UW—
Spring 2004 OFF Rm 433
English 102:
Composition II 3 cr. OFF TEL 389-6547
Sec. 2
MWF 11-12 Rm.
402 OFF HRS : MWF 9-11, TR 10-12
4 MWF 3-4 Rm. 402 E-mail:
jalexand@uwc.edu
Catalogue
description: A rhetoric course that focuses on writing which presents information
and ideas effectively, with attention to the essay and techniques of
documentation. Emphasis will be on
academic writing which is applicable across th
curriculum. Prer: ENG 101 or exemption
through sufficiently high placement test score. 3 credits.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Reid, Guide for CollegeWriters. 6th ed.Brief Edition. Prentice-Hall, 2003.
Hodges,
Week 1 M- Theme 1: Impromptu
Jan. 26 W-Introduction to the course
-30 Aims of discourse
F-
Theme 2 assigned: Explaining (due Feb. 13)
Week 2 M-Guide,
Feb. 2 Brousseau, “Anorexia Nervosa” pp. 329-31
-6 Use of illustrative detail
Order of support
W-Theme 1 returned
Removing writing blocks
Order of climax: Guide, Mowat, “Observing Wolves,” pp. 71-79
F-Beginnings and Endings: Guide, pp. 314-18
Format for out-of-class themes
(Mon.: introductory paragraph contest)
Week 3 M-Introductory paragraph contest
Feb. 9 Order of climax
-13 Guide, Stone, “My Friend Michelle, an Alcoholic” pp. 267-71
W-Guide, matters of brainstorming, techniques of explaining, pp. 307-314
Sentence combining .
F-Theme 2 due: Explaining
Guide, From “
Theme 3 assigned: Arguing (due Feb. 27)
Week 4 M-Guide,
Feb. 16 W-Discussion of Theme 2
-20
Week 5 M-Guide, Abbey, “Damnation of a Canyon,” pp. 464-71
Feb. 23 Bring in claim and reasons for Theme 3
-27 W-Pro-con paragraphs
F-Theme 3 due: Arguing
Week 6 M-Introduction to the research assignment
Mar. 1 (Theme 7: Research Paper due April 26)
-5
LRC Presentation: Shelf and website sources
F-Discussion of Theme 3
Assignment of Theme 4: Revision (due March 12)
Handbook, 33a, Revising and Editing Essays
Week 7 M-Drawing inferences
Mar. 8-12 Guide, Scudder, “Take This Fish and Look at It,” pp. 58-63
Higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
The thesis statement
F-Outlining
Theme 4 due: Revision
Week 8 M-Note taking
Mar. 15 Summaries, paraphrases,
quotes:
-19 W-Theme 5: Impromptu (inferences)
Theme 4 returned:
midterm grade an average of grades from Themes
SPRING VACATION MARCH 22-26
Week 9 M- Sample student documented paper, Guide, pp. 499-503
Mar. 29 W-Discussion of Theme 5
-Apr. 2 Diction: euphemisms, etc.
F-Theme 6: Impromptu (comparison of views)
Outlines due
Week 10 CONFERENCES ON THEME 7 (RESEARCH PAPER)
Apr. 5 OFFICE RM 433
-9
Week 11 M-Structure of research paper: program and content paragraphs
Apr. 12 What to document
-16
Use of quotes
F-Discussion of Theme 6
Week 12 M-The language of research writing
Apr. 19 W-How to document: in-text citation, works cited pages
-23
Week 13 M-Theme 7 due: Research Assignment
Apr. 26 Guide,
-30 Theme 8 assigned: Literary analysis (due May 7)
W-Comment on story for analysis
Group discussion on Bambara story
Writing about literature
What to analyze in a literary work
Creditation in literary papers
Week 14 M-Discussion of Theme 7
May 3 Handbook,
-7 W-Imitation
F-Theme 8 due: Literary analysis
Week 15 M-Discussion of Theme 8
May 10 Review of course
Final Examination : Sec.
2: Mon., May 17,
Sec. 4: Fri., May 14,
This course ends on
May 11. Students who have not handed in
their research papers by that time will not pass the course and thus will not
be permitted to take the final exam.
The Final Examination will require students to write the following: a pro-con paragraph; an imitation; a revision of a paragraph to include variety; and a full-length essay.
Students must complete ALL the numbered themes and must write the Final Examination as a minimal requirement for passing the course. Since this is a writing course, there will be a number of unannounced in-class writing efforts. Students will not be graded on these.
Class attendance will not be ordinarily recorded, but if students are absent on a day when a theme is due or an impromptu is to be written, they will be penalized for lateness, unless they call the instructor with a plausible explanation on or before that day. They can leave a voice-mail message if the instructor is not at the phone. If students have emergencies, they can contact the campus Student Services Office and the staff will inform all of their instructors that they will be away from classes.
Weighting of assignments in course grade—
Themes 2, 3, 4 and 8…… …..10% ea….… 40%
Themes 5 and 6…………….5% ea………..10%
Theme 7……………………………………25%
Final Examination………………….………25%
Total……100%
English 102 aims to develop these proficiencies: 1) to analyze, synthesize, and interpret information and ideas; 2) to construct and support hypotheses and arguments; 3) to integrate knowledge and experience to arrive at creative solutions; 4) to read and listen with comprehension and critical perception; 5) to write clearly, precisely, and in a well organized manner; and 6) to gather information from printed sources, electronic sources, and observation.
Need help with your out-of-class compositions? Students who do not understand the assignment should consult with the instructor, either after class or at the office. Beyond that and for more extended help with writing, students may seek to be assigned a peer tutor at the Student Services Office. They may also find help in cyberspace from the Online Writing Lab at UW-Waukesha. The OWL website is http://waukesha.uwc.edu/academics/owl
If an ENG 102 class is canceled for some reason, students are responsible for that day’s assignments on the very next class day.
The aim of the Research assignment (Theme 7) is for students to learn to use, organize, and document responsibly the materials written by others and to draw some original inferences from these materials. Students are NOT expected to account for—or to exhaust—every source in the field of their paper. For this assignment students will complete a short documented paper, using in-text citations and a works cited list. The paper will be a minimum of 5 pages, typed.
Academic integrity is crucial to the mission of this university. UWS 14 identifies academic misconduct as, among other things, using unauthorized materials in an assignment, claiming credit for the written work of another, tampering with another student’s evaluation, or aiding in these acts. Remember that Internet material also qualifies as the published material of another. Those students who engage in academic misconduct will be treated according to the procedures of UWS 14, which are outlined in the Student Rights and Regulations handbook available to all who attend this campus.
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Spring 2004 OFF Rm 433 TEL 389-6547
ENG 101: Composition I OFF HRS MWF 9-11, TR 10-12
Sec. 3: TR
Catalog Description: A writing course that focuses on the basic techniques of composition,
on the composing process with attention to drafts and revisions, and on coherence and
organization of student essays. Prereq: a grade of C or better in in Basics of Composition or
exemption through a sufficiently high placement test score. 3 credits.
TEXTBOOKS:
Thomas Cooley, The Norton Sampler 6th Ed., Paperb.
Hodges, Harbrace CollegeHandbook. 15th Ed. Harcourt.
Week 1 T-Impromptu
-29 R- Problems in Writing
Week 2 T-Sampler, Russell, “Wounds That Can’t be Stitched Up” (309) [questions]
Feb. 3
-5 The hardest part of writing is finding something to say
R-Sampler,
Beller, “The Ashen Guy: Lower Broadway,
(60)
Handbook, 437-8
Week 3 T-Revising in class (of Assignment 1)
-12 Sampler, Soto, “Like Mexicans” (218) [questions]
Week 4 T-In-class: Assignment 2: Description
-19 R-Sampler, Dyson, “Science, Guided by Ethics, Can Lift up the Poor” (154)
Revising in class (of Assignment 2)
Week 5 T-In class: Assignment 3: Outlining
Feb. 24 Sampler,
-26
R-Sentence combining exercises
Revising in class (of Assignment 3)
Week 6
Mar. 2 Use of Examples
-4 Sampler, Jacoby, “The Rise of the Blended American” (159)
R-Race in college admissions applications?
Handbook, 31 c Details and
examples
In class: Assignment 4: Using illustrations and examples
Week 7 T-Introductions and Conclusions
Mar. 9
-11 Revising in class (of Assignment 4)
R-Slang
Mar. 16 Summaries and paraphrases
-18 Bring Sampler to class
In class: Assignment 5: Parallel passages
SPRING VACATION
MARCH 22-26
Mar. 30 Handbook Ch. 16, Quotation Marks
-Apr. 1 Comparison and Contrast
Sampler, Catton, "Grant and Lee..." (212) [questions]
R-Handbook, 440-41
Revising in class (of Assignment 5)
Apr. 6 Out of class: field work on slang word to be defined
-8 R-Sampler, Diamond, “Whop Killed
In class: Assignment 6: Comparison and contrast
Week 11
Apr. 13 Assignment 6 returned—peer editing
-15 R-Definition
Sampler, Barry, “Guys vs. Men” (246)
Revising in class (of Assignment 6)
Week 12 T-Methods of Defining
Apr. 27 Revising in class (of Assignment 7)
Short story on E-reserve
Sentence combining exercises
Week 14 T-In-class: Assignment 8: Writing about Fiction
May 4 Handbook,
-6 Critical reading: data and judgments
R- Sampler,
Week 15 T-Revising in class (of Assignment 8)
May 11
Final Examination: Friday,
May 14,
The final examination will be comprehensive of the course: it will cover all the writing
techniques and principles of usage taught during the semester.
Students are required to write the opening impromptu, all 8 writing assignments with
revisions, and the final examination--all as a minimal requirement for passing the course.
Students will be graded only on the eight numbered assignments (each revised) and on the
final examination. Each assignment will be worth 10% and the final exam will be worth
20% of the course grade. Students will also be given a number of quizzes on the readings, designated
by the indicator [questions] in the calendar above. Responses of minus, check, or plus will be given to
the written. These will receive responses of minus, check, or plus; the total of these will influence the
final course grade by a fraction.
The Colleges English Department identifies the following proficiencies as the aims of ENG
101: a) to analyze, synthesize, evaluate and interpret information and ideas, b) to integrate
knowledge and experience to arrive at creative solutions; c) to read and listen with
comprehension and critical perception; d) to write clearly, precisely, and in a well organized
manner.
English 101 prepares students for entry into the standard college composition course,
English 102. In 101, students are expected to learn the usefulness of the separate stages of
writing and revision, to gain facility with a number of basic rhetorical techniques, and to gain
an awareness of the principles of usage and mechanics.
Academic integrity is central to the mission of this university. UWS 14 identifies academic
misconduct as, among other things, using unauthorized materials in an assignment,
claiming credit for the written work of another, tampering with another student’s evaluation,
or aiding in these acts. Remember that all writing must be done independently before it is
handed in. Those students who engage in academic misconduct will be treated
according to the procedures of UWS 14, which are outlined in the Student Rights and
Regulations handbook available to all who attend this campus.
Class attendance will not ordinarily be recorded. Assignments are to be done or handed in
on the day they are scheduled. If students are absent from class when an assignment is to be
done they will be penalized for lateness, unless they notify the instructor with a plausible
explanation on or before that day. Any students who cannot be present for required in-
class writing due to a religious observance will be given an alternative way of fulfilling that
particular requirement, provided they give the instructor notification within the first
ten days of the course.
If an ENG 101 class is canceled for some reason, students are responsible for that day’s
material on the very next class day.
"Eighty percent of life is just showing up." --Woody Allen