English 1302 Pcm Syllabus and Schedule
ENGLISH 1302 PCM—SYLLABUS AND SCHEDULE
Prerequisite
Enrollment in ENGL 1302 requires credit for ENGL 1301, or its equivalent, with at least a grade of “C.” Instructor will verify.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Maxine Montgomery OFFICE: Rio Grande Campus—ATT 103
OFFICE HOURS: Wednesday 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. MAILBOX: RGC 204
ADDRESS: 1212 Rio Grande EMAIL: FAX: (361) 275-6914
Austin, TX 78701 TELEPHONE: (512) 223-1790 X26372
TEXTS: Fiction 100 by Pickering
Recommended: any quality English handbook
Merriam-Webster paperback dictionary
Course Description
ENGLISH 1302 is a continuation of English 1301 with emphasis on analysis of readings in prose fiction. Students will use literary elements to interpret short fiction.
Course Objectives
The goals of Composition II are to promote
• Critical thinking, reading, and writing within an intercultural context;
• Clear, coherent, confident, and effective communication;
• Literary analysis.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of English 1302, students should be able to
• Think, read, and write critically;
• Effectively use referential (interpretive/analytical) writing;
• Critically analyze fiction;
• Appreciate and understand how the elements of fiction work together.
WARNING! Your greatest enemies in this course are time (the passing of which you cannot prevent) and procrastination (which you absolutely must avoid in order to succeed). Distance learning requires self-discipline and steady progress.
ORIENTATION: Students must read the syllabus and email the instructor during the first week of class the following information: name, address, telephone number, and a statement saying that they have read the Comp II PCM syllabus and understand their responsibilities in the course.
INCOMPLETE POLICY: Incompletes are given only in cases of extreme and documented emergency and at the discretion of the instructor.
Requirements
This course will focus on seven elements of fiction: central idea, character, conflict, point of view, setting, language, and tone. These elements will be incorporated into five to seven writing assignments, varying in length from 200-1000 words (for a minimum total of 2500 words) and using either a cumulative or single-element approach. To qualify for the Departmental Exam, in at least one paper students must demonstrate their mastery of MLA style for documentation by using parenthetical documentation and providing a list of works cited that contains at least one source other than the primary source (see http://library.austincc.edu/help/mla/ ).
GRADES AND GRADING
All students in all sections must receive “Accepted” on the writing assignments to be eligible to receive a Test Permit for taking the Departmental Exam. Additional assignments are required for the grades of "B" and "A." Your instructor will provide 1) a class activity schedule (calendar) with deadlines and 2) specific written guidelines for each assignment.
Your final grade will be determined by the grade level you complete. Each paper will be marked "ACCEPTED," "REVISE," or "REWRITE." (You may submit only one paper at a time: when one is ACCEPTED, you may submit the next one.) In addition, compliance with your instructor's deadlines will determine your eligibility for a grade of "B" or "A." If you do not meet the deadlines, you will not be able to make an A or B in the course.
ACCEPTED: The paper fulfills the objectives of the assignment and is free of grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
REVISE: The paper fulfills the objectives of the assignment but contains errors. You must avoid similar errors in subsequent papers in order to progress in the course. .
REWRITE:The paper does not fulfill the objectives of the assignment.
To earn a "B," a student must receive "ACCEPTED" on all work for a "C" plus receive "ACCEPTED" on one of the following papers. Paper "B" will be evaluated "ACCEPTED" or "REWRITE" only. Rewrite must be on a different story.
(1) Write a well-developed analytical essay focusing on a single element of an assigned short story. Minimum length: 1000 words OR
(2) Write an evaluative essay (with clearly stated criteria) on an assigned story.
Minimum length: 1000 words
To earn an "A," a student must receive "ACCEPTED" on all work for both a "C" and a "B" plus receive "ACCEPTED" on the following paper. Paper "A" will be evaluated "ACCEPTED" or "REWRITE" only. Rewrite must be on different stories.
Following guidelines provided by your instructor, write an analytical essay comparing/contrasting two short stories. Stress those elements of fiction most important to the central idea. Minimum length: 1000 words.
The Departmental Exam
The Departmental Exam will be taken under supervision in the Testing Center. Given a story to read, you will write a critical analysis of at least 750 words. The essay will be in the same format as Paper #5 and will be evaluated "ACCEPTED" or "RETEST" only. If you do not pass on the first try, you may retest twice. Your essay must discuss all of the elements of fiction and must demonstrate the following:
• Coherence, analytical thinking, and an understanding of the story.
• Adherence to stylistic, grammatical, and mechanical conventions.
Your instructor will establish deadlines by which you must complete a specific number of assignments or be subject to WITHDRAWAL from the course.
NOTE: While due dates for papers are somewhat flexible, the deadlines regarding eligibility for an A or B WILL BE ABSOLUTELY ENFORCED. Unfortunately, unexpected situations VERY OFTEN occur, and usually at the end of the semester. Therefore, if you know that you must have an A or B in this class, pace yourself accordingly, starting now, because there will be NO EXCEPTIONS to these deadlines.
TURNING IN PAPERS: You may turn in papers to me during my office hours at ATT 103, by fax, by email (as an attachment only using Word), by US mail, or inter-campus mail. It is your responsibility to contact me to find out if a paper is accepted before turning in the next paper. Remember, your paper must be corrected before a new paper is submitted. All papers should be typed and DOUBLE-SPACED with your name, my name, paper number and section number at the top or on a cover sheet. Allow 48 hours minimum (excluding weekends) for your paper to be graded.
TESTING CENTERS: Testing center policies and hours may be found at
http://www2.austincc.edu/testctr/
Learning Lab Policy for “B” and “A” Papers
Departmental policy allows students to receive only very general assistance writing “B” and “A” papers in Composition I and II. Examples of such assistance include pre-writing activities and review of writing principles and of grammar and documentation conventions in response to student questions. In addition, individual faculty are free to prohibit students from seeking specific kinds of or any assistance on the “B” and “A” papers and may do so by sending a memo to the learning labs and by stipulating the restriction in class syllabi.
Scholastic Dishonesty
Acts prohibited by the College for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research, or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to, tests and quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations; and homework.
Students with Disabilities
Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities. Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester.
Withdrawal Policy
The Texas State Legislature passed a bill stating that students who first enroll in public colleges and universities beginning in fall 2007 and thereafter may not withdraw from more than six classes during their undergraduate college career. See ACC Student Handbook for further information.
SCHEDULE
Paper 1……..September 28
Paper 2……..October 5
Paper 3……..October 13
Paper 4……..October 20
Paper 5……..October 30
C Test………As soon as Paper 5 is accepted, you get a permit from me to take the C Test in one of the ACC testing
centers.
NOTE: On Wednesday, November 11, STUDENTS WITHOUT 4 PAPERS ACCEPTED WILL BE WITHDRAWN
FROM THE COURSE.
DEADLINE #1: YOU MUST SUBMIT PAPER #5 BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, TO QUALIFY FOR AN “A”
OR “B” IN THE CLASS.
DEADLINE #2: YOU MUST TAKE THE “C” TEST BY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, TO QUALIFY TO
SUBMIT “B” AND “A” PAPERS. To be fair to all, ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS
Will BE MADE, SO PACE YOURSELF NOW AND FOLLOW THE DUE DATES IF YOU
KNOW THAT YOU MUST HAVE A “B” OR AN “A.”
B paper……..November 25
A paper……..December 4 (no new paper will be accepted after December 4.)