New Mexico
Junior College
English Department
Handbook
2014-2015
New Mexico Junior College English Program
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Fulltime Staff and Faculty ............................................................................................................................ 4
General Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Teaching Guide: English Fundamentals for Specialized Programs: EN 103.............................................. 10
Teaching Guide: Composition and Rhetoric: EN 113 ................................................................................ 12
Teaching Guide: Composition and Literature: EN 123 .............................................................................. 16
Teaching Guide: Report Writing for Technicians: EN 123A ..................................................................... 21
Teaching Guide: Sophomore Literature Courses ........................................................................................ 25
Teaching Guide: Creative Writing: EN 213B & 223B ............................................................................... 31
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Introduction
Revisions:
All policies and text referring to The Little, Brown Essential now refers to Harbrace Essentials.
Please update your required course materials and Academic Dishonesty Policy in your syllabi.
All other procedures remain the same as previous editions of the Handbook. Should you have
questions or need help, please contact Dean Marquez or Dallas Hulsey.
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Fulltime Staff and Faculty
Dianne Marquez– Dean, Arts, Humanities & Career Technology
575.492.2841
[email protected]
Linda Connell – Professor, English
575.492.2835
[email protected]
Dallas Hulsey, Ph.D. – Professor, English - Department Chair
575.492.2833
[email protected]
DeEtta Duff – Administrative Assistant - Dean, Arts, Humanities & Career Technology
575.492.2840
[email protected]
Peter Mladinic – Professor, English
575.492.2831
[email protected]
Susan Waters – Professor, English
575.492.2832
[email protected]
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General Procedures
Assessment:
Professors must participate in assessment. For questions regarding assessment, please contact
Dallas Hulsey.
Canvas:
The department encourages professors to use the Canvas learning management system to
distribute course materials and communicate with students. For Canvas access and training,
please contact Charles Adams.
Email:
Professors have NMJC email accounts. Check your account. College administration sends
announcements through these accounts. Your NMJC email automatically appears on syllabi for
all courses you teach, which means past, current, and prospective students may contact you
through NMJC email.
Instructions:
Students have a right to written instructions for each major writing assignment. Instructions may
be distributed electronically or on paper.
Feedback:
Students have a right to detailed and clear feedback on major assignments. For essays, the
department recommends using Grademark through the Turnitin.com integration in Canvas. See
the department’s example feedback on an essay:
https://www.nmjc.edu/userfiles/dhulsey/department/Samplefeedback.pdf
MLA Format:
The department teaches and uses MLA Format (2009 update).
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Plagiarism Prevention:
Turnitin.com is integrated into Canvas. Screen all writing assignments through turnitin by
selecting the turnitin option in the settings for the assignment. Next, set up the options as
follows:
All English syllabi must include the following statement on academic dishonesty:
Any form of academic dishonesty, cheating, unauthorized collaboration, or plagiarism will result
in a grade of ‘F’ for the semester. Whether intentional or accidental, plagiarism is theft and a
violation of academic honesty. Plagiarism includes submitting assignments you did not write or
taking portions of your assignment from a source without giving credit. Plagiarism also occurs
when altering wording while retaining the ideas of an uncredited source (paraphrasing).
Submitting an assignment or part of an assignment done for another course without the
permission of both instructors is a violation of academic honesty. If you wish to submit work
originally created for another course, you must receive written permission from both professors.
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To avoid plagiarism, use quotation marks to enclose phrases and sentences from sources. Use
MLA parenthetical citations and works cited entries for all paraphrases and quotations. For
additional information about plagiarism and citing sources in MLA format, refer to chapters
eleven and twelve of Harbrace Essentials. 1 Your papers are analyzed for plagiarism by
turnitin.com and added to the turnitin.com database when you submit them. Students who wish
to appeal a professor’s decision regarding this policy should use the Academic Dishonesty
Process published in the New Mexico Junior College Student Handbook.
We encourage professors to try the following practices:
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Discuss what plagiarism is and is not with every class at the start of each semester.
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Assign and frequently refer to chapters eleven and twelve in Harbrace Essentials,
http://www.plagiarism.org, or a similar resource.
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Have students construct their own list for avoiding plagiarism as part of a class discussion
or group exercise.
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Give an assignment like a quiz or worksheet to assess students’ understanding of what is
and what is not plagiarism.
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Give students a list of sources and ask them to explain what makes each source a good or
bad source.
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Have students submit an annotated bibliography prior to submitting researched writing.
Make submission of the sources a prerequisite for submitting the paper, and only allow
students to use the quality sources you approve for their papers.
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Do not allow students to use sources from the open internet; instead, steer them to the
databases and ebooks provided by Pannell Library.
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Have students include a “signature page” with essay submissions to verify the essay is
original work and any source materials use MLA citations (The turnitin integration in
Canvas automatically asks students to verify that the paper is the original work of the
student).
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Professors teaching dual credit courses may refer to www.plagiarism.org or an appropriate section of the
textbooks assigned in their courses instead of Harbrace Essentials.
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Plagiarism can occur in all sorts of assignments; remind students that plagiarism applies
to all assignment. Use Google or turnitin.com to spot check homework, exam answers,
discussion posts, and other assignments
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If you administer exams through Canvas, consider using Respondus Lockdown Browser.
Respondus is a browser that locks down the testing environment in Canvas. When the
instructor sets up an exam to use Respondus, a student must take the exam in Respondus.
Once the student begins the test in Respondus, the student cannot do anything on their
computer except take the exam until they submit the completed exam. This means the
student cannot Google, print, copy and paste, etc. until the exam is completed. For more
information see http://www.respondus.com/products/ lockdown.shtml Of course, a
student in a non-proctored environment like an online course may still use their book,
notes, printed materials, or another internet capable device to access or copy answers
during an exam. However, using Respondus in combination with a reasonable time limit
can make cheating less convenient.
Academic Dishonesty Reporting:
As per the NMJC Student Handbook, when a professor detects incidents of plagiarism or other
academic dishonesty, notify Vice President Dennis Atherton by email to help the college detect
repeat offenders. Send Dr.Atherton the student’s name and student ID as well as a brief account
of the proble, a reminder of English Department procedure, and the actions taken.
Research:
We encourage the use of good research practices. Pannell Library offers services to aid research.
In addition to traditional print media, these resources include online databases of peer reviewed
journal articles and audio-visual materials. Visit the library’s web page to familiarize yourself
with the services offered by our library.
Require students to use credible and professional sources. Many sources found on the internet
are not credible. Sources like Wikipedia, pages written by students, and quotation collections are
not professional sources and should not be used because the quality of these sources is
questionable for all but the most basic information. Make sure students are aware that the use of
basic reference materials like dictionaries and general encyclopedias are not acceptable research
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sources in either print (Encyclopedia Britannica) or electronic formats (Wikipedia). Databases
provided by our library and sources vetted by the professor offer the best assurances of quality
sources. Refer to the library services guide for more information:
https://www.nmjc.edu/assets/documents/Library%20Skills%20Comic2012.pdf
Syllabi:
All NMJC courses must have an official syllabus posted in the NMJC Online System. Syllabi
must conform to college and department standards. For details on standard information for each
course, please consult the appropriate section of this handbook. For a tutorial on posting a
syllabus, please see the tutorials section of this handbook.
Grade Book:
The department encourages professors to use an electronic grade book. Canvas includes an
electronic grade book.
Additionally, NMJC has a site license to Gradekeeper, a versatile and convenient grade book
program for PC , Mac, and iPad. Gradekeeper tracks grades, computes grades, does seating
charts, prints reports, and sends email progress reports. The Gradekeeper website is located at
http://www.gradekeeper.com/. You can download Gradekeeper from the site. To enter NMJC’s
registration code, run the program after downloading it. When the reminder to pay window
appears, click enter code at the bottom and enter your name and registration code exactly as they
appear below while selecting the site license option:
Name: Barbara Hicks
Code: 346185
For information on college wide procedures, please consult the New Mexico
Junior College Employee Handbook.
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Teaching Guide: English Fundamentals for
Specialized Programs: EN 103
Course Description:
This course focuses on grammar, sentence structure, paragraph types, organization, conciseness,
and technical clarity. Instruction stresses effective technical writing in the work place. This class
does not meet the requirements of the associate of arts or the associate of science degrees. This is
a three credit hour course.
The Syllabus:
All EN 103 syllabi must contain the following departmentally standardized information:
Prerequisite(s)
Acceptance to ASSETor Assep program.
Corequisite(s)
None.
Course Rationale
This course provides basic writing skills for personal and professional growth; in addition
students will learn to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize sources and to communicate the results in
appropriately focused, logically argued discourse.
English Fundamentals for Specialized Programs is required for specific NMJC degree and
vocational programs. The course generally does not transfer to other colleges.
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Required Materials 2
Searles, George J. Workplace Communications: The Basics. 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2013.
Print. ISBN: 9780321916785
General Course Objectives / Competencies
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
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Understand and employ the stages of the writing process—planning, drafting, revising.
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Evaluate written information regarding problem symptoms and potential solutions to
problems.
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Write paragraphs and short documents that show attention to organization, unity, and
coherence.
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Learn to choose the most effective strategies for writing to facilitate the communication
process.
•
Write reports and work orders to include information regarding problem resolution and
the results of work performed for a customer or manufacturer.
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Supply clarifying information to customers, associates, parts suppliers, and supervisors.
Specific Course Objectives / Competencies
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
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Write a business memo.
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Write a business email.
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Write business letters for a variety of purposes.
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Compose an application letter and resume.
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Write short reports.
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Deliver an oral presentation.
Professors may add additional materials like pens, flash drives, scantron sheets, etc., but required items must in
the list of required materials on the syllabus, and each professor must have students make use of anything that
appears in the Required Materials Section of the syllabus. In cases like high school dual credit courses, textbooks
may be altered with the consent of NMJC’s Vice President of Instruction.
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Critique peer writing.
Minimum Course Standards:
When teaching EN 103, professors will have students meet or exceed the following minimum
standards: 3
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Since there is no academic placement process for EN 103, professors will need to issue
diagnostic assignments at the start of the term to assess the students’ writing skills.
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Students will write a minimum of three business emails.
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Students will write a minimum of three business memos.
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Students will write a minimum of three business letters.
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Students will develop and application letter and resume.
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Students will write a short report.
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Students will deliver an oral presentation.
Teaching Guide: Composition and Rhetoric:
EN 113
Course Description:
This course offers an introduction to written communication with emphasis on developing
college-level paragraphs and essays. This is a three credit hour course. Prerequisite: TS 113C or
appropriate score on a placement test.
The Syllabus:
All EN 113 syllabi must contain the following departmentally standardized information:
Prerequisite(s)
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EN 103 is always scheduled in a computer lab.
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Acceptable score on ASSET, COMPASS, ACT, or SAT, or successful completion of TS 113C or
EN 103.
Corequisite(s)
None.
Course Rationale
EN 113 provides instruction in methods of clear, effective writing, including audience, purpose,
prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, and editing. Students learn to evaluate, analyze, and
synthesize ideas and to communicate in appropriately focused and logically argued discourse.
The course emphasizes critical reading of non-fiction.
Composition and Rhetoric is required for NMJC degree programs, and a passing grade transfers
to all public colleges and universities in New Mexico. For transferability to schools outside of
New Mexico, please consult the transfer school.
Required Materials 4
Glenn, Cheryl and Loretta Gray. Harbrace Essentials. 2nd ed. Stamford: Cengage Learning,
2015. Print ISBN: 978-1-285-45181-7
Linda Connell, Dallas Hulsey, Pete Mladinic, and Susan Waters, Comps. The iDeal Reader. New
York: McGraw-Hill Create, 2012. Inclusive page numbers. Print. ISBN: 9781121452787
(This is a custom textbook and is only available through the NMJC bookstore).
Professors may add additional materials like pens, flash drives, scantron sheets, etc., but required items must
appear in the list of required materials on the syllabus, and each professor must have students make use of
anything that appears in the Required Materials Section of the syllabus. In cases like high school dual credit
courses, textbooks may be altered with the consent of NMJC’s Vice President of Instruction.
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General Course Objectives / Competencies
New Mexico Junior College's English and Languages Department uses the Core Competencies
established by the Higher Education Department in the State of New Mexico. By the end of the
semester, students should be able to:
• Analyze and evaluate oral and written communication in terms of situation, audience, purpose,
aesthetics, and diverse points of view.
• Express a primary purpose in a compelling statement and order supporting points logically and
convincingly.
• Use effective rhetorical strategies to persuade, inform, and engage.
• Employ writing and/or speaking processes such as planning, collaborating, organizing,
composing, revising, and editing to create presentations using correct diction, syntax, grammar,
and mechanics.
• Integrate research correctly and ethically from credible sources to support the primary purpose
of a communication.
• Engage in reasoned civic discourse while recognizing the distinctions among opinions, facts,
and inferences.
Specific Course Objectives / Competencies
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
• Express information concisely.
• Structure and organize information.
• Develop information with content appropriate to an assignment’s purpose.
• Discover and limit a subject for writing.
• Generate a thesis statement for a series of related and unified paragraphs.
• Organize a paragraph around a single point.
• Adopt appropriate voice, tone, and level of formality.
• Generate clear sentences according to standard English syntax.
• Determine supporting details for a topic.
• Demonstrate an ability to use a variety of rhetorical techniques such as: description,
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cause/effect, analogy/example, narration, definition, comparison/contrast, process, persuasion,
and classification.
• Edit and revise writing to improve effectiveness in such areas as: clarity, organization, unity,
logic, coherence, and audience appropriateness.
• Proofread a piece of writing to correct grammatical, mechanical, and spelling errors.
• Evaluate writing for organization, execution, and content.
• Show an understanding of intellectual property rights and plagiarism, including the use of
appropriate documentation for sources.
• Use basic MLA format.
Minimum Course Standards:
When teaching EN 113, professors will have students meet or exceed the following minimum
standards:
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Students should receive a copy of The EN 113 Essay Guide:
https://www.nmjc.edu/userfiles/dhulsey/department/EN%20113%20Department%20Essa
y%20Guide.pdf. Professors should integrate this guide into their courses. Require
students to read the guide. Quiz students over the guide. Refer to the guide in
instructions and feedback on major writing assignments.
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Students should write a minimum of five formal essays. This may include a diagnostic
essay and the final.
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Major essays should be based on a recognized rhetorical mode: description, narration,
definition, cause and effect, compare and contrast, process, exemplification,
argumentation, etc.
•
Professors will assign one major essay on the topic of property and intellectual property
to facilitate education about property, intellectual property and citation. The iDeal
Reader provides readings and materials for this essay. See page fourteen of this
handbook for an example assignment.
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Each major essay should be a minimum of 500 words.
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Each major essay should be formatted in MLA style (2009 update).
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Each major essay should consist of a title, introduction with a thesis statement, a body of
at least three paragraphs, topic sentences for each body paragraph, and a conclusion.
•
Each major essay should be free of the most egregious mechanical and grammatical
errors, including sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
•
Grade calculations should not allow a student to fail every major essay and earn a passing
grade in the course.
Sample Essay Assignments for EN 113:
Education Narrative Essay Assignment
Compare and Contrast Essay
Intellectual Property Essay
Teaching Guide: Composition and
Literature: EN 123
Course Description:
As a continuation of EN 113, this course focuses on writing effective paragraphs and essays with
an emphasis on reading, analyzing, and researching literary genres: short stories, poetry, drama,
novels, and/or essays. This course includes a research project and other writing assignments.
This is a three credit hour course. Prerequisite: EN 113.
The Syllabus:
All EN 123 syllabi must contain the following departmentally standardized information:
Prerequisite(s)
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Successful completion of EN 113.
Corequisite(s)
None.
Course Rationale
The study of literature empowers students by introducing them to people, places, customs, and
ideas that they might not otherwise personally experience. Learning to communicate this
experience enhances the ability of students to make connections between themselves and others,
creating a deeper understanding of the world and their roles in it. Critical thinking and analytical
skills learned from studying literature are valuable skills for life and any scholastic endeavor, and
learning to appreciate the entertainment value of literature provides students with outlets for
recreation and relaxation that will last a lifetime.
Composition and Literature is required for most NMJC degree programs, and a passing grade
transfers to all public colleges and universities in New Mexico. For transferability to schools
outside of New Mexico, please consult the transfer school.
Required Materials 5
Glenn, Cheryl and Loretta Gray. Harbrace Essentials. 2nd ed. Stamford: Cengage Learning,
2015. Print ISBN: 978-1-285-45181-7
Kirszner, Laurie G. and Stephen R. Mandell. Lit.New York: Wadsworth, 2011. Print. ISBN: 978-1
111-34883-9
Professors may add additional materials like pens, flash drives, scantron sheets, etc., but required items must
appear in the list of required materials on the syllabus, and each professor must have students make use of
anything that appears in the Required Materials Section of the syllabus. In cases like high school dual credit
courses, textbooks may be altered with the consent of NMJC’s Vice President of Instruction.
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General Course Objectives / Competencies
New Mexico Junior College's English and Languages Department uses the Core Competencies
established by the Higher Education Department in the State of New Mexico. By the end of the
semester, students should be able to:
• Analyze and evaluate oral and written communication in terms of situation, audience, purpose,
aesthetics, and diverse points of view.
• Express a primary purpose in a compelling statement and order supporting points logically and
convincingly.
• Use effective rhetorical strategies to persuade, inform, and engage.
• Employ writing and/or speaking processes such as planning, collaborating, organizing,
composing, revising, and editing to create presentations using correct diction, syntax, grammar,
and mechanics.
• Integrate research correctly and ethically from credible sources to support the primary purpose
of a communication.
• Engage in reasoned civic discourse while recognizing the distinctions among opinions, facts,
and inferences.
Specific Course Objectives / Competencies
Students should be able to:
• Demonstrate continued proficiency in EN 113 course objectives.
• Recognize and use the basic vocabulary of literary criticism and analysis.
• Analyze literary works for elements, such as theme, character, plot, setting, symbolism, tone,
and imagery.
• Demonstrate how culture, economics, religion, historical influence, etc. affects literary
meaning.
• Differentiate between the short story, essay, poetry, and/or drama genres.
• Construct analysis of literary works in writing.
• Perform research and integrate sources into writing with proper documentation.
• Design and execute a properly formatted and documented research paper.
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• Use basic MLA format and citation guidelines.
• Define a problem.
• Use appropriate technology and information systems.
• Collect information.
• Evaluate and / or analyze information.
• Organize information.
Minimum Course Standards:
When teaching EN 123, professors will have students meet or exceed the following minimum
standards:
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Students should read and analyze works in at least three genres, including drama, poetry,
short story, novella, and essay.
•
Students should learn analytical concepts, such as point of view, characterization,
protagonist, antagonist, static character, dynamic character, flat character, round
character, plot, setting, symbol, metaphor, theme, lyric poem, narrative poem, stanza,
tone, and imagery.
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Students should complete a minimum of five major assignments, such as a combination
of exams, papers, and presentations. The assignments should include at least two papers:
the research paper and at least one other essay assignment.
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Students should receive a copy of The EN 113 Essay Guide early in the course as a
review from EN 113:
https://www.nmjc.edu/userfiles/dhulsey/department/EN%20113%20Department%20Essa
y%20Guide.pdf. Professors should integrate this guide into their courses. Require
students to read the guide. Quiz students over the guide. Refer to the guide in
instructions and feedback on major writing assignments.
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Students should receive a copy of The Research Paper Guide:
https://www.nmjc.edu/userfiles/dhulsey/department/EN%20Department%20Research%2
0Paper%20Guide.pdf. Professors should integrate this guide into their courses. Require
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students to read the guide. Quiz students over the guide. Refer to the guide in instructions
and feedback on the research paper.
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Professors should devote a significant amount of class time to discuss research methods
and citation.
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Professors should also devote a significant amount of class time to discuss gathering,
evaluating, and using sources.
•
Students should be familiar with primary sources, secondary sources, and peer reviewed
sources.
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Students must submit a research paper to earn a passing grade in the course.
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The research paper should be a minimum of 1,000 words, not including the Works Cited
page.
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The research paper should include a title, an introduction with a thesis, a body of at least
three paragraphs (preferably more), a conclusion, and a Works Cited page.
•
The research paper topic should be focused and coherent. While the specific topic is up to
the professor, the research paper should be analytical in nature and should avoid
excessive exposition in matters like biography, plot summary, and fact finding. Avoid
“book report” assignments that ask students to present a review of an author’s life and
career.
•
In the research paper, students should use and cite a variety of sources while avoiding use
of nonprofessional sources like general encyclopedias and Wikipedia. Sources should
include a minimum of three secondary sources in addition to primary sources.
•
Formal writing assignments should be formatted in MLA style (2009 update).
•
Formal writing assignments should be free of the most egregious mechanical and
grammatical errors, including sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
•
Grade calculations should not allow a student to fail every major assignment and earn a
passing grade in the course.
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The research paper is a core assignment for this course and should be at least thirty
percent of the student’s overall grade. Any research paper a student submits without
research and/or MLA citations should receive a zero.
Sample Research Paper Assignment:
Research Paper
Teaching Guide: Report Writing for
Technicians: EN 123A
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce the student to various types of technical and report writing
through intensive writing activities. Prerequisite: EN 113. Three lecture hours per week.
The Syllabus:
All Sophomore Literature syllabi must contain the following departmentally standardized
information:
Prerequisite(s)
Successful completion of EN 113.
Corequisite(s)
None.
Course Rationale
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The ability to express individual ideas, impressions, and knowledge is basic to communicating
effectively with others. Writing skills are intrinsic to succeeding in the business world and
progressing successfully through college classes. Communication skills also increase one’s
ability to deal logically and reliably with the ideas of others. This course is a traditional technical
and report writing class required for several different degrees and certificates.
Report Writing for Technicians is required for several NMJC degree programs, and a passing
grade transfers to all public colleges and universities in New Mexico. For transferability to
schools outside of New Mexico, please consult the transfer school.
Required Materials 6
Gerson, Steven, and Sharon Gerson. Workplace Communication: Process and Product. New
York: Prentice Hall 2006. Print. ISBN: 978-0-132771-38-2
MyTechlab
General Course Objectives / Competencies
New Mexico Junior College's English and Languages Department uses the Core Competencies
established by the Higher Education Department in the State of New Mexico. By the end of the
semester, students should be able to:
• Analyze and evaluate oral and written communication in terms of situation, audience, purpose,
aesthetics, and diverse points of view.
• Express a primary purpose in a compelling statement and order supporting points logically and
convincingly.
• Use effective rhetorical strategies to persuade, inform, and engage.
• Employ writing and/or speaking processes such as planning, collaborating, organizing,
composing, revising, and editing to create presentations using correct diction, syntax, grammar,
and mechanics.
Professors may add additional materials like pens, flash drives, scantron sheets, etc., but required items must
appear in the list of required materials on the syllabus, and each professor must have students make use of
anything that appears in the Required Materials Section of the syllabus. In cases like high school dual credit
courses, textbooks may be altered with the consent of NMJC’s Vice President of Instruction.
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• Integrate research correctly and ethically from credible sources to support the primary purpose
of a communication.
• Engage in reasoned civic discourse while recognizing the distinctions among opinions, facts,
and inferences.
Specific Course Objectives / Competencies
Students should be able to:
• Demonstrate continued proficiency in EN 113 course objectives.
• Compose common business documents, such as letters, memos, emails, and resumes.
• Compose common technical documents, such as instructions, descriptions, and reports.
• Perform research and integrate sources into writing with proper documentation.
• Design and execute a properly formatted and documented white paper.
• Use basic MLA (or APA) format and citation guidelines.
• Define a problem.
• Use appropriate technology and information systems.
• Collect information.
• Evaluate and / or analyze information.
• Organize information.
Minimum Course Standards:
When teaching EN123A, professors will have students meet or exceed the following minimum
standards:
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Students should write a minimum of two letters, one memo, one email, one technical
description, one set of instructions, one summary, one documented white paper, one letter
of application and resume, and give an oral presentation.
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Professors should review research methods and citations.
•
Professors should discuss gathering, evaluating, and using sources.
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Students must submit a white paper to earn a passing grade in the course.
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The white paper should be a minimum of 1,000 words, not including the bibliography.
•
The white paper should include a title, an introduction with a thesis, a body of at least
three paragraphs, a conclusion, and a bibliography.
•
In the research paper, students should use and cite a variety of sources while avoiding use
of nonprofessional sources like general encyclopedias and Wikipedia. Sources should
include a minimum of three secondary sources in addition to primary sources.
•
Formal writing assignments should be formatted in compliance with common
professional standards.
•
Formal writing assignments should be free of the most egregious and moderate
mechanical and grammatical errors, including sentence fragments, run-on sentences,
coordinating conjunctions, and possessives.
•
Grade calculations should not allow a student to fail every major assignment and earn a
passing grade in the course.
•
The research paper is a core assignment for this course and should be at least thirty
percent of the student’s overall grade. Any research paper a student submits without
research and/or MLA citations should receive a zero.
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Teaching Guide: Sophomore Literature
Courses
Course Descriptions:
EN 213. Types of Literature I 7: This course examines selected literary works from one or more
genres. The successful student has the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills through
close reading of the selected genre(s) presented and exploration into the cultural, social, political,
and/or historical influences on the works. Writing assignments may include journaling, a
research project, critical commentaries, and/or oral reports. This is a three credit hour course.
Prerequisite: EN 123
EN 213A. Survey of British Literature I: This course offers a study of the development of British
literature from Beowulf through the eighteenth century. It is designed to offer a broad cultural
awareness of literature in the English language. Emphasis is placed on enriching the students’
critical appreciation of literature. Readings, reports, and writings are required. This is a three
credit hour course. Prerequisite: EN 123
EN 213C. American Literature I: This course examines the development of American literature
from the earliest works to the Civil War. It is designed to offer a broad cultural awareness of
American Literature and culture. Emphasis is placed on enriching the students’ critical
appreciation of literature. Readings, reports, and writings required. This is a three credit hour
course. Prerequisite: EN 123
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En 213, Types of Literature I and EN223, Types of Literature II are special topics courses. Examples of course
themes include Children’s Literature, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Southwestern Literature, Arthurian Legend,
American Gothic, Utopian Thought, Noir, The American West. Themes should be approved by the full-time
English faculty.
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EN 213D. World Literature I: This course examines representative masterpieces from ancient,
medieval, and Renaissance literature. It is designed to introduce world literature and to widen the
student’s contacts with individuals, ideas, and customs of other cultures. Readings, reports, and
writings required. This is a three credit hour course. Prerequisite: ENG 123
EN 223. Types of Literature II: This course examines selected literary works from one or more
genres. The successful students’ critical thinking skills are developed through close reading of
the genres presented and exploration into the cultural, social, political, and/or historical
influences on the works. Writing assignments may include journaling, a research project, critical
commentaries, and/or oral reports. This is a three credit hour course. Prerequisite: EN 123
EN 223A. Survey of British Literature II: This course offers a study of the development of
British literature from the eighteenth century to the present. It is designed to offer a broad
cultural awareness of literature in the English language. Emphasis is placed on enriching the
students’ critical appreciation of literature. Readings, reports, and writings are required. This is a
three credit hour course. Prerequisite: EN 123
EN 223C. American Literature II: This course examines the development of American literature
from the Civil War to the present. It is designed to offer a broad cultural awareness of American
literature and culture. Emphasis is placed on enriching the students’ critical appreciation of
literature. Readings, reports, and writings are required. This is a three credit hour course.
Prerequisite: EN 123
EN 223D. World Literature II: This course examines representative masterpieces from the
eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. It is designed to introduce world literature from
the modern era and to widen the students’ contact with individuals, ideas, and customs of other
cultures. Readings, reports, and writings are required. This is a three credit hour course.
Prerequisite: EN 123
The Syllabus:
All Sophomore Literature syllabi must contain the following departmentally standardized
information:
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Prerequisite(s)
Successful completion of EN 123.
Corequisite(s)
None.
Course Rationale
The study of literature empowers students by introducing them to people, places, and customs
they might not otherwise personally experience. Learning to communicate this experience
enhances the ability of students to make connections between themselves and others, create a
deeper understanding of the world and their roles in it. Critical thinking and analytical skills
learned from studying literature are valuable skills for life and any scholastic endeavor, and
learning to appreciate the entertainment value of literature provides students with outlets for
recreation and relaxation that will last a lifetime.
Sophomore English is required for many NMJC degree programs, and a passing grade transfers
to all public colleges and universities in New Mexico. For transferability to schools outside of
New Mexico, please consult the transfer school.
Required Materials 8
Glenn, Cheryl and Loretta Gray. Harbrace Essentials. 2nd ed. Stamford: Cengage Learning,
2015. Print ISBN: 978-1-285-45181-7
This book is required for all sections of sophomore English.
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Professors only need to include the materials appropriate to their particular course in the syllabus. Professors
may add additional materials like pens, flash drives, scantron sheets, etc., but required items must appear in the
list of required materials on the syllabus, and each professor must have students make use of anything that
appears in the Required Materials Section of the syllabus. In cases like high school dual credit courses, textbooks
may be altered with the consent of NMJC’s Vice President of Instruction.
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EN 213. Types of Literature I & EN 223. Types of Literature II:
Required texts vary by course theme. Please consult with the Department Chair and Dean when
choosing textbooks for your Course.
EN 213A. Survey of British Literature I
Greenblatt, Stephen, ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Major Authors.
Volume I. 9th ed.New York: W.W. Norton, 2013. Print. ISBN: 978-0-393-91964-6
EN 223A Survey of British Literature II:
Greenblatt, Stephen, ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Major Authors.
Volume II. 9th ed.New York: W.W. Norton, 2013. Print. ISBN: 978-0-393-91965-3
EN 213C. American Literature I:
Cain, William, ed. American Literature Volume I. New York: Pearson, 2004. Print. ISBN:
978-0321116239
EN 223C. American Literature II:
Cain, William, ed. American Literature Volume II. New York: Pearson, 2004. Print. ISBN: 978
0321116246
EN 213D. World Literature I:
Davis, Paul, ed. Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Compact Edition, Vol. 1. New York:
Bedford St. Martins, 2009. Print. ISBN: 978-0-312-44153-1
EN 223D. World Literature II:
Davis, Paul, ed. Bedford Anthology of World Literature, Compact Edition, Vol. 1I. New York:
Bedford St. Martins, 2009. Print. ISBN: 978-0312441531
General Course Objectives / Competencies
New Mexico Junior College's English and Languages Department uses the Core Competencies
established by the Higher Education Department in the State of New Mexico. By the end of the
semester, students should be able to:
• Analyze and critically interpret significant primary texts and/or works of art (this includes fine
art, literature, music, theatre, and film).
• Compare art forms, modes of thought and expression, and processes across a range of historical
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periods and/or structures (e.g., political, geographic, economic, social, cultural, religious,
intellectual).
• Recognize and articulate the diversity of human experience across a range of historical periods
and/or cultural perspectives.
• Draw on historical and/or cultural perspectives to evaluate any or all of the following:
contemporary problems/issues, contemporary modes of expression, and contemporary thought.
Specific Course Objectives / Competencies
By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
• Demonstrate continued proficiency in EN 123 course objectives.
• Analyze literary works for elements, such as theme, character, plot, setting, symbolism, tone,
and imagery.
• Recognize, interpret, analyze, discuss, criticize, and evaluate works of literature created during
the period.
• Identify, distinguish, and evaluate authors of the period.
• Interpret, organize, and evaluate knowledge of the period and its relationship to the authors and
their works.
• Recognize and use the relevant vocabulary of literary criticism and analysis.
Minimum Course Standards:
When teaching Sophomore Literature Courses, professors will have students meet or exceed the
following minimum standards:
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Students should demonstrate knowledge of analytical concepts appropriate to assigned
readings, such as point of view, characterization, protagonist, antagonist, static character,
dynamic character, flat character, round character, plot, setting, symbol, metaphor, theme,
lyric poem, narrative poem, stanza, tone, and imagery.
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Students should complete a minimum of five major assignments, such as a combination
of exams, papers, and presentations. The assignments should include at least two papers:
the research paper and at least one other essay assignment.
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Students should receive a copy of The EN 113 Essay Guide early in the course as a
review from EN 113:
https://www.nmjc.edu/userfiles/dhulsey/department/EN%20113%20Department%20Essa
y%20Guide.pdf. Professors should integrate this guide into their courses. Require
students to read the guide. Quiz students over the guide. Refer to the guide in
instructions and feedback on major writing assignments.
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Students should receive a copy of The Research Paper Guide:
https://www.nmjc.edu/userfiles/dhulsey/department/EN%20Department%20Research%2
0Paper%20Guide.pdf. Professors should integrate this guide into their courses. Require
students to read the guide. Quiz students over the guide. Refer to the guide in instructions
and feedback on the research paper.
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Professors should use some class time to review research methods and citations.
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Professors should discuss gathering, evaluating, and using sources.
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Students must submit a research paper to earn a passing grade in the course.
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The research paper should be a minimum of 1,000 words, not including the Works Cited
page.
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The research paper should include a title, an introduction with a thesis, a body of at least
three paragraphs, a conclusion, and a Works Cited page.
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The research paper topic should be focused and coherent. While the topic is up to the
professor, the research paper should be analytical in nature and should avoid excessive
exposition such matters as biography, plot summary, and fact finding. Avoid “book
report” assignments that ask students to present a review of an author’s life and career.
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In the research paper, students should use and cite a variety of sources while avoiding use
of nonprofessional sources like general encyclopedias and Wikipedia. Sources should
include at least one primary source and a minimum of three secondary sources.
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Formal writing assignments should be formatted in MLA style (2009 update).
•
Formal writing assignments should be free of the most egregious and moderate
mechanical and grammatical errors, including sentence fragments, run-on sentences,
coordinating conjunctions, and possessives.
•
Grade calculations should not allow a student to fail every major assignment and earn a
passing grade in the course.
•
The research paper is a core assignment for this course and should be at least thirty
percent of the student’s overall grade. Any research paper a student submits without
research and/or citations should receive a zero.
Sample Research Paper Assignment:
Research Paper
Teaching Guide: Creative Writing: EN 213B
& 223B
Course Description:
EN 213B. Creative Writing:
This course offers an introduction to the writing of various literary genres resulting in individual
writing portfolios. This is a three credit hour course. Prerequisite: EN 123 or consent of
instructor.
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EN 2233B. Creative Writing II:
This course is a continuation of EN 213B, emphasizing further development in the writing of
various literary genres, resulting in individual writing portfolios. This is a three credit hour
course. Prerequisite: EN 213B
The Syllabus:
All Creative Writing syllabi must contain the following departmentally standardized
information:
Prerequisite(s)
Successful completion of EN 123.
Corequisite(s)
None.
Course Rationale
Sophomore English is required for many NMJC degree programs, and a passing grade transfers
to all public colleges and universities in New Mexico. For transferability to schools outside of
New Mexico, please consult the transfer school.
Required Materials 9
Minoot, Stephen and Diane Thiel. Three Genres: The Writing of Literary Prose, Poem, and
Plays, Ninth Edition. Boston: Longman, 2012. Print. ISBN: 978-0205012756
General Course Objectives / Competencies
New Mexico Junior College's English and Languages Department uses the Core Competencies
established by the Higher Education Department in the State of New Mexico. By the end of the
Professors may add additional materials like pens, flash drives, scantron sheets, etc., but required items must
appear in the list of required materials on the syllabus, and each professor must have students make use of
anything that appears in the Required Materials Section of the syllabus. In cases like high school dual credit
courses, textbooks may be altered with the consent of NMJC’s Vice President of Instruction.
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semester, students should be able to:
• Analyze and critically interpret significant primary texts and/or works of art (this includes fine
art, literature, music, theatre, and film).
• Compare art forms, modes of thought and expression, and processes across a range of historical
periods and/or structures (e.g., political, geographic, economic, social, cultural, religious,
intellectual).
• Recognize and articulate the diversity of human experience across a range of historical periods
and/or cultural perspectives.
• Draw on historical and/or cultural perspectives to evaluate any or all of the following:
contemporary problems/issues, contemporary modes of expression, and contemporary thought.
Specific Course Objectives / Competencies
By the end of the semester, students should be able to write materials that:
•
Demonstrate continued proficiency in EN 123 course objectives.
•
Use rhetorical techniques, such as figurative language, imagery, simile, metaphor, irony
and rhythm as appropriate.
•
Construct different modes of narrative, such as poetry, short stories, screenplays, essays,
etc..
•
Demonstrate proficiency in development to involve the reader in concrete experiences.
•
Use personal observation as material for the writing process.
•
Use exact expressions and word choice for rhetorical effect.
•
Apply critical acumen to written products.
Minimum Course Standards:
When teaching Creative Writing, professors will have students meet or exceed the following
minimum standards:
•
Students should complete a minimum of five major assignments, such as a combination
of creative compositions, a writing journal, presentations, and exams.
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•
Formal writing assignments should be free of the most egregious and moderate
mechanical and grammatical errors, including sentence fragments, run-on sentences,
coordinating conjunctions, and possessives.
•
Students should produce poetry and prose.
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Assignments should encourage the development of style and voice.
•
Students should be directed to produce various genres, such as, but not limited to: poetry,
short stories, essays, screenplays, etc.
•
Students should learn to criticize themselves and others in a constructive manner.
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Students should learn how to receive constructive criticism and use it to revise writing.
•
Grade calculations should not allow a student to fail every major assignment and earn a
passing grade in the course.
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As appropriate to each individual, professors should encourage students to submit their
works to publication venues outside of the college.
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