ENGL 1422 Accelerated Writing Instruction Syllabus CR2 Fall 2026

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Credit Hours 2.00 Lecture Hours 2 Clinical/Lab Hours 0
Type of Credit
Remedial Education
CIP Code
32.0103
Course Meeting Time

Mondays & Wednesdays:  12:30 - 1:45pm 

Course Description

In this accelerated course, students will receive instruction twice weekly on English I composition assignments. Learning to think clearly and critically, organize paragraphs and essays, and use research skills will be a major focus. Computer and information literacy skills will be developed and honed.

Prerequisites

Appropriate assessment score

General Education Outcomes

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:

  1. Communication
  2. Critical Thinking
  3. Responsibility
Explanation of Course Alignment

General Education Outcomes:

 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

Faculty Name
Jess Jaenicke
Faculty Email
jjaenicke@kcc.edu
Faculty Phone
x8714
Faculty Office Number
L328
Faculty Student Support Hours

Mondays & Wednesdays:  1:50-3:20pm

Tuesdays:  10am-12pm online (in-person by appt.) 

Faculty Information

Professor Jessica Jaenicke 

Course Information

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate critical reading skills by annotating, analyzing, and thoughtfully responding to a variety of texts.
  2. Use various invention, drafting, and revising strategies (including peer support and/or peer review).
  3. Narrow topics to appropriate claims.
  4. Organize paragraphs and papers for clarity and rhetorical effectiveness.
  5. Support claims and generalizations with adequate and relevant examples, details, explanations, or evidence.
  6. Demonstrate basic proficiency with rhetorical principles, primarily rhetorical situation and appeals.
  7. Practice evaluating and incorporating outside sources in MLA style.
  8. Recognize and utilize standard grammar, spelling, and mechanics in their own writing.
Topical Outline
  • 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
  • Writing Process: Brainstorming and other invention strategies; Paragraph and paper development and organization; Revision strategies
  • Rhetoric: Rhetorical situation; Strategies, devices, tools, and appeals; Relationship to audience
  • Research & Information Literacy: Credibility; Integration; Citation and documentation; Research as inquiry; Types of sources; Role of research librarian
  • Critical Thinking: Analysis and other methods of logical inquiry and reasoning; Recognize assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; Intellectual empathy and fairmindedness
Textbook/s and Course Materials

Cengage OpenNow. Developmental English: Integrated Reading & Writing. OER Commons, 21 May 2018. . OER, licensed CC BY 4.0 This OER textbook is freely available and will be provided through the course. Students do not need to purchase anything

This OER textbook is freely available and will be provided through the course. Students do not need to purchase anything

Methods of Evaluation

Students in 1422 will complete a series of assignments designed to help them meet course objectives. The instructor will assign readings, learning activities, and writing assignments in order to provide students with the practice necessary to prepare for the course objectives and the work assigned in 1613. A student's final letter grade is determined by the percentage of points earned throughout the course.

PointsGrade
100-90%A
89.9-80%B
79.9-70%C
69.9-60%D
Below 60% F
Academic Division

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700

Course Policies

Student Support Hours: I encourage all of my students to reach out to me when they have questions, concerns, or a desire for additional support in my classes. If you need to meet outside my scheduled times, please email me to request a weekday appointment (with at least 24 hours advance notice). Also let me know if you prefer to meet virtually) or on-campus. 

Academic Honesty: Students are expected to do their own original work in this class. From brainstorming ideas and reading assigned texts to communicating their ideas in their own words – all the work students do in the process of completing assignments should be their own. If students are struggling with any part of an assignment, I would encourage them to request support from a KCC writing tutor and/or me (the instructor). Tutors and the instructor will help guide students through the process without doing the work for them. While AI-assisted tools might be tempting to use (and even appropriate for these tasks in other circumstances), using them for assignments in this class is prohibited and will be considered a form of cheating or plagiarism. Cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation, fabrication, etc. are all forms of academic dishonesty and they will not be tolerated in this class.
 
Cheating can take many forms in this class: copying or using another student’s work, adjusting format to make papers appear longer (a form of misrepresentation), working in groups on individual assignments (whether openly or in secret), sharing or stealing answers for tests or assignments, using AI to develop part (or all) of an assignment, making up “research” (a form of fabrication), etc. Section 17.6B of the Student Code of Conduct explains that cheating also includes, “Submitting the same paper, report, or other assignment for more than one course without the expressed permission of the faculty member. If a student believes that he/she can complete an assignment that meets the requirements of two or more faculty members, he/she should obtain prior approval from all faculty involved.”
 
Plagiarism is also defined in section 17.6B of the Student Code of Conduct: “Taking, reproducing, and/or using as one’s own, without proper attribution, the ideas, writings, paraphrases, data, reports, graphic designs, or computer codes of published or unpublished work of another person in completing an academic assignment. Prohibited conduct may also include the unauthorized submission for credit of academic work that has been submitted for credit in another course.”
 
Plagiarism in this class includes but is not limited to:
  • submitting someone else’s work and/or AI-generated or AI-assisted writing tools
  • using published material (including materials published online) without proper attribution
  • paraphrasing or quoting someone without attributing the quote in your paper with a correct in-text citation, even if the source is included on the works cited page; improper paraphrase (sometimes referred to as “synonym swapping”) may also be plagiarism if the attempted paraphrase too closely imitates the writing style (including syntax) of the original source
  • failing to clearly indicate when you are using quoted materials by not including (or properly formatting) quotation marks
  • working with someone (without my permission) to write your paper and presenting it as your own
If you are in doubt, ask me or visit the KCC Writing Studio before you submit your assignment.
No form of academic dishonesty is acceptable. Cheating, plagiarizing, misrepresentation, and/or fabrication on any assignment in this class will have consequences and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The severity of consequence (from automatic failure on the assignment to possible immediate failure of the course with no opportunity for the student to withdraw) depends on the instructor's judgment of intentionality. The violation of this course policy will be reported to the Director of Student Success. If the student has a repeated instance of academic misconduct reported to the Director of Student Success, the student may be suspended from the institution.
 
Attendance and Participation: You will find success by showing up and putting forth effort! This is a course where regular and active participation is of critical importance to your learning and to the experience of your classmates. Additionally, research has shown that regular participation (in this class and all your classes) is a strong predictor of your academic success. Therefore, you are expected to actively participate online with course content, your peers, and your instructor. Students who don’t submit work or communicate meaningfully with me for 7 or more consecutive days (1 week) may be withdrawn from the class, regardless of any impact on financial aid. 
 
Late Work: I don’t accept late work in this class; from small to large assignments, everything is due at the indicated date and time in the course calendar or as instructed by me, the professor. Be prepared and manage your time wisely. Any extensions to due dates have to be agreed upon with the instructor before the assignment is due (email me to make the request); extensions are never guaranteed, but you may request one so long as you don’t abuse this privilege. Note: in-class workshops and replies to discussion boards are never acceptable late
Expectations for Classroom and Online Behavior

RESPECT.  

Yourself, your peers, me, our time, your opportunity to learn, ALL OF IT! 

Course Calendar

Week 1: Introduction to Course; Engaging with and Critically Analyzing Texts; Ch. 1 

Week 2: Rhetoric: Purpose, Audience, and the Appeals; Writing a Rhetorical Analysis 

Week 3: Using Invention Activities; Writing Paragraphs; Revising and Peer Reviewing; Chs. 2, 3, 4 

Week 4: Using Research to Inquire; Finding and Evaluating Sources; Citing and Integrating Sources; Ch. 8 

Week 5: Applying the Appeals to your own Writing and Audience Awareness; Critical Thinking 

Week 6: Developing and Organizing Papers with Focus and Coherence; Chs. 5 & 9

College Policies, Resources and Supports

College Policies

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. 

Resources

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.
Copyright & Syllabus Disclaimer

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.