SKEMA BACHELORS
SYLLABUS SPRING 2015
COURSE CODE
COURSE NAME
BAC.EAINA.LGLNG.1002
COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II
Credits
EAI Credits
Student Workload
3
/ ECTS Credits
6
Contact Hours
Personal and/or Team Work
Evaluation
39
120
3
Teaching Language
English
Prerequisite
COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I
Teaching Period
Spring 2015
Department
Languages
Course Coordinator
Alexandra SAUNDERS, BSocSc - alexandra.saunders@skema.edu
Instructor(s)
Cynthia ANDREWS-JANET, Fiona MACLEOD, Alexandra SAUNDERS
Evaluator(s)
Class meets:
Tuesday 8.30am-11.30am or Thursday 1.00pm - 4.00pm
Cynthia ANDREWS-JANET, Fiona MACLEOD, Alexandra SAUNDERS
This course focuses on developing the analytical skills necessary for any close reading of literature,
such as short stories, poetry, drama and novels.
Course Description
Students will apply and improve composition skills acquired in English 1001 including constructing an argument,
gathering, evaluating, analyzing and organizing research and information, maintaining focus and coherence
throughout their compositions (essays, explications, research paper) and carefully revising and editing.
Knowledge and Understanding (subject specific)
The student is expected to
Recognize and express the relationship of elements such as: Theme, Metaphor, Character, Simile, Plot, Allusion, Setting,
Personification, Narration, Alliteration, Point of View, Assonance, and others.
Cognitive / Intellectual Skills (generic)
The student is expected to :
Read, respond to and evaluate literary texts.
Analyze language and style.
Learning Outcomes
Key Transferable Skills (generic)
The student is expected to :
Write coherently and support a thesis. Use vocabulary specific to a subject.
To read, write and think critically.
Practical Skills (subject specific)
The student is expected to :
To navigate the writing process from planning, drafting and revising to editing and proof reading.
To employ the correct methodology to undertake academic research and write a research paper.
Course registered in the process
Yes
Assurance of Learning AACSB
Written Examination
Coefficient %
Midterm Exams x2
30
Student Assessment
Contiuous Assessment
Participation
10
Writing Portfolio
20
Research Paper
40
Lectures
Guided Personal Work
Teaching Methods
Autonomous Personal Work
Other (explain):
Required for the course
References / Books
The Norton Introduction to Literature 9th-11th ed. possible
ISBN 0-393-92615-X, 978-0-393-93514-1, 978-0-393-91339-2
"The Great Gatsby" F. Scott Fitzgerald
Practical Guidelines for Academic Writing II (SKEMA)
Web Sites
Worksheets available on Knowledge
Recommended references
English-English dictionary or thesaurus
SKEMA BACHELORS
SYLLABUS SPRING 2015
Topics
Date
Week 1
Intro to course (From CRI to CRII), plagiarism, MLA layout etc., and basic grammar expectations.
Thu 08/01
Quoting and paraphrasing from the story.
Tue 13/01
Elements of fiction
Short Story: "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton
HW: Finish reading the short story and complete Worksheet 1
Week 2
Thesis, roadmap and outlining
Thu15/01
Elements of fiction
Tue 20/01
Summary and discussion of "Roman Fever" by Edith Wharton continued
In class: Thesis Statement and Outline for Essay 1
HW: Read "Good People" by David Foster Wallace and Complete Worksheet 2
Week 3
Continue Elements of fiction
Thu 22/01
Discussion of "Good People" by David Foster Wallace
Tue 27/01
Feedback on thesis statements and outlines.
HW: Write Essay 1 based on the thesis statement and outline validated by your teacher (800 words).
Week 4
Essay 1 Due
Thu 29/01
Discussion of "Good People" by David Foster Wallace contined.
Tue 03/02
HW: Read "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway and Complete Worksheet 3
Week 5
Feedback on Essay 1
Thu 05/02
Discussion of "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway continued.
Tue 10/02
Introduction to Research Papers.
HW: Midterm Revision
HW: Read first extract from "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and complete Worksheet 4
Detailed Schedule
11/02/2015
Week 6
Thu 12/02
Tue 17/02
Midterm 1 (1h30 mins)
Research Paper topic, structure and content
Explanation of Essay 2.
Discussion of "The Great Gatsby" with Worksheet 4.
HW: Essay 2 (1000 words)
HW: Worksheet 5 on "The Great Gatsby"
Week 7
Thu 19/02
Tue 03/03
Essay 2 Due
"The
Great
Gatsby" continued.
How to
research
your Research
Research Paper
Proposals
HW: Finalise Research Paper Proposal
HW: Complete Worksheet 6 on "The Great Gatsby"
SKEMA BACHELORS
SYLLABUS SPRING 2015
Date
Topics
Week 8
Feedback on Essay 2
Thu 05/03
Research Paper Proposals due including printouts of research with sections highlighted
Tue 10/03
(5% of final Research Paper grade)
Tue 10/03
Preparation for Midterm 2
"The Great Gatsby" Continued.
HW: Revise for Midterm 2
11/03/2015
Week 9
Midterm 2 (1h30 mins)
Class time to work on Research Papers. Please bring all materials with you.
Thu 12/03
Explanation of Essay 3.
Tue 17/03
Evaluating research sources.
HW: Essay 3 (1000 words)
Week 10
Essay 3 Due
Thu 19/03
Introduction to Poetry
Tue 24/03
Class time to work on Research Papers. Please bring all materials with you.
Research Paper trouble-shooting session
HW: Prepare an annotated Works Cited page to submit to your teacher (5% of your final
Research Paper grade)
Week 11
Annotated Works Cited Page due (5% of final Research Paper grade)
Thu 26/03
Poetry discussion
Tue 31/03
How to write a poetry explication.
Class time to work on Research Papers. Please bring all materials with you.
HW: Work on Research Papers
Detailed Schedule
Week 12
Poetry discussion and group poetry explications
Thu 02/04
Class time to work on Research Papers. Please bring all materials with you.
Tue 07/04
RP: revising, editing and proofreading
HW: Finalize Research Papers.
Week 13
**RPs due**
Thu 09/04
Individual In-Class Poetry Explication (Essay 4)
Tue 14/04
This syllabus is subject to change.
All worksheets must be completed and brought to the following class.
All essays must be sent to Urkund, using the following email address:
saunders.skema@analyse.urkund.com
WRITING PORTFOLIO
You will be assigned 4 essays during the course. ALL are obligatory and will make up the
portfolio grade.
All essays must be completed for the required date.
Any work that is not submitted on time will not be marked and will receive a "0", unless an extension
is approved by the COMAC within 72 hours.
Students must be present for in-class essay assignments. Absence will result in a "0", unless the
student obtains COMAC approval to do a make-up assignment.
Any work submitted with basic grammar errors will receive a C- maximum.
Worksheets must also be handed in on time.
If you are absent from a lesson (justified or not) it is your responsibility to find out if an assignment
has been set and to give it in for correction on time.