ENGL 1302: College Composition II
Section 004
TTh 12:30-1:50
BUS 210
Instructor: Dr. Stephanie Odom
Email: sodom@uttyler.edu (preferred method of communication)
Office: BUS 243
Office phone: 903-566-7349
Course website: https://blackboard.uttyler.edu
Office Hours: M and W 11-12:30 and by appointment
Course Description
This course is designed to give you some basic critical thinking and academic writing skills that will aid
you in your future classes and beyond your college career. Skills such as summarizing, analyzing,
researching, and arguing are foundational for success in college and those will be our focus. You’ll
practice these skills as you explore the kinds of writing conducted in the major you have chosen or are
considering. But even if you change majors, these basic skills will stay with you and your ability to
analyze writing in different fields will help you learn how to become an effective writer no matter where
your path in life takes you.
Course Objectives
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By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Summarize, paraphrase, and quote effectively and responsibly
Rhetorically analyze texts and note similarities and differences in the rhetoric used in different
academic and professional fields
Research topics in their field and craft an argument using field-appropriate rhetorical strategies
Demonstrate knowledge of their field’s employment opportunities
Required Texts
Your textbook is available from the bookstore in the University Center or online. When reading is
assigned, bring the book or handout to class with you for discussion.
 Real Texts: Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines, Second Custom Edition for UT Tyler.
Pearson Publishing, 2013. ISBN: 978-1256975816
You will also need
 paper and pen in class to take notes on and complete in-class writing
 access to a dictionary while you are reading for homework
 access to a computer for researching, typing, saving, and electronically submitting your papers
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Grading Policy
Papers and other assignments will receive numerical grades from 0-100 where 60 = D, 70 = C, 80 = B,
and A = 90. Final grades will be assigned whole letter grades.
Assignment
Writing Process Assignments (in-class
writing, discussion board posts, group
work, other short assignments)
Summary Paper
Substantial Revisions to Summary Paper
Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Researched Job Report
Argument Paper
Weight
15%
Due Date
Ongoing
7.5%
7.5%
20%
20%
10%
20%
Peer Reviews
You must bring a draft of your forthcoming paper to peer review sessions or you will be asked to leave
and will be counted absent. When peer review is required of an assignment, I will not accept papers
until you show evidence of peer review. Each day that you cannot turn in your paper due to missing the
peer review session will count like a late paper (5 points off per day). To avoid this penalty, find a
classmate you can swap papers with outside of class if you miss peer review day.
Revision
You will have the opportunity to revise your major papers according to peer feedback. Additionally,
you’ll revise your summary paper according to my feedback; this is the only required revision after
submitting the final draft of a paper.
You may submit any other writing assignment (except for your argument paper) for revision. You must
let me know that you plan to revise within one week of receiving the grade and then I will take up to
one week to provide you with substantial feedback. You will then have an additional week to
substantially revise the assignment for a new grade. I will devote a lot of time and energy into giving you
comments on how to revise your writing. If you turn in the same assignment without substantial
revision, you will receive a lower grade on the revised assignment than you did on the original. The
original paper grade and the revised paper grade will be averaged.
Students who provide a note from the writing center documenting your work with a writing consultant
will receive 5 bonus points on that paper.
Late Assignments
All papers will be submitted to me via Blackboard and due by class time unless otherwise noted. Each
day that a paper is late, 5 points will be detracted.
For example, for papers due at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday:
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-5 if turned in after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday but before 12:29 a.m. on Friday
-10 if turned in before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, and so on.
Attendance Policy
You are expected to attend class, to arrive on time, to remain awake, to have prepared assigned reading
and writing, and to participate in all in-class editing, revising, and discussion sessions. You may miss four
classes without any penalty to your grade, though an absence for any reason counts against this total. If
you are the type of person who sometimes gets sick, has important appointments or family obligations,
or goes out of town, you should probably save your allowed absences for those times. Should you miss
the equivalent of five or more class meetings, you will fail the course.
When you must miss a class, you are responsible for getting notes and assignments from a classmate.
Do not email me to ask if you missed anything; the answer will always be “Yes!” and “Ask a friend for a
recap.”
Special consideration for absences due to religious observance or university-sponsored events and
activities is described in the UT Tyler policies below. If you have a documented medical condition that
prevents you from attending classes occasionally, I will need to see the documentation from the Student
Accessibility and Resources Office. You can reach them at 903-566-7079.
Tardies
If you arrive after I have taken attendance at the beginning of class, you will be counted tardy. Three
tardies will count as one absence. If you miss more than 15 minutes of class either at the beginning or
end, you will be counted absent.
Computers and Other Devices
You will not need to bring a computer or other device to this class. If you would like to use one to take
notes on, you may use it for class purposes only. If I see that you are using your electronic device,
including cell phone, for non-class purposes, I will ask you to put it away. If such behavior continues to
be a problem, your privilege to use electronic devices may be revoked or I may ask you to surrender
your phone at the beginning of each class.
Blackboard and Email
My official means of communicating with the class will be via your Patriots email account registered on
Blackboard. It is your responsibility to ensure that you receive these emails and announcements. I will
be returning your papers with my comments via email so that is another reason to ensure the
functionality of your Patriots account. It is University policy that I email you at your Patriots email, but
let me know ASAP if you have experiencing technical problems with it.
Scholastic Honesty
UT Tyler’s definitions of scholastic dishonesty are located at
http://www.uttyler.edu/judicialaffairs/scholasticdishonesty.php. Learning how to quote, paraphrase,
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and summarize responsibly is one of the main goals of this class, so we will be working on how to stay
within academic expectations about using source material. Egregious instances of scholastic dishonesty
may result in a failing grade for the assignment or the entire course.
University Policies:
See attached, or go to http://www.uttyler.edu/academicaffairs/syllabuspolicies.pdf
Course Schedule
Bb = Blackboard
RT = Real Texts
Schedule may be updated during the semester; students will be notified accordingly.
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Date
1
T, 8/26
2
TH,
8/28
T, 9/2
TH, 9/4
3
T, 9/9
4
TH,
9/11
T, 9/16
5
TH,
9/18
T, 9/23
TH,
9/25
Reading for
Class
Assignment
Due
Paper
Returned
Topic
Introductions
RT 2-26
Syllabus Quiz
on Bb
Key rhetorical strategies; reading time for
Summary Paper text
Paraphrasing and summarizing
RT pages W-36
to W-52 (in
back of RT)
RT pages W-52
to W-59 (in
back of RT)
Quoting; prep for summary paper
Bring two
copies of
your draft to
class or be
counted
absent
Summary
Paper
Peer Review
In-class writing activity
Summary
Paper
RT W-11 to W23 (in back of
RT)
RT W-23 to W27 (in back of
RT)
Bring political
cartoon or
advertiseme
nt to class
Substantial
Revisions to
Summary
Paper
Writing Center presentation; in-class writing
activity
Student Examples; preview of textual and
analysis activity with visual text
Rhetorical Analysis part I: Textual Analysis
Rhetorical Analysis part II: Contextual Analysis
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6
T, 9/30
Exploring academic and professional writing in RT
Prep for Rhetorical Analysis Paper
7
TH,
10/2
T, 10/7
Th, 10/9
8
T, 10/14
RT W-27 to W28 (in back of
RT)
Bring two
copies of
your draft to
class or be
counted
absent
Rhetorical
Analysis
Paper
Bring 2-3
writing
assignments
from classes
in your major
TH,
10/16
Peer Review
In-class writing activity
Analyze writing assignments in your major
Rhetorical
Analysis
Paper
Prep for Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Paper;
student conferences
9
T, 10/21
Prep for Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Prep for Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Paper
10
TH,
10/23
M,
10/27
T, 10/28
TH,
10/30
T, 11/4
Prep for Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Paper
11
TH,
11/6
12
Last day to drop classes
Prep for Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Bring two
copies of
your draft to
class or be
counted
absent
Comparative
Rhetorical
Analysis
Paper
Peer Review
Career Center presentation
T, 11/11
TH,
11/13
Prep for Job Report
Job Report
Comparati
ve
Rhetorical
In-class writing activity
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Analysis
Paper
13
T, 11/18
14
TH,
11/20
T, 11/25
15
TH,
11/27
T, 12/2
TH,
12/4
Last day to
request
feedback for
optional
revisions to
CRA Paper
Prep for Argument Paper
Prep for Argument Paper
Final
feedback
for
optional
revisions
Thanksgiving Recess – no classes
Thanksgiving Recess – no classes
Bring two
copies of
your draft to
class or be
counted
absent;
Comparative
RA Paper if
revised
Argument
Paper
Peer Review
In-class writing activity; can bring laptop or tablet
to complete course evaluation online
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