ENGLISH 1302 SYLLABUS -- HCC - FALL 2012
Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Tues. & Thurs.
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Instructor Name: Debra A. Coleman, MLA
Phone Number – 832 434 7597 (Please leave time, date, and return phone number when you call)
email address - debra.coleman@hccs.edu
Office Hours - Scheduled office hours: 8:30-9:00 Tuesday & Thursday (Conference by appointment only)
Course CRN : #28270
Class in Room: B139
Office: Adjunct Faculty room
Textbooks:
Barnet, Sylvan, William E. Cain, and William Burto, eds. Literature for Composition: Essays, Stories, Poems, and
Plays. Ninth Edition Boston: Longman, 2011. Print. ISBN 0-205-74359-5
Bullock, Richard and Francine Weinberg. The Little Seagull Handbook. New York: W.W. Norton & Company
2011. Print. ISBN 978-0-393-91151-0
Other Materials:
A binder with loose leaf paper for notes and journals, a folder with pockets for handouts, pens, (see below for
details), one-two flash drives (or other file saving devices) to turn in final drafts of major assignments and save
daily work , one brown envelope approximately 9 ½ “ by 12” for research paper and college level dictionary is
strongly recommended.
Grade Percentages:
10%
Reading Notebook (Journals/Learning Progress Entries assigned by Instructor)
Essay #1, with draft, for instructor comments but no grade
10%
Revision of Essay #1 (Topic assigned by instructor)
10%
Poetry Analysis Paper & Oral Presentation/Essay #2
20%
Essay #3 - Critical Analysis Paper/In Class Midterm
10%
Essay #4 - Argumentative Paper (Topic assigned by instructor)
30%
Research Paper (Topic - “Outsiders” - Comparison/Contrast Paper)
10%
Final Exam Essay
Important Dates:
August 24:
August 26:
August 26:
September 3:
September 12:
September 18:
Last Day for 100% Refund
Registration Ends
Last Day for Drop/Add/Swap
Labor Day Holiday-Offices Closed
Last Day for 70% Refund
Last Day for 25% Refund
November 2
Last Day for Administrative /Student Withdrawals (4:30pm)
November 22-25:
December 9:
December 10-16:
December 17:
Dec. 20-Jan. 2
December 21:
Thanksgiving Holiday-Offices Closed
Instruction Ends
Final Exams
Grades Due by Noon
Christmas Break – Offices Closed
Grades Available to Students
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 (March 29th– 4:30pm). 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.
Withdrawal Policy:
The State of Texas has begun to impose penalties on students who drop courses excessively. For example, if
you repeat the same course more than twice, you have to pay extra tuition. Beginning in the Fall of 2007, the
Texas Legislature passed a law limiting first time entering students to no more than six total course
withdrawals throughout their academic career in obtaining a certificate or baccalaureate degree. There may
be future penalties imposed.
**If you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive the grade that you are making as the final
grade. This grade will probably be an “F.” The last day to withdraw from the Fall 2012 (16 week) semester is
November 2nd.
**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 job placement.
International Students:
Receiving a “W” in a course may affect the status of your student visa. Once a “W” is given for the course, it
will not be changed to an “F” because of the visa consideration. Please contact the International Student Office
at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status and any other transfer issues.
Student Course Reinstatement Policy
Students have a responsibility to arrange payment for their classes when they register, either through cash,
credit card, financial aid, or the installment plan. Students who are dropped from their courses for nonpayment of tuition and fees who request reinstatement after the official date of record can be reinstated by
making payment in full and paying an additional $75.00 per course reinstatement fee. The academic dean may
waive the reinstatement fee upon determining that the student was dropped because of a college error.
Use of Cameras and Recording Devices
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, are prohibited in classrooms,
laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. These devices
are also not allowed to be used in campus restrooms. Students with disabilities who need to use a recording
device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information
regarding reasonable accommodations.
Late Paper Policy:
All assignments are required to be turned in at the beginning of the class when they are due. Your due date
will be posted on your assignment sheet for all major essays and the research paper, as well as on this syllabus.
Occasionally, the due date on the syllabus may be adjusted, so please refer to the essay assignment sheet. Late
papers will be docked a letter grade (10 points) per scheduled class day. Late papers will not be accepted more
than one week late. If you are absent on the day a paper is due, it is late. Please arrange a conference with me
to discuss the reasons for any late papers. Please keep a copy of your papers for your own file; should a paper
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be lost, it is your responsibility to give me another copy. The English Department regards a two week
turnaround for the return of major essays an appropriate timeframe.
Make-up Policy:
Students will be allowed to take make-up exams if they have medical or unforeseen emergencies. Students will
be responsible for contacting the instructor and providing documentation of the emergency situation.
Students are strongly encouraged to avoid taking this measure and the make-up exam will be an entirely
different format from the original exam administered in class on the scheduled date.
Paper Format:
· Blue or black ink only (in class handwritten assignments)--*Please note-In Lab Classes--all work will be
typed
· White notebook paper only - no frayed edges!
· Length -- two to three full pages (approx. 300-500 words) on in class handwritten essays & out of class
typed Journal/Reading Notebook Entries --out of class typed “short” essays (750-1,000 words)
· Do not use white out/liquid paper on in class essays
· Hand in rough drafts with final drafts -- out of class typed papers
· Typed papers must adhere to MLA style format (1” margins [top, bottom, sides], Arial 12pt font; doublespaced)
· All major assignments need to be printed in “hard copy” format {paper} and turned in with the material
saved on a properly labeled flash drive or other file saving device {Student Name, Instructor Name, English
1302-on flash drive and on the paper} or sent to me by email for submittance to Turnitin.com.
· All work completed outside of class needs to be created utilizing Microsoft Word so it will be compatible
with the lab/instructor computer software – Students who use Microsoft Works or Word 2007 need to
save work as “Word for Windows 97-2003 Document”
Lab Conduct/Rules:
*No electronic devices – i.e., Bluetooth devices, MP3 players, laptops, palm pilots, and cell phones
especially should all be turned off prior to class and out of sight (Ask for permission to use a Kindle, Nook,
etc.).
*No food or drinks
*No unauthorized chatting; no chatting during discussion
*No students are allowed in the room without instructor
*No students allowed are to print personal information or download vast amounts of data (Students are only
allowed to print class assignments per the instructor’s directions)
*No viewing of pornography
*No hacking attempts or trying to access hacking sites
*No downloading of AOL.com
Please note -- the above rules are maintained to enhance the lab experience for all HCCS students. All computer
lab activities will be monitored carefully by the instructor and HCCS IT personnel.
Other Course Policies:
*Please do not bring children, boy/girl friends, family members, etc. to class with you -- only students
registered in the class may attend.
*Please do not pack up books and belongings prior to being dismissed -- I will announce when class has been
completed and it is time for you to leave.
*If you should miss class for any reason, it is your responsibility to make up the work you missed and to
contact me for any special instructions on work you missed. It is also strongly recommended that you obtain
the phone number of a classmate to aid you in this situation.
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*Attendance will be checked daily. Please note: Tardies will have an effect on the grade you receive for the
course (i.e. points for the work you miss such as quizzes, in class writing assignments, etc. will be deducted
from your final grade average). Please make an effort to be on time to avoid losing points and disrupting the
class.
New Policy on Repeating Courses:
"NOTICE: Students who repeat a course three or more times will be charged an additional fee at HCC and
other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor/counselor about opportunities for
tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal, or if you are not receiving passing grades."
Special Conditions:
If you have any special conditions, extenuating circumstances, or needs that may affect your progress in this
course, please notify me. I would be happy to discuss them with you in person. Also inform me of any special
accommodations that you have documented through the Disability Support Services Counselors so that we
may better meet your needs (Student Handbook 10). Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical,
learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the
Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to
provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
The Journal/Reading Notebook:
You will be responsible for keeping a folder (Journal/Reading Notebook) in which you will organize all writing
assignments (journals, group work summaries, in class activity summaries, and any other instructor assigned
work). This Notebook will be comprised of 22 reading response journals (85%), one journal detailing your
learning progress in this course (10%), and small binder or folder (5%). The in-class entries will be typed in class
and turned in upon completion. Homework journal assignments are due at the beginning of class. The
completed folder will be turned in per the syllabus schedule. Periodic checks will be made to monitor the
progress of each student. All students are responsible for bringing their work to each class and keeping the
Journal/Reading Notebook current. Students must create a Table of Contents for their notebook. All work must
be typed utilizing MLA style and must be saved on a properly labeled flash drive or other file saving device.
(Lab Students: All students must bring a flash drive or other file saving device to each class so their work can be
saved on a daily basis). Students are also strongly encouraged to send documents to their email as a back-up.
Each entry in the Reading Notebook must be completed to receive a passing grade on this assignment. All
students are responsible for making up missed work due to unforeseen absences.
Free English Tutoring
The Northwest College offers you free tutoring at our Writing Centers located at the Spring Branch and Katy
campuses where you will receive individual attention with any of your writing concerns. Check with the
Northwest college website times or call: Spring Branch (713) 718 5889, Katy (713) 718 5841. Be sure to bring
your books and a copy of the assignment(s) with you when you go to the Writing Center lab.
***HCC also provides an online tutoring program. The URL for this tutoring option is:
http://hccs.askonline.net.
Open Computer Lab
You have free access to the Internet and word processing in the open computer lab at the Spring Branch, Alief
Campus, and Katy Campuses. Check the door of the open computer labs for hours of operation. All HCCS
students are welcome to utilize this resource. A fee is charged for printed work (per page).
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Counseling and Course Advisors
Counseling is available at each campus as well as course advisors. Check with the information desk at the
particular campus for room numbers and consult your class schedule for telephone numbers.
Library (Learning Resource Center)
The Northwest College has a library at each campus for student use. The library provides electronic resources
including a computerized catalog system as well as numerous data bases 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
HCCS Library Card (this is your student picture id card). http://library.hccs.edu/
Student Organizations
Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society of two-year colleges. Students must earn a 3.5 grade point average and
accumulate 9 credit hours to join this group. HCCS has a very active chapter: Omega Sigma. Contact: Ms.
Eunice Kallarackal at: eunice.kallarackal@hccs.edu for more information.
Inclement Weather
During inclement weather conditions, monitor major local channels for updates on school closings. You can
also check for school closing information on the HCC homepage.
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 develop students’ reading, writing, and analytical skills.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY:
According to the 2006-2009 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:
-- Copying from another student’s test paper;
--Using materials during a test that are not authorized by the person giving the test;
--Collaborating with another student during a test without authority;
--Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or
part the contents of an unadministered test;
--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).
Please note the possible consequences of such dishonesty, as stated in the 2009-2010 Student Handbook:
Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of “0” or “F” for the particular assignment,
failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System (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) on that paper or project. Plagiarism or collusion on a second major or minor
assignment will result in a zero in the course. Students need to be aware that the instructor will be utilizing
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plagiarism software and internet sources to check student work for potential plagiarism.
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ENGLISH 13O2 COURSE DESCRIPTION
English 1302 is a more extensive study of the skills introduced in English 1301 with an emphasis on critical
thinking, research and documentation techniques, and literary and rhetorical analysis. English 1302 is a core
curriculum course.
HCCS CORE CURRICULUM INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES AND EXEMPLARY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES -ENGLISH 1302
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I. BASIC INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES IN HCCS CORE
· READING: Reading material at the college level means having the ability to analyze and interpret a variety
of materials -- books, articles, and documents.
· WRITING: Writing at the college level means having the ability to produce clear, correct, and coherent
prose adapted to purpose, occasion, and audience. In addition to knowing correct grammar, spelling, and
punctuation, students should also become familiar with the writing process, including how to discover a
topic, how to develop and organize it, and how to phrase it effectively for their audience. These abilities
are acquired through practice and reflection.
· SPEAKING: Effective speaking is the ability to communicate orally in clear, coherent, and persuasive
language appropriate to purpose, occasion, and audience.
· LISTENING: Listening at the college level means the ability to analyze and interpret various forms of
spoken communication.
· CRITICAL THINKING: Critical thinking embraces methods of applying both qualitative and quantitative skills
analytically and creatively to subject matter in order to evaluate arguments and to construct alternative
strategies. Problem solving is one of the applications of critical thinking used to address an identified task.
· COMPUTER LITERACY: Computer literacy at the college level means having the ability to use computerbased technology in communicating, solving problems, and acquiring information. Core-educated students
should have an understanding of the limits, problems, and possibilities associated with the use of
technology and should have the tools necessary to evaluate and learn new technologies as they become
available.
II. EXEMPLARY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: ENGLISH 1302
By the time they have completed English 1302, students will
• 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.
• employ appropriate documentation style and format across the spectrum of in-class and out-of-class written
discourse (thus reinforcing English 1301 instruction);
• identify, differentiate, integrate, and synthesize research materials into argumentative and/or analytical
essays.
• understand and apply the basic principles of critical thinking—evaluation, analysis, and synthesis— as they
write essays that persuade or argue;
• demonstrate library literacy.
• fulfill the writing requirements of the course, writing at least 6000 words during the
semester.
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SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS: TUESDAY/THURSDAY CLASSES
WEEK ONE:
8/28/12: Introduction to Course/Discuss Journal/Reading Notebook/Proof of registration/Review
Syllabus/Course Description, Purpose, Objectives, Policies/Introduction to the Writing Process/Introduction to
Service Learning Project Optional Assignment/Computer Lab Orientation/ Diagnostic Essay -- written in class
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Purchase books & supplies; Read: “Preface “ of The Little Seagull Handbook
(TLSH); Read Hurston “How it Feels to be Colored Me,” Mukherjee “Two Ways to Belong in America”;
Complete Journal/Reading Notebook (JRN) Entry #1: Topic – write about an issue in America that affects you
personally – 1-1 ½ pgs. typed pages (MLA format).
8/30/12: Discuss homework readings/Class Discussion: Elements of Argumentation: Introduction to
Rhetoric/Discuss Writing Center and on line tutoring.
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read: Martin Luther King, Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” p. 1347 in Literature
for Composition (LFC). Annotate for argumentation and rhetoric. Read & take notes in The Little Seagull
Handbook (TLSH) Chapter W-12 “Reading Strategies”, Complete JRN Entry #2: Topic -- Response to W-5 (TLSH)
Arguments, Length 300 typed words min. 1-1 ½ pgs. typed (MLA Format).
WEEK TWO:
9/4/12 : Discuss Homework Readings/In Class Writing Activity (Argumentation & Rhetoric analysis) JRN
#3/Discuss essay assignment #1.
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read TLBH Chapter 10-respond to chapter as JRN#4 Length 300 typed words min.
(MLA Format), Thoreau “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” Alexie “Superman and Me” (teacher handouts).
Read “How to Write an Effective Essay: A Crash Course” p.3-10 (LFC). Brainstorm ideas for Essay #1
9/6/12: Discuss Thoreau and Alexie Essays/ In Class Writing Activity (Argumentation & Rhetoric analysis) JRN
#5.
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Create Rough Draft of Essay #1 - 750 words min (MLA format), read “The Wrier as
Reader” p. 11-16”Reading Literature Closely: Argument” p. 88-91, Explication p. 101-102 (LFC). Complete JRN
Entry #6: Topic -- Response to TLSH Chapters R1-3 “Doing Research, Evaluating sources, and Synthesizing
ideas,“Length 300 typed words min. (MLA Format). Next class session is in the library computer classroom.
Get you library card ahead of time.
WEEK THREE:
9/11/12: Library orientation and electronic researching
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Chapter 8 & 49 (TLBH); revise and expand essay #1 (1000 words min. (MLA
Format); Read Updike “A&P” p. 385 and Joyce “Araby” p.879 (LFC).
9/13/12: Discuss homework reading/In Class Activity JRN #7 /Introduction to Research Methods
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Complete Rough Draft of Essay #1 (750 typed words, double-spaced, MLA style),
bring two copies to next class; Read Chapter R-4 “Integrating sources, Avoiding Plagiarism” (TLSH)
Complete rough draft of Essay #1--bring two copies to next class.
WEEK FOUR:
9/18/12: Rough Draft of Essay #1 Due/Peer Review Activity/Discuss Chapter R-4 (TLSH)/ Continue Discussion
of Essay #2 Topics; Submit Rough Draft Essay #1 to Tutoring Center per Instructor directions
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Chopin “The Story of an Hour” p.45, “Desiree’s Baby” p. 63, and “The Storm”
p. 71 (LFC).
9/20/12: Discuss homework readings/In Class Activity: JRN Entry #8: Topic -- Response to readings by Chopin:
Literary analysis (300 words)
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Begin reviewing stories selected for Research Paper Project; Read Chapters W-1
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and W-2 “Writing Contexts” and “Writing Process.” (TLSH); Read Gilman “The Yellow Wallpaper” p. 746 and
Poe “The Cask of Amontillado” p. 157 (LFC).
WEEK FIVE:
9/25/12: Revised Essay #1 due Discuss homework readings/Discuss Essay 2-Poetry Project/In Class Journal
Activity JRN Entry #9
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Chapter 56 (TLBH); Read Kincaid “Girl” p. 853, Carver “Cathedral” p. 675
(LFC.)
9/27/12: Discuss homework readings/Continue discussion of Poetry Project
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Chapter W-6 “Textual Analyses” (TLSH); Read “Reading Literature Closely:
Explication” p. 102-8, and “Reading and Writing about Poems” p.488-507 (LFC). Read poems by the following
poets: Dickinson p.676, Millay, Frost, Blake, Baca, Marlow, Raleigh, Yeats (refer to poet list on p.11).
WEEK SIX:
10/2/12: Discuss homework readings/In class activity
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read the poems by the following poets: Auden, Cummings, Shakespeare, Sexton,
Robinson, Espada, Roethke, Pastan, Bruchac, Alexie, Behn, Cullen (refer to poet list on p.11). Read Chapter 8
(TLBH); Complete JRN #10 Topic – Response to TLSH Chapters W-9 “Literary Analyses.”.
10/4/12: Discuss homework readings/In Class Activity: Choose two of the poems read and write a brief
description of why you like these two poems more than the other poetry selections - length 150 typed words
per each of the two poems JRN #11/ Review for in class Midterm Essay #3.
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read W-3 “Developing Paragraphs” TLSH; Read “How to Write About Poems” p.
125 and an example of an analytical essay on Poetry p. 145. Begin brainstorming and rough draft for Essay #2.
Review for in class Midterm Essay #3.
WEEK SEVEN:
10/9/12: Midterm Essay #3 – In Class
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Complete Rough Draft of Essay #2 (750 words min.) and submit to Tutoring Center
per Instructor Directions. Read Allende “If You Touched My Heart” p. 293 (LFC)
10/11/12: Essay #2 Rough Draft due/Peer Editing Activity/Introduction to Research Paper Topic Selection &
MLA Format/Discuss Homework Readings for Research Paper Topics
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Revise and expand Essay #2 (1000 words min). Read Bierce “An Occurrence at Owl
Creek Bridge” p. 287 (LFC). Complete Journal Entry #12 -- Topic -- respond to either
Allende or Bierce -- describe how one of the characters is an “outsider” and define what makes him an
outsider -- length 300 typed words; begin doing research -- be sure to make copies of all outside sources you
obtain. Please Note – Chapters R-1 to R-4 in TLSH summarize the research process – to get a head start on the
research project you should skim this entire section of the handbook.
WEEK EIGHT:
10/16/12: Discuss Homework Readings for Research Paper Topics/Research Paper Workshop - Documentation
/Continue Discussion of Poetry Presentations
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Walker’s “Everyday Use” p. 1087 and Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” p. 237
{Please note -- these readings should be read carefully since they are to be utilized as research paper topic
selections}; Complete Journal Entry #13 -- Topic -- respond to one of the readings -- describe how one of the
characters is an “outsider” and define what makes him or her an outsider -- length 300 typed words; begin
doing research -- be sure to make copies of all outside sources you obtain. Review research paper stories.
10/18/12: Begin Poetry Presentations/ Revised Essay #2 due (To receive full credit for this assignment you
must turn in a “messy” rough draft which shows proofreading marks, the Tutoring Center response printed
draft, a printed final draft, and a flash drive or other file saving device).
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Homework due NEXT CLASS: Complete Research Preliminary Topic for Essay #4 (500-750 typed words),
Research Notes and Works Cited page-- see Research Paper Hand-outs for details; continue working on
research project -- be sure to make copies of all outside sources. Read Welty’s “The Worn Path” p. 632 LFC.
WEEK NINE:
10/23/12: Continue-Poetry Presentations/In Class Activity
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Packer “Brownies” {Please note -- these readings should be read carefully
since they are to be utilized as research paper topic selections}. Complete Journal #14 -- Topic response to one
of the readings -- length 300 typed words
10/25/12: Research Paper Preliminary Topic Due/Research Paper Notes Due/Preliminary Research Paper
Works Cited Page Due/ Discuss Homework Readings/In Class Activity / Finish Poetry Presentations
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Begin working on Narrowed Research Paper Topic (type out in one paragraph 5075 typed words); Read Chapter L-1 and L-2 “Appropriate Words” and “Precise Words” (TLSH); Read O’Brien
“The Things They Carried” p. 1221 LFC. Complete Journal #15 -- Topic - Response to O’Brien story -- length 300
typed words
WEEK TEN:
10/30/12: Discuss Homework and Reading for Research Paper/Brainstorming in class for Essay #4
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Complete Narrowed Research Paper Topic (type out in one paragraph 50-75 typed
words); Finish rough draft for Essay #4, bring two copies to next class; Begin working on Research Paper Works
Cited Page; Read Chapters P. 93 MLA Style (TLSH), Vonnegut “Harrison Bergeron” p. 1199 LFC.
11/1/12: Research Paper Narrowed Topic & Outline Due/In class Peer Review of Essay #4 Rough Draft/ In
Class Activity
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Submit Rough Draft Essay #4 to Tutoring Center per Instructor Directions
Complete typed Research Paper Outline (1 ½-2 typed pages), and Research Paper Works Cited Page (must
include 6 entries, of which 4 are print sources to receive full credit). Nathaniel Hawthorne “Young Goodman
Brown” pg. 624 LFC.
WEEK ELEVEN:
11/6/12: Research Paper Outline Due/Research Paper Works Cited Page Due/Discuss homework readings &
Research Paper Topics/In Class Activity JRN # 16
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Complete Revise Rough Essay #4 Submit Rough Draft Essay #4 to Tutoring Center
per Instructor Directions. Review Chapter W-9 (TLSH); Read Maugham “The Appointment in Samarra” p. 278,
Paley “A Man Told Me the Story of His Life” p.1220 (LFC).
11/8/12: Essay #4 Revised Rough Draft due/In class Peer Review/In Class Activity/Discuss Homework/
Discussion of Essay #4 Writing process
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Review Chapter L-1 and L-2 (TLSH); Read Willa Cather “Peter,” (teacher handout)
and “Paul’s Case” p.212 (LFC).
WEEK TWELVE:
11/13/12: Discuss homework readings/In Class Writing Activity JRN #17/ /In Class Activity
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Silko “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” p. 174 (LFC).
11/15/12: Return of Revised Essay #4 Drafts/Discuss homework readings/In Class Activity: Analyze author’s
style in one of the readings JRN #18
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read “Reading Literature Closely: Analysis” p. 120-4, Jackson “The Lottery” p.
1214 (LFC).
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WEEK THIRTEEN:
11/20/12: Discuss homework readings/In Class Activity – Reader response to one of the readings JRN#19/ In
Class Activity
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Hemmingway “Cat in the Rain” p.684 and Tan “Two Kinds” p.1079 (LFC).
HOLIDAY: Thursday, 11/22/12--Thanksgiving
WEEK FOURTEEN:
11/27/12: Essay #4 Final Revision Paper Due (1,000 words min.) must turn in instructor marked Rough Draft
with Final Draft to receive full credit/ Discuss homework readings/In Class Activity – Reader response to one
of the readings JRN #20/Discuss & Create Journal/Reading Notebook Table of Contents
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Bambara “The Lesson” p. 638 Marquez “A Very Old Man with Enormous
Wings” p.380 (LFC).
11/29/12: Discuss homework readings/In Class Activity – Reader response to one of the readings JRN
#21/Discuss & Create Journal/Reading Notebook Table of Contents
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read O’Connor “A Good Man is Hard to Find” p.404. Complete remaining
journals: JRN #22 will is a response to one of these readings and JRN #23 will be the Writing/Learning Process
used to improve your writing. Each Journal Entry should be 300 typed words. Complete/Assemble Journal
Reading Notebook -- must include a Table of Contents to receive full credit for this assignment.
WEEK FIFTEEN:
12/4/12: Discuss homework readings/ Journal Reading Notebook Due
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Read Trifles by Susan Glaspell p.1336 (LFC); Complete Research Paper Packet
12/6/12: In Class Activity/Discuss homework reading.
Research Paper Packets Due : Final Draft Research Paper Due (1,500-2,000 typed words)--Research Packets
must include Graded Preliminary Research Paper Topic, Graded Narrowed Research Paper Topic and
Outline, Graded Works Cited Page, Tutor Center Marked Rough Draft, Copies of all outside sources used with
passages highlighted clearly, Final Draft, and properly labeled flash drive (or other file saving device) with
final draft saved in Microsoft Word format (or final draft emailed to me by midnight -- please place all
research items in a large brown envelope with clasp -- label exterior of envelope with your name, Research
Paper E1302, CRN#28270 , Instructor: D. Coleman, FALL 2012
In Class Activity/ Review for Essay Exam
Homework due NEXT CLASS: Review class notes on rhetoric to prepare for in class final essay exam
WEEK SIXTEEN:
FINAL EXAM – 12/11/12
Final Exam Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Final Essay Exam - In Class: Please note – all final exams are 2 hours and will be held per the official final
exam schedule. Students will not have class on the alternate day (i.e. if the final exam is scheduled for
Tuesday, students will not have class on Thursday and vice versa). Visit the link below to determine the
specific date/time of any other final exams you may have.
http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/current-students/final-exam
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POETRY LIST – Any of the works in the list below can be used to complete the poetry project .
Alfred, Lord Tennyson “Ulysses” (664)
Hughes “Harlem” (106)
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Alexie “On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City” (671)
Alvarez “Woman’s Work” (790)
Arnold “In Harmony with Nature” (600)
Auden “Musée des Beaux Arts (557)
Auden “The Unknown Citizen (1237)
Baca “So Mexican Are Taking Jobs from Americans” (1110)
Behn “Song: Love Armed” (152)
Blake “The Garden of Love” (728
Blake “The Tyger” (892)
Brodsky “Love Song” (734)
Brontë “Spellbound” (117)
Brooks “The Bean Eaters” (1245)
Browning “My Last Duchess” (521)
Bruchac “Ellis Island” (1106)
Cervantes “Refugee Ship” (1235)
Cullen “Incident” (666)
Cummings “anyone lived in a pretty how town” (523)
Dickinson “There’s a certain Slant of light” (538)
Dickinson “The Soul selects her own Society” (534)
Donne “Holy Sonnet XIV” (116)
Donne “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” (725)
Dove “Daystar” (784)
Espada “Bully” (181)
Flanders “Van Gogh’s Bed” (544)
Frost “Mending Wall” (197)
Frost “The Road Not Taken” (179)
Frost “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” (188)
Frost “The Wood-Pile” (611)
Giovanni “Love in Place” (735)
Glück “Gretel in Darkness” (896)
Knight “For Malcolm, a Year Later” (528)
Marlow “The Passionate Shepherd to his
Love” (719)
Marvell “To His Coy Mistress” (726)
McKay “If we Must Die” (1332)
Millay “Love Is Not All…” (730)
Mora “Immigrants” 185)
Owen “Anthem for Doomed Youth” (273)
Pastan “Ethics” (99-100)
Raleigh “The Nymph’s Reply to the
Shepherd” (720)
Rich “Mourning Picture” (548)
Robinson “Richard Cory” (1236)
Roethke “Papa’s Waltz” (786)
Rossetti “In an Artist’s Studio” (506-7)
Rossetti “Uphill” (675)
Sexton “Her Kind” (529-530)
Shakespeare “Sonnet 29” (822-3)
Shakespeare “Sonnet 73” (115)
Shakespeare “Sonnet 16” (724)
Shelley “Ozymandias” (663)
Song “Beauty and Sadness’ (551)
Walcott “A Far Cry from Africa” (670)
Whitman “A Noiseless Patient Spider”
(605)
Yamada “To the Lady” (1115)
Yeats “Sailing to Byzantium” (673)
Instructor Provided Hand-outs:
Sherman Alexie “Superman and Me,” Henry David Thoreau “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” ZZ Packer
“Brownies,” Zora Neale Hurston “How It Feels to Be Colored Me,” Bharati Mukherjee “Two Ways to Belong
in America,” Willa Cather “Peter.”
Note: Works in bold font will be utilized as choices for the Research Paper Project
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