SYLLABUS FOR ENGLISH 1302 WRITING AND READING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM 2018 Spring Semester Semester Hours Credit: 3 English 1302 Contact Information: Instructor: Mrs. Amy Bohensky Email: abohensky@san-saba.net Telephone: (325)650-3514 Available: 7:15am-7:45am; 3:45pm-4:30pm 5 th period: 11:21a-12:07pm Course Description Course Prefix/Number: English 1302. Course Title: Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Brief Course Description: English Composition (3-0). A course in critical reading and writing across the curriculum, including the research process and the research paper. Prerequisite: English 1301 or equivalent credit. http://www.angelo.edu/dept/english_modern_languages/english/courses_english.php This course teaches skills required for effective academic and real-world writing in various disciplines by guiding students through the writing process to find, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize various sources of information. Summary, critique, synthesis and analysis assignments will reinforce understanding of writing as a series of tasks that are on-going and adaptable. The outcome of the assignments for this course will enhance rhetorical knowledge, critical thinking, reading and writing, and improve knowledge of conventions. Required Text and Materials 1. Delbanco, Nicholas, and Alan Cheuse. Literature: Craft and Voice. McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN-978-0-07-338492-4 (SSISD issued book) 2. Binder Foundational Component Area: Communications Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience. *SLO Student Learning Outcomes Core Objective University SLO Course SLO General Learning Activities Critical Thinking CT1: Gather, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information relevant to a question or issue. Employ problem-solving strategies (such as inquiring about an issue, comprehending consequences, and analyzing and synthesizing information) to generate positions and arguments and to examine basic principles of information gathering to support a thesis. Communication Teamwork Personal Responsibility CT2: Develop and demonstrate a logical position (i.e. perspective, thesis, hypothesis) that acknowledges ambiguities or contradictions. CS1: Develop, interpret, and express ideas through effective written communication. TW1: Consider different viewpoints as a member of a team. PR1: Demonstrate the ability to evaluate choices, actions and consequences as related to ethical decision-making. Comprehend, analyze, synthesize and evaluate their own communication and that of others to raise questions, make assertions and generate discussion about a topic or question. Take into consideration audience, context, purpose, conventions and circumstances relevant to written communication; use relevant and appropriate content for the specific rhetorical situation in order to express their position(s) effectively in writing. Work individually and collectively toward a shared purpose or goal with the members of their team, creating and evaluating their peers drafts. Identify their own core beliefs and the sources of those beliefs in order to connect their choices and actions to decision-making; also recognize and evaluate possible consequences of their decisions.
Coursework Policy and Procedures As this is a college level course, students are expected to keep up with all course work and stay on top of his or her schedule. No late work will be accepted. Therefore, it is the student s responsibility to turn in any and all work before he or she expects to be gone. Exceptions will be made in the case of documented emergencies. This means minor illnesses, football, basketball, baseball, softball games, band competitions, UIL activities, track meets, FFA events, and all other extracurricular activities do NOT excuse one from homework or due dates. Make note of assignment due dates on one s personal calendar. If an emergency arises, students should contact me as soon as he or she is able, and we will make a plan to get him or her back on track. Electronic malfunction will not be an excuse for late work. DO NOT wait until the last possible second to submit an assignment. If you have a problem with Blackboard, you should contact the IT Service Center (325-942-2911) at Angelo State immediately. You will be given a service number and a receipt if IT cannot solve your problem. At this point and this point only, please make sure to email your assignment to me. Blackboard This course operates on the Blackboard website through Angelo State University where students will find access to the REVEL textbook link (purchase required), important announcements, the TurnItIn dropbox for submission of papers, assignment prompts and guidelines, and handouts. Students will find the Blackboard site at http://blackboard.angelo.edu. Students should check the site often to stay abreast of assignments, changes to the syllabus and announcements. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism San Saba ISD and Angelo State University expect students to maintain complete honesty and integrity in their academic pursuits. This includes avoiding plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as using ideas and information from other sources without giving appropriate credit to the original sources. If anyone is caught plagiarizing, intentionally or not, he or she will receive a zero on the assignment, and could possibly receive a failing grade in the course. Additional discipline could involve letters being placed in one s permanent file and action taken by Angelo State University resulting in possible suspension or expulsion. Participation Attend and remain alert in every class period. My class sessions will consist of class discussions, group activities, in-class exercises, and individual work time. I expect everyone to actively participate in each of these forms of learning. Missing in-class or out-of-class activities and exercises, arriving late to class or leaving early, falling asleep, or otherwise disengaging from the course business during class will negatively impact one s participation grade at my discretion. *Students are required to email me a day in advance prior to extra-curricular absences from class. Failure to notify me will result in loss of participation points & all assignments are expected to be turned in on time. Grading Students will earn points for each individual assignment. The final grade for the course will be determined by the following scale: A (1000-900), B (899-800), C (799-700), D (699-600), or F (599-0).
The Grading Process Assignment Points Worth Points Earned Grammar Ex 1 5 Summary/I Have Been to the Mountaintop Quiz 15 Topic Chosen 15 Cask of Amontillado OER 20 Paraphrase Quiz 15 Everyday OER 20 Plagiarism Quiz 15 Handmade Thinking 15 Grammar Ex 2 5 Annotated Bib: 8 Sources 30 Wuthering Heights Q1-3 15 Grammar Ex 3 5 Wuthering Heights Q4-15 Grammar Ex 4 5 Wuthering Heights Q 15 Grammar Ex 5 5 Grammar Ex 6 5 Grammar Ex 7 5 Genealogy Research 25 Thesis Quiz 15 Works Cited Rough Draft 15 Grammar Ex 8 5 Grammar Ex 9 5 Outline 15 Introduction Quiz 15 End of 6wks Wuthering Heights Q31-33 15 Timed Writing: Rose for Emily and Wuthering Heights 50 Direct Quotes in outline 15 Grammar Ex. 10 5 Conclusion/Animal Farm Quiz 15 Rough Draft 30 Peer Review MLA 15 Peer Review Content 20 Paraphrase 3 Sentences 30 Research Paper Final Draft 75 Spring Break 1984 Quiz Part 1 1-4 15 1984 Quiz Part 1 5-8 15 Macbeth Whose Fault Essay 30 1984 Quiz Part 2 1-4 15 Grammar Ex. 11 5 End of 6wks 1984 Quiz Part 2 5-9 15 Grammar Ex. 12 5 1984 Quiz Part 3 1-3 15 Interview 30 1984 Quiz Part 3 4-6 15 Poetry Analysis & Handmade Thinking from 3 poems 50 Semester Final Exam 150 Participation (uninformed absences/nonparticipation/unprepared) 50 Extra Assignments TOTAL 1000+
Course Organization: The assignments are subject to change per instructor/student need and are not in full detail. Week Content Assignments Due Jan 8-11 8-syllabus, books (2) 9-research topics Jan 15-19 10-Grammar Ex. 1 11-RequiredVocabulary List 12-School Holiday 15-Summary Notes; I Have Been to the Mountaintop 16-Research topic due; Read Cask of Amontillado 17-Cask OER; Paraphrase Study 18-Read Everyday Use 19-Everyday OER; Quotation Study Wed. Jan 10-Grammar Ex 1 DUE in class Thurs. Jan 11-Turn in 10 vocabulary words defined & with example to substitute Mon. Jan 15-Summary/Mountain Quiz in class Tues. Jan 16-Topics Due @ beginning of class Wed. Jan 17-Cask OER in class; Paraphrase Quiz in class Fri. Jan 19-Everyday OER in class; Quotation Quiz in class Jan 22-26 Jan 29-Feb 2 Feb 5-9 Feb 12-16 22-Plagiarism Study 23-Handmade Thinking (pick one of 3 stories) 24-Annotated Bibliography Instructions 25-ASU Library Search w/ topic for academic sources 26-2 sources due; Grammar Ex 2 29-Wuthering Heights Background; Genealogy Research 30-WH Quiz Ch 1-3 31-2 sources due; Grammar Ex 3 1-WH Quiz 2-2 sources due; Grammar Ex 4 5-WH Quiz 6-Grammar Ex 5 7-2 sources due; Grammar Ex 6 8-Grammar Ex 7 9-Genealogy Research Due; Thesis Study 12-Create Works Cited with 8 sources 13-Grammar Ex 8 14-Outline Study; Grammar Ex 9 15-Introduction Study; Read Rose for Emily by Tues. Mon. Jan 22-Plagiarism Quiz in class Wed. Jan 24-Handmade Thinking due @ beginning of class Fri. Jan 26-Ann. Bib. 2 sources due @ beginning of class Tues. Jan 30-WH Quiz Ch 1-3 in class Wed. Jan 31-Ann. Bib. 2 sources due @ beginning of class; Grammar Ex 3 due in class Thurs. Feb 1-WH Quiz Fri. Feb 2- Ann. Bib. 2 sources due @ beginning of class; Grammar Ex 4 due in class Mon. Jan 5-WH Quiz in class Tues. Jan 6-Grammar Ex 5 Due in class Wed. Jan 7- Ann. Bib. 2 sources due @ beginning of class; Grammar Ex 6 due in class Thurs. Jan 8-Grammar Ex 7 Due in class Fri. Jan 9-Genealogy Research Due @ beginning of class; Thesis Quiz in class Tues. Feb 13-Grammar Ex 8 Due in class Wed. Feb 14-Outline Quiz; Grammar Ex 9 due in class Thurs. Feb 15-Introduction Quiz; Read Rose for Emily by Tuesday
End of 6-wks 16-1/2 day.wh Quiz Ch 31-33 full text Fri. Feb 16-WH Quiz Ch 31-33 in class English 1302 Feb 20-23 19-school holiday 20-Timed Writing: Rose/Wuthering Tues. Feb 20-Timed Writing in class 21-Put Direct Quotes into Outline Instruction with Parentheticals 22-Grammar Ex 10 Thurs. Feb 22-Grammar Ex 10 in class Feb 26-Mar 2 Mar 5-9 Mar 12-16 Mar 19-23 Mar 26-29 Apr 2-6 23-Read Animal Farm Excerpt 26-Conclusion Study 27-work day 28-Rough Draft DUE @ beginning of class 1-Peer Review of MLA format (1x teacher;1x solo) 2-Peer Review of Content Assignment 5-Paraphrase Quiz-3 Sentences 6-Peer Review Content Due 7-work day 8-work day 9-Research Paper Final Draft Due by end of day Spring Break 19-1984 Bkgrnd 20-Assign Interview 21-UIL no class 22-Vocabulary Review 23-Read 1984 26-1984 Quiz Part 1 1-4; Introduce Macbeth 27-Read Macbeth 28-Read Macbeth 29-Read Macbeth 30-School Holiday/Good Friday 2-1984 Quiz Part 1 5-8; Read Macbeth 3-Read Macbeth 4-Read Macbeth 5-Read Macbeth; finish for homework 6-Timed Writing: Macbeth: Whose Fault Is It? Mon. Feb 26-Conclusion/Animal Farm Quiz in class Wed. Feb 28-Rough Draft Due @ beginning of class Thurs. Mar 1-Peer Review MLA 2x Mon. Mar 5-Paraphrase Quiz 3 sentences due in class Tues. Mar 6- Peer Review Content Due @ beginning of class Fri. Mar 9-Research Paper Final Draft Due @ end 11:59PM Mon. Mar 26-1984 Quiz Part 1 Ch 1-4 in class Mon. Apr 2-1984 Quiz Part 1 Ch 5-8 in class Fri. Apr 6-Timed Writing: Whose Fault Is It? In class
Apr 9-13 End of 6-wks Apr 16-20 Apr 23-27 Apr 30-May 4 May 7-11 May 14-18 May 21-25 9-1984 Quiz Part 2 1-4; Grammar Ex. 11 10-Correct Macbeth Essay (Teacher Out: STAAR test day English I) 11-Read Daddy poem 12-Organize Daddy poem 13-1/2 day work day 16-1984 Quiz Part 2 5-9; Read Shall I Compare Thee 17-Organize about Shall I Compare Thee 18-Read The Raven 19-Organize The Raven 20-Grammar Ex. 12 23-1984 Quiz Part 3 1-3; Introduce Beowulf 24-Read Beowulf 25-Read Beowulf; Assign Poetry Analysis (choice poem) & Return 26-Read Beowulf 27-Interview Due; Read Beowulf 30-1984 Quiz Part 3 4-6; Share Interview Info 1-Read Beowulf 2-Read Beowulf 3-Poetry Analysis Due; Timed Writing: What Makes Beowulf a Traditional Anglo-Saxon hero? 4-Review for Semester Final Final Exams Complete/Edit Yearbook Pages (Each additional page you work on will give you a 10 point credit) Mon. Apr 9-1984 Quiz Part 2 Ch 1-4 in class Thurs. Apr 12-Daddy poem Handmade Thinking Mon. Apr 16-Quiz Part 2 Ch 5-9 in class Tues. Apr 17-Shall I Compare Thee Handmade Thinking Thurs. Apr 19-The Raven Handmade Thinking Fri. Apr 20-Grammar Ex 12 Mon. Apr 23-1984 Quiz Part 3 1-3 in class Fri. Apr 27-Interview Due @ beginning of class Mon. Apr 30-1984 Quiz Part 3 4-6 in class Thurs. May 3-Poetry Analysis Due @ beginning of class; Timed Writing: What Makes Beowulf a Traditional Anglo-Saxon hero? Fri. May 4-Class Participation points will be added Final Exam will be Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday Last Day of School May 24th Graduation May 25 th *All assignments and due dates are subject to change. Please pay attention to the board in class and to Blackboard for notifications, reminders, and changes.