ENC 1102 Course Syllabus
Freshman Composition II – M/W 5:30P-6:45P
Room 221 CRN 25481
Winter Park Campus
Professor: Diana Abdel-Wahab
Office: before class in Room 126 or by appointment.
Phone contact: 407-780-5200
Email Address: dabdelwahab@atlas.valenciacc.edu
Required Textbooks:
Literature: A Pocket Anthology, 4th ed. Gwynn
The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook,
Maimon, Peritz, and Yancey
Online Writing Resources. www.mhhe.com/bmhh
Prerequisite: Eng. Composition 1101
Course Description:
Development of literary essay form using appropriate academic English for the research essay. Emphasis on clarity of
central and support ideas, adequate development, logical organization, coherence, appropriate citing of primary and/or
secondary sources, and grammatical and mechanical accuracy. Student is required to demonstrate college-level writing
skills through multiple assignments including a lengthy research paper. This course includes a learning activity
designed to ensure competence in the basic use of computers.
Course Objectives:
The goal is for students to have experience in composing interpretative essays and have an awareness of one's audience,
purpose, and the special requirements of literary research. Additionally, students should learn the methodology of
organized research and how to document the print and digital resources. Students should have knowledge of grammar,
mechanics and organizational strategies and be able to apply them successfully in their written work. A further goal is
for students to appreciate literature and learn to identify genres as well as critically evaluate literary works. Through
shared classroom discussions, individually written responses, and documented interpretive critiques, the students will
gain insight into creative writing and academic scholarship. Students will also identify areas of improvement in their
works and those of their peers and edit and revise their works accordingly.
VCC Competencies: Think, Value, Communicate, and Act are Valencia 's core competencies. See the VCC catalog for
a more complete reference.
COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITY
To demonstrate competence with the basic use of computers the College's Freshmen Composition Course (ENC 1102) is
designed to include a formal "computer based" learning activity. For this particular course the following assignment(s),
assessment and percentage of final grade protocols have been established.
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Computer-based learning activities, method of assessment and impact on final course grade: All out-of class
essays and writing assignments must be word- processed. Handwritten or typewriter work will not be accepted
and will receive a grade of zero. Online/electronic research will also be required as part of a documented essay
project later in the term. Use of these sources in terms of the Modern Language Association's (MLA) guidelines
will be required. Papers that do not conform to these standards will not be accepted..
Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a letter
from the office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with the professor, preferably during the
first two weeks of class. The office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate
documentation of disabilities (Winter Park Campus, 212; Linda Villar (407-582 6887).
Please regularly check your atlas account for excessive absence notices, grade warnings, instructor emails, etc.
Attendance and Deportment: Be on time to all class meetings. Attendance roll is at the beginning of every class
meeting. Three tardies equal one absence.
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If a student misses 15 minutes of class he or she will be considered absent.
Make plans to stay for the whole class meeting.
After missing three class meetings, you will be sent an Excessive Absence notice via Atlas. .
Format for Assignments: Please remember that your submissions are college-level material.
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Homework must be typed in 12-point, double-space font with one inch margin on all sides.
Proofread for grammatical and mechanical (spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors).
Include your name, course and section number, assignment, and date in the upper left corner of the first page
Center title on the top line of the first page; skip two lines between the title and the first line
Participation: Along with your attendance, participation in class is expected. This will be factored into your final course
grade. Learning occurs when you are actively involved in the process. Take responsibility for your own learning by
coming to class prepared, completing assignments on time, paying attention and participating.
Quiz Policy: If all students are not participating in class discussion and coursework, pop quizzes will be given. In order
to avoid quizzes, students should be contributing insights, comments, or questions at every class meeting. If you miss a
quiz or an in-class writing assignment, you cannot make it up.
NOTE: You are 100% responsible for keeping up with everything that goes on in class, even if you are absent or tardy.
Therefore, it will be to your advantage to attend class regularly, participate fully, and complete all assignments on time.
Important Dates:
Withdrawal Deadline: March 26, 2010
Final paper due – W 4/28 5:00P-7:30P
Late or missing assignment policy:
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ALL assignments (homework, rough drafts, final drafts, etc.) are due at the beginning of the class on the
assigned due date. Failure to complete any assignment will result in a failing grade.
Assignments will receive a letter grade deduction for every other day late. Student may have submission date
stamped on paper by the CSSC during its operating hours (8-7 M-R, 8-3 F, 9-noon S) and then have the CSSC
staff give the paper to the instructor via mail room.
The deadline for a documented essay is absolute. Emailing a late paper is typically not an accepted form of
submission and the paper will not be graded until a hard copy is submitted. Computer problems are not an
excuse for late work, so plan ahead
Grading Scale: A=100-90, B=89-80, C= 79-70, D=69-60, F=59-.
Writing and in class assignments: 70%
Final Research Paper 10%
Participation, Attendance, Quizzes: 20%
Students may refer to this address if they want their parents to have access to their grades. FERPA:
http://www.valenciacc.edu/ferpa/
FINAL PAPER: Your final will be a lengthy literary research essay. It must indicate that you are competent in the
course objectives. Students must score a "C" or higher to pass the course; those who earn less than a passing grade will
receive an "F" in the course regardless of the grade on final essay.
Plagiarism: Write your own stuff. All ideas presented in your writing assignments are authored by you and outside
sources have been cited properly. Any assignment that shows signs of plagiarism will receive a grade of zero. Plagiarism
can also result in earning an "F" in the course and/or being withdrawn from the course. See Chapter 18 in Brief
Handbook, 189-203 on plagiarism.
Safe Assignment: a program on WebCT which checks student’s papers for plagiarism. Learn to use this program.
Attendance and Deportment: Be on time to all class meetings. Attendance roll is at the beginning of every class
meeting. Warning: Three tardies (over 15 minutes) equal one absence.
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Make plans to stay for the whole class meeting.
After missing three class meetings, you will be sent an Excessive Absence notice via Atlas.
Absences should be used for emergencies and illnesses. After four absences, regardless of the reasons, you will
be withdrawn from the class.
Student Code of Classroom Conduct
"Activities which disrupt the desired classroom setting and which are violative of this Student Code of Classroom
Conduct are those which, with or without intent to do so, are disruptive of the essence of the educational process.”
Examples include, but are not limited to:
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Activities that are inconsistent with commonly acceptable classroom behavior and which are not conducive to
the learning experience, such as: tardiness, leaving and returning during class, and early departure when not
previously authorized;
Activities which violate previously described classroom guidelines or constitute an unreasonable interruption of
the learning process;
Side discussions which are irrelevant to the subject matter of the class, that distract from the learning process or
impede, hinder, or inhibit the ability of other students to obtain the full benefit of the educational presentation.
Course Syllabus for Eng. Comp II, Spr. 2010
MW 5:30P – 6:45P Room 221
“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” Muriel Rukeyser
Students will have oral notification in class of any changes in the syllabus.
M 1/11
W 1.13
How to prepare a critical response to literature. See Gwynn, “Writing about Literature, “ 1317
and “The Process of Research: The Library and the Internet.” 1326
Gwynn, “Intro to Fiction” 7-26; prepare for discussion of Cheever’s “Reunion,” 182
Analyze dramatic structure, characterization, setting, narration, and theme.
M 1/18 Holiday
W 1/20 Hawthorne, “The Minister’s Black Veil,” 27. Discussion –romantic symbolism, allegorical plot.
M 1/25
Poe, “Ligeia,” p. 39. Discussion –single effect, characterization, unreliable narrator, doubling, foreshadowing.
W 1/27
Quiz on analyzing the short story. Jewett, “A White Heron,” 54. Discussion- regionalism in setting,
literary uses of descriptive writing, use of symbol, point of view, omniscience voice.
M 2/1
Reader Response in class on elements of short story.
See BH 7/94-100 “Interpretive writing” and MLA style (BH Part 4).
O’Connor, “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” Gwynn 214
Sample student’s interpretive literary essay. BH 98-100.
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See BH 7/94-100 “Interpretive writing” and MLA style (BH Part 4).
Maupassant “Mother Savage,” 64. Romanticism versus Realism:
Discussion - modern realism in literature
W 2/3
M 2/8
Students will exchange papers for peer review. This is a critical review of content only.
Chopin, “Story in an Hour,” 71. Discussion - feminist literature, medias res, plot reversals,
O’Henry endings.
W 2/10
Marquez, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings,” 228. Discussion - magical realism, folklore,
Naturalism, fantasy, allegorical plot.
M 2/15
Reader response in class. Compare and contrast. Review Gwynn, “Writing About Literature,” 1307-17.
Joyce, “Araby,” 121. Discussion - rite of passage, initiation plot.
W 2/17
Carver, “Cathedral,” 265. Discussion -static and dynamic characters, transformation plot, irony.
View excerpts of Short Cuts by Robert Altman. Film adaptation of Carver’s short stories.
M 2/22
Cather, “Paul’s Case, “102. Watch film adaptation from The American Short Story,
www.learner.org. Discussion-theme of heredity versus environment.
W 2/24
Due M 3/15. Four page literary research paper that compares and contrasts two short stories.
See (BH 94-100). Use MLA style for in-text citations and List of Works Cited (BH, Part 4).
Paper must have two published electronic or print sources.
Read Gwynn, “Writing about Literature,” 1307-16 and “The Process of Research,” 1326-1339.
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Gautreaux, “Died and Gone to Vegas,” 339. Discussion – frame story narration, satire and humor.
M 3/1
W 3/3
Wright. “Man Who Was Almost a Man,”170. Discussion- racial and ethnic identity, dialect.
View film adaptation on The American Short Story, Annenberg Foundation, www.learner.org
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M 3/8 – 3/14 Spring Break
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M 3/29
Paper Due.
Gwynn, “Introduction to Poetry, “411-434. Discussion - lyrical, narrative, and dramatic poetry.
“poetic” style, figurative language, poetry devices. See Gwynn, 1317Gwynn, “Intro to Poetry,” 435-454.
Byron, She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, 514-5. Shelley, Ode to the West Wind, 516.
Keats, Ode to the Nightingale, 522. Discussion - tone of voice, repetition, verse, stanza, originality
Read the Preface from Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth. http://www.bartleby.com/39/36.html
Blake, The Chimney Sweeper, 496. Keats, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, 520. Burns, John
Barleycorn, 500. Robinson, Richard Cory 576. Discussion - ballads, narrative verse. l
Wordsworth, I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud, It is a Beauteous Evening, Ode: Intimations of Immortality,
502-3. Pope, Ode to Solitude, 489 Discussion - solitude and the Romantic imagination, lyrics
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Due 4/5. Three page paper on Romanticism in poetry. See Gwynn 1317-23.. MLA style (BH Part 4).
Coleridge, Frost at Midnight, Kubla Khan, Work Without Hope, 510-13. Discussion- Coleridge and
Romanticism. Review Gwynn, “Literary History and Poetic Conventions,” 451-54.
W 3/31
Read Emerson, Nature, 1-14. www.archive.org/details/naturemunroe00emerrich
Whitman, A Noiseless Patient Spider, Song of Myself 6, When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer, 548-53.
Poe, Sonnet to Science, 535. Bryant, To the Fringed Gentian, 519. Frost, Design 581. Housman, Stars I have
Seen Them Fall 568. Discussion – nature, self hood, intuition versus reason
M 4/5
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Paper due. Poetry Speaks, CD recordings of poets from Tennyson to Plath. “Poetry is a vocal art, an art
meant to spoken out loud.” Intro. Discussion-Oral tradition in poetry.
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Prepare for response essay. Open book. Carpe Diem Poetry, See Gwynn 1348
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero. Define this Latin phrase.
W 4/7
M 4/12
Due 4/26. Six to eight page literary research paper. See Gwynn, Thematic Approaches to Literature.
1346-60. .Review (BH 94-8). Cite sources using. MLA style (BH Part 4).
Choose a theme, i.e. aging, art animals, fate, duty, etc. Write a critical interpretive study of the
thematic relationship of the selected poems. This includes analysis of dramatic situation, poetic style,
narrative structure, and figurative devices used to enhance the development of each poem
(Gwynn 412 -34). Critique any idiomatic and/or autobiographical influences on poem’s structure or
content. Focus on three poems and cite at least three published electronic or print sources.
Love and Loss of Love, See Gwynn, 1353. Discussion - love themes in poetry
W 4/14
Dickinson, After a Great Pain a Formal Feeling Comes, Because I Could Not Stop for Death,
A Narrow Fellow in the Grass, 557.Wylie, Let No Charitable Hope, Ophelia, 599. H.D. Pear Tree, Sea
Rose, 600. Moore, The Fish, 604. Millay, If I Should Learn, in Some Quite Casual Way
Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry for that Word, 613. Discussion-feminist literature, author/audience, persona.
M 4/19
Owen, Dulce et Decorum Est, 615. Sasson, Dreamers, 602.Longfellow, The Arsenal at Springfield,
Arnold, Dover Beach, 553-4. Cummings, Plato Told. 619. Hardy, The Man He Killed, 563.
Byron, Stanzas 515.Discussion-war and anti-war poetry
W 4/21
Stevens, The Snow Man, 589. Williams, The Red Wheelbarrow, Spring and All, 595-6. Pound,
In a Station of the Metro, 597. Jeffers, The Purse Seine, 603. Discussion-Imagists, Modernism, nature.
M 4/28
Final paper due – 5:00P-7:30P Hard copy only.