ENG 104 College Writing and Rhetoric Dr. Joseph Castellani
Fall Semester, 2004 Phone: 4239
Sections: 7 and 10 Room: SS/C 222-T
Missouri Western
State College
School 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.
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August
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Orientation; Bio-data |
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Syllabus review; writing sample |
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“The Story of an hour”; Discussion handouts. |
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September
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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. |
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“Forbidden Words on Campus,” p. 237 “A & P,” p. 612 “Dillinger Gets His,” p. 128 |
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Theme preparation (in class) “Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki…,” p. 140 “Rambos of the Road,” p. 296 Suggested topics |
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Theme #1 due – Convocation 9:30; attendance required |
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Description “We Do Abortions Here: A Nurse’s Story,” p. 298 “The Fraying of America,” p. 352 |
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“How to Win Friends…,” p. 393 “The Hidden Persuaders,” p. 415 |
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“Blue Highways,” p. 442 “Death of a Maverick Mafioso,” p. 268 |
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Comparison and Contrast (Patterns) “The Parable of the Ring…,” p. 96 “The Next Great moment…,” p. 165 |
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Theme #2 due “Settlement of America,” “Feting the Lindbergh of the 15th Century,” p. 244 |
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“Redskins, Braves…,” “Names Debate Off Target,” p. 247 “The Senate and Sexism,” p. 241 |
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October
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“The Joy Luck Club,” p. 471 Back Lash…, p. 478 Handouts |
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Open |
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Theme #3 due; Classification “The Closing of the American Mind,” p. 682 |
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“Fighting the War on Cigs,” p. 199 “On Kids and Slasher Movies,” p. 197 |
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Process Analysis “How to Write Potent Copy,” p. 88 “The World’s Biggest Membrane,” p. 659 “The Little Store,” p. 670 |
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Cause/Effect Mid-term Grades Due 10/20/04 “Mr. Welles and Mass Delusion,” p. 136; see also p. 690 “Who’s on First,” p. 692 |
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“Youth’s Despair Erupts,” p. 182 “Adolescents and Their Music,” p. 317 |
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“The Western: The Legend and the Cardboard Head,” p. 264 “How to Tell a Story,” p. 530 “Hooray for This…,” p. 206 “Much More Nasty Than They Should Be,” p. 207 |
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November |
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Theme #4 due Argument – “Is There a Santa Claus,” p. 126; Heywood Brown, p. 127 “Rapping Garbage as ‘Art,’” p. 192; See also p. 211 “Shaken Survivors Witness Pure Fury,” p. 194 |
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“Hooray for This…,” p. 206 “Much More Nasty Than They Should Be,” p. 207 |
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“Columbus and the Moon,” p. 494 “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas,” p. 510 |
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“Censorship in America,” p. 225 “The Declaration of Independence,” p. 496 |
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Election Day “Civilization and Its Malcontents,” p. 330 “Antihero,” p. 337 |
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“Born on the Fourth of July,” p. 436 “Arctic Dreams,” p. 457 |
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Theme #5 due |
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Thanksgiving break begins 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, November
23 to November 25. |
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“Walden,” p. 514; “A First American…” p. 210 “Old Times on the Mississippi,” p. 525 |
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December
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Selected News Columns and Editorials; Final Writing Practice |
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Open |
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Final Exams: Saturday, December 11, 2004 thru Friday, December 17, 2004 |
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December 21: Final grades due |
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