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ENGLISH 1102, Sections 04 and 09: Composition II
Fall 2014
Instructor:
Janice Bolding
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
706-272-2979 (office)
Office: Liberal Arts Building 231
Office Hours: M/W 1:30-2:30 p.m.; T/Th 10:40 a.m.-1:40 p.m. (Th 10:45-11:45 Writing Lab).
Required Materials:
Kirszner and Mandell. Portable Literature. 8th ed. English/World Languages, 2012.
ISBN: 10-1-111-83904-2, ISBN: 13-978-1-111-83904-8
Notebook paper
Folder
Ink pens in blue or black ink
Recommended Materials
A college dictionary, The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed., hardbound or paperbound. Hardbound:
ISBN: 0-618-09848-8 Paperbound: ISBN: 0-385-33576-8
Course Description
Prerequisite: English 1101 or the equivalent. Students must have a C or better in 1101.
This course is a continuation of English 1101 through its stress on composition.
Emphasis is also given to introduction to literature, library orientation, documentation, and basic
research skills, including capability in electronic resources and documentation. A minimum grade of C is
required to complete English 1102.
Course Objectives:
English 1102 is primarily a composition course designed as a continuation of English 1101. A
major purpose of the course is to strengthen the students' ability to organize, plan outline, write,
correct, and revise essays of various types.
I. ESSAYS
A. The outlines and essays will include the following:
1. Title
2. Thesis Sentence
3. Organization appropriate to the assigned topic
4. Introductory or organizational paragraph
5. Three or more supporting paragraphs with topic sentences
6. Evidence of transitions
7. A concluding or summarizing paragraph
B. Essays will demonstrate a mastery of conventional English grammar
and usage.
II. Literature
A. Another purpose of the course is to function as an introduction to the short story,
poetry, and/or drama. Emphasis is placed on literal content, meaning, idea, interpretation, plot,
character, theme, point of view, symbol, irony, emotion, humor, fantasy, values, definitions,
figurative language, imagery, denotation, connotation, allusion, tone, and other items which the
instructor might choose.
B. The essays and quizzes will evidence understanding of these terms and content
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considerations in the individual works assigned by the instructor.
III. Library
A. A further major purpose of this course is to introduce students to the wealth of
information the library holds and to give them experience in unlocking this information.
Students will demonstrate their abilities through:
1. Tests
2. Essays
3. A term paper based on library and electronic research
B. Other appropriate assignments that an instructor will require.
Student Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1: Students will determine forms of communication appropriate to particular audiences and purposes;
organize and communicate knowledge and ideas in a logical and purposeful way; and use accepted patterns of
grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure in written communication (General Education Outcome).
Outcome 2: Students will use technology and gather data to conduct research from various sources, including
electronic media, and demonstrate an understanding of plagiarism by acknowledging and citing informational
sources correctly (Critical Thinking).
Outcome 3: Students will analyze, evaluate, and provide convincing reasons in support of conclusions and
arguments (Critical Thinking).
Outcome 4: Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate observations, inferences, or relationships in works
under investigation (Critical Thinking).
Class Activities
The student will participate in learning activities such as
1. planning, writing, and correcting a minimum of five essays;
2. doing exercises as needed to correct errors in writing;
3. discussing, prior to revising, errors in essays;
4. discussing literary selections;
5. writing journal entries and other short discussions of literary selections;
6. discussing research facilities and working on research projects;
7. taking quizzes to demonstrate mastery of the assessment goals of the course.
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Evaluation:
The final grade will be determined by the following:
1. Four essays and revisions will count 50%.
2. The remaining 50% of the grade will be distributed as follows:
15% Research paper. This assignment must be turned in in order to pass the class.
10% Mid-Term Exam
10% Final Exam
15% Attendance/classwork/homework
EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
If the college is closed for inclement weather or other conditions, please consult the course schedule
that I gave you at the beginning of the semester and complete the assigned readings. Then, check your
email and D2L for additional assignments, activities, and due dates. If it is not possible for me to email
you additional assignments because of loss of power, please write a summary of the assigned reading,
complete all exercises within the chapter, and bring them to the next class. If conditions allow, I will be
available to answer questions through email. Compensatory make-up days may be required if the total
number of days lost exceeds the equivalent of one week of class time.
Attendance Policy:
Because work is routinely done in class, attendance is important and considered mandatory.
Attendance will be taken each day, and points are given for each day that you are in class and for the
work done in class that day. These points cannot be made up, and they count toward the participation
portion of the final course grade. If you arrive late, please remember that it is the student’s
responsibility to remind me at the end of class so that you are marked present. If absences become
excessive (over four), up to five points may be deducted from the final grade for each successive
absence. Also please note that if you are present physically but absent mentally (text messaging,
computer surfing, or the like), you will be counted absent
Late work and make-up policy:
Students are responsible for completing assignments on time. Missed class work and homework may
not be made up. In-class essays and tests in this class and may be made up within a week of the original
date only in extenuating circumstances. These make-up essays will lose at minimum a letter grade if the
student does not contact me beforehand, so please let me know. Essays written as homework (not in
class) lose a letter grade each day they are past the due date. You may email late work to me in order to
stop grade penalties, but a hard copy of the work should still be turned in at the next class meeting.
Conduct:
Respect for others in the classroom is paramount. If we treat each other respectfully, the classroom will
be a positive environment. However, should it become necessary, I reserve the right to remove anyone
who is disrespectful to me or another student or is otherwise disruptive to the learning process. Please
also refrain from private conversations during class which are distracting and non-productive to the
learning environment. Continued disruptions may result in appropriate letter grade deductions to the
final grade. The Student Handbook contained in the College Catalog has further information concerning
responses to dishonest or disruptive behavior.
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Attitude is everything in the classroom, and your experience will likely mirror your willingness to engage
with the opportunities presented to you. A student’s attitude can also impact others, so please refrain
from distracting other students and please do not use laptops, cellphones, and other electronics while
in class. Should any device (like a cellphone) become distracting for me or fellow classmates, I will
collect and keep it until the end of class. Also please note that students leaving class to take or return a
phone call or text (or for any other reason) will be counted absent. If an emergency situation exists that
requires the use of electronics, please inform me before class.
Regarding plagiarism, your work in this class is expected to be your own. A grade of 0 will be given any
assignment that contains plagiarism, and should any cheating become egregious, the result will be
failure of the course. The Student Catalog has further definition and discussion of plagiarism.
Disability Support Services:
Students with disabilities or special needs are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services in
Academic Resources. In order to make an appointment to obtain information on the process for
qualifying for accommodations, the student must contact the Coordinator of Disability Support Services.
Contact information:
Andrea Roberson
Pope Student Center, lower level
706/272-2524
[email protected]
Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students wishing to withdraw from the course may do so without penalty until the mid-point of the
semester, and a grade of W will be assigned. After that point, withdrawal without penalty is permitted
only in cases of extreme hardship as determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs; otherwise a
grade of WF will be issued. (Please note: At Dalton State College, the Hardship Withdrawal process
requires students to withdraw from all classes at the college.) The proper form for dropping a course is
the Schedule Adjustment Form, which can be obtained at the Enrollment Services Office in Westcott
Hall. The Schedule Adjustment Form must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Office. Students
who disappear, completing neither the official withdrawal procedure nor the course work, will receive
the grade of F. This instructor will not withdraw students from the class. Withdrawal from any Dalton
State College classes is a student responsibility. The last day to drop classes without penalty is October
21, 2014.
Complete Withdrawal Statement:
The proper form for withdrawing from all classes at the college after the official drop/add period but
before the published withdrawal date is the Schedule Adjustment Form. All students must meet with a
staff member at the Office of Academic Resources in the Pope Student Center to initiate the withdrawal
process. After meeting with the staff member, students will then finalize the withdrawal process in the
Enrollment Services Office.”
Workforce Development:
If a student receiving aid administered by the DSC Workforce Development Department drops
this class or completely withdraws from the College, the Schedule Adjustment form must be
taken to the Workforce Development office. Hours and contacts follow.
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TECH 223/Scott McNabb
8am - 4:00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
706-272-2635 or [email protected]
Department of Labor
8:30am – 2:30pm Thursday
TECH 224/Krista Kennedy-Leonard
8am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday
706-272-4499 or [email protected]
Officially Approved DSC Groups and Activities:
When students are engaged in officially approved Dalton State groups or activities that require them
to participate in events off campus during school days, they shall be treated similarly to any faculty
or staff member acting in that same capacity. Thus, just as faculty and staff have excused absences
from their regular work schedules, students shall be excused from class without penalty if they are
off campus representing Dalton State College in an approved, official capacity during their regular
class time. Examples include presenting a paper or otherwise participating in a conference, attending
a University System student affairs event, participating in intercollegiate competition (athletic or
academic), participating in an approved field trip, etc. Just as faculty and staff members are required
to submit Request to Travel forms for approval, in order to be excused, the student needs to provide
the following information to the instructor prior to the date when he/she will be absent from class:
a schedule
of away events at the beginning of the semester or as soon as possible after the schedule is available);
game in the evening and will not be leaving campus until 3:00, he/she will not be excused from
classes prior to that time on that day; similarly if the event is in the morning and the student will be
returning to campus during the day, he/she is expected to attend any class scheduled after the return
trip); and
participation in the event.
The student shall be allowed to make up any work missed during the time he/she is off campus
representing DSC in an official capacity. He/she shall discuss what will be missed with the instructor
and make arrangements to make up any assignments, tests, presentations, etc. that were scheduled on
that date.
See the class syllabus posted on D2L for information regarding Turnitin.com and
the Humanities Department’s definition and discussion of plagiarism and how to
avoid it.
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Turnitin.com
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By taking this course, you agree that all required papers may be
subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com.
All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the
Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting
plagiarism in other papers. Use of the Turnitin.com service is
subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the
Turnitin.com site (http://www.turnitin.com/static/usage.html).
According to the Family Compliance Office of the U.S. Department
of Education, your papers are education records within the
meaning of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
(FERPA)
(http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html).
Education records may not be disclosed to third parties in a form
that identifies you without your consent. Since Turnitin.com is a
third party, you must choose one of the two ways below (not both)
to submit papers to Turnitin.com in order to comply with FERPA:
1. YOU CONSENT TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TO
TURNITIN.COM.
You may consent to release your personal identification to
Turnitin.com by establishing an account and uploading your paper.
If you do not already have a Turnitin.com account, go to
http://www.turnitin.com, click the “New Users” link in the upper
right, and follow the instructions to create your student account.
When you have an ID, add this class. The class ID for this class is
________; the enrollment password is "______".
OR
2. YOU DO NOT CONSENT TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
TO TURNITIN.COM.
If you choose not to consent to release your personal identification
to Turnitin.com, you must send your paper to your instructor by
email as an electronic attachment that can be opened by Microsoft
Word, by the deadline given in the syllabus. Your identifying
information will be removed and the paper uploaded to
Turnitin.com for you. Because your paper will not be in a
Turnitin.com account that is accessible to you, you will not be able
to view your report on-line. Instead, after the deadline has passed
and all papers have been processed by Turnitin.com, your instructor
will email an electronic copy of your paper’s report to you.
Your paper will be processed by Turnitin.com whichever option you
choose. The different options simply determine how the paper is
submitted to Turnitin.com, whether the paper has your name on it,
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and how you receive the Turnitin.com report.
Please note that in Turnitin.com there is a "test upload" assignment
area for practice as well as the real assignment area for your paper.
Because test uploads are not required or graded, and need not be a
sample of your own work, they are not "education records."
Therefore, test uploads will not be submitted for you.
Important note: If you upload an early draft of your paper to the
test upload assignment, and then upload the final assignment, the
final originality report will show that a substantial part of your
paper is identical to your draft. That is as expected.
You can read more about Turnitin.com here:
http://www.turnitin.com
HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
REVISED FEBRUARY 17, 2012
PLAGIARISM
You probably have heard of lawsuits about plagiarism in the publishing and recording
industries. You may also have had classroom discussions about academic plagiarism. Derived
from the Latin word plagiarius (kidnapper), plagiarism refers to a form of cheating that has
been defined as the false assumption of authorship: the wrongful act of taking the product of
another person’s mind and presenting it as one’s own (Alexander Lindey, Plagiarism and
Originality [New York: Harper, 1952] 2). To use another person’s ideas or expressions in your
writing without acknowledging the source is to plagiarize. Plagiarism, then, constitutes
intellectual theft and often carries severe penalties, ranging from failure in a course to
expulsion from school.
Is the above paragraph an example of plagiarism even though it contains quotation
marks and documentation within it? Yes, it is plagiarism because it was copied word for word
from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Fourth Edition by Joseph Gibaldi. It
should be introduced and cited as follows:
Note the definition of plagiarism offered by the primary writer of a handbook for writing
research papers:
You probably have heard of lawsuits about plagiarism in the publishing and
recording industries. You may also have had classroom discussions about
academic plagiarism. Derived from the Latin word plagiarius (kidnapper),
plagiarism refers to a form of cheating that has been defined as Athe false
assumption of authorship: the wrongful act of taking the product of another
person’s mind and presenting it as one’s own (Alexander Lindey, Plagiarism and
Originality [New York: Harper, 1952] 2). To use another person’s ideas or
expressions in your writing without acknowledging the source is to plagiarize.
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Plagiarism, then, constitutes intellectual theft and often carries severe penalties,
ranging from failure in a course to expulsion from school (Gilbaldi 26).
In writing a research paper, every direct use from another source must be put into quotation
marks and then cited within the body of the paper with the author’s last name and the page
number. Also, every phrase, word, idea, or passage which has been put into the writer’s own
words (paraphrased) and used in the paper must be cited at the end of the paraphrased
material with the author’s last name and page number, but the quotation marks are not
necessary.
What Plagiarism Is:
The use of another’s writing without proper use of quotation marks
The borrowing or buying of a term paper or speech
The borrowing of a phrase, use of an idea, or the paraphrasing of material if that
information is not properly documented
What Plagiarism Is Not:
A summary of a total work based on the writer’s impression
Original ideas and reactions based upon reading critical views in secondary sources
Common knowledge about the particular author, works, or topic
Instructors May Suspect Plagiarism If:
Writing or speaking style is significantly different from the student’s normal style
Vocabulary used is that which is not commonly used by the student
Sentence structure varies widely from the student’s writing
Specific and limited knowledge is treated as common knowledge
Consequences Of Plagiarism May Include:
0 on the paper or speech
F in class at the Instructor’s discretion, if stated in the Instructor’s syllabus
Referral to the Dean of Student Affairs with a conference pending
Referral to the Discipline Committee for appropriate action
Cases of plagiarism may be submitted to Student Conduct for a hearing and possible
sanctioning.
These sanctions could include:
Disciplinary Warning
Disciplinary Probation
Disciplinary Suspension
Disciplinary Expulsion
Examples
Following you will find examples, both correct and incorrect, of various ways to use sources in
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your papers. First, read the original material and then compare the various styles of
documentation.
Original Material
Although commentators differ on the question of which models and sources proved
most significant, they tend to concur on the question of how Huckleberry Finn
transformed American literature. Twain’s innovation of having a vernacular-speaking
child tell his own story in his own words was the first stroke of brilliance; Twain’s
awareness of the power of satire in the service of social criticism was the second.
Huck’s voice combined with Twain’s satiric genius changed the shape of fiction in
America (Fishkin 3).
Direct Quote
Even though literary critics may differ on the finer points of Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn,
most tend to agree that Mark Twain’s satiric genius and his use of the youthful Huck’s voice as
narrator change the shape of fiction in America (Fishkin 3).
It is widely felt that critics believe Mark Twain forever change American literature with his
masterpiece Huckleberry Finn. According to critic Shelley Fishkin, Twain’s innovation of having
a vernacular-speaking child tell his own story in his own words was the first stroke of brilliance;
Twain’s awareness of the power of satire in the service of social criticism was the second (3).
Short Paraphrase
Critics agree that Mark Twain changed the course of American fiction in his novel Huckleberry
Finn with his skillful treatment of point of view and social satire (Fishkin 3).
Long Paraphrase
Even though there is great dissension among commentators concerning the model Twain used
to create Huckleberry Finn, almost all are in agreement on one aspect: how Huckleberry Finn
permanently changed the face of American literature. Having a child tell the story in his own
dialect combined with utilizing satire as a means of criticizing society were Twain’s two strokes
of genius that forever altered American literature (Fishkin 3).
Incorrect Paraphrase
Mark Twain changed American literature. His innovation of having a vernacular-speaking child
tell his town story in his own words was a stroke of brilliance. Also, the fact that he used the
power of satire in the service for social criticism was innovative (Fishkin 3).
Works Cited
Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. Was Huck Black? Mark Twain and African-American Voices. New York:
Oxford UP, 1993.
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English 1102, Sections 04 and 09: Tentative Schedule
Week Date
1.
Aug. 11
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Fall 2014
Course Introduction, Syllabus
Aug. 13
Chapters 1 and 2
Aug. 18
Chapter 4: Understanding Fiction. “Hills Like White Elephants”
Aug. 20
Chapter 6: Graphic Novels. Excerpts from Maus and Persepolis
Aug. 25
Chapter 7: Plot. “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”
Aug. 27
Chapter 7: Plot. “A Rose for Emily”
Sept. 1
Labor Day – No Classes
Sept. 3
Chapter 8: Character. “Miss Brill” and “A&P”
Sept. 8
Chapter 9: Setting. “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”
Sept. 10
Essay 1 (In Class)
Sept. 15
Chapter 10: Point of View. “The Cask of Amontillado”
Sept. 17
Chapter 11: Style, Tone, and Language. “The Things They Carried”
Sept. 22
Chapter 12: Symbol, Allegory, and Myth. “Everyday Use”
Sept. 24
Chapter 3: Documenting Sources
“A Good Man Is Hard To Find”
Sept. 29
Chapter 13: Theme. “A Worn Path” and “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Oct. 1
Essay 2 due
Research Paper Assigned
Oct. 6
“Rocking Horse Winner”
Oct. 8
Mid-Term Test
Oct. 13
Oct. 13-14 Fall Break – No Classes
Oct. 15
Library Visit
Oct. 20
Chapter 25: Understanding Drama
Chapter 26: Ten-Minute Plays
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12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Oct. 21
Last day to drop without academic penalty
Oct. 22
Chapter 29: Staging. Oedipus the King
Oct. 27
Play Competition
Oct. 29
Play Competition
Nov. 3
Oedipus the King
Nov. 5
Chapter 27: Plot. Trifles
Nov. 10
Essay 3 (In Class)
Nov. 12
Research Essay Draft Due for Peer Review
Nov. 17
Research Paper Due (Essay 4)
Poetry
Nov. 19
Poetry
Nov. 24
Poetry
Nov. 26
Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving
Dec. 1
Essay 5 (In Class)
Last Class Meeting
Dec. 2-8
Final Exams
Final Exam
Section 04 (9:25 a.m.) 8:00-10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3
Section 09 (12:15 p.m.) 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3
Please note that this schedule is tentative. Topics may be added or deleted as necessary. If you have
questions about the assignments, please ask.