Gordon State College
Division of Humanities – English Department
SPRING - 2015
Course Syllabus
ENGL 1101- O, 8:00-9:15 AM, Rm A 112
ENGL 1101- T, 12:30-1:45 PM, Rm A 212
Dr. James Traylor
Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 pm Rm: A 102
Email: jtraylor@gordonstate.edu
Mailbox: A 103
Required Texts:

Literature and Ourselves,[LIT] 6th Edition, Gloria Mason Henderson, Bill Day, Sandra Stevenson
Waller, Anna Dunlap Higgins, Pearson Longman Publishers, c. 2009.

A Pocket Style Manual,[PSM] 6th Edition, Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, Bedford/St. Martin’s,
c. 2012.
Recommended: Online Writing Lab: Purdue University [www.owl.english.purdue.edu]
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Day
Date
1
Th
1/8
2
T
1/13
3
Th
1/15
4
T
1/20
5
Th
1/22
6
7
8
9
T
Th
T
Th
1/27
1/29
2/3
2/5
10
T
2/10
11
12
13
Th
T
Th
2/12
2/17
2/19
14
T
2/24
15
16
Th
T
2/26
3/3
17
Th
3/5
Updated 1/7/2015
Assignment
Introduction to course; Discuss grading system; pop tests; grading code for grammatical
errors. [Back End papers of PSM]
Grammar Review Begins: PSM: pp. 40-45 [Sentence Fragments; Run-on sentences;
comma splices [Hackerhandbooks.com/pocket :14-1 through 14-4]; practice sentences
small group setting; list of common errors; PSM: pp. 260-270 [Glossary of usage];
PSM: pp, 270-277 [Grammatical terms]
PSM: pp. 20-30; 45-48 [Subject verb agreement][verb forms]
[Hackerhandbook: 10-1 through 10-3] Small group practice sessions
PSM: pp. 1-18 [Clarity]; Practice Sentences; common errors
PSM: pp. 30-40 [Pronouns/Adjectives and Adverbs]; Practice Sentences
PSM: pp. 55-61[Comma] [Punctuation and special grammar concerns]
PSM: pp. 62-71 [Semicolon and colon]
PSM: pp. 71-74 [other punctuation]; Essay types discussed; 5 part essay structure
ESSAY # 1 (In Class)
Sign up for Conference 1
CONFERENCE 1
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week.
CONFERENCE 1
PSM: pp. 260-270; 270-277; 40-45 (review)
ESSAY # 2 (in class)
Sign up for Conference 2
CONFERENCE 2
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week.
CONFERENCE 2
LIT: pp. 1-13 [Point of view, setting, style, symbol, character, plot, theme];
LIT: pp. 21-39; pp. 238-246 (“Love is a Fallacy”) Video
LIT: pp. 97-106 “A Christmas Memory” Video
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18
T
3/17
19
20
Th
T
3/19
21
Th
3/26
22
T
3/31
23
Th
4/2
24
25
T
Th
4/7
4/9
26
T
4/14
27
Th
4/16
28
29
T
Th
4/21
4/23
30
T
4/28
3/24
SPRING BREAK: March 9-13
“Hills Like White Elephants” (pp. 297-301)
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (pp. 106-120)
MOVIE: “Smooth Talk” [part 1]
MOVIE: “Smooth Talk” [part 2]
MEET IN LIBRARY
Library Exam
LIT: Documenting Research Essays and Papers (MLA Format) pp. 1149-1164
PSM: pp. 105-162
Practice on MLA format; merging quotes; text formatting
LIT: “Richard Cory” (pp. 510-511); “We Wear the Mask” (pp. 511-512); “Future
Connected By” (pp. 141-142) Video
Discussion of mini-term paper including summary/paraphrase, direct quotes
Alice Walker (casebook study): LIT: pp. 912-965: “Everyday Use,” “Nineteen FiftyFive,” plus one essay and several scholarly articles
Includes English 1101 Sample paper with Works Cited
Discussion of mini-term paper including summary/paraphrase, direct quotes
Alice Walker (continued)
ESSAY #3 (in class)
Sign up for conference 3
CONFERENCE 3
Bring introduction and at least one body paragraph of paper due on 4/23
CONFERENCE 3
Bring introduction and at least one body paragraph of paper due on 4/23
TERM PAPER WORKSHOP
Mini term paper due (ESSAY # 4) (outside assignment)
Typed (750 word minimum; submitted to Turn It In via Desire 2 Learn
“Letter from Birmingham City Jail” (pp. 707-721); “The Declaration of Independence”
(pp. 703-706); “The Gettysburg Address” (pp. 706-707);“Phenomenal Woman” (pp.
321-323); “Barbie Doll” (pp. 323-324)
LAST DAY OF CLASS
GRAMMAR TEST
Final Exam will consist of an essay.
8:00 class
FINAL
May 4
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (Monday)
12:30 class
FINAL
May 1
10:15 a.m-12:15 p.m. (Friday)
Updated 1/7/2015
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