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English 2 onlineEnglish Writing 2 Spring 2013
English 2 (Critical Reading, Writing and Thinking) is a transfer-level course
which teaches students to read and analyze college-level texts and to write
college-level
papers with the focus on critical thinking approaches. This online version
of English 2 requires no face-to-face meetings. All coursework will be done
online
using
a course
management
software.
Students
will need access to
the
internet
and
an
email account. Though not required, a high-speed internet connection is suggested.
Course Description:
In this course we learn the techniques and practice of personal, analytical
and argumentative writing based on our critical reading of texts. This course
is designed to teach you to write an organized, well-developed expository essay
with a minimum number of mechanical errors--in short, to write college-level
prose. To this end, we will address the writing process (pre-writing, writing
and revising) as well as questions of sentence structure and error identification.
Required Texts:
Donald & Christine McQuade, Seeing & Writing
4
Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
OPTIONAL but Recommended Text:
Rosenwasser and Stephen, Writing Analytically, 6th edition
You can access an e-book version of the text by subscribing to a service for a fee (about the same price as a used copy of the book). Follow this link. Rosenwasser; Stephen, Writing Analytically, 6th Edition
All texts are available at the De
Anza College Bookstore. The 2 required texts
are available for purchase at online chains Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com at
reduced rates.
Course Requirements:
This class will require approximately 8,000 words of graded writing: 4 essays
and drafts, several short writing assignments, online discussion assignments,
and a final exam analytical paper. All coursework will be submitted through the course management
software
or
by email. Each assignment is described in detail on our class web site.
- Essays and Drafts: The graded essays counting for the bulk of
your course grade will be formal writing assignments graded numerically according
to a grading
standard. The essays will be analytical responses to the required
texts. Most of the essays will involve peer editing, the first drafts reviewed
and critiqued
through
online
discussion
groups. TO HAVE A CHANCE OF PASSING THIS COURSE YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS AND FINAL PAPER. Late essays will be penalized in points. Failure to submit essays in a timely manner will result in being dropped from the course. Instances of plagiarism will
not be tolerated. You will fail the course if you plagiarize ideas or parts
of a paper. Throughout the quarter we will work on integrating and citing
outside sources in your essays.
- Final Exam Analytical Essay: For your final exam you write an analysis
of the novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, utilizing the
techniques and approaches that you learned throughout the quarter.
- Online Discussion Assignments: A web discussion board (forum) and email list will
be set up to facilitate informal writing assignments consisting of posting
responses to discussion questions and topics and responding to a classmate's
post.
- Daily writing assignments: You will be expected to log in to your class
web site on a regular basis to access course materials, complete and submit
assignments, and participate in formal and informal discussion forums. There will be daily writing assignments, Monday thru Thursday, consisting of writing prompts about the reading. They
are
designed
to highlight
key information and ensure that the texts are being read, and as pre-writing activities for your essays. **Note that the daily writing assignments are only open for a day and cannot be made up.**
Grading:
Essays, short writing assignments 50%
Final Exam Paper 25%
Online Discussion Assignments; Daily writing assignments 25%
Grading Scale by %:
A=93+; A-=90-92; B+=87-89; B=83-86; B-=80-82; C+=77-79; C=70-76; D=60+; F=below
60
A Suggested Routine for doing the coursework:
- Log in to the class web site on a regular basis.
- Check the schedule of reading and writing assignments in the weekly lessons.
- Read the weekly lessons and access course materials (if necessary).
- Participate in class discussion by posting responses to discussion assignments
in the Discussion Forums.
- Complete and submit daily writing assignments.
- Ask questions about course materials and assignments in the appropriate
Discussion Forum. Please note the particular areas for posting general questions
about the course and specific questions about the readings and assignments.
Asking questions is an important part of this class for it initiates the
feedback process that is crucial to online instruction.
- If you do not understand something, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
in the Messages section, by email,
or by AIM (deanzaluis). For those questions whose responses you think will
benefit others in the class, please post in the appropriate Discussion Forum.
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