Tuesday/Thursday
Section L2L & LXL: 12:30-1:50 TLC 1111 CRN 10622 & 11978
Dr. Katie Chaple
Office: TLC 1113-E
Phone: 678-839-4860
***Use your CourseDen course email to contact me. I will only respond to email through official channels, meaning
your CourseDen course email address. (MyUWG and CourseDen serve as the only legitimate modes of university correspondence.)
Web address: http://www.westga.edu/~kchaple
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 8:00-11:00 am
Thursday: 9:00-11:00 am
& by appointment
Writing Center Schedule:
T & R: 2:00-3:30
Course Description
This course is writing intensive, and we will focus on your writing in a workshop environment. The assignments include inclass responses, out-of-class responses (both to the assigned texts as well as to your peers’ rough drafts), presentations, in-class essays, out-of-class essays and rough drafts of those essays. You will write two timed essays in class, two out-of-class rough drafts, and three out-of-class essays. We will make use of CourseDen, and you will be posting each out-of-class rough draft to
CourseDen for your peers to read and comment on. We will then workshop the first two rough draft assignments in class, discussing the strengths and weakness of the essay, how you might improve your particular essay, as well as discussing the texts within the context of your own ideas. The topics for all essays will be based on assigned readings and films and our discussions of those texts. You will need access to a computer with an internet connection.
Catalogue Description
The course serves as a continuation of English 1101 and as an introduction to more sophisticated study of argument and textual analysis, focusing on the composition of increasingly complex analytical essays about written and visual texts. Students must demonstrate advanced competency in critical analysis and interpretation of texts.
Required Texts
 ZZ Packer Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
(FYW shared text)
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David Madden Abducted by Circumstance: A Novel
Ethan Cohen & Joel Cohen No Country for Old Men (film, 2007)
 Elaine P. Maimon, Janice H. Peritz A Writer’s Resource: A Handbook for Writing and Research
Suggested Texts
 College-level dictionary and thesaurus or access to the equivalent resources online
Additional Required Reading, On-line
 Student essays posted to CourseDen
 Supplemental texts posted to CourseDen, online and through Ingram Library’s Course Reserves’ page
General Learning Outcomes
 To develop reading, understanding, and interpreting of a broad range of written and visual texts from a variety of genres, including but not limited to nonfiction, fiction, poetry, drama, and film.
 To extend the skills of analytical writing, critical thinking, and argumentative interpretation of meaning established in
English 1101.

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To enhance the understanding of literary principles and the use of basic terms important to critical writing and reading.
To construct essays using textual evidence from both primary and secondary sources.
Specific Learning Outcomes
Critical Reading and Analysis
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Develop an understanding of genre and the role of genre in textual analysis.
Understand connections between primary and secondary sources and how those connections affect and generate intertextuality.
Writing Process and Rhetorical Objectives
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Demonstrate the ability to connect primary and secondary sources in a logical, persuasive, and correct way.
Expand the length and complexity in the writing and thinking process
Minimal Competency Requirements
Essay Level
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Continuation of the learning objectives of ENGL 1101, that is, creation of clear theses, effective introductions and conclusions, and logical, persuasive patterns of essay organization.
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Additional requirements include the ability to develop a logical argument advancing a particular explication or interpretation of a literary text, focusing on the ways in which the incorporation of secondary materials enhances argument.
Paragraph Level
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Continuation of the paragraph development skills required in ENGL 1101.
Additionally be able to manage quotations from primary and secondary texts as a means for developing paragraphs, neither letting the quotations dominate the paragraphs inappropriately nor under-explaining the quotations once used.
Sentence Level
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Continuation of ENGL 1101, consistent evidence of sentence variety and control of syntax to achieve clarity.
Consistent use of apt and varied diction.
Additionally be able to use quotations in sentences while maintaining grammatical correctness and competent punctuation.
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Demonstrate a command of mechanics, grammar, and usage conventions of Standard Edited English as required in
ENGL 1101.
Documentation Style
Use the MLA style for documenting sources.
Technological Objective
Demonstrate the ability to use word processing and to find and evaluate electronic resources.
Assessment and Assignments:
 5000 words of graded writing
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No fewer than 3 out-of-class essay assignments that make use of revising opportunities
At least two essays must incorporate secondary research
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A minimum of 1 in-class essay that must last 60 minutes and count for 15% of the overall course grade.
The in-class essay may be given during the final exam period.
The Writing Center
TLC 1201 678-839-6513
Writing@westga.edu
www.westga.edu/~writing
If you know that English is not your best subject, I recommend you visit The Writing Center. The Center is an excellent resource.
The University Writing Center works with students and other members of the UWG community to improve writing skills.
What We Do:
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Discuss ideas, read drafts, and work through revisions of essays; we do not proofread
MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, and other citation formats
Policies:
 Please make appointments in advance. We accept walk-ins, but we cannot guarantee that a tutor will be available.

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If you cannot keep your appointment, you must call or email us 24 hours in advance to cancel. If you do not notify us 24 hours in advance, you will be counted as a No Show.
Please arrive at your appointment on time. If you are 10 minutes late or more, you will be counted as a No
Show and will not be able to have your appointment.
If you have 3 No Shows in one semester, you will not be able to have any more appointments for that semester.
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:00am-7:00pm
Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm
Friday 10:00am-12:00pm
Disability Pledge
I pledge to do my best to work with the University to provide all students with equal access to my classes and materials, regardless of special needs, temporary or permanent disability, special needs related to pregnancy, etc.
If you have any special learning needs, particularly (but not limited to) needs defined under the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and require specific accommodations, please do not hesitate to make these known to me, either yourself or through
Disability Services in 272 Parker Hall at (770) 839-6428.
Students with documented special needs may expect accommodation in relation to classroom accessibility, modification of testing, special test administration, etc. This is not only my personal commitment: it is your right, and it is the law!
For more information, please contact Disability Services at the University of West Georgia.
Course Policies
I expect your participation and your attention during class-time. I will expect you to be prepared: I will expect your assignments to be complete and ready to hand in, and I will expect you to have read that day’s assigned text(s). I also expect that you will be an active participant in your own education. If you don’t understand, ask. If you have difficulties with grammar, ask. We will figure out how to improve any aspect of writing that you have difficulty with. I have listed my office hours, office phone and email. Let me know how I can help.
Attendance Requirements
COME TO CLASS. BE ON TIME. The nature of this class requires that you attend.
****Students may be administratively withdrawn from class based on the following attendance policy: For classes that meet twice a week, a student is allowed three absences. Upon the fourth absence, the student may be withdrawn or fail the class. Be aware that no distinction exists between excused and unexcused absences.
If the withdrawal occurs prior to March 2, the student will receive a grade of W. If the withdrawal occurs after March 2, the student will receive a grade of WF. (FYW Department Policy)
Disruptive Behavior
Students may be dismissed from any class meeting at which they exhibit behavior that disrupts the learning environment of others. Such behavior includes - but is not limited to - arriving late for class, allowing cell phones to ring, speaking disrespectfully to the instructor and/or to other students, checking email or surfing the web, and using personal audio or visual devices. Each dismissal of this kind will count as an absence and will be applied toward the attendance policy above.
(Department Policy)
I expect civil and polite behavior. I do not mind limited food or drink, but do not show up with your hamburger and fries.
Department Paperless Policy
As of Fall 2006, the English Department implemented a “paperless” policy in its classrooms. Therefore, all materials
(handouts, assignment sheets, notes, etc.) will be made available online. Students may print these necessary course documents, including the syllabus, on their home computers.
Late Work
All work is due in class on the days listed below. Any essay turned in a day late (THE NEXT DAY, NOT THE NEXT
CLASS MEETING) will result in a letter grade deduction. For every day that the paper is late, I will deduct another letter

grade. **Assignments submitted late due to computer, printer, or computer lab “problems” will not be excused and will be penalized as indicated above.
**T HIS POLICY ONLY APPLIES TO ESSAYS .
A LL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE AS INDICATED .
I N OTHER WORDS , LATE
WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED .
**F OR R OUGH D RAFTS : I F YOU DO NOT TURN IN A ROUGH DRAFT BY THE DAY & TIME INDICATED , YOU WILL BE
AWARDED A ZERO FOR THE ASSIGNMENT , AND YOUR PAPER WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE ROUGH DRAFT PROCESS .
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EXCEPTIONS .
Submission and Format of Essays and Out-of-class Work
All assignments must be in MLA format—typed, 12-point type, one-inch margins, and double spaced. Use Times New Roman font. If you do not follow correct formatting, your essay grade will suffer (a letter grade). You can find MLA guidelines in your handbook, A Writer’s Resource or online through my website under the link, “ MLA Documentation .”
Rough drafts are due by the dates and times indicated below. You will be required to post your rough drafts on CourseDen . At the bottom of the CourseDen page there are help options if you have difficulties.
Essays are due at the beginning of class on the date due; do not email me your papers. You must attach a copy of your rough draft (with my comments) to your final paper when you submit it for a grade.
Because of the rough draft process, there are no revisions for final essays.
Plagiarism & Excessive Collaboration Policy
It is always disappointing to discover a student has plagiarized. If you have any questions regarding incorporating outside material, ask me. Ignorance will not be an excuse. Because of the way in which this class is organized, if you plagiarize it will be immediately apparent to me. Do not risk it. ***If you turn in plagiarized work in regards to any assignment, you will immediately fail the course. This policy also refers to a student turning in work/essays that you have written for any
other class or professor.
Plagiarism & Academic Dishonesty
The Department of English and Philosophy defines plagiarism as taking personal credit for the words and ideas of others as they are presented in electronic, print, and verbal sources. The Department expects that students will accurately credit sources in all assignments. An equally dishonest practice is fabricating sources or facts; it is another form of misrepresenting the truth. Plagiarism is grounds for failing the course. See also, excessive collaboration.
The University policies for handling Academic Dishonesty are found in the following documents:
The Faculty Handbook, sections 207 and 208.0401 http://www.westga.edu/~vpaa/handrev/
Student Uncatalog: "Rights and Responsibilities"; Appendix J. http://www.westga.edu/handbook/
Excessive Collaboration
By the end of the term in both ENGL 1101 and 1102, students should demonstrate the ability to produce independent
writing (writing without collaborative assistance of peers, writing tutors, or professionals in the field) that shows an acceptable level of competence. Although classroom activities and out-of-class assignments may highlight collaborative learning and collaborative research, excessive collaboration (collaboration that results in the loss of a student's voice/style and original claims to course-related work) is considered another form of academic dishonesty and therefore will not be permitted.
Role of the Writing Center
The role of the Writing Center is to offer consultation in which tutors question, respond to, offer choices, and encourage revision in student essays. Tutors do not evaluate or prescribe solutions to problematic areas in student essays, and tutors are specifically trained to avoid appropriating the student's work. For more information, visit the
Writing Center online at http://www.westga.edu/~writing .
***Any student found turning in plagiarized work for any assignment will automatically fail the course.

***You may not turn in an assignment for another professor for credit in this class.
Revision Policy
Due to the extensive rough draft policy, which allows for revision, there are no further revisions allowed after the final drafts are turned in.
Make-Up Work
The policies on late work above explain the policies on rough drafts and final essays. In terms of daily work or quizzes/in-class work, these assignments are due on their due dates, and no make-up work is allowed. I will drop the lowest two daily grades.
Extra Credit
I do not offer extra credit.
Grading Procedures:
In order to advance to English 1102, students must pass English 1101 with a grade of “C” or better. Any work completed for other classes will not be acceptable for credit in this course.
* The following chart will be used when calculating your numerical grade at the end of the semester with regard to letter grades received on in and out-of-class essays:
In-Class Essay: 4=95%; 4/3=92%; 3/4=88%; 3=85%; 3/2=82%; 2/3=78%; 2=75%; 2/1=72%; 1/2=68%; 1=65%;
1/0=62%; 0=50%
Out-of-Class Essay: A+=98%; A=95%; A-=92%; B+=88%; B=85%; B-=82%; C+=78%; C=75%; C-=72%; D+=68%;
D=65%; D-=62%; F=50%
Daily Work/Participation 10%
Daily work includes in-class assignments—consisting of presentations, quizzes, exercises and responses to your own and others’ work. Daily work also includes homework, which will consist of your responses to peers’ rough drafts, but which will also include assignments regarding research. Your responses to rough drafts will be posted to CourseDen. Daily work may not be made up. If you are absent, you will receive a zero for that day’s in-class work. I will drop the lowest two daily grades.
In-Class Essays 15%
English Department’s Grading Rubric for In-Class Essays
There will be two in-class essays. They are listed on the calendar below. The topics will be in regards to the material we have read and discussed during class.
Rough Drafts for Two Essays 10%
Each student will workshop the first two essays listed below. You will be required to post your drafts for the entire class on
CourseDen. I ask all students to bring copies of his/her responses to those essays to class. You will receive grades on each of your rough drafts. Grades on these rough drafts will be based on completeness and your ability to follow
directions and meet deadlines. Your final essay grade can go either up or down dependent on how carefully you
revise. If you have questions about the advice you are given in class, ask me. In the rough draft, you must address the assigned topic. If you do not turn in your rough draft by the assigned deadline, you will be awarded a zero for that rough draft, and your essay will not go through the workshop process—there are no reprieves. You should post attached files, so that they maintain your formatting. See CourseDen File Attachments.
3 Essays: 65%
English Department’s Grading Rubric for Out-of-Class Essays
You must complete all three essays in order to pass this class.
Percentage broken down as follows:
Essay 1 20%
Essay 2 20%
Essay 3 25%

T, 4/3
R, 4/5
M, 4/9
T, 4/10
R, 4/12
T, 4/17
R, 4/19
T, 4/26
Schedule of Events
Please Note: Reading and writing assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day for which they are listed. The following is a tentative daily schedule. Modifications may be needed as we proceed. I will advise of any deviations ahead of time and will provide detailed instructions for any assignments. You are responsible for keeping up with any changes and work missed due to absences.
T, 1/10
R, 1/12
CourseDen, website, syllabus
Bring a hard copy of the syllabus and A Writer’s Resource to class. Signs/Signifiers.
T, 1/17
R, 1/19
F, 1/20
T, 1/24
R, 1/26
T, 1/31
R, 2/2
T, 2/7
R, 2/9
T, 2/14
R, 2/16
T, 2/21
R, 2/23
T, 2/28
R, 3/1
F, 3/2
Read Drinking Coffee, Group 1 presents, journal due (bring the text with you)
Drinking Coffee (bring the text with you)
Rough Draft 1 Due
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
**Essay 1 Due, No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
T, 3/6
R, 3/8
No Country for Old Men, Group 2 presents, journal due
No Country for Old Men
Rough Draft 2 Due
**Last day to withdraw with a “W”
**In-class Essay 1
Workshop Rough Drafts
T, 3/13
R, 3/15
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
3/19- 3/23 No class—Spring Break
T, 3/27
R, 3/29
Workshop Rough Drafts
Workshop Rough Drafts
**Essay 2 Due
Read Abducted by Circumstance: A Novel, Group 3 presents, journal due
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release party***
Abducted by Circumstance: A Novel, Group 4 presents, thesis statements due
Discussion of thesis statements. Outline complete with quotations/evidence for essay 3.
Discussion of outlines/evidence.
Rough draft of essay 3 due.
Exam Period 11:00-1:30
**Essay 3 due.
**In-class essay 2.