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Composition II Syllabus

Dallas College North Lake Campus

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Instructor Contact Information

Name: Jared Westover

Email: jdwestover@dcccd.edu

Office Phone:

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72-273-3487

Office Location: A-213

Office Hours: Online and by appointment

Division Office and Phone: Liberal Art Division- 972-273-3480

Course Information

Course Title: Composition II

Course Number: ENGL 1302

Section Number: 72002

Semester/Year: Fall 2020

Credit Hours: 3

Class Meeting Time/Location: Online

Certification Date: 02/1/2021

Last Day to Withdraw: 04/15/2021

Course 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. (3 Lec.)

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.

2. Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.

3. Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.

4. Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.

5. Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)

Texas Core Objectives

The College defines essential knowledge and skills that students need to develop during their college experience. These general education competencies parallel the Texas Core Objectives for Student Learning. In this course, the activities you engage in will give you the opportunity to practice two or more of the following core competencies:

1. Critical Thinking Skills – to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information

2. Communication Skills – to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication

3. Empirical and Quantitative Skills – to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions

4. Teamwork – to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

5. Personal Responsibility – to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making

6. Social Responsibility – to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

Required Course Materials

If your Dallas College course requires learning materials they will be provided as part of the

IncludED program

(dcccd.edu/included) or as free materials you can access in your online course shell.

This textbook is provided for you through the eCampus page. You do NOT need to buy it:

Lunsford, Andrea A., et al. Everything’s an Argument with Readings. 8th ed., Bedford/St Martin’s, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-1319056261 / ISBN-10: 1319056261

Turnitin. Turnitin Originality Checker. Computer software. Turnitin Originality Checker. Turnitin, n.d. Web. .

Graded Work

Assignments

Due Date

Points (or Percent)

Film Evaluation Essay

Week 5

15%

Poetry Essay

Week 8

15%

Short Story Essay

Week 11

15%

Research Unit

Week 15

30%

Final Exam Essay

Week 16

10%

Participation and Daily Work

15%

The grade earned in this course is calculated from these areas:

Journals, Outlines, daily work and participation

15%

Visual Analysis Unit

15%

Literary Analysis Unit (Poetry and Short Story)

25%

Research Unit

30%

Final Exam Essay

15%

Grade

Percentages

A

90-100%

B

80-89%

C

70-79%

D

60-69%

F

0-59%

Description of Graded Work

Since English 1302 is a composition course, students are expected to write on a regular basis. In most cases, they will submit some written work each week. In addition to exercises and quizzes that some professors may require, students will write at least six essays, which includes a visual analysis, research-based argument, mid-term and final with a specific purpose (expressive, informative, or persuasive), occasion, and audience. These essays will be at least 500-700 words or two to three typed or word-processed pages. The professor will determine the specifics. Students will practice specific rhetorical techniques such as description/narration, definition, classification, cause/effect, comparison/contrast, and process. They will also demonstrate a working knowledge of the MLA (Modern Language Association) guidelines for research papers.

Attendance and Your Final Grade

This class meets entirely online. There may be online class sessions you are required to attend.

Late Work Policy

You are expected to turn in papers on time. Your professor is not required to accept late papers, and no late paper will be considered for full credit unless you discuss with your professor why the paper will be late prior to its due date. 

Late submissions on essays and journals are not accepted. 

Other class assignments can be handed in one day late for partial credit unless otherwise noted. I must receive the assignment no later than 24 hours after the due date, either through email or as a hard copy. 

Please note that eCampus connection issues are NOT an excuse for late papers. If you are unable to connect to eCampus and upload an assignment, send me an email and a copy of the assignment to my email address: jdwestover@dcccd.edu  as proof that you attempted to post the assignment on time. 

Other Course Policies
Online Writing Lab

A service of the North Lake Writing Center, the Online Writing Lab, or OWL, provides

assistance to students, faculty, and staff at every stage of the writing process. OWL allows busy users to submit papers to our writing tutors electronically and get feedback within 48 – 72 hours. This service expands North Lake’s reach and provides flexibility and accessibility to those who find it difficult to meet with a tutor face-to-face.

Visit the Online Writing Lab website for more information.

Policy on Late Papers

You are expected to hand in papers on time. Your professor is not required to accept late papers, and no late paper will be considered for full credit unless you discuss with your professor why the paper will be late prior to its due date. Check Appendix A for your professor’s policies on accepting late papers.

Email and Netiquette (Internet Etiquette)

All emails or communication must include : your full name, the class and section you are in, and clear, fully developed sentences articulating your reason for communication. Emails that do not fit this description may not receive a response.

After Hours E-mail Communication

Email will be answered within 24 hours during weekdays. Emails received on the weekend may take 48 hours or more to receive a response.

Graded Essay Turnaround

Usually two weeks, but always before the next paper is due.

Academic Integrity

Throughout this course, you will pursue your studies with integrity and honesty; this means you will provide the appropriate credit for any words, thoughts, ideas, and data that are not your own. Plagiarism includes the following:

1. Failure to cite the source of any material borrowed from an outside source
properly
, including failure to use quotation marks, paraphrases, and bibliographic information.

1. Submitting any assignment that you did not write for
this class
without consulting your instructor (this includes assignments written for another class, essays purchased online or written by someone else).

If you are caught plagiarizing, you will receive a zero, but for any subsequent incidents, you will fail the course and be reported to the dean.

Early Progress Reporting

Students will receive an electronic progress report for all courses 5 weeks or longer. Students can access their progress report in eConnect. NOTE:
These reports are not final grades; it is students’ responsibility to monitor their grades in eCampus and contact their professor if they have any questions regarding grades.

Reporting Schedule

· Students in courses 15 weeks or longer will have TWO student progress reports. The first report will be between weeks 5 and 6 and the second will be between weeks 9 and 10.

· Students in courses 5 weeks to 14 weeks long (including 8-week courses) will have ONE student progress report near the midpoint of the course.

End of the Semester Guidelines

Please remember all of your assignment expectations (page length and content) as well as submitting assignments are important in shaping your final grade. Your professor will grade each of your assignments accordingly.  Once all assignments are graded, your instructor will view your overall average for your final grade. Remember, obtaining the highest grade coincides with fulfilling all of your assignment’s expectations.
Please know that requesting additional points, “bumping up your grade” or asking for a specific grade is against any instructor’s professionalism, intergrity, and morality.

Your professor will use and provide Learning Activities customized for your course.

Institutional Policies

Institutional Policies include information about tutoring, Disabilities Services, class drop and repeat options, Title IX, and more.

Course Schedule

Course Outline

Writing 1302 Outline 

Week One

Syllabus

I know why the caged bird doesn’t read

Intro

duce Dictionary of First Concepts

“Reading Sources with a Critical Eye” Document

Week Two 

Review Writing Process

Introduce Film Analysis

Assignment Sheet

Due Dates:

“How to Evaluate a Film” link

Cinematic technique using assignment sheet

Week Three

Introduce Hitchcock

https://prezi.com/razjkx9_wtye/alfred-hitchcock/

Watch Vertigo

Vertigo worksheet

Week Four

Finish Vertigo, Discuss 

a. Make a list of all the things the movie does right-what you liked about it.

a. Make a list of all the problems with the movie-what isn’t successful. 

a. Decide what criteria you will use to evaluate the film

a. Share lists in groups

Vertigo resources

Thesis statements, outlines

Discuss Titles-use Twenty Titles under edit and revise

Review MLA Formatting- 

NEW MLA GUIDELINES:

http://wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/research/Documentation_PDFs/DOC_GUIDELINES_MLA_2016

Week Five

Poetics Unit/

Poetry Slideshow

Found Poetry

Poetry analysis assignment sheet 

Week Six

poetic devices glossary and for poem selection, sources

Turn in found poems

Thesis Statements and Outlines

Week Seven 

  Rough Draft peer edit

Introduce story selection process

Week Eight

Reading strategies

Assignment Sheet

Story Search Questions 1-10 (use google doc) Go through each question to clarify

literary devices

Week Nine

Literary Tempers-

Introduce GROUP PROJECT

Week Ten

Feminist

Archetype

Class Based 

Psychoanalysis 

New Historicism

Which method fits your story best?

USE THIS

Developing the Thesis:

Develop a thesis with this question: “What literary devices are most important in creating meaning in this story?” or “How does the author develop the major themes in this story?

Thesis statements,

Outlines-turn in 

Week Eleven

Rough Draft

Week Twelve

Why Research?

Intro to research: Problem solving:

Assignment sheet

Research Project-focus on finding topics-

Week Thirteen

Review deadlines from assignment sheet

Research Proposals due:

Begin work on revising Thesis statements. 

Turn in research proposals

· Working thesis due-read thesis in pairs, share one from each pair with class

· Organization:  

Methods of organization 

Intro

Common Ground

Background/context

Definitions

Problem

Claim: how/why

Body

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Reasons Why

Refutation of Opposition or problems to overcome

Conclusion

Why You’re right

Visualize: “if”

Challenge

Week Fourteen

Turn in Outlines

Review MLA using MLA flashcards

https://quizlet.com/15602379/flashcards

Annotated Bibliographies

RD checklist

Make a list of everything you need to do to finish your rough draft

Prep for final:

Week Fifteen

final drafts due/PREPARE FOR FINAL

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