Gordon State College

Division of Humanities – English Department

SPRING - 2015

Course Syllabus

ENGL1101- O, 8:00-9:15 AM, Rm A 112 Dr. James Traylor

ENGL1101- T, 12:30-1:45 PM, Rm A 212 Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 pm Rm: A 102

Email:

Mailbox: A 103

Required Texts:

  • Literature and Ourselves,[LIT] 6th Edition, Gloria Mason Henderson, Bill Day, Sandra Stevenson Waller, Anna Dunlap Higgins, Pearson Longman Publishers, c. 2009.
  • A Pocket Style Manual,[PSM] 6th Edition, Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, Bedford/St. Martin’s,

c. 2012.

Recommended: Online Writing Lab: Purdue University [

# / Day / Date / Assignment
1 / Th / 1/8 / Introduction to course; Discuss grading system; pop tests; grading code for grammatical errors. [Back End papers of PSM]
2 / T / 1/13 / Grammar Review Begins: PSM: pp. 40-45 [Sentence Fragments; Run-on sentences; comma splices[Hackerhandbooks.com/pocket :14-1 through 14-4]; practice sentences small group setting; list of common errors; PSM: pp. 260-270 [Glossary of usage]; PSM: pp, 270-277 [Grammatical terms]
3 / Th / 1/15 / PSM: pp. 20-30; 45-48 [Subject verb agreement][verb forms]
[Hackerhandbook: 10-1 through 10-3]Small group practice sessions
4 / T / 1/20 / PSM: pp. 1-18 [Clarity]; Practice Sentences; common errors
5 / Th / 1/22 / PSM: pp. 30-40 [Pronouns/Adjectives and Adverbs];Practice Sentences
6 / T / 1/27 / PSM: pp. 55-61[Comma] [Punctuation and special grammar concerns]
7 / Th / 1/29 / PSM: pp. 62-71 [Semicolon and colon]
8 / T / 2/3 / PSM: pp. 71-74 [other punctuation]; Essay types discussed; 5 part essay structure
9 / Th / 2/5 / ESSAY # 1 (In Class)
Sign up for Conference 1
10 / T / 2/10 / CONFERENCE 1
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week.
11 / Th / 2/12 / CONFERENCE 1
12 / T / 2/17 / PSM: pp. 260-270;270-277; 40-45 (review)
13 / Th / 2/19 / ESSAY # 2 (in class)
Sign up for Conference 2
14 / T / 2/24 / CONFERENCE 2
Students will be scheduled for one conference on one day this week.
15 / Th / 2/26 / CONFERENCE 2
16 / T / 3/3 / LIT: pp. 1-13 [Point of view, setting, style, symbol, character, plot, theme];
LIT: pp. 21-39; pp.238-246 (“Love is a Fallacy”) Video
17 / Th / 3/5 / LIT: pp. 97-106 “A Christmas Memory” Video
SPRING BREAK: March 9-13
18 / T / 3/17 / “Hills Like White Elephants” (pp. 297-301)
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (pp. 106-120)
MOVIE: “Smooth Talk” [part 1]
19 / Th / 3/19 / MOVIE: “Smooth Talk” [part 2]
20 / T / 3/24 / MEET IN LIBRARY
Library Exam
21 / Th / 3/26 / LIT: Documenting Research Essays and Papers (MLA Format) pp. 1149-1164
PSM: pp. 105-162
Practice on MLA format; merging quotes; text formatting
22 / T / 3/31 / LIT: “Richard Cory” (pp. 510-511); “We Wear the Mask” (pp. 511-512); “Future Connected By” (pp. 141-142) Video
Discussion of mini-term paper including summary/paraphrase, direct quotes
23 / Th / 4/2 / Alice Walker (casebook study): LIT: pp. 912-965: “Everyday Use,” “Nineteen Fifty-Five,” plus one essay and several scholarly articles
Includes English 1101 Sample paper with Works Cited
Discussion of mini-term paper including summary/paraphrase, direct quotes
24 / T / 4/7 / Alice Walker (continued)
25 / Th / 4/9 / ESSAY #3 (in class)
Sign up for conference 3
26 / T / 4/14 / CONFERENCE 3
Bring introduction and at least one body paragraph of paper due on 4/23
27 / Th / 4/16 / CONFERENCE 3
Bring introduction and at least one body paragraph of paper due on 4/23
28 / T / 4/21 / TERM PAPER WORKSHOP
29 / Th / 4/23 / Mini term paper due (ESSAY # 4) (outside assignment)
Typed (750 word minimum; submitted to Turn It In via Desire 2 Learn
“Letter from Birmingham City Jail” (pp. 707-721); “The Declaration of Independence” (pp. 703-706); “The Gettysburg Address” (pp. 706-707);“Phenomenal Woman” (pp.321-323); “Barbie Doll” (pp. 323-324)
30 / T / 4/28 / LAST DAY OF CLASS
GRAMMAR TEST
Final Exam will consist of an essay.

8:00 class FINAL May 48:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (Monday)

12:30 classFINAL May 110:15 a.m-12:15 p.m. (Friday)

Updated 1/7/2015 p.1