GRAMBLING STATE
UNIVERSITY
“The Place Where
Everybody is Somebody!”
Spring 2018 ENG 102-16/ 20918 Freshman Composition II
Attention: Class meets in BH 214
Also Attention: This syllabus has been updated.
Please use the schedule below, which
supersedes the syllabus handed out in class.
Also Attention: This syllabus has been updated.
Please use the schedule below, which
supersedes the syllabus handed out in class.
Turnitin.com Class ID: 17153681 Class Password/ Enrollment Key: tracy
Instructor:
Dr. Thomas J. Tracy Email:
tracy@gram.edu
Office
Hours: 12-3pm MW, 3-4
pm TR and by appointment
Course Description: ENG 102/ 3 hours/ Freshman
Composition II Provides a continuation of ENG 101. Emphasis is
on various modes of writing and business communication. Research paper is
required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 101
Special
Course Requirements
· Materials: Always bring the readings, handouts, and writing
materials to class.
· Make-up work: All work must
be submitted on time. No deadlines will be extended or
make-up work given without the
instructor’s prior
permission. Prior
permission means you must speak with or email me before the deadline is missed. This permission will only be granted in
the case of medical emergency or extenuating circumstances validated with
official documentation. Absences,
whether excused or not, do not relieve students of responsibility
for deadlines. Late work without a prior extension will
receive a maximum grade of 60%, or “D.” Missed in-class assignments of any kind, including quizzes, cannot
be made up.
· Attendance: Regular
attendance is expected. Attendance is usually taken by giving a test
or in-class writing assignment at the beginning of class. If you miss the quiz, or if you leave
class before being dismissed, you will be marked absent for that day (meaning
if you leave before being dismissed you will get a zero on your quiz.) Participation grades will be lowered with
each unexcused absence.
· Absences will only be excused with the instructor’s prior
permission, or in documented cases of medical emergency or unusual
circumstances. Prior permission
means you must ask to be excused before the class is missed. If you are excused for an absence, you are required
to make up any missed work at the next class meeting. If you do not do this, the “x” for the
assignment will immediately revert to a zero. You must come
early or stay after class to complete the missed work, or make arrangements
with me, to avoid getting a zero.
· If
you are on an athletic team or in the band, you still must personally obtain permission to miss class before an
event. Even if you are on a list of participants, you will not be excused
after the fact. Students
encountering difficulties attending class regularly are encouraged to withdraw
and re-take Eng 200 when circumstances in their lives permit them to give their
education the attention it deserves. To
simply state the above requirements: if you legitimately can’t avoid being
absent, you still must email the instructor before the class is missed and
ask to be excused or your grade will suffer. Absences
that will not be excused include, but are not limited to, doctor’s
appointments, the illness of a relative or friend, and late registration. More than three absences, for any reason,
may result in failure of this course.
· Plagiarism will
not be tolerated. Any work submitted for this class, not
produced entirely by the student for this class only, may receive a failing grade for the course and/ or possible disciplinary
action which may include expulsion from the university. See Code
of Student Conduct 4.09-Dishonesty and Forgery (p.9).
·
No electronic communications
devices are allowed in class. Prohibited devices include, but are not limited
to, cell phones, pagers, CD/ MP3 players etc.
Any student using such a device while class is in session will be asked
to leave, and any in-class work (e.g. that day’s quiz etc) will not be
accepted.
·
Grambling State University provides equal opportunity and
access for all persons with disabilities.
If you have a physical or learning disability that needs to be
accommodated, please see the instructor as soon as possible.
There are three things which could prevent you from
succeeding in this course: 1) Not attending class regularly; 2) not doing the
reading; and 3) not turning in work on time (or of course plagiarizing
it). If any one of these
conditions applies to you, you may fail the course. There will be a quiz or writing assignment
given at the beginning of class each day, and if you come in late you will miss
it. Missed in-class work cannot be made up. The more work you miss, the more your grade
will suffer. These requirements will not
be changed for you after the fact (i.e., when you realize the missed work has affected
your grade). Every class meeting, and
all coursework, counts toward your grade whether you’re here or not. All students are graded according to the same
criteria.
Evaluation
Procedure
Participation, 30%; Tests, In-class writing
etc., 70%;
Course Schedule
Date
|
All
readings are available at http://tiger102.blogspot.com.
You are REQUIRED
to Read/ Bring each reading assignment to class.
|
T
Jan 9
|
Intro/ Clerical
|
Th
Jan 11
|
In-class Writing Assignment/
Diagnostic Essay
|
T
Jan 16
|
Reading: Kate Chopin, “The Storm”
|
Th
Jan 18
|
Reading: “Close Reading”
|
T
Jan 23
|
Reading: Kate
Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”
|
Th
Jan 25
|
Reading:
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow
Wallpaper”
|
T
Jan 30
|
Reading: Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”
|
Th
Feb 1
|
Reading:
Eudora Welty, “A Worn Path”
|
T
Feb 6
|
Reading:
“Writing About Literature”
Rough Draft of
Essay 1 Due:
Bring a hard
copy of your paper
Bring 2 copies of the handout “Draft Workshop” |
Th
Feb 8
|
Reading:
Edgar Allen Poe, “The Raven”
|
T
Feb 13
|
Mardi Gras Holiday
|
Th
Feb 15
|
|
T
Feb 20
|
Reading:
Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”; “Why Will You Say That He Is Mad?”
|
Th
Feb 22
|
Reading:
Edgar Allen Poe, “The Pit and the Pendulum”
|
T
Feb 27
|
Reading: Edgar Allen Poe, “The Cask of
Amontillado”
|
Th
Mar 1
|
Reading: Edgar Allen Poe, “The Masque
of the Red Death”
|
T
Mar 6
|
Reading: “Symbol, Allegory, Archetype”
|
Th
Mar 8
|
Rough Draft of Essay2 Due:
Bring a hard copy of your paper
Bring 2 copies of the handout “Draft Workshop” |
T
Mar 13
|
|
Th
Mar 15
|
Reading: H B Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Ch. 7 “The Mother’s
Struggle”
|
T
Mar 20
|
Reading: H B Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Ch 9, “A Senator is
but a Man”
|
Th
Mar 22
|
Reading: H B Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Ch. 12, “Select
Incident of Lawful Trade”
|
T
Mar 27
|
Spring Break
|
Th
Mar 29
|
Spring Break
|
T
Apr 3
|
Reading: Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, preface & Ch. 1
|
Th
Apr 5
|
Reading: Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Ch. 7
|
T
Apr 10
|
Reading: Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,
Ch. 10
|
Th
Apr 12
|
Reading:
Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life
of a Slave Girl, Ch. 13
|
T
Apr 17
|
Reading: Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl,
Ch. 41
|
Th
Apr 19
|
Reading: “The Research Paper”
Rough Draft of Research Paper Due:
Bring a hard copy of your paper
Bring 2 copies of the handout “Draft Workshop” |
T
Apr 24
|
Class
policies: The following are requirements for this class:
Attendance:
· See the requirements on the first page of this
syllabus. Note: If you are excused for an absence, it
is still your responsibility to make up any missed work at the next class
meeting you attend. If you do not do
this, the “x” for the assignment will immediately revert to a zero
· If
you are on an athletic team or in the band and performing for a scheduled event,
you still must personally obtain
permission to miss class before the event. Even
if your name appears on a list of participants distributed by the University, you
will not be excused after the fact.
· To
simply state the attendance requirements: if you legitimately can’t avoid being
absent, you still must email the instructor before the class is missed
and ask to be excused. Absences that will not be excused
include, but are not limited to, doctor’s appointments, the illness of a
relative or friend, and late
registration.
More than three absences, for any
reason, may result in failure of this course.
The best way to communicate with me outside of
class is to email me at tracy@gram.edu. Any
time you do, you must put
your name and the class of mine you’re enrolled (ENG 102) in the subject line of the email message. If
you fail to put this information in the subject line of an email to me, you
won’t be excused, and if you’re trying to turn in an assignment via email, it
will not be accepted.
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