ENG 132

ENGLISH 132: COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH

Class time: Instructor: Contact: Office Hours: Course Blog: T-W-Th, 1:45 3:40 Leah M. Norton lnorton6@hfcc.edu W, 12:30 1:30 http://eng132summer.blogspot.com/

Division: English and World Languages Credit Hours: 3 Total Contact Hours: 47 Pre-requisites: Grade of C- or better in English 131 Course Grading Scale: A through E Required Texts Charles Baxter; A Relative Stranger: Stories Phillip Levine; What Work Is Jeffrey Eugenedes; Middlesex Lisa DAmour; Detroit A little bit about the class Contrary to the name, this class isnt just about writing. Its about examining and thinking and talking and picking things apart the process of analysis. Through reading and writing, you will practice habits that help you become a more organized and analytical thinker, which in turn will help you to write better papers throughout your college career. In order to give you something to write about, this class requires a theme and subject material. During this semester, we will be reading and writing about Detroit issues, Detroit history, and Detroit literature. Each of the works were reading this semester is written by a writer from Detroit and is about Detroit. The works you will read in this class will be entertaining, heartbreaking, sad, happy, funny, confusing, upsetting, evocative, foreign, familiar and as you read, you will ask the question, why? The core of analysis is asking yourself first what you see and then why you see it that way. This is what we call reading critically Attendance Policy Attendance and participation are vital for your success in this class. We will engage in discussion and debate, prewriting and drafting, in-class essays, and a variety of other activities. After your first absence, you may submit in-class work the next class meeting without penalty. After that, in-class work will not be accepted. This class meets three times a week. Each of these meetings is mandatory.

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Late Work Policy Assignments are due on the days indicated in the syllabus, whether or not you are able to attend class that day. Major assignments will be deducted 10% if they are submitted within the week, and 25% if they are submitted up to a week late. The same goes for Reading Logs and Process Work (though it is in your best interest to keep up with your process work). Work will not be accepted more than a week late unless previously discussed with me. Communication The best way to contact me is via email (lnorton6@hfcc.edu). I will respond to all queries within 24 hours. If you send me an email, make sure to identify yourself clearly I will not answer emails if I cant tell who theyre from. In addition, I highly recommend you use your HFCC email address. Classroom Etiquette Texting is unacceptable while class is in session. Make sure your phone is always on silent and put away (not face up, in front of you on the desk). If you know that youll need to be near the phone, let me know beforehand and make sure to sit near the door so you can step outside to take your call. Make sure to come to class prepared to engage with the material and with your classmates (i.e., awake and alert). I encourage you to confer with your classmates on points you didnt understand or questions you have while class is in session HOWEVER, these sidebars should not interrupt class or distract your classmates.

Catalogue Description English 132 is the second course in a two-semester college-level reading and writing sequence that begins with English 131. The course further instructs students in the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills required at four-year colleges and universities and in the workforce. Students will learn how to select, evaluate, analyze, synthesize, reference, and document source material, including a variety of literary works that explore diverse themes and cultural perspectives. Students will then use the source material to complete a college-level research paper. Goal Statement Students will read accurately and critically, learning how to assess the relationship between the theme(s) of a work and the outlook of individual characters. Students will draw inferences from reading, participate in class discussion, and write essays and a research paper, employing a college-level vocabulary.

ENG 132 Measurable Objectives A. Major Core Course Objectives: a. General Education Outcome: Information Literacy By completion of English 132, students will be able to accomplish the following: Identify, locate, and effectively use information to solve problems. Assess the credibility of outside sources (print and electronic) by evaluating their accuracy, bias, and ethics. b. General Education outcome: Critical Thinking and the Research Paper By completion of English 132, students will be able to accomplish the following: Generate and develop a defensible inference based on available information Synthesize outside sources with a students own interpretation of a topic.

EXPECTATIONS What I expect from you: Attend class regularly. Be in class on time. Participate effectively in discussions and other in-class activities. Thoroughly read assignment instructions and ask questions when confused. Speak with me about any class-related issues. Submit assignments in a timely manner. Do your best not to disrupt your classmates learning. Accept that only you are responsible for your success. What you can expect from me: Explain assignments thoroughly. Return assignments in a timely manner. Be fair and thorough in my evaluations. Teach to varying learning styles. Listen to your questions and concerns and address them whenever possible. Allow each student the opportunity to succeed to the best of his or her ability. ASSIGNMENTS: Essays Close Reading Essay Compare / Contrast Essay Annotated Bibliography Research Essay Blog Entries (10) Leading Discussion In-Class Assignments / Quizzes In-Class Essays Process Work Total Points 100 150 100 300 100 50 50 50 100 1000

ENG 132 ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEWS Major Assignments Close Reading Essay For this essay, you will select a story from Charles Baxters A Relative Stranger: Stories and, in a 1.5 2 page essay, analyze that reading. Compare / Contrast Essay In this essay, you will select two poems: one of your choice and one from Philip Levines What Work Is, and in a 2 2.5 page essay, analyze their similarities and differences. Annotated Bibliography In this assignment, you will research a contemporary issue brought up by Jeffrey Eugenides Middlesex and, in a couple of paragraphs each, summarize and analyze the sources you find. Research Essay For this longer essay, you will use the sources you found for your Annotated Bibliography. Though a process involving multiple steps, you will plan, draft, and polish an interesting, effective essay. Reading Blog Its a good practice to take notes as you read, and to reflect when youre done. Throughout the semester, students will submit to the Reading Blog 10 times on dates of their choosing. Each Reading Blog will be in response to a prompt posted on the blog and should be 200+ words. Reading Blogs will help you to think about a piece of writing critically (in preparation for class discussion) as well as set you up for analytical writing about the pieces (in preparation for your major assignments). Students will have seventeen opportunities to write reading blogs. Blogs must be submitted by the days indicated and missed entries may NOT be made up. Student should bring a printed copy of their blog response to class in addition to the electronic submission. Leading Discussion Each student will have the opportunity to lead discussion once over the course of the semester. Leading discussion entails about 10 15 minutes of the student helping the class to talk about the reading. This is not a presentation, but rather a facilitation. Students may sign up individually or in pairs. Drafts / Process Work For each essay students write in this class, they will participate in the multi-step essay writing process by submitting brainstorming, outlines, and rough drafts.

ENG 132 TENTATIVE ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE (this schedule is subject to change, so make sure to stay on top of updates)
Week 1 Jun. 26 Jun. 27 Jun. 28 Week 2 Jul. 3 Jul. 5 Week 3 Jul. 10 Jul. 11 Jul. 12 Levine, p. 8 38 Levine, Part III (Burned) IN-CLASS ESSAY 1 Levine, Part IV (p. 63 77) Blog 4 Blog 5 Baxter, Three Parabolic Tales Levine, p. 3 - 7 (FD) Essay 1 Blog 3 (RD) Essay 1 Baxter, Silent Movie Baxter, Westland Baxter, The Disappeared Blog 1 Blog 2

Blog 6 (RD) Essay 2

Week 4 Jul. 17 Eugenides The Silver Spoon Matchmaking (FD) Essay 2

Jul. 18

LIBRARY DAY Eugenides An Immodest Proposal The Silk Road Eugenides Henry Fords Minotaurs

Blog 7

Jul. 19

Blog 8

Week 5 Jul. 24 Eugenides Marriage on Ice Tricknology Clarinet Serenade News of the World Ex Ovo Omnia Blog 9

Jul. 25

Eugenides

Blog 10

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Jul. 26 Eugenides Home Movies Opa! Middlesex Blog 11

Week 6 Jul. 31 Eugenides The Mediterranean Diet The Wolverette Waxing Lyrical Blog 12

Aug. 1

IN-CLASS ESSAY 2 Eugenides The Obscure Object Tiresias in Love Flesh and Blood The Gun on the Wall The Oracular Vulva

Blog 13

Aug. 2

Eugenides

Blog 14 (2 Annotations) Essay 3

Week 7 Aug. 7 Eugenides Looking Myself Up Go West, Young Man Gender Dysphoria Hermaphroditus Blog 15 (Annotated Bib) Essay 3 Blog 16

Aug. 8

Eugenides

Aug. 9

Air-Ride The Last Stop IN-CLASS WORK DAY Eugenides

Blog 17 (Preliminary Draft) Essay 3

Week 8 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Final: Conferences (No class) Conferences (No class) Detroit Detroit (RD) Essay 3

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