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Credit hours: 3; lab required

Prerequisite: Composition and Rhetoric I

Note: You may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including W. If you drop the course before the census date you will not be penalized in regard to the repeat policy. If you withdraw from the course after the census date, a grade of W will posted to your transcript and count as one attempt toward the repeat policy.

Textbooks:

Making Literature Matter, eds. John Schilb and John Clifford, third edition
 

Course description: The continued development of skills acquired in English 1301 and development of skills in argumentation and analysis. Study of various types of literature, extensive writing, study of research methods and materials, preparation of the documented paper, individual conferences: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

Expected Student Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:

1.         Write organized argumentative essays with a controlling idea/thesis for a specific audience and purpose. 

2.         Write argumentative essays that contain appropriate evidence to support a controlling idea/thesis. 

3.         Write essays with a sense of style through the use of appropriate sentence construction, word choice, and tone.

4.         Write essays that demonstrate/include use of preliminary planning/invention strategies, drafting, and revisions.

5.         Write essays that illustrate proper formatting and use of Standard American English.

6.         Write essays that meet and follow the requirements and criteria of the writing prompt.

7.         Demonstrate ability to think critically and analytically by being able to identify in selected course readings the controlling idea/thesis, supporting evidence, the targeted audience and purpose, and the argumentative and/or literary elements of the piece.

8.         Demonstrate the ability to use textual support in the student’s own writing.

9.         Demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate, summarize, and synthesize pertinent source material in an original essay.

10.       Demonstrate the ability to cite material in MLA format.

Course Format: Lectures, class discussion, small group discussions, computer-assisted instruction, library orientation, audio/visual materials, and personal conferences.

Course Content:

Overview of course
Research orientation
Tour of LRC
Study of argumentation and analysis
Research process
MLA style of documentation
Critical reading, writing, and thinking

Evaluation:

Writing Exercises/Journals: 20% of your grade: Completion of all writing exercises, a grade of 100.

Essays 1, 2, 3: 70%

Essay 4: 10%

Lab: English 1302 has a lab component. You may receive lab credit for attending the Writing Center. You need 3 trips to the Writing Center in order to satisfy the lab component.

Late essays:  C is the highest grade you can earn on a late essay; I will not accept an essay more than 2 days late no matter what the excuse, unless you make arrangements with me in advance. I will not accept any late writing exercises/journals. My policy is that I grade all the papers turned in on the due date in all five of my classes before I grade late papers; thus, you may not receive your late essay as quickly as you might like.

Drop date:  If you are unable to complete this course, you must withdraw from the class by the drop date. Withdrawing from a course is a formal procedure which you must initiate. I cannot do it for you. You may do this in Admissions or Counseling. If you stop attending and do not withdraw you will receive an "F" on your permanent record.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree and/or the submission as one's own work material that is not one's own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic records.

Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance:

It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College will adhere to all applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the faculty member and/or the Services for Students with Disabilities at 881-5950 in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations.

Religious Holidays: In accordance with Section 61.911 of the Texas Education Code, CCCC will allow a student who is absent from class for the observance of a religious holy day to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time. Students are required to file a written request with each professor within the first 15 days of the semester to qualify for an excused absence. A copy of the state rules and procedures regarding holy days and the form for notification of absence from each class under this provision are available from the Registrar's Office.

Name_________________________

Essay 1 ____________________________X 10%_________________

Essay 2_____________________________X 20%_________________

Essay 3_____________________________X 40%_________________

Writing Exercises

_______ _________X 20%__________________________

Essay 4_______________X 10%_____________________

Total__________________________________________________________