Comp 2: Freshman @ Mount Ida
two-semester course: EN 101 and EN 102
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Dr. Les WRIGHT Office: 617 928 7314 Mount Ida
Office: ATC 240 Email: lwright@mountida.edu Fall 2003
EN 101 E
Composition and Literature I
(3 credits)
Course Description
In this writing-intensive course, students practice and refine the skills developed in high-school writing courses or the equivalent of EN 099. This course is designed to develop basic college-level reading, writing, analytic and research skills. Frequent written assignments are based on a wide range of readings.
Prerequisite: Grade of C+ or higher in EN 099 (or equivalent)
Required Texts
The Norton Reader, Peterson, Brereton, and Hartman (10th edition)
The Bedford Handbook, Hacker (6th edition)
American Heritage Dictionary (3rd edition)
Teaching Procedures
Class sessions will include in-class readings, discussion and analysis of texts, writing assignments, lectures, and possible video screening, in-class. Discussions and written work will require the student have a thorough familiarity with the assigned readings and screenings. Expository writing—“composition papers”‑‑ is the primary focus of the learning and teaching process in this course: the student will be required to synthesize material in new ways through her or his written work.
Instructional Objectives
To introduce the student to the variety and a sample range of texts, to respond critically to such texts orally and in writing, and to an increased awareness of the social, ethical, cultural, and historical values which have significantly contributed to creating the society we live in today; To increase the student’s ability to communicate clearly and effectively, to access relevant information, to work independently and in a group, and to instill leadership skills, such as initiative, risk-taking, and independent decision-making, through involvement with the course; To bring the student to infer, deduce, extrapolate, and draw complex connections between the student’s world, contemporary society, the broader cultural and historical context, and the realm of humanities scholarship.
Grading and Attendance
Students will be required to write 5 short papers (500-750 words each) and one research paper (1500+ words). Attendance at all class meetings is mandatory. A total of two absences are permitted. The student will receive a warning notice after two missed classes, and after four absences will receive a final grade of F for the course. (See the instructor in case of medical or other emergency.) Scoring will be as follows: 15% each for four of the five short papers (60%), 25% for the research paper, and 15% for attendance and participation. Note: You must hand in and receive a passing grade for your research paper; a grade of F or failure to hand in a research paper will result in an F for the course. Appropriate academic decorum is expected at all times.
Dr. Les WRIGHT Office: 617.928.7314 Mount Ida
Office: ATC 240 Email: lwright@mountida.edu Fall 2003
EN 101 H: Syllabus
WEEK 1 Introduction
Hacker, Part I: The Writing Process; the 5-paragrpah essay
WEEK 2 PERSONAL REPORT
Hacker: Chapters 8, 9, 10
Wednesday final draft of Paper 0 due (two copies + rough draft) (practice paper)
WEEK 3 PEOPLE, PLACES
Hacker: Chapters 11, 12, 13
WEEK 4 HUMAN NATURE
Hacker: Chapters 14, 15
Wednesday: final draft of Paper 1 due (two copies + rough draft):
topic: PERSONAL REPORT or PEOPLE, PLACES
WEEK 5 CULTURAL CRITIQUE
Hacker: Chapters 16, 17, 18
WEEK 6 EDUCATION
Hacker: Chapters 19, 20, 21
Wednesday: final draft of Paper 2 due (two copies + rough draft)
topic: HUMAN NATURE or CULTURAL CRITIQUE
WEEK 7 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Hacker: Chapters 22, 23, 24, 25
WEEK 8 NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Hacker, Chapters 26, 27, 28
Wednesday: final draft of Paper 3 due (two copies + rough draft)
topic: EDUCATION or LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
WEEK 9 ETHICS
Hacker: Chapters 32, 33, 34, 35
WEEK 10 HISTORY
Hacker: Chapters 36, 37, 38, 39
Wednesday: final draft of Paper 4 due (two copies + rough draft)
topic: NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT or ETHICS
WEEK 11 POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Hacker: Chapters 40, 41, 42
WEEK 12 SCIENCE
Hacker: Chapters 43, 44, 45
Wednesday: final draft of Paper 5 due (two copies + rough draft)
topic: HISTORY or POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
WEEK 13 RESEARCH PAPER TRAINING
Hacker, Part IX: Critical Thinking and Part X: Researched Writing
WEEK 14 LITERATURE AND THE ARTS
Hacker: Part VI: ESL Trouble Spots (review)
WEEK 15 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
Wednesday: final draft of Paper 6 due (two copies + rough draft)
topic: LITERATURE & THE ARTS or PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
FINAL EXAM: final draft of Research Paper due at time of scheduled final exam
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Dr. Les WRIGHT Office: 617 928 7314 Mount Ida College
Office: ATC 240 Email: lwright@mountida.edu Spring 2005
EN 102 E / H
[Section E @ 10 AM; Section H @ 2:30 PM]
Composition II: Introduction to Literature
(3 credits)
Course Description
In this writing-intensive course mastery of the skills developed in EN 101 are required. Placement in this course assumes such ability. The student will be required to develop both the ability to read beyond the surface level of literary texts and to develop the ability to execute insightful analysis through expository writing and argumentation. The basis of discussion and writing will be college-level readings in literature, including prose fiction, poetry, and drama.
Prerequisite: Grade of C+ or higher in EN 101 (or equivalent)
Required Texts
Understanding Literature, Kalaidjian, Roof & Watt ISBN 0618084924
Candide, Voltaire ISBN 0312148542
The Metamorphosis, (Norton Critical Edition) Kafka ISBN 0393967972
Teaching Procedures
Class sessions will include lectures, video screenings, in-class discussion of texts. Discussions and written work will require the student have a thorough familiarity with the assigned readings and screenings. Expository writing—“the composition paper”‑‑ is the primary focus of the learning and teaching process in this course: the student will be required to synthesize material in new ways through her or his written work.
Instructional Objectives
To introduce the student to the variety and a sample range of literary texts, to respond critically to such texts orally and in writing, and to an increased awareness of the social, ethical, cultural, and historical values which have significantly contributed to creating the society we live in today; To increase the student’s ability to communicate clearly and effectively, to access relevant information, to work independently and in a group, and to instill leadership skills, such as initiative, risk-taking, and independent decision-making, through involvement with the course; To bring the student to infer, deduce, extrapolate, and draw complex connections between the student’s world, contemporary society, the broader cultural and historical context, and the realm of humanities scholarship.
Grading and Attendance
Student grades will be based on the following: four composition papers of 3-5 pages in length (i.e., 1000-1500 words or more) (60%), one critical paper of 5-7 pages in length ( i.e., 1,500-2,000 words or more) (20%), and regular attendance and active participation in class (20%). A total of two absences are permitted A total of six absences, for any reason, will result without exception in a final grade of F for the course. Failure to hand in the critical paper will also result in an automatic F for the course.
There are numerous support facilities at Mount Ida, including a tutoring program and student-initiated meetings with the instructor. When all avenue shave been exhausted, students unable to maintain minimum academic performance will be encouraged to withdraw from the course.
Dr. Les WRIGHT Office: 617 928 7314 Mount Ida College
Office: ATC 240 Email: lwright@mountida.edu Spring 2005
EN 102 E / H SYLLABUS
| WEEK | TOPIC | PAPER / WRITING ASSIGNMENT |
| 1 | Introduction /
Baldwin |
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| 2 | Woolf | |
| 3 | Faulkner |
Paper 1 (Baldwin or Woolf) due |
| 4 | Rushdie | |
| 5 | Beat Generation poets | |
| 6 | Candide |
Paper 2 (Faulkner or Rushdie) due |
| 7 | Candide | |
| 8 | Poetry: War/Holocaust |
Paper 3 (Candide) due |
| 9 | Poetry Chicano/a/Native Am | |
| 10 | “Metamorphosis, “ Kafka | Paper 4 (poetry) due |
| 11 | “Metamorphosis, “ Kafka | |
| 12 | Keats | Paper 5 (Kafka) due |
| 13 | Sexton | |
| 14 | Shakespeare, The Tempest | Paper 6 (Keats or Sexton)due |
| 15 | Shakespeare, The Tempest |
RESEARCH PAPER DUE: MONDAY, MAY 16, 2005 |
