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1 FALL 2011 COMPOSITION II (Rhetoric) SYLLABUS Course and Section: ENGL 1302.4022 Instructor: Amber Pagel, M.A. Days and Time: TR 11:00-12:20 (3 credit hrs) Email: [email protected] Room: C291 Office Location: C222 Office #: 972-391-1063 Arts, Language & Literature Division, G138 972-860-7124 Office Hours: MW 11:10-12:10 TR 12:30-2:00 Textbooks: Required: Inventing Arguments, Brief, 2009 MLA Update Edition. Ed. Mauk and Metz (ISBN-10: 1439081808 ISBN-13: 978-1439081808) Prerequisite: English 1301 and have met Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standard in Reading and Writing. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: ENGL 1302 Composition II (3) In this course students refine the writing, research, and reading skills introduced in English 1301. A related goal is the development of critical thinking skills. Writing assignments emphasize argumentation and persuasion. Students will also write a formal research paper. (3 lec.) Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 2304015135 Student Learning Outcomes for English 1302:  Critically read and analyze college-level material, including library and Internet resources.  Compose academic prose that demonstrates clear purpose, logical organization, and relevant support through evaluation and synthesis.  Establish and maintain a clear, controlling idea that serves as a thesis/claim statement in an essay.  Revise, edit, and proofread and essay for grammatical accuracy.  Apply MLA style to essay format, in-text citations, and works cited documentation. Course Evaluation: Assignments will be composed of quizzes, Blackboard posts, class participation, a presentation, formal essays, and a research project. Assignment Percentage Arg Essay #1—Value 10% Advertising Project 10% Literary Analysis Essay 10% Arg Essay #2—Your position 10% Arg Essay #3—Arguing the other side 10% Arg Essay #4—Argumentative 10% Research Paper 20% Blackboard Postings 10% Quizzes (two lowest dropped) 10% Total: 100% “I” Grades: I only use the grade of incomplete for cases involving extenuating circumstances. Grading Scale: A=90-100 B=80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F=0-592 Course Policies: 1) Attendance Policy: You are expected to be in attendance for every class meeting, on time, with text and materials, and prepared to participate. Please read the following carefully. a. Three tardies constitute one absence. b. No more than two absences are permitted. More than two absences, without justifiable extenuating circumstances, will result in a deduction of five points from your final average for each subsequent absence. c. Late arrivals or early departures in excess of ten minutes count as absences. 2) Reading and writing assignments are expected to be completed prior to the beginning of class, unless otherwise indicated on assignment; therefore, you will be able to participate fully in class discussion. 3) Written assignments are expected to be submitted on the Blackboard, as instructed in class, by the due date/time—not emailed later that day/night. A paper copy must also be submitted in class within the first ten minutes of class on the due date. NO late work will be accepted unless I deem the situation/circumstances to be extenuating. Please communicate such circumstances prior to the absence when possible. Computer, Internet, printer, paper, ink problems due not excuse you from due dates. 4) All assignments must be typed unless otherwise instructed. 5) There are no make-ups on quizzes. 6) I reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus/course agenda. ACADEMIC HONESTY & PLAGIARISM Scholastic dishonesty is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. As a college student, you are considered a responsible adult. Your enrollment indicates acceptance of the DCCCD Code of Student Conduct published in the DCCCD Catalog at http://www1.dcccd.edu/cat0506/ss/code.cfm Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on tests, plagiarism and collusion. Cheating includes copying from another student’s test or homework paper, using materials not authorized, collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test, knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting the contents of an unadministered test, and substituting for another person to take a test. Plagiarism is the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own written work. Collusion is the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense in college. You can be given a failing grade on an assignment or test, can be failed for the class, or you can even be suspended from college. In any written paper, you are guilty of the academic offense known as plagiarism if you partially or entirely copy the author’s sentences or words without quotation marks. For such an offense, a student will receive a zero on the assignment and could even receive an F for the course. You cannot mix the author’s words with your own or “plug” your synonyms into the author’s sentence structure. To prevent unintentional borrowing, resist the temptation to look at the source as you write, unless you are using a direct quote. The author’s words, phrases, sentences must be put in your words, in your way of writing. When you do this, you are demonstrating the ability of understanding and comprehension. Please be advised that academic dishonesty and plagiarism are serious issues that may result in serious consequences. Students should be aware that they are responsible for their behavior concerning these issues. This class will adhere to the student’s “Responsibility” as detailed in the DCCCD district-wide statement and the Eastfield College Student Code of Conduct explained in the Eastfield College and district catalogs or on-line at the district website (https://www1dcccd.edu/cat0608/ss/code.cfm). Consequences for Academic Dishonesty and/or Plagiarism: Any student in this English 1301 class found guilty of cheating on an examination or of Plagiarism (using the definitions given for both terms in the attached document) will receive one or more of the following penalties: o


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