1 CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE Engl 1302 Composition II Instructor: Cheryl Easly Phone 415-3903 C_easly@yahoo.

com Introduction: English 1302 is the second semester of Freshman English and is designed to meet the second semester English requirement for students transferring to a senior college or for students desiring the general education of the first two years of college. The prerequisite for English 1302 is English 1301 or its equivalent. English 1302 is primarily a course in writing about literature. The student is given the opportunity to respond personally and critically to a wide variety of selected readings from the three principal literary genres. Emphasis is placed on development of skills and techniques necessary for writing effective expository prose. Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: Improve language skills (writing and interpretive) to enable the student to communicate effectively in an educated society Discuss principal literary genres (fiction, poetry and drama) Appreciate and respond personally and critically to imaginative works of literature Express this response in well-developed expository prose Practice the research methods that are required in many college courses Additionally, the instructor believes you will be able to: Appropriately use the terminology of English literature Better appreciate the evolutionary dynamic of English literature through the ages Instructional Materials: Roberts, Edgar V. and Jacobs H. The CTC Edition of Literature, An Introduction to Reading and Writing, 2009 (9th edition). Prentice Hall. Print. Troyka, Lynn Quitman and Hesse, D. The CTC Edition of Simon/Schuster Handbook for Writers 9th ed, 2009. Prentice Hall. Print. The Companion Website @ www.prenhall.com/troyka (This site is provided by Simon and Schuster to assist writers in preparing research papers).

RESOURCE INFORMATION WEBPAGE:

http://ctcd.edu/continental/hafb/eng_1302.html

This webpage provides students with a current course syllabus and includes, by specific Lesson homework assignments for each genre discussed in-class. In addition, a Lesson on guidelines for analyzing a novel and specifics on the narrative essay requirement for the course are provided. For assistance with the research component of the course, refer to Attachment 1, which is attached to the course syllabus. Course Requirements: Description of Assignments: Exams*: Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Fiction Short Story Poetry Drama

*All three (3) exams cover the material discussed in class, your reading assignments (fiction, poetry, and drama) and the terminology relative to each genre. Papers: Research-novel (Refer to Attachment 1 and use resources available-text, handbook, and Website) Essay-novel (Refer to Lesson 3-Analyzing Novels and narrative structure of fiction/drama). Homework: As assigned Refer to Assignments/Course Schedule Refer to Assignments/Course Schedule for mandatory format for all homework assignments Participation: We will spend much of our class time analyzing the assigned literature selections and the terminology associated with those literary selections. It is your responsibility to be prepared to actively participate in our class discussions. I intend to act more as a facilitator to your discussion and analysis of the elements of the select short stories, poems, and plays, as student led discussions are strongly encouraged.

3 Assignments/Course Schedule: (Mandatory Homework Format) 1. Typed double-spaced 2. MsWord or Wordperfect-12 font 3. No cover sheet-Heading (double-spaced) must be in upper left-hand corner of page one (1) 4. Instructor will provide format at first class meeting. Assignments/Course Schedule: (Eight Week Course Format) Week #1: Course Introduction and Overview Week #2: Fiction Assignment: Plot(Structure),Characters, Point of View, and Setting/Atmosphere (Refer to Lesson 2-Analyzing Short Stories for assigned stories. Please respond to questions following each story and be prepared to discuss in class) Week #3: Fiction Assignment: Style, Tone(Language), Symbolism and Allegory, and Theme (Refer to Lesson 2-Analyzing Short Stories for assigned stories. Please respond to questions following each story and be prepared to discuss in class) -Research topic (selected author, book, and elements) on novel due

Week #4: Exam #1 Fiction Due Poetry Assignment 1: Lesson 4 Read all poems and be prepared to discuss questions in class. Poetry Assignment 2: Words, Characters and Setting, and Imagery Lesson 4 (Refer to Lesson 4 for assigned poems. Please respond to questions following each poem and be prepared to discuss in class).

Week #5: Poetry Assignment: Assignment: Figures of Speech, Tone, Prosody, Form, and Symbolism and Allusion, Lesson 4 (Refer to Lesson 4 for assigned poems. Please respond to questions following each poem and be prepared to discuss in class).

4 Assignments/Course Schedule: (Eight Week Course Format-Contd) Week #6: Exam #2 Poetry Due Drama Assignment 1: -Review Chapter 23, pp. 1204-1221 -Read Chapter 24, pp. 1265-1267 and 1318-1322 Drama Assignment 2: -Read, Chapter 24, begin on page 1322 with Biography on Shakespeare, then-Read Acts I, II, and III of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare. -Answer questions 1-11 on page 1420 -Outline with thesis due for research paper-novel Week #7: Drama Assignment 1: -Read Acts IV and V of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare -Answer questions 12-16 on p. 1420 -Essay (850 words) and topic outline (use format in Chapter 36 in Handbook for MLA Essay and Outline guide) due on narrative structure of assigned novel Week #8: Final Exam (Drama) Drama Assignment: -Read, Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, pgs. 1232 (Begin with Biography -Answer Questions and General Questions on p. 1244 -Research paper due Grading Policies: The possible grades for this course are A, B, C, D, or F. In order to receive transferable credit for this course, a grade of C or above must be earned. As a rule, D's will not transfer to other colleges. Grading criteria will be based on the CTC College grading system.
A 90-100% B 80-89+% C 70-79+% D 60-69+% F 0-59+% W Withdrawal

Homework Assignments: Novel Essay: Three Exams: Research paper: Class Preparation/Participation:

10 pts 15 pts 45 pts (15 pts each) 25 pts 5 pts___________ 100 pts or 100%

5 Other Information: Attendance/Make-up Work: By enrolling in this class, you made a choice to be here. It is your responsibility in making this choice, to attend every class so you can get as much as possible from the course. -I record absences and tardiness as required by CTC. Being on a military base, we all know the unexpected happens. I will work with unexpected events; however, I am intolerant of poor planning. -During any given term, there is a potential for exercises. You have the schedule of exams and assignments so there is no need for last minute planning. If you must work a shift that prevents you from attending a scheduled exam, you must take the exam prior to class. The number for the CTC HAFB Administrative Office is 479-4188. After obtaining instructor approval, students are responsible for arranging testing. If you do not call ahead of time, you will be unable to take the exam. -If you experience a family emergency or have an unexpected TDY, the absence is excused with appropriate documentation. It remains, however, the students responsibility to contact the instructor about the absence and missed work. -Any work submitted late will receive a letter-grade deduction for each day it is late. -Let me know as soon as possible if you have a conflict so we can work the details out ahead of time. Course Withdrawal It is the students responsibility to officially withdraw from a course if circumstances prevent attendance or completion of coursework. Refer to CTCs official policies for specifics regarding course withdrawal.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Any student whose disabilities fall within ADA must inform the instructor at the beginning of the course of any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements of this course. ___________________________________________________________________

6 ATTACHMENT 1 Learning Objective for Research Paper*: (*This lesson runs concurrently with the other lessons. Be sure to check assignments and due dates under Syllabus.) As a part of the course requirements, you will write a literary research paper that is at least eight (8) typed pages of text using standard one-inch margins. Except for specific changes discussed by the instructor, the research paper will follow the MLA format using in-text citations outlined in SSHW. Begin planning your literary research paper now. This is an ongoing project that you will work on while you do other lessons in this course. Late papers will be penalized one letter grade per 24-hour period. The research paper will be due the eighth week of the course (the last day of class.) As part of the requirement for this assignment, you will be asked to submit appropriately related assignments throughout the course. You can go to the CTC Library for material that will be useful as you work on your paper http://www.ctcd.cc.tx.us/pg-lib.htm. At the Blackboard portal you will find a CTC Library Services box with a username and password and a link to the Texshare databases. Selecting a Topic for Your Paper: You are to write a paper on a literary topic related to your novel in some way. You should do some background/preliminary research to learn something about the novel and/or the author. That should give you information that will be helpful as you consider your topic. Does the novel contain a great deal of symbolism? Perhaps you could write a paper that deals with the author's use of symbolism in that novel or in his/her works. Other literary aspects that may lend themselves to research include tone, allusion, irony, realism, or the author's use of setting/atmosphere. Is there something in the author's background that caused him/her to write this novel? Are his/her life experiences reflected in his/her writing? -Remember to refer to the end pages of each chapter on Fiction in you Literature Textbook. Here you will find guidelines on how to write about specific elements of Fiction and sample student essays are provided. Once you begin your research, you may come across other topics of interest. It is acceptable to change your topic, but you need to let me know your new one.

7 RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES Standards: 1. Research papers will be eight (8) typed pages of text (This does not include your Works Cited). The paper must also have an outline with title and thesis (Ask instructor for example of topic outline format). 2. The final Works Cited page will contain a minimum of four (4) sources. The sources will be derived from appropriate books, periodicals, etc., to denote a variety of sources used (no more than three from the Internet). Cliffs Notes, Masterplots, and Monarch are not appropriate sources. Each of the sources used in the Works Cited must be used at least once in the research paper. 3. You are to follow MLA format and documentation as described in your handbook. 4. Use direct quotations sparingly (no more than 25% of the paper). 5. Cite at least four (4) sources in your paper. 6. The last section of your paper (at least one page) must be devoted to your analysis of how the writer has incorporated your selected topic (tone, irony, etc.) successfully or unsuccessfully into the novel you have read by that author. 7. All words should be spelled correctly and errors in sentence structure eliminated. 8. The level of diction should be formal (no slang, contractions, jargon, or technical terms without definition). 9. The paper should be well written and scholarly. 10. All borrowed information must be noted whether quoted or not (direct vs. indirect quote). Students may work ahead of the scheduled dates, but not after. Make sure that you do not get behind. In determining the grade for the paper, the instructor will consider form (mechanics, grammar), content, documentation, and process. Each will affect the final grade for the paper. PLAGIARISM Each student is responsible for constructing a research paper based on his/her own idea about a topic. Borrowed material must be scrupulously documented. Plagiarism is a serious offense and will result in an F for the course.