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English 102- Composition II Section 071 [home] ALL work should be
handed in following
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Last Update: 22 February, 2012 2:00 pm |
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17 Common syllabus Borger addendum/abbreviated syllabus Homework: send Borger an email from the address you check most frequently (borger@siu.edu). Follow the email expectations described in class & put "English 102" and your section number in the subject line. In the body of the email, tell Borger what your major is (might be) and where you are from. Homework: Reconstructing 101
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19 Due: send Borger an email from the address you use most. This is your first homework assignment and is worth homework points. Extra-credit assignment will be sent to you via email by today's class. If you have not emailed me by the time I reply, you will not be eligible for full extra-credit.
Due: Reconstructing 101 Flashcard photos & student info cards Perception Activity (homework points)
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23 ("In-class" and "due" and "activity" are terms that refer to assignments that have homework credit attached to them. Homework constitutes 20% - or 200 total points - of your semester grade. Failure to complete assignments / activities = zero for those assignments in the gradebook. Ergo, the email I asked you to send was worth homework points. The reading responses on the calendar for next week are worth homework points. The "reconstructing 101" and the "perception reflection" are worth points. Basically, if we do it in class, it is worth points. Assume you're getting graded on everything.) |
24 Due: Perception Reflection (if you do not have the assignment, submit it on Thursday with a late memo - late assignments will earn 1/2 credit and will not be accepted past Thursday 01/26) (double-homework points) In-class activity: Reconstructing 101 Homework: Send Borger an email (subject: How I Write) and describe your writing process (how do you write a paper, where and how do you start, do you procrastinate, do you make multiple drafts, do you outline, etc.?) OR describe your strengths and weaknesses in writing (what do you do well, what do you struggle with, etc.?) Email by Thursday's class meeting.
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26 In-Class: response & discussion regarding past educational experiences Homework: Readings from Aims of Argument: Intro to Chapter 15 (707-709); "Collegiate Life: An Obituary" by Arthur Levine and Jeanette S. Cureton (710-718); "The Decline of the Knowledge Factory: Why Our Colleges Must Change" by John Tagg (746-754); and "On the Uses of Liberal Education: As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students" by Mark Edmundson (721-730) Homework: Short summary write a paragraph on 2 of the 3 readings (with 1-2 significant quotes from each selection). Handout: "What is Literacy?"
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27 Last day to drop a course to be eligible for a credit/refund; last day to change credit/audit status. Last day to withdraw from the University with a full refund |
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31 Due: readings from Aims of Argument: "Collegiate Life," "Knowledge Factory," & "Lite Entertainment" (be prepared to respond to the readings in class in writing and discussion) Homework: "On the Uses of Liberal Education: As a Weapon in the Hands of the Restless and Poor" by Earl Shorris (733-743); Gee's "What is Literacy?" from Blackboard (& handed out in class on Thursday); "Unequal Opportunity: Race and Education" by Linda Darling-Hammond (779-785) Homework: Short summary write a paragraph on 2 of the 3 readings (with 1-2 significant quotes from each selection). Handout: ESSAY 1: DEFINE EDUCATION |
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2 Due: readings from Aims of Argument: "Weapon for the Restless and Poor," "What is Literacy?" and "Race and Education" (be prepared to respond to the readings in class in writing and discussion) Homework: Draft of essay 1 due on Tuesday 02/07 (partial draft is totally acceptable - intro and a few paragraphs - doesn't have to be complete) Homework: Read Chancellor Cheng's letter to students & two responses to her letter from students in the Daily Egyptian / DE ("Condescending" and "Keep Emails Coming"). Write a short response and discuss elements of effectiveness across all three documents (what works and what doesn't work). Keep your opinion of Polar Bear / administrative - parenting / etc. out of your response. Try to see what works and what doesn't work in each document without being blinded by your own biases.
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7 Due: Draft of Essay 1: Define Education Due: Response to Cheng's letter and student responses Activity: Speed Dating (aka Speed Idea-Sharing)
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9 DUE: ESSAY 1: DEFINE EDUCATION In-Class: Reflection on Essay 1 Handout / Homework: Read "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift "A Modest Proposal" (Google books) "A Modest Proposal" (artbin.com) Write a short response: 1. summarize Swift's main argument and his support 2. respond to his argument. Summarize first to demonstrate you understand what he's saying then engage in dialogue with it. Start with the facts before your feelings / opinions / analysis. |
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14 Due: response to Swift's "Modest Proposal" & discussion In-Class: Zobmondo Questions Homework: Read Chapter 1 in Everything Is an Argument (1-21) Skim Chapters 2, 3, & 4 (Pathos, Ethos, Logos) in Everything Is an Argument (EIA)
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16 Last day Essay 1 will be accepted for credit. 5% off each day (not each class period) it is late as per the syllabus. Discuss: EIA readings Homework: Read Chapter 12 "Proposals" in EIA Homework: 3 - 5 ideas for Essay 2 due on Monday (be ready to hand ideas in on paper - what's the problem you want to examine & what's your absurd solution?) The Onion: Mock news source discussed in class
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21 Discuss chapter 12 in EIA Homework: 3 - 5 ideas for Essay 2 due (be ready to hand in on paper - what's the problem you want to examine & what's your absurd solution?) Activity: Speed Dating (aka Speed Idea-Sharing) Handout: Essay 2
Homework: Email Borger stating
the problem you want to tackle for your Mock Essay and what a few of your
solutions might be. Email her by 6 pm on Wed. |
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23 Activity: Read & evaluate another Mock Essay / Modest Proposal Conferences: Conferences are mandatory for Essay 2. You will not earn full credit on Essay 2 without conferencing with Borger. Conferences will be held next week. Unless otherwise noted, conferences will be in Borger's office: Faner 2265. She might even have treats! |
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28 Conferences Due: Draft of Mock Essay Extra-Credit Due (you can send it via email - email is best or hardcopy to my office or mailbox in Faner 2380 by 4 pm) Response to Tunnel of Oppression or Spoken Word Poetry Competition last week |
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6 Due: Rewrites of Essay 1 (must have original graded Essay 1. Revision is a new draft - an educational philosophy of your own rather than a standard regurgitated revision where you go through and just spell check.) If you failed to complete an essay for Unit 1, you can complete a rewrite for partial credit.
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8 Due: Essay 2 Post-write: to be completed in class Research, annotated bibliographies, monster papers, libraries, and much,
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29 Library Research Day: Borger will be at a table in front of the Information Desk on the 1st floor. Your task is to check in with her and conduct research, ask her questions, etc. either in person or via email between 8 am - 11 am. |
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