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 **ENC 1102: Composition & Literature** ** (Half & Half) ** Instructor: Jessica Kester, Assistant Professor of English Office: Building 540, Room 231 Phone: 386.506.3784 Email: KesterJ@daytonastate.edu **Prerequisites:** A grade of “C” or better in ENC 1101 or its equivalent. **Text (Required):** Madden, Frank. Exploring Literature. 4 th ed. New York: Pierson/Longman, 2009. Print. Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 5 th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009. Print. **Required Supplies:** **Course Description:** This course is an introduction to the study of literature, together with the development of writing, critical thinking, and research skills. A Grade of “C” or better is required to progress to other courses in English. To identify elements of plot, point of view, character, setting, theme, style, and figurative language. To apply methods, concepts, and skills from ENC 1101 to writing assignments about literature: To analyze literature by recognizing pattern, theme, and genre. To compose written assignments that synthesize ideas found in the literature and/or literary research with students’ own ideas, and to document sources’ ideas in MLA format. To compose written assignments that demonstrate a mature usage of the English language, and a skillful treatment of content. **Measurement:** Objectives will be assessed by the following: **Assignment Detail:** **Journals Assignments** are in-class writing assignments. Journal assignments ask you to make connections between texts and the world around you, to consider elements of literature and poetry that may be used in an impending classroom discussion, to generate ideas or opinions, and much more. Journal entries are evaluated based on content, not on grammatical correctness. **The Final Exam** is an in-class writing assignment that asks you to analyze literature and take a position in response. You should be able to support your position by using excerpts from the literature, and you should be able to cite these excerpts in correct MLA style. You will have a full class period to complete the exam, and you may choose to type or hand-write your response.
 * 1) Access to a computer with word processing software, an internet connection, and a printer (at home or in Daytona State labs).
 * 2) A USB memory stick
 * 3) One journal-type notebook
 * Learning Objectives:**
 * To utilize rhetorical context (audience, purpose, limited subject).
 * To understand and utilize a “Writing Process.”
 * To demonstrate control of diction, sentence structure, and grammar.
 * To utilize MLA style to document sources.
 * T o evaluate and revise student’s own writing for clarity, mechanics, and depth of discussion.
 * To construct synthesis among texts.
 * 1) Journal Assignments 5%
 * 2) Final Exam 5%
 * 3) Peer Review 10%
 * 4) Discussion 15%
 * 5) Study Questions 15%
 * 6) Projects 1-4 50%

The **Discussion** element of our course occurs **completely online**. There is a forum for each reading unit in the discussion section of our Florida Online course. During discussion, I expect that you offer ideas, ask questions, and give feedback. The content of the discussion comes from the study questions that you are expected to answer and turn in during every unit. These questions are posted in the discussion forum. The discussion forum is not simply a place to post answers, however. Discussion is a place to negotiate and wrestle with the responses that you will eventually turn in for “a grade.” See the discussion rubric for my grading criteria. **Study Questions** are the culmination of the work you do in discussion. Study questions are submitted via hard-copy on the due dates listed in the course outline. I grade discussion questions based on the quality of your ideas, the depth of your explanations/examples, the clarity of your writing, and grammatical/mechanical correctness. You may not submit study questions if you have not participated in discussion. See the study question rubric for my grading criteria.

I will assign **Four Projects** throughout the semester: an analytical essay on “Love,” an analytical essay on “War,” an analytical essay on “Spirituality,” and a research project (annotated bibliography). Detailed assignment sheets will clearly outline the expectations for each project. **Late Paper Policy:** I WILL NOT accept any late journals, exams, study questions, discussion posts, or projects for any reason (excluding an unforeseen medical emergency). If you are absent the week **before** an assignment is due, it is your responsibility to see me for the necessary instructions/handouts **before** returning to class. The course outline clearly presents the due dates for all assignments and I will make all handouts/instructions available in the Content section of our course. Make arrangements early in the semester if you know that you will have to miss class the day an assignment is due. **Attendance & Tardy Policy:** Attendance is absolutely essential. I need your voice, your ideas, and your questions. Consequently, absences will affect your grade. After more than **four** unexcused absences, you will be asked to withdraw from the course or given an “F” as a final grade. If you arrive more than **10 minutes late** to an **80 minute class**, you **WILL** **be considered absent** and asked to leave the classroom.

You are responsible for assignments given and due when you are absent. Talk with another classmate or meet with me during scheduled office hours if you need materials from a day you were absent. Do not use class time to discuss your absence(s) with me, please.

Note: An “excused” absence is one that is documented by a doctor’s note or police report and presented to me before returning to class.

**Class Guidelines and Attire:** Please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices. Laptop computers may only be used during class for note-taking purposes. If you violate this privilege, I reserve the right to prohibit laptops in the classroom. Baseball caps and hats are allowed except during exam periods or periods specified by me.

Please also familiarize yourself with the Florida Online Acceptable Use policy. You can find a link to this document in the Content section of our course. This document clearly outlines acceptable and unacceptable behavior in an online environment.

Daytona State is committed to providing you with quality instruction guidance and opportunities for academic and career success by fostering academic excellence in a supportive and personalized learning environment. Maintaining high standards of academic honesty and integrity in higher education is a shared responsibility and an excellent foundation for assisting you in making honorable and ethical contributions to the profession for which you are preparing. In order to preserve academic excellence and integrity, the College expects you to know, understand, and comply with the Academic Integrity Policy, which prohibits academic dishonesty in any form, including, but not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Grades conferred by instructors are intended to be, and must be, accurate and true reflections of the coursework actually produced and submitted by you.
 * Academic Integrity Policy:**

Students who are found guilty of plagiarism, fabrication, or cheating will receive a zero for the assignment and may: Additionally, students suspected of plagiarism may be required to provide all sources used in the creation of the assignment. ** For more information, please refer to the Daytona State College Student Handbook Academic Integrity Code. **  If you need academic accommodations, such as private testing, interpreters, note takers, etc., you must give me a current letter from Student Disability Services (SDS) that verifies that you need specific accommodations. Please make an appointment to meet with me as soon as possible so that we can discuss your specific accommodations. Unfortunately, I cannot give accommodations until you provide a letter from SDS. Please do not provide me with a copy of any medical information. **For information about accommodations or services that may be available to you, please contact the Student Disability Services office in building 100 ANNEX, room 108, or at (386) 506-3238 or 506-3086 for a TDD connection.
 * receive an “F” as a final grade in the course
 * be referred to Judicial Affairs and/or the Student Disciplinary Committee
 * receive a notation on their academic records
 * Students with Disabilities:

It is my intention to provide you with the highest quality learning experience. If, in seeking this goal, I find it necessary to make changes to the syllabus or course outline, I reserve the right to do so. I will, of course, inform you of any and all changes in a timely manner. Course Schedule: 1102 (H&H) Fridays Friday, September 4 : Course Introduction Discuss syllabus and course outline Florida Online tutorial Scavenger Hunt Friday, September 11 : **Love** Unit Introduction **Read** The Chrysanthemums (1196), “Digging” (273), “Those Winter Sundays” (13), “You Fit Into Me” (776), “How Do I Love Thee?” (776-77), “Love is Not All” (789), “Sex Without Love” (790), & “Two Bodies” (791-92) **Complete** Discussion by Wednesday, September 16 at midnight Friday, September 18: Love Study Questions Due Introduce Project 1 Friday, September 25: Peer Review Project 1 Final Draft Due in Drop box by Thursday, October 1 at Midnight Friday, October 2: Unit Introduction Comparison: September 11, 2001 (1216-1220) & four poems in Connecting Through Comparison: The Impact of War (1222-1226) Friday, October 9: **War** War Study Questions Due Library Orientation (meet in the Library 107c) Friday, October 16: Introduce Project 2 Friday, October 23: Peer Review Project 2 Final Draft Due in Drop box by Thursday, October 22 at midnight Friday, October 30: **Spirituality** Unit Introduction One Morning” (handout), & 6 poems in Connecting Through Comparison: Nature and Humanity (1209-1215) Friday, November 6: Spirituality Study Questions Due Introduce Project 3 Friday, November 13: Peer Review Project 3 Final Draft Due in Drop box by Thursday, October November 12 at midnight Friday, November 20: **Research** Introduce Project 4: Annotated Bibliography Friday, November 27: No Class (Thanksgiving Holiday) Friday, December 4: Peer Review Project 4 Friday, December 11: Project 4: Annotated Bibliography Due
 * Instructor’s Note:**
 * Read** The Things They Carried (1172), Antigone (106), “War is Kind” (75), three poems in Connecting Through
 * Complete** Discussion by Wednesday, October 7 th at midnight
 * Read** Cathedral (1152), Young Goodman Brown (1162), “When Death Comes” (1207), “Soul, Heart, and Body
 * Complete** Discussion by Wednesday, November 4 at midnight

ENC 1102 Assessment **Stop by to pick up Project 4 and the 1102 Assessment before Friday, Dec. 18 th