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SYLLABUS

 A new English tutoring Lab is available now in George Wynne 212.   It is for English tutoring and English class computer use.  These are the hours that you can walk in and obtain help on a paper:  M-F (approx. 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)/ Monday and Tuesday 4:30-7:15 p.m.

 Fall 2014 -1123 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II – Monday, Wednesday – Tentative Schedule

***days we will meet in the learning Lab in AL Building.  Drop/Add: August 18-22;  First Day to Withdraw: October 7^th.  Last Day to withdraw: December 3rd.  Last Day of Class: December 10^th. Final Exams: December 11-13; 15-16

 August 18 - Monday - Introduce  course: syllabus on overhead projector;  write  a few paragraphs—to be assigned.   May go early to purchase books

 August 20 - Wed. - Bring up "Autobiography on LCD; write down instructions for autobiography (I give two examples);  begin writing rough draft; I take them up.

***August 25 - Monday – finish Autobiography –100 pts.  Essay #1—will read in class on Wednesday

August 27 - Wednesday.- Essay #1- ½ of students read autobiographies in class

September 1 – Monday - Labor Day – No Classes

September 3 - Wednesday - 1/2 of class reads their autobiography; assign "The Open Boat" p. 194

September 8 – Monday-   questions on "The Open Boat” - answer in class -  take the questions up

September 10 – Wednesday – give questions back;  discuss in groups and I call on different ones ; assign "Young Goodman Brown" p. 305

 September 15- Monday - put up video of "Young Goodman Brown" from "Pages"; (video 41 min.--if have speakers)

September 17 - Wednesday - Answer questions on "Young Goodman Brown" in class and take up (20 pts); assign quiz on Monday on "Young Goodman Brown"

September 22 - Monday - Quiz on "Young Goodman" – 18 pts; assign  A Doll's House

September 24- Wednesday - Introduction to  A Doll's House; use my video on the play

September 29 - Monday - Questions on A Doll's House--take up at end of class – 20 pts.

***October 1 – Wednesday – Library Lecture

October 6 - Monday - Quiz on A Doll's House; assign  "Barn Burning"

October 8 - Wednesday - Pull up video on "Barn Burning" (3.35 min.-if have speakers) and monologue pages;  Questions on "Barn Burning" – take up

October 13 – Monday – Fall Break

October 15 – Wednesday - Pull up "Pages" on Research Paper and requirements; give date research paper is due:  Monday  December 1^st (last day of class is December 10^th); assign quiz on “Barn Burning”

 October 20 – Monday - Quiz on "Barn Burning." Reminder: research paper is due on Monday, December 1 (on day come back from Thanksgiving); assign  “A Worn Path” p. 365; find a quote on “perseverance” from internet and write out as if you are writing a parenthetical reference and also a Work Cited

October 22 – Wednesday –  show video 9:26 minutes on Eudora Welty. Write rough draft essay in class on Perseverance –“A Worn Path”

***October 27^th – Monday –Essay #2- write in lab essay on Perseverance (“A Worn Path”)

October 29 – Wednesday – Poetry – go over elements of poetry in literature book—will read these poems:  “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” p. 526; “Parable of the Prodigal Son” – p. 215; “When I Consider How” – p. 628

November 3 – Monday – Poetry – will read these poems: “The Road Not Taken” p. 555; “How Do I Love Thee” p. 592; “Mending Wall” p. 608.  Assign: Trifles p. 659

November 5 – Wednesday –Discuss Trifles;Read  in class “Miss Brill” p. 64; “Story of an Hour” p. 168

November  10 – Monday – Discuss “Miss Brill” and “Story of an Hour”;  assign “Everyday Use”

November 12 – Wednesday – write rough draft on “Everyday Use” in class; can used this one as part of research paper

***November 17 – Monday – write in lab essay on “Everyday Use”; use a quotation and parenthetical reference and Work Cited; print out in the lab for you to share with class.Send this to me on email also.

November 19 – Wednesday – share with the class your essay.  Research paper is due December 1^st when you come back from Thanksgiving Holidays

Thanksgiving Holidays – November 24-28 – Monday - Friday

December 1 – Monday – Research Paper to be turned in! Begin Fiddler on the Roof

December 3 – Wednesday - Fiddler on the Roof

December 8 – Monday - Fiddler on the Roof

December 10 – Wednesday – last day of class – Quiz on Fiddler on the Roof;  tips for Final Exam; will give back Research papers

 

COURSE POLICY SHEET

 Course Title:               English Composition II (ENG 1123)

Dates and Time:         Fall 2014

Instructor:                  Mrs. Bertha Fagan

Cell Phone :               601-940-8357

Email -   BPFagan @hindscc.edu or  gary.fagan@att.net

 

Textbook Title: Backpack Literature – An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing 4th Edition
Textbook ISBN:	Publisher: Pearson
Author:  J. Kennedy and Dana Giolia

 

Grading Scale:              A = 90-100      B = 80-89  C = 70-79       D = 60-69      F = 59-0

Evaluation Method:    2 Research Essays               200 points

                                        Research Paper                    200 points

                                        Final Exam                             100 points

                                        Presentations                        To be determined

                                         Quizzes                                   To be determined

                                         Daily in-class work                To be determined

                                          If you do not finish an in-class paper in the scheduled time, but have  a legitimate reason for why you have not finished, you will have to schedule time outside of class to finish it. 

Late Work:     I will accept late work only when the absence is excused. I claim no responsibility for any work not turned in during class.

Papers:  Including the final, you will write a total of five papers, most of which will be 500 words n length.  Drafts written in class must be in blue or black ink and on only one side of the paper.  Any essays written outside of class must be typed or computer manufactured.  These typed papers must have one-inch margins.  Please do not submit these papers in folders.

Attendance:  You must attend 80% of a class to receive course credit.  Therefore, if you miss more than 6 days, whether excused or unexcused, you will receive an “F” for the course.  Upon reaching the limit of absences, you will receive a notice of absences through the mail.  If you fail to withdraw by the date stipulated on the notice, you will be dropped with an “F.”

Policy on Dishonesty:  Dishonesty, such as cheating, plagiarizing, or knowingly furnishing false information to officials of the college, will not be tolerated.  In situations in or outside the classroom where some degree of collaboration is permissible, it is the responsibility of the instructor to give written instructions to his/her classes, specifically stating what forms of collaboration are authorized.  When procedures are not clearly understood, it is the responsibility of the student to consult with the instructor.

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 assignments; theft or attempted theft of examination questions or possession of examination questions prior to the time for the examination period shall be offenses subject to the following penalties.

Penalty:  The penalty for commission of any offense set out above is failure in the course and possible dismissal or suspension from the College.  In any case where the instructor believes that an offense has been committed, the following procedures will be observed.

Procedures:  The instructor will immediately inform the student, the department chairman, the Academic Dean or Vocational Dean and the Dean of Students/appropriate dean that the offense has been committed and the grade penalty has been imposed.  If further action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Students/appropriate dean, upon notification by the department chairman, will request the Disciplinary Committee to conduct a hearing in the matter and to make recommendations to the Vice President.  In any case in which a student has been accused, the student may appeal to the Local Student Affairs Committee (Student Handbook). ___________________________________________________________________________________

Instructions to Students:  Plagiarism is implying that another person’s ideas or words are your own ideas or words.  Sometimes plagiarism is unintentional, sometimes intentional.  To avoid the problem of plagiarism: 

1. Place quotation marks around any material that you yourself did not write—direct quotations—and credit the source.  Indicate all copied material by using quotation marks.
2. Write paraphrased material in your own style and language, and credit the source.  Simply rearranging the words in a sentence or changing a few words does not paraphrase.

Plagiarism is a serious offense, punishable by law.  When you use another person’s ideas or wording—and do not give credit—you are plagiarizing.  There is no excuse for plagiarizing.  A careful handling of information will help you avoid this problem. (Nell Ann Pickett and Ann A. Laster, Technical  English: Writing, Reading, and Speaking, 7^th ed., New York Harper Collins, 1996, 403).

Student Conduct:  Refrain from any behavior that prevents other students from listening or performing assigned tasks in class.  Some things you should consider are the following:  1. Turn of all cell phones, pagers, etc;  2. Do not put away books and stand up to leave until your professor has said class is over; 3. Do not carry on conversations while your professor is talking and while others are writing.  Consistently disruptive students will be dismissed from class.

Disability Services:  Hinds Community College, in accordance with the American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, shall provide reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.  A student who needs academic adjustment must self-identify him or herself by registering early in the semester with the Office of Disability Services on his or her campus and providing current documentation of the disability.  Students previously registered with disability services must update their files each semester for any accommodation requests.  All documentation and discussions will remain confidential.

Pre-Requisites:

One of the following:  An English ACT score of 17 or above

                                        A satisfactory score on an ENG 1113 placement test

                                        Successful completion of ENG 1203

 Video Surveillance

                Hinds Community College utilizes Video Surveillance Cameras in order to enhance security and personal safety on its campuses.  It has been determined that use of this equipment may prevent losses and aid in the law enforcement activities of the Hinds Campus Police.  To ensure the protection of individual privacy rights in accordance with the law, a formal Policy on the Use and Installation of Video Surveillance Equipment has been written to standardize procedures for the installation of this type of equipment and the handling, viewing, retention, and destruction of recorded media.  Under no circumstances shall the contents of any captured audio or video recordings be exploited for purposes of profit or commercial publication, nor shall recordings be publicly distributed except as may be required by law.

 

 

THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY

 

Determine the purpose of the essay and state that purpose in a thesis sentence.

Restrict the assigned topic.

Establish a point of view.

Construct a simple sentence for the thesis unless the idea is complex.

Check to see that the thesis is unified, concise, and precise.

Remember that a thesis sentence is not a statement of intent.

 

2.  The introduction is the first paragraph of the essay.

The first sentence or first two sentences generally introduce the subject

The thesis sentence, the last sentence of the introduction, includes the three main ideas of the essay and indicated the direction the essay is taking.

 

3. The body paragraphs support the thesis sentence.

The topic sentence of each body paragraph answers why, how, or in what way the thesis sentence is valid.

Each body paragraph is developed by details, illustrations, facts, analogies.

Each body paragraph has a planned development.

A good body paragraph is never short and choppy.

Each body paragraph has coherence, unity, proper diction, and conciseness.

 

4. The conclusion must serve a function in the paper.

In a very long essay, it may be the summary of major points of the essay.

In a relatively short paper, it may point out that other possibilities exist.

In a very long paper, it may restate the thesis sentence.

The title is not a sentence.

The title is not enclosed in quotation marks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADING GUIDELINES

 

A         1.  Good conception 90-100

            2.  Clearly and logically developed

            3.  Well detailed

            4.  Excellent format

            5.  Grammar and mechanics excellent

            6.  No more than three (3) minor errors – two points each 

B         1.  Good detail; good format   80-89

            2.  Better clarity possible in syntax and paragraph structure

            3.  Grammar and mechanics very good

            4.  No more than one (1) major error and/or up to 4-5 errors: 6 + 10 = 16 points

 

C         1.  Shallow in detail; major format errors   70-79I

            2. Improvement possible in coherence, organization, syntax and clarity

            3. Grammar and mechanics need improvement

            4. No more than two (2) major errors and/or up to 6-7 minor errors: 11 + 14 = 2 

D         1.  Weak in detail; poor format  60-69        

            2.  Lacking in coherence and unity

            3. Clumsy structure and syntax

            4. Grammar and mechanics need much improvement

            5. Three major errors and/or up to 10 or more minor errors  12 + 18 = 30 pts

F          59-0 

Minor Errors:  Punctuation, mechanics, diction, excessive passive voice, spelling: three (3) misspellings = 1 major error.

1.  Major Errors: 

   Comma splice: a run-on that occurs when two independent clauses are joined with just a comma. “Charles Dickens created the character of Mr. Micawber, he also created Uriah Heep.”

   Run-on (fused) sentence: a run-on that occurs when two independent clauses are joined with no punctuation: “Charles Dickens created the character of Mr. Micawber he also created Uriah Heep.”

   Sentence fragment:  a sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence—a clause or a phrase—that is punctuated as if it were a sentence.  A sentence may be incomplete for any of the following reasons:

   * It lacks a subject.  Many astrophysicists now believe that galaxies are distributed in clusters.  And even form supercluster complexes.

   * It lacks a verb.  Every generation has its defining moments.  Usually the events with the most news coverage.

   * It lacks both a subject and a verb.  Researchers are engaged in a variety of studies.  Suggesting a link between alcoholism and heredity.

   * It is a dependent clause.  Bishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize.  Because he struggled to end apartheid.

   The pH meter and the spectrophotometer are two scientific instruments.  That changed the chemistry laboratory dramatically.

               *A sentence cannot consist of a single clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction (such as because) or a relative pronoun (such as that); moreover, unless it is a question, a sentence cannot consist of a single clause beginning with when, where, who, which, what, why, or how.

    

    Shift in verb tense:  Verb tense in a sentence or in a related group of sentences should shift only for a good reason—to indicate a change of time, for example.  Unnecessary shifts in tense can be confusing.  “I registered for the advanced philosophy seminar because I wanted a challenge.  However, by the first week I start  (started) having trouble understanding the reading.”

    

   Subject/verb agreement: Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.  “Experts recommend that dieters avoid processed meat.  The sound of the drumbeats builds in intensity in Eugene O’Neill’s play.”  Heavy rain, along with high winds, causes hazardous driving conditions.

    

   Pronoun reference/antecedent agreement – A pronoun must agree with its antecedent—the word or word group to which the pronoun refers.  “Mormonism and Christian Science were similar in their beginnings.”

   There are several exceptions, however:

   Use a singular pronoun when a compound antecedent is preceded by each or every.  “Every programming language and software package has its limitations.”

   Use a singular pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents linked by or or nor. “Neither Thoreau nor Whitman lived to see I work read widely.”

    

   Faulty modifier:  A misplaced modifier is a word or word group whose placement suggests that it modifies one word when it is intended to modify another.  “With an IQ of just 52, the lawyer argued that his client should not get the death penalty. (Does the lawyer have an IQ of 52?)”

    

    

    

   DO NOT USE

    

1.  Announcements (In this paper I will explain . . . .)
2. Passive voice (Passive – The test was easily passed by the students.)

                       (Active – The students easily passed the test.)

3. Second person (you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves, implied you)
4. Vague words, especially it, a lot, lots, thing
5. Contractions
6. Slang, casual language (Well, he is awesome & always there for me)
7. Clichés (at the crack of dawn, cold as ice, etc.)
8. Tired words, especially fun, nice, great, unique
9. Clauses beginning with there + verb

            (Poor = There were two reasons for the wreck.)

            (Better = Two reasons for the wreck were . . . .)

10. Sentences beginning with coordinating conjunctions

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

11. This, That, These, Those as subjects
12. Faulty constructions:

Poor:  The reason why is because

Better: The reason is that

Poor:  New Year’s Day is where . . . .  or Patience is when . . . .

Better:  New Year’s Day is when . . . . or Patience is a quality . . . .