The student will continue to develop the writing skills studied in ENGL 1613. This course is designed to prepare students to write in multiple rhetorical situations including academic and professional fields of study. To receive credit toward the IAI General Education Requirements, this course must be completed with a grade of C or better. AAS: Communications elective.
ENGL 1613 with a grade of C or better
Course Alignment
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Responsibility
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Faculty Contact Information
By Appointment Only...contact via email at jkirchner@kcc.edu
Jan Kirchner is a multi-genre indie author whose writing explores the emotional terrain between light and shadow. She is the author of several poetry collections, including Holes in Your Umbrella and Borderline, as well as novellas such as A Love Stolen in Time and A Book Club Survivor’s Guide. Her work often centers on themes of mental health, identity, longing, and the quiet power of everyday survival.
A lifelong writer and storyteller, Jan holds a Master’s degree in English and Creative Writing and teaches college writing courses as an adjunct professor. She also runs a personal blog, Ghosts in the Glass, where she shares reflections on writing, life, and the ever-changing weather of the mind.
Whether she’s crafting poetry that speaks to emotional truth or suspenseful fiction with a twist, Jan is passionate about creating stories that resonate—and helping others feel a little less alone in the process.
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Refine the writing and research skills established in ENGL 1613
- Demonstrate audience awareness when making rhetorical choices, including choices related to style, tone, and diction
- Demonstrate an awareness of rhetorical appeals in students' own texts
- Analyze the values and writing conventions of their discipline
- Create multiple pieces of formal writing which contribute to a final academic research text
- Create and share a multimodal presentation
- Rhetoric: Style, strategies, devices, tools, and appeals; relationship to audience
- Research: Credibility, integration, citation and documentation, research as inquiry, types of sources, role of research librarian
- Composition: Focus, coherence, development, grammar, spelling, and punctuation, introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions
- Reading: Engagement with texts: annotation, outlining, vocabulary; critical analysis of texts including non-fiction, academic writing
- Criticality: Intellectual empathy, originality in thought, context of social and cultural contexts, diverse viewpoints
- Multimodality: Integration of visual, textual, and oral elements; methods of engaging audience; rhetorical awareness
Access to a computer and reliable internet.
Students will complete, at minimum, 3 papers with research and a multimodal presentation. This will help hone skills of observing, reflecting, making and supporting claims, and finding research for evidence/support, as well as help students learn how to write within their specific discourse communities.
- Article Analysis Paper: 4+ pages (or at least 1,200 words) & 1-3 sources
- Rhetorical Comparison Paper: 5+ pages (or at least 1,500 words) & 4-5 sources
- Extended Research-based Paper in a Specific Style: 6+ pages (or at least 1,800 words) & 6-7 sources
- Associated prospectus materials must also be written for this extended paper assignment, such as a topic proposal and annotated bibliography.
- A multimodal presentation of the extended research-based paper
Students will also be expected to complete additional learning activities including in-class assignments, writing workshops on students’ work, and online work.
- Article Analysis Paper: 4+ pages (or at least 1,200 words) & 1-3 sources
- Rhetorical Comparison Paper: 5+ pages (or at least 1,500 words) & 4-5 sources
- Extended Research-based Paper in a Specific Style: 6+ pages (or at least 1,800 words) & 6-7 sources
- Associated prospectus materials must also be written for this extended paper assignment. Materials may include a proposal, annotated bibliography, abstract, audience analysis, research defense, self-evaluation, etc.
- A multimodal presentation of the extended research-based paper
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
Attendance
Please review the College's handbook regarding their university policy. Attendance will be taken in class daily and recorded in Canvas. Please be on-time to class. Tardiness over 5 minutes late to class will be marked in Canvas as "late".
Minimum Requirements
Be aware that papers that fail to meet minimum requirements (such as required page length, number and type of sources, type of paper or off-topic) may receive a zero. Works Cited/Bibliography pages do not count towards the page requirement of the assignment.
Late Work
It's important to keep track of the calendar and Canvas due dates in order to turn work in on-time. Turning in assignments late may be subject to a reduction in points towards the total grade. Check the calendar for final submission date.
The format of this class is a hybrid mix of in-person, and completion of assignments through Canvas.
8-Week English II Course Calendar
The following is a schedule to outline the scope and direction of the course, which is subject to change
Analyzing Writing Styles – Weeks 1-2
Concepts & activities covered: Course overview, including syllabus policies, calendar, academic writing, active reading, documenting sources, and citation guidelines. Using the college library and the Student Success Center. Variety in writing styles, the effects on readers, and audience awareness. Finding and reading academic and professional articles in various disciplines or areas of study. Practice skills related to paper development including the development of a paper claim/thesis, organization of ideas, paragraph development, source incorporation and citation, etc.
Article Analysis Paper due Th 6/11
Appealing to the Intended Audience – Weeks 3-4
Concepts & activities covered: Review rhetorical concepts and analyzing critically. Continue practicing skills related to paper development. Peer- and self-review.
Rhetorical Comparison Paper due Th 6/25
Writing as an Extended Process – Weeks 5-7
Concepts & activities covered: Research as inquiry. Developing a research question and other invention activities. Best practices when it comes to academic research skills. Analyzing and synthesizing sources to make connections between their different points of view, information, and opinions. Continue practicing writing for a specific audience. Peer- and self-review.
Paper Topic Proposal due T 6/30
Annotated Bibliography due T 7/7
Extended Research-based Paper due Th 7/16
Revising for a Multimodal Style – Week 8
Concepts & activities covered: Communicating in multiple modes. Developing visual appeal and other design concerns. Continue practicing analyzing and understanding audience and purpose.
Paper Infographic or Poster due Th 7/23
**** All Late Work is due by 11:59pm CST in Canvas on Friday, July 24th.
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
The materials on this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course. Further information regarding KCC's copyright policy is available at https://kcc.libguides.com/copyright.
|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.