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ENGL1302 - Composition II

Chris Bishop
Instructor

COURSE DESCRIPTION : Continuation of ENGL 1301. Advanced techniques of expository and persuasive writing; critical thinking and textual analysis; essays and research methods.

 

NCTC LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete English 1302 will be able to:

  1. Read and write critically and analytically about the course readings.
  2. Use Standard English and identify and avoid major grammatical and mechanical errors in sentences.
  3. Write unified, developed, clear, and coherent essays.
  4. Conduct scholarly research using print, electronic media,and Internet sources and integrate research findings into writings, scrupulously avoiding plagiarism and using MLA style of documentation.



To view an interactive sample of this course, click here.

   
Instructor Email:

cbishop@nctc.edu - once the semester starts, students are to use ANGEL internal email for instructor contact.
Instructor Phone:
 940-498-6241
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite(s):
 ENGL 1301 - Composition I
Textbook(s):

READER:

Introduction to Literature

ENGL 1302 -Composition II

Bishop's Reader

ISBN: 055817860X

HANDBOOK:

The Little, Brown Compact Handbook w/exercises

Jane E. Aaron

Summer I and II 2009

6th edition

ISBN: 0-536-439532

Fall 2009

7th edition

ISBN: 0-205-746500
Additional
Requirements:
Students should expect to invest minimally 6 hours per WEEK in this course.
Sample Syllabus:

NCTC REQUIRED BLOCKS OF STUDY:

Block I: Readings (LO 1-3)

Students will read and analyze a variety of selections from the adopted textbook.

Block II: Quizzes, Examinations, and the Final Exam (LO 1-3)

Students may be required to take quizzes or tests over assigned readings and/or related materials. A final exam, if given, may count no more than 25% of the semester grade.

Block III:Compositions (LO 1-4)

Students will write a minimum of 5,000 words (20 pages) in a variety of compositions—formal and informal. As part of this required writing, students will produce a minimum of four graded assignments. At least two of these must use the complete writing process, which may consist of the following:

  • Invention
  • Drafting
  • Peer Review
  • Revision
  • Final Draft

 

Block IV: Grammar and Mechanics (LO 2)

Students will study grammar and mechanics in the adopted handbook in order to meet departmental standards. This study may be done by examination of units in the handbook or through writing as a process, according to the discretion of the instructor.

Block V: Research (LO 1-5)

Students will utilize library and electronic resources. They will submit a minimum of one research paper using MLA style documentation. Pages generated as part of this research block are included in the required writing stipulated in Block III.