Contact Information: 

Dr. Betty L. Hart           Office:  LA 3039     
Hours:  Daily--8:15 - 8:50; Thurs. 10:30 - 11:15   Other times available by  appointment
Phone:  (812) 465-1669         E-mail:  blhart@usi.edu      

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

ENG 101 Rhetoric and Composition I: Critical Thinking (3) A course in the critical arts of reading, writing, reflection, and discussion with an introduction to rhetoric and informal logic. Meets University Core Curriculum Goal A1: Composition/ Speech and A3 Critical Thinking. Prereq: ENG 100 or appropriate placement based on such factors as the RCPE score, high school GPA, high school class rank, and DRP. Basic keyboarding skills required; see ASBE 121. F, Sp, Su

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Rosen, Leonard J. The Academic Writer's Handbook.  New York:  A. B. Longman, 2002.
Carey, John, Ed.  Eyewitness to Science.  Cambridge, MA:  Harvard UP, 1997.


COURSE OUTLINE

 

The Academic Writer’s Handbook

Eyewitness to Science

WEEK ONE

Chapters 1 and 2

Introduction to E2S
Prelude:  The Misfit from Venice, p. 1

WEEK TWO

Chapters 18 and 21

Two Mice Discover Oxygen, p. 40
Green Mould in the Wind, p. 318

WEEK THREE

Chapter 3  Short Paper (Description)

Why Light Travels in Straight Lines, p. 266
Birth Control:  The Diaphragm, p. 175
Quantum Mechanics:  Mines and Machine Guns, p. 281

WEEK FOUR

Chapter 4 – Explanatory Paper Due

Otto Frisch Explains Atomic Particles, p. 403
God an Molecules, p. 167

WEEK FIVE

Chapter 20 

Submarine Blue, p. 293
The Hot, Mobile Earth, p. 351

WEEK SIX

Chapters 5 and 23 Short Paper (Narrative)

The Menace of Population, p. 54
The Big Bang and Vegetable Love, p. 47

WEEK SEVEN

Chapter 38

No Assigned Readings – Lab

WEEK EIGHT

Chapter 39 – Analysis Paper Due on
                      Monday

Catch up on Missed Readings & The Massacre of the Males, p. 229;

WEEK NINE

Chapter 6

Freud on Perversion, p. 232 (Wed.) Friday  – Lab

WEEK TEN

Chapters 7 and 8

The Making of the Eye, p. 311; The Discovery of X-rays, p. 181

WEEK ELEVEN

Chapter 26 / handout – Short Paper (Process)

From Stardust to Flesh, p. 416; The Hot, Mobile Earth, p. 351 (Wed.);  Friday – Lab

WEEK TWELVE

Chapter 40

The Good Earth is Dying, p. 508;
The Fall-Out Planet, p. 423

WEEK THIRTEEN

Chapter 25

Gorillas, p. 382 (Wed.);  Friday  – Lab

WEEK FOURTEEN

Chapters 35, 36, and 37
Problem Solution Paper Due

Fractals, Chaos, and Strange Attractors, p. 495;
Unnatural Nature, p. 455

 

WEEK FIFTEEN

Chapters 50 and 52

The Light of Common Day, p. 427; Negative Predictions, p. 446;  Lab (maybe!!)
LAB SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 1, 15, 29; OCTOBER 13, 27; NOVEMBER 10; DECEMBER 1 -- LA 1008

Required Papers:

Major Writing Projects:  You are required to write three major papers.  The length for these papers of these papers is from four to five pages .  You will be given time in class to draft, review, and revise your papers.  From time to time, we will have workshop-style peer reviews of your work.  You should also plan to work on your papers outside of class and visit the Academic Skills Center for additional help if needed.

Explanation Paper

Analysis Paper

Problem Solution Paper

Minor Writing Projects:  You are required to write three short papers.  These papers are from one and one-half to two pages long and are written in the lab during class.

Descriptive Paper

Narrative Paper

Process Paper