CLASS SYLLABUS FOR ENC1102

The Writing Center is located inside the Learning Center in the PC Building, room 247.  The Learning Center is open: M-F, 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M., T, W, Th, 8:30 A.M.- 8:30 P.M., Sat., 9:30-1:30 P.M.  When you go to the Lab, always take your Quick Access reference book.

WEEK OF

COMPOSITION SKILLS

(subject to changes)

Notes

Research Paper

Jan. 10

Introduction and expectations, handouts, group

     discussion

Read Preface, pp. xxvii-xxviii_____

Textbook (TB), Chapter 1, The Writer as a

               Reader: Reading and Responding,

               pp. 1-12____

Chapter 2, The Reader as a Writer, pp.13-

                    41____

Read pp.1-12 in Quick Access (QA)____

Review MLA.  Learn how to use the headers in Microsoft WORD.  I will respond only to your FIU e-mail address.  In subject area, write ENC 1102 Student.  Make sure you use your name in the

 e-mail.

We will be attending two sessions (date to be announced) in the library concerning your research paper.  These are required sessions.

Two In-class Learning Center sessions (MLA & Research Paper) (dates to be announced) will be scheduled.  These are required sessions.

CELL PHONES MUST BE OFF DURING CLASS.

You are expected to be in class daily and in your seat at the scheduled time.  Tardiness is rude, annoying, and disrespectful to the teacher and the other students, so if you cannot make it to class on time regularly, you will need to make other arrangements.

You will begin handing in different parts of your research paper soon

Your research paper and all your hand-ins will be in MLA format (see QA, p. 171 or FIU Learning Center Website)

Jan. 17

 Chap. 3, Reading Literature Closely:

                Explication, What is Literature?   

                pp. 42-60___ 

Chap. 4, Reading Literature Closely: Analysis, 

               pp.61-129____

Read pp. 13-50 in QA.

Drafting an Explication , Revising a Comparison , Revising Paragraphs ,Editing a Draft , Getting Ideas for Writing about Essays , Getting Ideas for Writing about Fiction, Getting Ideas for Writing about Film

In-class writing

Comparison and Contrast writings

Absences: Three absences will severely affect your final grade.  Severe or prolonged illness must be dealt with a drop.

Make sure you backup anything you put on your computer.  Computer problems are not acceptable excuses.  Keep checking that you have it saved both on the hard drive and a disk

Keep a research log for your paper..  Make a table on the computer so that you can write what you did each time you worked on your research paper.  See class notes. Read pp.113-136 in QA.

Jan. 24

Jan. 24

Chap. 5, Other Kinds of Writing about

                  Literature, pp. 130-149____

Getting Ideas for Writing about Drama , Getting Ideas for Writing about Poetry , Explication , Researching a Literary-Historical Paper, Evaluating Sources on the World Wide Web, Citing Sources on the World Wide Web

Chap. 6, Reading and Writing about Visual

               Culture, pp.150-188____

.

Jan. 31

Part II, Up Close: Thinking about Literary Works and Literary Forms, ____

Chap. 7,  Critical Thinking: Asking Questions

                and Making Comparisons,

                pp.189-206_____

Chap. 8, Reading and Writing About Essays,

              pp. 207-224

Grammar problems???

Use your Quick Access for help!  Go to the Learning Center or go online for exercises.

There are certain literary areas that you cover in your research paper.

Do you need to review literary terms?   See Appendix E, pp. 1365-1376 in the TB.

Feb. 7

Chap. 9, Reading and Writing About Fiction, pp. 225-253_____

Chap. 10, Thinking and Writing Critically

                  about Short Stories: Two Case

                  Studies, pp. 254-307

In-class writing

Do you need to review literary terms?   See Appendix E, pp. 1365-1376 in the TB.

Attend, go online, or go to the writing center (video) for research paper and MLA workshops.

We will have workshops in class.

Feb. 14

Chap. 11, Fiction into Film, 308-332

Chap. 12, Reading and Writing about Drama,  

                        pp. 333-419

In-class writing

.

You are responsible for using MLA in the correct format in all your writings.  You are to take this seriously.  If the correct format is not used, your grades will reflect t

Feb. 21

Chap. 13, Thinking Critically about Drama,

                  pp. 420-472

Chap. 14, Reading and Writing about Poetry,

                  pp. 473-523 (selections)

You are now almost prepared to begin thinking about your research project.

Feb. 28

Chap. 17, Arguing an Evaluation, pp. 607-

                 620___

Chap. 18, Writing about Literature, pp. 621-

                 638

In-class writing

If you want your  research paper returned by the end of next semester, an 8 ½ x 11 stamped self-addressed manila envelope should be handed in with the research paper.

Mar. 7

(TB)Appendices A, B, C and D, pp. 1302-1364

Mar. 14

Chap. 19, Journeys, pp. 641-680

Mar. 21

SPRING BREAK

Mar. 28

To be announced.

Research Paper---55%

Class & group participation, attendance---------20%

Writings-----------25%

Apr. 4

(Daylight Savings Time begins Apr. 3)

To be announced.

Apr. 11

Research Paper due

Apr. 18

(CLASSES END APR. 21)

In-Class Final Exam

Final Exam Week Apr. 21