Glossary: p. 1165 1101
Key Terms: p. 1192
Critical Approaches to Lit: pp. 1128-1132
Gordon State College– Division of Humanities – English Department
SPRING 2015COURSE SYLLABUS
PART I OFSYLLABUS= SCHEDULEOF ASSIGNMENTS
ENGL1101 – CRN 531 - 8AM - Rm Ac 205 - MW Office Hours: - By appointment
ENGL 1101 –CRN 532 - 9:30AM - Rm Ac 205 - MW MW: 7:00-7:50; 11:00-11:50
Email:
Attend the class and hour for which you registered. See Registrar to change your class time.
Expect a quiz or a paper over each daily assignment.
A Winning Writing Process = Prewrite,Form Rough Draft, Edit/Proofs, Revise, Submit
Required Texts:
- Literature and Ourselves, 6th Edition, Gloria Mason Henderson, Bill Day, Sandra Stevenson Waller, Anna Dunlap Higgins, Pearson Longman Publishers, c. 2009. No in-class sharing of textbooks.
ThePrentice Hall Reference Guide, no longer required, is on reserve in the library. Assistance with grammar is also available at the SSC. For assistance with MLA guidelines, consult: Literature and Ourselves, pp. 1142-1164, the library, SSC, and Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL). Google purdue owl and click on MLA Formatting and Style Guide.
Any student needing special accommodations because of a disability must go through the process of receiving approved accommodations through the Student Counseling and Disability Services Office, Student Center, room 212, phone – 678-359-5585. It is the responsibility of each student to make official request for academic accommodations at the beginning of the semester.
# / Day / Date / Assignment / Vocabulary / DONE?1 / W / 8/13 / Homework:From your email account, print out, fill in, and sign Plagiarism Policy, due
at beginning of class on day 2. Read syllabus carefully. Quiz on day 3 over PART II
OF SYLLABUS – COURSE POLICY. In class: go over syllabus.
Class meets tomorrow at front deskin library.
2 / F / 8/15 / LIBRARY ORIENTATION
CLASS MEETS IN THE LIBRARY AT REGULAR CLASS TIME
Signed Plagiarism Policy = due at beginning of class.
3 / M / 8/18 / Homework:Read Edward J. Whitelock’s “Future Connected By,” pp. 140-142. Write paper on “Crafting Arguments” # 2, p. 142. No quiz. Dr. Whitelock is Chairman of the department of Humanities here at Gordon. This is your first “daily paper.” All daily papers = typed, 1 full page (full page = a minimum of 23 lines), a cover page, 3 cites minimum, and due at beginning of class on next class day. Format is
one full-page paragraph.
Your citing formula for works in Literature and Ourselves is this:
(1) If the author's name is not in your sentence, put author's last name in parentheses, leave space with no punctuation, then add page #, and punctuate properly. Example:
For men like the author's father "weekends were for hanging around" (Whitelock 141).
(2) If you include the author's name in your sentence, only the page # in parentheses and proper punctuation are required. Example:
Whitelock stated that he worked hard for five days "but weekends were for hanging around" (141).
In class: quiz over Part II of Syllabus - Course Policy.
4 / W / 8/20 / Whitelock paper due at beginning of class. Homework: Read Bill Cosby, from “Fatherhood,” pp. 46-51, = 3 short stories. No paper to write. Quiz on day 5 over pp. 46-51 and Day 4 vocab. words. Distribute vocab sheets. Always include author’s bio for quiz responsibility. In class: begin discussion of 5-paragraph essay format and ESSAY 1, = Autobiographical Narrative to be written in class on days 6 and 7. / aberrant
abhorred
abomination
5 / F / 8/22 / Homework: None. In class: Quiz over Cosby, pp. 46-51 and Day 4 vocab. words. Continue discussion of 5-paragraph essay format and ESSAY 1 = Autobiographical Narrative to be written in class on days6 and 7.
6 / M / 8/25 / Homework:None. In class = day 1 of writing ESSAY 1 = Autobiographical Narrative. / anarchic
apocryphal
ardent
7 / W / 8/27 / Homework: None. In class = day 2 of writing ESSAY 1 = Autobiographical Narrative. / abyss
acquiescence
acutely
8 / F / 8/29 / Homework: None. In class: Today and through Day 11 will be given to a review of grammar. Even though you have access to grammar guidelines through the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) and the SSC, thisexercisewillbe a very helpfulreview. No other class time will be given to principles of grammar. The focus will be on grammar requirements for the Comprehensive Grammar Exam to be given on Days 12 and 13. Grammatical focus will be on:
Capitals
Punctuation = commas, apostrophes
Look-alikes/Sound-alikes (e.g., their vs. there vs. they're)
Pronoun case and antecedent/referent
Sentence clarity = fragments, comma splices, run-ons
Dangling/misplaced modifiers / antidote
apathetic
ascertain
MONDAY, 9/1, = LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
CLASS DOES NOT MEET
9 / W / 9/3 / Homework: None
In class:day 2 of Grammatical Review.
10 / F / 9/5 / Homework: None
In class: day 3 of Grammatical Review.
11 / M / 9/8 / Homework: None. Bring Scantron card (purchase from bookstore) and # 2 pencil for Comprehensive Grammar Exam to be given in class on Wed, day 12 and Fri, day 13.
In class: day 4 (conclusion) of Grammatical Review.
12 / W / 9/10 / Homework:None.
In class: day 1 of Comprehensive Grammar Exam. Counts 10% of final grade.
13 / F / 9/12 / Homework: Read Truman Capote, pp. 97-106, “A Christmas Memory.” No paper. Quiz next time over pp. 97-106 and Day 13 vocab. Words.
In class: day 2 of Comprehensive Grammar Exam. Counts 10% of final grade. / adherents
admonition
aesthetic
14 / M / 9/15 / Homework:Read Carson McCullers’ “A DomesticDilemma,” pp. 64-72. Write paper on “Questions for Engagement…” # 3, p. 71. No quiz. In class: quiz over pp. 97-106, “A Christmas Memory,” and Day 13 vocab. words. Discuss "A Christmas Memory" in general and Begin discussion of ESSAY 2, = Literary Analysis of “A Christmas Memory,”= Crafting Arguments # 2, p. 106. To be written in class on Day 19 and Day 20. / beatitude
censure
chaos
15 / W / 9/17 / McCullers paper due at beginning of class. Homework: None.
Conference times assigned, conference requirements distributed. Come prepared to discuss areas of personal difficulty/interest. Students not coming for conference have three days off. All students are counted present for all three days. Continue discussion of ESSAY 2, = Literary Analysis of “A Christmas Memory,”= Crafting Arguments # 2, p. 106. To be written in class on Day 19 and Day 20. Essay guidelines distributed. / discern
dissuade
dubious
16 / F / 9/19 / DAY 1 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = FIRST ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
A-F A-G A-G
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials. / eviscerated
explicit
extraneous
17 / M / 9/22 / DAY 2 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = SECOND ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
G-L H-P H-R
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials. / fluent
formulaic
fortuitously
18 / W / 9/24 / DAY 3 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = FINAL ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
M-Z Q-Z S-Z
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials. Reminder: ESSAY 2 to be written in class Day 19 and Day 20.
19 / F / 9/26 / No homework assignment. In class = Day 1 of writing ESSAY 2.
20 / M / 9/29 / Homework: Read Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," pp. 696-703. Quiz next time over "A Modest Proposal" and Day 20 vocab words.
In class = Day 2 of writing ESSAY 2. / consensus
constrained
corroding
21 / W / 10/1 / Homework:Read Max Shulman’s “Love Is a Fallacy,” pp. 238-246. Quiz next time over pp. 238-246 and Day 21 vocab words.
In class: quiz over Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," pp. 696-703 and Day 20 vocab words. / ascending
ascribe
assiduous
22 / F / 10/3 / Homework: Read “Hills Like White Elephants,” pp. 297-301. Write paper on “Crafting Arguments” # 3, p. 301. No quiz. In class: Quiz over Max Shulman’s “Love Is a Fallacy,” pp. 238-246 and Day 21 vocab words. / implicit
incarcerated
indulgent
23 / M / 10/6 / "Elephants" paper due at beginning of class. Homework: Read Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” pp. 106-120. Do paper on “Questions for Engagement…” # 3, p. 120. No quiz. In class: Discuss assignment. / impeccably
impending
imperative
24 / W / 10/8 / Oates paper due at beginning of class. No homework assignment. In class: day 1 of movie, Smooth Talk, based on “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” / inherently
innocuous
inordinately
25 / F / 10/10 / Read “A Temporary Matter,” pp. 301-315. Quiz next time over pp. 301-315 and Day 25 vocab words. In class: day 2 of movie, Smooth Talk, based on “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” / eviscerated
explicit
extraneous
MONDAY, 10/13 AND TUESDAY, 10/14 = FALL BREAK
CLASS DOES NOT MEET
26 / W / 10/15 / No homework assignment: In class: Quiz over “A Temporary Matter,” pp. 301-315, and Day 25 vocab words. Conclude discussion of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” / naïve
nebulous
niche
27 / F / 10/17 / No homework assignment. In class: Assign and discuss ESSAY 3, = literary analysis of "Love is a Fallacy," pp. 238-246. To be written in class on Day 28 and Day 29. Essay topic = Describe the narrator's opinion of Polly. Of Petey. Of himself. Support your claims with examples and quotations from the reading. / oblique
obsolete
palpable
28 / M / 10/20 / No homework assignment. In class = Day 1 of writing ESSAY 3.
29 / W / 10/22 / No Homework: In-class grammar exercise next time is comprehensive. The only practical homework assignment would be to "brush up" on all grammar. The in-class exercise will consist of
Correcting the grammatical errors in one paragraph.
In class = Day 2 of writing ESSAY 3.
30 / F / 10/24 / Homework: Read “The Yellow Wallpaper,” pp. 274-287. Do paper on “Questions for Engagement…” # 3, p. 287. No quiz. In class: Comprehensive grammar exercise. Next week = voluntary conferences. Come prepared to discuss areas of personal difficulty/interest. Voluntary conference times assigned. Students not coming for conference have three days off. All students are counted present. All are responsible for "Wallpaper" paper, due at beginning of class on Day 34. / perverse
piqued
platitudes
31 / M / 10/27 / DAY 1 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = FIRST ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
A-F A-G A-G
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials.
32 / W / 10/29 / DAY 2 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = SECOND ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
G-L H-P H-R
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials.
33 / F / 10/31 / DAY 3 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = FINAL ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
M-Z Q-Z S-Z
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials.
34 / M / 11/3 / "Wallpaper" paper due at beginning of class. Homework: Read “A Rose for Emily,” pp. 480-487. No paper. Quiz next time over pp. 480-487 and Day 34 vocab words. In class: Hand back and discuss graded Comprehensive grammar exercise. / fluent
formulaic
fortuitously
35 / W / 11/5 / Homework:Read “Trifles,” pp. 763-775. Do paper on “Questions for Engagement…” # 3, p. 774. No quiz.
In class: Quiz over pp. 480-487, “A Rose for Emily” and day 34 vocab words. Assign and discuss ESSAY 4. ESSAY = due at beginning of class on Day 44. Do paper on an author. Choose from Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner. Go over essay guidelines. / stigma
strident
tacit
36 / F / 11/7 / "Trifles" paper due at beginning of class. Homework:Read “Phenomenal Woman” and “Barbie Doll,” pp. 321-324. No paper. Quiz next time over pp. 321-324 and Day 36 vocab words. In class: discuss “Trifles.” / frugal
gustatory
impassive
37 / M / 11/10 / Homework: Read “Harrison Bergeron,” pp. 723-729. No paper to write. Quiz next time over pp. 723-729 and Day 37 vocab words. In class: Quiz over “Phenomenal Woman” and “Barbie Doll,” pp. 321-324, and Day 36 vocab words. Discuss "Phenomenal Woman" & "Barbie Doll." / tangible
tedious
tepid
38 / W / 11/12 / Homework:Read Bio. on Frost, pp. 391-392, and “The Death of the Hired Man,” pp. 400-404. No paper to write. Quiz next time over “The Death of the Hired Man,” pp. 391-392 and pp. 400-404 and Day 38 vocab. words. In class: Quiz over "Harrison Bergeron," pp. 723-729 and Day 37 vocab words. / pedantically
penance
perfunctory
39 / F / 11/14 / Homework:Read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” pp. 1075-1088. Quiz next time over “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” pp. 1075-1088, and Day 39 vocab words. In class: Quiz over “The Death of the Hired Man,” pp. 391-392 and pp. 400-404 and Day 38 vocab words. Discuss Frost and “The Death of the Hired Man.” / extrinsic
farcical
fervent
40 / M / 11/17 / No homework: In class: Quiz over “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” pp. 1075-1088 and Day 39 vocab words. Discuss “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” Voluntary conference times assigned for next three days. Come prepared to discuss areas of personal difficulty/interest. Students not coming for conference have three days off. All students are counted present for all three days. / Alleged
alluded
ambivalence
41 / W / 11/19 / DAY 1 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = FIRST ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
A-F A-G A-G
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials. / timorous
trenchant
tyranny
42 / F / 11/21 / DAY 2 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = SECOND ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
G-L H-P H-R
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials. / elitist
emanated
eradicate
43 / M / 11/24 / DAY 3 OF STUDENT CONFERENCES = FINAL ONE THIRD OF CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY =
CRN 170 CRN 188 CRN 189
M-Z Q-Z S-Z
Conferences not in classroom. In A-102. 1st floor by elevator.
Must bring required materials.
WEDNESDAY, 11/26, AND FRIDAY, 11/28, = THANKSGIVING BREAK. CLASS DOES NOT MEET.
44 / M / 12/1 / Essay 4 due at beginning of class.
Assign/discuss ESSAY 5/FINAL EXAM
Final Exams begin on Friday, 12/5. All are 8:00-10:00
45 / W / 12/3 / Class will not meet.
Use time to concentrate on and prepare for ESSAY 5/FINAL EXAM
Final Exams begin on Friday, 12/5. All are 8:00-10:00
46 / F / 12/5 / Final exam for CRN 170 = 8:00-10:00
47 / M / 12/8 / No Exams.
48 / T / 12/9 / Final exam for CRN 189 = 8:00-10:00
49 / W / 12/10 / Final exam for CRN 188 = 8:00-10:00
PARTII OF SYLLABUS = COURSEPOLICY
(Note: other statements of Course Policy, carrying the same authority as this document, may be given in class at any time; taking notes is required and assumed.)
ENGL1101 – CRN 170, 8 AM, Rm Ac 207 Office Hours: - By appointment
ENGL 1101 – CRN 188, 10 AM, Rm Ac 207 MWF: 7:00-7:50; 9:00-9:50
ENGL 1101 – CRN 189, 11 AM, Rm Ac 207 Email:
Attend the class and hour for which you registered. See Registrar to change your class time.
REQUIRED TEXTS
Required Texts:
- Literature and Ourselves, 6th Edition, Gloria Mason Henderson, Bill Day, Sandra Stevenson Waller, Anna Dunlap Higgins, Pearson Longman Publishers, c. 2009. No in-class sharing of textbooks.
- Because the formerly used Prentice Hall Reference Guide is so expensive and the same information is available for free on the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), this text is no longer required. The student may get assistance with grammar at the SSC and the Purdue Online Writing Lab at:
MISCELLANEOUSMATERIALS NEEDED
Blue or black penDictionary. Only hard-copy dictionaries for
# 2 pencilin-class writing assignments.
Loose-leaf paper for in-class writingAccess to computer for ALLwritten assignments
Two Scantron cards (purchase @ bookstore)(no hand-written papers for at-home assignments)
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ENGL 1101:
- A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation, and including the use of research skills. Students must be placed in ENGL 1101 by their advisor. In order to be eligible to enroll in English 1101, students must have completed or must have been exempted from Learning Support courses in Reading and English
- A grade of “D”in ENGL 1101 is a fail, meaning you did not earn a grade of 70 or above. A “D” will not transfer for credit to any other academic institution and will require you to retake and pass 1101.In order to receive credit for the course and advance to ENGL 1102,you must demonstrate ability to do 1102-level work.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
English 1101is designed to teach students to use the Winning Writing Process, p. 1,to produce unified, coherent, organized essays free of major errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and diction. Students are expected to think, read, and write with discrimination and understanding. Upon completion of the course:
- Students will be able to write simple, compound, complex, and complex-compound sentences in Standard English.
- Students will be able to make their thinking visible by organizing a series of Standard English sentences into coherent, unified paragraphs.
- Students will be able to use the stylistic conventions expected by an academic and professional audience.
- Students will be able to cite the ideas and words of others using the M.L.A. formal system of style and citing.
- Students will be able to articulate and use a set of strategies for creating, reading, comprehending, and analyzing a variety of electronic and traditional texts.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Students will write a minimum of 4 essays and 5 "daily" papers. Assignments will include in-class discussion and responses. Students will participate in SSC workshops. Because the development of writing skills is a process, work completed at the end of the semester should show definitive, positive growth.
2. Students will complete a minimum of FIVEessays,drawing from the following rhetorical strategies, either in a singular mode or in some combination.
1 personal narration
1 comparison/contrast
1 literary analysis
1 documentation
1 argumentation
Other assignments will include papers and quizzes on assigned readings, in-class writing projects, revisions, andgrammar exercises.
EVALUATION SYSTEM AND GRADING STANDARDS
Basic Requirements
The student must:
- Complete all reading and writing assignments in a timely mannerin accordancewith due datesdelineated
inthe syllabus
- Participate in SSC workshops and conferences
- Provide classmates with constructive and thoughtful feedback
- Actively participate in class discussions and group activities
Grading of essays
Essays will be graded on the basis of citing, subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement, conciseness, clarity and sentence structure, sentence length, punctuation, thesisstatement, topic sentences, consistency of tense, and the “Thou Shalt Not” terms. Writtenevaluationsof the essay by the instructor will facilitate competent writing. Graded papers will carry a numerical grade of 0-100.
Letter Grade Equivalents
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
Below 60 = F
Percentage breakdown of grade
Essay # 110%Essay # 5/Final exam 10%
Essay # 210%Daily exercises (quizzes/papers,
Essay # 310% in-class performance)40%
Essay # 410%Comprehensive grammar exam10%
All grades will be available on ENGRADE( ENGRADE access codes will be available to students early in the semester. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of academic grades via ENGRADE.
Perfect Attendance – five points will be added to your FINALgrade for perfect attendance. Because this is a free gift, that is, a student who does not receive these points is in no way being PUNISHEDby having something he earned taken from him, there will be no exceptions – a miss is a miss.
SSC Workshops and Tutorial Participation –ten points will be added to thegrade of any essay which is resubmitted after getting SSC assistance with the revision. SSC Workshops on commas, pronouns, and other grammatical subjects are highly recommended and proven effective. Avail yourself of the SSC tutoring servicewhen writing a paper or working on grammar exercises. Make sure your SSC tutor fills out a Tutor Session Notes form when you visit. These are forwarded to me via email and will ensure that you get full credit for your SSC visits.