Composition II Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Course
ENGL-1302-026 Composition II
Prerequisites
ENGL 1301
Course Description
Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
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Department Expectations
Amarillo College English Department Plagiarism Policy, revised Spring 2013
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The English Department takes plagiarism seriously.
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Plagiarism is defined as the following: the use of someone else’s exact words that are neither quoted nor cited; paraphrasing someone else’s words without citing them; or using someone else’s research without citing it.
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Student plagiarism in the Amarillo College English Department is internally tracked. To clarify, records will be kept in the Department of those students who have plagiarized. At the beginning of each new semester, the names of students who plagiarized the previous semester will be sent to all English Department faculty.
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Plagiarism may receive a penalty of a zero. A subsequent infraction will be deemed a reason for expulsion from the class. At this point, the case will be referred to the Vice President of Student Affairs.
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Note: Self-plagiarism will be discussed with the class by each instructor and infractions for such are left up to the individual instructor’s discretion.
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In addition to the course description, the skills taught in this course will be primarily achieved through the study of literature. Also, in addition to the learning outcomes, students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of literary genres and the basic vocabulary of literary analysis, as well as write a researched literary analysis paper that utilizes peer review.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)
Class Type
Dual Credit Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
\ Students will be furnished copies of texts for the purpose of annotating. The scope of the course will cover elements of prose
\\ and poetry, as well as the genres of the novel, the short story, and the drama.
Supplies
\ Students are expected to bring supplies to enable them to take notes, as well as the lists of allusions that will be the focus of
\\ of vocabulary study. Students should purchase a 3-ring binder for handouts.
Student Performance
\ 1. Demonstrate an understanding of literary genres through reading a variety of literature representing different authors and time
\\ periods.
\\ 2. Reinforce and enhance writing skills learned in Engliish 1301 by writing rhetorical and interpretive essays over works written
\\ verse and prose.
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\\ 3. Know the basic vocabulary of literary and rhetorical analysis.
\\ 4. Use the library, the computer resources in the English Writing Laboratory, or other resources in researching a topic.
\\ 5. Evaluate sources, selecting appropriate evidence for a literary analysis research paper or several shorter researched essays
\\ on works of literature.
\\ 6. Document primary and secondary sources in standard MLA form for citations and works cited; know the penalities of
\\ plagiarism.
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Students Rights and Responsibilities
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Expected Student Behavior
\ Student Rights and Responsibilities
\\ English Department Plagiarism Policy (Revised January, 2009):
\\ Plagiarism:
\\ According to the Amarillo College Student Code of Conduct, plagiarism is the "appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or
\\ obtaining by any means another's work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it into one's own written work."
\\ Misdocumented Plagiarism:
\\ 1. Using someone else's exact words that are quoted but not cited or cited but not quoted.
\\ 2. Using a citation at the end of a block of prose without clarifying which material is borrowed.
\\ 3. Missing or incomplete works cited entries.
\\ Misdocumented plagiarism will receive a maximum 50 percent deduction for the first offense, and the student will be required
\\ to meet with the instructor.
\\ Undocumented Plagiarism:
\\ 1. Using someone else's exact words that are neither quoted nor cited.
\\ 2. Paraphrasing someone else's words without citing them.
\\ 3. Using someone else's research without citing it.
\\ Undocumented plagiarism will receive a minimum penalty of 50 percent for the first time and 100 percent off for all subsequent
\\ infractions. The student will be required to meet with the instructor and the English Department Chair.
Grading Criteria
10% Homework
15% Quizzes
5% Classroom Activities
35% Essays
25% Research Paper
10% Final Exam
Semester Average will equal 60% Essays and 40% minor tests, homework, and class participation
90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-60=D, Below 59=F
Attendance
This dual-credit course will follow the attendance policies of Ascension Academy. Regular attendance is necessary for
satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibilityi of the student to attend class.Students and parents have signed
a sheet of expectations, including a reduction of grade after 10 absences.
IF DURING THE SEMESTER, YOU CONSIDER DROPPING, PLEASE CHECK WITH ME FIRST FOR AN ALTERNATE PLAN, ONE
THAT PROTECTS YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE COURSE AND GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE IT.
REMEMBER THAT THE DEADLINE FOR DROPS THIS SEMESTER IS APRIL 24, 2012
Calendar
Disclaimer: Mrs. Moutos reserves the right to modify this calendar.
2014 Spring Calendar
Vocabulary - Allusions - every day except when a major test occurs or an in-class timed writing. Jan. 21 test over allusions and original sentences with a context clue. Students are also required to compose sentences with a certain grammatical structure. From January 6 until this date, students have also
reviewed polysyndeton and asyndeton, cumulative and loose sentences, and active and passive voice. January 24 will feature a test over these stylistic concepts. Assigned work over allusions will continue throughout the spring semester.
Literature - January 6-17: Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." in-class analysis, unit test, and the literary research paper with peer
review. The research paper will be assigned January 31 and will be due on February 28.
January 13-31: Independent reading of Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance of Being
Earnest." In-Class essays over development of characters and themes.
January 21-27: In class analysis of T. S. Eliot: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,: "The Hollow Men," and "Journey
of the Magi." Rhetorical Analysis and major in-class test.
February 3-21: Unit on Greek Tragedy, "Oedipus the King." Students will read and analyze for prose elements the
short story "My Oedipus Complex" by Frank O'Connor, before beginning with the Greek Tragedy.
Students will review the elements of drama and produce a journal/analysis of Ode 3-Exodos. A
major unit test (in class) will complete this unit.
February 28: Literary research essay is due, with a peer review in class and 5 secondary sources, following MLA
format.
March 3-April 4: William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Students will address the problems of early modern English in
both the tragedy and selected sonnets.
March 10-14: Spring Break
March 17-21: In-class participation over "Hamlet," as well as an in class unit test over acts 1 and 2, including the
analysis of significant lines from these acts.
March 24-31: Focus on acts 3, 4, and 5, emphasizing a journal assignment (rhetorical analysis) and testing over
significant lines in the tragedy. Review traits of a Shakespearean tragedy and contrast with the
traits of a Greek tragedy in a Reaction paper.
April 2-15: In-class study of "Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead," including a review of existential elements
and a rhetorical analysis contrasting existentialism in "Oedipus Rex" with this modern play.
April 16-May 2: Review elements of poetry and apply to Metaphysical, Romantic, and modern poetry. Short rhetorical
analysis of a selected poem from each of these three categories of poetry. Unit test in class.
May 5-16: Read and analyze Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis." This unit will conclude with a 2 hour essay,
emphasizing existential elements in literature studied this spring semester.
Final Note: Throughout this spring semester, students will respond to prompts from poetry and prose, in preparation
for the Advanced Placement Test in May. These are in class responses to unfamiliar literature that are
timed and graded.
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Additional Information
\ No late work will be accepted for daily homework assignments. The penalty for late essays/projects will be 20 points by the
\\ end of the school day and 30 points on the day following. NO essays/projects will be accepted after 1 day late!
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