ENGL-1302 English Composition II
Jason English
Credit Fall 2024
Section(s)
ENGL-1302-038 (90299)
LEC MW 9:00am - 10:20am SAC SAC1 1319
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
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
Week #1
Monday August 26
Introduction & Review of Syllabus.
Wednesday August 28
“The Lesson”—Toni Cade Bambara
“A&P”—John Updike
Reading on the Central Idea
Week #2
Monday September 2
Labor Day—
No class
Wednesday September 4
“The Swimmer”—John Cheever
“Araby”—James Joyce
Prompt for P#1
Week #3
Monday September 9
“The Cask of Amontillado”—Edgar Allan Poe
Wednesday September 11
“The Red Convertible”—Louise Erdrich
“A Good Man is Hard to Find”—Flannery O’ Connor
Central Idea Paper #1 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #4
Monday September 16
“Sonny’s Blues”—James Baldwin
Reading on Character
Wednesday September 18
“Everyday Use”—Alice Walker
“The Story of an Hour”—Kate Chopin
Prompt for P#2
Revision of Central Idea Paper #1 Due
Week #5
Monday September 23
“Cathedral”—Raymond Carver
“Orientation”—Daniel Orozco
Wednesday September 25
Peer Editing
Character Paper #2 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #6
Monday September 30
“Désirée's Baby”—Kate Chopin
“I Stand Here Ironing”—Tillie Olsen
Wednesday October 2
“To Build a Fire”—Jack London
“The Way Up to Heaven”—Roald Dahl
Week #7
Monday October 7
“Anyone Can Do It”—Manuel Munoz
“Tiny Smiling Daddy”—Mary Gaitskill
Reading on Conflict
Wednesday October 9
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”—James Thurber
“Eveline”—James Joyce
Prompt for P#3
Revision of Character Paper #2 Due
Week #8
Monday October 14
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“Are These Actual Miles”— Raymond Carver
Wednesday October 16
Peer Editing
Conflict Paper #3 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #9
Monday October 21
“Winter Dreams”—F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”—Joyce Carol Oates
Wednesday October 23
“Everything That Rises Must Converge”— Flannery O’ Connor
“A Rose for Emily”—William Faulkner
Week #10
Monday October 28
“The Overcoat”—Nikola Gogol
“Spunk”—Zora Neale Hurston
Readings on P.O.V and Setting
Wednesday October 30
“The Black Cat”— Edgar Allan Poe
Prompt for P#4
Revision of Conflict Paper #3 Due
Week #11
Monday November 4
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
Wednesday November 6
Peer Editing
P.O.V/Setting Paper #4 Due— (No Late Draft Papers Accepted)
Week #12
Monday November 11
Veterans Day—No class
Wednesday November 13
“The Things They Carried”—Tim O’ Brien
“The Use of Force”—William Carlos Williams
Readings on Language and Tone
Week #13
Monday November 18
“The Metamorphosis”—Franz Kafka
Prompt for P#5
Wednesday November 20
“A Visit of Charity”—Eudora Welty
“Two Kinds”—Amy Tan
Revision of P.O.V/Setting Paper #4
♦ Tomorrow is the Last Day to Withdraw from this course ♦
Week #14
Monday November 25
“King of the Bingo Game”—Ralph Ellison
“Guests of a Nation”—Frank O’ Connor
Wednesday November 27
TBA♦ Language and Tone/Mood Paper #5 Due — (No Late Draft Papers Accepted) ♦
Week #15
Monday December 2
“Work”—Denis Johnson
“Job History”—Annie Proulx
Wednesday December 4
“Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock”—Sherman Alexie
“The Necklace”—Guy de Maupassant
Week #16
Monday December 9
Reflection Essay— (Exit essay for this course)
Wednesday December 11
Revision of Language and Tone/Mood Paper #5 Due
♦ NOTE—No New Papers May be Accepted or Submitted after Today. No Exceptions! ♦
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
Office Hours
M 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM SAC
NOTE Office Hours also at Rio Grande- M/W-3.30pm - 4.30pm and T/Th- 9.30am-10.30amPublished: 08/24/2024 16:36:32