UCLA ENGCOMP 2 - SYLLABUS

1 English Composition 2: Approaches 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 6th 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,