English 103  College Writing 2 

     Spring 2005, Slippery Rock University

 

Dr. Rachela Permenter

Office Phone:  724- 738-2358   Office: 312C Spotts World Culture Bldg.  

Office Hours:  MW 12-2, F 1-2, and by appt.

rachela.permenter@sru.edu     

 

Textbooks:

Contemporary and Classic Argument, Barnet & Bedau, Bedford/St. Martin’s

From Critical Thinking to Argument, Barnet & Bedau, Bedford/St. Martin’s
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit.  Daniel Quinn.  Bantam.

A Writer’s Reference.  Diana Hacker.  Bedford/St. Martin’s

                                               

                           Class Information is available on Blackboard.  Check regularly.

Note: Many Friday classes held in 303 Spotts (Computer Lab)

You are responsible for the reading assignments for class on the day they are listed. 

The following schedule may be modified as the course proceeds: 

 

M 10 Jan.   Intro to Course. Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress"; Monty Python, “Argument” clip

W 12 Jan.   Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Arguments 292-311

F 14 Jan.     What is an Argument? Critical 42-45; What is Critical Thinking? Critical 1, 10-11;  Active Reading, Critical 23-27.   QUIZ #1 (20 pts.) on this week’s readings

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M 17 Jan.    No Class.  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

(Note: Heavy reading load for Wed. class & there’s a quiz Friday)

W 19 Jan.   Persuasion, Evidence, Appeals, Critical 42-50, 57-72;   Affirmative Action, Arguments 3-19               

F 21 Jan.    Summarizing and Paraphrasing, Critical 28-41; Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism, Critical 163-67, 170-76
 QUIZ #2 (20 pts.) on this week’s readings (Meet in Computer Lab)

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M 24 Jan.   Paper #1 (Summary & Response to King with Analysis Sheet) DUE

W 26 Jan.   Gay Marriage, Arguments 29-35; Writing an Analysis/Gay Marriage, Critical 97-114

F 28 Jan.    Critical Thinking, Critical 1-15 (Meet in Computer Lab)

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M 31 Jan.   “A Modest Proposal,” Arguments 256-63

W 2 Feb.     “I Want a Wife,” Arguments 309-10; “Declaration of Sentiments,” Arguments 269-73

F 4 Feb.              “Professions for Women,” 274-79

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M 7 Feb.   The Great Divide – Common Ground.  “Rogerian Argument,” Critical 266-69; “The Just War,” Arguments 132-40

W 9 Feb.   “The Just War,” Arguments 141-50

F 11 Feb.        War Editorials (Handouts & Blackboard); “Writing an Analysis of an Argument,” Critical 97-114

M 14 Feb.    Paper #2 (Analysis of an Argument) DUE

W 16 Feb.    The Great Divide  – Common Ground.  “Torture,” Arguments 192-200

M 21 Feb.   Fallacies – Quiz #3 (20 pts.)

W 23 Feb.    The Great Divide  – Common Ground.  Handouts & Blackboard.

F 25 Feb.     The Great Divide  – Common Ground.  Handouts & Blackboard (Computer Lab – Information Literacy exercise)

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M 28 Feb.   Ishmael 3-29

W 2 Mar.    Ishmael 30-63 – Quiz #4 (20 pts.)

F 4 Mar.     No Regular Class (due to professor’s trip with students)

 

Spring Break  –   Fri., Mar. 4^th, 5 p.m. - Mon., Mar 14^th, 8 a.m.

         

 

 

M 14 Mar.   Ishmael 64-148

W 16 Mar.   Ishmael 149-207

 

 

M 21 Mar.  “A Student’s Essay,” Critical 141-49; Skim “Developing an Argument,” Critical 115-141

W 23 Mar.  Paper #3 (Short Argument) DUE

 

Spring Weekend  —  Wed., Mar. 23^rd, 5 p.m.  – Mon., Mar. 28^th, 8 a.m.

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M 28 Mar.  Information Literacy

W 30 Mar.  “Evaluating Sources,” Critical 158-61; Skim “Using Sources,” Critical 150-58

F 1 Apr.               Individual Conferences - No Regular Class (Prospectus Due at Conference Time)

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M 4 Apr.    Individual Conferences - No Regular Class

W 6 Apr.     Individual Conferences - No Regular Class

F 8 Apr.      Individual Conferences - No Regular Class

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M 11 Apr.   Annotated Bibliography DUE

W 13 Apr.   Workshop; Peer coaching; Paper Presentations

F 15 Apr.    Individual Conferences - No Regular Class

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M 18 Apr.  Workshop; Peer coaching; Paper Presentations

W 20 Apr.  Workshop; Peer coaching; Paper Presentations

F 22 Apr.    Individual Conferences - No Regular Class

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M 25 Apr.  Workshop; Peer coaching; Paper Presentations

W 27 Apr.   Workshop; Peer coaching; Paper Presentations

F 29 Apr.    Workshop; Peer coaching; Paper Presentations

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Final Exams May 2 - 6

          Final Exam & CD Portfolios due at regularly scheduled Exam time

 

 

 

 

COURSE GUIDELINES

 

HELP   You are encouraged to seek one‑to‑one drafting and rewriting assistance from the professor during office hours or by appointment and from the tutors in the Writing Center (301). In addition, at least one formally scheduled twenty‑minute conference is required.

 

 

FORMAT   All papers must be computer printed and in strict MLA format.

 

CD-ROM.  All of the semester's writing in reader-friendly format.  You are required to save all your work electronically this semester, including computer lab exercises.  Get familiar with the H-Drive on campus.  It is recommended that you save your work to the H-Drive and to a disk or CD, and/or  your own hard drive. 

 

LATE WORK   For each weekday an assignment is late, your grade for that assignment will fall by 5%, approximately one‑half letter. 

 

REVISION   Assignments #1 and #2 may be re‑submitted after revisions for additional points within a week of their return to you.  No revisions for improved grades after Assignment #2.  You are encouraged to continue to revise all your papers throughout the semester for final CD portfolio (graded additonally as a whole).

 

ABSENCE   Absence and tardiness are strongly discouraged. For each unexcused absence above three, 25 points will be deducted from your final grade. Absences beyond three will be excused only if documentation from a dean or medical doctor is provided.

 

PIRACY   Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you submit any work which is not the product of your own study and efforts, you will receive a grade of F for that work and probably for the course. Extreme violations will be reported to the appropriate university authorities. Your professor subscribes to a plagiarism-finding service.

 

MINIMUM requirements for a passing grade are: regular attendance, most card quizzes and lab exercises, 3 of the 4 quizzes, all 4 major writing assignments, and final examination.  Excessive absence or failure to turn in the stated minimum will result in a grade of NC.

 

QUIZZES may not be made up.  If your absence has a documented justification, the 20 pts. will be deducted from your possible point total.  If your absence is not documented or otherwise excused, you will receive 0 pts. for the quiz.  (This does not apply to card quizzes: see #1 below.)

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS