Instructor details:
Dr. Leigh G. Dillard
Associate Professor, English
Phone: 678.717.3428
Office: Nesbitt 4108
Office hours: virtually by appointment (schedule at calendly.com/lgdillard)
Course Disclaimers:
This is a face-to-face course, but I've set it up similarly to my online class. I will take attendance every Tuesday/Thursday and expect to you attend, BUT if you must be absent, you can follow along with the weekly assignments here.
You will not pass the class if you do not read the assignments and follow directions; likewise, you'll have a hard time passing if you do not come to class. Plan accordingly. Do not procrastinate or fall behind. In fact, work ahead if you can.
Course materials and/or discussion may occasionally address controversial subjects and include both profane language, provocative images, and complex philosophical ideas. If you object to such material, or to the course policies described below, you may consider withdrawing from the course.
Required Texts:
There is one text for the course: James Joyce’s Dubliners. The Penguin classics version of this short story collection (not a novel) is perhaps the best as it contains numerous notes in the back (ISBN: 978-0140622171, available for less than $10 at Amazon and comparable online sites). For free, you can also use the scanned, first edition available on archive.org. Whichever edition you use, it MUST have page numbers.
Course Description:
English Composition II (ENGL 1102) is the second of two three-semester-hour composition courses required of every student in Area A of the Semester Core Curriculum. The aim in English 1102 is to expand students’ understanding of how an idea, an era, or an experience can find expression in multiple forms and genres and move them toward greater independence in their own academic writing. To be eligible to take ENGL 1102, a student must have a grade of C or better in ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101H (Honors Composition I). If a student receives a 5 on the AP English Examination, the student may exempt ENGL 1102. In accordance with UNG regulations, a student must make a grade of C or better to earn credit for ENGL 1102. The course carries three semester hours of transfer credit.
Course Objectives:
In keeping with the University’s mission, ENGL 1102 prepares students for college and career writing experiences by directing them in the basic organization and development of essays of various lengths. The specific objectives of the course address an integral part of the University’s general education outcomes. These include:
- Taking control of one’s own writing process and learning to adjust the process for the purpose.
- Critically engaging multiple perspectives; identifying established authorities; recognizing bias.
- Reading a variety of complex texts independently, with an emphasis on evaluating sources.
- Increasing understanding of academic discourse, with more emphasis on thesis-driven essays.
- Independently choosing rhetorical strategies best suited to purpose or audience.
- Developing abilities to analyze a variety of texts.
- Incorporating independent research (library, Internet, and other electronic media) into an essay that takes a position. Incorporating multiple sources with distinct perspectives into a single paper. Increasing mechanical skills in integrating sources into a text, handling quotations, and using a standard documentation style to give appropriate credit to sources.
- Recognizing and understanding grammatical and mechanical terms.
Assignment Overview and Course Grading Summary:
This course is based on 100 points, with whole letter grades awarded on the UNG-standard 10-point scale; A = 89.5–100; B = 79.5–89.4, and so on. Standard rounding rules apply. An overview of the assignments appears in the table below with additional details to follow in the assignment description page:
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Assignment |
Total Points |
Due date(s) |
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Weekly Writings • Forum Discussions: QCQ and responses (4pts. each week) • Other short assignments (1pt. each) |
15 |
Weekly deadlines on Thursdays and Sundays |
|
Process Assignments • Revision activities (1pt. each) • Preliminary drafts (1pt. each) • Draft reflection questions (1pt. each) |
15 |
Meetings between essays 1 and 2 Drafts/assignments due on Sundays. |
|
10 |
3 February, 11:59pm |
|
|
Essay Two: Ethos |
15 |
5 March, 11:59pm |
|
Annotated Bibliography |
10 |
23 March, 11:59pm |
|
Research Essay |
15 |
12 April, 11:59pm |
|
Revision Portfolio |
20 |
3 May, 11:59pm |
In general, I will do my best to return assignments within one week of the deadline. Grades will be posted on eLearning, and feedback will be posted there through turnitin.com. Make sure to read/listen to this feedback to improve your chances of a better grade on subsequent assignments.
Read the assignment description page now for additional details.
Additional course policies:
Assignments must be submitted as requested to be eligible for grading. YOU are responsible for keeping up with deadlines and making sure your assignments are turned in on time.
If you need to get in touch with me, send me an email at LEIGH.DILLARD@UNG.edu, not through eLearning. In turn, I will use your UNG.edu email address to contact you. Please check email regularly and READ all email from me.
I am available Tuesday through Thursday by appointment if you have questions about the class. Make an appointment at calendly.com/lgdillard.
No late essays, discussion posts, or any assignments will be accepted or scored unless you earn and use the extension offered below.
Emergencies will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
Bonus extension: Write a 250-300 word rhetorical analysis of a cultural event/talk you can find online or (safely) in your community. Completing this one-time assignment will either earn you 2 bonus points at the end of the semester OR a two-day extension on a major assignment.
Supplemental Syllabus
The Supplemental Syllabus (at right) contains helpful additional information about UNG policies including academic integrity, course evaluations, access, etc. Access it here.
