ENG 104 College Writing and Rhetoric Dr. Joseph Castellani
Fall Semester, 2000 Phone: 4239; Room: JGM 312 Missouri Western State College
Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism Materials:
McQuade and Atwan, Popular Writing in America, Oxford, 1993, 5th Ed.
A dictionary of your choice
A spiral notebook reserved exclusively for English work Requirements: Regular attendance, no more than three unexplained absences; completing reading assignments
before coming to class; submitting themes on designated dates; writing 7-9 brief quizzes; writing the
final examination. Objectives: See Composition Course Guide (online at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/genstud.asp Evaluation: Quizzes 20%; notebooks 25%; themes 30%; final writing 25% Students with Disabilities: Those students with any disability that will prevent their fullest expression
should contact me as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements. Attendance Policy: Consideration will be given to students in the case of genuine illness, emergency,
or when acting as representative of MWSC. It shall be the responsibility of the student to notify the
class instructor prior to the absence, and if possible, meet with the instructor on the student's return
to discuss the materials missed. Academic Honesty Policy: Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college,
constitutes a violation. A grade of zero may be assessed in the evaluation instrument. Assignments: August
T 22 Orientation; Bio-data
Syllabus review; writing sample
"The Story of an hour"; "Rape and Modern Sex War"; discussion
Th 24 Hemingway: "Hills Like White Elephants"; Shaw: "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses"
Quiz samples
Popular Writing in America (hereafter PWA): Narration, "Fifteen," p. 289; "Now You Take 'Bambi' or 'Snow White,'" p. 285
Bring notebooks. T 29 "Forbidden Words on Campus," p. 237
"A&P," p. 612
"Dillinger Gets His," p. 128
Th 31 Theme preparation (in class)
"Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki...," p. 140
"Rambos of the Road," p. 296
Suggested topics September
T 5 Theme #1 due.
Description
"We Do Abortions Here: A Nurse's Story," p. 298
"The Fraying of America," p. 352
Th 7 "How to Win Friends...," p. 393
"The Hidden Persuaders," p. 415 T 12 "Blue Highways," p. 442
"Death of a Maverick Mafioso," p. 268
Th 14 Comparison and Contrast (Patterns)
"The Parable of the Ring...," p. 96
"The Next Great moment...," p. 165 T 19 Theme #2 due
"Settlement of America," "Feting the Lindbergh of the 15th Century," p. 244
Th 21 "Redskins, Braves...," "Names Debate Off Target," p. 247
"The Senate and Sexism," p. 241 T 26 "The Joy Luck Club," p. 471
Handouts
Th 28 Open October
T 3 Theme #3 due; Classification
"The Closing of the American Mind," p. 682
Th 5 "Fighting the War on Cigs," p. 199
"On Kids and Slasher Movies," p. 197 T 10 Process Analysis
"How to Write Potent Copy," p. 88
"The World's Biggest Membrane," p. 659
"The Little Store," p. 670
Th 12 Cause/Effect
"Mr. Welles and Mass Delusion," p. 136
"Who's on First," p. 692 T 17 "Youth's Despair Erupts," p. 182
"Adolescents and Their Music," p. 317
Th 19 "The Western: The Legend and the Cardboard Head," p. 264
"How to Tell a Story," p. 530 T 24 Theme #4 due
Argument - "Is There a Santa Claus," p. 126
"Rapping Garbage as 'Art,'" p. 192
"Shaken Survivors Witness Pure Fury," p. 194
Th 26 "Hooray for This...," p. 206
"Much More Nasty Than They Should Be," p. 207 T 31 Convocation: ALL students must attend.
November
Th 2 "Censorship in America," p. 225
"The Declaration of Independence," p. 496
November (cont.)
T 7 Election Day
"Civilization and Its Malcontents," p. 330
"Antihero," p. 337
Th 9 "Born on the Fourth of July," p. 436
"Arctic Dreams," p. 457 T 14 Theme #5 due
"Columbus and the Moon," p. 494
"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas," p. 510
Th 16 "Walden," p. 514
"Old Times on the Mississippi," p. 525 T 21 Open
Thanksgiving holiday begins 4:00 p.m. T 28 Open
Th 30 Last day of classes Final Examinations 12/4 - 12/9 December 12: Final grades due |