<p> ENGLISH COMPOSITION II ENGL102- SYLLABUS</p><p>INSTRUCTOR: Dr. William J. Au Coin Spring 2016</p><p>OFFICE: T 329 Brockton OFFICE HOURS: M,W,F 11:00 </p><p>PHONE: Ext. 1829</p><p>ENGLISH COMP. II WEB SITE: http://www.billaucoin.com/login/EnglishCompTwo2.htm</p><p>EMAIL: [email protected] </p><p>COURSE DESCRIPTION:</p><p>A course designed to strengthen the student's skill as a writer and to focus on analysis and argument. Assignments will include critical examination of literature and the techniques of the research essay. Emphasis is on writing as a part of the process of thinking and writing.</p><p>COURSE OBJECTIVES:</p><p>1. Students will develop higher-level writing skills. 2. Students will develop the ability to analyze a piece of literature. 3. Students will develop the ability to present a persuasive analysis argument. 4. Students will develop the ability to write a research paper. 5. Students will develop and appreciation of literature and its value for understanding life and the essence of being.</p><p>TEACHING PROCEDURE:</p><p>Hybrid </p><p>TEXTS:</p><p>Barnet, Berman, Cain, An Introduction to Literature, 16th ed., Pearson (optional)</p><p>Hacker, Rules for Writers, 6th or 7th Edition (required)</p><p>PAPERS:</p><p>Students will be required to complete: All Student Journal entries, 10 one page Research Reports, 1 analysis essays and 1 research paper. All essays will be a minimum of 600 words and should contain no major errors. All essays and papers must be typed. Details of the research paper will be explained. </p><p>ATTENDANCE POLICY:</p><p>Students must attend every class if behind on their work.</p><p>ASSIGNMENTS:</p><p>All papers are due one week from assignment date to maintain eligibility for an A or B grade.</p><p>Week 1/26/16 Course Introduction Online Access</p><p>Week 2/2/16 Analysis of Short Stories: Irony, Message, Meaning "Parable of the Good Samaritan", Luke (Internet) "Parable of the Prodigal Son", Luke, p.37 "Araby", James Joyce, p. 412 Research design, procedure and documentation</p><p>Week 2/9/16 Analysis of Short Stories: Symbolism, , Metaphor, and Foreshadowing "Story of an Hour," Kate Chopin, p. 67 "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson, p. 431 "Desiree's Baby," Kate Chopin p.115 Library Research report #1</p><p>Week 2/16/16 Analysis of Short Stories: Allegory, "The Stolen Party," Liliana Heker (Internet) "Guests of a Nation," Frank O'Connor, (Internet) "The Three Questions," Leo Tolstoy (Internet) Library Research report #2</p><p>Week 2/23/16 "Before the Law," Franz Kafka (Internet) "Young Goodman Brown," Nathaniel Hawthorne, p. 154 "Livvie," Eudora Welty (Internet) Library Research report #3</p><p>Week 3/1/16 Introduction to Poetry Poetry Techniques/Figurative Language/Terms "Poetry," Carol Moore (Internet) "Metaphors," Sylvia Plath p.620 "Digging," Seamus Heaney p.629 Library Research report #4</p><p>Week 3/8/16 "Snake," D.H Lawrence (Internet) "How Do I Love Thee Percy Bysshe Shelley" p.551 "The World Is Too Much with Us" William Wordsworth p.830 Library Research report #5</p><p>Week 3/15/16 Spring Break</p><p>Week 3/22/16 Midterm Exam</p><p>Week 3/29/16 "The Unknown Citizen," W.H.,Auden p.779 "The Spring and the Edna St.Vincent-Millay " p.583 "Love Is Not All: It Is Not Meat nor Drink" Edna St.Vincent-Millay p.657 Library Research report #6 Week 3/29/16 "To His Coy Mistress" Andrew Marvell p.652 "Barbie Doll," Marge Percy p.614 "Rite of Passage," Sharon Olds p. 816 Library Research report #7</p><p>Week 4/5/16 Essay #1 "Eleanor Rigby," John Lennon and Paul McCartney p. 566 "Ethics," Linda Pastan p. 89 "The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost p. 752 Library Research report #8</p><p>Week 4/12/16 "The Master," Frederick Morgan (Internet) "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," Walt Whitman p.687 "I Tell Them I'm a Liberal Arts Major," Carol Evans (Internet) Library Research report #9</p><p>Week 4/19/16 Research Paper Overview Introduction to Drama Elements of, terms, structure, development Library Research report #10</p><p>Week 4/26/16 “Oedipus Rex" Sophocles, p. 910 Research Paper</p><p>Week 5/3/16 Final Exam Handout</p><p>Week 5/10/16 Final Exam Antigone Play Antigone Movie GRADING: </p><p>A grade:</p><p>1. Complete All Journal entries on time (due date is one week after assignment) 2. Complete 1 essay 3. Pass Midterm and Final Exam (take home) with B or better grade 4. Complete 10 research reports 5. Complete 1 research paper 6. Journal entries show good quality and effort.</p><p>B grade:</p><p>1. Complete All Journal entries on time (due date is one week after assignment) 2. Complete 1 essay 3. Pass Midterm and Final Exam (take home) with C or better grade 4. Complete 10 research reports 5. Journal entries show good quality and effort.</p><p>B- grade:</p><p>1. Complete All Journal entries on time (due date is one week after assignment) 2. Complete 1 essay 3. Pass Midterm and Final Exam (take home) 4. Complete 5 research reports 5. Journal entries show good quality and effort.</p><p>C grade:</p><p>1. Complete All Journal entries on time (due date is one week after assignment) 2. Complete 1 essay 3. Pass Midterm and Final Exam (take home) 4. Complete 5 research reports</p><p>D grade:</p><p>1. Complete All Journal entries 2. Complete 1 essay 3. Complete Final Exam (take home)</p><p>Classroom Protocol:</p><p>To be eligible for an honor grade A or B, students must not fall behind on their work. If you miss the midterm exam, you can have a make-up, but you forfeit your chance for an honor grade. Any form of dishonest work will result in course failure. Poem List 2014</p><p>An Introduction to Literature, Barnet, Berman, Burto 16th ed. Poetry Selections English Composition II</p><p>1."Poetry," Carol Moore (Internet) 2."Metaphors," Sylvia Plath p.620 3."The Unknown Citizen," W.H.,Auden p.779</p><p>4."Snake," D.H Lawrence (Internet) 5."Digging," Seamus Heaney p.629 6."The World Is Too Much with Us" William Wordsworth p.830</p><p>7."How Do I Love Thee Percy Bysshe Shelley" p.551 8."The Spring and the Edna St.Vincent-Millay " p.583 9."Love Is Not All: It Is Not Meat nor Drink" Edna St.Vincent-Millay p.657</p><p>10."To His Coy Mistress" Andrew Marvell p.652 11."Barbie Doll," Marge Percy p.614 12."Rite of Passage," Sharon Olds p. 816</p><p>13."Eleanor Rigby," John Lennon and Paul McCartney p. 566 14."Ethics," Linda Pastan p. 89 15."The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost p. 752</p><p>16."The Master," Frederick Morgan (Internet) 17."When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," Walt Whitman p.687 18. "I Tell Them I'm a Liberal Arts Major," Carol Evans (Internet) </p>