ENGLISH COMPOSITION II - ENGL 1102 (3 Credit Hours)
Syllabi by Instructor:
- Brandi Arrington
- Rebecca Cofer
- Joan Hildenbrand
- Stephanie Hollenbeck
- Karen Morris
- Billy Reynolds
- Elizabete Vasconcelos Hammock
Description: A composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101, that emphasizes interpretation and evaluation, and that incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods.
Prerequisites:
- C or better in 1101
- Completed ENGLISH 1101 within the past five years
- Passed the home institution's computer literacy requirements
Course Structure:
There are five units to be taught during a 15-week semester. Those five units are:
Unit 1: An Electronic Introduction
Unit 2: An Introduction to Research
Unit 3: Innocence and Experience A or Innocence and Experience B or Love and Hate
Unit 4: Identity In Pluralistic America or Gender Roles A or Gender Roles B
Unit 5: The Research Project
The First Unit introduces the electronic environment, critical reading, critical writing, critical thinking, and literary forms and terms. During this lesson the students write their first formal essay of about 300 words. The Second Unit introduces research, and at the end of this lesson the students write a proctored Regents' practice essay. The Third and Fourth Units are thematic literary lessons and you, as the instructor, have several options from which to choose for these lessons, which will be explained later. During each of these lessons the students write one essay and should be strongly advised to develop one of these essays for their research project. The Fifth Unit is devoted to the research project.
Course Objectives:
- Learn more about writing academic discourse
- Plan and conduct a research project using a variety of research sources
- Practice and continue to develop critical thinking skills in writing and reading assignments
- Navigate and communicate effectively online