UW-Marshfield at Stratford Fall 2005
ENG 102: Composition II Prof James Alexander
Classes: M, W, most Th, F Conference: most T
Class, Office, Conference Times: E-mail: aroha@charter.net
9:59-10:44 a.m. RM 31
Cancelled class time will be made up on next available T or Th.
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 acceptable writing which is applicable across the curriculum. Prereq.: ENG 101 or exemption through sufficiently high placement test score. 3 credits.
Required Textbooks:
The Prentice-Hall Guide for College Writers. Brief 6th Edition
Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook. 15th Edition
Week 2 Sept. 14-Sept. 16
W-class Theme 1: Impromptu
Th-class UW orientation—Jeff Meece
Introduction to the course
Theme 2 assigned: Explaining (due Sept. 29)
F-class Purposes of Discourse
Guide, Ch. 1, Writing Myths and Rituals
Week 3 Sept. 19-Sept. 23
M-class Guide, Ch. 7, Explaining, 273-82
Format for out-of-class themes
T- No office hours
W-class Guide, Ch. 2, Purposes and Processes for Writing, 17-18, 22-35
Theme 1 returned
Guide, Brousseau, “Anorexia Nervosa,” 329-31
Order of support
Th-class Removing writing blocks
Beginning and endings: Guide, 314-16
Introductory paragraph contest Monday
F-class Guide, Mowat, “Observing Wolves,” 71-79
Week 4 Sept. 26-Sept. 30
M-class Introductory paragraph contest
Guide, From “September 18, 2001” 55-58
W-class Guide, Stone, “My Friend Michelle, an Alcoholic” 267-71
Order of climax
Th-class Theme 2 due: Explaining
Sentence combining
F-class Guide, Ch. 10, Arguing, 441-58
Theme 3 assigned: Arguing (due Oct. 10)
Week 5 Oct. 3-Oct. 7
M-class Discussion of Theme 2
W-class Pro-con paragraphs
Th-class Guide, Ch. 10, Arguing, 471-95
Bring in claim and reasons for Theme 3
F-class Guide, Abbey “Damnation of a Canyon,” 464-71
Week 6 Oct. 10-Oct. 12
M-class Theme 3 due: Arguing
Introduction to the research paper (due Nov. 28)
W-class Guide, Ch. 12, Writing a Research Paper, 569-78
Drawing inferences
Th-F-no school
Week 7 Oct. 17-Oct. 21
M-class Discussion of Theme 3
Assignment of Theme 4: Revision
Handbook, Ch. 33, Revising and Editing Essays
W-class Guide, Scudder, “Take This Fish and Look at It,” 58-63
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Guide, Ch. 12, 579-91
F-class The thesis statement
Handbook, Ch. 32, c, d
Outlining
Week 8 Oct. 24-Oct.28
M-class Theme 4 due: Revision
Theme 5: Impromptu (inferences)
W-class Note taking
Summaries, paraphrases, quotes—Handbook, Ch. 39, d
Th-class Sample student research paper—Guide, 499-503
F-class Handbook, Ch. 16, Quotation Marks
Week 9 Oct. 31-Nov. 4
M-class Theme 4 returned
Discussion of Theme 5
W-class Theme 6: Impromptu (comparison of views)
Th-class Diction: euphemisms, etc.
The structure of the research paper: program and content paragraphs
F-class What to document
Outlines due for Theme 7
Week 10 Nov. 7-Nov. 11
M-conferences—all are in Rm. 31
T-conferences
W-conferences
Th-conferences
F-conferences
Week 11 Nov. 14-Nov. 18
M-conferences
T-conferences
W-conferences
Th-class Discussion of Theme 6
F-class The language of research writing
Week 12 Nov. 21-Nov. 23
M-class How to document
In-text citations, bibliographies—Guide, Ch. 12, 594-611
W-class Use of Quotes
Handbook, Ch. 29, Emphasis
THANKSGIVING RECESS
Week 13 Nov. 28-Dec. 2
M-class Theme 7 due: Research paper
Writing about Literature
What to analyze in a literary work
Theme 8 assigned: Literary analysis (due Dec. 9)
W-class Guide, Ch. 11, Responding to Literature, 513-24
Th-class Guide, Ch. 11, 553-4, 533-47
Handout of Frank O’Connor story
F-class Discussion of Theme 7
Week 14 Dec. 5-Dec. 9
M-class Citation in literary papers
Distinction between plot summary and interpretation
Comment on Frank O’Connor story
W-class Handbook, Ch. 26: Parallelism
F-class Theme 8 due: Literary Analysis
Handbook: Ch. 30, Variety
Week 15 Dec. 12-Dec. 16
M-class Imitation
W-class Discussion of Theme 8
F-class Review of course
Final Exam Dec. 19-22 M, W, Th
This course ends on December 16. Students must have handed in their research papers by this time in order to pass the course and be permitted to take the final exam.
The final examination will require students to write the following: a revision of a paragraph, a pro-con paragraph, an imitation, 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. There will be several unannounced in-class written exercises, for which students will not be graded.
Class attendance will not ordinarily be recorded. Students must, however, complete the calendared assignments on the days they are scheduled. If students are absent on a day when a theme is due is an impromptu is to be written they must notify the instructor on or before that day in order to avoid a late penalty.
If a class is canceled for some reason, students are responsible for that day’s material on the very next class day.
Weighting of assignments in course grade:
Impromptus (exc. Theme 1)…………..….2 x 5 = 10 %
Out-of-class themes (exc. Theme 7)…..4 x 10% = 40%
Theme 7 (research paper)…………………………25%
Final Examination…………………………………25%
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 papers. For the research assignment students will complete a short documented paper, of a minimum of 5 pages, typed.
A UW-Colleges-wide assessment program has been put into place to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the curriculum, programs and services of the institution. The following areas of proficiency will be assessed because they are of primary importance in the education of our students: Analytical Skills, Quantitative Skills, Communication Skills, and the Esthetic Engagement.
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. All writing must be prepared independently before it is submitted. Also bear in mind that Internet material qualifies as the published writing 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 Responsibilities section. See the website at www.marshfield.uwc.edu.
JDA