Gordon State College
Division of Humanities – English Department
FALL - 2014
Course Syllabus
ENGL 1101- I4, 9:30-10:45 AM, Rm A 209
ENGL 1101- K2, 12:30-1:45 PM, Rm A 205
Dr. James Traylor
Office Hours: 11:30-12:30 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
8/14
2
T
8/19
3
Th
8/21
4
T
8/26
5
Th
8/28
T
7
8
9
Th
T
Th
9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
10
T
9/16
11
Th
9/18
12
T
9/23
6
Updated 9/29/2014
Assignment
Introduction to course; Discuss grading system; 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]; 5 part essay
structure; LIT: 6-13; discuss narration; practice sentences small group setting
PSM: pp. 20-30 [Subject verb agreement][Hackerhandbook: 10-1 through 10-3]
LIT: pp. 40-46; 51-63; Be prepared to discuss Questions 1-3 (p.46) and Questions 1, 3-4
on p. 63; Small group practice sessions
PSM: Pp. 1-18 [Clarity]
LIT: pp. 21-39; discussion of sample student paper
“A Christmas Memory” (pp. 97-106); Video
Narrative (prewriting and first draft); Practice Sentences
PSM: pp. 30-40 [Pronouns/Adjectives and Adverbs]; Practice Sentences
PSM: Pp. 45-74 [Punctuation and special grammar concerns]
ESSAY # 1 (In Class)
Essay # 1 (returned)
Essay types discussed: comparison/contrast; cause and effect; others
“Richard Cory” (pp. 510-511); “We Wear the Mask” (pp. 511-512); “Fatherhood” (pp.
47-51)’ “A Domestic Dilemma” (pp. 64-71);“Future Connected By” (pp. 141-142)
“Love is a Fallacy” (pp. 238-246); VIDEOS
Alice Walker (casebook study) (pp. 912-965)
Includes English 1101 Sample paper with Works Cited
VIDEO
Alice Walker (continued)
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” (pp, 729-735)
“The Child and the Shadow” (pp. 844-853); “Happy Endings” (pp. 885-888)
“There will Come Soft Rains” (pp. 871-876); RADIO PLAY from “Dimension X”
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13
Th
9/25
14
T
9/30
15
16
Th
T
10/2
10/7
17
18
Th
T
Th
10/9
10/14
10/16
19
T
10/21
20
21
Th
T
10/23
22
Th
10/30
23
T
11/4
24
Th
11/6
25
26
T
Th
11/11
11/13
27
T
11/18
28
29
Th
T
11/20
11/25
30
Th
T
11/27
12/2
10/28
Essay # 2 (in class)
Sign up for Conference
CONFERENCE 1
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week.
CONFERENCE 1
“Hills Like White Elephants” (pp. 297-301)
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (pp. 106-120)
“A Temporary Matter” (pp. 301-315)
MOVIE: “Smooth Talk”
Movie
FALL BREAK
Essay # 3 (in class) Description
Sign up for conference 2
CONFERENCE 2
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week.
CONFERENCE 2
LIT: Documenting Research Essays and Papers (MLA Format) pp. 1149-1164
PSM: 105-162
Practice on MLA format; merging quotes; text formatting
MEET IN LIBRARY
Library Exam
Flannery O’Connor (casebook study) (pp. 1075-1125)
Discussion of mini-term paper including summary/paraphrase, direct quotes
Flannery O’Connor (casebook study) (pp. 1075-1125)
Discussion of mini-term paper including summary/paraphrase, direct quotes
[Continued]
MOVIE: “Wise Blood”; Video: “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
Essay #4 (in class)
Sign up for conference 3
CONFERENCE 3
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week. Bring
introduction and at least one body paragraph of paper due on 11/25
CONFERENCE 3
Mini term paper due (Essay # 5) (outside assignment)
3 typed pages maximum (500 word minimum)
“Letter from Birmingham City Jail” (pp 707-721); “The Declaration of Independence”
(pp. 703-706); “The Gettysburg Address” (pp. 706-707);“A Rose for Emily” (pp. 480487); “Trifles” (pp. 763-775);“Phenomenal Woman” (pp.321-323); “Barbie Doll” (pp.
323-324)
No class –Thanksgiving
LAST DAY OF CLASS
GRAMMAR TEST
Final Exam will consist of an essay.
9:30 class
FINAL
Dec 8
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Monday)
12:30 class
FINAL
Dec 5
10:15 a.m-12:15 p.m. (Friday)
Updated 9/29/2014
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