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ENGL 1302: Composition and Rhetoric II Syllabus – Writing about Literature
Course Description:
Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
Credit hours: 3 credit hours (lecture)
Prerequisites: ENGL 1301
Course Learning Outcomes:
In completing this course, students will be able to:
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Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
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Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
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Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.
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Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.
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Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e. g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)
Required Materials:
Madden, Frank. Exploring Literature: Writing and Arguing about Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the
Essay.
Pearson, 2012. ISBN-10: 0-205-18479-0 OR ISBN-13: 978-0-205-18479-8.
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Instructor:
E-mail:
Blog Page:
Phone(s):
Bob Reichle robert.e.reichle@lonestar.edu
http://www.lonestar.edu/blogs/rreichle/
(*Page contains required materials for the
course beyond the required textbook*)
832.257.1012 (8:30 am to 8:30 pm)
936.273.XXXX (BELS Division)
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9-11 am
And by appointment
CLASS INFORMATION
Year: 2014
Term: Fall (August 25 – December 14)
Course #: ENGL 1302
Section #: 4038
Day/Time: Tu-Thur 11:30am- 12:50pm
Location: G 214

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Part 1 of General Information to help YOU System Information
The System Academic Integrity Policy
The Lone Star College System upholds the core values of learning: honesty, respect, fairness, and accountability.
The system promotes the importance of personal and academic honesty. The system embraces the belief that all learners—students, faculty, staff, and administrators—will act with integrity and honesty and must produce their own work and give appropriate credit to the work of others. Fabrication of sources, cheating, or unauthorized collaboration is not permitted on any work submitted within the system.
The consequences for academic dishonesty are determined by the professor, or the professor and academic dean, or the professor and chief student services officer and can include but are not limited to:
1. Having additional class requirements imposed,
2. Receiving a grade of zero or "F" for an exam or assignment,
3. Receiving a grade of "F" for the course,
4. Being withdrawn from the course or program,
5. Being expelled from the college system.
In such cases, professors will provide clear documentation of how the student’s actions violated the academic integrity policy, how a grade was calculated, and the actions taken.
( LSCS Catalog 2014-2015 , 81)
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The Vocational Rehabilitation Act (1973) and The Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
These acts protect us against discrimination. Therefore, if you require reasonable accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, notify the instructor of this course as soon as possible and preferably before the 7 th hour of class.
Additionally, students with disabilities at Montgomery College who believe that they need accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact the Disability Services Office at 936-273-7239, located in Building C, in room 221 A, as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.
Vicky Saunders is the primary contact person there. E-mail her at Vicky.Saunders@lonestar.edu
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Grade Assessment
The LSCS Catalog 2014-2015 states on page 71 that “Course outcomes are provided in the faculty member’s course syllabus to students at the beginning of each course. The evaluation of student course progress and the final grade are based on the degree of mastery of course outcomes.”
Grade analysis for ENGL 1302 courses for Fall 2014 for LSC-Montgomery in general are as follows:
Excellent Performance
Good Performance
Acceptable Performance
90 – 100
80 – 89
70 – 79
60 – 69
0 – 59
Evaluations
Class evaluations will be available for students to complete through their student portals online for several weeks after mid-semester. The evaluation is part multiple choice and part comment. Instructors will not see these evaluations until after they turn in grades at the end of the semester.

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Part 2 of General Information to help YOU Montgomery Campus Information
Equal Opportunity Statement
Montgomery College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in education and employment. The college does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, disability, age, veteran status, nationality, sexual orientation, or ethnicity in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other college administered programs and activities.
Counselors
Angela Martin, counselor for Building G in room 120 G, Angela.Martin@lonestar.edu
, 936-273-7070.
This counselor can help you with academic and career advising or if you just want someone to talk to. Visit or call her or one of the other six campus counselors for advice and/or help with college or personal matters.
Turnitin.com
Turnitin.com supports faculty in their quest to uphold academic integrity, and student coursework may be submitted to the scrutiny of the Turnitin software. Please, note that these submissions of assignments to
Turnitin do not constitute an accusation or suspicion of plagiarism on the student’s part.
Tutoring at The Write Place and the language lab
The Write Place and the language lab can help you with studying practices as well as specific learning issues you may encounter in specific subjects. Also, you are able to receive one-on-one help with any part of the reading and writing processes from trained and friendly tutors. You can visit The Write Place on the first floor of the G building, room 103 or contact this lab at 936- 273-7055or at http://www.lonestar.edu/write-place.htm
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Nathan Zingleman is the coordinator for The Write Place.
Computer Access
You have access to computers with educational software in the library (F building), in the Extended Learning
Center (ELC) on the second floor of Building C, and in The Write Place and hallways in G building. This campus is a wireless campus, meaning that if you have wireless technology on your computer, you can access the internet anywhere on campus. In the library and ELC, you can print documents paying by page or by card.
We encourage you to use the LSC-Montgomery computers.
Library
With your free library number that you get with your student ID card, you may access books, journals, videos, and other materials from a wide selection of libraries. You may request materials from other libraries and pick them up at the Montgomery Campus library on the first floor of Building F. You may, also, work online through the library databases to access academic information for research you will do in your classes.
The library is a study-oriented quiet place where you may study alone or in a small study room with peers.
Veterans Services
To get information about Veteran services see Valerie Shepherd in Building C, in room 221 B, call her at
936-271-6137, or e-mail her at Valerie.Shepherd@lonestar.edu
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Child Care
To get information about childcare, see Kasey Martinez in Building C. Ask for her at the Admissions
Desk, call her at 936-273-7452, or e-mail her at Kasey.L.Martinez@lonestar.edu
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Transfer and Career Services
These two services are part of the TRAC Center (Transfer, Recruitment, and Careers), which is located in
Building C in room 227 E. Contact the Center at 936-271-6218 or www.LoneStar.edu/trac .

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Part 3 of General Information to help YOU This Class Information
Attendance
Best success depends on your attendance at every class meeting. NO absences are excused.
Manage your time wisely and plan ahead so that you can attend class and complete the course outcomes.
Turn in All Work on its due date
If you have a problem that prevents attendance, contact me. Call my office and leave a message or e-mail me. If you must be absent, turn in your work by e-mail on the due date. NO MAKE UP work or extra credit work is given or accepted. Do the assigned work, and you can be successful without further assignments.
Dropping Class
1. If you think that you cannot successfully complete this course, talk with me about how we can work more intensely together to help you be successful. If you do decide to not finish the course and want to drop it,
YOU must complete a drop form and turn it in to the registration office yourself.
2. However, Texas has laws about how many classes you may drop before it will stop paying its part of your tuition. Check these laws out with a counselor or advisor before dropping classes.
3. I will drop you on Thursday, September 04, if you do not attend class by then and I have not been able to contact you. I will not drop you for any other reason without your written permission.
4. Neither you nor I can drop you after November 10.
Behavior in Class
Some behaviors interrupt class, distract you and your peers, and keep us from our main goal which is learning and interacting in a comfortable and respectful environment.
To clarify, the following behaviors are some of the activities that are not acceptable in the classroom:
 leaving early (unless you talk to me first)
 talking while someone else has the floor
 belittling others (including others outside of this class)
 using personal electronics such as beepers, music machines, or cell phones—voice, text, or ear pieces
 playing games or checking email on the computers
 working on outside material (for example, an assignment for another class)
 chewing tobacco or smoking any version of cigarettes
Writing Effectively
To write effectively, you think in writing —you investigate, summarize, offer opinions, give specific details, and ask and answer questions about your topic. You question what others think; you even question your own thoughts. You go beneath the surface ideas of the topic into imaginings, possibilities, and solutions. In this class, you will use writing to enhance your knowledge and think deeply about the issues you study.
Reading Effectively
Read, reread, review, take notes, annotate the text, predict answers and outcomes, question the text, circle specific information, divide fact from opinion, create images and graphs, compare and contrast actions and ideas, and discuss topics with peers to help yourself remember, understand, and investigate about what you read.
Honor Our Contract
This syllabus is a contract between you as a student and me as an instructor.
By staying in this class after this first day, you agree that you will abide by ALL information in this syllabus.
Our contract changes only if we must make a change to this syllabus in order to meet the outcomes of the course.
Written notice of any change will be provided to students before the change takes place.
Discuss any concerns about this class with me as those concerns arise.

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You may also contact the Division Dean Dr. Brandy Harvey at (936-273-7466) or by e-mail.
Core Foundational Component Areas
Critical Thinking Skills:
Creative thinking
Innovation
Inquiry
Analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information
Communication Skills:
Effective written, oral, and visual communication
Grading Scale:
The evaluation of a student’s course progress and final grade is based upon the degree of mastery and of course outcomes. The grade breakdown for this class is as follows:
ASSIGNMENTS POINTS
CLASS DISCUSSION
ATTENDANCE
RESEARCH PAPER I (POETRY)
POETRY PRESENTATION
POETRY PAPER
10
30
5
5
10
FICTION EXAM
RESEARCH PAPER II (FICTION)
10
10
LITERARY ESSAY ANALYSIS
PERSONAL ESSAY
(XC) - POETRY PARODY 2 PTS MAX. / FINAL EXAM 3 PTS
MAX.
TOTALS
10
10
≤ 5
100
Grading Scale:
90-100 pts A
80-89 pts B
70-79 pts
60-69 pts institutions)
0-59 pts
C
D (D grades do not typically count towards degree plans or transfer to other
F (Failing)
Final Exam – Required Attendance – Graded as NC/CR/XC – XC = 3 points MAX
FALL 2014 - Important Dates
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Monday, August 25 – Classes Begin
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Monday, September 1 – Labor Day Holiday – College Closed
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Thursday, September 4 – Official Day (Students may be dropped for non-attendance prior to official day)
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Monday, March 10 – Sunday, March 16 – Mid-Semester Break – College Closed
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Tuesday, November 10 – Last day to drop and receive a “W” (withdraw)
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Thursday November 27 and Friday November 28—Thanksgiving Holiday—College closed
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Monday, December 8 – Sunday, December 14 – Final Exams

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FALL ’14 -Course Calendar (Due dates, activities, and assignments may be adjusted at the instructor’s discretion)
Week 1
8/26-28
TUES : Intro to Course
Intro to Poetry
THURS : Poetic Features
Discussion
Week 2
9/2-4
TUES : Poetic Features
Discussion
THURS : Poetic Features
Discussion
Week 3
9/8-10
Week 4
9/15-17
TUES : Discussion THURS : Discussion
THURS : In-Class Prep for Poetry Pres
Week 5
9/23-25
Week 6
9/30-10/2
Week 7
10/7-9
TUES : Research Paper #1 due
In-Class Prep for Poetry
Pres
TUES : **Group Prep for Poetry
Presentations**
TUES : POETRY
PRESENTATIONS
TUES : Poetry Paper Due
Intro to Fiction &
CARVER
THURS
THURS
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:
POETRY
PRESENTATIONS
POETRY
PRESENTATIONS
THURS
: Discuss CARVER: “Popular
Mechanics” & “Cathedral”
Week 8
10/14-16
THURS : Introduce O’Connor
Week 9
10/21-23
Week 10
10/28-30
Week 11
11/4-6
Week 12
11/11-13
Week 13
11/18-20
TUES : Discuss CARVER: “The
Calm” & “So Much
Water So Close to
Home”
TUES
: O’CONNOR
“Everything that Rises
Must Converge”
TUES : Present FICTION EXAM
and give In-Class Portion
(Question 1)
TUES : Discuss SELZER:
“Imelda”
TUES : Take-Home Fiction Exam
Due
Discuss EISELEY:
“…Frogs” &
“…Birds”
TUES : Intro to EB WHITE
Discuss WHITE: “Death
of a Pig”
THURS
“Good Country People”
THURS : Give Research 2 Assignment
Intro to Literary Essay
THURS
Absurd” & REICHLE:
“Regret and Performance”
THURS : Discuss DILLARD:
“The Deer at Providencia”
& “Living Like Weasels”
THURS
: Discuss O’CONNOR:
: Discuss DIDION: “Marrying
: Discuss WHITE “Once More
to the Lake”

Week 14
11/25-27
Week 15
12/2-4
Week 16
12/9-11
TUES : Extra Credit Poetry
Parodies due
TUES : Research Paper II Due
THURS : HOLIDAY
THURS :
“The Ring of Time” analysis due at Final exam meeting
The only meeting this week will be at our assigned EXAM BLOCK TIME.
Please see the exam schedule for the time that corresponds to your particular section. Bring Personal Essay.
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Course Work (100 total possible points for the semester)
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Discussion

Attendance
 Research Paper I – Poetry (~ 1000 words)
-- Content: 3
-- Style:
-- MLA Format:
 Poetry Presentation
1
1
 Poetry Paper
-- Content:
-- Style
 Fiction Exam
8
2
Grade Scale
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
-- Content:
-- Style:
-- Content:
-- Style:
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1
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Research Paper II- Fiction (1200-1800 words)
-- Content: 6
-- Style:
-- MLA Format:
 “Ring of Time” Analysis
2
2
8
2
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = below 60
Poetry Parody: XC, 2 pts max.
Final Exam (Required Attendance): XC, 3 pts. Max.
10
30
5
5
10
10
20
10
TOTAL = 100
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