ENG 1013
Section 010
09:00-09:50
Freshman Composition II: Research Writing
MWF
Wilson 328
CRN: CRN: 13868
Instructor:
Carmen Lanos Williams
Office: Wilson 221H
Office Hours:
10:00-11:00 MW and by appointment
Office Phone: 870-972-2140
Email:
clwilliams@astate.edu
Required Course Materials:
Graff, Gerald, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst. “They Say, I Say”: The Moves that Matter
in Academic: Writing Readings, 2nd edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
2012.Print.
Howard, Rebecca Moore, and Amy Taggart Rupiper. Research Matters. New York: McGrawHill. 2010.Print.
Optional Course Materials
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iPad with Connect Kit (Keynote, Pages, iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band, and Numbers)
Apps: GoodNotes or iAnnotate; Nearpod; Dictionary.com; a cloud app (such as
Dropbox or Box); iTunesU; Find my iPhone
Learning Outcomes:
1.
Communicating Effectively—Students will demonstrate the ability to produce writing
that demonstrates proficiency in standard edited American English to make reasoned, wellorganized arguments that are accurately documented.
2.
Thinking Critically—Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze the
relevance and quality of information, make judgments and draw conclusions based on credible
evidence, and integrate ideas into a coherent argument.
Course Objectives:
English 1013 is designed to strengthen and build upon the skills you have acquired in English
1003, to develop research methods and to present research. The specific goals of this course are
t provide instruction in:
1. expository and particularly academic essays, most of which are argumentative in nature;
2. developing the verbal and analytical skills required for academic writing (summarizing,
synthesizing, evaluating, and paraphrasing information for the purpose of crafting a
thesis statement and supporting it);
3. acquiring skills in both primary (reporting, observing, interviewing) and secondary
research tasks (the use of libraries and the research they contain)
4. employing formal elements of research (instruction in documentation skills such as the
MLA style of parenthetical documentation)
5. Further practice in standard English usage
6. Understanding, analyzing, and composing cogent arguments
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Other Requirements:
This course requires that students possess or quickly acquire reasonable proficiency with typing
and manipulating word processing documents and submitting assignments online via
Blackboard.
The class is also writing workshop class, which means that students will read and critique each
other’s writing.
Students who are not open to improving their writing through these methods should enroll in a
different section of this course.
Policies:
Students with Disabilities: If any student has a disability or problem requiring
accommodation in order to succeed in the course, please contact me as soon as
possible. Confidentiality will be maintained, and every reasonable effort will be made to
meet your needs. Any student requiring accommodation must be registered with ASU’s
Office of Disability Services, 972 3964. If Disability Services recommends that you
should be allowed to take exams in their office, it is your responsibility to schedule that
exam with them for the same date and time as the exam will be administered to the
other students in the class.
Inclement Weather Policy: Information on campus closure can be found on the ASU
web page, KASU, and local radio and television stations. If inclement weather prevents
you from coming to campus and campus is not closed, please email me at
clwilliams@astate.edu or call me at 870-972-2140. As for this class, the readings and
assignments will continue as noted on the syllabus, unless otherwise noted.
Academic Integrity/Plagiarism
Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to: submitting another’s work as
your own, copying part or all of another’s paper (report, essay, etc.,) in your own paper,
and submitting entire or parts of essays from the internet. Plagiarism also includes
quoting or paraphrasing someone else’s work without providing the source or properly
assigning credit. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense against academic integrity and
could result in failure for the test or paper, failure for the course, and expulsion from
Arkansas State University. If you have questions about what constitutes plagiarism, you
should ask me.
For further information, including specifics about what constitutes plagiarism or
cheating, see ASU’s Academic Integrity Policy at
http://studentconduct.astate.edu/AcademicIntegrity.html
Attendance:
Students should attend every session of class during the semester. I expect you to come to class
ON TIME with your readings and assignments completed, prepared to participate in discussion
and group work. You will be allowed 4 absences in ENG 1013, which you need to save for
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illnesses and emergencies. Your final grade, however, will be dropped a FULL LETTER GRADE for
each absence after four.
Students who are absent due to a personal emergency should contact me immediately.
Students who are absent due to participation in university events should notify me in advance to
make arrangements for submission of their assignments. Students who leave early without
permission will be marked absent. Late students are also marked absent.
Assignments:
A. Assignments should be submitted on Blackboard on, or before, the date they are due.
B. Online submissions must use Microsoft Word versions ending in <.docx> or <.doc> or be
submitted as a PDF document.
C. Every assignment has a specific name by which you are required to save your document.
D. Reading/Writing Journal: On Blackboard, students will keep a writing journal to engage each
essay they read/research for this course. This journal is a private journal, visible to only the
student and instructor and will count toward class participation. It is also evidence of your
progress in your own research.
Late Assignments:
Students may turn in a late assignment by the next day with a 10% penalty. Assignments more
than one class period late are not acceptable. Workshop lessons cannot be made up. Work
submitted more than one day late will not be accepted.
Classroom Behavior:
Students are responsible for arriving to class in a timely and prepared manner as well as for
conducting themselves in a manner conducive to a productive learning environment. Please do
not use headphones, send texts, or use your electronic device in a distracting way during class.
Tablets and Platforms
A. Platforms
a. Blackboard:
i. Course materials: handouts, instructions for completing assignments,
etc., will be distributed through Blackboard. (Students with iPads may
also receive these documents directly through their iPads with iTunesU).
ii. Assignments will be submitted through Blackboard. No paper copies of
assignments are necessary. However, I strongly recommend saving
documents in two places (i.e. on your computer and on a cloud) or
regularly emailing drafts of your assignments to yourself.
A. Computers/Tablets
i. Even if you elect to take advantage of the iPad features, submissions to
Blackboard still require that you have access to a computer. Presently,
neither the Blackboard App nor the iPad permits uploading documents from
the iPad. However, there are numerous computer labs on campus for your
use. In short, you may use your iPad to create drafts of assignments, but
eventually, you will need a computer to submit them on Blackboard.
B. Contact ITS for technical issues at 972-3933.
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Academic Performance
A. If you find yourself struggling in this course, meet with me immediately to discuss your
difficulties or extenuating circumstances.
B. Do not approach me in the last four weeks of the semester to find out what you can do
to pass the class or earn a particular grade. I do not offer extra credit. Please become
familiar with the services (advisement, tutoring, etc) that the university offers.
Grading:
Assignm
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Description
Points
1.
Says/Does (Summary Analysis)
50
A summary focused on rhetorical strategy
2.
Putting texts in conversation
with each other
50
Examines how sources are subtly addressing facets
of an issue
3.
Argument Paper
100
A smaller scale version of your research project
4.
Annotated Bibliography
50
A compilation of related sources on one topic with
a brief explanation for each source
5.
Research Proposal
50
The point of no return: a formal declaration of your
research topic
6.
Literature Review
100
A close examination of the major issues and
debates concerning a single topic
7.
Draft of final Research Project
50
8.
Visual Presentation of Research
with abstract
50
9.
Journal Entries (1 for each class
article and documentary and one
for each source in your paper).
100
10.
Final Draft of Research Project
400
A 5 minute video of your argument directed
toward a specific audience
7-10 page researched argument essay with
appropriate citation and 5-7 sources
Total 1000
Grade Scale: A=895-1000; B=795-894; C=695-794; D=694-600; F= <600
Deductions
1.
Failure to submit a first Draft
-25
2.
Failure to revise the first draft
-50
3.
Failure to complete peer reviews
-25
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Daily Class Schedule
Day
Lecture/Activity
Date
Readings /Assignments to complete BEFORE class
Unit 1: “They Say”: Analyzing Argument
Wednesday
01/22
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Course Introduction
Friday
01/24
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How to Annotate
iTunesU or Bb: Poverty survey and journal
reflection
Monday
01/27
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Pitch, Complaint, Moment; Context
Chapter 1: “They Say”;
Wednesday
01/29
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Small Group: Says/Does summary of
“The Danger of a Single Story”
Chapter 2: “Her Point is”:
iTunesU or Bb: Ted Talk: “The Danger of a
Single Story and journal reflection; Read:
Says/Does Outline instructions
Friday
01/31
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Socratic Circle
Chapter 3: “As He Puts it Himself” &
iTunesU: Read & annotate: Greg Mantsios
“Class in America, 2009”
Due: Assignment 1: Says/Does Summary
of Mantsios article
Unit 2: “I Say”: Responding to an Argument
Monday
02/03
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Socratic Circle
iTunes U or Bb: Documentaries: “The Line”
and “Poor in America”; Due Journal
Reflection; Chapter 4: “Yes/No/Okay, But”
Wednesday
02/05
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Small Group: Analysis of Arguments:
Says/Does; Pitch, Complaint,
Moment;
Chapter 5: “And Yet”;
iTunesU or Bb: “Class and Virtue” by
Michael Parenti and “Working Class
Whites” by Angeline Price; Due: Journal
Reflection
Friday
02/07
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Looking for naysayers
Socratic Circle
iTunes U or Bb: Readings: “Drug Tests
Falter…”Steve Yaccino; “The Myth of
Welfare and Drug Use” Jamelle Bouie;
“The Return of the Welfare Queen” Beth
Reinhard Due: Journal Reflection
Monday
02/10
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Using the ASU Library
Identifying key words
“hashtagging”
Chapter 6: “Skeptics May Object” Due:
Assignment 2: Putting Texts in
Conversation with Each Other
Wednesday
02/12
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Small group presentations on
opposing sources
Use the Library Database to find one-two
arguments in favor of Drug Testing
Welfare recipients; Read, annotate,
Complete a says/does summary with
Works Cited page and bring to class
Friday
02/14
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Unit 3: Tying it All Together
Monday
02/17
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Peer Review & Introduction of the
Research Project
Due: Assignment 3a:Position Paper;
Chapter 8: “As a Result”
Wednesday
02/19
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Peer Review
Due: Assignment 3b: Position Paper;
Chapter 9: “Ain’t so/Is Not”
Friday
02/21
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Peer Review
Due: Assignment 3c: Position Paper
Chapter 10: “But Don’t Get Me Wrong”
Unit 4: Entering the Conversation
Monday
02/24
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Working Bibliography
Due: Assignment 3 final draft & Chapter
11: “I Take Your Point” & in Research
Matters: CH 19
Wednesday
02/26
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Review Assignment 3: Annotated
Bibliography
ITunes U or Bb: “The Welfare Queen” Josh
Bevin & Chapter 12: “What’s Motivating
This Writer?”
Friday
02/28
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Review Annotated Bibliography
Presentation Guidelines
iTunes U or Bb: “Who Put the Welfare in
Corporate Welfare” Daniel Egan &
Chapter 13: “Analyze This”
Monday
03/03
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Mid-term exam week &
Due: Assignment 4 Annotated Bibliography
Presentations & Sign-up for individual Ch 10: RM: “Writing an Annotated
conferences;
Bibliography”
Wednesday
03/05
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Presentations
Begin Working on Research Proposal
CH 11: RM: “Developing New Information”
Friday
03/07
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Presentations & Review Research
Proposal Assignment
Optional: Use your iPad to invite your
professor to a your individual conference;
set a reminder in your calendar for your
conference;
CH 4: RM: “Writing a Research Proposal”
Monday
03/10
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Conferences
Due: Assignment 5: Research Proposal
Wednesday
03/12
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Mid-term grades Due &
Conferences
Due: Assignment 5: Research Proposal
Friday
03/14
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Conferences
Due: Assignment 5: Research Proposal
Monday
03/17
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Conferences
Wednesday
03/19
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Review Assignment 6: Literature
Review
Ch 15: RM: “Entering Conversations and
Supporting Your Claims”
Friday
03/21
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Peer Review
Due: Assignment 6:Literature Review Draft
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Spring Break March 24-29
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Library Searches Refresher
Monday
03/31
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CH 6 and CH 7: RM: “Meeting the
Challenges of Online Research” and
“Evaluating Information”
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Wednesday
04/02
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Friday
04/04
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Monday
04/07
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Peer Review and Schedule Individual
conferences & Presentations
Due: Assignment 7a: first draft of research
essay
Wednesday
04/09
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Peer Review
Ch 16: RM: “Revising Editing and
Proofreading”
Friday
04/11
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Peer Review
Ch 16: RM: “Revising Editing and
Proofreading”
Monday
04/14
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Peer Review
Ch 16: RM: “Revising Editing and
Proofreading”
Wednesday
04/16
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Peer Review; Review Assignment 8:
Visual presentation of your
Optional: Use your iPad to invite your
professor to your individual conference;
set a reminder in your calendar for your
conference
Friday
04/18
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Conferences
Due: Assignment 7b
Monday
04/21
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Conferences
Due Assignment 7b
Wednesday
04/23
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Conferences
Due Assignment 7b
Friday
04/25
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Conferences
Due Assignment 7b
Monday
04/28
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Presentations
Due Assignment 8: Abstract + visual
presentation and in Research Matters,
CH 17
Wednesday
04/30
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Presentations
Continue Revising Final Research Project
Friday
05/02
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Presentations
Continue Revising Final Research Project
Monday
05/05
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Presentations
Continue Revising Final Research Project
Final Research Project Due
Library Searches Refresher
Ch 12 and 13: RM: “Writing an Refining
Your Thesis” and “Organizing Your Project”
Due: Assignment 6a: Revised Literature
Review; CH 14 RM: “Drafting Your Project”
Wednesday, May 7, 2013
10:15-12:15
You will submit identical copies of your research project in both digital and paper formats.
Submit your paper digitally via Blackboard and sign-in your paper in my office, Wilson 221H
during the final exam hour.
May 7-15 Finals Week
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