Bonita Gonzalez
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Del Rio High School
Angelo State University
2601 West Avenue N.
San Angelo, TX 76903
School Year: 2015 – 2016
Spring 2016
English 1302
Dual Credit
Textbook
Ann Raimes. Keys for Writers, 7th edition - Handbook. Houghton-Mifflin, 2011.
Kirszner, L. and Stephen Mandell. Compact Literature, 8th edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning: 2013.
Technology Requirements
Internet
Computer
Microsoft Word
Access to your Ramport page on Angelo.edu
Supplies
1 – flash drive
Loose leaf paper
Folder
Pen
Highlighter
English 1302: ASU Core Communications Course
Students in English 1302 will practice the following core curriculum learning objectives in
critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and personal responsibility. Students will then
demonstrate their capabilities in these objectives by writing a variety of essays.
Critical thinking will be demonstrated in a research essay.
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Students will gather, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information relevant to a question or
issue by employing problem-solving strategies that generate positions and arguments and
by examining the basic principles of information-gathering to support a thesis.

Students will then develop and demonstrate a logical position (i.e. perspective, thesis,
hypothesis) that acknowledges ambiguities or contradictions by analyzing and evaluating
their own communication and that of others to raise questions, make assertions, and
generate discussion about a topic or question.
Communication will also be demonstrated in a research essay.

Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through effective written
communication by taking into consideration audience, purpose, circumstances relevant to
written communication, by using relevant and appropriate content for the specific
rhetorical situation in order to express their purpose(s) effectively.
Teamwork will be demonstrated in a Group Project.

Students will consider different viewpoints as a member of a team by working toward a
shared purpose or goal with members of their team and by creating and evaluating their
peers’ drafts, presentations, and arguments.

Students will work effectively with others to support and accomplish a shared goal by
devoting efforts to team task, interacting with others, contributing to the team, and
resolving and synthesizing divergent viewpoints within a group.
Personal responsibility will be demonstrated in a final reflection essay.

Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate choices, actions and consequences as
related to ethical decision making by identifying their own core beliefs and the sources of
those beliefs in order to connect their choices and actions to decision-making and by
recognizing possible consequences of their decisions.
When you complete this course you should be able to
 Use the writing process as a form of learning, critical thinking, and communicating
 Communicate in writing effectively with audiences from a variety of disciplines
 Locate, evaluate, and integrate resources from the ASU library into your writing
 Conduct a methodical research process to complete an academic research essay
 Practice source attribution, synthesis, and citation style properly for academic research
purposes.
In an effort to help you achieve the learning outcomes above, I have prepared lessons,
readings, and class assignments, listed in the pages below, that will help you
 Develop skills in expressing yourself in writing
 Learn how to find and use resources for answering questions or solving problems
 Learn to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view.
Grading Policy/Scale
Quiz
Creative Writing Project
Essays
Exams
Annotated Bibliography
Final Exam/Paper
10%
10%
40%
20%
10%
10%
A = 90-100%
B = 80 – 89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = 0-59%
*Please refer to the last page of this syllabus for the DRHS
dual credit grade reporting policy as mandated by
S.F.D.R.C.I.S.D.
Class Policies
Attendance
- All students must be in attendance 90% of the days class is offered in order to receive credit.
- Any student who is absent is responsible for obtaining the work and/or assignments missed.
He/she should contact the teacher by email, or meet with the teacher before or after school, and
should come to class prepared for the day's lesson. "I was absent yesterday" is no excuse for being
unprepared.
Ramport & Blackboard
-Students MUST have access to ASU’s Ramport and Blackboard, as most of the class assignments
will be issued using this technology.
-It is the student’s responsibility to check Ramport and Blackboard daily & as needed for any class
announcements and assignments and any other information the instructor may post.
-Students who are absent may get class information using this technology to be prepared for the
next day’s lesson.
Make-up Work
- After an excused absence, students will be allowed 2 days to make up any missed daily work.
- Any student who is absent due to extra-curricular events (such as a tournament, competition, or
field trip), on the day that a quiz is administered, he/she MUST take the quiz the 1st day back to
school. It is that student’s responsibility to ask for the quiz. I will NOT remind you, as it is your
responsibility to keep up with your grades.
-Any student who will miss class due to extra-curricular events (such as a tournament, competition,
or field trip), on the day that an essay/project is due, is still required to turn in his/her essay at the
designated time. The student may turn his/her essay/project in before the absence.
- A major essay and/or research project that is not turned in by the deadline may be turned in by the
next school day. It will have a deduction one letter grade.
- A major essay and/or project that is not turned in by the deadline or the following day may be
turned in with teacher approval for a maximum grade of 50. In other words, talk to me.
Classroom Rules
- Students will be on time to class.
- Students will have all required materials for class at all times.
- Students will be responsible for keeping their desks and surrounding areas clean and free of
litter.
Plagiarism
Students are expected to follow ethical conduct when completing written assignments. ANY
STUDENT WHO PLAGIARIZES WILL RECIEVE AN F FOR THAT GIVEN ASSIGNMENT.
All essays will be submitted to turnitin.com to check for plagiarism.
* The instructor may modify the syllabus as needed throughout the semester.
Week 1
Intro to Syllabus
Wuthering Heights Test
Creative Writing Project
Week 2 Imaginative Literature (2-7)
Conventional Themes
Literary Canon
“All About Suicide” (7)
Week 3 Origins of Modern Fiction (122-123)
History of the Short Story 127-129
“Hills Like White Elephants” (129-133)
Week 4 Interpreting Literature (9-11)
Boundaries of Fiction (133)
Review the Writing Process
Grammar Review
“Snow” (135); “Sleep-Over” (136); “Love and Other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape” (138)
Week 5 Exam & One-Pager
Week 6 Conflict, Stages of Plot, Order and Sequence (200-203)
“The Story of an Hour” (204-206)
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (210-219)
Week 7 Conflicts
Character (230-232)
Round and Flat Characters
Dynamic and Static Characters
Motivation
“A&P” (233-238)
“Deportation at Breakfast” (208-209)
Week 8 Setting (265-268)
“I Stand Here Ironing” (296-301)
Point-of-View (305-313)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (324-330)
“Barn Burning” (331-343)
Week 9 Writing about Literature (21-34)
Exam & One-Pager
Week 10 Graphic Fiction (143-145)
from Maus (147-151)
from Persepolis (163-166)
Creative Writing Project Due
Week 11 Style, Tone, Language (351-356)
“The Yellow Wallpaper” (375-387)
Symbol, Allegory, Myth (403-408)
“The Lottery” (415-421)
Week 12Response Essay 39-41
Grammar Review
Writers’ Workshop
Essay due
Week 13 Theme (456-460)
“Doe Season” (469-480)
Interpretation Essay
Week 14 Poetry- Origins (654-663)
Vocab (664-665)
Concrete Poetry – John Echo
Voice (678-682)
“Suicide Note” (686-687)
Tone (688-690)
Irony (698-700)
“Ballad of Birmingham” (706-707)
Imagery (741-744)
Week 15 Final Exam Essay/Research Paper
Study Guide for Final Exam
Week16 Final Exam