ENGL1102H - Composition II (Honors)

Section A, #12198, M/W 5-6:15 pm, Newton 2210

Spring 2005
Dr. Janice R. Walker

jwalker@georgiasouthern.edu

Assignments

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Instructor Information
Dr. Janice R. Walker 
Department of Writing and Linguistics 
Georgia Southern University 
P. O. Box 8026 
Statesboro, GA  30460
Office: Newton 2222-A
Telephone: (912) 871-1327
Office Hours: M, W, R 3-5 pm
Online Office Hours Fridays, 7-8 pm
Email: jwalker@georgiasouthern.edu
Home Page: http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~jwalker/

 
Schedule of Assignments
Monday, 1/10/05 Course introductions.
Wednesday, 1/12/05

Class Notes:
Myths about Writing

Make sure you read ALL of the instructions before going any further.

 
Subscribe to the class listserv: 

1.  Send an email to engl1102-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.  Leave the subject line blank; in the message body, type:

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Do not type anything else in the email message. 

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3.  You should receive a second email message welcoming you to the list.  You can then post messages to the class at ENGL1102@yahoogroups.com.

OR (if you already have a Yahoo! account):

Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ENGL1102/ click on "Join This Group" and follow the instructions on the Web site. 

  • Messages to the list must be sent BEFORE class begins on the due date in order to receive credit.  
  • Messages should be substantive, approximately 250 words or one screen in length.
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For Wednesday, 1/19/05:

  1. Listserv #1:  Post a message to the class discussion list introducing yourself to your classmates. 
  2. Read Bookmarks,Chapters 1 and 2.
Monday, 1/17/05 No class - Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday
Wednesday, 1/19/05

Listserv #1 due
 The Georgia Southern University Writing Center and you!

For Monday, 2/7/05: Group Work: Review at least two of the following online sites. Working in groups, prepare a brief (10 minute) presentation discussing the usefulness for students in this class of at least two grammar or Online Writing Lab sites that you have found and reviewed.  Consider your audience (see "Choosing and Writing for an Audience")!  Consider, too,  the purpose of the site, its organization and navigability,  and  its content.  Would you use this site?  When and why?  Then consider whether or not other students in the class might find this site useful.

(Note: This is only a small sampling of the many sites available online that offer information and help with writing.  To find more, try using a search engine and the keyword OWLs, or Online Writing Labs. Your group may also choose to visit the Georgia Southern University Writing Center in person -- or make an appointment to interview the Director or a Consultant -- in place of one of the online sites.) 
Monday, 1/24/05 Discussion of Semester Projects; generating topics.

For Monday 1/31/05:

  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 3 & 4. 
  2. Listserv #2: Choose one of the topics you generated in class.  Post a brief synopsis of your arguments to the class listserv.
  3. Compose a brief (250-word) position paper on your topic to share with the class.  Bring enough copies with you to share with 4-6 people.
For Monday, 2/21/05:  Begin work on research proposal (see sample on pages 47-49).
Wednesday, 1/26/05 In-class writing workshop:  Begin by surfing the Web to get an idea what information you can find on your topic.  At this point, you are not looking for evidence to support your views; instead you need to discover what the arguments are.  Keep an open mind!!  Try to discover what you believe by reading as much as you can on as many different "sides" of your issue as possible.  Consider, too, the value of the sources you are looking at--are they biased (of course they are!); are they credible and factual (how do you know?);  are they well documented?  You may want to keep track of the sites you look at (both good and bad); you may want to use them again for your annotated bibliography and final research project.
Monday, 1/31/05

Listserv #2 due
 In-class writing workshop:  Working in groups of 4-6 people, share your brief papers.  See Devil's Advocate Discussions.
Wednesday, 2/2/05
 Class Discussion: Establishing a purpose and focusing your project.
Monday, 2/07/05

Group Presentations due

Group Presentations

For Monday, 2/14/05:

  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 5, 6, and 7. 
  2. Listserv #3: Complete Getting Involved #4 (p. 99, Bookmarks) and post your results and analysis to the class listserv.
  3. Complete library research exercise (details in class).
Wednesday, 2/09/05 In-class: Continue work on library research exercise.
Monday, 2/14/05

Listserv #3 due

Library Research Exercise due

Class Discussion:  Using GALILEO

For Monday 2/21/05:

  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 8, 9, and 10.
  2. Read Intellectual Property in the Information Age.
Wednesday, 2/16/05 Class Discussion:  Search engines, Boolean operators, and keyword searches


Monday, 2/21/05

Research Proposal due
 Class Discussion: Intellectual property and academic responsibility.

For Monday, 2/28/05:  Listserv #4:  Discuss your opinion about the use of such sites as Napster or Kazaa that allow individuals to download music, movies, software, etc., for free.  If you were in charge of the world, what rules do you think should apply?

For Wednesday, 3/09/05: Prepare an annotated working bibliography of sources on your topic (see sample on p. 111).  Sources should include those found using the Henderson Library Catalog, at least one of the Galileo databases, and the World Wide Web. Follow MLA-citation format for print-based sources (see Chapter 24) and COS-humanities (for MLA) for electronic and electronically-accessed sources (see Chapter 23).  Each source citation should include a brief summary or description (annotation) as well as an evaluation of the source (see Bookmarks, Chapter 10, "Evaluating Sources").  Not all of these sources will be included in your actual project, but they should be sources that are relevant and authoritative.
Wednesday, 2/23/05 NO CLASS!!
Monday, 2/28/05

Listserv #4 due
 NO CLASS

For Monday, 3/7/05: 

  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 11 and 12.
  2. Listserv #5:  Post the URL for a Web site that you have looked at for your research project, along with an analysis of what does or does not make it a credible source.  Evaluate the site in terms of its authority, timeliness, relevance, and purpose and audience (see Bookmarks p. 125).
Wednesday, 3/2/05 NO CLASS

Continue work on annotated bibliographies
Monday, 3/7/05

Listserv #5 due
 Class Discussion: Citing and Evaluating Sources

In-class Bibliography Workshop

For Monday, 3/21/05:
  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 13 & 14.
  2. Read:
Wednesday, 3/9/05

Annotated bibliography due
 Class Discussion:  Thesis statements.

In-class activity: Thesis statement activity

For Monday, 4/4/05:  Begin work on first draft of research project.  NOTE:  You MUST follow exactly the MLA-document format.  Information is included in the tutorials for Word Perfect or Microsoft Word.
Monday, 3/14/05 Spring Break
Wednesday, 3/16/05
 Spring Break
Monday, 3/21/05

Class Discussion: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, & Quoting.

For Monday, 3/28/05: 

  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 15 & 16. 
  2. Listserv #6:  Post your response to Managing Your Project #4, p. 192, Bookmarks, to the class listserv.
Wednesday, 3/23/05
 In-class activity: Summarizing, paraphrasing, & quoting activity
Monday, 3/28/05

Listserv #6 due
 Class Discussion:  Reflecting and Refining

Links Discussed in Class:

Toulmin Logic, http://writing.colostate.edu/references/reading/toulmin/index.cfm
Logical Fallaces, http://datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm

For Wednesday, 4/06/05: 
  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 17, 18, & 19.
  2. Read  "Development" at the Writing Center at Colorado State University. 
  3. Listserv #7:  Respond to one of the postings (not your own) to Listserv #6.  Can you help the other discern the commitments he or she is making to his or her readers?  Can you suggest additional information or research that the writer may need to address?
Wednesday, 3/30/05

Class Discussion:  Group Project for 4/11 (See #2 below)

Links Discussed in Class:

Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide, http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html
Web Developers' Virtual Library, http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Tutorials
Web Pages that Suck, http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com

For Monday, 4/11/05:

  1. Read Bookmarks, Chapters 20, 21, & 22.
  2. As a group, prepare a 10-minute presentation to the class of examples of documents, Web sites, magazine or newspaper articles, textbooks, or advertisements that are poorly designed. Discuss your examples and explain to the class why the group believes these samples are poorly designed.  Include recommendations for how the documents might be improved.
  3. Listserv #8:  Post your response to Managing Your Project #1, p. 241, Bookmarks, to the clas listserv.
Monday, 4/4/05

First draft of research project due
 Introduction to HTML Authoring:  For Monday, 4/18/05: Listserv #9:  Discuss what kinds of differences you feel are necessary to format your research project for the Web as opposed to writing it as a more traditional for-print "paper."

For Final Exam: Re-format, re-design, and/or re-write your research project (as needed) for presentation on the Web.
Wednesday, 4/6/05

Listserv #7 due
 In-class workshop: Work on Web design presentations.
Monday, 4/11/05

Listserv #8 due

Web site design presentations due.
 Web site design presentations.
Wednesday, 4/13/05


For Monday, 4/20/05: Listserv #10:  Have you learned anything this semester about writing and research? Post a summary of what you have learned to the class.  
 
Monday, 4/18/05

Listserv #9 due
 Individual conferences (No class)
Wednesday, 4/20/05
 Individual conferences (No class)
Monday, 4/25/05

Listserv #10 due
 In-class Web authoring workshop


Wednesday, 4/27/05
 Course evaluations.

In-class Web authoring workshop
Monday, 5/2/05

Final research project due!!
 In-class Web authoring workshop

Last Day of Classes
FINAL EXAM:  Friday, 5/6/05, 5:30-7:30pm,
Newton 2214


Final Web  project due!!
 Final Exam: Show off final Web projects to class.

 

Please note: The instructor reserves the right to modify these assignments, depending on the instructor's assessment of students' needs and/or the students' in consultation with the instructor. Additional reading and/or writing assignments may also be included from time to time as deemed appropriate. It is the student's responsibility to obtain missed assignments,handouts, changes to the syllabus, and other course-related information.

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