ENG1213-17150-Paruolo - University of Central Oklahoma

ENG 1213: ENGLISH COMPOSITION & RESEARCH FALL 2014 SECTION: ENG 1213 CRN 17150 ROOM: LA 139 CLASS MEETING DAYS AND TIME: MWF 12:00‐12:50 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Melissa Paruolo Adjunct Office Phone: 974‐5668 Office: LA 118 Office Hours: MWF 10:30‐11:00, MW 1:00‐2:00 or by appointment **Email: [email protected] – this is the best way to reach me!!!** COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION The primary purpose of this course is to help students write clear, concise, and coherent academic prose in both expository and persuasive modes. The major emphasis of the course will be in improving research and investigative skills. PREREQUISITES ENG 1113, 1143, 1153, or 1173 TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. All students at the University of Central Oklahoma will have transformative learning experiences in six core areas: discipline knowledge; leadership; research; creative and scholarly activities; service learning and civic engagement; global and cultural P a g e | 2 competencies; and health and wellness. This course supports the following tenets of transformative learning:  Discipline Knowledge—students explore, discuss, and practice the techniques, conventions, and processes that produce researched written arguments.  Leadership—students learn how to present claims and evidence fairly and civilly, to consider thoroughly and respond ethically to counterevidence and counterarguments, and to develop a clear, well‐informed stance about ongoing issues or problems.  Global and Cultural Competency—students read and write arguments about global and cultural issues and direct writing to divers audiences.  Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities)—students learn to analyze complex arguments, to produce arguments informed by careful research, and to document sources following academic conventions.  Service Learning and Civic Engagement—in service learning sections, students research and write about a significant service learning experience; in other sections, students learn how the public use of argument has the potential to affect an audience and to effect a change in their communities.  Health and Wellness—students read arguments about, write arguments about, and discuss those intellectual, emotional, and spiritual issues that give human existence vitality and meaning. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Students who successfully complete ENG 1213 will review and build upon the objectives of ENG 1113 and will be able to:  use the conventions of academic arguments  create various types of academic arguments  support claims with evidence  determine what counts as evidence in differing situations  shape written arguments for particular audiences  conduct basic source‐based research  integrate research material into an academic paper  evaluate the evidence and claims of other writers  document source material using MLA or APA style (determined by instructor) TEXTBOOKS REQUIRED: Essentials of Argument by Nancy V. Wood, 3rd Edition, Pearson Higher Ed publishing, Nov. 2010. ISBN‐10: 0205827020 SUGGESTED: A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers, Sixth Edition. P a g e | 3 OTHER SUPPLIES OR RESOURCES You will need a spiral notebook for daily sentence combining exercises and in class notes, a folder or binder for turning in essay portfolios, and a flash drive for saving and transporting work. You will need consistent internet access to turn in assignments and send and receive emails. LEARN@UCO/D2L use is a MUST for this course to turn in all written assignments, participate in online discussions, and retrieve content, calendar, and grade information. COURSE OUTLINE, GRADING, AND PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS **TENTATIVE** COURSE OUTLINE Week 1 – Aug. 18‐22 – Intro to the course, pre‐test, review of writing process Week 2 – Aug. 25‐29 – Essentials of Argument (EoA) Chapters 1 and 2, class notes and activities Week 3 – Sept. 3‐5 – Evaluating Audience readings with reader responses, Essay 1 Assignment Week 4 – Sept. 8‐12 – EoA Ch. 3, MLA notes and practice, Essay 1 peer evaluations, First Draft to Prof. by 12th Week 5 – Sept. 15‐19 – EoA Ch. 5, Toulmin Argumentation notes and examples Week 6 – Sept. 22‐26 – Essay 2 Assignment, Evaluating Argument readings with reader responses Week 7 – Sept. 29‐Oct. 3 – Essay 2 peer evaluations, Essay 2 to Prof. by 3rd Week 8 – Oct. 6‐10 – Writing Conferences Oct. 9 and 10, Week 9 – Oct. 13‐15 – EoA –Ch. 9 ‐ Fun with visual argument October 15 ‐ Mid‐Term Portfolio due – Essays 1 and 2 with all drafts, evaluations, and final copy Week 10 – Oct. 20‐24 – EoA Ch. 7, Logos, Ethos, Pathos notes and Practice, Essay 3 Assignment Week 11 – Oct. 27‐31 – Evaluating Proof readings with reader responses, Logical Fallacy, Essay 3 Proposal Week 12 – Nov. 3‐7 – Annotated Bibliographies begin, research work, EoA Ch. 10 – Rogerian Argument Week 13 – Nov. 10‐14 – Annotated Bibliographies continue, research work Week 14 – Nov. 17‐21 – Essay 3 peer evaluations, Essay 3 Draft to Prof. by 21st Week 15 – Nov. 24 – APA overview Week 16 – Dec. 1‐5 – Writing conferences Dec. 1 and 2, Post‐test December 5 – Final Portfolio due – Essay 3 with all pieces and drafts. DATE AND TIME OF FINAL EXAM The portfolio for Essay 3 will serve as your final project. P a g e | 4 NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS Main Categories: 1. In‐class writing – Approx. 200 points ‐ This includes sentence combining exercises and any other in‐
class or group assignments we do during the semester. 2. Reader Response and Homework – Approx. 200 points –Written responses to reading assignments or other small homework assignments. 3. Major Essays – 600 points ‐ 3 Major essays are required for this course in all sections. Essays 1 and 2 will introduce research and argumentation. Each will have 2 submitted drafts, one evaluated in class by peers and one evaluated by the professor and returned with suggestions for improvement. A final draft of both Essays 1 and 2, along with the 2 evaluated drafts will comprise the mid‐term portfolio, worth 300 points. Essay 3 is a major research project, with a proposal, annotated bibliography and 2 evaluated drafts as above. The final draft of Essay 3, along with all its component parts and drafts, will comprise the final portfolio worth 300 points. All Essays must also be submitted online to D2L for Turnitin.com plagiarism checking. Further details will be given at the time of the assignments. ALL 3 MAJOR ESSAY PROCESSES MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO PASS THIS CLASS! FAILURE TO COMPLETE ANY ONE WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC F. GRADING SCALE 100 Point Grading Scale: A = 90‐100, B = 80‐89, C = 70‐79, D = 60‐69, F = below 60 Grade will be based on the percentage of total points available, which may or may not be exactly 1000. e.g., 850/1000 = 85% = B, or 967/1045 = 93% = A CLASS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ATTENDANCE POLICY The First‐Year Composition Program has a standard attendance policy for all courses in the program. Upon the ninth absence in a MWF section or upon the sixth absence in TR section, the student will fail the course. Absences due to a university sponsored event or military service will not be counted towards these totals. IF you MUST be absent, it is your responsibility to check the calendar on D2L for this course to find out what you missed and what is due the next class. Work will still be due even if you were absent! If you are absent the day a portfolio is due, you MUST find a way to get it to me by that day or you will lose all credit!! LATE WORK POLICY Portfolios may not be turned in late, no exceptions! Other work will be discounted 10% per day it is late, including non‐class days. P a g e | 5 PLAGIARISM POLICY Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty in which a student presents the words or ideas of another author in a way that intentionally misleads a reader to believe that the words or ideas were the student’s. Instructors have numerous options for dealing with confirmed cases of plagiarism, ranging from asking students to repeat an assignment to failure of the course and other severe university sanctions. The procedures for dealing with confirmed cases of academic dishonesty are located in the Student Code of Conduct, section IV.D.4. TURNITIN.COM POLICY UCO subscribes to the Turnitin.com plagiarism prevention service. Students agree that by taking this course, all required assignments may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted assignments will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com restricted access reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such assignments. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com website. Turnitin.com is just one of various plagiarism prevention tools and methods which may be utilized by your faculty instructor during the terms of the semesters. TECHNOLOGY POLICY Please be respectful of your professor’s hard work, your classmates’ time, and you/your parent’s money when using technology in this class. Phones need to be silenced, and all tech should be used only for what is going on in class. Emergencies arise, but you may be asked to leave class should it become a problem. OTHER UCO POLICIES UCO STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET AND SYLLABUS ATTACHMENT Please refer to the following URL for more information regarding UCO policies. http://broncho2.uco.edu/academicaffairs/StudentInfoSheet.pdf

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