Calumet College of St.
Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR RHETORIC
& COMPOSITION II
Term: Spring 2002 (012)
Course Number: ENG 104B
Instructor: Dr. Barbara Goodman
Office
Phone: 219-473-4272
E-mail: bgoodman@ccsj.edu
Office
Hours: Monday 11:00
AM-3:00 PM
6:00-7:00 PM
Tuesday 9:30-10:30 AM
6:30-7:30 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Friday 9:30 –10:30 AM
1:40-2:00 PM
Instructor
Background: Currently director of English and of General
Education. Also direct college drama productions and sponsor trips to
theatrical events (e.g. annual trip to Canada for Shakespeare Festival)
Course
Time: Tuesdays & Fridays 10:30a – 12:00p
Course
Description: English 104 develops and refines skills gained in
English 103 with an emphasis on the development of research skills. The forms of English 103 are integrated into
longer, cohesive papers on topics in many fields to enable students to
communicate effectively and knowledgeably in their own fields of interest. This course must be taken in the student's
second semester at the College.
Learning
Outcomes/ Competencies:
Students in this course will:
·
Demonstrate their communication skills
·
Write sustained, well-developed prose essays
·
Demonstrate strong research skills, utilizing
Internet and print resources effectively for academic writing
·
Write a coherent and well-documented research paper
·
Write academically with regard to content and
format
Textbooks:
The
Mercury Reader (2001 edition) Compiled by CCSJ for Rhetoric and
Composition I & II
A
Writer’s Reference (4th edition) Diana Hacker
Choice of one of three novels:
The Things They Carried (O’Brien)
Middle Passage
(Johnson)
Of Love and Shadows (Allende)
Learning
Strategies: In-class writing, Group Work, Collaborative
Learning, Teacher mentoring and instruction, etc.
Assessment:
Final grades will be based on many things:
a.
oral and written performance/exercises in class
b.
progress and improvement in writing as reflected in
the student’s portfolio
c.
fulfilling the requirements of each of the assigned
forms
d.
quizzes (in given)
e.
handing in a substantial amount of acceptable writing (including required revisions and
rewrites)*
f.
handing in an acceptable
research paper*
* Rubrics for acceptable
writing and acceptable research papers are found at the end of the syllabus
Class
Policy for Assignments:
All assignments
must be handed in on time, or if late, with a proper explanation. Late papers will adversely affect the
student’s grade. I will not accept late
papers the last week of classes.
All papers will be/have:
a.
typed
b.
double-spaced
c.
stapled
d.
done in 10/12 font in either New Times Roman or
Courier News ONLY
e.
one inch margins
f.
a cover page with student’s name, paper form and
date turned in
g.
form of paper typed as title on p. 1 of paper
Papers not done in this format will not be
accepted.
Class
Policy on Attendance:
In accordance with English program policy, any
student missed more than NINE (9) hours of class will receive an F. These nine hours include both excused and unexcused absences. Please be aware there hours include
birthdays, sport events, illness, work, etc.
If a problem arises with your absences, please come and talk to me
immediately.
Grading
Scale:
Latter grades will be assigned according to the
student’s fulfilling the requirements above.
(See Assessment, Class Policy for Assignments, and Class Policy on
Attendance.)
Class
Policy on Electronic Devices:
Please turn off
all cell phones, beepers, etc. It is
disruptive to have them going off during class. If there is an important reason why you must have your phone or
beeper turned on (e.g. illness at home, work situation), please inform me
before class begins.
Course
Outline:
Forms
and Assignments:
Unit I Summary
Collection I
Unit II Summary
and Interview Collection II
Unit III Library
research assignments
Individual
conferences will be held at the completion on Unit III papers.
Unit IV Personal
Narratives/Instance Collection related to research topic
Unit V Research
Packet I
Unit VI Research
packet II
Unit VII Rough
Draft of Research Paper