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Savannah State University
English 1102: English Composition II
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Department of English, Languages, and Cultures
Fall 2014
Instructor: Elizabeth Sheffield-Hayes
Office: Payne Hall, 117
Office Hours: By Appointment
Email: Sheffield0210@gmail.com
Course Description:
This course is designed to further develop college-level reading and writing skills. It includes a variety of texts and specialized application of the research and writing skills learned in ENGL 1101. The minimus passing grade is “C.”
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
• Produce an inquiry-based research paper with appropriate sources and proper MLA format
• Construct an academic argument with appropriate structure, analysis, and support
• Read and analyze a variety of “texts”
• Undertake college writing in a variety of situated writing contexts
• Utilize conventions of American Standard English, while developing adequate style for a variety of audiences.
Goals:
In this course, students will
• Demonstrate their understanding of rhetorical contexts for their writing by establishing the writer’s role, the audience and the purpose for the project
• Use recursive writing processes that include collecting information, focusing, ordering, drafting, revising and editing
• Approach writing as a way to think and communicate those ideas to others
• Adjust writing to a variety of contexts, including electronic environments
• Employ the techniques and skills of research, integration of source material and documentation
• Read and respond to various texts for purposes of interpretation, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and judgment
• Review conventions of American Standard English
Objectives:
To fulfill these goals, students will
• Complete an academic research project, including identifying sources, conducting research, composing a research essay and utilizing MLA citations and documentation;
• Identify persuasive appeals of ethos, logos and pathos and utilize them in their own wiring;
• Identify the elements of argument and adapt/incorporate these for their own use;
• Compose at least 45 pages in a variety of genres such as informative, evaluations, textual analysis, and/or casual analysis;
• Practice critical reading and analysis of a variety of texts through discussion and writing.
Required Texts:
• Bartholomae, David, Anthony Petrosky, and Stacey Waite. Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers. 10th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4576-2685-2.
• Lunsford, Andrea A. The Easy Writer. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4576-4046-9.
• You should have/use an accurate email address and check it frequently.
• You should get a college-level dictionary for this course (Merriam-Webster App recommended)
• You should have a flash drive/jump drive to save copies of your work.
• You should have a folder to keep all of your work in.
• You should have a notebook and writing utensils.
Classroom Etiquette:
• Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. Disruptive or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated.
• Please bring books, notebook, and a writing utensil to class every day.
• Please turn off/silence your cell phones and keep them in your purse or bag. NO cell phones are to be displayed on your desk at any time. NO texting is to be done during class. If you feel the need to display or use your cell phone, YOU LOSE YOUR ATTENDANCE POINT FOR THE DAY.
Students with Disabilities: If a student has a documented and/or declared disability or any significant learning or health impairment, reasonable accommodations (support) will be provided if requested by the student according to the recommendations of The Office of Counseling and Disability Services: 912-356-2202, Room 233, 2nd floor King Frazier Annex.
The Writing Center: This facility offers free tutorial service for all students (regardless of major) at Savannah State University who desire to improve their skills in any part of the reading and writing process. The staff consists of faculty and peer tutors from various disciplines who are skilled readers and writers and who have been trained to tutor. Besides working one-on-one with students, The Writing Center has a collection of reading and writing materials, including books, computer software, practice tests, grammar handbooks, and writing guides. Small group tutorial sessions are also available. The Writing Center is open Monday through Friday, normally from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Walk-ins are welcome, but students are strongly encouraged to make an appointment. Call the number (912) 358-4495 or email: ssuwritingcenter@savannahstate.edu. The office is located in Payne Hall, room 201. Online series for the Writing Center can be accessed through http://www.savannahstate.edu/class/rewrite/.
Savannah State University’s QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan):
In support of the Savannah State University’s Quality Enhancement Plan, “The Write Attitude,” and the outcomes of this course, students will produce a minimum of 45 pages of writing during the semester in a variety of forms.
Attendance Policy: Regular class attendance is essential to achieving academic success. You are expected to attend all classes and turn in all assignments on time. You are permitted to miss FIVE class sessions (excused or unexcused) without penalty. If you have more than five absences, your grade will automatically drop one letter grade for each additional absence. Missing EIGHT or more classes will result in automatic failure of the course. Although merely coming to class will not guarantee a passing grade in the course, perfect attendance will benefit your class participation grade.
If an assignment is due on a day you are absent and this absence is excused (having a legitimate, documented excuse), then YOU are responsible for contacting me to make arrangements to turn in your work. You may only turn in an assignment if you have an excused absence and communicate with me. If your absence is unexcused, then you will not be permitted to turn in your work and you will receive a zero for that assignment.
If you have an excused absence with a legitimate excuse from a doctor, ect., you must bring in your excuse the next class meeting.
You will NOT be permitted to make up any in-class assignments. If you know you will be absent for a certain class, you can always submit assignments early, or make arrangements with me prior to that class.
If you do miss a class, YOU are responsible for getting the information and assignments from a fellow CLASSMATE. I encourage each of you to exchange email/phone numbers with at least two classmates. “I wasn’t here and didn’t know” is not a legitimate excuse for not having your work done.
Tardiness: If for any reason, you are late to class and have missed roll call, you are responsible for letting me know you are present. Three tardy arrivals will equal one absence. If tardiness becomes an issue and is disruptive to class, I will lock the door six minutes after class has started and you will be marked absent for that day and will not be permitted to turn in any assignments due that day.
Late Assignments: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you feel as if a problem will arise, turn the work in EARLY! If you have legitimate proof for an absence, you may be able to turn in the work, provided you communicate with me prior to. I reserve the right to reject late work from any student for any reason. All due dates are listed on the syllabus, so there are NO EXCUSES.
Participation:
This course will focus on group discussions. In order to participate, you must do the assignments. If you do not do the assignments and are unable to or fail to participate in discussions for not doing your work, you will not receive an attendance point for that day.
Specific Course Expectations:
1. All students are expected to complete daily reading and writing assignments before class in order to participate in discussion and in-class exercises.
2. Students are encouraged to confer with the instructor at least twice during each semester, preferably once near the beginning of the semester and once after mid-semester. These conferences are intended to provide students with additional insight into their progress in reading and writing. For this course, the first meeting will be up to the student to make the appointment. A mandatory conference will be held toward the end of the semester. Sign-up sheets will be available closer to conference time.
3. Students are required to write at least 45 pages of text. Essays may be of varying length, although out-of-class essays should generally be longer than in-class essays, and should follow the form specified by individual instructors. All essays written out of class should illustrate that students have completed each of the steps in the writing process (planning, drafting, and revising). Students should also proofread all essays before turning them in. Students are encouraged to read their essays out loud before submitting them. This practice will help students become more attuned to the sound of Standard English. Out-of-class essays (both drafts and final essays) must incorporate properly integrated and documented sources, following MLS style.
4. True Revision – a re-thinking and “re-seeing” of the essay’s structure, content, purpose, and expression as opposed to correcting the surface errors such as spelling and punctuation – leads to improvement in writing skills. With this in mind, students are encouraged to revise each of their essays and to share these revisions with their peers and instructor. Instructors will determine how revisions affect students’ grades.
5. In addition to contributing to class discussions, students are required to make at least one oral presentation during the course, likely in conjunction with an essay assignment. For this course, an individual presentation will be required, as well as a group presentation. This will be discussed closer to presentation time.
6. The final assessment portfolio will count as 10% of the final grade in this class.
Academic Dishonesty: If you are caught plagiarizing, your work will be sent directly to the Office of Student Ethics. All essay assignments will be submitted to a plagiarism detector, so PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!
Grade Breakdown:
Attendance/Participation……………………..….25%
In-Class assignments/peer workshops…………...25%
Quizzes…………………………………………..10%
Homework assignments………………………….30%
Portfolio………………………………………….10%
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
We will follow the schedule closely, but I reserve the right to make changed when necessary. Additional homework assignments using the EASY WRITER will be assigned as needed.
Week 1
8/19 Course introductions and expectations; Review of syllabus; course book; assessment and grading system
HW: Purchase Course Books
HW: Print Syllabus
8/21 MLA citations and works cited review/discussion; MLA Format; in-class activity
HW: MLA work cited page
Week 2
8/26 Paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism (EW 195-200); in-class activity
HW: Read Foucault “Panopticism” (178-209)
8/28 Discuss Foucault; Essay 1 assigned; Reading Quiz, 2nd reading Questions
HW: Read p 8, 16, 18
Week 3
9/2 How to set-up and asses borrowed material; review MLA citations and works cited; discuss p. 8, 16, 18
9/4 Introduction to Argument and Parts of an Argument
HW: independent research on Argument
Week 4
9/9 Discuss arguments; In-class activity
9/11 Essay 1 due; Peer Work; discuss essays
Week 5
9/16 Review parts of Argument
HW: Read Baldwin
9/18 Discuss Baldwin, 2nd reading questions, reading quiz; Essay 2 assigned
HW: Create an argumentative Thesis statement for Essay 2
Week 6
9/23 Review Thesis Statements; Revising Essays
9/25
Week 7
9/30 Essay 2 due; peer workshop
HW: Read Susan Bordo online
10/2 Discuss Bordo; reading quiz; Essay 3 assigned
Week 8
10/7 Introduction to Final Paper
HW: Read Easy Writer 177-206
10/9 Discuss Easy Writer
Week 9
10/14 Essay 3 Due; Peer workshops; assign essay 4
HW: Read Kathryn Schultz (360-379)
10/16 Discuss Schultz; reading quiz
Week 10
10/21 In-class essay assignment; discuss Schultz
10/23 Mandatory one-on-one conferences
Week 11
10/28 Essay 4 Due; Peer workshop
HW: Read Morris
10/30 Thesis statement for Research Paper due; discuss Morris, reading quiz
Week 12
11/4 How to research in the library and online, Galileo introduction, notecard overview
11/6 No class – Research Day (6 sources)
HW: notecards
Week 13
11/11 Research notecards due for approval (at least 6 sources)
11/13 In-class assignment; discussion and review for papers; Organizing arguments
Week 14
11/18 Read in-class essay and in-class activity
11/20 Rough Draft of Research Paper; discussion; in-class activity
Week 15
11/25 presentation discussion; group work
11/27 Thanksgiving Break – No class
Week 16
12/2 Presentations
12/4 Presentations – Final Paper Due
NO Final for this class. GOOD LUCK!!
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