Carol Bustamante-Associate Professor of EnglishOAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGEEGL 102 SYLLABUSCarol Bustamante-Associate Professor of EnglishOffice #: DP 2554 or RHC Computer Lab P230 area OR B200 OCC E-mail: [email protected] Home E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Mondays 9:45-11, Wednesdays 9-11 at DPCTuesdays and Thursdays 8:45 to 11 at RHCOffice Phone: 847-376-7097Website: http://www.oakton.edu/user/~cbustamaI. Course CoursePrefix No. Course Name Credit Lecture LabEGL 102 Composition II 3 3 0II. Prerequisite:C or better in EGL 101 (If you received a D in EGL 101 you are not eligible to take this class)III. Course (catalog) Description:This is a course in planning, writing, and revising the advanced expository essay, the argumentative essay, and the research paper. Assignments will involve critical analysis and synthesis of course materials. Students will review aspects of style, audience, and structure, as well as the conventions for documenting sources.IV. Learning Objectives:The student will be able to:A. Write advanced expository and argumentative essays and research paper(s) as assigned, using inductive and deductive reasoning.B. Analyze and evaluate various forms and styles of argument.C. Communicate effectively with specific audiences through style, content, form, and organization.D. Summarize, paraphrase, quote, and document data and information.E. Locate and evaluate data and information using appropriate references and technology.F. Compare, analyze, and synthesize data and information, as well as use them effectively for rhetorical purposes.V. Academic Integrity: My personal policy, for plagiarism, is on my websiteBustamante 2Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits: - cheating, - plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation), - falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth), - helping others to cheat, - unauthorized changes on official documents, - pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you, - making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and - any other behavior that violates academic integrity. There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment, and a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years. Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.VI Calendar will change to meet the needs of the class, so do not print but keep checking it oftenWeek Monday/Tuesday Wednesday/Thursday Weekend HWWeek 1 Jan 20Mondayno school (MLK)Attendance & Group PhotoWebsite & SyllabusPlagiarismStudent Information FormHW: Read Greg Dell Essay &access University of North Carolina website: read Oral HistoriesBoth links are on my websiteDiscussion of Assigned Reading1st Essay Assigned: The Oral History ReportStuds Terkel: America’s Greatest Oral HistorianBrainstorm about who you could interview; Fill in Proposal Form and bring tonext class (on website weeks 1-5 column)Appointments for Interviews must be made next week.Week 2Jan. 26Proposals are collected & discussedHow to Prepare for InterviewHow to ask for an InterviewPermissions to askPurpose of InterviewAppointments for Interviews must be made this week.Final Proposal form due from those whose first interviewee was not approvedStudents interview each other projectAppointments for Interviews must be made this week.Prepare & type questions for Interview (leave room for observations)Study Step-by Step Oral History Web Link: Oral History Reminder List (see my website)Week 3Feb. 2Students’ Interview Questions arePeer Evaluated.Study and Discuss:http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/intrview.htmInterviews must be conducted this week.Oral History Report structureElements of the Essay team projectRules of Dialogue (a)Interviews must be conducted this week.Write a rough draft of Oral History reportTyped & Double-spacedInclude 1 instance of dialogueElectronic and hard copy should be brought to classWeek 4Feb. 9Rough Draft duePeer Evaluations take placeRules of Dialogue (b)HW: complete your rough draft if it is short or incompleteBring electronic and hard copy to next class plus a highlighter or 2Revision/Editing/Proof-Reading Exercises PresentedInteractive Quizzes Link ExploredStudy 2nd online model of Oral History report via EGL 102 WebsiteRevise Rough Draft using1 of the 6 techniques discussed in class; bring before & after version to class for HW gradeMonday/Tuesday Wednesday/ThursdayWeekend HWWeek 5Feb 16 President’s Day—no SchoolRevision HW dueSee Website for how to hand in essayGrammar Brush-up—On-line Interactive QuizzesFragments, run-ons, comma splicesHomonyms and other wordsCommas, commas, and more commasStudy grade form on websitePrepare final draft of essay; Gather other rough drafts; use large metal clip to bindSee website for how to hand inBustamante 3Feb. 17 MLA format reviewedGrammar Brush-up—On-line Interactive QuizzesHW: apply another revision technique to your essayOAKTON Library Cards must be obtained this weekpapersPaper and attachments must be ready to hand in the moment you walk in the doorWeek 6Feb. 231st official essay is due: The Oral History ReportIntroduction to Special Forms of Writing: Writing about Literature (Argument paper)Literary Elements discussedHW: read Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death ofIvan Ilych” (full text on Google)OAKTON Library Cards must be obtained this weekQuiz on Ivan IlychDiscussion of “The Death of Ivan Ilych”HW: Reread “The Death of Ivan Ilych”Reread the following and make marginal notes: “ The Death of Ivan Ilych”Week 7Mar 2Discuss the rest of the online quizLit Element Exercise IntroducedLiterature Resource Group exploredHW: finish literary element s table for Ivan IlychEssay #2 assigned: Writing about Fiction: The Argument EssayThesis statement, outline, and introduction are explainedHW: Find, Read, and Highlight 2 biographical articles on Ivan Ilych found on Literature Resource CenterType Thesis, Outline, and Introduction paragraph for Literary Analysis Essay. Use one of your
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