Syllabus
English 1123:RKDZ
Composition II
Instructor Information:
Ms. Martha Berry
Room: 211
Makeup Days: Tuesdays (3:20-4:20)
Pre-Requisite: Successful completion of ENG 1113
Textbook: For Our Students, Expanded Edition, Bedford ISBN: 978-1-319-09137-8(Updated MLA SupplementIncluded)
Bring your textbook to every class meeting.
Supplies:onespiral-bound notebook with pockets
one three-ring binder with paper
black or dark blue ink pens
correction fluid
dictionary and thesaurus (recommended)
research folder
Grading Scale for the HCC English Department:
90-100 = A70-79 = C
80-89 = B60-69= D0-59 = F
Consult Hinds’ Canvas for your average there and PowerSchool for
your high school average.
Methods of Evaluation: 45 percent = three literary essays (600+ words), two of
which require research with MLA
documentation
25 percent = research paper on a controversial issue (1500+
words)
10 percent = quizzes on reading, literary terms, works
cited page, homework, and classwork
20 percent = final exam essay (600+ words)
Objectives:Students will evaluate sources and websites; learn how to use resources responsibly by avoiding plagiarism; masterparenthetical documentation using the MLA guidelines; learn how to incorporate quotes from numerous sources;compose a formal sentence outline; prepare a works cited page; define and identify literary terms; read and
analyze poetry, short stories, and plays; and write logically organized critical essays that are properly documented.
Notes Regarding Essays: Students will be allowed to write their outlines and works cited pages outside class. However, ALL rough draft pages, revisions, and final essays must be turned in at the end of each day. The rough drafts and revisions will be written in the spiral notebook, and the final drafts will be typed in Hinds’ Canvas. The final drafts must be almost identical to the written revisions. All final drafts must be written in the MLA format, must be accompanied by an outline, must have an introduction with a clear thesis statement, must have a logical pattern of development utilizing at least threebody paragraphs full of supporting details, must have a conclusion, must be at least 600 words long, and must express one central idea. Essays will be evaluated using the District Theme Grading Chart for English Composition II.Also, according to the HCC English Department policy, students will review their graded work and then return it to the teacher.
Notes Regarding the MLA Heading: Use the MLA heading on all essays submitted to the instructor. Double-space your name, your instructor’s name, class name and section, and paper due date at the top left margin of your paper. Example:
Angela Smith
Ms. Berry
English 1123: RKDZ
12January 2017
Makeup Work: Always check your Work Schedule if you are absent. Missing a class will not excuse you from the work; complete all work on the Work Schedule EXCEPT for the writing of the actual essay, which must be completed in the class.
If a student is absent when a final in-class essay is submitted, he/she should complete the work during the scheduled makeup time, which is Tuesday after school.Failure to complete the work on the scheduled day (or another day that has been requested by the student and approved by the teacher via email at least two days in advance) will result in a zero. (If a student makes a zero on an essay, he/she should consider officially withdrawing from Composition II.)
Research Paper: Students will be allowed to write the research paper outside of class; special attention must be paid to following the MLA guidelines. Please consult your current MLA handbook (8th edition). The research paper must be typed usingTimes New Roman, 12 font, and one-inch margins. The paper must befifteen hundred words andmust be submittedin Hinds’ Canvasbefore or on the due date. Students should also print a copy of the paper to submit in the research folder. Additionally, the student must submit a photocopy of the ten sources (minimum) used with the information highlighted and noted according to the outline of the paper. Students should keep the graded outline, the two rough drafts with peer edits, and the completed research final checklist. All of this will be given to the teacher in a research folder on the due date.
NOTE: No more than 10 percent of the research paper can be a direct quote.
Attendance: Students are expected to attend class and be prepared to learn. Sleeping in class or appearing to sleep in class results in an absence. The following attendance policy will also be observed:
FOR DAY CLASSES:
1.Attendance will be recorded every class meeting or the first day the student registers for the course.
2.Students will receive a notice of absence via email at the time they have two (2) absences. Students will be dropped from the class with an F on the fourth unexcused absence. This number also includes absences accumulated from tardies. (See theStudent Handbook for more information.)
3.Failure to report to class at the beginning of the class period will result in a tardy. Three tardies equal one unexcused absence. Students who miss more than 15 minutes of a class will be marked absent. A student who leaves the classroomwithout the permission of the instructor will be marked absent.
4.The first day to withdraw from a full-semester class is February 28, 2017. Students may withdraw with a W if the allowed number of absences has not been exceeded. The last day to withdraw from a class or all classes is April 26, 2017.
Extra Credit: None is available.
Important Dates: January 13Last Day to Add or Drop
February 28First Day to Withdraw
April 26Last Day to Withdraw
May 4-5Final Exams
Academic Dishonesty: Students are expected to complete their assignments without outside help. The HCC Student Handbook asserts that “Cheating on any examination, quiz, work to be completed in class, assigned work to be completed outside class; cheating on term papers; cheating on final examinations; plagiarism on any assignment; theft or attempted theft of examination questions or possession of examination questions prior to the time for examination period shall be offenses subject to . . . failure in the course and possible dismissal or suspension from the College.” (The page numbers change each year, so they are not given here.)
Student Conduct: Students are responsible for reading and becoming familiar with the rules and guidelines in the current HCC Student Handbook. Students should sit as close
as possible to the front of the classroom, be prepared for class, turn off and put away any phones or electronic devices, wear nothing that covers the head, be respectful of the
instructor and the other students, and work QUIETLY during the entire class. You may bring a drink to class if it has a cap.
English Composition II
Spring 2017
Ms. Berry
Work Schedule (subject to change)
Have the assigned readings completed when you come to class that day.So look ahead and expect a reading check at any time.
January 10Introduction to the class; Syllabus and Work Schedule; Portable Literature (teacher-provided text); Poetry Terms; What Is Poetry? Reading and Understanding Poetry; “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins; and A “Found” Poem
Select a poem not found on this list, but one that is college-worthy, be prepared to use TPCASTT, create a PowerPoint and email it to the teacher, discuss the poem with the class, and write an analysis of the poem in class for your Essay #1. Get the poem approved by the instructor on Tuesday, January 17. No two people may choose the same poem. The poem must be at least fourteen lines long; provide the teacher with a copy of the poem if it is not in the provided anthology.
January 12
“Gretel in Darkness,” pp. 428-429
“My Last Duchess,” pp. 430-432
“Porphyria’s Lover,” pp. 446-447
“Ozymandias,” pp. 447-449
Discuss applicable literature terms.
Read Chapter 29, “Writing about Poetry,” pp. 315-320 in For Our Students (FOS).
Read Chapter 38, “Figurative Language: How the Author Says It,” pp. 352-355 in FOS.
Read Chapter 39, “Tips for Writing about Literature,” pp. 356-358 in FOS.
January17
Approve selected poems.
“One day I wrote her name upon the strand,” pp. 481-482
“Red Wheelbarrow,” p. 490
“An Apology,” p. 494
“Daddy,” pp. 517-520
Discuss applicable literature terms.
Read and discuss pp. 537-544, which pertains to rhythm and meter.
Read Chapter 18, “The Net-Savvy Writer,” pp. 172-198 in FOS for tips on the PowerPoint presentation.
January 19
Look at an example poetry analysis. See pp. 381-383 in FOS.
Give handouts on the poetry outline and essay assignment.
“When in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes,” pp. 564-565
“Love is not all,” p. 567
“My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,” pp. 501-502
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” pp. 504-505
“Death Be Not Proud,” p. 672
Practice using TPCASTT with assigned groups.
(Give students extra TPCASTT forms for their presentations on January 25 and 27.)
Discuss applicable literature terms.
January 23
“Musee des Beaux Arts,” p. 615
“My Papa’s Waltz,” pp. 621-623
“Do not go gentle into that good night,” pp. 628-629
“Ulysses,” pp. 708-710
Discuss applicable literature terms.
Email the PowerPoint presentation to the teacher before January 25.
January 25PowerPoint Poetry Presentations Using TPCASTT
January 27PowerPoint Poetry Presentations Using TPCASTT
Poetry Test
January 31Essay #1 on Poetry (in-class)
February 2Essay #1 on Poetry(in-class)
Introduce the research paper.
Research Paper Note: The research paper will be a 1500 word persuasive essay on a controversial issue that you are interested in but have never researched.Select a topic and get it approved on February 6. Find ten scholarlyarticles or books on the topic. Make sure to read the articles before printing the full-text version. Bring these articles and/or books to class on Thursday, February 23. When you submit the final draft of the paper, I must have ALL of the TEN sources used to write the paper. Highlight and label the sections used from the printed sources according to the final sentence outline. For a book, insert labeled sticky notes beside the sections used in the paper.
English Composition II
Spring 2016
Ms. Berry
Work Schedule (subject to change)
Have the assigned readings completed when you come to class! Expect a reading check at any time.
February 6Final Draft of Poetry Essay
Approve research paper topics.
Assign fiction terms.
Read Chapter 27, “Writing a Literary Analysis Essay,” pp. 297-307 in
FOS.
February 8William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” pp. 127-136
William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning,” pp. 224-236
Read Chapters 32-37, pp. 333-351 in FOS.
February 10Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” and discussion of theme, pp. 328-339
February 14D.H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking Horse Winner,” pp. 352-364
February 16Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” pp. 388-400
Discuss how to write a sentence outline using the MLA format.
Read the sample literary analysis on “A Worn Path,” pp. 377-380 in FOS.
(Homework: Write your sentence outline on any short story we have read—other than “A Worn Path.” Bring in your works cited page. Bring in two scholarly articles pertaining to your essay topic. Make sure the authors agree with you.) Study for your test on the fiction terms.
February 21 Test on Fiction Terms
Begin writing Essay #2.
HOMEWORK: Bring ten scholarly articles and/or books on your research paper topic to class with source cardsattached. (homework grade)
February 23 Essay #2 on the short story (in-class)
Check the ten scholarly sources and source cards for the research paper.
February 27 Final Draft of Essay #2
Homework: Read your research paper articles and books. Decide on
a thesis and the major points the paper will discuss.
English Composition II
Spring 2016
Ms. Berry
Work Schedule (subject to change)
March 1 Discuss the MLA format with regards to the research paper.
Read Chapter 19, “The Net-Savvy Researcher,” on pp. 199-218 in FOS.
Read Chapter 20, “MLA: A Guide to Research and Documentation,” on
pp. 219-250 in FOS.
Continue reading the research paper sources.
March 3Write the sentence outline. (Bring two typed copies to class. I will grade one, and you will keep the other.)
March 7Check the typed sentence outline (homework grade).
Print a copy for me, and print a copy for yourself.
Annotate your sources, and begin writing the rough draft.
March 9-22Work on the rough draft in class and at home.
March 24Bring the typed rough draft to class.
Have twopeers edit the rough draft and complete the Peer Edit Forms. (homework grade)
Distribute the Research Paper Final Checklist. Complete this for homework.
March 28 Have a conferencewith the teacher on the rough draft.
March 30Typed Final Draft of the Research Paper: Staple the paper as follows: final outline, final
draft, and final works cited page. Put this in the first
section of the research folder.
The second section of the folder should contain the
source cards attached to the ten sources, which are highlighted and labeled according to the outline.
The third section should contain the rough draft(s)
with the peer edit comments, the graded outline, and the
completed Research Paper Final Checklist.
Submit the paper to the teacher on the due date. If a paper is submitted late, 10 points will be deducted EACH DAY the paper is late.
We will begin reading Hamlet in class today (pp. 927-1028).
HOMEWORK: Finish reading Act I.
April 3Begin reading and discussing Acts II-III. Finish reading this for
homework.
View some scenes of the play.
Read Chapter 28, Writing about Drama,” pp. 308-314 in FOS.
April 5Begin reading and discussing Acts IV-V. Finish reading this for homework.
Prepare answers to the Socratic seminar questions.
April 7Participate in a Socratic seminar on Hamlet.
Discuss how to document a play (in-text and works cited).
View some final scenes of the play.
Write the outline for your essay on Hamlet.
HOMEWORK: 1. Type your sentence outline at home, and bring it to class.
2. Bring in two scholarly articles from Magnolia on the theme of the play.
3. Underline the points in the articles you will use to support your thesis.
4. Write the Works Cited page for the articles and the play.
(Magnolia can help you cite the articles.)
Also, be prepared for a test on Hamlet.
April 11Take a test on Hamlet.
Write the rough draft of the essay on Hamlet in class.
April13Finish writing the rough draft and peer edit.
April 19Type the final draft of the Hamlet essay in Canvas.
April 21Introduce Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, pp. 856-926.
April 25Read and discuss Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, pp. 856-926
April 27Finish reading and discussing Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, pp. 856-926.
HOMEWORK: Answer the questions to participate in the Socratic seminar on Death of a Salesman.
May 1Participate in the Socratic seminar.
Discuss possible topics for the exam essay.
Students may bring in one notecard containing a thesis and three quotes from the play. Write the works cited information on the back of the notecard.
HOMEWORK: Review Death of a Salesman, and prepare for your exam by writingthe notecard.
May 3Write the Exam Essay (in-class).
You must write and revise your exam essay on your own. (No talking!)
May 5Type the Exam Essay (in-class).
You must write and revise your exam essay on your own. (No talking!)