ENGLISH 102 Tue.-Thurs. location: TBA Fall Semester 3
credit hrs. SYLLABUS
Dorothy Sutton office hours: TBA
Phone: (859) 623-6071
Phone or e-mail of another class member
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OBJECTIVES: To improve analytical reading and thinking abilities and oral and written communication skills. Better writing is expected of you here than in 101. Our emphasis will be on expository and argumentative writing, including researched, documented papers and reports. Your first two paper grades will give you your standing in the class at mid-term.
If there is any student in this class who is in need of academic accommodations and who is registered with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, please make an individual appointment with the course instructor to discuss accommodations. Upon individual request, this syllabus can be made available in alternative forms. If any student who is not registered with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities has need of academic accommodations, please contact the Office directly either in person on the first floor of the Turley House or by telephone at 622-1500.
POSSIBLE TEXTS: The New Century Handbook with English Composition Booklet (NCH) (always bring to class); a dictionary; Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 8th edition, Behrens and Rosen, eds. (Longman) (WRAC)
NEED TO BUY: loose leaf notebook to use as portfolio, dividers, wide-line notebook paper (always bring to class). Record your reactions to whatever is going on around you under "Personal Journal" (two pages a week and always DATED!) One section, labeled "Themes" is for all themes other than the research paper (include rough drafts and rewrites.) Under "Research Paper" record every step, including any conferences with me, visiting speakers, everything you do in library.
Keep ALL drafts of all the writing you do. Make a separate title page for each section. We'll transfer from your notebook to regular file folders at semester's end, and you can keep the notebook.
Each student will give two reports:
I. 3-4 minute oral reports: (1) on a course you have taken, your hometown, a trip, a book, an article, a TV special, a job, or something you know how to do, and so forth. MUST BE EDUCATIONAL TO THE OTHERS. Topic must be approved.
II. term paper report. NOTE: Next two people must always be prepared with report (in case the students before you are absent). TAKE NOTES OF EVERY REPORT by student's name, topic, date: factual notes of content; ways to improve presentation and/or content; grammatical errors.
(When I grade your portfolio I will make note of how perceptive you were in catching errors, etc.)
Week 1 Class roster, getting acquainted; Setting goals; texts, supplies; going over syllabus together. Review of technical aspects (Glossary of Good Usage, NCH); EKU English Comp. booklet (Preface to Chapt 2 NCH); Read Chapt.One NCH. and "A Note to the Student p. xxxiii WRAC. The ideas here will help you on your regular writing and research writing. Fill out name & address cards. Diagnostic writing
Week 2 Read Chapter Two NCH. Three oral reports. After that, three each day,
alphabetically, until all are given; then 3 term paper reports each day.
(Sept 4) Return of diagnostic. Correct with self and
others. Keep record of errors (generically)
Week 3 TBA Teacher may have conference. If so, you’ll be given an additional
assignment; also you will be working on assignments above (oral reports, etc.)
(Thurs.) Meet at Keen Johnson
bldg. for Einstein program at 3 p.m.. Take notes for
your journal. (Consider for term paper report)
Week 4 Read for discussion Chapter
2 and 3 NCH. Go over criteria for good writing
.(Judge your writing by these criteria--I will be judging your writing
by them!). Discuss in class the errors made most often on your themes and how
you can avoid them.
(Thurs.) Meet 2p.m.
in Computer Room (near entrance of Library), for Internet based research
instruction.
[Monday Kennamer Room, Powell Bldg. poet Stephen Corey will
read; See below. You must attend either this or The Merchant of
Week 5 Research
Papers chapts 11-13 NCH . (WRAC Read carefully units
concerning research papers and bring any questions you have with you. ). I read a sample exposition (process or cause and
effect) essay. Discuss exposition
WEEK 6 Preliminary draft of Theme 2*
(exposition). While others write, A-J take a minute to propose your
narrowed research topic to me . If I approve, continue
with your research.(10/2) In lieu of this
class, all required to see "The Merchant of
WEEK 7 Final copy Theme 2. L-Z propose narrowed research topic to me as others write.
WEEK 8 (10/14) Oral reports. Class discussion theme 2, corrections noted in your portfolio. Read units on research papers carefully. You will be held responsible for everything in these chapters.(10/16) PRIVATE CONFERENCES ALL Must know and sign up for definite narrowed subject research paper topic. (You've done enough research to be sure. May not change topic after this week.) MEET IN CLASSROOM. BRING YOUR PORTFOLIO/NOTEBOOK FOR ME TO CHECK.
The RESEARCH PAPER: 1,000-1,250 words, [4-5 pp.] typed, not counting outline
and works cited.
See NCH for margins, font, (12 point only) Times New Roman (No fancy font). No
color, pictures, graphs, etc. in the text. All such material should be
referenced to “Notes” at end.
**NOTE** Papers not turned in on due date at time of class meeting will receive
an F. I will not accept any term paper without OUTLINE, ROUGH DRAFT, SOURCE
MATERIAL (bibliography cards and note cards
and/or photocopies highlighting all information used in any way (including both
paraphrases and exact quotations, and everything downloaded from Internet
sources).
WEEK 9 (10/21) Preliminary Draft THEME 3 (argumentative/persuasion).Any
private questions you may have about research paper, Designated chapters WRAC
(10/23) Final draft, theme 3. Preliminary (working) bibliography of research
paper due; Evaluation of sources (I check for appropriateness and proper
form). Assign: paraphrase and summary practice exercises. ).
Preliminary (working) bibliography of research paper due; Evaluation of
sources (I check for appropriateness and proper form). Assign: paraphrase and
summary practice exercises.
WEEK 10 (10/28) TBA
(10/30) First 3 term paper reports (3-4 each class
till all are done); FINAL bibliography and SAMPLE source materials due [I
check & return--do not make extra copies]. Discussion,
research paper. Quiz on paraphrase & summary. Return of theme 3;
discuss and correct (individual conferences).
WEEK 11 (11/4) All source materials due; I check & return
(don't make extra copy); Discussion, research paper unit.
The next eight research paper oral reports; (1l/6) Possibly So. Atlantic Modern Language
Assoc. Conference. (Your outside reading will take care of this). If
not, more oral reports
WEEK 12 (11/11) Discuss sample research paper in
text, WRAC. Possibly go over sample research papers, my
collection. Quiz on biblio. entries
(must be able to write appropriate "Works Cited" entries from
information I give you).
(11/13) Rough draft and outline of research paper
due; Research paper discussion
WEEK 13 (11/18) Why the need for a "Standard English"? Individual
questions research paper last part of class. Sign plagiarism sheet. Oral reports as necessary.
(11/20) RESEARCH PAPER DUE
at 2:00. Papers not turned in at 2:00 receive an F. Counts
for two theme grades (themes 4 & 5). Oral reports as
necessary.
WEEK 14 Thanksgiving holiday
WEEKS 15 and 16 Tue. (12/2)
Test on verbs and test on good usage, standard English (see Glossary of Usage,
Handbook). Go over in class (also "Paraphrase" quizzes) Brief term
paper reports. Problems with "who" and
"whom," possessive case before gerund and so forth. Final oral reports as necessary.
(12/4). Return of research papers and individual conferences (first 1/3
of class) . BRING YOUR PORTFOLIO NOTEBOOK.
Switch notebook with all of your writing, including journal, to file folders
and hand in for me to grade. THESE PORTFOLIOS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Please MAKE COPIES OF ANY WRITING YOU WISH TO KEEP.
(12/9) second 1/3 of class same as above (12/11) Final 1/3 of class
You do not write a “final” paper since you have already
written the requisite number of pages.
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GRADING POLICY 102:
Your final grade will be my assessment of your overall
writing ability. ALL OF THE WRITING WE DO IS IMPORTANT AND WILL HELP ME SIZE UP
YOUR ABILITIES, PROBLEMS AND GROWTH AS A WRITER. 80% of your final grade will
come from an average of your five marked papers, with quizzes, oral
presentations, attitude, useful contributions to discussion counting 10%, and
notebook entries the final 10% I do not accept late homework, nor do I post
grades at semester's end. You can trust me to be fair. I have never had a grade
challenged.
My grading scale is A (94-100), B (87-93), C (79-86), D
(70-78), F (0-69). Some assignments will receive a grade of satisfactory (/) or
unsatisfactory (-)
We will be writing at least 3,500 to 4,000 words of final
copy, plus rough drafts and revisions of at least another 3,500-4000 words,
making a total of over 7,000-8,000 words, not counting your personal journal
entries, summaries of essays, cultural activities, log of research activities,
and other writing assignments.
WORDS: Diagnostic writing 250-500; Exposition 500; Narration 500; Argument and persuasion 500-750; Research paper 1000-1250 (5-6 pages not counting Works Cited, etc.).
**Return of marked papers. Working with Handbook, figure out all the marking
you can, then pair up and exchange papers to discover more reasons for marking
and most effective way to correct. Everyone must have a conference with me for
questions and/or to show me that you understand everything marked and how you
plan to make it more effective. A, B, C papers correct
grammatical errors, spelling, and some sentences or paragraphs. D and F
papers must rewrite completely, revising for organization and/or more support
materials.
The RESEARCH PAPER: 1,000-1,250
words, [4-5 pp.] typed, not counting outline, works cited.
See unit 51 SMH for margins, font, (12 point only) Times New Roman preferred. No color, pictures, graphs, etc. in the text. All such material should be referenced to "Notes" at end.
**NOTE** Papers not turned in on due date at time of class meeting will receive an F. I will not accept any term paper without OUTLINE, ROUGH DRAFT, SOURCE MATERIAL (bibliography cards and note cards and/or photocopies highlighting all information used in any way (including both paraphrases and exact quotations, and everything downloaded from Internet sources).
Regarding appeals to authority: You must use up-to-date
and appropriate (qualified) sources, must have at least one book and one
magazine (journal) article. (See me about very rare exceptions.) A
qualified source is 1) informed in the field, 2) unbiased, and 3) recognized by
other experts in the field as reliable and respected.
Your preliminary bibliography should list
quite a few magazines, books, and/or net sources, and your final
bibliography should be scaled down to just what is appropriate for your paper.
ATTENDANCE: Departmental policy states that more than
3 absences is automatic failure for a class that meets two times a week.