English 101: Composition Ibrian T. Murphy
English 101: Composition IBrian T. Murphy
Section EG1: T/Th 5:30–6:50 PMEmail:
South Hall 102or
Class web page: Office: by appointment only
OUTLINE:Projected Schedule of Readings and Assignments
Note: All readings below are required, and must be completed by the day indicated; the only exceptions are those indicated with an asterisk (*), which are recommended additional readings or resources.
Readings from Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum (WR) are identified below by author and title as well as page numbers, e.g., “Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation” (WR 3-47). Readings from Rules for Writers are identified by title and page numbers, e.g., “Writing about Texts” (Rules 346-358). Additional readings, including online texts or handouts, may also be assigned.
Note: This schedule is subject to revision according to the instructor’s discretion, scheduling of a library orientation, the Academic Calendar for the semester, school closings due to inclement weather or other reasons, and the progress of the class. Additions or changes will be announced in class and also posted online on the class Announcements page.
Required Readings and Assignments, Section EG:Thursday,
Sept. 1 / First Day of Class: Day, Evening, Distance Education/Online classes begin
Course Introduction: Syllabus, texts, policies, assignments
Tuesday,
6 Sept. / Diagnostic Essay
Thursday,
Sept. 8 / “Generating Ideas...”and “Roughing Out an Initial Draft” (Rules 1-27)
“Introductions, Theses, and Conclusions” (WR 72-90)
Tuesday,
13 Sept. / “Summary” (WR 1-23); “The Comparison-and-Contrast Synthesis” (WR 173-181)
Thursday,
Sept. 15 / “Seven Variants of Cinderella” (WR 623-645) and “The Rise of Perrault's 'Cinderella'” (WR 645-650)
Tuesday,
20 Sept. / Essay 1 Due;
“Paraphrase,” “Quotation” (WR 33-47)
Thursday,
Sept. 22 / “'Cinderella': A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts”
and “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” (WR 651-658, 658-662)
Tuesday,
27 Sept. / “Repair Sentence Fragments” and “Repair Run-On Sentence” (Rules 148-156,156-164)
Online exercises: Sentence Fragments; Comma Splices and Fused Sentences (HW)
Note: do not attempt these online exercises until we have discussed the assignment in class!
Thursday,
Sept. 29 / Rosh Hashanah - College Holiday: Class does not meet
Tuesday,
4 Oct. / “Critical Reading” (WR 48-62); “Global Warming: Beyond the Tipping Pointing” (WR 283-289)
Thursday,
Oct. 6 / “Critique” (WR 62-71); “The Climate for Change” (WR 301-304)
Tuesday,
11 Oct. / Class Cancelled
Thursday,
Oct. 13 / “Explanatory Synthesis” (WR 91-131); “The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence” (WR 304-31)
and“National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependence” (WR 311-315)
Tuesday,
18 Oct. / “Prefer Active Verbs,” “Make Subjects and Verbs Agree,” and“Choose Appropriate Verb Forms...” (Rules 80-83, 164-175, 203-222); “Make Pronouns and Antecedents Agree,” “Make Pronoun References Clear,” “Distinguish between Pronouns,” and “Distinguish between who and whom” (Rules 175-97);
Online exercises: Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View (HW)
Thursday,
Oct. 20 / Essay 2 Due;“G.M. at 100: Is Its Future Electric?” (WR 326-331) and “Why the Gasoline Engine Isn't Going Away Any Time Soon” (and “The Road Ahead”) (WR 331-338)
Tuesday,
25 Oct. / “Tighten Wordy Sentences,” “Choose Appropriate Language,” and “Find the Exact Words” (Rules 123-145);In-Class Exercise: Diction
Online exercises: Word Choice, Words Commonly Confused, and Sexist Language (HW).
Thursday,
Oct. 27 / Research Essay Topic Due;
“Conducting Research” and “Evaluating Sources,”“Managing Information...,” “Citing Sources...,” and “Integrating Sources” (Rules 382-426)
Tuesday,
1 Nov. / “Constructing Reasonable Arguments” and “Evaluating Arguments”(Rules 358-380);“What Is an Argument Synthesis?” (WR 132-140);“Developing and Organizing the Support for Your Arguments” (WR 170-173)
Thursday,
Nov. 3 / “Documenting Sources” (Rules 426-463);
In-Class Exercise: Documenting Sources
Tuesday,
8 Nov. / Day classes follow a Friday schedule: Class does not meet
Thursday,
Nov. 10 / Coontz, Stephanie. “A Pop Quiz on Marriage” (WR 376-377);
“The Radical Idea of Marrying for Love” (WR 378-390)
Tuesday,
15 Nov. / “The State of Our Unions” (WR 390-403); “Balance Parallel Ideas,” “Add Needed Words,” and “Untangle Mixed Constructions” (Rules 84-96);Online exercises: Parallelism (HW)
Thursday,
Nov. 17 / “A Debate On Gay Marriage” (WR 403-412): Bennett, William J. “Against Gay Marriage” (409-411) and Sullivan, Andrew. “For Gay Marriage” (404-407)
Tuesday,
22 Nov. / Annotated Bibliography Due;
“Repair Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers” (Rules 96-104);
Online exercises: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers (HW)
Thursday,
Nov. 24 / Thanksgiving - Classes do not meet
Tuesday,
29 Nov. / “American Marriage in Transition” (WR 424-429); Edelman, Hope. “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to Be” (WR 429-4363)
Thursday,
Dec. 1 / Essay 3 Due;
“Punctuation” and “Mechanics” (Rules 269-344);
Online exercises: Spelling, Commas,Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, Underlining, and Italics, andOther Punctuation (Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark, Semicolon, Colon) (HW).
Tuesday,
6 Dec. / Milgram, Stanley. “The Perils of Obedience”(WR 713-723);
Burger, Jerry M. “Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today?” (WR 713-723)
Thursday,
Dec. 8 / Research Paper Due: Complete, final project (in folder);
Lessing, Doris. “Group Minds” (WR 723-726) and Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery” (Handout)
Tuesday,
13 Dec. / “The Stanford Prison Experiment” (WR 732-744);
Parker, Ian. “Obedience” (WR 713-723) links)
Thursday,
Dec. 15 / Evening classes extended by 5 minutes for Final Exam
Research Paper Revisions or Resubmissions Due
Essay 4: Final Exam
Monday,
Dec. 19 / End of Fall 2011 Evening & Distance Education/Online Classes
Tuesday,
20 Dec. / Class does not meet
Thursday,
Dec. 22 / Class does not meet
End of Fall 2011 Day Classes
Last Revised: Tuesday, 11 October 2011