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English
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English
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| Course Requirements | Reading Schedule |
-- See Information on Final Examination
(Friday, July 12, 2002)A second course in the critical arts of reading, writing, reflection, and discussion emphasizing the responsibilities of written inquiry and structured reasoning. This course meets University Core Curriculum Goal A1: Composition/Speech and Goal A4: Information Processing. Successful completion of the requirements for English 101 are prerequisite to admission to this course.
The goal of this course is to give students the opportunity to enhance their writing styles; to practice constructing and expressing sound and informed arguments; to acquire the habits and skills of research, using both in printed and electronic resources; and to read, reflect and discuss various issues as a community of writers and thinkers.
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Required Textbooks
Ruszkiewicz, John, and Janice R. Walker.
Bookmarks: A Guide to Research and Writing. New York:
Longman, 2000. Peterson, Linda H., John C. Brereton, and Joan E.
Hartman. The Norton Reader, Tenth Edition. New York: W. W.
Norton, 2000. |
For this course, you are required to write two major papers and four short papers. Each major paper receives a letter grade, and the four papers are graded for a single letter grade. You are also required to complete several in class and out of class writing exercises from the Basics handbook. The total points earned for completing these assignments will equal one of your five final grades. The fifth grade is for your final exam, which will be an assigned essay.
The short papers are based on the readings in your Norton Reader and are due on Monday of each week. For potential topics, please refer to the scheduled readings list and develop your topic based on the questions at the end of each reading for that week. For more information about the short paper, click here:
For more information about the first paper, the argumentative theme, click here:
All papers should be word processed. The margins should be one inch all the way around. You should have a heading on the first page only, flush with the left margin, and a centered title. Identify each assignment by name and/or page number. All spacing throughout the paper is double. Pages should be numbered, with your last name, followed by the page number (i.e., Hart, 1).
All documentation should be MLA style as presented in our Bookmarks textbook. Works cited are listed on a separate page at the end of the paper. Do not include a cover page. Simply use the regular heading. Here is a sample of your required heading:
Lillian McGowen
English 201
Argumentative Research Paper
June 22, 2001Plagiarism: A student must not intentionally adopt or reproduce ideas, words, or statements of another person without acknowledgment. A student must give due credit to the originality of others and properly reference the following:
Quoting another person's actual words;
Using another person's ideas, opinion, or theory;
Borrowing facts, statistics, or other illustrative material, unless the information is common knowledge.
For more information about USI's policies for academic dishonesty visit the Dean's web site at http://www.usi.edu/stl/section_changes.asp
USI maintains a very helpful Academic Skills Center. At the Center, you can get help with writing your papers. Whether you just need a reader to respond to your drafts or if you need help with a specific composition skill, the Center is there to assist you. Visit the center at http://www.usi.edu/acadskil/asengl.htm . You can even use the On Line Writing Center or request special help with your papers via e-mail at http://www.usi.edu/acadskil/owl/USI~OWL.htm .
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