English 112
Professor Julianne Newmark
Section 08 Phone: 505-835-5901
M-W-F:
11:00 to 11:50 a.m. Email:
jnewmark@nmt.edu
Room 218
Office
hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. and by appointment
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
TechÕs 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 Òwriting journal.Ó 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) 60
Essay two
(four to five pages) 60
Conference
attendance and preparedness (three)30
Quizzes 50
Participation
and attendance 55
Final
research paper (ten pages) 120
Writing
journal 65
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
The
Writing Journal
Your writing journal will need to include all assignments that I
ask you to complete during class time.
These will include expository exercises (writing intended to inform your
reader) and formal, argument-based research exercises. Some of these exercises
will be completed in groups and some will be completed independently. You may also be asked to complete
grammar and citation exercises; I will ask for these in the writing journal as
well. I will provide you with a
checklist of exercises that need to be included in the Writing Journal. In addition to the exercises that you
complete during class time, you will also need to include in your journal all
of your graded work, with drafts, notes, and revisions.
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 Òextraordinary.Ó
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 elseÕs 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,
August 23 First-day
writing, questionnaire.
Review: summarizing, difference between summarizing and
analyzing
Friday,
August 25 GR:
1-22 (Ch. 1) Summary
exercise.
Discuss types of arguments. Back leaf of textbook, to start.
LOGICAL FALLACIES
Week
two:
Monday,
August 28 Handouts
from Taking Sides Response
one assigned
Active
reading and analysis
Creating
debate: in-class pollution exercise
Wednesday,
August 30 GR:
23-38 (Ch. 2) Purpose and Thesis
Inventing
an argument about a text
What
are Ògood reasonsÓ?
Friday,
September 1 RESPONSE
ONE DUE DEFINITION
ARGUMENT
GR: 105-117, 125-126 What
is a definition argument?
Week
three:
Monday,
September 4 LABOR
DAY – NO CLASSES
Wednesday,
September 6 Abe
Whaley essay, handout Abe Whaley exercises, discussion
Essay One assigned –
definition argument
WhaleyÕs
thesis
Friday,
September 8 Idea
map for essay one (GR, pg. 34) On-board
class idea map
EW 62-70, on revising, editing, and Creating
a definition argument from map
peer review.
Week
four:
Monday,
September 11 Essay
one draft due for peer review: Peer
review exercise
Bring three copies to class.
Wednesday,
September 13 ESSAY
ONE DUE Mountain-top removal slideshow
Friday,
September 15 NO
CLASS – CONFERENCE PREPARATION
Begin
reading: National Geographic handout
Week
five:
Monday,
September 18 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***I
will return your Essay One at your conference. ***
Wednesday, September 20 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***I
will return your Essay One at your conference. ***
Friday,
September 22 Complete
reading National Geographic Discuss National Geographic
handout
handout and
slideshow. Visual and textual
arguments
EW: 77-78
Week
six:
Monday,
September 25 GR:
39-60 (Ch. 3) Logic,
credibility, voice
EW:
70-76
Wednesday,
September 27 Wendell
Berry essay handout Rhetorical
analysis of Berry
GR
81-83 Appeals
to pathos, logos, and ethos
Friday,
September 29 Catch-up,
review day.
Review
outcomes, thus far, and Òpolluting landÓ sequence.
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,
October 2 http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22937
Discuss American Lung Assoc.
website.
Using digital sources
Wednesday,
October 4 Handouts
from Taking Sides Response
two assigned
(pro/con smoking essays) REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS
GR:
173-184, 186-187 (Ch. 10)
Friday,
October 6 http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22937
EW:
79-98 Discuss
government womenÕs body image
website. View magazine covers slideshow.
Week
eight:
Monday,
October 9 RESPONSE
TWO DUE Male body image. View slideshow.
GR: 85-99, 103-104 (Ch. 5)
Wednesday,
October 11 GR:
135-143 (Ch.7) CAUSAL
ARGUMENTS
In-class
exercise
Friday,
October 13 http://www.dare.com/home/default.asp Evaluating arguments, sources
http://www.drugfree.org/ Multi-sided issues
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Misc/roe1.htm
Refer to upcoming section, ÒConducting Research,Ó from
EW.
Week
nine:
Monday,
October 16 Handouts
from Taking Sides Discuss
scholarly sources
(pro/con
drug essays) Style
and voice
Wednesday,
October 18 EW:
49-62 Discussing
paragraphing
Essay
Two assigned – causal or
rebuttal argument
Friday,
October 20 NO
CLASSES – FALL BREAK
Read EW 139-180 over break. You will need the information for Essay
Two and the Final Research Paper
Week
ten:
Monday,
October 23 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring five-page Essay Two draft and all articles ***
Wednesday,
October 25 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring five-page Essay Two draft and all articles ***
Friday,
October 27 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
eleven:
Monday,
October 30 ESSAY
TWO DUE View censorship slideshow
Wednesday,
November 1 http://www.ncac.org/ PROPOSAL
ARGUMENTS
GR:
189-209 (Ch. 11)
Friday,
November 3 Academic
journals: censorship articles Assign
Final Research paper. Citing
sources in argumentative essays
Week
twelve:
Monday,
November 6 Academic
journals: censorship articles
Wednesday,
November 8 GR:
253-270 In-class
exercises
Review
EW 139-180
Friday,
November 10 Handouts
from Taking Sides
Week
thirteen:
Monday,
November 13 LIBRARY
RESEARCH DAY. MEET IN LIBRARY.
Wednesday,
November 15 Research
paper presentations.
Friday,
November 17 Research
paper presentations.
Week
fourteen:
Monday,
November 20 Meet
in computer classroom.
GR: 271-295 Discuss
plagiarism again. Do exercises.
Plagiarism and citation tutorials
Discuss
citation. Do exercises.
BRING EW CD-ROM
Wednesday,
November 22 First
draft of research paper due. Peer
review exercise.
Friday,
November 24 NO
CLASSES! THANKSGIVING
Week
fifteen:
Monday,
November 27 CUMULATIVE
READING and CLASS EXERCISES QUIZ.
Wednesday,
November 29 Bring
journals to class Review
journals checklist.
Friday,
December 1 WRITING
JOURNALS DUE Research
paper Q&A day. Checklist.
Course
evaluations.
Week
sixteen:
Monday,
December 4 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring ten-page Final Paper second draft and all articles ***
Wednesday,
December 6 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
***
Bring ten-page Final Paper second draft and all articles ***
Wednesday,
December 8 FINAL
PAPER DUE in
class.