ENG 102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II

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1 ENG 102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II PRESENTED AND APPROVED: APRIL 6, 2012 EFFECTIVE: FALL

2 Prefix & Number ENG 102 Course Title: English Composition II Purpose of this submission: New X Change/Updated Retire If this is a change, what is being changed? Update Prefix Course Description (Check all that apply) Title Course Number X Format Change Credits Prerequisite Competencies X Textbook/Reviewed Competencies-no changes needed (New edition of textbook.) Does this course require additional fees? X No Yes If so, please explain. Is there a similar course in the course bank? X No Yes (Please identify) Articulation: Is this course or an equivalent offered at other two and four-year universities in Arizona? No X Yes (Identify the college, subject, prefix, number and title: ASU: ENG 102, First-Year Composition; NAU: Departmental Elective also satisfies: Foundation Requirement (FNRQ); UA: ENGL 102, First-Year Composition; Arizona Western College: ENG 102, Freshman Composition; Central Arizona College: ENG 102, English Composition IV; Cochise College: ENG 102, English Composition; Coconino Community College: ENG 102, College Composition II; Eastern Arizona College: ENG 102, Written Communications II; Northland Pioneer College: ENL 102, College Composition II; Yavapai College: ENG 102, College Composition II. Is this course identified as a Writing Across the Curriculum course? No X Yes Course Textbook, Materials and Equipment Textbook(s) Title Making Literature Matter. 5 th ed. Author(s) Schilb and Clifford Publisher Bedford/St. Martin s ISBN ISBN-13: ; ISBN-10: Barnes & Noble Price $72.26 (new) Software/ Equipment Modality Check all that apply Title A Writer's Reference with Writing about Literature. 7 th ed. Author(s) Hacker Publisher Bedford/St. Martin s ISBN ISBN-13: ; ISBN: Barnes & Noble Price $56.37 (new) N/A X On-ground X On-line X Hybrid ITV X Web-enhanced Course Assessments Description of Possible Course Assessments (Essays, multiple choice, etc.) An argumentative research paper of 2000 words is required as the final project and serves as the outcomes assessment test (as appropriate); it also fulfills the required writing component for Writing Across the Curriculum.

3 Exams standardized for this course? Midterm Final Other (Please specify): Where can faculty members locate or access the required standardized exams for this course? (Contact Person and Location) Example: NCK Academic Chair Office The student must submit this final argumentative research paper assignment in order to be eligible to pass the course. At least three short papers of words are required; an additional 1000 required words may be satisfied by any combination of papers, reader-response essays, essay exams, reading journals, revisions, or in-class writing assignments. At the instructor s discretion, the following areas may also be evaluated: quizzes, in-class reading and writing exercises, classroom participation, oral presentations, and individual conferences relative to the final research project. Are exams required by the department? X No Yes If Yes, please specify: N/A Student Outcomes: Identify the general education goals for student learning that is a component of this course. Check all that apply: 1. Communicate effectively. a. Read and comprehend at a college level. X b. Write effectively in a college setting. X Method of Assessment In-class or online reading and writing exercises; essays; quizzes and/or exams. 2. Demonstrate effective quantitative reasoning and problem solving skills. 3. Demonstrate effective qualitative reasoning skills. X In-class or online reading and writing exercises; essays; peer editing exercises; quizzes and/or exams. 4. Apply effective methods of inquiry. a. Generate research paper by gathering information from varied sources, analyzing data and organizing information into a coherent structure. b. Employ the scientific method. X Paper requiring research and competent use of primary and secondary sources. 5. Demonstrate sensitivity to diversity a. Experience the creative products of humanity. X b. Describe alternate historical, cultural, global perspectives. X In-class or online reading and writing exercises; essays; quizzes and/or exams. Office of Instruction Use only: CIP Code:

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5 COURSE INFORMATION Initiator: Jim Lyddane Date of proposal to Curriculum Sub-Committee: 4/6/12 Effective Semester/Year Fall 2012 Spring Summer Prefix & Number: ENG 102 Full Title: (100 character limit) English Composition II Short Title: (30 character limit) English Comp II Catalog Course Description: Continuation of the composition and rhetoric focus of ENG 101 with an emphasis on persuasive, research-based writing. SUN Course Number: ENG 1102 Credit Hours: 03 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: N/A Prerequisite(s) ENG 101 with a grade of C or better. Co-requisite(s) N/A Intended Course Goals By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. Increased proficiency in writing and conversing about texts. 2. A firm knowledge of academic research tools, methodologies, and strategies. 3. A greater comprehension of the nuances of argument as a rhetorical mode. 4. Accomplishment in the writing of a fully developed argumentative research paper. 5. Increased proficiency in the application of Modern Language Association documentation guidelines. 6. Continued development of written skills relative to grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. 7. Continued development of oral communication skills relative to articulation of ideas and presentation of subjective positions. 8. Enhanced critical reading skills and continued development of critical thinking skills.

6 Course Competencies and Objectives By the end of the semester, students will be able to: t Competency 1 Develop techniques of critical reading. Objective 1.1 Examine, interpret, and evaluate a text more thoroughly by annotating during the course of a reading. Objective 1.2 Appraise a text more decisively by freewriting upon the conclusion of a reading. Objective 1.3 Construct more insightful responses to a text by maintaining a reading journal. Competency 2 Demonstrate proficiency in the use of standard written English. Objective 2.1 Identify and repair common problems in grammar, particularly run-on sentences and sentence fragments. Objective 2.2 Identify and repair common problems in punctuation, particularly the misuse of commas and the misapplication of quotation marks. Objective 2.3 Identify and repair common problems in mechanics, particularly the incorrect use of capitalization and the misapplication of italics. Competency 3 Write persuasive position papers. Objective 3.1 Apply strategies for writing to identify appropriate topics for discussion. Objective 3.2 Determine a viable, defensible thesis. Objective 3.3 Use tone and diction appropriate to academic writing. Objective 3.4 Appraise and assemble supporting evidence from both primary and secondary sources. Objective 3.5 Explain the significance of selected evidence. Objective 3.6 Recognize opposing positions as necessary. Objective 3.7 Integrate evidence smoothly into the text of the paper. Objective 3.8 Document all sources in both in-text citations and a works cited page. Objective 3.9 Demonstrate familiarity with the various kinds of argument. Objective 3.10 Demonstrate proficiency in all other conventions of academic argument. Competency 4 Assess the basic types of argumentative appeals. Objective 4.1 Consider and assess the characteristics of emotional appeal. Objective 4.2 Consider and assess the characteristics of ethical appeal. Objective 4.3 Consider and assess the characteristics of logical appeal. Objective 4.4 Construct a rhetorical analysis to appraise and compare the manner in which arguments employ one or all of these various appeals.

7 Objective 4.5 Write arguments that employ one or all of these various appeals. Competency 5 Identify, develop, and apply academic research skills, strategies, and methodologies. Objective 5.1 Develop familiarity with the campus library and the many services it has to offer, particularly those services attendant to academic research. Objective 5.2Develop proficiency in using the library s Public Access Catalog (PAC) to locate print sources. Objective 5.3 Develop proficiency accessing useful online databases, such as EBSCO host. Objective 5.4 Develop proficiency conducting research on the Internet. Competency 6 Develop skill in evaluating both print and online sources. Objective 6.1 Examine all sources on points of relevance, evidence, authorship, timeliness, publisher bias, and comprehensiveness. Objective 6.2 Evaluate Internet sources by examining such items as domain name, evidence of posted information about the author or site, and availability of secondary source commentary about the author or site. Objective 6.3 Determine the relevance of potential sources to the focus of the research. Competency 7 Identify, define, and avoid all forms of plagiarism. Objective 7.1 Employ the use of quotation marks to indicate the use of direct language from another source. Objective 7.2 Compose successful paraphrases. Objective 7.3 Recognize the need to credit not only the language but also the ideas of another source. Objective 7.4 Identify the concept of common knowledge. Objective 7.5 Recognize the nuances of successful in-text citation of another source. Objective 7.6 Recognize the necessity of providing all relevant publication information on a works cited page. Competency 8 Identify and apply Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines to all written work for the course. Objective 8.1 Identify and apply proper MLA style for all matters of formatting. Objective 8.2 Identify and apply proper MLA style for all in-text citations. Objective 8.3 Identify and apply proper MLA style for all sources included on a works cited page. Competency 9 Write a fully developed argumentative research paper. Objective 9.1 Investigate a topic for research. Objective 9.2 Propose a working thesis statement. Objective 9.3 Write a preliminary outline. Objective 9.4 Examine and evaluate pertinent primary and secondary source material. Objective 9.5 Define the thesis statement (claim).

8 Objective 9.6 Organize the material in the paper in a manner that best suits the thesis statement. Objective 9.7 Select and incorporate primary and secondary source material. Objective 9.8 Practice a discriminating use of direct quotations and paraphrase. Objective 9.9 Demonstrate proper MLA style for in-text citations and a works cited page. Objective 9.10 Demonstrate organization, coherence, and clarity in writing the research paper. Objective 9.11 Use all proper conventions of writing academic papers (regarding format, tone, diction, etc.). Objective 9.12 Avoid all forms of plagiarism. Objective 9.13 Practice proper MLA style formatting. Competency 10 Develop oral communication skill in advancing positions of persuasion on subjective material. Objective 10.1 Construct a vocabulary with which to discuss the detailed elements of argument. Objective 10.2 Discriminate between tenable and suspect positions. Objective 10.3 Recognize the necessity of supporting any position with evidence from the relevant source. Competency 11 Identify the methods of effectively structuring an argument. Objective 11.1 Assess the characteristics of the Toulmin model and construct arguments based on this model. Objective 11.2 Apply a Toulmin analysis to selected arguments. Objective 11.3 Compare other models of argument. Competency 12 Consider and assess the various forms of argument. Objective 12.1 Consider and assess characteristics and strategies associated with arguments of fact. Objective 12.2 Consider and assess characteristics and strategies associated with arguments of definition. Objective 12.3 Consider and assess characteristics and strategies associated with evaluations. Objective 12.4 Consider and assess characteristics and strategies associated with causal arguments. Objective 12.5 Consider and assess characteristics and strategies associated with proposals. Competency 13 Detect fallacies of argument. Objective 13.1 Detect and assess fallacies of argument associated with emotional argument. Objective 13.2 Detect and assess fallacies of argument associated with ethical argument. Objective 13.3 Detect and assess fallacies of argument associated with logical argument. Competency 14 Develop an effective writing process. Objective 14.1 Formulate strategies for invention. Objective 14.2 Compose rough drafts as part of the writing process.

9 Objective 14.3 Consider the efficacy of peer feedback and evaluation. Objective 14.4 Develop effective revision strategies.