English 112
Professor Julianne Newmark
Section 07 Phone: 835-5901
M-W 2:00
to 3:15 a.m. Email:
jnewmark@nmt.edu
CRAMER 120
Office
hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 to 11:50 p.m., and by appointment, in
005 Fitch
Welcome
to English 112. In this course, you
will read public arguments and use written reasoning to respond persuasively to
these arguments. You will grapple with texts of various kinds and will create
your own written texts, of varying lengths. As a student in 112, you will conduct research, taking into
account issues related to our course topic that you find interesting or that
concern you. Your course papers will take into consideration the broad aims and
objectives of 112 as well as the specific focal issues of our class.
New Mexico
Tech’s objectives for English 112 are that you will learn to:
In this
course, you will write two short assignments (of two pages each), two four- to
five-page papers (which will develop out of your two-page papers), and one
ten-page formal research paper.
You will be expected to complete many in-class writing assignments,
which you will collect in a “writing journal.” At the end of the term, you will submit this writing
journal, along with all of your completed papers, for a grade.
You will
also be required to meet with me in a one-on-one conference three times during
the term.
Required
texts:
Lunsford,
Andrea A. The Everyday
Writer. Third edition.
Faigley,
Lester, and Jack Selzer. Good
Reasons with Contemporary Arguments. Third
edition.
I will
also make available several required readings over e-reserve or WebCT. I will provide information on these
readings as necessary.
Required
work and grading scale:
Your
grade will be based on various factors, including attendance, participation,
completion and quality of written work.
You will be expected to participate in peer reviews exercises, group
work in class, and the above-mentioned conferences with me. Below is the point distribution:
Response
paper one (two pages) 30
Response
paper two (two pages) 30
Essay one
(four to five pages) 75
Essay two
(four to five pages) 75
Conference
attendance and preparedness (three) 45
Quizzes 50
Participation
and attendance 75
Final
research paper (ten pages) 120
TOTAL 500
Grading
scale:
A 465
and above
A- 450-464
B+ 435-449
B 415-434
B- 400-414
C+ 385-399
C 365-384
C- 350-364
You will be evaluated on your ability and willingness to participate
in classroom discussions and other activities. Keep this in mind and be sure to be alert in class, prepared
for class work, and engaged in our subject matter.
If you miss more than four classes, you will
be asked to drop the course or you will receive a failing grade. There are, of
course, extraordinary situations in which absences might be excused. A stay in the hospital, for example, is
what I would call “extraordinary.”
I do
take attendance into consideration in the calculation of your final grade,
along with the above-mentioned factor of participation. Be sure to attend all class meetings
and to be on time. Every three
days that you are tardy (more than five minutes) count as one
"absent" day. I consider
this syllabus, incidentally, as your contract with me, and mine with you. If you choose to continue in this
class, after reading this syllabus, I expect that you will abide by the
requirements of this course.
Quizzes
There
will be a series of unannounced reading quizzes throughout the term.
Papers must be turned in at the beginning of
our class time on the day the assignment is due. After this time, for each day an assignment is late, I will
deduct one letter grade (meaning, if the paper begins at an "A" and
is one day late, I will begin grading it from an "A-" --
etcetera). Again, extraordinary
circumstances might excuse a late assignment, but these are rare. I will not accept emailed versions of
papers; you must come to class, or arrange to see me in my office, to turn in
your paper-copy of your assignment.
I reserve the right not to accept late
writing journals or final papers.
We
will be covering some sensitive topics in this class. So, I will expect you to behave appropriately and be open to
different opinions. Above all, be
courteous to your classmates. One
sign of courteousness is that you turn off your cell phone before entering
class. If there are repeated
problems with your cell phone, I will ask you to leave the classroom for the
day. You will take an absence that
day.
Qualified students with disabilities needing appropriate
academic adjustments should contact me as soon as possible to ensure your needs
are met in a timely manner. Handouts are available in alternative accessible formats
upon request.
In
our course, we will spend ample time covering what is required of you in terms
of correct citation, academic honesty, and intellectual property. After this information has been
presented to you in class, you are responsible for it and cannot claim
ignorance as a defense against an accusation of academic dishonesty.
Plagiarism,
in very general terms, is the use of someone else’s words or ideas without
proper citation. Your style guide,
Everyday Writer,
includes information about plagiarism.
I suggest that you become familiar with pages 168 and 173-175 and commit
to memory the information regarding plagiarism that I provide for you in class. Also, the NMT library offers a handy
website addressing many plagiarism issues and provides advice on avoiding
plagiarism:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/INFO/ORef/plagiarism.html
All work that is to be handed in must be
typed, double-spaced, printed on white paper in black ink, and must use
twelve-point font (preferably Times New Roman). If your paper does not conform to these stylistic requirements,
I will hand it back to you without a grade and you will be required to reformat
in and will suffer a late-paper penalty.
Conferences
On the course calendar, you will notice that
several class sessions have been cancelled in order to accommodate individual
student conferences with me. These
conferences are mandatory, and your failure to show up will affect your grade:
not only will you not receive any of the participation points for the
conference, your failure to show up will count as an absence.
Course
calendar:
SEQUENCE
ONE – Polluting land?
Outcomes
on which we will concentrate in this sequence:
•
Invention
• Peer
critique
•
Purpose and Thesis
• Active
Reading and Analysis
•
Summarizing and/or Paraphrasing
•
Responsible Use of Sources/MLA Style/APA/Chicago
•
Pathos, Logos, and Ethos
Week
one: Item
Due: In-class
Activity/Outcome
Wednesday,
January 17 First-day
writing, questionnaire.
Review: summarizing, difference between summarizing and
analyzing
GR: 1-22 (Ch. 1)-- discuss in
class
Summary
exercise.
Discuss types of arguments. Back leaf of textbook, to start.
Week
two:
Monday,
January 22 Handouts
from Taking Sides Response
one assigned
Active
reading and analysis
Creating
debate: in-class pollution exercise
Wednesday,
January 24 GR:
23-38 (Ch. 2) Purpose and Thesis
Inventing
an argument about a text
What
are “good reasons”?
Week
three:
Monday,
January 29 RESPONSE
ONE DUE DEFINITION
ARGUMENT
GR:
105-117, 125-126 What
is a definition argument?
Wednesday,
January 31 Abe
Whaley essay, handout Abe Whaley exercises, discussion
Take a look at GR 34 Essay One assigned – definition argument
EW
62-70, on revising, editing, and Whaley’s
thesis peer
review. Creating
a definition argument from map
Week
four:
Monday,
February 5 National
Geographic PDF on WebCT Discuss
National Geographic
GR:
39-60 (Ch. 3) Visual
and textual arguments
EW:
70-78 Logic,
credibility, voice
Wednesday,
February 7 Wendell
Berry essay handout Rhetorical
analysis of Berry
GR
81-83 Appeals
to pathos, logos, and ethos
Week
five:
Monday,
February 12 Essay
one draft due for peer review: Peer
review exercise
Bring three copies to class.
Wednesday,
February 14 ESSAY
ONE DUE Mountain-top removal slideshow
Week
six:
Monday,
February 19 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***I
will return your Essay One at your conference. ***
Wednesday, February 21 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***I
will return your Essay One at your conference. ***
SEQUENCE
TWO – Polluting bodies?
Outcomes
on which we will concentrate in this sequence:
•
Pathos, Logos, and Ethos
•
Problem articulation and development
•
Context
•
Development and complexity of ideas
• Active
reading and analysis
• Style
and voice
•
Paragraphing
Week
seven:
Monday,
February 26 http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22937
Discuss American Lung Assoc.
website.
Using digital sources
Wednesday,
February 28 GR:
173-184, 186-187 (Ch. 10) Response
two assigned
EW: 79-98 REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS
Week
eight:
Monday,
March 5 RESPONSE
TWO DUE Women’s body image. View slideshow.
GR: 85-99, 103-104 (Ch. 5)
Wednesday,
March 7 GR:
135-143 (Ch.7) Men’s
body image. View slideshow.
CAUSAL
ARGUMENTS
In-class
exercise
Essay
Two assigned
– causal or
rebuttal
argument
Week
nine:
Monday,
March 12 SPRING
BREAK
Wednesday,
March 14 SPRING
BREAK
Read EW 139-180 over break. You will need the information for Essay
Two and the Final Research Paper
Also, review these websites: http://www.dare.com/home/default.asp,
http://www.drugfree.org/, http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Misc/roe1.htm
Week
ten:
Monday,
March 19 Review
websites you examined. Evaluating
sources, arguments
Discuss
Benson Roe essay
Wednesday,
March 21 Essays
from Taking Sides Discuss
scholarly sources
(pro/con
drug essays) Style
and voice
EW:
49-62 Discussing
paragraphing
Week
eleven:
Monday,
March 26 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring five-page Essay Two draft and all articles ***
Wednesday,
March 28 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring five-page Essay Two draft and all articles ***
SEQUENCE
THREE – Polluting minds?
Outcomes
on which we will concentrate in this sequence:
•
Overall organization and unity
•
Grammar, mechanic, surface features
•
Responsible use of sources
•
Research
• Use of
rhetorical strategies
•
Revision
• Peer
critique
•
Purpose and thesis
Week
twelve:
Monday,
April 2 ESSAY
TWO DUE View censorship slideshow
http://www.ncac.org/ PROPOSAL
ARGUMENTS
GR:
189-209 (Ch. 11) Assign
Final Research paper.
Citing
sources in argumentative
essays
Wednesday,
April 4 GR:
253-270 In-class
exercises
Review
EW 139-180
Academic
journal articles, WebCT
Week
thirteen:
Monday,
April 9 LIBRARY
RESEARCH DAY. MEET IN LIBRARY.
Wednesday,
April 11 GR:
271-295 Discuss
plagiarism again. Do exercises.
Plagiarism and citation tutorials
Discuss
citation. Do exercises.
Week
fourteen:
Monday,
April 16 Research
paper presentations.
Wednesday,
April 18 Research
paper presentations.
Week
fifteen:
Monday,
April 23 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring ten-page Final Paper second draft and all articles ***
Wednesday,
April 25 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring ten-page Final Paper second draft and all articles ***
Week
sixteen:
Monday,
April 30 CUMULATIVE
READING and CLASS EXERCISES QUIZ.
Research
paper Q&A day. Checklist.
Course
evaluations.
Wednesday, May 2 FINAL PAPER DUE in class.