Missouri Western State Univesity
Liberal Arts and Sciences College
English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism (EFLJ)Department
Fall 2005
TTh 8-9:20 a.m. in Murphy Hall 106
Dr. Jane Frick
Professor of English and Prairie Lands Writing Project Director
Office: Eder Hall, Room 201
Office phone: 816 271-4315
Missouri Western Email: frick@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours: 1 – 3 TTH; 9-12 W
Other times by appointment
ENG 11201/80 Honors Composition and Rhetoric
Course Catalog Description: ENG 112 Honors Composition and Rhetoric (3). An enriched course open to students who achieve superior scores on the Writing Placement Examination (WPE) administered by the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Journalism OR who score 27 or above on the ACT English subtest. This course fulfills the English composition requirement for the basic skills in general studies for four-year degree programs. (250)
ENG 112 Goals, Objectives and Means: See http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng112.asp for the Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism goals and objectives and the state-level competencies for this course—which fulfills a Category I General Studies requirement.
Required Texts:
Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 1993. Note: If you are not enrolled in CED 131 Griffon Edge, you may obtain a free copy of the book by presenting this syllabus with my signature on it at the Center for Multicultural Education, Blum Student Union Room 210, during office hours on 8/30 or 8/31: see Sandy Rogers, Administrative Associate.
Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002.
Readings as assigned from Web-based sources as well as newspapers available free of charge on campus.
Course Grade:
Points will be awarded for all projects. At the end of the term, I will divide your points by the number of possible points and award grades on the basis of the following percentages:
90-99% Course Grade A
80-89% Course Grade B
70-79% Course Grade C
60-69% Course Grade D
Below 60% Course Grade F
I anticipate the following number of possible points for the term:
Up to 250 possible points for in-class activities (writings, presentations, reading logs, quizzes, etc.) which will be allocated in 5 - 50 points per activity. No make-ups or late work will be accepted for activities completed in class.
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100 possible points for Writing Project # 1 (An essay about A Lesson Before Dying, using the same prompt and scoring criteria as CED 131, Griffon Edge.)
150 possible points for Writing Project # 2 (A personal narrative writing.)
250 possible points for Writing Project #3 (An annotated bibliography.)
250 possible points for Writing Project #4 (A collaborative research project.)
250 possible points for Writing Project #5 (A research-based writing project.)
150 possible points for Final Exam (Reflective essay)
Note: assignment guidelines and scoring rubrics will be distributed in class at the beginning of each assignment cycle and posted in the class “O” drive folder thereafter. See attached handout, “Necessary Computer Knowledge for Success in ENG 112.”
Document Format Requirements:
You need to be sure that you have stored all of your writings for this course in a folder in your [P] drive, so that you can access them in class as needed. Unless instructed otherwise, print all documents in 12-point Times New Roman, double spaced. In the upper-right hand header, put your first and last name and page number. Under your name, include the date you print the writing. Add a title, centered, at the top of the first page of text.
Attendance Policy:
Come to class. There are no makeup points for missing work completed in class.
Students with Disabilities:
Any student in this course who has a disability that prevents or hinders the completion of class requirements must notify me immediately so that provisions may be made for assistance.
Honesty Policy:
It is expected that all students will submit their own work. Plagiarism or cheating on papers or tests is not acceptable. The first instance of plagiarism will result in a failing grade, or 0-60% of possible points, on the assignment. The second instance of plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course.
Tentative Course Plan
Detailed assignments, handouts and materials will be available to you for downloading and printing from the O drive: English folder/Frick folder/ENG 112 folder. Be sure that you read assigned texts carefully before you come to class.
"To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting." —Kenneth Burke, rhetorician and composition scholar
"As soon as I open [a book], I occupy the book, I stomp around in it. I underline passages, scribble in the margins, leave my mark. . . . I like to be able to hear myself responding to a book, answering it, agreeing and disagreeing in a manner I recognize as peculiarly my own"—George Bernard Shaw, playwright
Week One
T 8/30: Course introductions.
Th 9/1: Discussion: A Lesson Before Dying. Be sure you have read chapters 1 – 15 of the novel (pages 1 – 117)
Week Two
T 9/6: Sharing photos and captions in class (See “Writing a Caption” assignment in Dr. Elizabeth Sawin’s Fall 2004 ENG 112 syllabus at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/syllabi/2004/fall/ENG112-02.html)
Th 9/8: Discussion: A Lesson Before Dying. Be sure you have finished the novel before this class meeting.
Hacker “Generate ideas and sketch a plan” 1 – 29
Week Three
T 9/13: Drafting session: A Lesson Before Dying essay
Hacker “Rough out an initial draft” 30 – 39
Th 9/15: In-class critique session: A Lesson Before Dying essays. Be sure you have uploaded a complete draft of your essay to our closed class Web site at http://miranda.cailab.mwsc.edu:8080/~eng112 before class begins.
Hacker “Revising” 41 – 66
F 9/16: Due: A Lesson Before Dying essay (All students post final, completed draft to our closed class Web site; Griffon Edge students also turn essays into Griffon Edge Office, Blum Union, Room 231.)
Week Four
T 9/20 Writer’s Workshop: Personal Narrative Writing
Th 9/22 Writer’s Workshop: Personal Narrative Writing
Week Five
T 9/ 27 In-class critique session: Personal Narrative essays. Be sure you have uploaded a complete draft of your essay to our closed class Web site before class begins.
Th 9/29 Hacker: “Part III Clear Sentences” 135 - 203
Week Six
T 10/4 Hacker: “Part IV Word Choice” 203 - 227
Th 10/6 Due: Writing Project Number 2: Personal Narrative essay (All students post final, completed draft to our closed class Web site.)
Week Seven – To be completed . . . .
T 10/11 Hacker: “Part IX Critical Thinking” 477 - 518
Th 10/13
Week Eight
T 10/18 Hacker: “Part X Researched Writing” 477-765
Th 10/20
Week Nine
T 10/25
Th 10/27 Due: Writing Project # 3: Annotated Bibliography
Week Ten
T 11/1
Th 11/3
Week Eleven
T 11/8
Th 11/10
Week Twelve
T 11/15
Th 11/17 No class – instructor will be at National Writing Project meeting in Pittsburgh
Week Thirteen
T 11/22 Due: Writing Project # 4: Collaborative Project and Presentation Session
Th 11/24 No class – Thanksgiving break
Week Fourteen
T 11/29
Th 12/1
Week Fifteen
T 12/6
Th 12/8 Due: Writing Project # 5: Research-based Writing
Week Sixteen: Final Examination
T 12/13 8:30 – 10:20: Note time variation from regular class meeting time.