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The student will master the writing process, including strategies for invention, organization, revision, and editing. The student will develop critical skills in reading, thinking and writing. Writing assignments will emphasize analysis and argument and the student will master research writing and documentation. All formal essays will require research. AAS: Communications elective.
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
Faculty Contact Information
Mon/Wed 8:30-9 am in office
Thursday 10-1 virtual support
By appointment
aporter@kcc.edu
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Use invention, drafting, revising, and editing strategies to write academic papers
- Write claims that are appropriate for assignment requirements
- Effectively organize paragraphs to suit the rhetorical situation
- Support claims and generalizations with adequate and relevant details, examples, explanation, and evidence
- Analyze and evaluate the use of rhetorical appeals in a variety of nonfiction texts
- Apply the principles of rhetoric in student writing assignments
- Correctly integrate and document outside sources through signal phrases, parenthetical citations, and a works cited page
- Apply self- and peer- review strategies for revision and improvement
- Create and share a multimodal project
- Utilize standard grammar, spelling, and mechanics for clarity, tone, and style
- 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
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Evaluation
Course Requirements: this semester, you will complete 3 papers with research and 1 multimodal virtual presentation as your final.
- Paper 1 - Rhetorical Analysis: 1200 words minimum, typed and double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-pt font, using 2 credible sources in MLA style (15% of overall grade) - revision optional but encouraged
- Paper 2 - Annotated Bibliography: typed and double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-pt font, using 6 credible sources in MLA style (20% of overall grade) - revision optional but encouraged
- Paper 3 – Academic Argument: 1500 words, typed and double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-pt font, using the same 6 credible sources from Paper 2 in MLA style (20% of overall grade) – no revisions possible
- Final – Multimodal Presentation: prewrite pages as assigned, no word count requirement, 5 credible sources in MLA style, 2-4 min. webcam video recording (25% of overall grade) – no revisions possible
- 15% of your grade relies on weekly practice activities and/or readings, as assigned
* I accept online papers as Microsoft Word or Google docs (which you need to give me permission to access by using my email: aporter@kcc.edu )
Time is Everything this Summer
Here’s some perspective: I teach another class this summer and it’s face to face. We meet 6 hours a week. It is absolutely expected that you carefully manage your time this summer so that you can actually enjoy it. Aside from logging on, engaging with the assignments, and submitting assignments, you will only succeed in this class if you devote 4-5 hours a week to working independently. Putting assignments off until the last minute will not work with the pace of this class.
Course Writing Assignments for English I: ENGL 1613
Students will complete, at minimum, 3 major writing assignments and a multimodal project. This will help hone skills of observing, reflecting, making and supporting claims, and finding research for evidence/support. Source material should not overwhelm the student’s own voice.
- Rhetorical Analysis: 2-4 sources, 4+ pages
- Argument: 4-6 sources, 6+ pages
- Synthesis-based Annotated Bibliography: 6-8 sources, 5+ pages
- A multimodal project
Assignments may be given in any order.
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
Course Policies
Plagiarism won’t be tolerated: All assignments submitted must be the student’s own work with research properly cited in MLA 2019 style.
Plagiarism is defined as representing the words or ideas of another writer as one’s own. Plagiarism will result in a zero for the assignment on the first offense and an immediate final grade of F in the course on the second offense without exception and without chance for withdrawal from the course.
Submitting work or statistical information from internet sites and databases as your own original work constitutes both cheating and plagiarism and will result in an immediate final grade of F in the course without exception.
Academic Dishonesty
In addition to plagiarism, academic dishonesty is equally discouraged. Specifically, work written for other courses or submission of work that has been acquired from other students or written by family members, classmates, or friends will result in a final grade of F in the course without exception.
Any incidence of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Student Services and may result in additional academic discipline and possible academic suspension at the instructor’s discretion. (See College Catalog 16.2b) Note also, according to campus policy, academic honesty includes “using artificial intelligence software or tools for homework, quizzes, tests, and any assignment unless authorized by the course instructor.” This instructor does not authorize such writing assistance.
*Always, always check with your instructors if ever in doubt. Any of your support team on campus would love to help you prevent plagiarism and respect your willingness to ask.
Technology
Issues like computer crashes, internet connection problems, faulty email, etc. are not valid reasons for turning in homework or papers late. Problems such as those mentioned can be eliminated if you save assignments to multiple locations and work on assignments in advance to minimize last minute problems. Also, have a backup plan for computer access in the case that your system does go down. Taking these precautions will potentially prevent you from failing class due to bad luck or circumstance.
I do not fix computers for a living and the world is much better off for it. You can change your own password on KCC’s login page. Please direct other tech problems to the ITS department.
Completing Your Work
Kindly note that I do not accept partial or late work. There is no such thing as a “rough draft” in here, although you do get revision opportunities. Expect also to be ineligible for paper revision if your original draft was incomplete or undone in the first place. It is strongly encouraged that you work on your papers as much in advance as your schedule allows so that you will have ample time to contact me, the library, or the writing tutor lab before the paper is due.
*That being said, I do have compassion for the pressures of your life because I have pressures of my own that will lead me to mess up, too, so for that reason every student will be granted ONE Free Pass, good for single one-week extension on the due date of a major paper. Please clear it with me at aporter@kcc.edu ahead of time to avoid miscommunication.
Code of Conduct
Students are expected to adhere to the Code of Conduct located in the college catalog, but in general, your courtesy and patience with this process is much appreciated, as miscommunications do arise often in the online environment. Let’s work through those together by keeping honest and open lines of communication. A little “please” and “thank you” goes a long way these days 😉
There is a structure to this online class that you can count on.
*Every Monday and Wednesday for 8 weeks, we will meet face-to-face in room D328.
**Sundays you will submit your Assignment for the week at any time prior to midnight under the Assignments tab in Canvas.
Everything you read or view for this class will be provided via links right here in the syllabus. I recommend downloading the TED Talks, Canvas Student, and YouTube app’s to your phone and laptop if you don’t have them already.
UNIT ONE – “It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It:”
Preparing for the Rhetorical Analysis
Week 1 (June 1-7) – what college and this class expects of you; rhetorical appeals; audience
Show and Tell Us assignment and Let’s Talk About AI consent will be due by 11:59 pm Wednesday, June 3 under the Discussions tab in Canvas.
Week 2 (June 8-14) – focus and thesis statements, Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis paper; tone, diction.
Introduction paragraph for Rhetorical Analysis will be due by 11:59 pm Sunday, June 14 under the Assignments tab in Canvas.
Week 3 (June 15-21) – MLA expectations; practicing rhetorical analysis; workshopping the paper.
Rhetorical Analysis Paper will be due by 11:59 pm Sunday, June 21 under the Assignments tab in Canvas. Please give me a week to grade them.
UNIT TWO – “Oh, Great. You Have Opinions:”
Preparing for the Annotated Bibliography
Week 4 (June 22-28)– meaningful research; data tells a story; giving credit when credit is due; deciding who is worth listening to. Introducing the Annotated Bibliography.
MIDTERM
Happy Independence Day to everyone, and a special thanks to my service people!
Week 5 (June 29-July 5) – practice synthesizing sources; gathering research sources for the Annotated Bibliography.
Annotated Bibliography due Sunday, July 5 by 11:59 pm under the Assignments Tab in Canvas.
UNIT THREE – “Don’t go to Bed Angry:”
Preparing for the Academic Argument
Week 6 (July 6-12) - fighting vs. arguing; what’s worth arguing, organizing a paper based on an annotated bibliography
Week 7 (July 13-19) – workshopping the Academic Argument paper.
Academic Argument Paper due Sunday, July 19 by 11:59 pm in the designated Canvas drop box. Please give me a week to grade them.
UNIT FOUR – You Did It!
Wrapping Up the Semester
Week 8 (July 20-24) – what the Multimodal final is about, ways to approach it, workshopping it.
Our last class will be Wednesday, July 22
Your multimodal final will be due by Friday, July 24, by 11:59 pm in the designated drop box in Canvas. I will miss being your teacher and no you may not have an extension on the final.
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.
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