed activities above can be used for certifying attendance for
Distance Education students. Students are responsible for all material presented or assigned for a course and
will be held accountable for such materials in the determination of course grades.

Class participation includes watching the weekly lecture videos before the Blackboard-indicated due date
(Blackboard does record when videos are viewed), whether assignments have been submitted to
Blackboard, as well as all Teams interactions via virtual classroom and/or private chat.

Students unable to attend should contact their faculty as soon as possible concerning the absence. Please
note that contacting the instructor does not automatically excuse one from the absence. Contacting your
instructor, however, ensures that there is a chance to make up points should the instructor deem to offer that
option.

Dropping Students for Non-Attendance

On the Census Day of each term, students who have never attended a class, will be dropped by the Registrar
for non-attendance from that course. In the case of online and hybrid courses, attendance will be determined
in terms of participation, as defined by the Department of Education and as described in the course syllabus
and Faculty Handbook. Tuition refunds will be based on the date students are dropped, at the appropriate
refund percentage, as posted in the POD (Paying for College/Payments and Refunds/Refunds). Students are
strongly encouraged to check their enrollment/course status on the POD. Census Day for this course,
English 1301-CRIN2 is June 24, 2024.

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L. INTERNET ACCESS AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
Students enrolled in an online course must have consistent and reliable access to a computer with reliable
and consistent broadband internet connection. It is recommended that the computer be equipped with
Windows 7 or higher or Mac OsX 10.10 or higher as well as Adobe Flash Player. **Note that Blackboard is
not compatible with Internet Explorer.

Students in an online course should have completed the online orientation and be able to: find, copy,
rename, and delete files; create and save documents in different formats (.doc, .text, .html, .rtf); disable pop-
up blockers; add browser extensions and plug-ins; run anti-spyware and malware software, etc.

If publisher content is required, students may be required to access this content through the publisher, not
through ACC, and will need to be familiar with publisher support. Please contact your faculty or the
publisher if you are encountering any technical issues with publisher content.

Blackboard
Alvin Community College utilizes Blackboard for distance delivery and web-enhancement of courses.

Blackboard System Requirements

Blackboard requires certain system requirements to be able to participate in and complete your course.
For more information, please visit Blackboard Browser Support.

Technical Support
Technical support can be obtained by clicking on “Technical Support” in your Blackboard board or by
visiting ACC Distance Education Technical Support. You may access Blackboard chat support 24
hours a day/7days a week by clicking on the “Blackboard Chat Support” link in this course.
Blackboard also provides phone support 24 hours a day/7 days a week by calling 1-877-310-5153.

If you need information or experience problems with your ACCess ID/password, computers in a
campus lab, or ACC email, please call the IT HelpDesk at 281-756-3544. They can also be reached by
emailing itservices@alvincollege.edu .

M. STUDENT CONDUCT
Each student is expected to participate in his or her learning without interfering with other students’
learning. The College expects each student to follow college policies and procedures governing classroom
conduct on campus and online. Faculty are authorized to establish, within reason, rules of conduct within
the classroom. Faculty may ask a student to temporarily leave the virtual classroom whenever the behavior
is believed to be disruptive or inappropriate. Please review this information in the Student Handbook, Rights
and Responsibilities which can be accessed in The POD under Campus Services/Student Support
Services/Documents or from the bottom of any ACC webpage, Student Rights and Responsibilities.

N. CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND HONESTY

Alvin Community College students are members of an institution dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge
through a formalized program of instruction and learning. At the heart of this endeavor, lie the core values
of academic integrity which include honesty, truth, and freedom from lies and fraud. Because personal
integrity is important in all aspects of life, students at Alvin Community College are expected to conduct
themselves with honesty and integrity both in and out of the classroom. Incidents of academic dishonesty
will not be tolerated and students guilty of such conduct are subject to severe disciplinary measures. Using
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ChatGPT or similar AI tools on assignments without permission from instructors and/or using them in
improper ways, violates the academic integrity guidelines of the College. Please review this information in
the Student Handbook, Rights and Responsibilities which can be accessed in The POD under Campus
Services/Student Support Services/Documents.

For a writing course, the definition of plagiarism is particularly important. Plagiarism includes:

• using another person’s words or artificial intelligence without giving appropriate credit
• using another person’s ideas or artificial intelligence without giving appropriate credit
• representing another person’s (or artificial intelligence) artistic or scholarly works (i.e., essays, musical
compositions, computer programs, photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc.) as your own
• submitting a paper purchased from a research paper service, including Internet sites that provide papers,
using artificial intelligence platforms, and/or through any other form of purchased work
• using undocumented print or Web sources that have no authorial/authoritative citation as your own

The English department at Alvin Community college recognizes the following forms of plagiarism:

Global Plagiarism: According to Lucas, global plagiarism takes an entire section of someone’s work
(usually a single source) and presents it as one’s own work. This is a blatantly unethical and faculty will see
this as one of the most severe forms of academic misconduct. This tactic is usually the result of
procrastination and is used by a student who needs something to turn in at the last minute. Resist the
temptation to use global plagiarism.

Patchwork Plagiarism: This form of plagiarism, says Lucas, lifts verbatim segments from the two or three
sources and cobbles them together with connective phrases to give the appearance of original work.
Patchwork plagiarism is equally serious to global plagiarism because the ideas of multiple individuals are
stolen without giving credit to the creators. Citing your sources along with quoting or paraphrasing avoids
this form of academic misconduct.

Incremental Plagiarism: Lucas describes incremental plagiarism as the selective use of small sections of
work from a variety of sources. Unlike patchwork plagiarism, which uses stolen segments to build nearly
the entire assignment, incremental plagiarism, sneaks in phrases, ideas, or snippets of information from
other authors and intersperses them throughout one’s work. Lucas goes on to explain that one from of
incremental plagiarism consists of quoting or paraphrasing ideas from a figure that are cited in a secondary
source. This denies the work of the secondary source authors its due. So if J. Smith quotes George
Washington and a student quotes Washington without acknowledging Smith, this is a form of plagiarism.

Taken from The Art of Public Speaking, (10th ed. McGraw-Hill) by Stephen F. Lucas

Recycling Your Own Work: Students may not reuse or resubmit papers from any other class. This is a new
course; students must submit new work. Recycling work is academic dishonesty, and the assignment will
receive a failing grade.

Originality-checking software: Writing assignments submitted in ACC English courses will undergo an
originality check. The department uses software to compare student essays to thousands of books, journals,
Web sites, and archived student papers as well as utilizes algorithms to detect artificial composition.

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 Hybridized/Simulated Artificial Writing: In this age of technological brilliance and innovation, more and
more tech can be used to attempt at thwarting originality-checking software. The bottom line is: a
composition course is designed to empower the student’s writing and rhetorical abilities. Utilizing any of
these forms of plagiarism defeats the essential purpose of this course. Ultimately, the only person who
actually suffers a cost (whether caught or not) is the plagiarizer.

Academic Consequences: In this course, any essay that contains plagiarized passages will result in an F in
the course. Every instance of plagiarism must be reported to ACC administrators who may impose
additional consequences such as probation or expulsion from the college.

O. WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASS/COLLEGE

The student is responsible for: seeking advice; knowing and meeting the requirements of the selected
course, degree, or certificate program; and enrolling in appropriate courses as specified in the degree plan.
Students should visit with their faculty, Pathway Advisor, and the financial aid department prior to
withdrawal. Withdrawals may affect financial aid, veteran’s benefits, athletic eligibility and even insurance
benefits. Students seeking to withdraw from a developmental education course must obtain permission from
the faculty and the department chair and/or Dean. Students who exceed 18 hours of developmental courses
at Alvin Community College will be billed an additional fee equal to the current out-of-district hourly rate.
Students may not withdraw from more than six courses regardless of how many institutions attended, how
many courses taken or how many years attended. Withdrawing from classes may affect tuition rate; tuition
is higher for third attempt courses. See the ACC college catalog or the POD for full details. The last day to
withdraw from this course, English 1301-CRIN2, (for a W rather than an F on your transcript), is:
Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Six Drop Limit

First-year students enrolled in the fall of 2007 or after, for the first time at any Texas public college or
university, are limited to six course drops during their academic career. Students may not drop more than six
courses regardless of how many institutions attended, how many courses taken or how many years attended.
This policy does not apply to courses dropped prior to census day, complete withdrawals from all courses
for the semester, courses taken while attending high school, developmental courses, drops from private or
out of state institutions, and courses dropped during the three-week mini terms. Drops beyond the maximum
of six may be allowed for students who can show good cause for dropping more; see the exception list
below. Once the six course drop limit has been reached, students will not be allowed to drop. Drops
included in the limit will be recorded on the student transcript. Students should discuss their options with a
counselor, advisor, or faculty, as well as making use of campus resources before deciding to drop a course.
Exceptions may be granted by the Vice President of Student Services or designee due to extenuating
circumstances.

NOTE: If a student has accrued at least 50 semester credit hours and has not enrolled for 24 consecutive
months, a one-time only additional course drop beyond the maximum number of courses (6-drop limit law)
may be received. Please visit with an Academic Advisor for further information.

P. EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTION
Alvin Community College is dedicated to student success. As part of its ongoing improvement efforts,
students will provide input for each course prior to the end of the semester enrolled. Evaluations will be
completed online as directed by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research.

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Q. COURSE GRADE APPEAL PROCESS
Students have one year from the date of the grade assignment to challenge a grade. Refer to the grade appeal
process as published in the ACC Catalog.

R. STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Know your student rights and responsibilities by reviewing the ACC Student Handbook, Rights and
Responsibilities available in the POD under Student Support Services or from the bottom of any ACC
webpage, Student Rights and Responsibilities.

The College encourages students to discuss their concerns with the appropriate faculty or other campus
administrator who has the authority to address the concerns. Concerns should be expressed as soon as possible
to allow early resolution at the lowest possible administrative level. Informal resolution shall be encouraged
but shall not extend any deadlines in this policy, except by mutual written consent. For additional information,
see Student Complaints.

ACC ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

The ACC Library is an excellent source for research and writing help. Quiet rooms are available for
studying and doing class work. For more information, visit the ACC Library Website or call 281-756-3559.

The ACC Tutoring/Learning Lab, located upstairs in building A, provides students with a
variety of services including tutoring (math, writing, and other disciplines); academic
support specialists, computers and printers; and tables/carrels. Call 281-756-3566 or scan
the QR code below to visit the ACC Tutoring/Learning Lab Website for more information.

Financial Literacy Resources

Various financial literacy resources can be found on the ACC Financial Literacy webpage. These resources
are designed to help improve students’ understanding of financial concepts and services.

Food Assistance
ACC has Blessing Boxes on campus for students. See
https://www.alvincollege.edu/community/BlessingBox.html for more information.

Americans with Disabilities Act

ACC complies with ADA and 504 Federal guidelines by affording equal access to individuals who are
seeking an education. Students who have a disability and would like classroom accommodations must
register first with the Student Accessibility Services, A 134, or call 281-756-3533. Faculty are not able to
provide accommodations without approved documentation from Student Accessibility Services.

Assessment and Care Team (ACT)

ACT is committed to providing ACC staff, employees and students with supportive resources through
practical, collaborative and thoughtful approach to the prevention, identification, assessment, intervention
and holistic management of situations that may be disruptive in a student’s academic progress or to the well-
being of campus employees. To educate and empower all members of the College community, resources
and procedures are available to prevent, deter, and respond to concerns.

The Alvin Community College ACT accepts reports regarding any individual or incident at any time
through an online referral form on the Assessment and Care Team page., direct email to:

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 ACareTeam@alvincollege.edu, or by contacting the Alvin Community College Police Department at 281-
756-3700 or 832-250-3365 (after hours).

S. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES

Students may experience a range of challenges that can interfere with learning, such as strained
relationships, increased anxiety, substance use, feeling down, difficulty concentrating, and/or lack of
motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may diminish academic performance and/or
reduce the ability to participate in daily activities. ACC Counseling Service assist students with issues that
may negatively impact academic success. To contact a counselor, call the office of Advising Services at
281-756-3534. Consultation and referrals are confidential. The Counseling Referral form is located on the
Counseling and Community Resources page.

Emergencies:
If you or someone you know at ACC feels overwhelmed, hopeless, depressed, and/or is thinking about
dying by suicide, supportive services are available by calling 281-756-3531 and asking to speak with a
Counselor. You may also call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 or text “Home” to
741741. This is a 24 hour, toll free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal
crises or emotional distress. If, however, you or someone you know is in an immediate crisis, go to the
nearest emergency room, or call 911.

T. DISCLAIMER
1. Faculty reserve the right to modify this syllabus as needed and will notify the students of any changes
using email or Blackboard.
2. All instructional delivery formats are subject to change by the College at any time during the semester.

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COURSE CONTRACT

Student’s Contractual Agreement with Instructor:

I have read or will read the syllabus for this course including attendance policies, late work policies, and other policies that
govern this course. I understand that as long as I am registered for this course, I am subject to these policies throughout
the semester.

I am also aware that my instructor discussed these policies during the first week of class. He or she may have elaborated
on the policies in this syllabus or explained how certain policies will be applied within this particular section of the course.
If I was late or absent during the class period when the syllabus was discussed, I am aware that I may have missed
important information crucial to my success in this course and that I am responsible for reviewing and familiarizing myself
with the important information I missed due to my absence.

English 1301 / CRIN2 / Summer 2024

Printed Name Course / Section / Semester

Signed Name* Month / Day / Year

* Literal signature not required. This contract will be binding with the passing of the SYLLABUS QUIZ with a score of 90%
or above. You may take the syllabus quiz as many times as you need to score a 90% or above by Tuesday, July 16,
2024.

Instructor’s Contractual Agreement with Student:

I have read or will read the syllabus for this course including attendance policies, late work policies, and other policies that
govern this course. I understand that I will adhere to these policies throughout the semester.

I have presented the policies in this syllabus during the first week of class, have elaborated on the policies in this syllabus,
and explained how certain policies will be applied within this particular section of the course.

I have conveyed, to the best of my abilities these policies as well as ensured, to the best of my abilities that every student
in this class has reviewed these policies and tacitly agrees that understanding and adhering to these policies is requisite
to pass this course successfully.

Mary Song, Ph.D., ACC English Department Faculty English 1301 / CRIN2 / Summer 2024
Printed Name Course / Section / Semester

Signed Name* Month / Day / Year

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 COURSE OUTLINE for English 1301-CRIN2
ACC Summer 2024: June 3 to August 13

This copy of the course schedule is for initial preview ONLY. Please note that all course schedule deadlines may
be changed at the discretion of the instructor. I reserve the right to sometimes move due dates around depending
on the conditions of that particular time-frame (i.e. extending deadlines due to a hurricane/power
outage/campus-wide shutdown/and other extenuating circumstances – due dates will NEVER be moved to a
sooner date.)

All and any changes to this schedule will be immediately announced on the online Weebly course website
SCHEDULE page (linked to your Blackboard account). The provided schedule below is ONLY to get a
generalized idea of what the semester due dates will be.

For an accurate and updated version of the assignments and correct due dates, ALWAYS refer to the
course website SCHEDULE page: ➔ https://acc-eng1301-sum2024-profsong.weebly.com/sched.html

ENGL-1301 INRW-0311
Online Course In-Person (G123) LAB Assignment Due Dates Submit
Asynchronous Attendance Required Always by 11:59 PM To…
SUN 6/2 Week 1
MON 6/3 Teams Private Chat Questions TPC
TUE 6/4 Watch Lecture Video 1 10:30am-12:30pm Teams Virtual Classroom Self-Intros TVC
WED 6/5 • Short Story “Omelas” ESY-HO (+10 pro-pts)
• Assignment review of ESY-HO1 10:30am-12:30pm
THU 6/6 ESY-HO (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 6/7 ESY-HO1 BB
SAT 6/8
SUN 6/9 Week 2
MON 6/10 HO comments posted on BB
TUE 6/11 Watch Lecture Video 2 10:30am-12:30pm SYL-QZ (FIRST-TIME) GF
WED 6/12 • Assignment review of SAR1 SAR1 (+10 pro-pts)
THU 6/13 • Assignment review of ESY-WCP 10:30am-12:30pm SAR1 (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 6/14 SAR1 BB
SAT 6/15
SUN 6/16 Week 3
MON 6/17
TUE 6/18 Watch Lecture Video 3 10:30am-12:30pm

WED 6/19 • Assignment review of MSR1 ESY-WCP(+10 pro-pts)

• Assignment review of ESY-BP12 10:30am-12:30pm
THU 6/20 ESY-WCP (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 6/21 ESY-WCP BB
SAT 6/22

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SUN 6/23 Week 4
MON 6/24 ACC Census Date WCP comments posted on BB
TUE 6/25 Watch Lecture Video 4 10:30am-12:30pm MSR1 GF
WED 6/26 • Assignment review of ESY-HO2 ESY-BP12 (+10 pro-pts)
THU 6/27 • Assignment review of ESY-IC 10:30am-12:30pm ESY-BP12 (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 6/28 • Assignment review of ESY-IC-PA ESY-BP12 BB

SAT 6/29
SUN 6/30 Week 5
MON 7/1 BP12 comments posted on BB
TUE 7/2 Watch Lecture Video 5 10:30am-12:30pm ESY-HO2 BB
WED 7/3 • Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling ESY-IC GF
• MLA Formatting Guidelines

THU 7/4 U.S. Independence Day

FRI 7/5
SAT 7/6
SUN 7/7 Week 6
MON 7/8
TUE 7/9 Watch Lecture Video 6 10:30am-12:30pm ESY-IC-PA GF
WED 7/10 • Assignment review of ESY-BP34 ESY-BP34 (+10 pro-pts)
THU 7/11 • Assignment review of ESY-BP56 10:30am-12:30pm ESY-BP34 (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 7/12 ESY-BP34 BB

SAT 7/13
SUN 7/14 Week 7
MON 7/15 IC-PA results posted on TVC
TUE 7/16 Watch Lecture Video 7 10:30am-12:30pm SYL-QZ0 (LAST-CHANCE) GF
WED 7/17 • Most Common Problems ESY-BP56 (+10 pro-pts)
THU 7/18 • Revising Versus Editing 10:30am-12:30pm ESY-BP56 (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 7/19 ESY-BP56 BB
SAT 7/20
SUN 7/21 Week 8
MON 7/22 BP comments posted on BB
TUE 7/23 Watch Lecture Video 8 10:30am-12:30pm

WED 7/24 • Assignment review of VID-IS ESY-FD (+10 pro-pts)

THU 7/25 • Assignment review of VID-FP 10:30am-12:30pm ESY-FD (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 7/26 ESY-FD BB

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 • Assignment review of VID-FP-PA

Please note that NO ASSIGNMENTS (other than the VID assignments) will be accepted after FRI (7/26); 11:59PM.

SAT 7/27
SUN 7/28 Week 9
MON 7/29 FD scores posted on BB
TUE 7/30 Watch Lecture Video 9 10:30am-12:30pm

WED 7/31 • Assignment review of MSR2 Withdrawal Deadline VID-IS (+10 pro-pts)
THU 8/1 • Assignment review of SAR2 10:30am-12:30pm VID-IS (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 8/2 VID-IS TVC
SAT 8/3
SUN 8/4 Week 10
MON 8/5
TUE 8/6 Watch Lecture Video 10 10:30am-12:30pm MSR2 GF
WED 8/7 • Final Words VID-FP (+10 pro-pts)
THU 8/8 10:30am-12:30pm VID-FP (+5 pro-pts)
FRI 8/9 VID-FP TPC
Please note that NO ASSIGNMENTS (other than the VID-PA) will be accepted after FRI (8/9); 11:59PM.

SAT 8/10
SUN 8/11 Finals Week SAR2 (+10 pro-pts)
MON 8/12 SAR2 (+5 pro-pts)
TUE 8/13 10:30am-12:30pm SAR2 BB
-VID-FP/PA by end of lab
Please note that NO ASSIGNMENTS WHATSOEVER will be accepted after TUE (8/13); 11:59PM.

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Here is a master list of all the assignments in chronological order as well as the key to what all these
abbreviations stand for.

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