Asynchronous
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
Faculty Contact Information
Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:30 am
Dana Corlett Bryant
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
No textbook required.
Need a computer with webcam and access to reliable internet.
Evaluation
| Assignments/Homework/In-Class | 15% |
| Journal Analysis/Rhetorical Comparison | 25% |
| Annotated Bibliography | 20% |
| WID Paper | 30% |
| Multimodal Presentation | 10% |
| 100% | |
| Percent | Letter | |
| 90-100% | A | Outstanding mastery of course material |
| 80-89% | B | Above average mastery of course material |
| 70-79% | C | Average and acceptable mastery of course material |
| 60-69% | D | Minimal mastery of course material |
| Less than 60% | F | Does not demonstrate mastery of material |
Rounding of grades will be determined by attendance and in-class participation.
- 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
Course Policies
Cheating and Academic Dishonesty
Any academic honesty, including plagiarism and cheating, is unacceptable. Academic dishonesty may refer to using the work of others (in part or in whole), sharing work with other students, adjusting the format of papers to appear longer, and using any source that a student has not been given permission to use on an assignment or test. All and any academic dishonesty will result in failure of the assignment and possibly of the course.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined in the Code of Conduct: “Representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own. Plagiarism includes claiming credit for assignments completed by someone else.” Any instance of plagiarism will be reported to the Dean of Student Development. If the student has a second instance of plagiarism reported to the Dean of Student Development, the student may be suspended from the institution. All instances of intentional plagiarism, as determined by the instructor, on any major assignment for this course may lead to the immediate failure of the course with no opportunity for the student to withdraw.
Plagiarism includes but is not limited to:
- using artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, to write your papers
- submitting someone else’s paper
- using published material, including materials published online, without proper attribution
- paraphrasing or quoting someone without attributing the quote in your paper (including and in-text or parenthetical citation) even if the source is included on the works cited page
- working with someone (without my permission) to write your paper and presenting it as your own
- submitting a paper you have previously submitted for another class
Required Format
All papers in this course will be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins. Papers must also adhere to current MLA (Modern Language Association) style guidelines. All essays must be submitted as a .doc or .docx file. Reminder: changing the font or margins to make a paper appear longer may be considered academic dishonesty.
Attendance and Participation
Attendance and participation are very important to your success in this class. Students are expected to attend all classes and arrive to class prepared. There are only 8 class meetings for this course making attendance even more important. Advance notice of any absences will be appreciated and will result in better communication about what students have missed out on. Makeup work may not be an option for in-class graded activities.
Expectations for Behavior
Be respectful of everyone in the classroom.
This may include
- Silencing all cell phones and electronic devices before class begins.
- Refraining from texting or scrolling on phone during class.
- Any other disruptive behavior.
Students who are unable to adhere to behavior guidelines will be asked to leave the classroom.
Late Work
Each day an assignment is overdue, the final grade will be reduced by 10%. Assignments may not be accepted after seven days past the due date.
Course Calendar
Journal Analysis Paper
Week 1
Course overview. Review syllabus. Introductions. Canvas. Journal Analysis Paper.
Week 2
Continue working on Journal Analysis Paper. Types of Sources
Annotated Bibliography
Week 3
Introduce Annotated Bibliography Assignment. Show examples. Scholarly vs. Popular Sources. Research: Library Databases.
Week 4
Source Incorporation (summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, sandwiching, signal phrases).
WID
Week 5
Introduce WID theClaims, reasons, and assumptions. Developing a thesis.
Week 6
Types of papers. Formatting and design.
Week 7
Critical Thinking. Logical Fallacies.
Multimodal Presentation
Week 8
Multimodal Presentations
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.