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State University of New York at New PaltzENG180–32, Composition IISyllabus–Spring 2018GE-III/ Basic Communication Oral & Written; Information Literacy: 3 CreditsInstructor: Joann K. DeiudicibusOffice: Jacobson Faculty Tower 702 Email: deiudicj@newpaltz.edu Telephone: (845) 257-2727 Class Time: M/TH 5-6:15 PM Office Hours: TF 10AM-11 AM Location: HUM 309 or by appointmentTexts and Readings: (Available at the Campus Bookstore and on Blackboard)A college-level dictionary (web or otherwise, NOT )Bullock, Richard, Michael Brody, and Francine Weinberg. The Little Seagull Handbook. 3rd Edition, W.W. Norton, 2017. Composition Program Handbook: 2017-2018. SUNY New Paltz, 2017. PDF on Blackboard. Faigley, Lester and Jack Selzer. A Little Argument. 2nd Edition, Pearson, 2013. Rigolino, Rachel, and Joann Deiudicibus, eds. New Voices, New Visions 2017: Essays from the Composition Program. SUNY New Paltz, 2017. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. *Most readings are posted on Blackboard under “Content.”Objectives:By the end of the semester, students willWrite persuasively and stylistically in an increasing variety of rhetorical situations, i.e. for different purposes, occasions, and audiences.Craft sustained, logically-organized, stylistic, and grammatical sentences, paragraphs and essays.To enter intelligently into academic and cultural conversations (understanding and representing other views; developing a position; establishing exigence), with a focus in one particular arena of discourse.Analyze and evaluate arguments from multiple genres by considering aesthetic elements, rhetorical strategies, premises and assumptions, deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies, and forms of evidence.Use a body of knowledge about a topic for creating breadth and depth in documents, and to take that skill set to future work.Conduct research as a means of discovery (develop a research question and search strategy; use general or specialized databases and search engines; locate, retrieve, and evaluate information sources; construct a bibliography; organize and synthesize information).7.???? Critique one’s own written and oral discourse and the discourse of others.8.???? Select the best information and use it ethically and legally, considering the ethical ramifications of different arguments.9.???? Expand formal oral argument skills.10.? Enhance computer and library information literacy skills.Writing Requirements and Grade Distribution: *Students must complete every major assignment (e.g., main essays, library session, presentations) on the syllabus in order to successfully complete Composition II.Primary Writing Assignments: 3, from 3-5 pages40%Research paper: 7 pages 25%Conference with instructor P/FAn in-class midterm or final 5%Participation in the library workshop (mandatory)P/FFormal oral presentation 10%Class participation, preparation/homework10%Practice writing assignments10%Class attendance P/FAttendance at final exam meeting P/FCourse Description: This course concentrates on academic argument, analysis, and research writing with an emphasis on rhetorical situations and writing strategies for college and beyond. We will consider the body as a text that we label, write, and revise in how we learn to perceive ourselves and, as an extension, our bodies, through cultural transmission. We will discuss sometimes-grotesque ideals via ubiquitous and eroticized advertisements and phrasing, which promote the body as a commodity that we attempt to control, compartmentalize, exploit, objectify, disfigure, adorn, deny, or destroy. Regarding media influence and the intersections of gender roles, ethnicity, race, industry, and image-based popular culture, we will examine subjects such as body modification, youth, aging, illness, disability, death, and more. *This theme often brings to the surface controversial topics. While I will never require you to divulge personal details regarding your own relationship with your body, the course will challenge concepts of body image and representation, especially gender. If you do not think this theme is right for you, please speak to me and I will register you for another open section. *Write the contact information for two of your classmates below so that you can share class notes and assignment details:1. Name: __________________ e-mail: _______________________ phone: ______________________2. Name: __________________ e-mail: _______________________ phone: ______________________Nota Bene:*Consider this syllabus and the information in our Composition Program Handbook contracts between you and me; read and understand them. *I am available to meet with you about coursework during my office hours, and by appointment. Be prepared when you arrive. Should you need to reschedule or cancel, call or e-mail me.*The semester always proceeds more smoothly when students adhere to deadlines. Late work will only be accepted if an arrangement is made with the instructor at least one week prior to the due date. Late papers are subject to penalty grades. *I do not respond to emails after business hours unless essential. If you have questions while working on a paper, contact me within reasonable advance of the due date, or come in for office hours. Consider the online tutoring system for evening and weekend help (See Center for Student Success website for details.)* Numerous resources are available to you here on campus. Visit the SUNY New Paltz website for information on our Student Success (tutoring), Academic Advising, and Counseling Centers.Schedule of AssignmentsThis schedule is tentative and will change based on the needs of the class. Print, read, and annotate all readings from Blackboard (Bb), and bring them to class the week that they are listed. *Related readings tie in with the course topic and should be pursued for presentation or research options. DateWeekly Bb Readings and Topics Readings from LA-A Little Argument; LS-Little SeagullAssignmentsWeek One:1/22-1/25Introductions; Syllabus“This was when I learned to be invisible.” “The Story of My Body” (Cofer); “Writing Is Linked to Identity” (Roozen 227).Composition and Rhetoric: Modes, Genres, and Situations; LS: 6-12; Narrative 58+Diagnostic Essay (in class)Week Two:1/29-2/1Rhetoric; Academic Integrity “The Language of Clothes” (Lurie); “Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity” (Roozen 224).Research and Academic Integrity; LA: Ch. 1; Ch. 6, 143-154Story of My Body (practice writing) Due Th.Week Three:2/5-2/8 “He Said, Sheme Said” (Peters 162); “Body Ritual of the Nacirema” (Miner); “Pain” (Ackerman).Rhetorical Appeals: Logos, Pathos, EthosLA: Ch. 3, 45-62Research Basics/ How toWeek Four:2/12-2/15What Makes a Great Thesis?Excerpt from BBC Documentary, How Art Made the World; “Image-Based Culture: Advertising and Popular Culture” (Jhally).LA: Thesis/Audience 62-69; Ch. 6, 127-132Assignment 1 Research and Informative Outline Due; Draft DueWeek Five:2/19-2/22President’s Day: Monday—No Class“News is not entertainment. It is a necessity in a democratic society.” “The Bias of Language, the Bias of Pictures” (Postman & Powers). Logical Fallacies;Rhetorical AnalysisLA: Ch. 2, 11-25;LS: 43-53Assignment 1 DueWeek Six:2/26-3/1 “Changing the Face of Poverty” (George); “I’m Right, You’re Wrong,” Hidden Brain.LA: Ch. 5, 132-142;“From Headline to Photograph: A Fake News Masterpiece” (Shane).Assignment 2 Debatable Thesis and Introduction Due Week Seven:3/5-3/8 Library Session: TBAThe Body Jigsaw” (Liotard); Atlantic slideshows; Lizard Man; and controversial sideshows.LA: Ch. 6, 143-154:Purdue OWL: Summarize, Quote, and ParaphraseAssignment 2 Draft DueWeek Eight:3/12-3/15“If a culture’s language is full of pejorative metaphors about a group of people, that culture is not going to see those people as fully entitled…” “Why Ableist Language Matters” (Cohen-Rottenberg).“The Female Body” (Atwood); National Geographic video-how gender affects children. MLA Research Essays and Works Cited, LA: 154-179Assignment 2 Due;Research Topics Week Nine:3/19-3/22Spring Break! TBADraft Research Essay Thesis and locate 2-3 sourcesWeek Ten:3/26-3/29 “Lady Gaga as Monster” (Colvin); “Colleges Need to Provide Early Treatment of Students’ Mental Illness” (Chisolm).LA: Ch. 2, 26-32;Commas: (LS 324+; handout on Bb; on annotating sourcesResearch Essay Introduction, Outline, & Annotated Sources Due (Bb)Week Eleven:4/2-4/5 Poetry “The Truth the Dead Know,” “Her Kind” (Sexton); “The Applicant” (Plath); “You Fit Into Me” (Atwood); “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” (Espada); TBA by Vuong.Plagiarism—ReviewLA: Ch. 6, 143-152;LA: Ch. 7 on Revising Research Essay Draft (3-4 pgs) Due on TurnitinWeek Twelve:4/9-4/12 Writing Situations/Genres: Eulogy, Obituary, Burial, Memorials, Tombstones… “The Order is about making death a part of your life” -The Order of the Good Death;“On Death and Dying” (Kübler-Ross); “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” (Mitford). Signal Phrase Verbs LA: Ch. 6. 152-170Assignment 3/Research Essay Draft (6-7 pgs) with Works Cited Due on Turnitin (under Revision)Week Thirteen:4/16-4/19Presenting to An Audience“The Truth About Grief: What’s Wrong with a Nation of Mourners?” (Lambrecht 27); The Atlantic “How We Grieve on Social Media” (Andrew). Guest Speaker: Abbey Gallagher LS: Presentations 37-42Assignment 4/Writing to PresentWeek Fourteen:4/23-4/26Oral Presentation Resources & AssignmentBegin Presentations Th. Dr. Goding’s Video; TBA-TED talks on presenting, listening, and body language.Assignment 4 continued; PresentationsStudent Evaluation of InstructionWeek Fifteen:4/30-5/3Oral Presentation Resources continued…Oral Presentations PresentationsSEI Reminder Week Sixteen:5/7*Possible Make-up day to break up presentationsAssignment 4 DueSEI Reminder5/14Oral PresentationsFinal Exam/Course ReflectionHUM 309, 5-7 PMFinish PresentationsCourse & Campus Policies:Attendance: Per university policy, absences for whatever reason in excess of three in a two session per week course or five in a three-session per week course will mean an automatic failing grade. Three latenesses constitute one absence. Class Preparation: Prepare all materials for the assigned day, be punctual, and participate in class. Do not come to class without the following: books, paper, pens, notes, homework, paper drafts for peer review, final papers, or any other thing that is due for the day. Be sure to print all readings from Blackboard before class, read carefully, take notes, and be ready to share ideas and ask questions.Paper Format and Submission Policies: All written assignments must be word-processed or typed and conform to MLA guidelines for style, format, and documentation of sources. You will receive formal guidelines for each essay assignment. Drafts must be included with final essays. No late papers or assignments will be accepted except by arrangement with me prior to due dates; late papers will be downgraded. I do not accept email submissions. Grading Scale:A (90-100%): Outstanding scholarship and an unusual degree of intellectual initiative.A (100-93), A- (93-90)B (80-89%): Superior work done in a sustained and intelligent manner.B+ (89-85), B (85-83), B- (83-80)C (70-79%): Basic quality work.C+ (79-75), C (75-73), C- (73-70)D (60-69%): Work of the lowest passing quality.D+ (69-65), D (65-63), D- (63-60)All papers given a grade of D+ or lower will result in an automatic revision.F (59-0%): Unsatisfactory.A Pass/Fail grade will be structured as follows: If the assignment is a “Pass” your grade will be unaffected, and if it is a fail, your grade will be lowered by a partial letter grade (Ex: From an A to an A-).Classroom Decorum: Let’s cultivate a comfortable yet professional environment for engaged writing and respectful discussion. I want this course to be a place where we can freely discuss ideas and work on our writing.? Certain interruptions are distracting to both your classmates and me, so observe these basic guidelines: 1) Keep cell phones invisible and silent for our classroom meetings. 2) I expect you to be fully present during our time together, so during class, do not text message, send e-mail, surf the web, use Morse code, telepathy, or do anything else that will distract you or others from the work of the course.? 3) Arrive to class on time and make your bathroom breaks, coffee runs, and smoke breaks before class begins.? Unless you have an emergency, I ask that you join us for the entirety of class. (*Note: Repeated warnings will result in a reduced grade, or ultimately in being marked absence.)Statement on Academic Integrity: “Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty in their academic work. Cheating, forgery, and plagiarism are serious offences, and students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action” (Faculty Handbook 32). Plagiarism is the unacknowledged (intentional or unintentional) use of summary, paraphrase, direct quotation, language, statistics, or ideas from articles or other information sources including the Internet. You must cite according to 8th edition MLA format as per a reputable handbook or the MLA website. If you plagiarize all or part of a writing assignment and refuse to re-write it, you will automatically receive an F for the assignment. In severe or repeated cases, you will fail the course. Cases of plagiarism must be reported to the Department Chair and the Academic Dean.Americans with Disabilities Act: Students with disabilities are entitled to the right to accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and ADA of 1990. ADA Students are responsible for self-identifying to the Disability Resource Center, who will inform me of your needs of accommodation related to the structure of the course. (845-257-3020.)Center for Student Success: The services offered at the Center for Student Success including peer tutoring, the Writer’s Studio, and the Learning Strategist, are available to all students. It may be particularly helpful to visit the Center for Student Success (CSS) during draft stages of your essays. You can make an appointment by visiting their website. Student Evaluation of Instructor:The SEIs will be administered?April 24-May 8. You are responsible for completing the Student Evaluation of Instruction (SEI) for this course and for all your courses with an enrollment of three or more students.??I value your feedback and use it to improve my teaching and planning.??Please complete the form during the open period on-line.Veteran and Military Services statement: New Paltz’s Office of Veteran and Military Services (OVMS) is committed to serving the needs of veterans, service members and their dependents during their transition from military life to student life. Student veterans, service members or their dependents who need assistance while attending SUNY New Paltz may refer to newpaltz.edu/veterans; call 845-257-3120, -3124 or -3074; or stop by the Student Union, Room 100 South. Computer and network policies statement: Users of New Paltz’s computer resources and network facilities are required to comply with the institutional policies outlined in the Acceptable Uses and Privacy Policy here.*Withdrawal: There are typically no withdrawals from Composition; it is a required first-year writing course. If extenuating medical, personal, or family concerns arise, speak to me confidentially about your options. April 2 is the last day to withdraw from classes without penalty. ................
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