PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
English Composition I, ENG1113-HN1, CRN 22274; Spring 2013
Stan G. Proctor, MEd.
Office Phone: 228-467-2761
Email: sproctor@prcc.edu
Mr. Proctor's website: proctoredu.weebly.com
Catalog Description: Students prepare two bibliographies, take a test on a novel, and
write five expository essays. Clarity of thought, unit of content, and coherence of
ideas are stressed. Model essays are analyzed. Three lecture hours per week.
Three semester hours credit.
Course Description: The course provides students with the opportunity to engage
some of history's most influential ideas to discover their relevance for today's issues.
Students read and respond to ideas essential to a civilized world and integrate the
reading with their own perspectives through thinking, discussing, and writing.
Course Objectives: 1) Develop college-level reading, organizational, and study skills;
2) compose sentences, paragraphs, and essays exhibiting Educated American
English (EAE) and college level content by writing five essays and thirty-seven
journals; 3) employ editing and proofreading skills to incorporate Modem Language
Association (MLA) and EAE formats and improve writing; 4) Prepare two Works
Cited Assignments, employing PRCC and Magnolia/EBSCO resources; and 5)
Expand reading comprehension and enjoyment of literature by reading one novel
and completing a comprehensive test on the novel.
Pre-requisites: A minimum score of 16 on the English portion of the Enhanced ACT or
successful completion of required developmental English courses. Textbooks and
materials:
Textbook and materials:
o The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 18th Edition (HHH)
o A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers, 8th Edition (WI)
o Loose-leaf college-ruled paper in three-ring binder, a spiral bound notebook (min
50 page) for journal entries, twenty 3”x5” index cards for bibliographies, pen and
pencil, a small thumb drive, and access to Microsoft Word word processor.
Summary of Assignments:
o Read thirty-seven essays in the textbook
o Write thirty-seven journal entries from assigned readings
o Write six essays (one is on a novel)
o Compile ten bibliography cards
o Create Works Cited page
o Various impromptu writings and/or quizzes
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Summary of Grades:
Assignments
o Reading and Journal entries
o Five Essays
o Bibliographies & WC page
o Novel critical analysis essay
o Final Exam
o Misc writings and/or quizzes
Grading Scale:
A 90-100
B 80-89
% of Grade
15%
55%
5%
10%
10%
5%
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59
A letter grade is deducted from the earned grade for each day an assignment is late.
Final Exam: The final examination will consist of a timed, written composition.
Technology in the classroom: The possession of a cellular or wireless telephone,
pager, or any other communication device is prohibited in any setting in which
testing of any sort is taking place, whether the device is on or off. The use of a
cellular or wireless telephone, pager, or other communication device is prohibited in
all College instructional settings, including classrooms, laboratories, shops, libraries,
auditoriums, or any other location where instruction, recitation, performance or any
other activity with the goal of student learning is taking place. A person violating this
policy and procedure is subject to disciplinary action, which may include confiscation
of the device, dismissal from the instructional setting, dismissal from a class in which
the violation occurs, or dismissal from the college.
As a PRCC student, you need to become familiar with GradesFirst. GradesFirst is
an online tool where you can email your instructors, view your schedule, and look up
midterm and final grades. GradesFirst is used by instructors to track your absences.
When you are marked absent for a given day, you will receive an email from
GradesFirst notifying you of the absence.
Policies: All students will be expected to follow the policies dealing with attendance,
grading, makeup, withdrawal from class and withdrawal from school as stated in the
current Cat Country Guide, the student handbook. Plagiarism is a serious offense
and will not be tolerated in any written work in English 1113. Periodic quizzes will be
given on assigned material and may be unannounced. They may be made up within
one calendar week at the student's initiative during office hours.
If you have a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and
you require special assistance or accommodations, you should contact the
designated coordinator for your campus for information on appropriate guidelines
and procedures: Poplarville Campus, Tonia Moody at 601-403-1060 or
tmoody@prcc.edu; Forrest County Center, Deborah Hewitt at 601-5545503 or dhewitt@prcc.edu; Hancock Center, Raymunda Barnes at 228-2527000 or rbarnes@prcc.edu. Distance Learning Students who require special
assistance, accommodations, and/or need for alternate format should contact Tonia
Moody at tmoody@prcc.edu.
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Course Date Schedule
ENG1113-HN1, CRN 22274; SPRING 2013; Tue Nights; 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Update: 1-14-13
The instructor reserves the right to modify the assignments and or schedule to meet the needs of the class or college scheduling
demands. Miscellaneous assignments or quizzes may be incorporated to enhance student learning.
 IMPORTANT: Journals that are up to date when checked receive an additional point toward final Journal grade; those more than one week
behind are deducted one point from the final Journal grade.
DATE
Tue
1/15
Tue
1/22
WK
DUE
ASSIGNED
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WI: "Writing About Ideas," 903-924
“Evaluating Ideas”, 1-11
Introduction to “Government”, 13-19
Thomas Jefferson, "The Declaration of Independence"
76-85
 Review MLA guidelines (HHH 502-569)
 Review the two items under "From the Beginning"
under RESOURCES->GERNERAL on class website
 Homework; Exercises in Sentence development
(sentences) & Adding Transitions (transitions)
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2
 Writing exercise
Sentence
development &
Essay elements
IN CLASS
 Orientation and explanation of
syllabus and schedule
 Introduction to grade book & course
website
 Sentences – simple, compound,
complex
 Development of sentences and
paragraphs
 Essay elements: building sentences,
paragraphs, and transitional links
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Essay 1 (Government)
Bibliography cards
Novel Analysis Essay (from novel list)
Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Qualities of the Prince", 37
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, "The Origin of Civil Society,"
55
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Works Cited page
Carl Becker, “Ideal Democracy”, 101
WI: Introduction to "Justice", 135-141
Marcus Tullius Cicero, “The Defense of Injustice”, 143
 Creating the Works Cited page
 Using online bibliography creators
Library Orientation
6 Steps to Essay Writing
Writing the X,1,2,3
Writing The Outline.ppt
Writing an Outline
Explanation of Book Analysis
Explanation of Bibliography Cards
Tue
1/29
3
 Outline E1
 Bibliography
Cards
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Tue
2/5
4
 Draft E1
 Works Cited
 Journal Check
 The Writing Process (cont'd)
 Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience," 173
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton; “Declaration of Sentiments and  Writing the Introduction
 In class writing: Introduction
Resolutions,” 201
Tue
2/12
Tue
2/19
Tue
2/26
Tue
3/5
Tue
3/12
MARDIS GRAS; No Classes on Monday or Tuesday
5
 ESSAY 1
(Government)
 Book Analysis
Outline
 Essay 2 (Justice)
 Discussion and in class writing:
"Declaration of Sentiments and
 Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 211
Resolutions"
 John Rawls, “A Theory of Justice,” 233
 Writing the Conclusion
 View video tutorials 1-7 on the MLA Resource page on
 In class writing: Conclusion
the class website in preparation for next week's quiz.
 Outline E2
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 Draft E2
 Journal Check
 In Class Quiz
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7
WI: Introduction to "The Individual", 245-252
Ralph Waldo Emerson, "On Education," 255
W.E.B. Du Bois, “Of Our Spiritual strivings”, 287
Ruth Benedict, “The Individual and the Pattern of
Culture”, 301
 Review for next week's MLA quiz
 Works Cited: creating and using
sources in the essay
 MLA 7 guidelines review
WI: Introduction to “Wealth & Poverty”, 340-345
 MLA quiz in class
Adam Smith, "Of the Natural Progress of Opulence" 347  Essay Structure review
Karl Marx, "The Communist Manifesto," 359
John Kenneth Galbraith, "The Position of Poverty," 405
Robert Reich, "Why the Rich are Getting Richer, and
the Poor, Poorer," 419
 Review for next week's Essay Structure quiz
SPRING BREAK
3
DATE
Tue
3/19
Tue
3/26
WK
DUE
 Essay Structure quiz in class
 The Process of Writing (cont'd)
8
9
 Outline E3
 Draft E3
 Outline Book
Analysis
 Journal Check
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Charles Darwin, "Natural Selection," 597
Rachel Carson, "The Sunless Sea," 615
Stephen Jay Gould, "Non-Moral Nature," 635
Michio KaKu, "The Mystery of Dark Matter," 651
Francis Fukuyama, “Genetic Engineering”, 667
 Thesis vs. Claim
 Effective argument
 Cultivating writing techniques
 ESSAY 3
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Essay 4 (The Mind)
WI: Introduction to "Mind", 438-440
Plato, "The Allegory of the Cave," 447
Sigmund Freud, "from The Oedipus Complex, " 475
Carl Jung, "The Personal and Collective Unconscious,"
487
 Scholarly sources: what is creditable
for academic research
Tue
4/2
10
Tue
4/9
 Outline E4
 Draft for Novel
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Analysis
 Draft E4
 Journal Check
Tue
4/23
Tue
4/30
IN CLASS
 ESSAY 2 (Justice)  Essay 3 (Wealth & Poverty)
 WI: Introduction to “Nature” 571-577 (6)
 In Class Quiz
 Howard Gardner, "A Rounded Version, The Theory of
 Book Analysis
Multiple Intelligences," 503
Draft
 Steven Pinker, “Thinking Machines”, 525
 Francis Bacon, "The Four Idols," 579
(Wealth/Poverty)
Tue
4/16
ASSIGNED
 WI: Introduction to “Gender & Culture", 791-798
 Researching effectively
 Mary Wallstonecraft, “Pernicious Effects Which Arise
 Letting research help develop a thesis
from Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society,” 799  Bring it all together for coherent
 Jon Stuart Mill, “The Subjection of Women”, 815
communication
 ESSAY 4
(The Mind)
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Essay 5 (Ethics & Morality)
Virginia Woolf, “Shakespeare’s Sister,” 837
Margaret Mead, “Sex and Temperament”, 855
Claude Levi-Strauss, “Men, Women, and Chiefs”, 873
Germaine Greer, “Masculinity”, 889
 Work on essay outline
 Outline E5
 Draft E5
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WI: Introduction to “Ethics & Morality” 683-689
Aristotle, “The Aim of Man”, 691
Iris Murdoch, "Morality and Religion," 729
Aldo Leopold, “The Land Ethic”, 745
Peter Singer & Jim Jason, “The Ethics of Eating Meat”,
767
 Review for Final Exam
 Work on Essay 5
 Work on Journals
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14
 ESSAY 5
(Ethics/Moral)
 JOURNAL
 FINAL EXAM
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