ENC1102 COMPOSITION II ENHANCED 538450

(Syllabus & Course Outline)

Stoneman DouglasHigh School Dual Enrollment Course

School Board of Broward County, in conjunction with Broward College

Instructor: Adj. Prof. Steven Osher Phone: (754) 322-2150, x3147

Room/Office: 232 Email Contact:

Emergency Phone Numbers: As this course takes place on the MSDHS campus and falls under SBBC guidelines, students will follow emergency contact information as found in the SBBC Student Code of Conduct Handbook.

Description of course: “ENC 1102 Composition II" is designed to further develop a student’s composition and analytical skills by building on the rhetorical modes/strategies learned in ENC 1101. This course primarily focuses on the conventions of literature, and will survey both American and British literary traditions. The course requires students to observe the conventions of Standard American English and create documented essays, demonstrating the student’s ability to think critically and write analytically. Selected readings supplement the course and provide topics for discussion and written assignments. Students use library research methods for primary and secondary sources to produce MLA style-documented and well argued essays and research paper. Students must earn a minimum grade of C to meet the requirements of the course. (See Broward College Course Catalogue for credits required for the A.A. Certificate.)

***IMPORTANT NOTE***

Broward College students are required to take six credits of “writing credit” courses. In order to earn writing credit for this and all writing credit courses at BC, students must earn a C or higher. See the College Catalog for more details.

General Course Outcomes:

1.0  The student shall create clearly organized, thoroughly developed essays which sustain a focus on a central idea while producing

a well-supported interpretation of the unit’s assigned reading(s).

2.0  The student shall create analytical essays through the synthesis of selected readings and their potential interpretations.

3.0  The student shall write and sustain an argument in a critical, argument-based research paper which follows current MLA

guidelines.

4.0 Using the skills learned in Units 1 and 2, students will employ a balance of direct quotation and paraphrases from a

variety of primary and secondary literary sources, culminating in an argument-based, interpretation, analysis research paper.

Language Objectives: Students should be able to:

- Improve analytical skills through reading, both close and survey material

- Increase reading comprehension, literary based usage vocabularies, and the use of analytical terminology.

- analyze and interpret samples of good writing, identifying and explaining an author’s use of rhetorical strategies and techniques

- apply effective strategies and techniques to their own writing

- move effectively through the stages of the writing process, with careful attention to inquiry and research, drafting, revising, and editing

- demonstrate understanding and mastery of standard written English as well as stylistic maturity in their own writings

- write in a variety of genres and contexts, both formal and informal, employing appropriate conventions

- create and sustain arguments and critical analysis based on readings, research, and/or personal experience

- develop skills for success on standardized tests including: PSAT/SAT/ACT

Research Skills Objectives: Students will:

- develop and prove a thesis

- locate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate reference works and electronic sources

- document appropriately and accurately

Required Texts and Materials:

- Literature to Go, Second Edition, Bedford/St. Martins, Boston 2014

- Hacker and Sommers. Rules for Writers. Seventh Edition 2015

- Three hole notebook paper (college-ruled), binder, folder

- Blue and black ink pens, highlighters

- Flash drive for storing work

- Accounts for an online-based office suite (such as Office 365 or Google Docs) and cloud storage are strongly

encouraged, but not required.

Class preparation: Students:

- Must bring notebook, paper, pens, highlighters, flash drive and Lit. to Go every day

- may not eat or drink in the classroom

- must turn off cell-phones and place in cell phone area, unless otherwise directed

Support Services: Tutoring is offered through the Writing Center, which is part of the Learning Resource Center (LRC) in the BC North Campus library. Pearson MyWritingLab and SmartThinking will be utilized for all formal, out of class essays.

Disabilities Services: If you have a disability and need accommodations, you must register with the office of Disabilities Services located in Building 46, Room 209. The phone number (with TDD) is 954-201-2313.

Course Policies, Goals and Requirements

Methods of Instruction: There will be a combination of lecture, discussion, reading and writing exercises, peer group activities, workshops and projects.

Attendance: You are allowed to miss no more than 6 hours of classes. If you do, you may receive an “F” or be withdrawn. If you find it necessary to withdraw, you must do so officially through the Registrar’s Office. If you stop attending without officially withdrawing, you may receive an “F” as your final grade. If you are taking ENC 1102 for the third time, you cannot withdraw. You must receive a grade.

Non-penalized Absences: You will not be penalized for being absent from class because of (1) a religious holiday in your own faith, (2) serious illness, (3) death in your immediate family, (4) attendance to statutory governmental responsibilities (such as jury duty). However, you must provide prior notification and/or documentation for 1 and 2, and you must present written documentation for 3 and 4 upon your return to school. Also, you may be withdrawn for excessive absences, even if some are excused. You are responsible for material covered in your absence, and you will be given a reasonable amount of time to make up any work or tests for non-penalized absences.

Important Note: As per BC policy, faculty will report student non-attendance. If you stop attending class prior to the withdrawal date, you will be administratively withdrawn from class and receive a W, or if it is your third attempt, an F. If you stop attending class after the withdrawal date, you will receive a WF that will then be computed as an F in your GPA. To avoid this, you should remain active in class, and always communicate extenuating circumstances to me. Ongoing communication with your instructor is crucial to your success.

Class Decorum: This course follows all SBBC and MSDHS policies without exception. Please see the current SBBC Student Handbook for all details. For further course specific information about class rules, please refer to the “Class Rules” digital presentation available for download from the course Schoology site and D2L.

Methods of Evaluation/Grading Policy

GRADING SCALE
GRADES / PERCENTAGE
GRADE = A / 90-100%
GRADE = B / 80-89%
GRADE = C / 70-79%
GRADE = D / 60-69%
GRADE = F / 59% and below
ASSESSMENT / POINTS / DESCRIPTION
In-class Writings (Lit. analysis responses) / 25 Points each (x4 - 100 pts.) / Assess Critical Reading Skills
Pop Quizzes/Quizzes/Unit Test / 10-20 pts. per (x5-10 - 100 pts.) / Reading/Comprehension checks
Literary Analysis One & Two (POETRY Units 1 & 2) / 50 Points (x2-100 pts.) / 800-1000 each, MLA (Optional 1-2 Secondary sources)
Literary Analysis Three (NARRATIVE/FICTION) / 100 Points (x1-100 pts.) / 800-1000 Words, MLA (Use 1-2 Secondary sources)
Lit. Research Paper/POETRY/NARRATIVE/DRAMA) / 150 Points (x1-150 pts.) / 1200-1500 words, MLA (Use 3-4 Secondary sources)
Oral Pres. (Poem, Lit. Excerpt, Passage, etc.) / 25 Points (x2 - 50 pts.) / Applying Critical Reading Skills
Shakespeare Macbeth Scene (Peer Group Pres.) / 50 Points (x1 - 50 pts.) / Unit Completion (Unit Test)
Group Lit. Analysis (Class Rotation Project) / 50 Points (x1 - 50 pts.) / Applying Lit. Analysis/Pres. of Major Work.
Team (2) Study/Media Presentation (NOVEL) / 100 Points / PP & Pres. of Ind. Lit. Research/Analysis (Media)
Final Exam / 200 Points / Explication/Application of Major Lit. (Critical Skills)

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY/PLAGIARISM: All written papers are expected to be the student’s own original work. All words and ideas taken from other sources must be properly documented (MLA style). Essays written outside of class must be turned in to D2L/Turnitin.com to receive credit.

FAILURE TO SUCCESSFULLY SUBMIT PAPERS TO D2L/TURNITIN BEFORE THE ONLINE DEADLINE WILL RESULT IN THE DEDUCTION OF ONE LETTER GRADE. FURTHER, NO GRADE WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY OUT-OF-CLASS ESSAY UNTIL IT IS VERIFIED VIA TURNITIN.

Students who have questions regarding plagiarism should discuss these questions with the instructor before turning in possibly plagiarized assignments. Plagiarized assignments will receive an F. Other measures may be taken as delineated in the BC catalogue.

D2L: For the entirety of this course, D2L will be the primary mode of communication. The instructor will regularly post vital class/CA announcements on D2L, and every unit/assignment will include a discussion thread on D2L, so students in this course are expected to check D2L every weekday. Additionally, all individual communication between students and the instructor must be conducted via D2L. Please do not contact the instructor through SBBC email unless it is an emergency. This instructor does not regularly interact through BC email.

Writing Guidelines (MLA & Manuscript Form - See Rules for Writers)

All outside papers must be MLA formatted and word-processed. (In class essays should be composed in blue/black ink). The format for papers includes: 8.5 inch white paper, double spaced one inch clear margins, heading (name, class, date, assignment), Times New Roman font, 12pt. D2L & Turnitin submissions are due at 7:40 am, the day papers are due. Always bring a hard copy to class on the day the essay is due. Turnitin.com Plagiarism rating above 20% will result in a failing grade. Use of SmartThinking, and all BC composition resources, is required for each submitted paper. So make sure to take advantage of all writing enrichment opportunities (See the BC writing lab/LRC online resources guide in MYBC and D2L) before submitting your work.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: The following schedule is subject to change as needed. You will receive regular updates to this syllabus via D2L (BC) and TeacherWeb (MSD), with specific reading, writing, homework, and notebook assignments. All reading is due on the date listed unless otherwise noted. And there will be unannounced quizzes to check for reading comprehension.
Unit One: Introduction to Elements of Literature (Developing Figurative Language Skills)
UNIT
ONE / Graded Items: A student’s ability to achieve this unit’s learning objectives will be determined by the following graded items:
1. Acquisition of Figurative Language, Critical Terms and Skills
2. Application of Figurative Language, Critical Terms and Skills to selected literature
3. Acquisition of Narrative Techniques, Critical Skills and Comprehension of Narrative Forms
4. Application of Narrative Techniques, Critical Skills and Narrative Forms (Selected Lit.)
5. Presentation of Critical Figurative/Narrative Skills in Oral Quizzes, Quizzes, and Analysis
Week 1 / Orientation – Introduction to Course; Carroll and The many facets of "Jabberwocky"
Week 2 / Elements of "Sound" and "Form" in Poetry: "Jabberwocky" and "Stopping by Woods..."
Week 3 / Methods of Annotation and Explication of Poetry: Unit 1 & Selected poems (L2G Chaps 12-20)
Week 4 LA1 Due / Methods of Annotation/Explication of Poetry: Unit 2 & Selected poems (L2G Chaps 12-20)
Unit Two: Introduction to Poetry B (Developing Critical Reading Skills)
UNIT
TWO / Graded Items: A student’s ability to achieve this unit’s learning objectives will be determined by the following graded items:
1. Recognizing and Notating Forms of Meter
2. Application of skills-based poetry analysis
3. Presentation of theme-based critical analysis (See Color Coded approach to Lit. Analysis)
4. SHOW, and explain HOW the poet uses poetic devices to convey his/her message.
5. Read, Comprehend, and Present selected poems from Poetry Unit 1. (Complete Assignments)
6. Complete Writing Responses Assignment of Poetry Unit 1. (Literary Analysis One)
7. Read, Comprehend, and Present selected poems from Poetry Unit 2. (Complete Assignments)
8. Complete Writing Responses Assignment of Poetry Unit 2. (Literary Analysis Two)
Literary Analysis One Due Friday Feb. 5th, 2016/Turnitin.com/Hard Copy to class/Pres.
Week 5 / Focus T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" /Critical Analysis/Online Research
Week 6 / T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" / Class Rotation Presentation Project
Literary Analysis Two Due Friday Feb. 26th, 2016/Turnitin.com/Hard Copy to class/Pres
Unit Three: Introduction to Drama C (Understanding Tragedy)
UNIT
THREE / Graded Items: A student’s ability to achieve this unit’s learning objectives will be determined by the following graded items:
1. Understanding of Greek, Shakespearean, and Modern forms of Drama
2. Understanding Forms of Tragedy (Aristotle and Shakespeare)
3. Recognizing Medieval/Renaissance World Views in Literature (Chain of Being)
4. Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth
5. Interpreting/Presenting scenes in Macbeth/Core Soliloquies ("Two truths"/"Raven" etc.)
Week 7 LA2 DUE / Sophocles, Shakespeare, Ibsen/From Classic Tragedy to Realism (Domestic Drama) LA2 Due
Week 8 / An age of Chaos: "Chain of Being" and "Ideas that changed the World"
Week 9 / Shakespeare's Tragedy, Poetic License, and Dramatic Method
Week 10 / Understanding Macbeth: Tragic Hero/Tragic Flaw and (Theme of) Equivocation "Fair if foul"
Week 11 / Macbeth: Close Reading/Character Analysis/Scene Presentations/Recitations ("Two truths," etc.)
Unit Four: Writing about Literature (Critical Analysis Approach)
UNIT
FOUR / Graded Items: A student’s ability to achieve this unit’s learning objectives will be determined by the following graded items:
1. Recognizing Elements of Literature in Fiction (Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, etc.)
2. Ability to interpret and explicate Fiction using Elements of Literature
3. Understanding various Critical Approaches to Literature
4. Applying a specific Critical Approach to a Major work
5. Selecting, interpreting, and applying Critical Secondary Sources
6. Understanding the Literary Research paper process
4. Literary Research (MLA) paper: Topics/Sources/Dev. Thesis/Outline/Drafts/RD/Revising
Week 12 / Elements of Fiction: "The Story of an Hour" (Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, etc.) L2G 13-20
Week 13 / Elements of Fiction: "Summer" (Plot, Character, Conflict, Theme, etc.) L2G 163-168
Literary Analysis Three: Applying a Critical Approach to narrative fiction Due March. 14th
Week 14 / Elements of Fiction: "Looking for a Rain God" Applying Elements of Critical Analysis/D2L
Literary Research Paper: Rough Draft Due April 18th (POETRY/NARRATIVE/DRAMA)