ENGLISH 102 - 23350
COMPOSITION II
Spring 2010
3 Credits
Great Basin College
Instructor: Doris Bessett
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Course Description:
English 102 is a continuation of English 101 and is designed to reinforce the
writing skills learned in English 101, as well as to introduce students to the study
of literature. Units on the short story, poetry, and drama will focus on expanding
students' critical thinking abilities through class discussions and essays on the
literature. An in-depth research paper will require the students to research a
topic related to the course of study and write critically about it.
The units on the short story, poetry, and drama will consist of studying elements,
reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing a documented essay on each unit.
The three units will demonstrate the use and effectiveness of the various literary
elements.
The students will review and utilize the MLA format in essays and research.
A research paper on some aspect of literature will be the final project for the class.
Text:
SF Writer, 4h edition., Ruskiewicz, Seward, Hairston
The SF Wtiter will assist the students in writing, language use, and presentation.
MLA format, documentation, and works cited will also be reviewed.
Supplies:
One 3.5, double-sided, high density disk or flash disk
3 ring binder
Pencil, blue or black pen
The notebook will have four sections:
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Class notes
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Vocabulary development
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Literary elements
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Prewriting and organization for essays and the research paper.
Grades:
Students will receive a letter grade based on essays, assignments, notebook,
attendance, and the research paper:
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Essays:
30%
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Research paper
40%
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Assignments
20%
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Attendance
10%
Grades will be based on percentages:
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A = 90-100%
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B = 80-89%
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C = 70-79%
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D = 60-69%
Attendance:
Promptness and regular attendance are encouraged. Late entrants will lose points
for the first 10 minutes. Anyone entering the class after ten minutes will be
considered as absent. Any in-class assignments that are missed may not be made
up.
Course Expectations: The student will:
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Attend class regularly
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Examine returned papers to identify errors and consider suggestions.
Recurrence of the same errors is not acceptable.
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Submit all work on time. Late work will not be accepted.
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Take notes in class.
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Make an effort to improve writing skills and vocabulary.
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Ask questions.
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Seek help.
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Participate in discussions.
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Develop objectivity in forming opinions.
Academic Success Center:
Along with in-class instruction and the instructor's assistance, on-line tutoring
Is available at [email protected].
Accommodations:
GBC provides equal access for students with disabilities. An advisor is available
to discuss these accommodations with students. If a student has special needs,
he/she should contact the Student Services Office for assistance.
Academic Integrity:
Students are expected to be honest. Acts such as cheating and plagiarism are
violations of the University of Nevada's Code of Conduct as well as violations
of the standards of intellectual honesty. Students who violate these standards are
subject to consequences ranging from dismissal from a class to dismissal from the
academic institution.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
MEASUREMENT:
The student will:
Study short story elements
Notebook entries, discussion
Read short stories
Discussion, assignments
Analyze short stories
Discussion, assignments
Study poetry styles
Notebook entries, discussion
Read poems
Discussion, assignments
Analyze poems
Discussion, assignments
Study elements of drama
Notebook entries, assignments
Analyze plays
Discussion, assignments
Improve vocabulary
Notebook, essays, research paper
Recognize and use literary elements
Notebook, discussion, written work
Research topics for essays, research paper
Observation, written work
Write three essays
Essay evaluation
Write a research paper
Research paper evaluation
Use MLA style
Written work evaluation
Document essays and research paper
Written work evaluation
Formulate works cited lists
Written work evaluation
Participate in group activities
Observation
Course Outline
English 102
1/25
Preview syllabus
Preview course outline
Preview text
Discuss elements of drama
Actors
Spectators
Watching
Reading
1/27
Discuss elements of drama
Burlesque
Farce
Commedia deU'arte
Slapstick
Romantic
Assign:
Gather information on Taming of the Shrew
Play attendance required:
Feb. 20 7PM High School tickets $5.00
Critique of play due 2/17
2/3
Discuss elements of short story
Assign: Point of View
William Faulkner: "A Rose for Emily"
Eudora Welty "Why I JJve at the P.O>
2/8
Discuss "A Rose for Emily" - Point of View
"Why I Live at the P.O." - Point of View
Suggestions for essay
Assign: Character
Katherine Ann Porter - "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"
Isaac Bashevis Singer - " Gimpel the Fool"
2/10
Discuss
"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
"Gimpel the Fool"
Assign: Setting
Jack London - "to Build a Fire"
Kate Chopin - 'The Storm"
2/15
President's Day
2/17
Play critique due
Discuss: Setting
'To Build a Fire"
'The Storm"
Assign: Tone and Style
William Faulkner - "Barn Burning"
Guy de Maupassant - 'The Necklace
2/22
Discuss Tone and Style
"Barn Burning"
'The Necklace"
Assign Theme
Stephen Crane - "the Open Boat"
Kurt Vonnegut" - "Harrison Bergeron"
2/24
Discuss Theme
'The Open Boat"
"Harrison Bergeron"
Assign: Symbol
John Steinbeck - 'The Chrysanthemum"
Shirley Jackson - 'The Lottery"
3/1
Discuss Symbol
'The Chrysanthemum"
"The Lottery"
Assign: Essay on Short Story due 3/10
Discuss topics
Review MLA format
3/3
Work on essay
3/8
Work on essay
3/10
Short Story essay due
Introduce Poetry - Reading a Poem
Verse
Lyric - D.H. Lawrence "Adrienne Rich"
Narrative - Robert Frost "Out, Out..."
DramaticMonologue - Robert Browning "My Last Duchess'
Didactic - John Dyer - 'The Fleece"
Assign:
Read designated poems
Paraphrase one of the readings
3/15
Paraphrasing due
Discuss readins
Present Listening to Voice
Tone: Theodore Roethke- ""My Papa's Waltz"
Person in the poem - Edward Arlington Robinson - "Luke Havergal"
Irony: W. H. Auden - 'The Unknown Citizen"
Assign: Read designated poems
3/17
Discuss readings
Present Writer's Perspective
Literal meaning - William Carlos Williams "This Is Just to Say"
Value of dictionary - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Aftermath"
Allusion - Carl Sandburg "Grass"
Neoclastic period/Augustan Age - Thomas Hardy 'The Ruined Maid"
Assignment: read designated poems
3/17
Discuss readings
Present Imagery - Bishop 'The Fish"
3/22- 3/26 Spring Recess
3/4
Work on essay
3/6
Work on essay - due Mar. 9
3/9
Short Story essay due
Introduce poetry - Reading a Poem
Verse
Lyric - D.H. Lawrence: "Adrienne Rich"
Narrative - Robert Frost: "Out, Out
"
Dramatic -
Monologue - Robert Browning: "My Last Duchess"
Didactic - John Dyer: 'The Fleece"
Assignment:
Read designated poems
Paraphrase one of the readings
3/11
Listening to Voice
Tone: Theodore Roethke: ""My Papa's Waltz"
Person in the poem: Edwin Arlington Robinson: "Luke Havergal"
Irony: W.H.Auden: 'The Unknown Citizen"
Assignment: Read designated poems
3/13
Writer's Perspective
Literal meaning: "William Carlos Williams: "This Is Just To Say"
Value of dictionary: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "Aftermath"
Allusion: Carl Sandburg: "Grass"
Neoclastic period/Augustan age: Thomas Hardy: 'The Ruined Maid"
Assignment: Read designated poems
3/15
Imagery:
Assignment:
Read: Elizabeth Bishop: 'The Fish"
3/17
Discuss "the Fish"
Figures of Speech
Metaphor, simile: Emily Dickinson: "My Life Had Stood - A Loaded
gun"
Personification
Hyperbole
Metonymy
Read designated poem
3/22-3/26 Spring Recess
3/29
Discuss "My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun"
Songs
Ballad: John Lennon, Paul McCartney: "Eleanor Rigby"
Alliteration/assonance: Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "The Splendor Falls on
Castle Walls"
Rime
Rhythm: A. E. Housman: "When I Was One-and-Twenty"
Assignment: Read designated poems
3/31
Discuss assigned readings
Forms:
Blank verse: 'This Living Hand, Now Warm and Capable"
Couplet
Tercet
Quatrain: Robert Graves: "Counting the Beats"
4/5
Discuss assigned readings
Forms:
Sonnets
English/Shakespearean: "Let Me Not To The Marriage of True
Minds"
Italian/Petrarchan: Edna St. Vincent Millay: "What Lips My Lips
Have Kissed,
And Where, And Why"
Epigram: E.E. Cummings: "A Politician"
Open Form:
Free verse: William Carlos Williams: 'The Dance"
Symbol: Emily Dickinson: 'The Lightning Is a Yellow Fork"
4/7
Discuss assigned readings
Review poetry
Review MLA format
Review common errors
Suggestions for poetry essay
4/12
Work on poetry essay
2-5 pages
3 sources
Due 4/26
4/14
Work on poetry essay
4/19
Work on poetry essay - due 4/26
4/21
Work on poetry essay due 4/26
4/26
Poetry essay due
Discuss research paper
Review topics
Review MLA Format
Length 7-10 pages
Due 5/10
4/28
Work on final paper
5/3
Work on final paper
5/5
Work on final paper
5/10
Final paper due
5/12
Final paper returned
Grades issued