ENGL-1302 English Composition II

Sarah Stayton

Credit Spring 2024

Section(s)

ENGL-1302-046 (75180)
LEC TuTh 9:41am - 11:11am GHS GHS1 857

ENGL-1302-195 (75292)
LEC TuTh 11:52am - 1:22pm GHS GHS1 857

ENGL-1302-203 (75298)
LEC TuTh 1:28pm - 2:58pm GHS GHS1 857

Course Requirements

Completion of ENGL-1301 with a grade of "C" or higher, or it's equivalent.

 

 

 

 

Readings

 

Please note: Students must arrive to class having read the assigned chapter on the date it is listed on the syllabus. Reading designated “BB” is found under the Read section in Blackboard.

Week:

Date:

Literature:

Skills Review:

Additional Reading:

1

1/16

1/18

Syllabus Discussion

Class Contract & Writing Expectations

1301 Teachback

Start Here section in BB

2

1/23-

1/25

“Sonnet 39” by Emily Dickinson

“Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann 

“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop

Essay Format

Title

Analyzing Poetry

3

1/30- 

  

 2/1

“On Talking” by Kahlil Gibran

 “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath

 “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes

Thesis Statement & Works Cited Due

Introduction

Thesis

Active Reading Skills

4

2/6- 

 2/8

“Alone” by Bryan Shawn Wang

 “I Want A Wife” by Judy Danvers

ESSAY 1: Poetry Analysis DUE

Topic Sentences

 

Indirect Opinion

Introduction to Short Story Analysis

5

2/13-

 2/15

Peer Review “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

“Where are you going…” by Joyce Carol Oates 

Textual Support

 Conclusion

Elements of Fiction

6

2/20- 

 2/22

School Holiday

“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut 

Editing Essays 

Chapter 1:

Central Idea 

7

2/27-

2/29

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell 

“The Moths” by Helen Viramontes 

Thesis Statement & Works Cited Due

Identifying

Central Idea

Chapter 2:

Character

8

3/5-

 3/7

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

 “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin

ESSAY 2 DUE

Topic Sentences

Chapter 3:

Conflict

9

3/12-

3/14

MIDTERM WEEK; Grade Conferences

“Tastes Like God” by Yasmín Ramirez

Creating Connection

Chapter 4:

Point of View

10

3/19-

3/21

NO CLASS; SPRING BREAK

    

11

3/26-

3/28

“Bicycles, Muscles & Cigarettes” by Raymond Carver

“The Egg” by Andy Weir

Essay “Killers”

Chapter 5:

Setting

12

4/2-

4/4

Library Presentation

“Apollo” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

Annotated Works Cited Due

Research Tips

Chapter 6:

Language

13

4/09-

4/11

Research Essay Skills

“The Knowers” by Helen Phillips 

ESSAY 3 DUE

Synthesizing

Research

Chapter Reading Break

14

4/16-

 4/18

Peer Review  “Likes” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynam

“A Blue Sky Like This” by Mona Awad

MLA Review

Maximizing Database Searches

15

4/23-

4/25

“You, Disappearing” by Alexandra Kleeman 

End of Semester Work Day

Writing for Reflection

Chapter 7:

Tone

16

4/30-

5/2

Black Mirror: “San Junipero” teleplay

Maximizing Communication

Analyzing a Screenplay 

pg. 120-123

17

5/7-

5/09

Final (Essay Written in Class)

    

* Syllabus subject to change based on instructor's discretion. It is the student's responsibility to check their email and take notes in class regarding these changes if/when they occur.

 

Course Subjects

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

 

 

 

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

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 English courses:

  • Expanded critical reading ability

  • Ability to write to the specifications of an assignment in terms of literary elements of fiction.

  • 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.

  • Demonstrate use of standard American English writing conventions (grammar, spelling, usage, punctuation, and formatting) and the ability to communicate to readers with clarity and fluency 

 

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

 

Office Hours

T 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Zoom

NOTE Includes T-TH 8-9 AM

Office Hours

T 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Zoom

NOTE Includes T-TH 8-9 AM

Published: 01/06/2024 13:44:25