ENGL 102 sections 022 & 025
Comp 102
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Spring 2006 | section 022 MW 3-4:15 p.m. | section 025 MW 4:30-5:45 p.m. | Caruthers 103
| Dr. Nick Melczarek
| Office phone: 410-546-6203 |
| Office: HH 344
| e-mail anmelczarek@salisbury.edu
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| Office hours: MW 12:45-2p.m., TR 1-3 p.m. & by appt.
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This website and the schedule updates linked to it for
ENGL 102.022/.025 supercede and overrule the paper syllabus. You must have an
e-mail account and web access to participate in this course. If you don't have
both of these yet, obtain them immediately.
FINAL ESSAY EXAM DATE/TIME/ROOM: Monday May 22, 4:15-6:45 p.m., Devilbiss Hall 109
All sections of 102 take the exam at the same time. You must take
this exam -- no late make-ups. If for whatever reason you need to take the exam
early, you must notify me at least two weeks in advance so that I can arrange
accomodations.
NEW SU Writing Centre:
We now have a Writing Centre on campus to offer additional
help in all stages of the writing process. Located upstairs in "Herb's Place" in
the Guerrieri Centre, the UWC welcomes students in 30-minute blocks on a walk-in
basis. I do not require, but heartily recommend, that you take advantage of this
resource. If you go, know ahead of time what you wish to discuss in your
paper(s). Do not approach the Centre as a proofreading service, though--that's
your job.
Related Websites for ENGL 102.022/.025
FAQs for ENGL 102.022/.025 --Answers on setting margins & page #s, making outlines, revising papers, etc.
Online PDFs for DRAMA section.
Online PDFs for SHORT FICTION section.
Online PDFs for Sarah Orne Jewett section.
Online PDFs for POETRY section.
The Goddess of All Dictionaries: the OED online -- USE IT!
The famous Spell-Checker Poem--indicates why not to trust Spell-Check on your computer or PC!
Updated Schedules (highlighted as available); these sites
overrule the paper syllabus schedule:
Weeks 1-2 | Weeks 3-4 | Weeks 5-6 | Weeks 7-8 | Weeks 9-10 | Weeks 11-12 | Weeks 13-16
This syllabus remains deliberately brief to allow flexibility to the
unpredictable needs of students. Once updates are posted online, you are
responsible for tracking due dates. To ensure that you do not miss class notes, familiarize yourself with at least two other students
-- trade 'phone numbers or e-dresses so that you have two people to contact. I
should be the last person you contact for any such information. Always consult
the online syllabus and schedule updates before asking
me any questions about assignments or the class.
»»Course Decsription and Rationale
Composition II is part of a two-course sequence in composition. C-level work in
Composition I and Composition II demonstrates a student's ability to
- formulate and support a thesis
- inform, argue, and persuade
- address a variety of audiences effectively
- analyze, synthesize, evaluate and formulate arguments
- support claims with adequate and relevant evidence
- support generalizations with specific evidence
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»»Course Objectives and Goals
This course addresses three genres of literature: drama, short fiction, and
poetry. Through class discussion, lecture, and writing we will analyze and
evaluate assigned literary readings in terms of their literary, cultural, and
creative elements. We will study how literary writers achieve the effects they
do, and therefore will also learn a good deal of literary terminology. This
course ultimately trains and tests both your analytical faculties and your
ability to communicate what you find I clear and correct language.
NOTE: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY REQUIRES THIS COURSE FOR ALL STUDENTS. YOU
MUST EARN A GRADE OF C OR BETTER IN THIS COURSE TO PASS.
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»»Required Texts and Materials
- Murfin and Ray, Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms
- Schilb and Clifford, Making Arguments About Literature
- Maimon and Peritz, A Writer's Resource
- A Manual/Casebook for Freshman English
- active e-mail account & Internet access for online materials; some library reserve
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»»Assignments & Grade Distribution (elements described below)
- Essays 1 (drama), 2 (short fiction), and 3 (poetry) = 30% (10% each)
- Mandatory Research Paper = 20%
- Poetry presentation = 10%
- Quizzes 1 (drama), 2 (short fiction), and 3 (poetry) = 15% (averaged together)
- Common Final Exam = 15%
- Class participation (including annotated bibliography) = 10%
(quiz scale: 100-90=A,89-80=B,79-70=C,69-60=D,50-0=F)
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»»Essays
30% of your grade consists of three essays. I will distribute essay
assignments, either hard-copy or via the course website, far in advance of due
dates. Each essay will ask you to pick a position to argue about the literature
we will have read in each area (drama, short fiction, poetry). Type or clearly
computer-print your essays written outside of class. The assignment
handouts/websites will list other specifics for each assignment (margins, length,
focus, etc.) in explicit detail. Follow these criteria carefully and exactly;
failure to do so will drop your possible essay grade. Late essays will be
penalized one letter grade for each day late, including weekends. After five days
late, I will not accept an assignment and it will receive an F. You are also required to submit a copy of the First Draft and Final Draft of each paper to turnitin.com, SU's online anti-plagiarism site; I will issue instructions in advance of the due date. It is your responsibility to submit a copy to the site by the announced deadline; I will not accept/grade essays that have not had electronic copies submitted to turnitin.com.
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»»Mandatory Research Paper
20% of your grade comes from a mandatory research paper. All 102 students will compose a research paper on the
short story included in the Manual/Casebook for Freshman English. We will discuss
the story and the critical articles that accompany it as a class. You are
responsible for your own work/grade on the paper. We will discuss the paper,
paraphrase, quotation, summary, and MLA citation style as a class. To dispel
temptation to plagiarism, I will provide paper topics. (See "Academic
Dishonesty/Plagiarism" section below.) Failure to complete the research paper will fail you from the course. You are also required to submit a copy of the First Draft and Final Draft of each paper to turnitin.com, SU's online anti-plagiarism site; I will issue instructions in advance of the due date. It is your responsibility to submit a copy to the site by the announced deadline; I will not accept/grade essays that have not had electronic copies submitted to turnitin.com.
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»»Poetry presentation
During the poetry section of the course, you will
participate in a group presentation on one or more poems. I will discuss with you
far in advance what the presentation includes; in general, you will lead class
discussion for your assigned day in terms of literary elements, theme, and
explication. I encourage groups to meet with me during office time as well,
before beginning/presenting. The presentation is graded separately from Essay #3
(Poetry). Each group member receives a separate grade.
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»»Final Exam
All 102 classes take a common final exam -- Monday May 22 4:15-6:45 p.m.
room t.b.a. See the Casebook for details and example questions. If you have
completed all other requirements for the course but miss the exam, you will
receive an "I" grade and need to make up the exam in the first week of the next semester.
If you will miss the exam because of a University-sponsored event, that event's
faculty sponsor must make arrangements with the English Department on your behalf.
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»»Quizzes, etc.:
You will take three "quizzes" during this semester, each one covering a genre of
the course (drama, short fiction, poetry). I will determine the format of the
quiz, but usually I will present you with a quotation from any of the works we
will have covered in detail in class for that genre, and you will be asked to
provide the work's title and author, speaker of quotation and/or who is
addressed, and the quotation's context/relevance. These quizzes will test your
reading comprehension and retention, as well as help prepare you for the kinds of
questions you may be asked on the final exam.
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»»Attendance & Tardiness
Your grade depends mostly on what you pick up from class discussion, so
attendance is crucial. I allow you 3 absences (equivalent to a week of class)
before I begin to penalize you. If you anticipate an absence, notify me in person
or by e-mail; e-mail must be time/date-stamped at least 24 hours before your
absence; this does not, however, excuse the absence. Tardiness disrupts class
flow. Arrive to class on time -- not five or ten minutes later. Travel
difficulties are immaterial. Three late arrivals will count as an absence. Check
with me at the end of class to be counted on that day's roll; unless you check
with me, you will stay marked absent.
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»»Participation
Simply attending class is not enough. Have assigned book pages read before you
come to class. Always have a pen and writing material available for in-class
notes. I also expect you to actively participate in class. Ask questions and
offer ideas based in the texts. I do not give you participation points just for
showing up.
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»»Class Conduct
Whether you agree with ideas and perspectives from the reading material or class
discussion, you will show respect for those ideas, perspectives, and the people
who hold them. This counts in class, on paper, and in e-mail. You will
participate in class discussion in a polite, responsible, adult manner. ANY
name-calling, derogatory or belittling comments, disparaging attitude or the
like, directed toward either myself or another student, will NOT be tolerated One
instance will receive a verbal reprimand; another will lose you all class
participation points. After the first instance, it remains at my discretion to
expel you from class and seek disciplinary measures from SU authorities.
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»»Pagers, cell phones, beepers, PDAs, electronic alarm watches, etc.
All such electronic devices must remain switched off during class time -- turn
them off before class. If any of these in your possession goes off during class
or conferences, you will automatically be counted absent for that session. This
counts especially for exams. Repeated incidents of interruption by such devices
and your checking/responding to them will result in your expulsion from the class.
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»»Academic Dishonesty & Plagiarism
You're here to learn and to prove yourself, not simply to accrue empty grades
like a scavenger hunt. I will therefore pursue and prosecute any instance of
cheating, plagiarism, or other academic dishonesty in my class with the utmost
vigor, in accordance with SU policies. "Plagiarism" constitutes any of the
following
- turning in as your own work a paper or part of a paper that anyone other than you wrote; this
includes but is not limited to work taken from another student, from a published author, or from
an Internet contributor
- turning in a paper that includes unquoted and/or undocumented passages someone else wrote
- including in a paper someone else's original ideas, opinions, or research results without
attribution
- paraphrasing without attribution
Any form of dishonesty will result in automatic failure from the course; will
be reported to SU authorities; and could result in expulsion from the university.
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»»Students with disabilities
Please discuss with me during the first week of the semester any special
accommodations you will require due to a verifiable disability.
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Students remain responsible for knowing when assigned readings and essays are
due. I advise you to collect 'phone numbers from at least two peers in class, so
that you have someone to contact for assignments in case of absence. Check the
website regularly for schedule updates. Avail yourself of my office hours as well
-- instructor availability remains one of the key advantages of a small
university. I welcome and encourage office visits for you to ask questions,
further explore lines of inquiry, and to update me on how you think you're doing
in the course.
Notice: I do NOT hold conferences during the
last two weeks of the semester before exam week--if you waited until then, it's
too late.
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