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ENGL 1102: Writing & Inquiry in Academic Contexts II

1102-095 T/R 3:30-4:45, Smith 327 1102-100 T/R 5:00-6:15, Cameron 109

Suzanne Ingram singram@uncc.edu Cameron 128 | 704.687.1913 Office Hours: TBA

Course Description - Prerequisite: ENGL 1101. In English 1102, students develop an extended inquiry project that integrates materials from varied sources and includes writing in multiple genres. Students write, revise, edit and reflect on their writing with the support of the teacher and peers. Students also immerse themselves in a conversation about a topic through reading, questioning, and process writing. Polished writing might assume the forms of presentations, reviews of research, essayistic arguments, or multimedia and web-based projects. Students learn to distinguish rhetorical contexts, practice different conventions, and develop positions in relation to research. They also adopt digital technologies to network, compose, and/or critique and disseminate their work. Grades are derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated throughout the term.

Key concepts: critical thinking, independent inquiry, responsibility for one's own learning, curiosity, risk-taking, the writing process and revision, providing and receiving feedback, making connections, and intellectual growth and maturity.
Required Texts & Materials: Losh, Elizabeth et al. Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. Print. Writers Notebook: A notebook to write in and to keep all your course materials in. A thorough writers notebook is necessary to your success in the course. Please bring it to every class. Various readings will be assigned via Moodle2. While much of your writing will be posted online, you will bring hard copies to class for workshops and to submit for feedback. Please prepare by learning where/how to print on campus , or, if you have your own printer, by stocking up on printer paper and ink. Not having hard copies when they are required will impact your grade.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. ~ E.L. Doctorow
Attendance & Participation: FYW Policy states that Students may have three absences without a penalty to their final grade. Subsequent absences will result in a ten point grade deduction to their final course grade for every class missed thereafter. I will uphold this policy and will not excuse any absences. Three tardies (or early departures) will result in one absence. Cell phones, lap tops, and other devices are only permitted during appropriate times. If you sleep through any part of class you will be marked absent. If you have to miss class, you

2 are still responsible for the work missed; I keep a running log of class activities on our Moodle2 page, so when youre absent you can see what you missed, and, if necessary, you should follow up with me or with classmates. I do not accept any late work, and I do not accept e-mailed submissions when hard copies are due. You must complete process work as we work through each assignment; interim drafts that appear for the first time in your Final e-Portfolio will not be considered in grading. Major Assignments: Since this class focuses on process writing, research, and inquiry, you will write multiple drafts of the following assignments: a multi-faceted Extended Inquiry Project including an Exploratory Essay, an Annotated Bibliography, and a Multi-Genre project, a Midterm assignment, and a Portfolio Essay. You will also keep a reflective blog on your Weebly site, the platform for your e-Portfolio. Failure to complete a major assignment will result in automatic failure of the course. Other Assignments include reading assignments from our textbook and from our Moodle page, reader response letters, daily in- and out-of-class writing activities completed in your writers notebook, and group workshopping.

Good writing is good conversation, only more so. ~Ernest Hemingway

Evaluation: Your e-PORTFOLIO will comprise 70% of your grade. It will include selected daily entries from your writers notebook, selected process work (drafts, reflections, brainstorming notes, etc.), selected feedback that youve given and received, your blog, and polished/final drafts. Since this is a portfolio course, I will not grade your major assignments throughout the semester. Rather, you will receive feedback from your peers and meand you will engage in various reflective and analytical activitiesto help you take control of your writing and to improve your writing throughout the course. You will receive a midterm grade that will serve as a heads-up about how youre doing in the course. When grading your final portfolio, I will value your engagement with the key concepts and will use the following Grade Scale: A 100-90 exemplary: e-Portfolio is complete, thoughtfully arranged and easily navigable. As explained in the Portfolio Essay, all work is completed to the best of the writers ability; the writer can thoughtfully and thoroughly discuss his/her engagement with key concepts and can clearly explain and illustrate his/her growth as a writer by quoting and analyzing his/her writing from throughout the course. B 89-80 above average: e-Portfolio is complete, thoughtfully arranged and navigable. As explained in the Portfolio Essay, all work is completed to the best of the writers ability; the writer can discuss his/her engagement with key concepts and can to some extent articulate his/her growth as a writer via quoting and analyzing his/her writing from throughout the course. C 79-70 average: e-Portfolio is complete but may not be thoughtfully arranged or navigable. All work is complete but leaves unanswered questions. In the Portfolio Essay, the writer attempts to explain his/her engagement with key concepts and to articulate his/her growth as a writer but lacks detail, lacks quoting and analysis of his/her writing from throughout the course. D 69-60 below average: portfolio is not complete; all major assignments are included but some do not fulfill assignment requirements and/or leave unanswered questions. In the Portfolio Essay, the writer cannot articulate his/her engagement with key concepts or his/her growth as a writer. The writer does not quote and analyze his/her writing from the course.

3 F below 60 does not meet expectations: portfolio is not complete and major assignments are missing. Your PARTICIPATION will determine the remaining 30% of your grade. I will take grades dailywith or without noticeon draft completion, reader responses letters, blogs, in- and out-of class writers notebook assignments, and any possible quizzes. You will also receive two participation grades for your Portfolio Presentation. Participation grade scale: + 100 | 80 | - 60 | 0 University Grade Scale (for final course grades): A 100-90 = exemplary | B 89-80 = above average | C 79-70 = average | D 69-60 = below average | F below 60 = does not meet expectations

Some critics will write Maya Angelou is a natural writer which is right after being a natural heart surgeon. ~Maya Angelou

Disabilities Statement: Students who have a disability or condition which may impair their ability to complete assignments or otherwise satisfy course criteria should meet with me to identify, discuss and document any feasible instructional modifications or accommodations. Please inform me as soon as possible after a disability or condition is diagnosed. For information and auxiliary assistance, contact the Disabilities Resource Center. Religious Observance Policy: The UNC system allows students with a minimum of two excused absences each academic year for religious observances required by the faith of a student. If you have days you will miss this semester due to religious observances, please let me know those dates early in the semester, in writing, so that those absences will not count as part of regularly missed days. The form to submit can be found here. Academic Integrity: All students are required to read and abide by the Code of Student Academic Integrity. Violations of the Code of Student Academic Integrity, including plagiarism, will result in disciplinary action as provided in the Code. Definitions and examples of plagiarism are set forth in the Code. The Code is available from the Dean of Students Office or online. Faculty may ask students to produce identification at examinations and may require students to demonstrate that graded assignments completed outside of class are their own work. Writing Resources Center: I strongly encourage you to use this free resource, and I may ask you to participate in the Student Referral Program. Visit Cameron 149 or the WRC website.

If you wish to become a writer, write. ~Epictetus

Course Schedule (subject to change if necessary): Date: Whats Due: R 1/9 Bring a copy of your syllabus, if possible T 1/14 R 1/16 Bring a laptop to class If you dont own a laptop, please check one out from Atkins or the Student Union Blog post #1 due before class

Class Agenda: Introductions Go over syllabus Letter to Ms. Ingram Small groups Create Weebly sites Create blog page & start first post Syllabus Quiz

4 Have a printed copy of your syllabus Have your textbook Not a Class Day Not a Class Day Reading due: Spaces for Writing, pgs 2-31 Reader Response Letter (RRL) #1 N/A Reading due (choose 1 of the following): 1. If youve never read this piece, choose this one: RespondingReally Respondingto Other Students Writing by Richard Straub, posted on Moodle. 2. If youve read Straubs piece, choose this one: Helping Peer Writing Groups Succeed by Wendy Bishop, posted on Moodle. Draft 1, Exploratory Essay Reading due: Why Rhetoric, pgs. 35-63 Blog Post #2 due before class Bring a laptop to class Draft 2, Exploratory Essay (1 hard copy for submission) Reading due: Research: More Than Detective Work, pgs 181-213 RRL #3 Draft 1, Annotated Bibliography (2 sources) for workshop Draft 2, Annotated Bibliography (4 sources) (1hard copy for submission) Bring a laptop to class Midterms due on Weebly Bring your textbook to class Reading due: Writing Identities pgs. 113135 RRL #4 Have a Happy and Safe Spring Break! Library? Library? Blog Post #3 due before class Be working on EIP Reading due: Argument Beyond Pro and Con, pg. 143-170 RRL #5 Draft 1, Genre #1 Not a Class Day Not a Class Day Bring a lap top or any work materials you need Entire Multi-genre piece for workshop Entire Multi-genre piece to submit Blog post #4 due before class Bring a laptop to class Draft 1, Portfolio Essay for workshop Textbook activities Go over Reader Response Letter (RRL) directions Last day of drop/add Reading Activities (bring your textbook & one hard copy of your RRL) Reading Activities (contd) Go over EIP Part 1: Exploratory Essay assignment Reading Activities Small group workshop procedures Small group prep: hard copies or electronic workshop?

F 1/17 T 1/21 R 1/23 T 1/28

R 1/30 T 2/4 R 2/6 T 2/11 R 2/13 T 2/18 R 2/20 T 2/25 R 2/27 3/3-3/7 T 3/11 R 3/13 T 3/18 R 3/20 T 3/25 W 3/26 R 3/27 T 4/1 R 4/3 T 4/8 R 4/10 T 4/15

Small group workshop Reading Activities w/ your blog posts Whole-class swap workshop & discussion EIP Part 2: Annotated Bibliography Reading Activities Small group workshop TBD Go over Midterm Assignment Work time for midterms Midterm Activities w/ textbook (Rethinking Revision) Reading Activities EIP Part 3: Multi-Genre pieces New small groups Have a Happy and Safe Spring Break! TBA TBA Multi-genre work Reading Activities Multi-genre work Small group workshop Last Day to Withdraw from a course with a W Work time Small group workshop Whole-class swap & discussion Go over e-Portfolio & Portfolio Essay assignments Work time Small group workshop Last Day to Withdraw from all courses with a W

5 R 4/17 T 4/22 R 4/24 T 4/29 W 4/30 No Class CONFERENCES No Class No Class CONFERENCES No Class Draft 2, Portfolio Essay for workshop You may also bring your laptop if youd like to workshop your whole portfolio Draft 3, Portfolio Essay (1 hard copy for Whole Class Swap) PORTFOLIOS DUE @ NOON No Class CONFERENCES No Class No Class CONFERENCES No Class Small group workshop Whole-Class Swap Q&A READING DAY READING DAY READING DAY

Final Exam Period: During your sections final exam period, you will present a piece of your final e-Portfolio to the class (for 2 participation grades). After presentations, you will receive your final course grade. The exam period is the only time that I will discuss your grades with you.

The complete Spring 2014 Final Examination Schedule can be found here.