ENGLISH COMPOSITION HONORS
[ENG 112H]
Fall, 2004
TTH 2:40-4:10
PC 272
· OFFICE: 173.
· PHONE: 985-5191
· E-MAIL: sferebee@ncwc.edu
· OFFICE HOURS: M/W/F 1:0-2:10; W 2:30-5:00; T/TH 1:00-2:20; and by appointment.
TEXTS:
· Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
· The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
· The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
· a dictionary, a thesaurus, and The Scott, Foresmann Handbook for Writers
GOALS: by studying some examples of twentieth-century American fiction, we will:
· Learn to read, write, think, and speak persuasively and coherently.
· Learn to understand, refute, and summarize arguments; to formulate and develop logical, well supported arguments; to recognize false or invalid or illogical arguments.
· Learn to plan, write, edit, read, defend, and comment on papers.
· Learn to express and defend ideas orally and in writing.
REQUIREMENTS:
· Reading assignments. YOU MUST KEEP UP.
· Written and oral assignments.
· Class participation and presentations.
· Two in-class essays, two revisions, and one final paper with oral report.
· Three short-answer tests. Occasional unannounced short-answer or short-essay quizzes.
· Individual meetings with the instructor.
· Group work.
CLASS ATTENDANCE:
· You may miss two classes without penalty. A third unexcused absence lowers your final semester grade one full step (from C+ to D+, for example). The fourth unexcused absence fails you. Three lates equal one absence.
· Student athletes (and other students who know in advance that they will miss a class) must complete assignments BEFORE THE DAY THEY WILL MISS.
· If you skip a day on which you are scheduled to give a presentation, you cannot receive credit for that assignment. THINK AHEAD.
· Students who think that they have a legitimate excuse for an absence must speak with me the day immediately following the absence. Make sure I change the absence in my grade book.
· If class is cancelled for some reason, come to the next class with both days’ assignments ready.
I expect you to be in class and on time. I expect you to stay, pay attention, and participate for the full time. I expect you to avoid eating, drinking, and chewing gum in class. I expect you to respect yourself, your fellow classmates, and me.
GRADE:
· 50%: essays and revisions.
· 25%: short-answer tests (and any quizzes I might give to check up on your reading progress).
· 25%: class assignments and participation.
Read the assignments BEFORE class. “Read” means to study, to know not only what the writer wrote, but also why he or she wrote it. Ask yourself questions about what you read. My advice is to keep a reader’s notebook in which you write for a few minutes right after you read an assignment.
Aug. 24: Introduction.
26: Read Miss Lonelyhearts to page 30.
31: Read Miss Lonelyhearts to page 58. ALSO: Read Chapter 9 in the handbook.
Sept. 2: Read The Day of the Locust to page 89.
7: Read The Day of the Locust to page 125. ALSO: Read Chapter 7 in the handbook.
9: Read The Day of the Locust to page 156. Library Assignment 1.
16: Finish The Day of the Locust. ALSO: Read Chapter 12 in your handbook.
18: TEST AND IN-CLASS ESSAY. Read Chapter 1 in your handbook
21: Discuss and assign revision. Read Chapters 4 and 5 in your handbook.
23: REVISION WORK.
27: REVISION DUE BY NOON. NO CLASS.
29: Read The Talented Mr. Ripley to page 70.
Oct. 5: Read The Day of the Locust to page 120.
7: Read The Day of the Locust to page 177.
12: Read The Day of the Locust to page 236.
14: NO CLASS..
19: Finish The Talented Mr. Ripley. Library Assignment 2.
21: TEST AND IN-CLASS ESSAY.
26: Discuss and assign revision
28: Revision work.
Nov. 2: REVISION DUE BY NOON. NO CLASS.
4: Read The Lovely Bones to page 57.
Also: Assign Final Paper and Presentation.
9: Read The Lovely Bones to page 112.
11: Read The Lovely Bones to page 173.
16: Read The Lovely Bones to page 231.
18: Read The Lovely Bones to page 270. Library Assignment 3.
23: Finish The Lovely Bones. TEST.
25: NO CLASS.
30: Work on Final Paper.
Dec. 2: NO CLASS.
FINAL PAPER
AND
ORAL PRESENTATION
TUESDAY DECEMBER 7
2:30-4:30