PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
English Composition I, ENG1113-HN1, CRN 12036; Fall 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 Rules for Writers handbook, 7th Edition (RW)
o A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers, 9th 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 12036; FALL 2013; Tue Nights; 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Update: 8-11-13
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 receive a progressive grade that is averaged at the end of the semester.
DATE
Tue
8/13
Tue
8/20
Tue
8/27
Tue
9/3
Tue
9/10
Tue
9/17
Tue
9/24
WK
DUE
ASSIGNED
WI: “Evaluating Ideas”, 1-11
WI: "Writing About Ideas," 13-50
Introduction to “Democracy”, 51-57
James Madison, "Federalist No. 51: On the Separation
of Departments of Power",109
 RW: Review MLA guidelines (457-532)
 Review the two items under "From the Beginning"
under RESOURCES->GERNERAL on class website
 Homework; Exercises in Sentence development
(sentences) & Adding Transitions (transitions)
 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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Development
 Adding Transitions
Essay 1 (Democracy)
Bibliography cards
Novel Analysis Essay (from novel list)
Carl Becker, “Ideal Democracy”, 143
Benazir Bhutto, "Islam and Democracy", 177
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
 Outline E1
 Bibliography
Cards
 Journal Check
 Works Cited page
 Stephen L Carter, "The Separation of Church and
State", online
 WI: Introduction to "Government", 195-201
 Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Qualities of the Prince,"
219
 Draft E1
 Works Cited
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 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, "The Origin of Civil
 The Writing Process (cont'd)
 Writing the Introduction
Society," 237
 Thomas Jefferson, "The Declaration of Independence,"  In class writing: Introduction
259
 ESSAY 1
(Democracy)
 Essay 2 (Ethics & Morality)
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton; “Declaration of Sentiments
and Resolutions,” 269
 Marcus Tullius Cicero, “The Defense of Injustice”,
online
 View video tutorials 1-7 on the MLA Resource page on
the class website in preparation for next week's quiz.
 Outline E2
 Journal Check
 WI: Introduction to "Ethics & Morality", 293-299
 Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience," 301
 Frederick Douglass, from "Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglas, an American Slave", 327
 Iris Murdoch, "Morality and Religion," 359
 Review for next week's MLA quiz
 Works Cited: creating and using
sources in the essay
 MLA 7 guidelines review
 Draft E2
 In Class Quiz
 WI: Introduction to “Wealth & Poverty”, 340-345
 Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail”,
375
 Michael Gazzaniga, "Toward a Universal Ethics", 415
 Aristotle, "The Aim of Man", online
 Review for next week's Essay Structure quiz
 MLA quiz in class
 Essay Structure review
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IN CLASS
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 Creating the Works Cited page
 Using online bibliography creators
 Library Orientation
 Writing the Conclusion
 In class writing: Conclusion
DATE
Tue
10/1
Tue
10/8
WK
8
9
DUE
Tue
10/22
Tue
1029
Tue
11/5
IN CLASS
 ESSAY 2 (Ethics
& Morality)
 In Class Quiz
 WC page for
Novel Analysis
 Essay 3 (Education)
 Essay Structure quiz in class
 Adam Smith, "Of the Natural Progress of Opulence,"
 The Process of Writing (cont'd)
441
 Karl Marx, "The Communist Manifesto", 453
 Andrew Carnegie, "The Gospel of Wealth", 481
 John Kenneth Galbraith, "The Position of Poverty," 405
 Outline E3
 Draft E3
 Journal Check
 Robert Reich, "Why the Rich are Getting Richer, and
the Poor, Poorer," 419
 WI: Introduction to “Education", 533-541
 Hsun Tsu, "Encouraging Learning", 543
 John Dewey, "Thinking in Education", 555
 Maria Montessori, "The Montessori Method", 571
 ESSAY 3
Tue
10/15
ASSIGNED
(Education)
10  Outline Novel
Analysis
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 Essay 4 (Gender & Culture)
 Jonathan Kozol, "The Uses of 'Diversity'", 605
 Howard Gardner, "A Rounded Version, The Theory of
Multiple Intelligences," 619
 Ralph Waldo Emerson, "On Education," online
 Thesis vs. Claim
 Effective argument
 Cultivating writing techniques
 Scholarly sources: what is creditable
for academic research
 Outline E4
 Draft E4
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 Journal Check
 WI: Introduction to “Gender & Culture", 645-651
 Researching effectively
 Mary Wallstonecraft, “Pernicious Effects Which Arise
 Letting research help develop a thesis
from Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society,” 653  Bring it all together for coherent
 Virginia Woolf, “Shakespeare’s Sister,” 689
communication
 Margaret Mead, “Sex and Temperament”, 707
 ESSAY 4
(Gen & Culture)
 Draft Novel
Analysis
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11/12
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Tue
11/19
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Essay 5 (Discoveries of the Mind)
 Work on essay outline
WI: Introduction to “Language", 761-767
Bill Bryson, "Where Words Come From", 805
Neil Postman, "The Word Weavers / The World
Makers", 825
 Alexander Pope, from "An Essay on Criticism", online
 WI: Introduction to “Discoveries & the Mind” 857-63
 Plato, "The Allegory of the Cave," 865
Francis Bacon, "The Four Idols," 879
 Work on Essay 5
Charles Darwin, "Natural Selection", 897
 Work on Journals
Sigmund Freud, "The Oedipus Complex", 915
Carl Jung, "The Personal and Collective Unconscious",
927
 Draft E5
 NOVEL
ANALYSIS
 Review for Final Exam
 ESSAY 5 (Mind)
 JOURNAL
 FINAL EXAM
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