Jo Anne Behling Jo

University of Arizona English 306 S17

Section: 2 TR 12:30-1:45 ML 201

Instructor Information Instructor: D.R. Ransdell Office: ML 376 Office Hours: R 3-5 Telephone: (520) 621-5954 E-mail: [email protected] Course Web Site: http://d2l.arizona.edu Mailbox: Modern Languages 445 (sign ledger, leave work in basket)

Course Information

Course Description

English 306 is an advanced composition course. The course will familiarize you with stylistic grammar issues and their rhetorical effects. It will also provide the opportunity for you to rhetorically analyze texts and try different rhetorical genres. Our major goals with include rhetorical awareness, critical thinking, grammar/mechanics, and reflection and revision.

Assignment Distribution

 Essay #1 Analyzing a Personal Essay (20%)  Essay #2 (20%) Analyzing Theatre  Essay #3 (25%) Traveling Rhetorically  Essay #4 (20%) Writing a Personal Essay  Homework, In-Class Writing, Workshopping, Quizzes (15%)

Supplemental Course Information

Required Texts & Supplies

Kolln, Martha, and Loretta Gray. Rhetorical Grammar. 8th Ed. NY: Pearson, 2010.

Play ticket for Twelfth Night (UA play) for March 23rd (or a day of your choice) Written Assignments In this course you will practice research and analysis throughout the semester. For E1 you’ll carefully analyze rhetorical/linguistic strategies in a written text. For E2 you’ll write a review of a UA theatrical production and explain the choices you made when writing it. For E3 you’ll write a travel piece in a style that you choose. For the final essay, you’ll write a personal essay and rhetorically analyze it. In addition to these larger pieces of writing, you will write various short assignments, reading responses, quizzes, and peer reviews as part of your work on the larger writing assignment in each unit.

Required Course Work Assignment Due Date Percentage Essay #1 Analyzing a Personal Week 6 20% Essay Essay #2 Analyzing Theatre Week 9 20% Essay #3 Traveling Rhetorically Week 14 25% Essay #4 Writing a Personal 1st day of finals—delete this reminder 20% Essay before posting: You must give students the deadline of the final exam date. Homework, In-Class Writing, 15% Quizzes, Workshopping Total 100%

Writing Program Policies Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism

All University of Arizona (UA) students are responsible for upholding the Code of Academic Integrity, available through the office of the Dean of Students and online at http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/codeofacademicintegrity.

You must do your own writing for all the assignments in this class and have a full understanding of all terms and concepts you have used. If your instructor questions whether the work you have submitted is your own, he or she may test you on its content.

Submitting an item of academic work that has previously been submitted without fair citation of the original work or authorization by the faculty member supervising the work is prohibited by the Code of Academic Integrity.

Attendance

Attendance is mandatory. Missing two or more days in the first week of classes will mean you are dropped, and missing more than the allotted absences (see details below) after the first week may lead to an administrative drop, grade penalty, or even a failing grade in the course. Writing courses are workshop classes that include in-class writing, peer group work, and conferences. Therefore, students should not be late and should not miss class. Any class work missed as a result of tardiness or absence is the student’s responsibility to make up, if the instructor allows make-up work.

First-week Attendance Policy

Students will not be dropped for non-attendance on the first day of classes. In accordance with the university's policy for high-demand classes, students who miss any two (2) days during the first full week of the semester will be dropped for non-attendance. The first full week is defined as the first five business days.

2-week and beyond Attendance Policy

After the first week, attendance is managed as follows: Students enrolled in a traditional sixteen week semester cannot miss more than a week of classes without penalty. For example:

 if your class meets one day a week, you may miss only one class meeting  if your class meets two days a week, you may miss only two class meetings  if your class meets three days a week, you may miss only three class meetings.

For each class meeting missed thereafter, your final course grade will be reduced by 1%.

In accordance with university policy, excessive or extended absences from a class are sufficient reason for an instructor to administratively drop a student from the course. Students who exceed the allowed number of absences during the first ten weeks of a semester may be dropped with a W. Thereafter, students may fail during the final weeks of the semester because of excessive absences.

Doctor’s appointments, job interviews, and other important appointments do not count as excused absences. All holidays or special events observed by organized religions will be honored for those students who show affiliation with that particular religion. Note that a dean’s note justifies absences for UA functions but must be presented to your instructor. If you have a legitimate conflict or emergency, discuss the situation with your instructor.

NOTE: Being dropped from your English class may mean you are below the minimum number of units, thus violating financial aid/scholarship OR international student status. International students should consult with the International Student Services Office before dropping below full time.

Class Conduct

All UA students are responsible for upholding the Student Code of Conduct, which can be read online at http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/studentcodeofconduct.

From the Code of Conduct of Student Behavior, this includes the following: “Interfering with or disrupting university or university-sponsored activities, including but not limited to classroom-related activities, studying, teaching, research, intellectual or creative endeavor, administration, service or the provision of communication, computing or emergency services.”

This means no electronic devices in an ON position in class without your instructor’s permission.

Class Etiquette

Cell phone and other electronic devices may not be used in class, unless your instructor allows you to take notes with such equipment.

Food and drink are not permitted in most classrooms.

Please plan on staying in class for the whole class period unless it is urgent for you to leave or you have made arrangements with your instructor ahead of time.

Conferences

Writing program instructors may reschedule one or more classes to consist of individual or small group conferences. You should come to conferences prepared to discuss your work. If your class has been rescheduled to hold student-teacher conferences and you do not attend at your designated time and place, you will be counted as absent.

Inclusivity Statement

This course addresses a variety of topics, and course material may include challenging content that asks students to consider a multitude of perspectives. Please contact the instructor to discuss any content-related concerns, as alternative materials may be available.

The Writing Program values creating an educational environment of inclusion and mutual respect. Writing Program classes are safe spaces that support practices such as elective gender pronoun usage and self-identification related to race, gender, (dis)ability, religion, culture, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.

Grades

Instructors’ comments will consider, in the context of a particular assignment, the following aspects of writing: purpose, audience, content, expression, organization, development, mechanics, and maturity of thought.

Students cannot receive a passing grade in first-year composition unless they have submitted all drafts and final versions for all major assignments as well as the final required in the course. Incompletes are awarded 1) in case of extreme emergency; 2) if, only if, 70% of the course work has been completed at the semester’s end; and 3) the instructor has the approval of the Director of the Writing Program.

More on Grades & Credit

 An E is assigned to an essay that has been completed but falls short of acceptable college-level work.  A zero is recorded for work not handed in at all.  Failure to hand in a major assignment automatically results in a failing grade for the course.  You are required to keep electronic copies of all of your work to resubmit in case an assignment is misplaced and hard copies of graded work if you elect to file a grade appeal at semester’s end.  Instructors will not evaluate an essay or assign credit for it without first seeing the required drafts.

Late Work

Major assignments that are turned in late (not submitted by the deadline) without prior arrangement will incur a 5% penalty per 24 hour period. Points for late work will be deducted once the deadline has passed. All other work (homework, etc.) that is turned in late may earn 80% credit.

Library Research

All students are required to conduct and document their research. For more on research, see also the Main Library web page.

Students with Disabilities – Accessibility and Accommodations

It is the UA’s goal that learning experiences be as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability, please let me know immediately so that we can discuss options. You are also welcome to contact Disability Resources (520-621-3268) to establish reasonable accommodations. Please be aware that the accessible table and chairs in this room should remain available for students who find that standard classroom seating is not usable.

Submitting your Work

 Email submissions are unacceptable.

 In-class and out-of-class writing will be assigned throughout the course. Students not in class when writing is assigned are still responsible for completion of the assignment when due.  It is your responsibility to submit your work by the published assignment deadline.  It is your responsibility to submit the correct version of your assignment.  Students are required to keep copies of all drafts and major assignments until after the end of the semester.  Drafts must be turned in with all essays. Drafts should show significant changes in purpose, audience, organization, or evidence.  Final copies should be typed and follow the appropriate style guidelines for the assignment (MLA, APA, or other citation style) or as determined by your instructor.

Writing Support

The Writing Center is a free resource for UA undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and staff. At the Writing Center, a trained peer tutor will work individually with you on your writing, at any point in the process from brainstorming to editing. Appointments are recommended but not required. For more information or to make an appointment, call 626-0530 or visit http://thinktank.arizona.edu/.

The Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP) offers free professional writing assistance to students in any course or discipline. WSIP also offers three series of free Weekly Writing Workshops for which no prior registration is necessary. For more information, call 621-5849, visit their office at 1201 E. Helen Street, or their website at http://wsip.web.arizona.edu.

Syllabus

Each instructor will distribute a course syllabus during the first week of class. Instructors will review the course syllabus and policies with students. Students should talk with the instructor if they anticipate a need for alternative assignments or readings.

Information contained in the course syllabus, other than the grade and absence policies, may be subject to change with reasonable advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.

Student Responsibilities

 Print out your syllabus and assignment packet and bring it to class. We will often refer to it.

 Read the syllabus schedule on a daily basis, finish appropriate assignments, and bring your materials (homework/essays/books) to class. (“For class” means “prepare this work before you come to class.”) To get full credit for homework, bring a hard copy to class. (If your homework is late, you’ll lose 20%.) To get credit for in-class assignments or quizzes, you must be in class and on time.  Many of the exercises from Rhetorical Grammar can be completed in the book. Please write in answers so that we can cover the material efficiently during class time.

 Be alert to any schedule changes. (They’ll be posted on d2l.)

 Remember that computers can crash and flash drives can be easily lost. Back up your files!

Notes:

Your work—your homework, your essays, your in-class writing, must be originally written for this class in English by you. Exception: Sometimes it is appropriate to quote other texts within your own writing. In that case, put quotation marks around borrowed words and give the reference (usually the author’s name and the page number) in parenthesis.

If you have questions, please ask.

Unless stipulated by the syllabus, electronics (including laptops, cell phones, and tablets) are not allowed.

Please note that routinely leaving the room during class is considered disruptive behavior and is reportable to the dean. Only leave the room if you have a serious need to do so. Arriving late to class is also disruptive behavior. Come to class on time and stay until class is over.

*Note that it’s especially important to come on time and prepared on workshop days since you’ll receive points for gathering comments from your classmates. If you’re late or forget to bring a hard copy of your draft, you will lose points.

I will grade a hard copy of your essays; however, you are also required to submit a copy to d2l.

To get points for homework, bring a typed hard copy to class on the day it’s due.

Note too that you will need to keep your graded essays until the end of the semester in order to complete the final essay. Otherwise you will lose points.

Week 1

R 1/12 Introduction Week 2

T 1/17 For class: Read RG Chapters 1& 2. For Homework #1 (HW #1), add modifiers to the sentences at the bottom of page 15 (For Group Discussion); imagine an unusual place and write three paragraphs (at least 5 sentences each) describing it with the use of different strategies (see p. 31). (For all homework, print out a typed copy and bring to class.)

In class: We’ll do a quiz (In-Class Writing #1) on Key Terms. Then we’ll discuss noun phrases and sentence patterns.

R 1/19 For class: Read RG Chapters 3 & 4. For HW #2, Write three active sentences and matching passive sentences; explain when you would use one rather than the other. Then write compound sentence of each type listed on p. 64-65.

In class: We’ll do ICW #2 before discussing verbs and coordination.

Week 3

T 1/24 For class: Read RG Chapters 5 & 6. For HW #3, type out Exercise 17. Copy paste three opening paragraphs from essays you’ve written in the past and analyze your choices.

In class: We’ll have a short quiz (ICW #3) before discussing adverbials and adjectivals.

R 1/26 For class: Read RG Chapters 7 & 8. For HW #4, analyze Shylock’s speech on p. 130 and one (you choose) of the samples from pps. 135-36.

In class: We’ll do ICW #4 before discussing nominals and variations.

Week 4

T 1/31 For class: Read RG Chapter 9. For HW #5, analyze the Stein essays (handouts) in terms of cohesion and any other strategies. (400+ words).

For ICW #5, we’ll have a quiz on Key Terms. Then we’ll discuss Stein’s use of cohesion.

R 2/2 For class: Read RG Chapter 10 and the Stein essays (handouts). For HW #6, analyze Stein’s use of sentence rhythm and any other strategies. (400+ words)

In class: We’ll discuss sentence rhythm and other choices.

Week 5

T 2/7 For class: Read RG Chapter 11 and the personal essays (handouts). For HW#7, analyze the use of voice and other strategies (400+ words). In class: We’ll discuss voice and review earlier chapters.

R 2/9 For class: Read RG Chapter 12. Choose an essay of your choice. For HW #8, analyze your author’s use of word choice and other strategies. (400 + words; also, printout the essay and bring it to class)

In class: We’ll discuss word choice and other strategies.

Week 6

T 2/14 For class: Read RG Chapter 13 and review previous chapters. Select three possible essays you might use for Essay 1 and bring them to class.

In class: We’ll have a quiz on Rhetorical Grammar. (worth 20 points). We’ll also talk about the assignment and how to choose the best essay to work with. Note that I’ll need you to submit a hard copy of your chosen text along with your final essay.

R 2/16 For class: Draft your essay. Bring two copies to class. At the top of the first page, write “Graded by”. Label the drafts 1A and 1B. (10 points possible)

Week 7

T 2/21, R 2/23 NO CLASS: Conferences Prepare your conference draft and upload it to d2l by 2/21.

Week 8

T 2/28 For class: Finish writing your essay. Then carefully edit it. Submit your essay to the dropbox in d2l BEFORE CLASS and print a hard copy to bring to class. In order to receive credit, you must submit both versions. For d2l, submit your documents in Word (doc), in the new Word (docx), or in Rich Text File (rtf). Those are the only documents I’ll be able to open. Also fill out a list of your peers’ comments. Be prepared to hand in:

Final Draft (include the citation for your essay) A hard copy of the essay you analyzed A list of peers’ comments (worth five points) Drafts 1A, 2B (5 points each) clearly labeled with peers’ names Conference Draft (10 points) print out your draft along with my comments

Note: If your package isn’t complete or you forget to post to d2l, your essay will be counted late. In class: We’ll do ICW #6 before discussing our next unit.

R 3/2 For class: Read three of Roger Ebert’s Great Movies reviews. http://www.rogerebert.com/great-movies. For HW #9, analyze the texts in terms of genre. What are some expected features of a movie review? Which ones do you most appreciate? What similarities do you notice among Ebert’s reviews? What differences to you notice? What are some strengths and possible weaknesses? (400+ words)

In class: We’ll analyze the genre of movie reviews.

Week 9

T 3/7 For class: Read reviews by three different authors from the Roger Ebert website: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews. For HW #10, explain some of your reactions. What do you notice about tone? Rhythm? Word choice? Which review do you enjoy more and why? Do you attribute your preference to the review or to the reviewer? (400 + words)

In class: We’ll discuss our findings before continuing our analysis of this genre.

R 3/9 For class: Read three reviews about ONE current movie. For HW #11, explain your findings. Which reviewer did you find more trustworthy? Entertaining? Enlightening? Philosophical? Which one (would have) influenced you to see or not see a movie and why?

In class: We’ll discuss background information about the class play, Twelfth Night, and consider differences between live performance and film. We’ll also discuss the essay assignment.

T 3/14-3/16 Spring Break! 

Week 10

T 3/21- R 3/23 No class: Attend Twelfth Night on 3/23. (If necessary, you may attend the play on another night this week, but you will have to arrange for your own ticket.)

Week 11

T 3/28 For class: Prepare your rough draft and print out two copies to bring to class. At the top of the first page, write “Graded by”. Label the drafts 1A and 1B. (10 points possible)

In class: We’ll start workshopping. You must be in class in order to get workshop points. Note that you can earn up to 10 points for getting comments on your drafts as long as the comments address your intro, thesis, and topic sentences. Start filling out a list of peer’s comments. (There’s a grid at the end of the assignment packet.)

R 3/30 For class: Use what you learned from your teacher or colleagues to write a new draft of your essay. Bring two copies. Write “Graded by” at the top. Label these drafts 2A and 2B. (10 points).

In class: we’ll workshop our essays. (Note that recycled drafts do not earn credit—for credit you must produce an improved draft; that is the whole point of workshopping.) To earn credit, today’s comments should address your analysis (PIE paragraphs: point, illustration, explanation). They might also address your title/conclusion/language use.

Week 12

T 4/4 For class: Finish writing your essay. Then carefully edit it. Submit your essay to the dropbox in d2l BEFORE CLASS and print a hard copy to bring to class. In order to receive credit, you must submit both versions. For d2l, submit your documents in Word (doc), in the new Word (docx), or in Rich Text File (rtf). Those are the only documents I’ll be able to open. Also fill out a list of your peers’ comments. Be prepared to hand in:

Final Draft A list of peers’ comments (worth five points) Drafts 1A, 1B (5 points each) clearly labeled with readers’ names Drafts 2A, 2B (5 points each) clearly labeled with readers’ names Any drafts I commented on

Note: If your package isn’t complete or you forget to post to d2l, your essay will be counted late.

In class: We’ll do ICW #7 and discuss our next unit.

R 4/6 For class: Read the essay by Pico Iyer (handout).

In class: We’ll do ICW #8 on the genre of travel writing.

Week 13

T 4/11 For class: Read the travel essay (handout). For HW #12 analyze the essay. What features identify it as a piece of travel writing? What features are unexpected? What do you notice about tone and voice? What do you like about the essay? What suggestions would you make for improvement? (400+ words)

In class: We’ll discuss writing styles.

R 4/13 For class: Read a recent travel essay of your choice and print out a copy to bring to class. For HW #13, compare this piece to the others we’ve read for class and to ones you’ve read on your own. How does it compare? It what ways it is more/less representative of its genre? What suggestions would you make for improvement? (400+ words)

In class: We’ll compare our findings and start planning our essays.

Week 14

T 4/18 For class: Draft your essay. Bring two copies to class. At the top of the first page, write “Graded by”. Label the drafts 1A and 1B. (10 points possible)

R 4/20 For class; Use what you learned from your teacher or colleagues to write a new draft of your essay. Bring two copies. Write “Graded by” at the top. Label these drafts 2A and 2B. (10 points). Also write what you would most like your readers to look for. (trouble with thesis, topic sentences, development or argument, etc.)

In class: we’ll workshop our essays. (Recycled drafts don’t earn credit.) Today’s comments should address your analysis (PIE paragraphs: point, illustration, explanation). They might also address your title/conclusion/language use.

Week 15

T 4/25 For class: Finish writing your essay. Then carefully edit it. Submit your essay to the dropbox in d2l BEFORE CLASS and print a hard copy to bring to class. In order to receive credit, you must submit both versions. For d2l, submit your documents in Word (doc), in the new Word (docx), or in Rich Text File (rtf). Those are the only documents I’ll be able to open. Also fill out a list of your peers’ comments. Be prepared to hand in:

Note: If your package isn’t complete or you forget to post to d2l, your essay will be counted late.

In class: We’ll do ICW #9 before discussing our final unit.

R 4/27 For class: Draft your personal essay and bring two copies to class. At the top of the first page, write “Graded by”. Label the drafts 1A and 1B. (10 points possible) In class: We’ll start workshopping. You must be in class in order to get workshop points. Note that you can earn up to 10 points for getting comments on your drafts as long as the comments address your intro, thesis, and topic sentences.

Week 16

T 5/2 For class: Use what you learned from your teacher or colleagues to write a new draft of your essay. Bring two copies. Write “Graded by” at the top. Label these drafts 2A and 2B. (10 points). Also write what you would most like your readers to look for. (trouble with thesis, topic sentences, development or argument, etc.)

F 5/5 FINAL ESSAY DUE 8AM on d2l. Bring a hard copy to my office between 10-11. In order to receive credit, you must submit both versions. If your final is late, you’ll lose points. Since my grades are due May 9th, I can’t accept any work later than May 8th.

Be prepared to submit: