Faculty Syllabus
ENGL-1302 English Composition II
Jason English
Credit Fall 2023
Section(s)
ENGL-1302-011 (67815)
LEC MW 10:30am - 11:50am HLC HLC1 2103
Course Information
Section Information
Instructor Information
Course Requirements
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Course Requirements
Prerequisites
Enrollment in ENGL 1302 requires credit for ENGL 1301, or its equivalent, with at least a grade of C. Students will present proof as needed, and i will verify. You cannot remain in this course if you fail to provide me with the necessary documentation if/when I request it.
Readings
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Readings
Required Texts/PLACE TO WRITE/STUDY
No Required Text:
All readings will be provided through pdf or doc attachments. pdf’s to additional readings ON THE ELEMENTS OF FICTION will also be provided.
Place to Write/Study:
- ACC email account and the ability to print out readings—check email regularly
- A quiet, private place to read, and write—and the time to do so.
Course Subjects
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Course Subjects
Week #1
Tuesday August 22
Introduction & Review of Syllabus.
Thursday August 24
“The Lesson”—Toni Cade Bambara
“A&P”—John Updike
Week #2
Tuesday August 29
“The Chrysanthemums”—John Steinbeck
“The Red Convertible”—Louise Erdrich
Reading on Central Idea
Reading on the Creative Process (Optional)
Thursday August 31
“The Swimmer”—John Cheever
“The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven”—Sherman Alexie
Week #3
Tuesday September 5
“To Build a Fire”—Jack London
“Hands”—Sherwood Anderson
Thursday September 7
“The Cask of Amontillado”—Edgar Allan Poe
“A Good Man is Hard to Find”—Flannery O’ Connor
Central Idea Paper #1 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #4
Tuesday September 12
“The Necklace”—Guy de Maupassant
“A Worn Path”—Eudora Welty
Reading on Character
Thursday September 14
“Everyday Use”—Alice Walker
“The Story of an Hour”—Kate Chopin
Revision of Central Idea Paper #1 Due— (No late revisions accepted)
Week #5
Tuesday September 19
“Bartleby”—Herman Melville
“Orientation”—Daniel Orozco
Thursday September 21
“Sweat”—Zora Neale Hurston
“I Stand Here Ironing—Tillie Olsen
Character Paper #2 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #6
Tuesday September 26
“Désirée's Baby”—Kate Chopin
“The Rocking Horse Winner”—D.H Lawrence
Thursday September 28
“Dry September”—William Faulkner
“The Way Up to Heaven”—Roald Dahl
Week #7
Tuesday October 3
“The Lady with the Dog”—Anton Chekhov
“What we Talk About When we Talk About Love”—Raymond Carver
Reading on Conflict
Thursday October 5
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”—James Thurber
“The Luck of Roaring Camp”—Bret Harte
Revision of Character Paper #2 Due— (No late revisions accepted)
Week #8
Tuesday October 10
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“Araby”—James Joyce
Thursday October 12
“A Rose for Emily”—William Faulkner
“Eveline”—James Joyce
Conflict Paper #3 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #9
Tuesday October 17
“Winter Dreams”—F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Good Country People”—Flannery O’ Connor
Thursday October 19
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”—Joyce Carol Oates
“Everything That Rises Must Converge”— Flannery O’ Connor
Week #10
Tuesday October 24
“Cathedral”—Raymond Carver
“Are These Actual Miles” ”—Raymond Carver
Readings on P.O.V and Setting
Thursday October 26
“The Invalid’s Story”—Mark Twain
“The Black Cat”— Edgar Allan Poe
Revision of Conflict Paper #3 Due— (No late revisions accepted)
Week #11
Tuesday October 31
“Young Goodman Brown”—Nathaniel Hawthorne
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
Thursday November 2
“The Tell-Tale Heart”—Edgar Allan Poe
“Spunk”—Zora Neale Hurston
P.O.V/Setting Paper #4 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #12
Tuesday November 7
“The Overcoat”— Nikolai Gogol
“Miss Brill”—Katherine Mansfield
Readings on Language and Tone
Thursday November 9
“The Things They Carried”—Tim O’ Brien
“The Use of Force”—William Carlos Williams
Week #13
Tuesday November 14
“The Metamorphosis”—Franz Kafka
Supplemental Documents on Language, Tone and Mood
Thursday November 16
“A Visit of Charity”—Eudora Welty
“Two Kinds”—Amy Tan
Revision of P.O.V/Setting Paper #4— (No late revisions accepted)
♦ Last Day to Withdraw from this course ♦
Week #14
Tuesday November 21
“King of the Bingo Game”—Ralph Ellison
“Guests of a Nation”—Frank O’ Connor
Thursday November 23
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Friday November 25th
♦ Language and Tone/Mood Paper #5 Due by midnight— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted) ♦
Week #15
Tuesday November 28
“Work”—Denis Johnson
“Job History”—Annie Proulx
Thursday November 30
“Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock”—Sherman Alexie
“A Ghetto Wedding’—Abraham Cahan
Week #16
Tuesday December 5
Reflection Essay—in class (Exit essay for this course)
Thursday December 7
Revision of Language and Tone/Mood Paper #5 Due
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
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Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Course Objectives/Rationale
The goals of Composition II are to promote
- Critical thinking, reading, writing, and research within an intercultural context
- Clear, coherent, confident, and effective communication
- Collaborative learning
- Literary analysis
- Rhetorical methods, research strategies, and conventions of MLA documentation
Course Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of English 1302, students will be able to
- Analyze and discuss elements of a short story (central idea, character, conflict, setting, point of view, language, and tone) and show the ways in which they relate to the story as a whole
- Write objectively, concisely, and analytically in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action
- Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes
- Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays
- Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence
- Apply the conventions of style manual appropriate to the English discipline (MLA)
Discipline/Program Student Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes are developed in students in all Composition courses:
● expanded critical reading ability;
● strengthened written communication skills, characterized by
- Ability to write to the specifications of an assignment;
- Ability to develop a thesis, locate and select credible sources applicable to the thesis, and write an essay of the specified length that responds to the thesis;
- Ability to use standard American English writing conventions (grammar, spelling, usage, punctuation, and formatting) and the ability to communicate to readers with clarity and fluency.
● improved critical thinking, characterized by
- Examination of multiple components of a larger issue,
- Synthesis and evaluation of multiple perspectives,
-Consideration of moral/ethical questions.
Core Objectives (General Education Learning Outcomes)
- Upon completion of the general education component of an Associate’s Degree, students will demonstrate competence in:
- Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
- Communication Skills (COM) - effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication
- Teamwork (TW) - ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal
- Social Responsibility (SR) - intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
- Personal Responsibility (PR) - ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making
College Policies
Office Hours
M T F 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM See Syllabus for hrs for each course
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