ENG 103 FALL 2012
Rhetoric and Writing
Instructor: Jihyun Lee
E-mail: jlee4@bsu.edu
Office: RB 396
Office hours: 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM (or by appointment)
REQUIRED TEXTS
Envision eds. Alfano and O’Brien
The Brief Penguin Handbook: eds. Lester and Faigley
MATERIALS
Regular Two pockets Folders
Recommended Flash drives or Dropbox account
COURSE DESCRIPTION
English 103 introduces and develops understanding of principles of
rhetoric; basic research methods; elements, strategies, and conventions
of persuasion used in constructing written and multi-modal texts.
Prerequisite: appropriate placement. Not open to students who have
credit in ENG 101 or 102.
COURSE GOALS
Understand that persuasion—both visual and verbal—is integral to reading and composing
- Understand how persuasive visual and verbal texts are composed for different audiences and different purposes
- Develop effective strategies of invention, drafting, and revision for different rhetorical situations and individual composing styles
- Compose texts in various media using solid logic, claims, evidence, creativity, and audience awareness
- Integrate primary and secondary research as appropriate to the rhetorical situation
- Develop strategies for becoming more critical and careful readers of both their own and others’ texts
- Demonstrate a professional attitude towards their writing by focusing on the need for appropriate format, syntax, punctuation, and spelling
- Take responsibility for their own progress
- Develop the ability to work well with others on composing tasks.
COURSE CONTENT AND FORMAT
The content and format of ENG 103 are designed to enable students to achieve the course goals:
- Discuss, analyze, and respond to a variety of visual and verbal texts to identify rhetorical elements, strategies, and conventions
- Discuss, analyze, and respond to the persuasive logics by which various visual and verbal texts achieve, or fail to achieve, their purposes
- Collaborate in developing ideas, analyzing visual and verbal texts, and providing peer feedback
- Compose persuasive texts through multiple drafts, revising based on peer feedback, self-reflection, instructor’s written comments, and teacher-student conferences
- Reflect (orally and textually) on the rhetorical choices and decisions they are required to make as authors to shape a text for a specific audience and purpose
- Reflect (orally and textually) on the rhetorical choices and decisions they are required to make in order to construct meaning out of another’s text
- Complete a variety of writing assignments for multiple purposes, audiences, and contexts, using various media, and including primary and secondary research.
REQUIREMENTS
As
an outcome of the course content and format, which enable the
accomplishment of the course goals, students in ENG 103 are required to
complete:
- Four or more writing projects, approximately three to four pages each that address different rhetorical situations
- Reading assignments for discussion, analysis, and response
- Informal writing assignments (such as journals, reading reflections, in-class writings, or smaller pieces that lead to the major writing assignments).
ATTENDANCE AND TARDINESS
Class begins at 8:00 AM. Wake up and come to class on time.
You can miss up to 3 classes. For every absence after that, your grade will be diminished by one letter grade of your final grade.
You can miss up to 3 classes. For every absence after that, your grade will be diminished by one letter grade of your final grade.
If you miss more than 6 classes, you will fail the course.
If you are late more than 10 minutes, it will mark as late. 6 late will be marked as one absent.
If you know you will be absent, you must submit the papers, journals and all materials before.
If you absent the class, ask your classmates or check the blog. This is college. It is your responsibility to figure out what was covered that day.
If you are late more than 10 minutes, it will mark as late. 6 late will be marked as one absent.
If you know you will be absent, you must submit the papers, journals and all materials before.
If you absent the class, ask your classmates or check the blog. This is college. It is your responsibility to figure out what was covered that day.
Students, who have perfect attendance for the semester
and have a borderline grade, will be bumped up one increment (i.e. B to a
B+). If you finish the semester with zero absences and your grade is
borderline I will give you the higher grade.
GRADING DISTRIBUTION
Class participation 5 pts
Journals 10 pts
Zero draft/In class writing 5 pts
Peer review (2.5 *4) 10 pts
Credit for 4 papers (2.5 *4) 10 pts
Portfolio 60 pts
Total 100 pts
PORTFOLIOS
You will write the papers toward the final portfolio. I’ll not grade your papers during the semester. However, there will be specific due date for each paper to submit your drafts for feedback and comments. You can revise your papers as many as you can. You can turn it back to me after another revision. At the end of semester, you will select 3 papers that will be graded. You are required to keep all your drafts for final portfolios. There is no limit to the amount of drafts you do.
PEER REVIEW
For each assignment, you will bring your first draft to get a feedback from your classmates. You will work as a group. You must bring typed, printed hard copy of your draft for your peer review. If you do not bring your printed copy or miss the class, you will lose the points for peer review. Please show your respect.
CLASS PARTICIPATION
During the semester, there will be days for in-class writing, group activity, in class discussion several times. The more that you actively participate in those activities; you can get 100% score for class participation.
JOURNALS
Students will write journal of personal experience or note-taking. Choose one option and do five pages every two weeks. There is no format or mechanics required in journals. Journals are 10 points of your grade. The total pages will be 30 pages.
1. You will write reflective journal about your life and experiences (what you learned, what
you did, what you acquired, and what didn’t work well, etc.)
2. Choose a class that includes reading and writing materials(not a math or science). Based on your class note taking, rewrite the notes in your words.
ZERO DRAFT
Students will develop and generate topics by prewriting activities. All the papers will require zero draft which includes brainstorming, free writing, looping and clustering. Zero drafts will be submitted before each peer editing. Attention that these materials are part of your writing process.
TUTORS AND WRITING CENTER
If you need a tutor or need a help for your papers, visit writing center RB 291. Make an appointment and get a free one-to-one tutoring session.
CONFERENCES
All the conferences will be singed up in the class. The conference will be held in my office RB 396, it will be lasted 15 minutes. If you missed the conference meeting, it will counts as three absences. If you need to change your appointment, please reschedule with me before your scheduled day.
LATE PAPERS
Any students failing to turn in an assignment at the due date will receive 0 points for that assignment. There is no excuse for late work. If there is an emergency, you must contact me before the class and let me know.
ESSAY REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT
Each of the essays must be typed, and all drafts submitted with final draft on due dates.
Use the MLA format.
The paper should be double spaced, 12 point font, and Times New Roman font.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY/PLAGIARISM
As it is said in the VII. Student Academic Ethics Policy from Ball state University Student Code, academic dishonesty includes intentional violations of procedures using unauthorized aids during the tests and other assignments and submitting someone else’s work as your own. If you are found guilty of plagiarism you will fail that paper/assignment and you may fail the course. If you are uncertain about citation, please ask me.
CELL PHONES AND SOCIAL NETWORK
During the class, please put your cell phone away. Laptops are to remain closed during class unless you are instructed to use them. If you wish to take notes on class discussion use paper and pens/pencils. All discussion are typed up by myself and will be posted on blog. Also do not open the social network web page. You will be kicked out from the classroom if you are caught using a cell phone, using social network websites. And you will be marked as an absence for that class. If phone ring during the class, go out the classroom and answer it. And don’t enter the classroom again.
Class participation 5 pts
Journals 10 pts
Zero draft/In class writing 5 pts
Peer review (2.5 *4) 10 pts
Credit for 4 papers (2.5 *4) 10 pts
Portfolio 60 pts
Total 100 pts
PORTFOLIOS
You will write the papers toward the final portfolio. I’ll not grade your papers during the semester. However, there will be specific due date for each paper to submit your drafts for feedback and comments. You can revise your papers as many as you can. You can turn it back to me after another revision. At the end of semester, you will select 3 papers that will be graded. You are required to keep all your drafts for final portfolios. There is no limit to the amount of drafts you do.
PEER REVIEW
For each assignment, you will bring your first draft to get a feedback from your classmates. You will work as a group. You must bring typed, printed hard copy of your draft for your peer review. If you do not bring your printed copy or miss the class, you will lose the points for peer review. Please show your respect.
CLASS PARTICIPATION
During the semester, there will be days for in-class writing, group activity, in class discussion several times. The more that you actively participate in those activities; you can get 100% score for class participation.
JOURNALS
Students will write journal of personal experience or note-taking. Choose one option and do five pages every two weeks. There is no format or mechanics required in journals. Journals are 10 points of your grade. The total pages will be 30 pages.
1. You will write reflective journal about your life and experiences (what you learned, what
you did, what you acquired, and what didn’t work well, etc.)
2. Choose a class that includes reading and writing materials(not a math or science). Based on your class note taking, rewrite the notes in your words.
ZERO DRAFT
Students will develop and generate topics by prewriting activities. All the papers will require zero draft which includes brainstorming, free writing, looping and clustering. Zero drafts will be submitted before each peer editing. Attention that these materials are part of your writing process.
TUTORS AND WRITING CENTER
If you need a tutor or need a help for your papers, visit writing center RB 291. Make an appointment and get a free one-to-one tutoring session.
CONFERENCES
All the conferences will be singed up in the class. The conference will be held in my office RB 396, it will be lasted 15 minutes. If you missed the conference meeting, it will counts as three absences. If you need to change your appointment, please reschedule with me before your scheduled day.
LATE PAPERS
Any students failing to turn in an assignment at the due date will receive 0 points for that assignment. There is no excuse for late work. If there is an emergency, you must contact me before the class and let me know.
ESSAY REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT
Each of the essays must be typed, and all drafts submitted with final draft on due dates.
Use the MLA format.
The paper should be double spaced, 12 point font, and Times New Roman font.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY/PLAGIARISM
As it is said in the VII. Student Academic Ethics Policy from Ball state University Student Code, academic dishonesty includes intentional violations of procedures using unauthorized aids during the tests and other assignments and submitting someone else’s work as your own. If you are found guilty of plagiarism you will fail that paper/assignment and you may fail the course. If you are uncertain about citation, please ask me.
CELL PHONES AND SOCIAL NETWORK
During the class, please put your cell phone away. Laptops are to remain closed during class unless you are instructed to use them. If you wish to take notes on class discussion use paper and pens/pencils. All discussion are typed up by myself and will be posted on blog. Also do not open the social network web page. You will be kicked out from the classroom if you are caught using a cell phone, using social network websites. And you will be marked as an absence for that class. If phone ring during the class, go out the classroom and answer it. And don’t enter the classroom again.
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