English 102-H: Research and Argument—Fall 2006
Section H01 (CRN 80529), T-R 11:30-12:45, 46C Stansbury Hall
Mailbox: 231 Stansbury
Jo Ann Dadisman
Office: 244 Stansbury
Phone: 293-3107 x33450
Hours: T-R 1:30-2:30 and by appt.
E-mail: joann.dadisman@mail.wvu.edu
Required Texts
 Undergraduate Writing Committee., ed. Joining Academic Conversations: English 102 (1st
ed.). Littleton, MA: Tapestry Press, 2006.
 Wood, Nancy V. Essentials of Argument. Upper Saddle River, NJ: 2006.
 Lundsford, Andrea A. The Everyday Writer, 3rd Ed. Bedford: Boston, 2005.
 Regular access to your MIX account, the internet and printing facilities.
Course Goals
Please see Joining Academic Conversations—especially pages viii-xi—for an overview of the
aims and practices that shape English 102 at West Virginia University. As an Honors student, you
will be expected to exhibit inquiry through your project proposals and through your exploration of
multiple genres that help to shape the Appalachian image and to bring about the changes we see in
the region around us; you will be expected to read widely and independently and to gain a firm
understanding of the Toulmin method of argument and be able to articulate it in both an oral and
written presentation of your understanding of a issue that affects this region.
Policies and Procedures
Please see your guide (JAC)—especially pages xii-xiv—for course policies and procedures. This
section includes important information about why your regular attendance and participation are
important; why late work (or lateness in general) disrupts our working environment; how a
commitment to social justice promotes a positive learning environment; and why academic
integrity is essential to our community.
Assignment Overview
Expect to write and revise four major papers (about 20+ pages) over the course of the semester, in
addition to other informal writing both in and out of class. Please see JAC—especially pages xvxvi —for more information. I will also give you detailed assignment sheets as we begin each of
the four major papers since our Honors section varies the assignments just slightly.
(1) Annotated bibliography and issue proposal (~ 1000 words, or 4-5 pages)
(2) Exploratory paper (~ 1250 words, or 5+ pages plus references)
(3) Toulmin Analysis and Interpretation (~ 1250 words, or 7+ pages plus references)
(4) Researched Position Paper (Toulmin Method) on Appalachian current public issue (or 7
pages plus references)
Portfolio Approach
This course uses a portfolio design to emphasize ongoing writing and revision. Much of the
writing and reading you will be asked to do will be in response to prompts, drafting techniques,
and revising activities.
Final Grade Distribution
50 % Portfolio (papers 1, 2, and 3, plus mid-term and final reflections)
5 % proposal for final paper
15 % oral presentation on final paper
30 % Participation (including in- and out-of- class documented activities)
Evaluation Criteria and Grade Descriptions
Please see pages xvii-xix of JAC for the criteria for participation, portfolios, and for descriptions
of final A, B, C, and D work.
Reminder: Cell Phone Courtesy
As a courtesy to everyone, please turn your cell phones and pagers off during class. If there is
some emergency that requires you to leave your phone on, please just let me know at the
beginning of class.
Academic Honesty
WVU assumes your academic honesty. Please read “Academic Integrity” on pages 189-191 of
JAC.. Familiarize yourself with the terms plagiarism and cheating. If you have any questions
regarding your research or your written assignments, please ask me during office hours or class
time.
Office Hours and E-Mail
Office hours provide a great chance to talk one-on-one. Please stop by to ask questions—or just to
say hello. If my scheduled hours do not fit your schedule, we can easily make an appointment for
another time. I’m also happy to converse via email. I will always try to respond to a direct e-mail
within 48 hours or less (Monday through Friday).
SCHEDULE OF WORK DUE (subject to slight changes announced in class)
Week
1
Date
8/22
8/24
Week
2
Date
8/29
8/31
Week
3
Date
9/5
9/7
Week
4
Date
9/12
Class Activities
Introductions—to the course and to the class
 Discuss policies and procedures
 Ice-breakers
 10 minute writing warm-up (audience)
 What specific codes, conventions, or
characteristics contribute to the Appalachian
identity?
 Who are the Appalachians?
Class Activities
 10 minute writing warm-up (focus)
 Strategies for choosing materials for annotated
bibliography/drafting the annotation (JAC, 230)
 Evaluation of sources (JAC,173-178)
 10 minute writing warm-up (organization)
 Guidelines for collaborative efforts in
researching (JAC,33)
 Small group criteria
 Memo format for proposal (JAC, 228 and 211)
Class Activities
Group Conferences
 Quick style/editing lesson (JAC, 231)
 Peer review (see page 85, EofA )
 Three Proofs of Classical Rhetoric (JAC, 43)
 10 minute writing warm-up (reflective memo
on first writing assignment)
 Exploratory paper—possible topics/assignment
 Film: Digging Deep
 Exploratory worksheet: page 92, EofA
 Using double-entry notes (JAC, 97)
Topic for Class Discussion
 10 minute warm-up (conflicting voices); (JAC,
87)
 “Red hot” issues from Paper #1
 Drafting workshop (JAC, 19-29)
 New peer groups/ criteria
 Incorporating and citing sources review
Work Due in Class on this date
 Due: Activated MIX account
 Due: Purchase books and “composition book”
for journaling (read JAC, vii-xix)
 Due: Appalachian Regional Commission map
 Due: JAC, 143-165
 Due: 3 articles from MountainLynx on one
“red-hot” issue in Appalachia
 Due: letter of introduction (write about
yourself, your experiences as a college student
in Appalachia, your family, your interests in
this class)
Work Due
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Due: Chapter 1 (EofA)
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Due: Browse JAC,Goal 1: “Starting” (bring
book!)
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Due: Chapter 2 &3 (EofA); handout
Due: 7-10 potential sources (bookmarked or
copied)
Due: JAC, 18
Work Due
 Due: draft copies for small group members
 Due: list of at least 3 alternative sources and
rationale for including them
 Due: JAC, 119-132
 Due: Paper #1 (“final for now” version of
annotated bibliography and proposal for
research project)
 Due: reflective memo (written in class)
 Due: Chapter 4 (EofA)
 Due: JAC, “Goal 3” (scan/skim)
Work Due
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Due: 3x3 (3 issues with 3 sources for each)
Due: 3 possible alternative sources—different
genres
Due: JAC, Steps 5-7, 166-186
Due: JAC, Goal 5: “Giving Credit”)
9/14
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Week
5
Date
9/19
Week
6
9/21
Date
9/26
Topic for Class Discussion
 Peer review of Paper #2
 Quick style/editing lesson (JAC, 213)
 Format for major proposal/oral presentation
 Individual conferences in lieu of class
Topic for Class Discussion
Introduce Midterm Reflection
 Brainstorming for the mid-term memo
 Strategies for organizing your reflections
9/28
Week
7
Date
10/3
10/5
Group conferences on Paper 2 draft
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10 minute writing warm-up
Film: Appalachians: a Land Shaped by the
people, a people shaped by the land
Topic for Class Discussion
 Independent reading, writing and reflection
Mid-term point
10 minute writing warm-up
 Toulmin Analysis: claims, backing, warrants,
support and refutation workshop (JAC, 51-56)
 Revisiting the rhetorical triangle
 Return of Paper #2 and proposal for #3-4
Topic for Class Discussion
 10 minute writing warm-up
 Formation of small groups/criteria
Week
8
Date
10/10
Week
9
10/12
Date
10/17
 Independent reading and researching
Topic for Class Discussion
 Group conferences on draft
10/19
 10 minute writing warm-up
 Incorporating visual arguments in written work
 Peer review
Topic for Class Discussion
 Self-assessment , JAC, 207-209
 Peer review, JAC, 217-220
 Tomorrow is final day to drop a class
Topic for Class Discussion
 10 minute writing warm-up
 writing reflection for Paper #3
 Bringing it all together: researched position
paper and oral presentation
 10 minute writing warm-up
 Film: Title TBA (recommended by class)
Week
10
Date
10/24
10/26
Week
11
Date
10/31
11/2
Week
12
Date
11/7
Topic for Class Discussion
 Independent work day for researching, reading,
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Due: full copies for all group members
Work Due
 Due: Full draft of Paper 2 with copies for
group members
 Due: JAC, 68-75
Work Due
 Due: Paper #2 (“final for now” version with
a reflective memo)
 Due: Explore Appalachian Collection and WV
Collection on your own
 Due: Full draft of mid-term memo
 Due: Proposal for Papers 3 and 4: “red hot
issue” and possible genres for exploration
Work Due
 Due: journaling, researching topic, exploring
genres (add to file)
 Due: Chapters 5 and 6 (EofA)
 Check MIX for communication re proposal
 Due: 3 sources from a single genre (first
explore web searches and Appalachian Room
of downtown library; consider documentaries,
novels, fictional collections, etc.)
Work Due
 Due: selection of multiple sources to support
exploration (and persuasion) of your “red hot”
issue
 Due: JAC, 85-86
 Due: initial draft of Paper #3 (using 3 sources)
Work Due
 Due: Second draft of Paper# 3 (multiple
copies)
 Due: Complete extended draft; make copies for
group
 Due: Chapter 10 (EofA)
Work Due
 Due: JAC, 201-205
 Due: Complete “final for now” Paper #3
Work Due
 Due: Paper #3
 Due: Chapter 8, (EofA)
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Due: Working outline for paper #4 and
presentation
 Due: JAC, 22-25
Work Due
Due: Small group meetings to review progress,
11/9
Wk
13
Date
11/14
and drafting (ELECTION DAY)
10 minute writing warm-up
Workshop on checking claims, sources and
clarity
Topic for Class Discussion
 10 minute writing warm-up
 Peer review of Paper #4
resolve problems and advance projects
Due: Initial draft of Paper #4
Due: Second draft with multiple copies
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Work Due
 Due: First full draft of Paper #4 with copies for
small group
Week
Date
 10 minute writing warm up
 Peer review of Paper #4
 Preparing for the oral presentation
Topic for Class Discussion
14
Week
11/21
11/23
Date
 Thanksgiving Break~!
 Thanksgiving Break~!
Topic for Class Discussion
15
11/28
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Writing Lab: Revision of Essay #1 or #2
Peer review of #3
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11/30
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General class meeting
Final Portfolio Due. Please include:
 Final Reflection Memo
 Table of Contents
 Paper 4 and any other revised formal
writing (equaling 20+ pages)
 Representative Drafts of all papers
 Mid-term memo;comments/grade from me
Week
Date
Topic for Class Discussion
16
4/25
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Course evaluations
4/27
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Office conferences
11/16
Work Due
 Due: Review portfolio and revise as needed;
note due dates for final class meetings!
Work Due
Due: Revision of Paper #3
Due: Final reflection memo
Work Due
Note: English 102H does not meet during finals week; instead, students must schedule a
conference time to discuss the final portfolio and grade for the course.