FreshmanCompositionII

ENC1102

TR______

Building4-203

Fall 2012

Instructor: AnnaSezonenko

Email:

OfficeHours: onlybyappointment

December 11 or 13: FINALEXAMat10am or 1pm

SUMMARYOFCOURSEREQUIREMENTS

  • Have no more than 3 absences. (Students may be withdrawn after their 4th absence.)
  • Complete assigned course work with a “C” or better.
  • Complete an original, documented research paper.
  • Upload the final draft into Blackboard as directed by instructor.

CourseDescription

Prerequisite:ENC1101or1101HwithminimumgradeofC.

This3-credithourcourseisdesignedtoprovideinstructionandpracticeinexpositorywriting. Theemphasisisstyle;useoflibrary;readingandevaluatingavailablesources;planning,writing,anddocumentingshortresearchpaper. ThisisaGordonRulecourseinwhichthestudentisrequiredtodemonstratecollege-levelwritingskillsthroughmultipleassignments. MinimumgradeofCisrequiredifENC1102isusedtosatisfyGordonRuleandgeneraleducationrequirements.

MajorTopics/Concepts/Skills/Issues

  • WritingasProcess
  • StructureandElementsofanEssay
  • ResearchandDocumentation
  • GrammarUsageandApplication
  • CriticalReading: Theories

RequiredBook

TOBRINGTOCLASSEVERYTIME:

Kirszner,LaurieG.,andStephenRMandell. Portable Literature. 7thed. (or newer) Boston: Wadsworth,2010. Print. ($62 retail. Check Amazon, Half and tell others if you find a better price.)

RequiredMaterials

Acoupleofblueorblackballpointpens

White8½by11-inchpaperforin-classassignments (I do not require Blue Books.)

Apencilandahighlighterformarginalnotesinyourtextbooks

MethodsofAssessment

  • 4in-classessays30%ofthefinalgrade(10%eachofthebest3grades)
  • in-classparticipation11%ofthefinalgrade(0.5%eachclassperiod)
  • attendance14%ofthefinalgrade(0.5%eachclassperiod)
  • out-of-classessay45%ofthefinalgrade(allstepscombined,seedetailsbelow)

FINALEXAMiscountedasoneofthein-classessays: itwillbeexactlythesame,countingfor10%liketheother3.

Grades

90 – 100%=A

80 – 89%=B

70 – 79%=C

60 – 69%=D

Below60%=F

YourFinalgradeswillbeviewableinAtlastheMondayaftertheFinalExam.

In-ClassEssays

Fourin-classessayswillbeassignedduringthesemester. Thefourthoneisthefinalexam. ThetopicswillrelatetothereadingsfromPortable Literature. Thelowestgradewillbedropped. Thethreehighestgradeswillcounteachas10%ofyourfinalgrade. Ifyoumisstheclassperiod,in-classassignmentscannotbemadeup. ButIwillcountthemastheonestobedropped. Ifyoumissmorein-classassignmentsthancanbedropped,theconsecutiveoneswillearnzeropointsandcannotbemadeup.

Please,showmeyourbest,mostlegible,most “standardEnglish” writing. Hard-to-readessayswillbegradedaccordingtomypowersofvision. NotethatItendtoassumethatifIcannotreadaword,theremustbesomethingwrongwithit,mostpossiblyamisspelling. Forthepurposesofthiscourse,mynotbeingabletoreadyourhandwritingwillbeconsideredyourshortcoming.

YouareallowedtousePortable Literature and your handwritten lecture notes. No other materials and no phones are allowed during in-class essays. Keep this in mind and take a lot of notes during class!

Out-of-ClassEssay

Thestudentsmustwriteadocumentedresearchpaper. Thepaperproceedsinacarefulprocessandseekstoansweraquestion. Ideasforpossibletopicsforyourpaperscanbefoundunder “ReadingandReactingquestions” andunder “WritingSuggestions,” whichfollowmostliteraryworksinPortableLiterature.

Requirements:

•1200-1500wordsofactualtext(aboutfivepages),notcountingtheWorksCitedpage

•Sixsourcesminimum,withatleastoneeach: scholarlybook,criticalarticle,academicwebsite,primarysource

•CorrectandcompleteMLAstyledocumentation

•Preliminarystepsandmaterials

RequiredSteps: 45%total
Proposal(min.3sentences; max.1page) – 3%ofthefinalgrade
Workscited(min.6entries),MLAstyle – 7%ofthefinalgrade
TopicOutline(about1page) – 5%ofthefinalgrade
Intro,orFirstpageofyourpaper(min.5sentences; max.1page) – 5%ofthefinalgrade
RoughDraft – 10%ofthefinalgrade
FinalDraft – 15%ofthefinalgrade

IamofferingyoutheoptionofsendingmeacopyofallyourOut-of-Classassignmentsbye-mailbeforebringingahardcopytoclass. Youmustsubmitahardcopyinordertoreceiveagrade. However,Iwillusethetimestampontheemailtodeterminewhetheryourworkhasarrivedontime. Thisway,Icountitassubmittedontimeevenifyoudon'tmakeittoclassthatday,orifyourcomputercrashesafteryouhavefinishedyourpaperorifyourprinterbreaksrightwhenyouwereprintingyourpaper. Iknowitalwayshappensatthewrongestpossiblemoment. Topreventanyofthishappening,IrecommendbackingupallyourworkofteneitherbystoringitonaUSBorbysendingittoyourselfbye-mail. Iwillnotacceptany"technological"excusesfornotsubmittingyourworkontimeineitherform. Ifsomethingdoeshappentoyourcomputerorprinter, itisyourresponsibilitytocompleteyourworkatoneofValencia'scomputerlabsandhaveitdonebythetimetheassignmentisdue.

Lateassignmentswillbemarkeddown0.5%ofthefinalgradeforeachdaytheyarelate. Notethatitisalwaysbettertosubmityourworkontimeratherthanwaitingforextrainspiration. Ifyoucouldnotdoitatallbeforeitwasdue,sendittomebye-mailassoonasyouaredone. Don'twaitforthenextclassmeeting. Youmightwanttoconsidersubmittingyourworkinan"imperfectstate"orshorterthanyouwouldwantittobe-butontime.

Everythingsubmittedthroughoutthesemestermustbesavedbystudentsandsubmittedalongwiththefinaldraft,eitherstapledorinafolder.

Format

  • stapleifmorethanonepage
  • printononesideonly
  • use12-pointTimesNewRomanfont
  • double-space
  • noextraspacebetweenparagraphs(unlessspecifiedintheassignment)
  • one-inchmarginonallfoursides
  • inthetopleftcornerofthefirstpageofeverywork,writethefollowing:

YourName

ProfessorSezonenko

ENC1102

Datethatassignmentistobesubmitted

Attendanceand “NOSHOW” STATUS

Classattendanceisrequiredbeginningwiththefirstclassmeeting.

Ifyouarewithdrawnasa “noshow,” youwillbefinanciallyresponsiblefortheclassanda “W” willappearonyourtranscriptforthecourse.

Accordingtocollegepolicy,failuretoshowupforthefinalexamwillresultinfailingthecourse.

Iexpecteveryonetoattendallclasses.Afterthreeabsences,youwillbeconsideredforwithdrawal. Afterfour,youaretobewithdrawn. Ifyoucannothelpmissingclass,rememberthat,ifanyassignmentisdueonthatday,itisyourresponsibilitytosubmititelectronicallybeforeclass. Thisway,IwillonlycountyouasabsentbutwillconsideryourworkassubmittedontimeeventhoughIdon'treceiveitonpaper. Toreceiveagradeforit,Istillexpectyoutobringahardcopyofyourworkthenexttimewemeet.

Pleasenotethatyouare100%responsiblefortheinformation,handouts,andassignmentsyoumisswhenyouneglecttoattendclass. Irecommendexchangingemailaddresseswithatleastoneofyourclassmates,sothatbothofyoucaninformeachotherofwhathasbeencoveredinclassintheeventoneofyouisabsent.

Withdrawals

Remember,facultycannotwithdrawstudentsduringtheDrop/Refundperiod(firstweekofclasses). If you donotplantostayintheclass,droptheclassthroughAtlasbefore the end of the week.Ifyouwaituntilthewithdrawal “NoShow” periodtobegin,youwon’tgetarefund.

Ifyoudecidetodropthiscourseforanyreason,youmustinitiatetheprocess. ThestudentwhowithdrawsoriswithdrawnbytheprofessorforexcessiveabsencesorotherreasonswillgetagradeofW. Wwillnotbecountedinthegradepointaverage.

Pleasebeawarethatstudentsonscholarshipwhowithdraworarewithdrawnfromaclassmustpaythecollegeforthecostoftheclass(becausethecollegemustrefundthatcosttotheState).

Mid-TermWarning

IfyouaremakingagradelowerthanCatoraboutmid-term,youwillbenotifiedbyyourprofessor.Yournotreceivinga “belowCnotice” atmid-termdoesnotguaranteethatyouwillpassthecourse.

ExpectedStudentConduct

ValenciaCollegeisdedicatednotonlytotheadvancementofknowledgeand

learningbutisconcernedwiththedevelopmentofresponsiblepersonalandsocialconduct.

ByenrollingatValenciaCollege,astudentassumestheresponsibilityfor

becomingfamiliarwithandabidingbythegeneralrulesofconduct.Theprimary

responsibilityformanagingtheclassroomenvironmentrestswiththefaculty.Studentswho

engageinanyprohibitedorunlawfulactsthatresultindisruptionofaclassmaybedirected

bythefacultytoleavetheclass.ViolationofanyclassroomorValencia’srulesmayleadto

disciplinaryactionuptoandincludingexpulsionfromValencia.Disciplinaryactioncould

includebeingwithdrawnfromclass,disciplinarywarning,probation,suspension,expulsion,

orotherappropriateandauthorizedactions.YouwillfindtheStudentCodeofConductin

thecurrentValenciaStudentHandbook.

Thedecisiontotakethiscourseisyours.Onceyoumakethatcommitment,youhaveresponsibilitiestoeveryoneelseintheroom. Anybehaviorthatdisruptsthelearningoftheclasswillresultinastudent'simmediatewithdrawal.

Interruptingclassafterithasbegunisdisrespectfultoboththeprofessorandtheotherstudents.SoIexpecteveryonetoarrivetoclassontimeandstayuntiltheend. Todiscouragetardiness,eachlateentranceorearlydepartureofmorethan5minuteswillbemarkedashalfanabsence,startingnexttime. Please,planaccordingly.

Takecareofbathroomvisits,eating,andphonecallsbeforeclassorafter,notduringit.Whenyouentertheclassroom,turnoffandputawayandoutofsightallelectronicdevices,includinglaptopcomputers. Duringin-classessays,studentsmaynotleavetheroom.

ValenciaStudentCoreCompetencies

Valenciafacultyhavedefinedfourinterrelatedcompetencies (Think,Value,Communicate,Act)thatpreparestudentstosucceedintheworldcommunity. ThesecompetenciesareoutlinedintheCollegeCatalog. Inthiscourse,throughlectureanddiscussion,youwillfurtherdevelopyourmasteryofthosecompetencies.

QuestionsandIssues

Thebestwaytocontactmeandhaveyourquestionsansweredisbyemail. Ipromisetoanswerthemassoonaspossible,usuallyinlessthan24hours. Please,sendmeallyourquestionsorconcernsusingyourAtlasaccount. Youarerequiredtohaveonetoreceiveimportantcommunicationsfromallyourinstructors. TheValenciaserverscreensallAtlascorrespondenceforvirusesandinappropriatematerial,soallmessagessentfromotheraccountsareautomaticallyclassifiedas"junk." UsingyourAtlasaccountforallofyourcorrespondenceensuresmyreceivingeverythingpromptly.

Messagesshouldalwaysincludeyourfullname,yourclassandclasstime(becauseIteachseveralsections). Please,include"1102at11:30 (or 1pm or 2:30)"onthe"Subject"line.

Iwelcomeanyquestionsaboutspecificassignments. However,questionssuchas “Whatdidwecoverinclass?” willnotresultinaresponse. Questions about your grades will not be answered by email due to FERPA (privacy rights). Emailswithspecificquestionswillbeansweredassoonaspossible,usuallywithin24hours,exceptduringweekends. Please,saveacopyofyouremailinyour"sent"folderincasethemessageisnotdeliveredforsomereason(servermaygetbusyattimes). Then,youwillbeabletore-sendmethesamemessageafter24hours,ifyoudon'tgetananswer.

AcademicHonesty

Aninstanceofacademicdishonesty—anykindofcheatingorfraud—willresultinazerofortheassignmentand/ornocreditforattendanceontheday(s)thedishonestyoccurred.

Thebiggestconcerninacompositionclassisplagiarism. TheAmericanHeritageCollegeDictionarydefinesplagiarismthisway: "Touseandpassoffasone'sowntheideasorwritingsofanother." Toavoidthisseriousacademicoffense,documentanydirectquotationsorideasthatyoufindanduseinyourpapers. VisittheLibrarywebsiteforinformationonwhatandhowtodocument:

Makenoteofthesetwoimportantpoliciesconcerningacademichonesty:

First,youmustsubmitoriginalpapersforENC1102,notessayssubmittedinanyothercourseduringanyothersemester,notevenapreviousattemptatENC1102. Turninginthesameessayfortwodifferentcoursesisconsideredself-plagiarismandwillresultinanFforthiscourse. Second,copyingandpastingfromInternetsourceswithoutprovidingcorrectdocumentationisnotcollege-levelwork.Thefirstinstance—evenifitisasinglesentence—willresultinagradeofzerofortheassignment. Thesecondinstancewillresultinyourimmediatewithdrawalfromthecourse.

ValenciaCollegesubscribestoSafeAssign. Thiswebsiteallowsstudentstouploadtheirwritingsothatthesoftwarecancomparethepaperstoeveryavailableelectronicresourceintheworld,lookingforpartsthatmatch. AnyassignmentthatyousubmitissubjecttoanalysisatSafeAssignbutonlythefinalresearchpaperMUSTbeuploadedbystudents.

StudentswithDisabilities

Studentswithdisabilitieswhoqualifyforacademicaccommodationsmustprovidea

notificationfromtheOfficeforStudentswithDisabilities(OSD)anddiscussspecific

needswiththeinstructor,preferablyduringthefirsttwoweeksofclass.TheOffice

forStudentswithDisabilitiesdeterminesaccommodationsbasedonappropriate

documentationofdisabilities.

Make-upsandExtraCredit

Alltestsmustbetakenwhenscheduled. Nomakeuptestsareavailablewithoutexplicitconsentoftheinstructorwhichwillonlybegrantedincaseofdocumentedextremeemergency. Thefinalexammustbetakenonorbeforethedatepublishedforfinalexams. Itiscollegepolicythatmakeupexamsaregivenforjuryduty,hospitalstay,andmilitaryservice. Otherthanthosedocumentedemergencies,thisclassdoesnotofferextracreditorrewritesforassignmentsthatreceivedbadscoresorthathavebeenmissed. Toearnthehighestpossiblescore,readalloftheassignedreadings,followallofthedirectionsatthewebsite,emailmewithquestionspriortosubmission,andproofreadcarefullyforsentenceerrors. Beforeyoupress"Send"forassignmentstobeemailed,confirmthatyouhaveattachedtherightfile.

AdditionalResources

TheLibrary[Building6].Books,magazinesandnewspapersareavailable.YouhavefullInternetaccessfromthecomputersonthefirstandsecondfloors.

TheComputerLab[6-101].AsaValenciastudent,youmayusethecomputerlabtowriteyourpapersforValenciaclasses.Thislabnolongersupportsfloppydisks.ThestaffrecommendsthatyoupurchaseaUSBFlashDrive.Tousethelab,aphotoIDisrequired.

TheWritingCenter[5-155]. Call407-582-5454toscheduleanappointment. Eachappointmentis30minutes. Askfor60minutesforyourresearchpapers.

YouneedtoshowyourValenciaIDtouseanyoftheseresources.

CourseCalendar

AlltheassignedtextsMUSTbereadpriortotheclassperiod. Allhomeworkhastobecompletedpriortotheclassperiod. Thefollowingcalendarlistswhathastobepreparedfortheclass.

Note: Mostliteraryworksarefollowedby"ReadingandReactingquestions"and"SuggestionsforPaperTopics." Iexpectyoutoreadallofthemandthinkaboutpossibleanswers. Preparingyouranswersforin-classdiscussionswillbeconsideredasyourhomeworkforeveryclass. Thesequestionsalsoprepareyouforourin-classessaysandhelpyouchooseyourresearchpapertopic.

ThissyllabusaswellastheCourseCalendarmaybeamendedatalaterdateattheinstructor’sdiscretion,duringthecourseoftheterm.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomakeanyadjustmentsasannounced.

Key:

PL – PortableLiterature

OC-Out-of-ClassEssay

IC-In-ClassEssay

TuesAug 28Introductions,Syllabus,Policies.

ThursAug 30ReadPLCh1(pages2-35).

AlsoreadAlbertoAlvaroRios's"TheSecretLion"(PL453-457).

Prepareforin-classdiscussionofPLCh1and"TheSecretLion."

TuesSept 4ReadPLCh2(pages36-51).

AlsoreadAliceWalker's"EverydayUse"(PL312-319).

ThursSept 6ReadPLCh7(pages126-129).

AlsoreadJohnUpdike's"A&P"(PL131-136).

TuesSept 11IC1.

ThursSept 13ReadKatherineMansfield's"MissBrill"(PL137-141).

TuesSept 18ReadCharlesBaxter's"Gryphon"(PL142-155).

ThursSept 20ReadPLCh9(pages188-196).

AlsoreadWilliamFaulkner's"BarnBurning"(PL226-240).

TuesSept 25IC2.

ThursSept 27ReadPLCh10(pages241-246).

AlsoreadFlanneryO'Connor's"AGoodManIsHardtoFind"(PL264-276).

TuesOct 2ReadPLCh11(pages292-297).

AlsoreadShirleyJackson's"TheLottery"(PL304-311).

ThursOct 4ReadD.H.Lawrence's"TheRocking-HorseWinner"(PL380-392).

TuesOct 9IC3.

ThursOct 11NO CLASS

TuesOct 16ReadTillieOlsen's"IStandHereIroning"(PL180-187).

ThursOct 18OC: Proposaldue(min.3sentences; max.1page).

ReadRaymondCarver's"Cathedral"(PL320-331).

TuesOct 23Read"TheWorks-CitedList"(PL59-68).

AlsoreadEdgarAllanPoe's"TheTell-TaleHeart"(PL450-453).

ThursOct 25ScholarlyResearchWorkshop: Building6-221

TuesOct 30OC: WorksCiteddue.

ReadJuliaAlvarez's"Snow"(PL84-85).

ThursNov 1ReadNathanielHawthorne's"YoungGoodmanBrown"(PL332-342).

AlsoreadPLCh4(pages70-82).

TuesNov 6OC: TopicOutlinedue(about1page).

ReadAliceMunro's"Prue"(PL91-94).

ThursNov 8ReadPLCh8(pages156-159).

AlsoreadKateChopin's"TheStorm"(PL164-169).

TuesNov 13OC: Introdue(min.5sentences; max.1page).

ReadPLCh6(pages99-102).

AlsoreadKateChopin's"TheStoryofanHour"(PL106-109).

ThursNov 15ReadPLCh3(pages52-68).

ReadWilliamFaulkner's"ARoseforEmily"(PL115-125).

TuesNov 20ReadGabrielGarciaMarquez's"AVeryOldManwithEnormousWings" (PL410-415).

ThursNov 22THANKSGIVING DAY - NO CLASS

TuesNov 27OC: RoughDraftdue(1200-1500words).

ReadErnestHemingway's"HillsLikeWhiteElephants"(PL78-81).

ThursNov 29ReadPLCh12(pages343-346).

AlsoreadEudoraWelty's"AWornPath"(PL360-367).

TuesDec 4ReadFlanneryO'Connor's"EverythingThatRisesMustConverge"(439-449).

ThursDec 6OC: FinalDraftdue(1200-1500words).

ReadAnnieProulx's"55MilestotheGasPump"(PL97-98).

AlsoreadAmandaHolzer's"LoveandOtherCatastrophes:AMixTape"(PL 89).