English 1302 Syllabus: Spring 2014
Instructor: Patricia Green
Email Address: patricia.green@hccs.edu or pgreen@houstonisd.org
Office Hours: Lunch 11:35-12:20 or 2:25-4:00
CRN: 1st - 80346
2nd - 80345
3rd -80347
Meeting Days: Monday-Wednesday-Friday
Location: Room 352
Required Texts:
Schilb, John & John Clifford, eds. Making Literature Matter, 5th edition.
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009. ISBN- 13:978-0-312-53678-7
Grade Percentages:
15%
15%
25%
10%
15%
10%
10%
Poetry Essay
Bibliography/Research Paper Proposal
Research Paper
Mid-term Exam
Drama Essay
Journals, quizzes and daily grades
Final Exam
Supplies:
A notebook for class notes.
Blue or black ink pen
Flash Drive
Attendance: HCCS policy states that a student who is absent more than 12.5%
(6 hours) of class may be administratively dropped from the course. This policy will be
enforced. Coming in late or leaving early will constitute a tardy. All tardies will be
counted toward your allotted 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, before 4:30pm. Students who do not request to be withdrawn from the course by this
date will be required to receive a grade in the course.
Scholastic Dishonesty:
Plagiarism results in a grade of zero on that project. Cheating or collusion results in a
grade of zero on that project. Plagiarism or collusion on a second major assignment
results in a zero in the course. 1]“Plagiarism”--the appropriation of another person’s work
and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own written work for
credit. 2] “Collusion”--the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing
written work for credit. Copying information from a website without appropriate citations
is plagiarism and also results in a 0. You may be asked to submit your paper via the
internet to turnitin.com a plagiarism detection program.
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Important Dates:
January 22
March 31
May 3
May 5
May 8
Classes Begin
Last Day for Administrative /Student
Withdrawals
Instruction Ends
Final Exams
Semester Ends
Late Paper Policy:
Ten points will be deducted from late papers per day. Arrange a
conference with me regarding late work for special exceptions.
Please keep a copy of your papers for your own file; should a
paper be lost, it is your responsibility to provide another.
Conferences:
Students are encouraged to arrange a conference with the professor
to discuss their progress in the course at any time. All students
should arrange a conference with their instructor concerning their
research paper progress prior to turning in the first version for
instructor comments or immediately after for the revision.
Collaborative groups are advised to consult with the instructor
several weeks before presentations are due. Immediately after the
4th absence, students are required to schedule a conference with
the professor.
Recording Devices:
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape
recorders is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices,
and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs.
Library (Learning Resource Center)
The Southwest College has a Learning Resource Center 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).
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.
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College Classroom Policies:
Show respect and courtesy to the professor and one another at all times. Use appropriate
academic language in all discussions and class activities. Limit talking unless during
group assignments. Focus on class activities: do not bring any cell phones or other
recording devices into the classroom. Arrive on time and prepared to participate in class.
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. English 1301 is a
prerequisite for this course. You will not be allowed to remain in
the class if you have not successfully completed English 1301.
You may not take sophomore literature courses until you have
completed English 1302. This class fully prepares students for
sophomore level core curriculum literature courses English 23272374. English literature courses fulfill the core curriculum
humanities requirement (3 semester hours) as well as the
multicultural requirement (3 semester hours).
I. BASIC INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES IN HCCS
CORE
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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.
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COMPUTER LITERACY: Computer literacy at the
college level means having the ability to use computer-based
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
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demonstrate the ability to use consistently and effectively
the writing process for both in-class and out-of-class essays (thus
reinforcing English 1301 instruction);
•
understand and apply the basic principles of critical
thinking—evaluation, analysis, and synthesis— as they write
essays that persuade or argue;
•
be able to analyze, in writing, readings by professional and
student writers (for such elements as purpose, audience tone, style,
writing strategy, and for much deeper meanings);
•
be able to develop a critical and creative essay in response
to an issue related to reading(s) or other class projects;
•
demonstrate the ability to resist simplistic formulations,
whether in their own or others’ texts;
•
understand the characteristics of imaginative texts and
write effective analyses of various genres;
•
be able to acknowledge, as appropriate, their own history,
interests, and biases as they discuss a topic, thus placing
themselves credibly in the discussion;
•
develop the ability to research and write a documented
paper;
•
make effective stylistic choices (diction, tone, sentence
structure) in all writing assignments, depending upon the audience
and purpose of a piece of writing;
•
apply suggestions, as appropriate, from evaluated
compositions to other writing tasks; and
• fulfill the writing requirements of the course, writing at least
6000 words during the semester.
class for the final evaluation grade.
Student Learning Outcomes for English 1302:
1. Apply basic principles of rhetorical analysis.
2. Write essays that classify, explain, and evaluate rhetorical and literary strategies
employed in argument, persuasion, and various forms of literature.
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3. Identify, differentiate, integrate, and synthesize research materials into
argumentative and/or analytical essays.
4. Employ appropriate documentation style and format across the spectrum of inclass and out-of-class written discourse.
5. Demonstrate library literacy.
English 1302 Dual Credit
Schedule of Assignments
Mon/Wed/Fri classes
MLM – Making Literature Matter
HE - Harbrace Essentials
Green
WEEK ONE:
1/22
Introduction to the course, review syllabus
MLM chapters 1 and 2 p.3. How to Read Closely p. 22
The Elements of Argument p.26. How to Write about Poems p. 143
Discussion of course requirements.
Overview of the semester. Assign the Poetry Essay
1/24
Read MLM p 50 How to Make Arguments about Literature
Read Wordsworth’s “the Solitary Reaper” p. 57. Compare to Toomis’
“Reapers.” The Writing Process p. 27.
Read “a Modest Proposal.”
Journal # 2 is due
WEEK TWO:
1/27
Poetry Essay is due. Chap. 8 Women’s Work: a collection
1/29
Critical Commentaries pp 210-220. Reconciling Fathers Poems p. 270
Comparing Poems and Pictures p. 142 A.
Freedom and Confinement Poems p. 854
1/31
Envisioning a More Just World Poems p. 1381
Quiz # 1: the Elements of Argument.
WEEK THREE:
2/3
Discuss the writing process. How to Write a Research Paper p. 210
2/5
MLA format. Bibliography, Outline. Begin reading Lady Audley’s Secret
for the research paper.
2/7
Quiz # 2 – Poetry. Shakespeare p. 588, Keats p. 589, Dickinson p. 591
Cummings p. 593 Frost p. 1450, Auden p. 1410, Death Poems p. 1605
WEEK FOUR:
2/10
Introduce the Victorian novel. Read Lady Audley’s Secret.
2/12
Discuss Lady Audley’s Secret
2/14
Introduce Research Writing. Love Poems p. 588.
Journal # 3
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WEEK FIVE:
2/17
Grandparent Poems MLM p. 323. Father Poems p. 313. Siblings in
Conflict p. 323
2/19
MLA Research: MLA 7th edition, Easybib and Purdue University OWL
2/21
Review Research Writing LBH Part 9 p.557 MLA Format
Quiz # 3 MLA Research
WEEK SIX:
2/24
The Research Paper.
Research Paper prospectus and annotated bibliography
MLA format
2/26
Read the Father poems p. 313. Discuss and Compare poems
2/28
Langston Hughes: p.1047
Journal # 4
WEEK SEVEN:
3/3
Research Paper MLM p. 210
Purdue University OWL
3/5
Research paper: MLA format; annotated bibliography
3/7
Read Critical Commentaries on an Essay p. 1007
Work on the research paper
WEEK EIGHT:
3/10
Mid-Term
3/12
Civil Disobedience. Compare to “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” P. 1096
Strategies for Writing a Comparative Paper p. 98
3/14
Research Paper
Quiz # 4: Civil Disobedience and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
SPRING BREAK: 3/17 – 3/21
WEEK NINE:
3/24
MLM p. 168– How to Write about Plays
Assign the Drama Essay: Hamlet or Death of a Salesman
3/26
Assign parts to the play: Death of a Salesman.
3/28
Read Death of a Salesman
WEEK TEN:
3/31
Review Argumentation: MLM p. 49. Death of a Salesman
Research Paper is due
4/2
Death of a Salesman
4/4
Discuss the play. Quiz # 5: Death of a Salesman
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WEEK ELEVEN:
4/7
Read and discuss Hamlet Acts I and II
4/9
Read and discuss Hamlet Acts III and IV
4/11 Read and discuss Hamlet Acts IV and V
WEEK TWELVE:
4/14
4/16
Read MLM p. 1554 Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”
Read “Thou Art the Man” by E.A. Poe, MLM p. 1236 Discuss the
detective story and review the Elements of Short Fiction p. 110
Journal # 5 is due
WEEK THIRTEEN:
4/21
4/23
4/25
MLM Chap. 4: Writing about Stories. Elements of Short Fiction p. 110
Drama Essay is due
Read O’Connor’s “a Good Man is Hard to Find” P. 1283.
Play excerpts from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album, inspired by this short
story.
Organize the Writing Portfolio. Read Hemingway’s “Hills Like White
Elephants.” p. 551
WEEK FOURTEEN:
4/28
4/30
5/2
Read the Kate Chopin stories MLM p.699
Discuss Chopin stories. Read Jackson’s “the Lottery”
Review MLM chap. 4: Writing About Stories p. 110
WEEK FIFTEEN:
5/5
Final Exam
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