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    English 320: English Grammar

    Syllabus, Fall 2006

    Instructor: Dr. Gerald Stacy


    408 C Language and Literature Building
    Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 Tuesday and Thursday
    Also by appointment
    Phone: 963-1533, E-Mail: [email protected]

    Texts: Dodds, Jack. The Ready Reference Handbook. 2nd Ed. Boston:
    Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

    Logsdon and Perkins. Adult Literacy in Writing. Stillwater:


    New Forums Press, 2003.

    Stacy, Gerald. English Grammar: History and Review.


    Coursepack, CWU, 2004.

    Overview: A review of the concepts, terminology, and historical development


    of traditional grammar, the parts of speech, and their functions in
    sentences. The elements of the sentence and its various patterns
    will also be studied. Students will also review various
    grammatical and mechanical errors as exemplified in college
    freshmen essays.

    Outcomes: 1. Students will master the basic terminology necessary to discuss


    and/or teach language, linguistic change, and traditional grammar.
    2. Students will learn to recognize and employ effectively the
    various conventions of grammar, mechanics, and punctuation.
    3. Students will achieve a basic understanding of how the English
    language has developed from Old English through Modern
    English.
    4. Students will master the grading symbols necessary to edit
    written work effectively.

    Grades: The final grade will be averaged from four examinations and a
    final examination.

    Exams: There will be four hour long exams during the quarter: October 7,
    October 20, November 1, and November 17. The two hour final
    examination (December 7) will count double.

    Participation: You will be expected to attend and participate in every class.


    From time to time you will be sent to the board to analyze
    sentences for points of grammar. At other times I will be calling
    on you at random in class to do grammatical exercises. Continued

    1
    failure to respond correctly during these opportunities could result
    in your losing up to five points off your final grade.

    Attendance: You will be permitted to take four absences without penalty. I will
    deduct four points from your final grade point total for every class
    you miss over four. I take attendance as soon as class begins. If
    you come in after I take attendance, you may be marked absent.

    Readings and Lectures

    Sept. 22 Prolegomena

    Sept. 23 Introduction to Old English


    Coursepack: History of English
    Chapters 1, 2, and 5

    Sept. 24 Old English


    Coursepack: Essentials of Old English
    Chapters 1 and 2

    Sept. 27 Introduction to Middle English


    Coursepack: History of English
    Chapters 3 and 6

    Sept. 29 Middle English Continued

    Sept. 30 Middle English to Modern English


    Coursepack: History of English
    Chapters 4 and 7

    Oct. 1 Parts of Speech


    Phrases, Clauses, and Sentence Types
    Handbook: Chapters 8-10, pp. 65-82

    Oct. 4 Sentence Fragments


    Handbook: Chapter 11, pp. 82-87
    Adult Literacy: Ex. 1 and 2, pp. 4-9

    Oct. 6 Sentence Fragments


    Adult Literacy: Ex. 3-5, pp. 13-21.

    Oct. 7 Exam #1
    History of English and Sentence Fragments

    Oct. 8 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences


    Handbook: Chapter 12, pp. 87-93

    2
    Adult Literacy: Ex. 1, p. 29

    Oct. 11 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences


    Adult Literacy: Ex. 2, p. 34 and Ex 3, p. 38

    Oct. 13 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences


    Adult Literacy: Ex. 4, p. 42 and Ex. 5, p. 46

    Oct. 14 Standard Verb Forms


    Handbook: Chapters 13 and 14, pp. 94-111

    Oct. 15 Standard Verb Forms


    Exercises

    Oct. 18 Student Essay


    Coursepack: Student Essay #1
    “The Appeal of Alcohol”

    Oct. 20 Exam #2
    Fragments, Fused Sentences, Verb Forms

    Oct. 21 Pronoun Usage


    Handbook: Chapters 15 and 16, pp. 112-118

    Oct. 22 Pronoun Usage


    Handbook: Chapter 17, pp. 119-124

    Oct. 25 Adjectives and Adverbs


    Handbook: Chapters 18 and 19, pp. 125-132

    Oct. 27 Coordination and Subordination


    Handbook: Chapters 20 and 21, pp. 133-143

    Oct. 28 Faulty Modification


    Handbook: Chapters 22, 23 and 24, pp. 143-152

    Oct. 29 Coursepack: Student Essay #7


    “Women vs Themselves”

    Nov. 1 Exam #3
    Pronoun Usage, Adjectives and Adverbs, Coordination and
    Subordination, Faulty Modification

    Nov. 3 Wordy Constructions


    Handbook: Chapter 28, pp. 171-175

    3
    Nov. 4 Troublesome Words and Phrases
    Handbook: Chapter 29, pp. 175-184
    Adult Literacy: Ex. 1 and 2, pp. 169-180

    Nov. 5 Troublesome Words and Phases


    Adult Literacy: Ex 3 and 4, pp. 181-188
    Last Day to Withdraw from Course

    Nov. 8 Punctuation: End Punctuation and Comma


    Handbook: Chapters 33 and 34, pp. 210-222
    Adult Literacy: Ex. 4, pp. 67 and 68

    Nov. 10 Comma Punctuation


    Adult Literacy: Ex. 5, pp. 71 and 72

    Nov. 11 Veterans Day Holiday

    Nov. 12 Adult Literacy: Ex. 8 and 9, pp. 85-90.

    Nov. 15 Coursepack: Student Essay #8


    The Iliad as Film

    Nov. 17 Exam #4
    Pronoun Usage, Adjectives and Adverbs, Coordination and
    Subordination, Faulty Modification, Troublesome Words, End and
    Comma Punctuation

    Nov. 18 Semicolon Punctuation


    Handbook: Chapter 35, pp. 222-225
    Adult Literacy: Ex 4, pp. 104 and 105; Ex 6, pp. 116-118

    Nov. 19 Colon Punctuation


    Handbook: Chapter 36, pp. 225-227
    Adult Literacy: Ex 2, pp. 136-138

    Nov. 22 The Apostrophe


    Handbook: Chapter 37, pp. 228-231
    Adult Literacy: Ex 2, pp. 150-151.

    Nov. 24 Quotation Marks


    Handbook: Chapter 38, pp. 231-236.

    Nov. 25/26 Thanksgiving Break

    Nov. 29 Review of all Punctuation


    Adult Literacy: Ex 1 and 2, pp. 162-167

    4
    Dec. 1 Capitalization
    Handbook: Chapter 40, pp. 243-249

    Dec. 2 Coursepack, Student Essay #9


    “American Versus Egyptian Religion”

    Dec. 3 Coursepack, Student Essay #11


    “Off Road Vehicles on Public Land”

    Dec. 7 Final Examination


    8:00—10:00 AM

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