COURSE INFORMATION:

Course Prefix/Number:  WRT102              Course Title:     Writing 102

Semester: Fall 2006 (Fall 2006)                  CRN (Section Code):   17635

Class Days/Times:  F 9-11:40 AM

Site/Room:  A318

Credit Hours:  3                                           Prerequisites:  WRT101 or test

Required Assessments:                                 Teaching Format:  (lecture/lab)

Transferability:         Univ. of Arizona         Office hours:     by appt.

Voice mail/telephone:   623-8905

Email: see above

Estimated Study Time: hrs/wk.  (9) 

    

     First Day of Class:  TH Aug. 24, 2006                   

 

     Last Day of Class:  TH Dec. 14, 2006

 

     Add/Drop Date:  Sept. 5, 2006            

    

     Audit/Refund Date:  Sept.  5, 2006

     Withdrawal date: Nov. 6, 2006

  

  

TEXTBOOKS:

 

Barnet et al.              Literature for Composition.   7^th Edition.
           

Faigley, Lester, Ed. The Brief Penguin Handbook. 2nd edition.

                                

 

 

NOTE: BRING ALL TEXTS  and DISKETTES TO EACH CLASS SESSION FOR IN-CLASS READING.

 

 

 

Materials: PACK OF 3 ½” COMPUTER DISKS or PLUG-IN DRIVE.

Reading:  Follow notes in syllabus.  We do read things in class, so bring the book!

 

GD Exercises:  you will do these exercises as ungraded activity.

To run these DOS GD Series Programs (Only for PC, not Mac): 

NOTE: Download these programs to A: floppy drive. DO NOT try to open them online.

Click one time to highlight the icon in whatever directory on your computer that you have
downloaded the GD exercise to.
Click START on your computer's bottom toolbar.
Click RUN
Type "command" in the dialog box.  A DOS window opens. Follow the instructions carefully.
In each screen wait for the blinking cursor to appear at bottom before you type your
answers.
To quit these programs before you complete them, type CTRL + C.
 
  The GD series programs walk you through real life illustrations of search criteria
and show you how to evaluate library source materials. These were created 
using suggestions of students like you in other classes. I welcome comments on
whether the programs help. Send comments to: glomc@DakotaCom.net

 

Grading Procedures and Policy:

 

In order to determine whether this course is meeting its above-stated objectives, a variety of
classroom assessment techniques will be used.  The purpose of these assessment instruments is to assist your instructor in improving this course.  Because this course fulfills a general education
requirement, you will be assessed on your ability to communicate both orally and in writing, think
critically and demonstrate global awareness

 

Grades on each essay:  90-100=A, 80-90=B, 70-80=C, 60-70=D, below 60=failing.

 

         Types of Work

                                                                    Point Value

                                         Literary Anal. (Short Essay 1                   333.3 points
                                       (2 drafts and peer review count 1/3 each)

                                         Literary Anal. (Short Essay 2)                  333.3 points

                                          (2 drafts and peer review count 1/3 each)

 

                                         Research Term Paper (Essay 3)              333.3 points
                                          (2 drafts and peer review count 1/3 each)

                                         Total Available Points                              1000   points

                                                                   

 

 

     Withdrawal "W" Grade

 

Students may withdraw from class without instructor permission and without incurring any grade penalty until Nov. 6, 2006. Students who have not submitted any assignments nor taken any exams by the 45^th may be withdrawn by the instructor.   Students who stop attending class after this date may receive a grade of “F.”

 

Incomplete “I” Grades

 

§      You may request a grade of "I" only if all of the following conditions are met: you have earned at least 70% of the available points at the time of your request, your request is made in writing to the instructor and the instructor' gives permission to do so.

 

Instructor Withdrawal after the College Withdrawal Deadline “Y” Grades

 

§      You may request a grade of "Y" only if all of the following conditions are met: extenuating circumstances made it impossible for you to finish the course, your request is made in writing to the instructor and the instructor gives permission to do so.

 

“AU” Audit Grades

 

Auditing a class means to enroll in and attend without working for or receiving credit.  Students auditing a class must register by the end of the official refund period and must receive written permission to audit from the instructor, who is not required to grade assignments submitted by students who are auditing the class.

 

Final Grades

 

For privacy and security reasons, instructors are advised NOT to give grades over the telephone or via email unless the student signs the exception box on the acknowldegment page of this syllabus.  Students who wish to check grades may call MAX 2000 at 206-4880 or may access grades online using Banner Online at http://bannerweb.pima.edu

 

Attendance

 

 You are allowed 2 absences for whatever reason; this avoids the necessity for excuses that

  may not be verifiable.  At the third absence (excused or not), you will be given a grade reduction of one

  letter grade,  unless you take the "W" option and withdraw yourself by the deadline above.

Plagiarism

   Plagiarism/academic honesty: No stealing from sources online or off. See Student Code of Conduct.
                        http://www.pima.edu/~coadmissions/studresp.htm

 

Late work

  Revisions until last week of course.

 

Tips

 

1.   Homework and Peer Reviews.   It is a good idea to have reading done before the

class day of the assignment. Bring the book!   Though ungraded, readings are important! 

 

2.   EMAIL FORMAT for Zero drafts: 

 

·         Write lines of 70 CHARACTERS OR LESS. On bottom of page the char number

is  ‘Col #.’  (At the end of each line, use ENTER.  This is very important since it gives complete lines without ugly, short lines of a word or two when you upload to email.)

 

·         “SAVE AS” in WORD to DOS TEXT WITH LINE BREAKS or as a .doc file.

 

3.        FINAL DRAFTS must have a HEADER (name, class, essay #, essay version

(rough   or final).  Final drafts must be saved as a WORD document (.doc).   Number pages AFTER page 1.  Repeat title on page 1.  Start text on p.1 about ¼ down page.

    

             4.     SAVE TEXT TO DISK ABOUT EVERY FIVE MINUTES.  When working in class.

              FORMAT DISKS IN COMPUTER LAB.  Check disks for viruses in computer lab before

         taking disk home and running it on your computer.

 

       5.      SAVE THE PAPER WITH YOUR VARIOUS LOG-IN NAMES AND

        PASSWORDS FOR PIMA'S BANNER (and E-MAIL) SYSTEM! If you lose the

        hand-outs and  passwords, we can't get them, so DO NOT lose them.

 

            LOGIN:

            PASSWORD:

 

       6.      ALWAYS bring your 3 1/2" disks to class with you!

 

CLASS DESCRIPTION: 

 

                 Continuation of WRT 101. Includes writing analytical or critical papers, analysis and
                 discussion of types of literature, developing research skills, and written
                 works.  Also includes writing a research paper.

 

COURSE OBJECTIIVES:

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to do the following:

 

   1.Write critically about literature.

   2.Read, comprehend, and analyze a variety of literary works.

   3.Research primary and secondary sources and write a paper using the techniques of quotation, paraphrase, summary, and

     documentation.

   4.Write essays and a research paper for 7,000 words total semester output.      

 

 Course Outline:

 

http://dco-proxima.dco.pima.edu/catalog/current/courses/public/outlines/WRT101.htm

 

ADA STATEMENT:

 

Pima Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educational institution committed to excellence through diversity.   Reasonable accommodations, including materials in an alternative format, will be made for individuals with disabilities when a minimum of five working days advance notice is given.  For the general public, please contact the PCC information line at 206-4500 (TTY 206-4530); for PCC students, contact the Northwest Campus Disabled Student Resources Office at (520) 206-2209 (TTY 206-2270).

 

 

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:

 

For questions concerning subject matter: instructor number 623-8905

For general information about the Northwest Campus: 206-2200

For general information about Pima Community College: 206-4500.

To register for PCC classes: 206-4880.

 

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR:

 

§      Refer to the Student Code of Conduct for additional requirements relating to student behavior.

§      Because of insurance limitations, non-registered visitors are not allowed at class sessions or on field trips.

§      Possession of drugs, alcohol or firearms on college property is illegal.

§      Eating, drinking, smoking and soliciting are not allowed in classrooms.

§      Pets, telephones, pagers and other electronic devices that distract students are not allowed in classrooms.

§      Students creating disturbances that interfere with the conduct of the class or the learning of others, violations of the Student Code of Conduct, will be referred to the Division Dean and/or the Dean of Students.

§      Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and can be cause for being dropped from the class.  Disruptive behavior is defined as behavior that is disruptive to the learning process and outside normal behavior parameters. See the Student Code of Conduct for particulars, but examples of disruptive behavior are inappropriate talking, arriving late or leaving early, sleeping or doing other class work in class, etc."

 

CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·         Do homework BEFORE class (reading text, writing essay drafts). Bring book to class!

·         Share drafts and take time to comment on others’ drafts.  Required, not optional.

·         Complete essays in the allotted time.

 

 

The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus and will notify students of those changes in class.

Class 1:     Aug. 25  Introduction

Intro. to instructor and texts.  Interview each other.  Overview of close reading a text. Once you have been subscribed to the class WEBCT group, send an introduction of yourself to the class list.

HOMEWORK:

Essay 1 MODEL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/model1f.htm

(LIT)  "Writer as Reader," pp.  3-12,   p. 688-690  "Cat in the Rain" close read:                       for literary elements such as plot, character, and tone.

(FLASH VIDEO)  What is an "arguable claim"?
URL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/forms/claim.html

This video was created by me for  U of AZ class.  Just ignore the mention of "CAL" program.  This is a content analysis software.  Otherwise the tips apply to this class.

(PEN)  Review Transitions  53-54, 555.

Class 2:    Sept. 1  ESSAY 1

E1 ROUGH DRAFT DUE TODAY IN SMALL GROUP WEBCT.   Do not panic.
We have a loose deadline early in the semester, but do try for early this week.

Zen writing:  It was a dark and stormy night…"
Discuss what makes a claim arguable.
(LIT) Fiction: Character and tone. "Powder"(Wolff), pp. 38-40.
(LIT) Read in class  "Why write?  Purpose and Audience" p. 55.

Introduction to Essay 2:  LOCATING a claim.  Drama: The "why" of citing in our literary community.

HOMEWORK:

Provide feedback to WebCT small group peers on their essay 1 topic descriptions. 
Not a first draft, just expand the idea of what will be topic for first essay.  Identify text and what aspect of text.
 
(LIT)  "El Tonto del Barrio" p. 114-119.  close read: point-of view, narration.

(GD)  Do GD3 on MLA Works Cited format.
URL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/Gd3.exe  Do in lab or at home. (Don't try to open this file! Download and follow instructions on p. 2.)  Learn to cite MLA style painlessly with an interactive walk-through that explains the form.  Ungraded!
See also, (PEN) 247-310 on MLA citation format.

(PEN)  CH. 10  "Writing to Persuade," p.  120  A literary analysis must persuade the reader that you have produced enough evidence to support a claim.  See some starters for arguable claims among the questions at the ends of texts in Literature.

 

Class 3:  Sept. 8  ESSAY 1

Final draft essay 1 short literary analysis paper, considering the feedback of your peers and instructor. You may also email your revised paper and attached peer review (if you did one and were not the writer whose draft was reviewed) to WEBCT MAIL.

 (LIT) Fiction: Point-of-view, narrative style.  (Armas, p. 114)
Intro: Wells Box:  Tone and motive
(VIDEO)  Historical context of TTM: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/forms/TTM.html

(LIT) Read in class:  "A Far Cry from Africa," p.  675  Write a one-page letter to Walcott. 
"Deep River," p. 520.

HOMEWORK:
Send copy of Essay 1 rough draft to instructor at WebCT MAIL.

WebCT Small groups: ONE person from each small group gets FULL PEER credit for just posting a draft.  ALL OTHERS need to comment that draft for their PEER REVIEW CREDIT.

(GD) Do GD15  URL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/Gd15.exe
Do in lab or at home. (Don't try to open this fileonline! Download and follow
instructions on p. 2.)

(WEB)  H. G. Wells & his Box: Learn about context of writing, critical views.

                  URL:  http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/menu.html

           Historical and biographical context for H. G. Wells: 

                   URL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/kidwells.html

            Critics (pro)

                   URL:  http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/wellspro.html

            Critics (con)

                   URL:  http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/wellsneg.html
           Death of Sun chapter of The Time Machine:

                   URL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/endchap.html

Class 4:   Sept. 15  ESSAY 2

E2 new learning:  LOCATE a claim about a text.

(LIT) CD-ROM reading in class:  "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning, p. 505.

HOMEWORK:

Essay 2 MODEL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/model2r.htm

(LIT) "The Yellow Wallpaper," p.  782  contextualize story--read biographical note. Answer  questions on p. 793.  

(VIDEO) how the literary elements in "The Yellow Wallpaper"  work together. http://glomc.dakotacom.net/forms/Gilman.html

(PEN)   "Write Concisely," p.  386-391.

 

Class 5:  Sept. 22  ESSAY 2
 
(LIT) "The Question of Loyalty," p. 1344,  "An Argument: On 1942," p. 1345.

HOMEWORK:  Read Locate.doc sent to WebCT.  Explains more about locating
your arguable claim.
 
(LIT)  Appendix C "New Approaches--,"  p. 1343-1363.  Learn how historical context is brought into research essays.

(PEN)  32  Review "Grammar Basics," pp. 417

 

Class 6:  Sept. 29   ESSAY 2

Introducing the FORECAST statement.

HOMEWORK:
Provide feedback to WebCT small group peers on their essay 2 topic descriptions. 
Not a first draft, just expand the idea of what will be topic for second essay.  Identify text and what aspect of text.  What type of text will you use to LOCATE your claim?

(LIT)  "Analyzing a Picture," pp. 150-178.  Context & visual analysis.
Photos of Japanese in Internment Camp. 1360-1361 pp.   Context in society.

(GD) Do GD11  URL: http://glomc.dakotacom.net/Gd11.exe
Do in lab or at home. (Don't try to open this file! Download and follow
instructions on p. 2.)  How to integrate citations SMOOTHLY!  Important!

 (PEN)  33 "Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices,"  pp.  428-436.

 

Class 7:  Oct. 6   ESSAY 2

E2 ROUGH DRAFT DUE TODAY IN SMALL GROUP WEBCT.   Do not panic.

How to use Secondary Sources in E2.
(LIT)   "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," pp. 255-265.
Critical essay excerpts, pp. 279-282.

HOMEWORK:
Send copy of Essay 2 rough draft to instructor at WebCT MAIL.

WebCT Small groups: ONE person from each small group gets FULL PEER credit for just posting a draft.  ALL OTHERS need to comment that draft for their PEER REVIEW CREDIT.

(LIT)   "Citing Electronic Sources,"  pp. 1356-1363.

(PEN)  35e "Shifts in Mood," pp.  448-449.

 

Class  8:  Oct. 13  ESSAY 2

Text into Film: Studies in context.  Film as artform.
Pairs:  Make a short list of films that have been made from books.  Discuss options for
writing essays comparing texts with films. 

(WEB) Visit Internet Movie Database for ideas on what has been filmed.

HOMEWORK:
(LIT)  "Comparing Filmed and Printed Stories,"  pp.  314-317.

(PEN) 36  "Pronouns,"  pp. 419,  agreement of, pp. 453-455.

Class  9:  Oct. 20  ESSAY 2

FINAL DRAFT ESSAY 2 DUE at WebCT.   Hardcopy BACKUP ONLY to class.

You may also email your revised paper and attached peer review (if you did one and were not the writer whose draft was reviewed) to your instructor at WebCT MAIL.
Introduce Term Paper /  ESSAY 3.  Review FORECAST statement.
In-class create forecast statement for claim on  "The Yellow Wallpaper."

HOMEWORK:

MODEL E3:  http://glomc.dakotacom.net/WRT102/model3f.htm

(LIT) Study "Yolanda," pp. 247-253 .  Make a trial claim.  Subdivide supports.

 (PEN)  38 "Commas,"  pp.  469-484.

Class 10:   Oct. 27  ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER

E3: Learn to FORECAST points of support about a claim.
Group:   Share ideas for arguable claim and forecast of subpoints of support from "Yolanda," pp. 247-253.   What arguable claim could be made about the characters of story? Tone of story?  Genre of story?   Then make categories of support.

HOMEWORK:
(LIT)  "Arguing an Interpretation," of poem "Immigrants," pp.  583-587.

(GD)  INVENT2  http://glomc.dakotacom.net/Invent2.exe
This exercise will help you to focus your thoughts , once you have a topic for the term paper, by asking you some questions and mapping your answers.
Don't open this file.  DOWNLOAD to A: floppy. Click on icon there and run.

 (PEN) 39 "Semicolons and Colons," pp. 484-489.

 

Class 11:   Nov. 3  ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER

Group:  With what stories might we compare the story below?
(LIT)  "The Hanging of a Mouse," pp.  1242-1243. 

(LIT) "A & P,"  pp.  285-290.   Discuss theme.

HOMEWORK:
Provide feedback to WebCT small group peers on their essay 3 topic descriptions. 
Not a first draft, just expand the idea of what will be topic for third essay.  Identify text and what aspect of text.

(LIT)  "Arguing an Interpretation,"  (Frost poem) pp.  586-593

(PEN)  40 "Hyphens,"  pp. 490-493

 

Class 12:  Nov. 10   ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER

E3 ROUGH DRAFT DUE TODAY IN SMALL GROUP WEBCT.   Do not panic.

Group:  How might the symbol in the story below compare to "The Hanging of a Mouse?"
(LIT)  "Before the Law," p. 1240.

HOMEWORK:
(LIT)  "Drafting the paper and model MLA citations"  pp. 1330, 1333.

(PEN)  42 "Apostrophes,"  pp.   498-501.

 

Class 13:  Nov.  17  ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER

Working with standard models for citation. 
Group: Issues and answers on MLA format and grading points of organization.

HOMEWORK:
Send copy of E3 Term Paper rough draft to instructor at WebCT MAIL.

WebCT Small groups: ONE person from each small group gets FULL PEER credit for just posting a draft.  ALL OTHERS need to comment that draft for their PEER REVIEW CREDIT.
(PEN)  43 "Quotation Marks," pp.  502-507.

 

Class 14:  Dec. 1   ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER

Class 15:  Dec. 8   ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER, con’t.

Class 16:  Dec. 14   ESSAY 3 / TERM PAPER, con’t.

GET ALL ESSAY 3 FINAL DRAFTS IN via email or in-person  Dec. 14th!

**OPTIONAL** LAST CLASS MEETS at restaurant, NOT at NW Campus.

DATE THURSDAY Dec. 14th
 Meet at Marriott Saguaro Grill Restaurant for Final class.
 Euclid and 2nd St.  (Just south of Speedway and Euclid, which is 1^st Avenue up at Ina Road.)
Covered parking lot across the street on North side of 2nd is usually FREE
after 5 PM. Or $1.00 per hour when cashier is present.

NOTE: No back essays will be accepted after this date,  Dec. 14^th.