Instructor contact information

 

Instructor:	Glaesemann, David	Office Phone:	281-829-3820
Office:	713-926-1112	Office Hours:
		(or hours of availability)
E-mail:	[email protected]	Website:	http://www.geocities.com/dglaesemann35/composition.html

 

Welcome to

 

Course Title:	Composition II	Semester and Year:	Spring 2004
Course Prefix:	ENGL
Course Number:	1302	Class Days & Times:	S
Credit Hours:	3
Lecture Hours:	2	Class Room Location:	213
Lab Hours:	2
External Hours:
Total Contact Hours: (All hrs. x 16)

 

CEU’s (if linked w/ credit course): NOTE:  divide the credit contact hours by 10 to get the Continuing Education Units.

 

Course overview

 

For details go to http://research.nhmccd.edu/cat/0203/catsrch.asp

 

Catalog Description:   

     A continuation of ENGL 1301 with an emphasis on critical papers, culminating in a term paper or papers.  Readings in prose, poetry, and drama.

 

Course Learning Outcomes:

     

 

1. TLW become a critical reader

 

 

2.  TLW learn to write with greater precision and accuracy

 

 

3.  TLW understand the process for writing a term paper

 

 

Getting ready

 

Prerequisites:                               1301

 

Co-requisites:                                

 

Required Material:                        

Schilb, J. and J. Clifford.  Making Literature Matter.  New York: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2003.

 

Faigley, L. The Penguin Handbook.  New York: Longman, 2003

 

Optional Materials
or Reference Texts:                      

Instructor guidelines and policies

 

Attendance:          Attendance is graded and expected.  All students upon entering class must initial a class sign-in sheet.  3 or more absences from class, under any circumstances, will result in an automatic withdrawal by the instructor.  No exceptions to this policy will be made. 

 

Assignments:        All homework assignments are due on the date specified by the instructor.  No late work is accepted under any circumstances except for illness or a family emergency. 

 

Make-up Exams:       Make-up exams can be arranged for students in emergency situations.

 

Cell phones and beepers:        Please turn off all cell phones and beepers before entering class.  Please be considerate of others. 

 

 

 

Grade Determination:

 

Your grade will be determined by the following	Details	Points (if applicable)	Percent of Final Average
Daily quizzes/homework	Grammar quizzes from the Penguin Handbook		10
Attendance	Record your name on the attendance sheet each day.		10
Journal Assignments	350-word journal assignments related to the readings		20
Midterm Examination	Examination over grammatical lessons and literary terms and skills		20
Research Paper	A 5-7 page term paper that incorporates all of the writing skills learned in class: paraphrase, summary, analysis, in-text citations, MLA documentation, and integration of secondary sources.		20
Final Exam	Examination over grammatical lessons and literary terms and skills		20
Total:			100%

 

Letter Grade Assignment:           

 

 

 

Tentative Instructional Outline:

 

Week Number	Activities and Assignment	Objectives and Details
1 01-22-05	Introduction to the class: learn class procedures, guidelines, and expectations. Complete a writing diagnostic exam	Homework Assignment: Study pages 573-579 in Penguin; complete 33.1 and 33.2; read “Dear Michael, Love Pam,” p. 10 in MLM; due 01-29-05 at the beginning of class.  Answer the bulleted questions on p. 11.
2 01-29-05	Reading: “Dear Michael, Love Pam.” Learn and apply literary terms Learn how to explicate a poem to understand the speaker Learn how integrate quotations for a literary response Lesson: Quotations Quiz 1: Quotations Learn how to write a topic sentence for a literary response Complete a literary response in class. *Journal #1: Describe the “speaker” in the poem.  350-word minimum.  Due in class.	Homework Assignment:  Study pages 580-585 in Penguin; complete 33.3 and 33.4.  Due 02-05-04 at the beginning of class; read “Hard Work,” p. 19 in MLM.  Answer questions 1-4 on page 20.
3 02-05-04	Reading: “Hard Work” Review literary terms Learn and apply new literary terms. Learn how to explicate a poem to understand imagery Continue to practice integrating quotations for a literary response Quiz 2: Quotations Continue to practice writing topic sentences for a literary response Learn the “funnel” method for writing introductions to a literary response. Complete a literary response in class. *Journal #2: How does the speaker’s physical surroundings contribute to his impression of work?  350-word minimum.  Due in class.	Homework Assignment: Study pages 586-594 in Penguin; complete 34.2 and 34.3.  Due 02-12-04 at the beginning of class; read “The Chimney Sweeper,” p. 18 in MLM. Answer questions 1-3 on page 18.
4 02-12-04	Reading: “The Chimney Sweeper. Review literary terms Learn and apply new literary terms Learn how to explicate a poem to understand tone and attitude Continue practicing techniques for integrating quotations. Quiz 3: Quotations Review funneling technique for introductions Study paraphrasing Lesson: Paraphrasing Complete a journal response in class. *Journal #3: Answer question 4, p. 18 in MLA. 350-word minimum. Due 02-19-04	Homework Assignment: Study pages 595-600; complete 34.4-34.6. Due 02-19-04 at the beginning of class; read “The Use of Force,” p. 80-82 in MLM.  Complete the writing assignment on pages 104-105.
5 02-19-04	Reading: “The Use of Force” Review literary terms Learn and apply new literary terms Learn how to explicate a short story to understand theme in stories Review and practice paraphrasing Quiz 4: Paraphrasing Complete a journal response in class. *Journal #4: What is the thematic message in William Carlos Williams’ story?  350-word minimum.	Homework Assignment: Study pages 666-673 in Penguin; complete exercises 38.1 and 38.2; read “The Love of My Life,” p. 612-625 in MLM.  Complete questions 1-5 on pages 624-625.
6 02-26-04	Reading: “The Love of My Life” Review literary terms Learn and apply new literary terms Learn how to explicate a short story to understand figurative language, such as symbolism, simile, and metaphor. Review and practice paraphrasing Quiz 5: Paraphrasing Complete a journal response in class. *Journal #5: How does the changing of seasons in the story symbolize the couple’s relationship?	Homework Assignment:  Study pages 674-678 in Penguin; complete 38.2.  Due 03-05-04 at the beginning of class.
7 03-05-04	Review for the Mid-term examination Grammar, punctuation, and syntax Literary terms Literary skills: integrating quotations, topic sentences, and funneling Complete a mock essay exam in class. *Journal #6: To be announced in class.	Homework Assignment:  Complete review packet and study for the mid-term examination.
8 03-12-04	Mid-term Examination	100 questions 1. Grammar, punctuation, and syntax 2. Literary Terms and skills
03-19-04	Mid-semester break.  No class	Homework Assignment: Study pages 684-689 in Penguin; complete 38.7 and 38.8.  Due 03-26-04 at the beginning of class; read “The Things They Carried,” p. 1426-1437 in MLM.  Complete questions 1-5 on page 1437.
9 03-26-04	Reading: “The Things They Carried. Learn how to explicate a short story to understand character motivations Learn how to summarize texts in your own words Lesson: Summarization Learn how to use in-text citations for paraphrases, quotations, and summaries. Complete a journal response in class. *Journal #7: What do the things that the soldiers carry reveal about their daily internal struggles? 350 word minimum.  Due in class.	Homework Assignment:  Study pages 694-697 in Penguin; complete 39.2.  Due 04-02-04 at the beginning of class; read “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” p. 851-855 in MLM.   Complete questions 1-5 on page 855.
10 04-02-04	Reading: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Learn how to explicate an abstract poem to understand multiple causes and effects. Continue to learn how to summarize in your own words. Quiz 6: Summary Continue to learn how to use in-text citations for paraphrases, quotations, and summaries.  Write a literary response in class. *Journal #8:  What causes Prufrock’s frustrations in the poem?  Analyze the reasons. 350-word minimum.	Homework Assignment:  Study pages 709-712 in Penguin; complete 41.3.  Due 04-09-04 at the beginning of class.
11 04-09-04	Reading: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Learn how to explicate a secondary source to understand an critic’s opinion. Learn how to summarize a critic’s opinion Lesson: Literary Critics Learn how to document a critic’s opinion using in-text citations. Learn how to locate secondary sources using an online search engine. Write a literary response in class.   *Journal #9:  Write a summary of a secondary source that analyzes “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”  350-word minimum.  Due in class.	Homework Assignment:  Locate and print 3 additional secondary sources from an online search engine that analyze “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”
12 04-16-04	Reading:  Secondary Source Learn how to explicate a secondary source to understand a critic’s opinion Continue to practice summarizing a critic’s opinion Quiz 7: Literary Critic Learn how to integrate a critic’s opinion into a literary response Learn how to write a works cited page. Write the first draft of your research paper. Journal #10:  Add 4 critical responses from secondary sources to journal #8.  1500 word minimum.  Rough draft due in class.	Homework Assignment:  Complete a final draft of your research paper for class: 1500 words or more four secondary sources works cited page proper in-text documentation *5. 3 copies for a peer editing session.  *6  save your research paper on diskette
13 04-23-04	Peer Editing Session: Learn how to revise and edit a research paper Learn how to give feedback to peer group members Revise and edit research paper draft in class. Journal #11: Revise and edit your research paper in class.	Homework Assignment:  Complete the final draft of your research paper:  1500 words or more four secondary sources works cited page proper in-text documentation save your research paper on diskette   Due 04-30-04 at the beginning of class.
14 04-30-04	Publishing Session: Learn how to publish a research paper on a website. Learn how to create a website with a link to your research paper. Create a website in class. Journal #12:  Create a website project related to “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”
15 05-07-04	Review for the final examination. Grammar, punctuation, and syntax. Literary terms Literary skills: integrating quotations, paraphrasing, summary, in-text citations, bibliographies, and integrating secondary sources.	Homework Assignment:  Complete review packet and study for the final exam.  Due at the beginning of class on 05-14-05
16 05-14-05	Final Exam	200 questions 1. Grammar, punctuation, and syntax 2. Literary terms and skills

 

Cy-Fair College and North Harris Montgomery Community College District Policies

 

Academic Integrity

 

Cy-Fair College is committed to a high standard of academic integrity in the academic community. In becoming a part of the academic community, students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to uphold these standards includes, but is not limited to, the following: plagiarizing written work or projects, cheating on exams or assignments, collusion on an exam or project, and misrepresentation of credentials or prerequisites when registering for a course. Cheating includes looking at or copying from another student's exam, orally communicating or receiving answers during an exam, having another person take an exam or complete a project or assignment, using unauthorized notes, texts, or other materials for an exam, and obtaining or distributing an unauthorized copy of an exam or any part of an exam. Plagiarism means passing off as his/her own the ideas or writings of another (that is, without giving proper credit by documenting sources). Plagiarism includes submitting a paper, report or project that someone else has prepared, in whole or in part. Collusion is inappropriately collaborating on assignments designed to be completed independently. These definitions are not exhaustive. When there is clear evidence of cheating, plagiarism, collusion or misrepresentation, disciplinary action may include but is not limited to: requiring you to retake or resubmit an exam or assignment, assigning a grade of zero or "F" for an exam or assignment; or assigning a grade of "F" for the course. Additional sanctions including being withdrawn from the course, program or expelled from school may be imposed on a students who violate the standards of academic integrity.

 

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement

 

Cy-Fair College is dedicated to providing the least restrictive environment for all students.  We promote equity in academic access through the implementation of reasonable accommodations as required by the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title V, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) which will enable students with disabilities to participate in and benefit from all post-secondary educational activities.

 

If you require reasonable accommodations because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, please contact the Assistant Dean for Student Services who will provide you with forms you need to request accommodations.  Upon completion of the forms, please notify your instructor as soon as possible and preferably before the end of the first two weeks of class to arrange for reasonable accommodations.

 

Computer Virus Protection

 

Computer viruses are, unfortunately, a fact of life. Using diskettes on more than one computer creates the possibility of infecting computers and diskettes with a computer virus. This exposes the computers of the college, your personal computer, and any others you may be using to potentially damaging viruses. The college has aggressive anti-virus procedures in place to protect its computers, but cannot guarantee that a virus might not temporarily infect one of its machines. It is your responsibility to protect all computers under your control and use and ensure that each diskette you use, whenever or wherever you use it, has been scanned with anti-virus software. Since new viruses arise continually, your anti-virus software must be kept current. And, since no anti-virus software will find every virus, keeping backup copies is extremely important.

 

Evaluation of Instructor

           

Instructors at Cy-Fair College are evaluated in several ways. Students provide input for each course they take in a semester. The college deans review these evaluations. The deans also complete an evaluation of the instructor and may visit each instructor’s class at some time during the semester to observe the instructional environment provided by the instructor.

 

 

 

Equal Opportunity Statement

 

It is the policy of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District to provide equal employment, admission and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

 

NHMCCD Colleges strive to provide an excellent learning environment free from harassment or intimidation directed at any person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  Any form of harassment will not be tolerated.

 

Final Examinations

 

A final evaluation activity will occur during the published final evaluation period. The appropriate associate dean must approve any variation to this schedule.

 

Guaranteed Graduate Policy

 

North Harris Montgomery Community College District guarantees that graduates of its Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Applied Science and all Certificate programs, providing under certain circumstances, additional education and training tuition free to students lacking appropriate mastery of specified competencies.  For additional information, refer to the NHMCCD college catalog.

 

Internet and E-mail

 

The District provides computing and network resources to students.  You are encouraged to use the computers, software packages, and electronic mail (e-mail) for educational or District-related activities and to facilitate the efficient exchange of useful information.  However, the equipment, software, and network capacities provided through the district computer services are and remain the property of the District.  Use of the equipment and networks is to comport with the policies and procedures of the District and access may be denied to any student who fails to comply with the District’s policies and procedures regarding its use.

 

Access to the District’s e-mail and similar electronic communications systems are a privilege and certain responsibilities accompany that privilege.  All users are expected to demonstrate the same level of ethical and professional manner, as is required in face-to-face or written communications.  Anonymous or forged messages will be treated as a violation of this policy.

 

Software Piracy

 

Law strictly prohibits unauthorized copying of software purchased by Cy-Fair College for use in laboratories.  Cy-Fair College administration will take appropriate disciplinary action against anyone violating copyright laws.

 

Withdrawal Policy

 

Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record and prior to “W” Day, (see current catalog for this date) will result in a final grade of “W” on your transcript.  No credit will be awarded for a course earning a “W”.  If you stop attending class, you must withdraw at the registration office prior to “W” day. If you stop attending class and do not officially withdraw, you will receive an “F” for the course.