ENGLISH 1302
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SPRING 2016
Professor Robert Gore
robert.gore@aliefisd.net
Office hours: M-F 6:30-7:00 a.m. (tba)
Course CRN: (tba)
HCC Learning Web Page: (tba)
Required Textbooks:
CURRENT ISSUES and Enduring Thinking and Argument , with Readings, Tenth Edition.
Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s
The McGraw-Hill Handbook: Third Edition
Recommended text: MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS. (5 th or 6th edition)
Other Materials: Those one would expect in a writing course in college
Attendance Policy:
Attendance will be taken every class period, and this policy will be enforced. HCCS policy states that a student who is
absent more than 12.5% (6 hours) of class may be administratively dropped from the course. Coming in late or
leaving early will constitute a tardy. All tardies will be counted toward your allotted absences. For example, if you are
ten minutes late, ten minutes will be deducted from your 6 hours of possible absences. Your participation is
required. Students who intend to withdraw from the course must do so by the official last day to drop (xxx).
Students who prefer to receive an F rather than a W will need to attend classes throughout the semester and take the
final exam or discuss the situation with the instructor before they stop attending the class.
Late Paper Policy: There is none. One must be on time.
Make-up Policy: Only under extreme circumstances. Such must be granted only by the professor. Each student
KNOWS what and when each assignment is due, so s/he must prepare for exigencies.
HCC Withdrawal Policy:
The State of Texas imposes penalties on students who drop courses excessively. Students are limited to no more than
six (6) total course withdrawals throughout their educational career at a public college or university.
To help you avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, contact your professor regarding your academic
performance. You may also want to contact your counselor to learn about helpful HCC resources (e.g. online
tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc.) HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which
your professor may “alert” you and counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences
and/or poor academic performance.
After the deadline to drop yourself, you MUST provide an email request to your professor, PRIOR to the
withdrawal deadline to receive a “W” on your transcript.
After the withdrawal deadline has passed, you will receive the grade that you would have earned. Zeroes averaged
in for required coursework not submitted will lower your semester average significantly, most likely resulting in a
failing grade of an “F.” It is the responsibility of the student to withdraw from the class; however, your professor
reserves the right to withdraw you without your request due to excessive absences. If you do not feel comfortable
contacting your professor to withdraw, you may contact a counselor.
You should visit with your instructor, an HCC counselor, or HCC Online Student Services to learn what, if any, HCC
interventions might be offered to assist you to stay in class and improve your performance. Such interventions could
include tutoring, child care, financial aid, and/or job placement.
Paper Format: MLA formatting and citations must be correct and accurate.
Lab Conduct/Rules:
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No cell phones or other electronic devices
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No laptops
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No food or drinks
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No unauthorized chatting
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No students allowed in the room without the instructor
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No students allowed to print personal information or download vast amounts of data. Print only class
assignments per instructor’s directions.
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No pornography
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No hacking attempts or tries to access hacking sites
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No downloading of AOL.com
Please note: the above rules are maintained to enhance the lab experience for all HCC students. All computer lab
activities will be monitored carefully by the instructor and HCCS IT personnel.
Other Course Policies:
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Please turn off all personal electronics. Such are not to be in sight or in use in the classroom. Also,
remove all ear buds/devices prior to entering the classroom.
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Please do not chat with class colleagues during class discussions.
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Please do not pack up books and belongings prior to being dismissed by instructor.
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If you should miss class for any reason, it is your responsibility to make up the work missed AND to contact
me for special instructions on work you missed. I strongly recommend that you obtain the phone number of a
classmate to aid you in this situation. Pay attention to the attendance/grade policy of HCC. Avoid tardies, as
they not only count against your grade, they disrupt the class.
Counseling:
Counseling is available at each HCC campus (as well as at this school). Check with the information desk at the
particular campus and consult your class schedule for telephone numbers.
Free English Tutoring:
* EACH HCC College offers you free tutoring at the tutoring centers where you will receive individual attention
with any of your writing concerns. Be sure to take you books and assignments with you when you go to the
tutoring lab.
** HCC also provides an online tutoring program. The url for this tutoring option is
http://hccs.askonline.net. Students will be required to submit rough drafts of their essays to the HCC online tutor
center per instructor directions. In order to use HCC’s Online Tutoring, students must first register with
www.hccs.askonline.net, and to do that they must use an e-mail account. You may use your personal email
account or your HCC email account. To activate the HCC e-mail , students should go to the HCC Home Page,
click on “For Students,” and from the right column of choices, click on “Student E-Mail” and follow the
directions.
Open Computer Lab:
Your have free access to the Internet and word processing in the open computer labs in the Scacella Science
Center (Stafford Campus), the Stafford Campus Library located in the Learning HUB, the Alief-Hayes Road
Campus, the West Loop Campus—ALL HCC campuses. Check the door of the open computer labs for hours of
operation. All HCC students are welcome to utilize this resource. Please Note: A fee is charged for printed work
(per page).
Learning Resource Center (Library):
Each HCC College has a Learning Resource Center at each campus for student use. The library provides
electronic resources, including a computerized catalog system as well as numerous databases that contain full-text
articles. Stop by your campus library to find out hours of operation. All students will be required to obtain and/or
update an HCC Library Card. Please note: your HCC picture ID is your library card.
Mission Statement of the English Department:
The purpose of the English Department is to provide courses that transfer to four year colleges; introduce
students to literature from diverse traditions; prepare students to write clear, communicative, well-organized, and
detailed prose, and to develop students’ reading, writing, and analytical skills.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY:
According to the Student Handbook for the Houston Community College System:
“Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course
requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a
student accused of scholastic dishonesty. ’Scholastic dishonesty’ includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test,
plagiarism, and collusion.
“Cheating” on a test includes:
--Using materials during a test that are not authorized by the person giving the test;
--Collaborating without authority with another student during a test ;
--Knowingly using , buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or in part the contents of an
administered test;
--Copying from another student’s test paper;
--Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered;
‘Plagiarism’ means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of
that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
‘Collusion’ means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work
offered for credit” (34-35).
Plagiarism Policy:
Plagiarized papers or projects will receive a grade of “0” (zero)—NO EXCEPTIONS. Cheating or collusion will
also result in a grade of “0” (zero) in the course. Students will need to be aware that the instructor will be utilizing
plagiarism software and internet sources to check student work for potential plagiarism.
HCCS CORE CURRICULUM INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES AND EXEMPLARY EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES—ENGLISH 1301 and 1302
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I, Core Objectives
Given the rapid evolution of necessary knowledge and skills and the need to take account global,
national, state, and local cultures, the core curriculum must ensure that students will develop the
essential knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college, in a career, in their communities,
and in life. Through the Texas Core Curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human
cultures and the physical and natural world, and advance intellectual and practical skills that are essential
for all learning.
Students enrolled in this core curriculum course will complete a research project or case study designed
To cultivate the following core objectives:
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Critical Thinking Skills---to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis,
Evaluation, and synthesis of information
Communication Skills---to include effective development, interpretation and expression of
Ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
Personal Responsibility---to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences
To ethical decision-making
Team work--- (Comp I, Comp II, and TW)---to include the ability to consider different points of
View and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
Social Responsibility (Lit Only)---to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic
Responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
Student proficiency in Communication Skills will be assessed as a formal written out-of-class essay.
which is at least3 pages long and which includes an oral presentation component as well as a visual
component. Student proficiency in Critical Thinking will be assessed by a formal out-of-class essay
assignment. Personal, Social Responsibility, and Teamwork will be assessed as part of long unit or
major essay assignment, which will include assigned reading responses, pre-writing activities, multiple
drafts, and group activities (such as peer review or group presentation). Student project grades will
account for at least 5% of the final course grade.
ENGLISH PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
(Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, and Technical Writing)
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5.
Write in appropriate genres using varied rhetorical strategies.
Write in appropriate to explain and evaluate rhetorical and/or literary strategies
employed in argument, persuasion, and various genres
Analyze various genres of writing for form, method, meaning, and interpretation.
Employ research in academic writing styles and use appropriate documentation style.
Communication ideas effectively through discussion
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic
arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the critical and logical uses of
evidence.
4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief
or action,
5. Develop verbal, visual, and multimedia materials as necessary, in individual and/or
Collaborative projects, as appropriate.
6. Edit for appropriate style, including attention to word choice, sentence structure, punctuation,
and spelling.
7. Design and test documents for easy reading and navigation.
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Demonstrate knowledge of writing as process.
Apply basic principles of critical writing in analyzing reading selections, developing
expository essays and writing argumentative essays
Analyze elements such as purpose, audience, tone, style, strategy in essays and/or
literature by professional writers.
Write essays in appropriate academic writing style using varied rhetorical strategies.
Synthetic concepts from and use references to assigned readings in their academic writing.
ENGLISH COMMPOSITION II STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Apply basic principles of rhetorical analysis
Write essays that classify, explain, and evaluate rhetorical and literary strategies
employed in argument, persuasion, and various forms of literature.
Identify, differentiate, integrate, and synthesize research materials into argumentative
and/or analytical essays.
Employ appropriate documentation style and format across the spectrum of in-class and
out-of-class written discourse.
Demonstrate library literacy.
SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS:
SIX ESSAYS:
(Due dates; NO papers accepted late) (Topics to be chosen) To be 1000+ words in length with a
MINIMUM of six sources and six citations (one from each). Any citation from the internet MUST have
a copy included with the Works Cited page (and put in pocket of folder in which the paper is
presented) . No more than ONE personal interview will be counted among source total.
1. Feb 5, 2015
2. Feb 19 (Argument paper debating with another student on chosen topic)
3. March 4
4. March 21
5. April 1
6. April 15
DRAMA: To be created, written, and presented on stage by no more than four students together.
with each student’s oral part lasting at least 10 minutes (May4-6)
POEMS: (May be presented before the class as a separate grade)
1. Jan. 8
2. Jan 15
SHORT STORY:
Due Jan 21-22 (and to be read before the class for a separate minor/major grade)
FRIDAYS: DESIGNED TO BE USED FOR ABOVE WRITINGS.
TEXT READINGS ( with possible presentations, as all students are to be prepared for such for every
assignment) (All presentations will count as a minor grade).
WEEK ONE: Jan 5-8
Texts drawn and syllabus explained
pp. 20-33
pp. 52-72
pp. 84-105
WEEK TWO: Jan 11-15
pp. 368-81
pp. 387-405
WEEK THREE: Jan 19-22
pp. 407-19
WEEK FOUR: Jan 25-29
pp. 420-34
WEEK FIVE: Feb. 1-5 (ESSAY #1 DUE) (Argument topic)
pp. 435-41; 443-48
WEEK SIX: Feb 8-12 Eligibility week
pp. 450-59
WEEK SEVEN: Feb 16-19 (ESSAY #2 DUE) (Debate topic)
pp. 483-94
WEEK EIGHT: Feb 22-26
pp. 495-501; 503-33
WEEK NINE: Feb 2-Mar 4 (Report Cards) (ESSAY #3 DUE) (Genetics topics)
pp. 546-80
pp. 594-614
WEEK TEN: Mar 7-11
pp. 615-29
pp. 630-52
******************************* SPRING BREAK *********** Mat 14-18**************************
WEEK ELEVEN: Mar 23-27 ESSAY #4 DUE (tba)
pp. 655-705
WEEK TWELVE: Mar 21-24 (Easter Weekend Mar 25)) (eligibility week)
pp. 706-772
WEEK THIRTEEN: Mar 28-Apr 1 ESSAY #5 Due (Immigration)
pp. 774-803
WEEK FOURTEEN: Apr 4-8
pp. catch-up week
WEEK FIFTEEN: Apr. 11-15
pp. 20-33
(Essay #6) (Free Will, Ideal Society)
WEEK SIXTEEN: Apr. 18-22
pp. 53-72
WEEK SEVENTEEN : Apr 25-29 (Written dramas due)
pp. 84-105
WEEK EIGHTEEN : May 2-6 (Tests on 10. 11) END OF COLLEGE COURSE
WEEK NINETEEN: May (practice drama in class) Little Theater
(performance on stage
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End of High School course grades
WEEK TWENTY: June 1-5
JUNE 5, 2016
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GRADUATION !!!!!!!!!!