Asynchronous
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
Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-11:30 am
Dana Corlett Bryant
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
No textbook required.
Need a computer with webcam and access to reliable internet.
Evaluation
Course Writing Assignments for English I: ENGL 1613
Students will complete, at minimum, 3 major writing assignments of at least the minimum page length and a multimodal project (online presentation). 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: 3-4 sources, 4+ pages
- Annotated Bibliography: 6 sources, 5+ pages
- Argument: 6+ sources, 6+ pages
- A multimodal project & presentation
The final grade in this course is determined by the successful completion of all assignments, papers, quizzes, discussion posts, projects, and presentations as well as participation in the course. A list of assignments, along with their point values and due dates, is available on Canvas in each module (learning unit).
Grading scale: 90-100% A; 80-89% B; 70-79% C; 60-69% D; Below 60% F
Failure to submit the rhetorical analysis, the annotated bibliography, the argument paper, or the multimodal project will result in a failing grade for the course. All four major assignments must be submitted to receive a passing grade.
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
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.
Course Policies
Cheating and Academic Dishonesty
Any academic dishonesty, 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
Failure Policy
Students are required to complete the mandatory assignments: one analysis paper, one argument paper, an annotated bibliography, and a multimodal presentation. If the student does not submit any of these assignments, they will automatically fail the course.
Attendance
Attendance and participation are very important to your success in this class. Students are expected to attend all classes and arrive to class prepared. 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
Technology
Lost or accidentally deleted files will not be an acceptable excuse for not turning in something. Submitting blank documents will result in a zero. Students need to back up their work and most word-processing software will auto-save. This class will require students to type paper drafts and submit most work electronically on Canvas. Do
It you have technological issues, contact KCC’s ITS Helpdesk at 815.802.8900 or helpdesk@kcc.edu.
Students are expected to have sufficient technological skills to complete the requirements of the course, which include using Canvas features, formatting and typing papers (and saving them as .doc or .docx files. PDF files will not be accepted. Students must also have access to a computer with the internet on a regular basis, of course. All assignments must be submitted via Canvas. No work will be accepted via email. Do not submit links or share documents.
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. You can ask for an extension via email BEFORE the due date. No extensions will be given after the due date.
Revisions
Writing is a process and an important part of that process is revision. Students are able to revise major assignments if they received less than an 80%. All revisions should be resubmitted to the original assignment on Canvas. Revisions should be significant in nature and not just “tidying up” grammar, punctuation, or spelling. Revisions cannot receive higher than 85% and only the first two papers may be revised.
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. Reminder: changing the font or margins to make a paper appear longer may be considered academic dishonesty.
Minimum Requirements
All papers must meet minimum requirements to receive a passing grade. These requirements include page length, fulfillment of assignment (correct paper type and topic), number and type of resources. Papers that do not meet these minimum requirement will fail. Block quotes, or quotes of four lines of text or longer, should not be used in papers in this course. Also, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a passing grade.
General Classroom Policies:
- All cell phones and electronic devices should be silenced before class begins.
- Talking on cell phones and texting is not allowed.
- Be respectful of everyone in the classroom.
- Any disruptive behavior is unacceptable and student may be asked to leave the classroom.
*Instructor is required to report any behavior that is inappropriate.
Course Calendar
Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Week 1
Course overview. Review syllabus. Introductions. Canvas. Rhetoric and appeals, Rhetorical Analysis. Introduce RA Paper.
Week 2
Continue working on RA Paper. Review MLA materials on Canvas.
Week 3
Evaluating Sources. CRAAP Test.
No Class on September 2nd.
Annotated Bibliography
Week 4
Introduce Annotated Bibliography Assignment. Show examples. Scholarly vs. Popular Sources. Research: Library Databases.
Week 5
Source Incorporation (summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, sandwiching, signal phrases).
Academic Argument Paper
Week 6
Introduce Academic Argument Paper. What is an academic argument? Claims, reasons, and assumptions. Developing a thesis.
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.