1 English Composition 2: Approaches to University Writing ⇧ LEC 15 MW 2pm – 3:50pm HAINES A82 LEC 9 TR 12pm – 1:50pm HUMANITIES A46 LEC 2 TR 2pm – 3:50pm HUMANITIES A46 Instructor: Dr. Eric Gudas (“GOOD-ess”) / Email: ([email protected]) Office: Humanities 126B / Office Hours: M & W 12:30 - 1:30 PM. Sign up for meeting times and check for schedule changes here: http://bit.do/gudasofficehours Course website: https://ccle.ucla.edu/ Assignments listed here: http://bit.do/engcomp3assignments UCLA CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION Second course in university-level discourse, with analysis and critique of university-level texts. Emphasis on revision for argumentative coherence and effective style. Completion of course with grade of C or better satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement. Letter grading. WRITING PROGRAMS COURSE DESCRIPTION English Composition 2 engages students in building foundational skills needed for university-level reading and writing tasks. This workshop-style course emphasizes argument, coherence, and sentence-level clarity through the revision process. OUR GOALS FOR THIS COURSE (BASED ON THE DESCRIPTIONS ABOVE AND ENGLISH COMPOSITION 2 GRADING STANDARDS FOR REVISED WORK, p. 5) 1. Learn writing models that go beyond the three-point thesis, 5-¶ essay model some of you may have learned in high school. 2. Learn to read and analyze the kinds of texts you might encounter in other college-level classes, including (for a start) personal essays, academic journal articles, op-ed essays, and feature journalism. 3. In preparation for Eng Comp 3, learn and begin to master college-level argumentation: one key, debatable claim (usually called a “thesis”) unfolded over as many ¶s as you need to support that claim. We’ll use what the Grading Standards for Revised Work call “expository strategies,” that is, different ways of effectively making and supporting your claims. We’ll work a lot on: ○ Putting ¶s in the order that supports your argument (“paragraphing”), ○ Using evidence from the reading to support your own, original argument, and ○ Effectively using transitional words and phrases to cement the parts of your argument. 4. Write sentences that A) have grammatical coherence and B) attempt to have some stylistic flair. Each of you will focus on a few key grammar, mechanics, and usage areas to master throughout the quarter. 5. Discover your own personally effective strategies for generating and revising your writing, including collaborating in workshop groups with peers. 6. Make connections between the readings and your own experience as college students in 2017. 7. Learn to enjoy writing--or some aspect of the writing process--and to feel intellectually and personally empowered by writing.2 REQUIRED MATERIALS ➔ Andrea A. Lunsford, The Everyday Writer (6th Edition with 2016 MLA Update). ISBN: 9781319083434. (You can also get an electronic version, as long as it’s the 6th edition. See buy & rent options here: http://bit.do/everydaywriter6the-book) This book should be on two-hour reserve at Powell. ➔ Printouts of all readings and handouts posted on CCLE. Alternately, you may use PDF versions on your computer or tablet if you can mark them up electronically (highlight, write marginal notes,
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