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COURSE OUTLINE
Instructor: Jeannine Stanko Semester/Session: Fall 2013 (Boyce)

Course Number: ENG102 Course Title: English Composition 2 Course Credits: 3 Lecture hours: 3 Co-requisite(s): None Course Description: This is a course that further develops skills in formal research-based and argumentative writing and emphasizes the use of multi-disciplinary sources. LEARNING OUTCOMES: After successful completion of the course, the student will: Use Standard Written English to create well-structured sentences, paragraphs, and essays Review the writing process and use strategies to further revising and editing skills Write extensive multi-paragraph essays using argument and a variety of structural patterns considering audience and tone Write logically, critically, and analytically, synthesizing and documenting sources Read critically, learning to summarize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate relevant inf ormation from a variety of print and electronic sources, as well as from direct observation, interviews and surveys Make distinctions about the credibility, reliability, consistency, strengths, and limitations of resources but not limited to information gathered from Web sites LISTED TOPICS: Review as Needed: 1. Grammar and mechanics 2. Organization, including introductions and conclusions 3. Peer evaluation 4. Writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, reflecting 5, Unity and coherence 6. Summary, paraphrase and direct quotation 7. Plagiarism Further Develop: 1. Analytical thinking and writing skills 2. Using argumentative and persuasive strategies 3. Writing sound theses 4. Audience, purpose, and tone 5. Locating print and electronic source material 6. Evaluating sources and evidence 7. Proper documentation 8. Synthesizing sources 9. Critical thinking 10. Clarity: syntax, semantics, and diction 11. Sentence variety and coherence The student will produce five or six reading -based essays, totaling 15 to 20 pages. Lab hours: Other hours:

Pre-requisite(s): ENG101 (English Composition 1)

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Class Section(s) Time & Location:

Section BC05

Dates 8/2012/5

Days T/TH

Time 8:00 9:15

Room N-568

Instructor: Telephone: E-Mail Address:

Jeannine Stanko 724-396-4158 jstanko@ccac.edu

Office Hours: Office Location:

T/TH: By Appointment

Materials and Resources: Behrens, Laurence and Leonard J. Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Required Text(s): Curriculum. 12th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2013. Required Materials: 3-ring binder Recommended Material(s): flash drive The Learning Assistance Center in Room L-547 provides free tutoring to Open Lab, Tutoring, etc. registered CCAC students. Students must call 412-469-6284 to schedule an appointment to see a tutor regarding a specific subject. Teaching Methods: The course will include direct instruction in the form of lectures; guided practice to include whole, small, and flexible group discussions, in-class writing, in-class grammar activities; and independent practice through homework assignments, essays, quizzes, and examinations. In order to be successful in this course, each students should plan to spend 1.5 to 2 hours on classroom preparation for each hour of class. If the student is in class 3 hours a week, the student should plan to spend approximately 4.5 to 6 hours per week preparing for class. Evaluation Plan: Your final grade will be determined by dividing the points you have earned by the total points possible to earn. Rubrics will be given with each assignment to provide a clear understanding of how writing will be evaluated. Every essay will be thoroughly marked to give as much feedback as possible. Essays earning below a C may be revised and resubmitted. The grading scale is as follows: 100-90% - A; 89-80% - B; Tests & Attendance 25% of final grade Midterm 100 points Final (Part 1) 100 points Final (Part 2) 50 points Attendance TBD (50 pts min.) Total 300 points

79-70% - C;

69-60% - D;

59-0% - F

Grammar Portfolio & Homework 25% of final grade Portfolio #1 75 points Portfolio #2 75 points Homework 50 points

Essays 50% of final grade Summary 100 points Critique 100 points Analysis 100 points Argument Synthesis 100 points Annotated Bibliography 100 pts Total 500 points

Total 200 points

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Other Policies and Procedures: Attendance: Students are expected to attend every class. Each class is worth a portion of your final grade. Rough drafts, in-class work, and quizzes cannot be made up. Any homework assignments due the day of absence will receive half-credit. If absent for a quiz, the mulligan is forfeited. If an essay is submitted after its due date, the mulligan is forfeited. You will be considered absent if you are not in class. You will be considered late if you arrive after I have taken roll. Lateness of 20 or more minutes counts as a complete absence. After three late entries or early departure, coming in late or leaving early will count as an absence. Missing three classes will result in class failure. Homework: Homework will be collected periodically throughout the semester. All assignments must be clearly labeled and legible for credit to be rendered. Use only one side of the page. Assignments completed by the due date receive full-credit. Assignments completed after the due date (regardless of whether or not you were absent) receive half-credit. Grammar Portfolio: The objective of this assignment is for students to show mastery knowledge of various grammar topics. A list of tasks will be given for students to complete by the designated due date. Creativity counts; therefore, students may demonstrate knowledge in an online forum or in a neatly organized binder or notebook. Each task must be completed in its entirety or no credit will be received. Assignments completed after the due date (regardless of absences) receive half-credit. Essays: Essays must be typed and double-spaced according to MLA format (one-inch margins, Times New Roman, 12 point font). In the upper left hand corner, include your name, instructors name, course title, and the due date. Use only one side of the page. If your assignment is longer than one page, please staple the pages together. Essays must have the page number preceded by your last name in the upper right corner of each page, beginning with the second page. Essays must be submitted at the beginning of the class period to be on time. Due dates for all work are listed on the course plan. No late papers will be accepted for full credit except in the case of an emergency. Problems with a computer are not an emergency situation; CCAC has computers for student use. If you miss class the day a paper is due, email your essay to me as an attachment and copy/paste it into the body of the email for full credit. The email must be sent prior to the end of your class time. I will not accept essays for full credit when you return to class. When I receive your essay, I will respond to let you know that it was received. If you do not receive acknowledgement from me, you know that I did not receive the essay! It is your responsibility to ensure that I receive your essay. Do not wait until the next class period to resolve this because I will not accept the essay. Quizzes & Exams: If absent on the day of a quiz, the mulligan for that quiz is forfeited. Exams may not be made up. If an emergency arises, it is your responsibility to contact me within 24 hours to make arrangements. Mulligans: For each quiz, test, and essay, one mulligan or do-over will be offered. All mulligans are due before the next quiz, test, or essay in the course outline sequence. The mulligan is forfeited if absent on the day of the original quiz or test or on and essays due date as listed in the course outline.

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Plagiarism: A plagiarized essay will result in an automatic failure for the assignment. Plagiarism is representing someone elses research, writing, or ideas as your own. Depending on the severity of the offense, a plagiarized essay or assignment may result in course failure and/or academic dismissal from the college. Miscellaneous: All electronics (cell phones, iPods, etc.) must be turned off and put away during class. Texting or engaging in any electronic social networking will result in a class absence. If class is held in a computer lab, students who choose to engage in internet or computer activities without instructor consent will receive an absence for that class period. Students should not be receiving personal calls nor taking restroom breaks during class time. If there is an emergency or medical problem, please let me know ahead. Otherwise, plan to stay in the room for the entire time. Please be aware that it is very disruptive when students talk in class while the instructor is teaching or other students are asking questions. Every student should have a copy of the Student Handbook which outlines acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Any student who demonstrates an inability to conform to acceptable social conduct will be subject to the disciplinary policies and procedures of the college. Please remember that it is school policy that children are not permitted in classes. Students with Disabilities: The Community College of Allegheny County makes every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Questions about services and procedures for students with disabilities should be directed to the Office of Supportive Services at your campus. Course Outline Corrections: During the semester/session, reasonable changes to the course outline may be academically appropriate. Students will be notified of these adjustments by the instructor in a timely manner.

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The following is the tentative class schedule for the Fall 2013 semester. In the event of cancelled or shortened days due to severe weather or emergencies, the schedule may be modified. Please call the Boyce Campus Emergency/Severe Weather Hotline if you suspect that class may be cancelled or delayed: 412-469-6335. Information regarding cancellations or delays will also be posted on the CCAC website.

Course Plan:
Class Week/Date 1 August 20, 22 2 August 27, 29 Lesson or Topic Introductions, writing sample, grammar diagnostic Writing process, capitalization, parts of speech, thesis writing, introductions, conclusions MLA format, citing and documenting sources, finding and evaluating sources, plagiarism, fragments, run-ons, shifts paraphrasing, incorporating sources, quotation marks, summary writing Learning Activities in-class activities, lecture, discussion Lecture, in-class activities, discussion, assignment review Assignments (T) Ice Breaker, Syllabus review (H) Grammar diagnostic (T) Writing process, Capitalization, Parts of Speech (H) Behrens chapter 3 thesis, introduction, conclusion (T) Discuss online assignments (IConnect & Alleycat Tutorial), MLA, Reliable vs. unreliable sources (Behrens pgs 46-47), plagiarism, MLA activity (H) Fragments, run-ons, shifts (T) Behrens pgs 33-36 (paraphrase), pgs 37-45 (quoting), Quotation marks (H) Behrens chapter 1, pgs 3-24 (Summary) Evaluation (H) Writing diagnostic due Grammar diagnostic Chapter assignments Portfolio

3 September 3, 5

Lecture, in-class activities, discussion, assignment review

Chapter assignments Online assignments Portfolio

4 September 10, 12

Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review,

Chapter assignments Portfolio

5 September 17, 19

numbers, homophones, who/whom, apostrophes, summary writing

Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review, writing workshop

(T) numbers, homophones, who/whom, apostrophes (H) Analyze and critique samples, peer review summaries

Portfolio (H) Summary rough draft due

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6 September 24, 26

Exact words, appropriate language, wordy sentences, critique writing Active and passive verbs, commas, critique writing

Lecture, in-class activities, assignment review

(T) Exact words, Appropriate language, Wordy sentences (H) Behrens chapter 3 (critique)

Portfolio Chapter assignments (H) Summary final copy due

7 October 1, 3

Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review, writing workshop In-class competitions, lecture, discussion, inclass activities, assignment review Lecture, discussion, inclass activities, assignment review

(T) Active and Passive verbs, commas (H) Analyze and critique samples, peer review critique

Portfolio (H) Critique rough draft due

8 October 8, 10

Review of Grammar Rules and Writing Process for Midterm Evaluation Semicolons, colons, dashes, parenthesis, analysis writing

(T) Midterm Review (H) Midterm

(T) Portfolio #1 due (H) Midterm

9 October 15, 17

(T) Semicolons, colons, dashes, parenthesis (H) Behrens chapter 6, pgs 178-199 (analysis) (T) Brackets, ellipsis marks, slash, hyphen (H) Analyze and critique samples, peer review analysis (T) Sentence variety, parallel ideas, misplaced & dangling modifiers (H) Behrens chapter 4, pgs 94-101; chapter 5, pgs 129-137, 149-169 (Argument synthesis) (T) Pronoun & Antecedent Argeement, Pronoun Reference, Pronoun Case (H) Analyze and critique samples, writing day (T) Peer review synthesis, annotated bibliography (H) APA

Portfolio Chapter assignments (T) Critique final copy due

10 October 22, 24

Brackets, ellipsis marks, slash, hyphen, analysis writing

Lecture, discussion, inclass activities, assignment review, writing review, discussion Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review, discussion Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review, discussion Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review, writing workshop, discussion

Portfolio (H) Analysis rough draft due

11 October 29, 31

12 November 5, 7

13 November 12, 14

Sentence variety, parallel ideas, misplaced & dangling modifiers, argument synthesis writing Pronoun & Antecedent Argeement, Pronoun Reference, Pronoun Case, argument synthesis writing Argument synthesis writing, annotated bibliography writing, APA format

Portfolio Chapter assignments (H) Analysis final copy due

Portfolio Chapter assignments

(T) Synthesis rough draft due (H) Synthesis final copy due

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14 November 19, 21

Annotated bibliography writing, review grammar rules and writing process

Lecture, in-class activities, in-class writing, assignment review, writing workshop, discussion THANKSGIVING Lecture, in-class activities, assignment review

(T) Analyze and critique samples (H) Peer review annotated bibliography, review for finals

(T) Portfolio #2 due (H) Annotated bibliography rough draft due

15 December 3, 5

THANKSGIVING Review and evaluate grammar rules and writing process

THANKSGIVING (T) Grammar examination (H) Correct grammar examination

THANKSGIVING (T) Annotated bibliography final copy due, grammar final

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