Instructor: Mrs. Sharon Aiken, H/SS 248
Office phone: 478-471-2893
Office hours: M/W: 10 a.m.- noon and by appointment (I will be happy to work with you to arrange a convenient time for a conference. There are no office hours posted for T/Th because I will be at the WRC.)
Email: sharon.aiken@maconstate.edu
Best means of contact: email. I check and respond to my email regularly and expect you to do the same, as there may be class announcements. Please use your Macon State email when you contact me; otherwise, I may not open it. If you have not already established your email, and need assistance, please see the support personnel at the ARC (Academic Resource Center) in the library.
Required Texts and Materials:
A collegiate grammar text such as Lunsford, Andrea A. The St. Martin’s Handbook
O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried
Polonsky, Marc. The Poetry Reader’s Toolkit
Shanley, Patrick. Doubt
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible
Pocket folder, binder, or notebook of your choice to be submitted at the end of the semester with all drafts, revisions, quizzes, final drafts
Blue or black pens (NO hot pink, neon orange, lime green) for in-class writings; NO pencils
Class Description: This is a composition course that develops writing skills beyond the proficiency required by English 1101; English 1102 emphasizes interpretation and evaluation based on an introduction of fiction, drama, and poetry, and incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods. An oral communication component is also required.
Class Goals: By the end of the course, student s will:
Be able to research a work of literature using the Web and traditional library resources
Gain further experience using MLA citation methods
Be able to write a clear, in-class explication of a poem
Be able to write an effective analysis of a work of fiction and a work of drama
Gain further experience in using Web-based course assignments
Extend their communication skills to a brief oral presentation accompanied by technology
Increase their familiarity and use of the web as a tool for communication
Class Policies:
NOTE: You must have passed English 1101 with a “C” to be enrolled in this class.
1. You can miss two class days without penalty—unless an in-class essay has been assigned. Normally students fail the class after four absences. (If you have a medical condition and see that you will be missing a number of days, be prepared to present a doctor’s excuse. If a member of your immediate family has a health condition requiring your absence from class, remember: that is still an absence. English 1101 and 1102 have been known to cause sprains, eczema, pregnancy, dandruff, seizures, hospitalizations, broken bones, accidents, whooping cough, and even death. Students and their families are most susceptible one to two days before a paper deadline. Plan ahead and protect your loved ones.)
2. Please be on time. Again, if you drive a distance to get here, plan accordingly. There are times we are all tardy, but being in class, ready to work says a great deal about your serious attention to this class and does not go unnoticed.
3. Assignments are to be handed in on time, typed. There will be both in-class and out-of-class essays. Title all assignments and use MLA format, outlined in your handbook, on the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab), and the class blog. Also follow the conventions of writing about literature, found on the class blog.
4. Do NOT hand in a late assignment. There has been a problem in the past with students who wanted to email me their papers. If you know you will be absent when a paper is due, email the paper to me BEFOREHAND; I will accept those, without penalty. If a hard copy of the paper is not handed in on time, in class, the date that it is due, you may email a copy of the paper, with penalties: a) you will automatically forfeit a letter grade off the paper; b) that essay may not be graded until the end of the semester, which is when I grade all late work.
5. I will NOT accept a research paper via email.
6. FYI: If you use Ms Works or other word processing program out of class, save your paper as an .rtf (Rich Text Format) file. Your paper cannot be opened, cannot be read, cannot be printed if it is saved as a Microsoft Works document.
7. If you miss a daily assignment, you may NOT make it up; if you miss a major assignment, your grade will result in a zero. You MUST complete all major assignments to pass the class.
8. I give letter grades for essays; if you have a questions about a grade, drop by my office or make an appointment to see me after class; if you wish to challenge a grade, do so in writing, no sooner than a day after getting your paper back, and no later than three class days after I return that assignment. 9. If you plagiarize an assignment, that grade will result in a zero. If you cheat on a test, you will get a zero. Plagiarism occurs when a writer uses the ideas, wording, organization, etc., of another writer without proper citation, whether intentional or unintentional. This includes having someone “help” you write the paper, buying the paper online, or lifting ideas, sentences, and/or paragraphs from another text. Keep an electronic copy of all assignments and be prepared to send it to me immediately if asked. Please go to the MSC Library site for further information on avoiding plagiarism. Students should know that failing this course is the common penalty for plagiarism.
Note:
A plagiarism prevention service is used in the evaluation of written work submitted for this course. As directed by the instructor, students are expected to submit their assignments, or have their assignments submitted, through the service in order to meet the requirements for this course. The papers may be retained by the service for the sole purpose of checking for plagiarized content in future student submissions.
10. POLICY ON ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: “As a Macon State College student and as a student in this class, you are responsible for reading, understanding, and abiding by the MSC Student Code of Conduct. The Student Code of Conduct is included in the MSC Student Handbook and is available online at: http://www.maconstate.edu/studentlife/studenthandbook.pdf”
11. POLICY ON DISABILITY ACCOMODATIONS: “Students seeking academic accommodations for a special need must contact the MSC Counseling and Career Center (478-471-2714) located on the second floor of the Student Life Center on the Macon Campus.”
12. If you have a D average based on the major assignments, no participation or daily grade average can bring that average up to a C. (Division Policy)
13. In all class policies, I expect common sense and courtesy. Turn your phones on “manner mode” if you must keep them on. Do not text when I am teaching, when we are engaged in peer review or class discussion, or when students give a presentation. I have a fairly thick hide, and I don’t like to embarrass students, but sit in the back, with a cap pulled down over your face, laptop open, with little eye contact with me, or little engagement with the class, and you may be asked to summarize the day’s class. Ignore someone giving a presentation or “surf” on the web during a presentation and you will be asked to leave the class & receive a zero for that day’s work. Work on assignments for other classes elsewhere. With 168 hours in a week, this class asks only two and a half hours of your undivided attention.
14. Please do not distract others who are working or paying attention in this class. I respect your right to fail this class, but not your right to infringe upon others who may want to pass. No one needs to be distracted—I can usually provide enough distraction for everyone, including myself.
15. It is the policy of this department that I keep your initial drafts, revisions, and final drafts for at least one semester. Therefore, should you want these returned, please see me at the end of Spring Semester 2011.
16. The final exam in English will be a two-hour, in-class essay over Doubt.
Please refer to the hard copy of your syllabus for a list of graded assignments and important dates.
Tentative Schedule:
Week 1- 08/16: Syllabus reviewed; class blog available; elements of fiction
Week 2 – 08/23: First of two quizzes over The Things They Carried; students should have read: “On the Rainy River,” “The Things They Carried,” “Love,” “Spin,” “Enemies,” “Friends,” “How to Tell a True War Story,” and “The Dentist;” the first story to be discussed in class will be “On the Rainy River,” followed by the remainder of the stories, respectively.
Week 3 – 08/30: Second quiz over remainder of The Things They Carried; continued discussion over initial set of stories; beginning work on the Character Connection; in-class cooperative learning; Essay #1 in-class
Week 4 – 09/07: In-class, cooperative learning/discussion
Week 5 – 09/13: Revision of Essay #1 Due; in-class, cooperative learning/discussion
Week 6 – 09/20: Character Connection Due; in-class, cooperative learning/discussion
Week 7 – 09/27: In-class, cooperative learning/discussion; Complete Character Connections; Essay #3 – over entire novel – In-class
Week 8 – 10/04: Introduction of Poetry
Week 9 – 10/11: Student Presentations DUE
Week 10 – 10/18: Student Presentations DUE
Week 11 – 10/25: Essay #4: In-class explication of poem
Week 12 – 11/01: Quiz over The Crucible; in-class, cooperative learning/discussion
Week 13 – 11/08: In-class, cooperative learning/discussion
Week 14 – 11/15: Critical Research Essay over The Crucible DUE
Week 15 – 11/22: Begin study of Doubt
Week 16 – 11/29: Complete study of Doubt
Week 17 – 12/06: Week of FINAL EXAMS – refer to MSC schedule for date & time
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