ENGLISH
102 – COMPOSITION 11
Spring Semester 2003 – Tuesday/Thursday
Instructor:
Linda Vaughn
Phone:
331-6283
E-mail:
lvaughn@nwscc.cc.al.us
Required
Textbooks:
MLA
Documentation by
Linda Smoak Schwartz
Required
Supplies:
2 IBM
formatted diskettes – HD/DS
Suggested
Supplies:
a
college-level dictionary and a thesaurus
General
Information: Students
are expected to arrive for class on
time and not leave until dismissed.
Students are responsible for keeping up with assignments and material
covered in class even when they are absent.
Any missed material will not be re-taught by the instructor.
Students should be certain all pagers and cell phones are turned off
before coming to class.
Class
Attendance Policy: Because
class attendance is considered to be essential to the accomplishment of course
objectives, excessive absences are discouraged.
At no time should a student miss more than six
(6) classes (20% of total class meetings for a course).
These absences include any absences accrued during late registration.
Students are discouraged from missing any class meeting unless an
emergency arises. Students who miss
more than 20% of total classes will receive an “F”
for the course.
Make-up
Policy:
It is each student’s responsibility to remain aware of class
activities, even during and absence. Students
who fail to complete a test or an essay because of absence must schedule a
make-up time during my office hours. Any
assignment (test, essay, or research component) not completed within one week of
the due date will receive the grade of zero (0).
This does not apply to the final due date for Research Papers.
No Research Paper will be accepted after the final due date.
Conferences:
Students
are encouraged to schedule a conference any time during the semester about their
progress and improvement.
Grading
Policy: The
semester grade will be based on the average of the following:
Tests – (4 as scheduled on the syllabus plus
quizzes)
33%
Essays
– (4 as scheduled on the syllabus)
33%
Research Paper – (graded for structure, content,
grammar,
documentation, and
progress)
33%
Plagiarism
Policy: Plagiarism is considered
cheating; therefore, students committing plagiarism WILL receive a 0
for the plagiarized document as well as the grade of F for the semester.
(See pages 162-163 in MLA
Documentation handbook
for definition of plagiarism)
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA):
It is the policy of NWSCC to comply with this act.
Any student covered under this act needing and deserving reasonable
accommodations for this class should notify the instructor by the end of the
second week of class.
DATE
ASSIGNMENT
1/14
Class introduction and overview
Discuss syllabus
Write
paragraph
Assignment: Read “The Most
Dangerous Game” pp.57-76,
“Miss Brill” pp. 1182-189.
1/16
Discuss short story fiction; discuss short
story
terms, handout; discuss stories
Assignment:
“The Rocking –horse Winner” pp. 302-315,
“The Lottery” pp.263-272, “A Christmas Memory” handout.
1/21
Lab
– Essay 1A
Assignment: Read chpts. 3 and
8 (MLA
Documentation)
1/23
Discuss stories; discuss Writing about Literature -handout
Assignment: “A Worn Path”
pp. 223-230, “A Rose for Emily”
pp. 281-289.
1/28
Discuss stories; assign and review requirements for Research
Paper;
discuss bibliography cards; Chpt. 3, 8 (MLA)
Assignment:
“A Jury of Her Peers” pp. 406-426,
“The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” pp. 617-627, “The Guest” pp. 371-383.
1/30 Library - Library Orientation – Work on bibliography cards
Assignment: Read chpts. 3,
20, and 21 (MLA)
2/4
Lab
– Short Story
Essay 2X
2/6
Discuss stories
Assignment: “The Cask of
Amontillado” pp. 680-685 and
“The Child by Tiger” pp. 695-714
2/11
Discuss stories; discuss note cards , plagiarism, paraphrase,
summary, direct quotes, etc. – Chpts. 3, 20, 21 (MLA)
2/13
Short Story test - Classroom
Library
– Work on research
Hand
in bibliography cards
Assignment:
Read assigned poems – “The Man He Killed” 739, “The Death of a
Soldier” 1096, “Anthem for Doomed Youth” 953, “Dulce et Decorum Est.”
722
2/18
Lab
– Short Story Essay 2Y; submit one as 2A
Assignment: Read chpts. 4 and 5 (MLA)
2/20
Discuss research papers – outlines, formatting paper, sample
papers,
and parenthetical citations – Chpts. 4, 5, 6, and 14 (MLA)
Give out poetry terms; discuss poetry; read and discuss poems.
Assignment:
Read assigned poems – “Is My Team Plowing” 744, “Out, Out” 853,
“Crossing the Bar” 886, “To An Athlete
Dying
Young” 1060, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” 968, “The Mill”
1084, “Richard Cory” 1087
2/25
Read and discuss assigned poems
Assignment:
Read pages 915-929, “Rhythm and Meter,” Read assigned poems – , “To His
Coy Mistress”803, and “To the Virgins” 815,
“Mr. Z” 848,
“Cross”
766, “Incident” 832, “Ballad of Birmingham” 728, “Terrence this is
Stupid Stuff” 732, “When My Love Swears That She is Made of Truth” 759,
“Meeting at Night” 772, “Parting at Morning” 773, “After Apple
Picking” 780
2/27
Discuss rhythm and meter, pages 915-929; practice assignment
Read
and discuss assigned poems
Assignment:
Read poems - “The Chimney Sweeper” 837, “The Unknown Citizen”
843, “Miniver Cheevy” 858, “That Night When Joy Began” 902, “God’s
Grandeur” 905, “We Real Cool” 907, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” 913, “The
Second Coming” 1109, “Virtue” 920
3/4
Lab
– Poetry Essay 3X
Assignment: Read assigned
poems – “The Guitarist Tunes Up”
786,
“The Hound” 787, “Metaphors” 798, “Toads” 800, “Mirror” 749,
“The Sick Rose” 811, “The Road Not Taken” 807, “Curiosity” 821-822
3/6
Discuss Works Cited
– page 27 and chpts. 9-13 (MLA)
Read
and discuss assigned poems
3/11
Lab
– Poetry
essay 3Y; submit one as 3A
3/13
Poetry Test
Hand
in note cards
3/18
Lab
– Work on Research Outline
Hand
in outline
3/20
Lab
– Work on
Research Paper, Rough Draft
3/24/3/28
SPRING BREAK
3/31
Last
day to withdraw from class
4/1
Lab
– Work on Research Paper, Rough Draft
Assignment: The
Glass Menagerie pp.
1234-1290
4/3
Discuss drama; hand out and discuss drama
terms; discuss background of Tennessee Williams;
Discuss The
Glass Menagerie
Assignment:
Oedipus
Rex pp.1310-1338
4/8
Lab
– Work on
Research Paper
4/10
The
Glass Menagerie, Video
Assignment: Oedipus
Rex pp.
1338-1359
4/15
Lab
– Proofread and finalize revisions; HAND
IN RESEARCH PAPERS – WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE
4/17
Discuss Greek drama – comedy and tragedy;
Read
and discuss Oedipus
Rex
4/22
Video – Oedipus
the
King
Assignment: Read A Doll House pp.1165-1233
Read and do outside assignment – due
5/1
4/24
Video – cont’d
4/29
Lab
– Drama Essay
4A
5/1
Hand
in assignment on A
Doll House
Discuss A
Doll House
Review for exam
5/6
Drama Exam
FINAL EXAM –
Tuesday/Thursday 12:45 – Tuesday, May 13, 10:30
Tuesday/Thursday 2:15 – Thursday, May 8, 1:00
NOTE:
This syllabus is subject to change due to circumstances beyond the
instructor’s control or at the instructor’s discretion.
If a change is announced in class, it is the responsibility of the
student to be aware of the change regardless of attendance on the day of the
announcement.