Shanghai International Studies University
ENG 101 College English Writing
SCP International Summer School at Shanghai International Studies University
Basic Information:
Instructor Name
Dr. Marianne Cotugno
Home Institution
Miami University
Instructor Title
Associate Professor of English
E- Mail
mcotugno@MiamiOH.edu
Home Office Phone Number
513-217-4098
Office
TBA
Office Hours
TBA, and by appointment
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the rhetorical skills needed to compose, revise, and analyze persuasive texts within
the university and the wider world.

Students who complete this class successfully should be able to:
Develop strategies for generating ideas, researching topics, composing drafts, revising, peer reviewing, editing,
and proofreading;

Conduct research, explore their own ideas, engage different perspectives, and develop findings into arguments
and narratives;

Locate, evaluate, and integrate secondary sources of information using appropriate academic citation methods;

Write persuasively for diverse contexts, audiences, and purposes;

Reflect critically on their writing practices and rhetorical decisions.
Required Course Materials:
Textbook
Edition
Author
Publisher
ISBN-10
Little, Brown Handbook, the
12/e
H. Ramsey Fowler,
Longman
0205222463
Longman
0205535569
Course Smart eTextbook
and Jane Aaron,
(LBH on Course Schedule)
Editors
Twenty Five Great Essays
3/e
(Penguin Academics Series)
Robert DiYanni,
Editor
(TGE on Course Schedule)
Course Hours:
The course has 23 class sessions in total. Each class session is 105 minutes in length. The course meets from Monday to
Thursday. Each course has a total of 40 class hours (4 credit hours). The last Thursday (Aug 8th 2013) is a reading day
for students. Final exam will be on Aug 9th or 10th, 2013 (TBD).
Prerequisite:
None
Course Schedule:
Week
Session
Week 1
July 1
Day
M
Topic (s)
Chapter(s)
Homework
Personal introductions; in-class student writing
LBH:
Read LBH
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(diagnostic); explain syllabus, course policies,
Introduction
Chapters: 1, 2, 12
and written assignments
Read TGE,
Thurber,
“University Days”
July 2
Discuss Thurber, “University Days,”
LBH 1, 2, 12
Read LBH
TGE, Thurber
Chapters: 3, 13
LBH 3, 13
Read LBH
Review LBH, “Understanding Sentence
Grammar”
Assign Image/Text Narrative essay
T
In-class student writing exercise
Review LBH, “Assessing the Writing Situation”
and “Discovering and Shaping Ideas”
July 3
Review LBH, “Drafting, Revising, Editing”
Chapters: 14, 15,
W
Review LBH, “Case of Nouns and Pronouns”
16
In-class student writing exercise
Read TGE, King,
“Letter from
In-class quiz
July 4
Discuss King, “Letter…”
Birmingham Jail”
LBH Chapters:
Read LBH
14, 15, 16
Chapters: 38
TGE, King,
Read TGE,
“Letter from
Douglass,
Birmingham
“Learning to Read
Jail”
and Write”
Review LBH, “Verbs,” “Agreement,” “Adjectives
and Adverbs”
Th
In-class student writing exercise
Prepare complete
draft of
Image/Text
Narrative
July 8
Review LBH, “Using Exact Language”
LBH Chapters:
Read LBH
38
Chapters: 23, 24
TGE, Douglass,
Read TGE, Orwell,
“Learning to
“Shooting an
Read and
Elephant”
Draft workshop for Image/Text Narrative
Week 2
M
Discuss Douglass, “Learning to Read and Write”
Write”
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July 9
Discuss, TGE, Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant”
LBH Chapters:
Prepare revised
23, 24
Image/Text
Review LBH, “Emphasizing Ideas,” “Using
Coordination and Subordination”
In-class quiz
T
Narrative
TGE, Orwell,
“Shooting an
Draft Writer’s
Elephant”
Letter to
Instructor for
Preparing Writer’s Letter to Instructor for
July 10
W
Image/Text
Image/Text Narrative
Narrative
Draft workshop for Image/Text Narrative and
Prepare final copy
Writer’s Letter to Instructor for Image/Text
of Image/Text
Narrative and
Narrative
Writer’s Letter to
Instructor
July 11
Collect Image/Text Narrative and Writer’s
Read LBH
Letter to Instructor
Chapters: 6, 7, 8
Assign Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Th
Review Aristotle’s appeals: ethos, pathos, logos
In-class student writing exercise
July 15
Discuss LBH, “Forming a Critical Perspective,”
LBH Chapters,
Read LBH
“Writing in Academic Situations,” “Reading
6, 7, 8
Chapters: 9, 25
Arguments Critically”
M
Read TGE, Swift,
“A Modest
In-class student writing exercise
Proposal”
In-class quiz on Aristotle’s Appeals
Week 3
July 16
Assign Annotated Bibliography
LBH Chapters:
Read LBH
9, 25
Chapters: 41, 42
Discuss TGE, Swift, “A Modest Proposal”
T
Discuss LBH, “Writing an Argument,” “Using
Parallelism”
TGE, Swift, “A
Modest
Proposal”
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In-class student writing
July 17
Creating an Annotated Bibliography
LBH Chapters:
Study to prepare
41, 42
for in-class
Discuss “Planning a Research Project,” “Finding
W
midterm
Sources”
Review expectations for in-class midterm
July 18
Prepare draft of
In-class midterm
Rhetorical
Analysis essay
Th
Read TGE,
Kingston, “On
Discovery”
July 22
Draft workshop for Rhetorical Analysis essay
M
TGE, Kingston,
Read LBH
“On Discovery”
Chapters:26
Discuss TGE, Kingston, “On Discovery”
Read TGE, Didion,
“Marrying Absurd”
July 23
T
Students draft in-class: Writer’s Letter to
LBH, Chapters:
Revise Rhetorical
Instructor for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay
26
Analysis essay
Discuss TGE, Didion, “Marrying Absurd”
TGE, Didion,
Letter to
“Marrying
Instructor
Discuss “Achieving Variety”
Week 4
July 24
W
and Writer’s
Absurd”
Draft workshop for Rhetorical Analysis essay
Revise Rhetorical
and Writer’s Letter to Instructor
Analysis essay
and Writer’s
Letter to
Instructor
July 25
Th
Collect Rhetorical Analysis and Writer’s Letter
Read LBH
to Instructor for Rhetorical Analysis
Chapters: 43, 44
Review Annotated Bibliography expectations
In-class student writing
Week 5
July 29
M
Review “Working with Sources” “Avoiding
LBH Chapters:
Prepare draft
43, 44
Annotated
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July 30
T
Plagiarism and Documenting Sources”
Bibliography
In-class quiz on plagiarism and documenting
Revise Annotated
sources
Bibliography
Draft workshop for Annotated Bibliography
Read LBH
Chapters: 45, 46
July 31
LBH Chapters:
Collect Annotated Bibliography
45, 46
Discuss “Writing the Paper” “Using MLA
W
August 1
Documentation and Format”
Strategies for revising student writing:
Revise
Image/Text Narrative and Rhetorical Analysis
Image/Text
Th
Narrative and
Rhetorical
Analysis
August 5
In-class student revision work
Revise
Image/Text
M
Narrative and
Rhetorical
Analysis
Week 6
August 6
August 7
August 8
T
W
Th
Peer review of revised essays and in-class
student revision work
Course and Final Exam Review
Study for final
exam
Reading day
Final Exam
Evaluation:
The following table provides a brief outline of our major student learning outcomes, our activities, and our
assessments. Activities help students develop the necessary skills to achieve student learning outcomes.
Assessments provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of student learning outcomes.
Student Learning Outcomes
Develop strategies for generating
ideas, researching topics,
composing drafts, revising, peer
Activities
1. Read selections from
textbooks
Assessment

Peer review of
classmate’s paper
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reviewing, editing, and
2. Discuss selections from

Midterm, short essay
textbook guided by

In-class quizzes
professor

Final exam, multiple
proofreading;
3. In-class draft writing
Conduct research, explore their
1. Read selections from
own ideas, engage different
perspectives, and develop
findings into arguments and
choice responses

textbooks (LBH
Student group
presentation
2. Discuss selections from
textbook guided by
narratives;
professor
3. In-class draft writing
Locate, evaluate, and integrate
1. Read selections from
secondary sources of information
using appropriate academic
citation methods
textbooks

In-class quiz

Annotated bibliography

Midterm, short essay

Image/text narrative

Rhetorical analysis essay

Writer’s letters to
2. Discuss selections from
textbook guided by
professor
3. In-class draft writing
Write persuasively for diverse
1. Read selections from
contexts, audiences, and
purposes;
textbooks
2. Discuss selections from
textbook guided by
professor
3. In-class draft writing
Reflect critically on their writing
1. Read selections from
practices and rhetorical decisions.
textbooks
instructor
2. Discuss selections from
textbook guided by
professor
3. In-class draft writing
Grading Policies:
Part
Percentage
Points
Image/Text Narrative and Writer’s Letter
15
100 + 50
Rhetorical Analysis and Writer’s Letter
15
100 + 50
Annotated Bibliography
5
50
Peer Reviews of Classmate’s Papers
5
50
10
100
Homework
Quiz
Assigned and “surprise” quizzes
Exams

Final exam, short essay
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Midterm
15
150
Final
15
150
In-class discussion and participation
20
200
Course Total
100%
1000 Points
Attendance/ Participation
Grade Distribution:
Percentage
Letter Grade
Grade Points
93-100
A
4.0
90-92
A-
3.7
87-89
B+
3.3
84-86
B
3.0
81-83
B-
2.7
78-80
C+
2.3
75-77
C
2.0
72-74
C-
1.7
69-71
D+
1.3
66-68
D
1.0
65 and below
F
0.0
Written Work and Exam Policy
All required written work is due by the start of class on the day it is listed to be submitted. No late work will be accepted
unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor, or if an extraordinary situation arises that prevents the
student from submitting work on time.
Late penalties may be applied to work that is accepted late.
A midterm and a final exam will be given in class.
It is at the instructor’s discretion whether a make-up exam will be
given for students.
Academic Integrity
SCP expects honesty from students in presenting all of their academic work. Students are responsible for knowing and
observing accepted principles of scholarly research and writing in all academic work.
Academic dishonesty or cheating includes acts of plagiarism, forgery, fabrication or misrepresentation, such as the
following:

claiming the work or thoughts of others as your own

copying the writing of others into your written work without appropriate attribution

writing papers for other students or allowing them to submit your work as their own

buying papers and turning them in as your own

having someone else write or create all or part of the content of your assignments

submitting the same paper for more than one study or class without explicit permission from the faculty
members
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General Principles
SCP is committed to principles of trust, accountability, clear expectations and consequences. It is also committed to
redemptive efforts, which are meaningful only in light of these principles. Students will be granted due process and the
opportunity for an appeal.
Academic dishonesty offenses generally are subject to incremental disciplinary actions. Some first offenses, however,
receive severe penalties, including dismissal from the program.
General Disciplinary
The following is a non-comprehensive list of possible actions apart from dismissal from the program: warning from a
professor, program director; a lower or failing grade on an assignment, test or course; suspension or dismissal from the
course; suspension or dismissal from the program.
Disciplinary Actions for Specific Offenses
Some academic dishonesty offenses call for specific disciplinary actions. The following have been identified:
Falsification of documents: Students who falsify or present falsified documents may be dismissed. Prospective students
who are discovered to have presented falsified admission documents prior to admission shall be denied admission to the
program. Should it be discovered after admission that a student had presented falsified documents for admission, such
admission may be annulled and the record of academic achievement removed from the academic record, with
appropriate notations. Such annulments or denials may be reviewed after one year.
Dishonesty in course requirements: Course work (a quiz, assignment, report, mid-term examination, research paper,
etc.) in which a student has been dishonest generally will receive zero points towards the grade in fulfillment of a course
requirement, and/or the student may receive a failing grade for the course. The professor of the course determines the
appropriate consequence.
Final assignment: When a student cheats in a major or final assignment such as a comprehensive examination or
presents plagiarized material in a major or final assignment, that student shall receive an F in that particular subject.
Student cheats on more than two exams shall be dismissed from SCP.