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ENC 1102 Syllabus

Spring Semester 2007, Section U1G

Instructor: Roberta (Bobbie) Cohen Monday and Wednesday

Phone: 305 348-2993

Office: DM465C, English Department

Office Hours: 11:00 to 11:45, Monday and Wednesday

Extended hours by appointment

Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENC 1101 with a grade of C or higher, AP score sufficient to satisfy the 1101 requirement, or dual enrollment in an approved high school/college program.

Required texts: Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing, companion web site, The Everyday Writer by Andrea Lunsford, companion web site, and The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century ed by Tony Hillerman.

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to improve your ability to write clear, concise, well-organized prose, to sharpen your critical and analytical skills, and to enhance your research capabilities. All of these factors culminate in an extended research paper.

Course Requirements: You will be required to compose several essays which will reflect various forms of argumentative writing as demonstrated in Allyn and Bacon. Short stories in Hillerman will serve as a basis for class discussions and writing assignments based on the material in Allyn and Bacon. Primary and limited secondary sources should support your response to the work. As you become more proficient in using research material, later essays will require more extensive research from academic sources. Ask.com or wikipedia are not academic publications, and, as a result, are not acceptable. All major essays are to include the rough draft, and there must be a significant revision between the rough draft and the final version. If the final paper lacks the rough draft, I will not accept the assignment. Papers are due at the beginning of class on the assigned date and cannot be left in my box or e-mailed to me. After that time, late papers will not be accepted unless there is an emergency situation such as your court appearance or illness that must be documented. If your absence is excused, the paper must be submitted the day that you return to class, and the grade will be lowered by one letter. You will have the option of rewriting several of the assignments for a better grade. If you elect to revise the paper, the second grade will replace the first. However, the replacement grade can only increase by up to two letter grades, for example from a D to a B. If the rewrite is unacceptable due to limited revision, or if the graded essay is not included, the original grade will stand, and you will receive no credit for the rewrite. The rewrite and the original graded essay are due the next class. If the original essay is late for any reason, no rewrite is permitted.

All papers must follow MLA manuscript format. That means that there is no title page. In the upper left hand corner of the first page, list your first name, last name, my name, the course name and section, and date that the paper is turned in. Subsequent pages include your last name and page number in the upper right hand corner. All papers written out of class must adhere to the MLA format as follows: typed, 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced, with one-inch margins. Create an interesting and informative title that is properly capitalized and not italicized, in bold print, underlined, within quotation marks, or totally in capital letters. Staple the pages together with the final essay first, then the rough draft, and then the peer editing comments if applicable. Print the rough draft of typed essays with your handwritten editing on the printed copy. Include the rough draft with all essays. If the final paper is submitted without the edited rough draft, the grade will be lowered by one letter. Keep a copy of all of the work that you turn in, and keep all of your graded work when I return it. That way we can resolve any questions that might arise later.

Many of these essays and activities will be research oriented according to MLA standards. The material for the research paper will include the proposal, working thesis, outline, notes, a working bibliography, a rough draft that will be peer edited, a draft that I have evaluated, and the final documented research paper. Failure to submit the research paper without the listed research materials will result in an F for the entire project, materials as well as the paper. Since we spend several weeks on the research assignment, your failure to submit the final research paper with all of its reference materials will result in a failing grade for the course.

Additionally there will be short interpretative paragraphs and quizzes reflecting your critical evaluation of the daily readings. Expect to take a quiz on the reading material assigned for each class. Some of these quizzes will be in the form of a short responsive essay. These quizzes are given at the beginning of class and cannot be made up. If you are tardy and miss the test, your grade for that quiz will be a zero. You may drop one quiz grade, either an absence or your lowest grade.

ENC 1102 is not based on a lecture format; therefore, student discussions and group activities play an important part in the vitality of this class and are an indication of whether you understand the reading assignments. Consequently, you are expected to participate. If you do not participate or repeatedly fail the quizzes or short in-class written responses, I will assume that you have not completed the assignments, and your grade will reflect the lack of commitment.

I am posting a listing of the daily readings and assignments so that you always know what is expected of you. However, the schedule may change as discussions and level of competency dictates. If changes do occur, I will let you know in advance.

Attendance: Two absences will be permitted without penalty. Three to five absences may result in the lowering of your semester grade. However, more than five absences places you in danger of failing this course. If there is an extenuating circumstance such as a medical emergency, you must submit documentation to remain in class. A doctor’s appointment, baby sitting, or work schedule is not an excuse. If an extended illness becomes a problem, contact me during that time. Do not wait until the end of the semester to resolve a problem. If your arrive in class after I have taken attendance, it is your responsibility to verify that I have changed your absence to a tardy. Repetitive tardies will also count against attendance.

All of the elements of the course play an important part of the whole. If you do not complete any part of the course successfully, for example, repeatedly failing the quizzes or not completing the essays or the research paper, you will not pass this class.

Ringing cell phones, beeping pagers, late arrivals, and early exits are all disruptions that are not acceptable. Therefore, turn off cell phones and beepers. Once you leave class, unless it is an excused emergency, you may not return. Under no circumstance may you leave class and return during an exam.

Conferences: I am available for individual conferences , and I strongly urge each of you to meet with me, especially if you are confused about any aspect of this course. In addition, writing labs are recommended and may be mandatory to alleviate specific areas of concern.

Plagiarism. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If your work is paraphrased, give credit to the source. Occasionally there will be group assignments; otherwise, your essay is to be your work reflecting your own ideas supported by research or the literature. The penalty for plagiarism ranges from the lowering of a grade on a specific paper to your failing the course. Familiarize yourself with the university policy on academic misconduct in either the student handbook or at http:/w3.fiu.edu/enc/Academic%20Misconduct.htm. I may submit your papers to Turnitin.com for validation of the originality of your work, and you may scan your papers there to be sure that your work is not plagiarized.

Grading: As an indication of how I evaluate your papers, you should review both the grading standards on my web page and the rubrick at http:/w3.fiu.edu/enc/Grading%20Rubric.htm.

The final grade is determined by averaging the work as follows:

Assignments Percentage of Final Grade

Research Project 10%

Logs in response to “Everyday Use” 10%

Response Essay (Ch. 4 & 5) 10%

Analysis of Short Story Essay (Ch. 7) 10%

Exploratory or Evaluation Essay 10%

Research Essay (Ch. 10,11, and 12)

Research materials including proposal, 15%

preliminary thesis, outline, notes, working

bibliography, and peer-edited rough draft.

If materials are not included with the final

paper, you will not receive credit for the

assignment.

Research paper 15%

Participation 10%

Class work including in-class response writings 10%
quizzes, and in-class projects

Remember that you need a C grade average for the semester to pass ENC 1102; a grade of C- will require you to repeat the course.

I reserve the right to change the syllabus at any time.

ENC 1102 U1G

Spring Semester 2007

Daily Assignments

Instructor: Roberta Cohen

Most of the learning experiences in this course will be based on The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing. Both Lunsford’s and Hillerman’s books are supplemental, and the selections are chosen for their relevance and interest. You are responsible for reading all of the assigned material, and I will elaborate on the projects as they are due. Assignments are due on the class date indicated. Read the Syllabus for the policy on late papers, daily quizzes, and short responsive writings. Major essays will be explained in detail, although guidelines are also delineated in the Syllabus. Guide: The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing (A), Andrea Lunsford’s The Everyday Writer (L), and Tony Hillerman’s The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century designated by author’s last name and page number (Glaspell 85).

1/8 Introduction to course. Print the Syllabus and Daily Assignment Sheet from my web page and bring them to class on 1/10. Read the Grading Standards.

1/10 (A) xxvii-xxi, Ch. 1; focus on thesis and support; identify Greenpeace. These readings are due today.

The homework for 1/17 is to read (A) Ch. 2 in Allyn and Bacon; (L) 41-42 and 49-50 in Lunsford; (H) Futrelle 26 in Hillerman; and to print, read, and bring to class a copy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Speckled Band.” The story is on the web at www.citsoft.com/holmes/adventures/speckled.band.txt

Chapter 2 deals with problems and solutions, so read both stories with that issue in mind.

1/15 Martin Luther King’s Birthday. FIU is closed, but you can get a really good parking space

1/16 Last day for drop/add.

1/17 (A) Ch. 2; (L) 41-42, 49-50; (H) Futrelle; Doyle printout (See 1/10)

1/22 (A) Ch.2 continued; (H) Redman 162; problems and solutions; claim and support

1/24 (A) Ch.3; comparison of newsmagazines, journals, pop magazines; group project on bias of sources and audience using sample magazines; discussion of research project due on 1/29

1/29 Research project due; oral presentation; (A) Ch. 4; (H) Glaspell 85; read Glaspell and be aware of angle of vision and claim and support; discussion of strong response essay due on 1/31

1/31 Response essay due for peer editing; see “Ideas” (A) 147 and guide on (A) 149

2/5 Response essay due; be sure that the peer-edited rough draft is included; (A) Ch. 8; continuation of thesis and support using the following 2 stories: (H) Ellin 405; print, read, and bring to class a copy of Frank Stockton’s story “The Lady or the Tiger?” from the web at www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LadyTige.shtml

2/7 (A) Ch. 7; “Everyday Use” 190; Weiler’s response 201; Log Tasks 4 p. 186, 6 p. 187, 7 p. 188; Turning Point Questions p. 204 1-a,b,c,d; Additional Starter Questions p. 205

1, 2, 4, 5, 6; print and bring to class on 2/14 the list of research paper topics on my web page

2/12 Ch. 9 and p. 395 on proposals (not the valentine kind); discussion of topics and extended research paper; discussion of literary analysis essay due on 2/21; refer to Chapter 7, especially the Log Tasks and pages 204-205

2/14 Happy Valentine’s Day. Proposal for research paper due. We will be in the Green Library Room 280; attendance is required; bring a sweater, the room is cold

2/19 Rough draft of literary analysis essay due for peer editing; (H) O’Connor 489

2/21 Green Library Room 280; attendance is required; literary analysis essay due with peer-edited rough draft; (see Syllabus for standards)

2/26 Discussion of outlining (L) 47-48 and bibliography (A) 365

2/28 (A) Ch. 6; definition of hard-boiled detective; (H) Hammett 105

3/5 Typed preliminary thesis and outline due. The thesis and outline will be graded as to form and content, and failure to complete these assignments will result in a zero for each. If these materials are not approved, they must be corrected, completed, and resubmitted by 3/7 in order to earn credit. The final research paper will not be accepted unless all of its components are approved. View the film Shawshank Redemption. Even though you may have already seen this movie, you must be present for my words of wisdom and the class discussion. Continue to work on your research paper.

3/7 Submit a minimum of 15 note cards for the research paper and the typed working bibliography of at least 10 sources according to MLA format. (See either Allyn or Lunsford for the proper form.) Notes should be relevant and correspond to the bibliography. The notes must include at least 10 direct quotes of substantial value. Date of birth is not a substantial quote. The remaining notes may be summaries, paraphrases, or your own responses to the material. The bibliography must include the following sources: 2 newspapers (try to find one from the time of the case and one more recent and, yes, the articles can be from the internet); 2 books (people still use these); the books may be generic such as a chapter on serial killers or the effect of the McCarthy Hearings on the Rosenbergs’ trial; 2 newsmagazines such as Time or The Economist; 1 interview; and the internet. Check the validity of the internet sources, and indicate whether the newspapers or journals come from the primary source or the web. You may not use wikidpedia as an academic source. The policies stated for 3/5 apply to this assignment.

Continue viewing Shawshank Redemption.

3/12 Last day to drop a course with a DR grade

3/12 Discuss Shawshank Redemption. Review Ch. 8; discuss exploratory essay and classical argument (A) 423-446

3/14 In-class essay on Shawshank Redemption.

3/19 Spring Break; work on your research paper at the beach

3/26 Discussion of blending quotes, internal citations, sample MLA essay 344; Works Cited

3/28 Typed rough draft of research paper due for peer editing; the draft must be complete with quotes, internal citations, and a Works Cited page.. If the draft is incomplete, or if you are absent, you will receive a zero. Each peer editor must write a complete and specific evaluation of the paper; your comments will also be checked. I will have individual conferences during class, during my regular office hours, and during extended office hours.

4/2 Revised rough draft due for additional peer editing. This version should be substantially

rewritten taking into account previous comments. I am again available for individual conferences either during class, my regular office hours, or extended office hours.

4/4 Research paper due. The typed and stapled research paper is due including all approved research materials (proposal, preliminary thesis, outline, notes, additional research materials, working bibliography, and peer-edited rough drafts with students’ and instructor’s comments). There must be evidence of major revision between the rough drafts and the final paper. If you do not include all of these materials, I will not accept the final paper, and you will receive an F for the project and probably for the course. Papers are late if they are not submitted at the beginning of class. Do not leave papers in my box as they might not get to me. If they are placed in my box, they will be considered late regardless of when they were placed there. The materials count as 15% of your semester grade, and the final paper is worth 15% of the grade. However, the final paper is not acceptable if the preliminary materials were not turned in as assigned, were not approved, were not included in the final packet or did not match the final paper. In that case the grade is an F for the materials, the paper, and probably the course. All of the materials are to be placed in a manila envelope in the following order: final typed and stapled research paper including the Works Cited page; my approved and peer-edited rough drafts, proposal, preliminary thesis, outline, notes, additional research materials, and working bibliography. On the front of the envelope write you name, date, and title of your paper.

Two minute oral presentation on your thesis and supporting points.

4/9 (A) Lardner 133; Runyon 209; in-class short responses will continue until the end of the semester

4/11 (A) Westlake 665; DuBois 694

4/16 (A) Jackson 479; King 568

4/18 (A) Ritchie 587; Paretsky 635

4/23 Scheduled final exam 9:30