English 1302 Fall Semester 2012 Instructor: Roger Rodriguez rogerrodriguez850@hotmail.com 956-721-5429 LEAC 204 Course Objectives: Students will be exposed to techniques required to successfully write a college level essay. The course consists of but is not limited to grammar, punctuation, organization, research methods, and understanding the approach to different styles of writing. Course goal: After completing the course, students should be more familiar with different styles of writing, have a profound understanding of language, punctuation, and overall grammar, be able to complete a college level essay with skills advanced enough to move to the next level. Course grades: All writing assignments work together to constitute 60% of the course average, 30% will be made up by exams, and 10% will consists of assignments. Students seeking honors credit must master the course with a B or higher to receive honors credit. Many seeking admittance into a specialized program may be asked to retake the course if a B or higher is not achieved (This depends on the program). Plagiarism: Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any class. Plagiarism is the submitting of writing that has already been written by someone else. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to copying material from a friend, the internet, books, magazines, peer review journals, newspapers, television, or having someone write the paper for you. The resubmission of works previously written by you for another class is not allowed. All submissions must be original and new submissions. Plagiarism is against the law and can result in an F in the course and possible disciplinary action by the college. Attendance: Students who attend at least one class day during the first eleven days of class cannot be dropped by the instructor. If a student decides not to return after the eleventh class day, it is their responsibility to drop the course on their own. Failure to drop the course on your own will result in an F for the course. After the eleventh day, attendance remains mandatory and will be part of your participation grade for the course. Poor attendance almost always leads to a low course average. Students who are more than 15 minutes late for a 50 minute course will be deducted extra points. Students arriving more than 20 minutes late for an hour an twenty minute course will be deducted extra. Students arriving to any course within 30 minutes of class dismissal will not be marked present. Special Needs: If a student requires special accommodations of any kind in order to successfully complete the course, please let the instructor know immediately so that arrangements can be made with student services. A comfortable environment is necessary for higher academic performance. Department Chair: If you have any concerns about the course that you would not like to share with the instructor, the department chair for the English department is Marissa Longoria. She may be reached at 721-5445. She is temporarily located at LEAC 307. Textbook: Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide, Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. Eleventh Edition: ISBN-13:978-0-312-60152-2 Student Signature
August 27: Introduction Course overview Syllabus August 29: Pre-test and writing The Necklace Guy Maupassant* August 31: The Process of Reading, Responding to, And Writing About Literature September 3: Writing about likes and dislikes Quiz 1: The Necklace Likes and Dislikes in The Necklace September 5: Writing about a close reading Analyzing poems and selected readings Suicide Note Janice Mirikitani 377 September 7: Writing about Characters and The people in Literature The Storm Kate Chopin 190 September 10: Writing about Point of View The position or stance of the author Who Killed Benny Paret 340 September 11: 12 th class day September 12: Writing about Plot and Structure Development and Organization of Narratives Shooting an Elephant George Orwell 126 September 14: EXAM 1 September 17 Writing about Setting Background, Space, and Culture in Literature Black and Latino Roberto Santiago 537
September 19: Writing about Idea or a Theme The Meanings and Messages in Literature Thirty Eight Who Saw Murder and Didn t Call the Police Martin Gansberg 120 September 21: Writing about metaphors and similes A Source of Depth and Range A September 24: Writing about Symbolism and Allusions Windows to a Wide Expanse of Meaning A Road Not Taken Robert Frost September 26: Writing About Tone The Writer s Control Over Attitude and Feelings September 28: Writing about a Problem Challenges to Overcome in Reading Guns and Grief Lilian B. Ruben 350 October1: Writing about Poetic Form The Shape of a Poem Because I Could Not Stop For Death Emily Dickenson October 3: Writing Compare and Contrast Learning by Seeing Literary Works Together Dickenson vs. Frost October 5: Writing a Review Essay Developing Ideas for General or Particular Audiences October 8: Writing about Film Drama on the Silver Screen October 10: Writing Examinations on Literature October 12: Writing and Documenting the Research Paper Selecting a Topic Paraphrasing Criteria
October 15: Library October 17: Works Cited Annotated Bibliography October 19: EXAM 2 October 22: Critical Approaches to Writing About Literature October 24: The Use of References and Tenses in Writing About Literature October 26: Using What You Have Researched in Your Writing October 29: Combining Patterns Structuring an Essay and Combining Patterns October 31: Exemplification What is Exemplification? November 2: Descriptive Writing Understanding Description Using Description November 5: Understanding the Media Language November 7: Understanding Advertisement Language and Hidden Messaging November 9: Writing Philosophically The Gift of the Magi O Henry November 12: Writing Philosophically How Much Land Does a Man Need? Leo Tolstoy November 14:
Research Paper In Class November 16: Exam 3 November 19: Library November 21 24 Thanksgiving Holidays November 25: *Naming Words Case and Gender November 27: *Agreement and Reference November 29: *Tense of Verbs and Verbals December 3: Research Workshop December 5: Research Workshop December 7: Review