College Writing II Syllabus

ENGL 1102: College Writing II
Section 12
MWF 3-4pm
Hagg Sauer 113

Instructor: Ayleen Lindahl
Office Location: Hagg-Sauer 324
Office Number: 218-755-3965
Office Hours: M 2:30-3pm / 4:00-4:30pm W 2:30-3pm
F 2:30-3pm or by appointment

Daytime Telephone: (218)755-3400
E-Mail: alindahl@bemidjistate.edu

Course Assignment Blog: http://bsucw2spring.blogspot.com

Overview: Upon completion of College Writing II, students will be able to meet university standards of writing; will be able to search for, locate, and select appropriate print sources in the library; will be able to make critical use of sources; will have read and responded to works of literature; will be familiar with and able to meet conventions of documentation in academic writing; and will have met the oral component of the class.

The readings will be pulled from the texts listed above and additional handouts. We will concentrate our readings within past and contemporary fairy tales. We will also discuss origins, impact, and main themes of such a diverse genre. There will be an announcement of readings in class and on the course website.

Required Work
An assortment of readings
Journaling
Class discussions/attendance
6 Essays

1st Paper - Due (3-5 pages)
2nd Paper - Due (3-5 pages)
3rd Paper - Due (4-5 pages + citation)
4th Paper - Due (4-5 pages + citation)
5th Paper - Due (3-4 pages research proposal)
Research Paper - Due (7-10 pages research + citation)

An oral presentation
Conferences

Grading: Grades will be based on the following:

45% 5 Critical Essays
15% Research Essay
10% Oral Presentation
10% Attendance
10% Conferences
10% Journal

Participation will be assessed during the final grade.
The Grading technique may change due to factors unforeseen.

Attendance Policy: Class attendance is required. In an emergency, contact me and we will arrange something. If your schedule will cause you to miss more than 4 sessions, please find another section. An excessive amount of unexcused absences will affect your grade.

Tardiness: A class works best when all participants assemble at the same time. One or two instances will go unnoted, but numerous occurrences will affect your grade.

Late Paper Policy: A "late" assignment is turned into me after the end of the day of the due date. If you know you will not be able to turn in a paper on the announced due date, see me before the paper is due. Each day late will be worth ten points off the grade.
For example: if you have written a '90' paper and it is brought to me the next day, you will receive an '80' and so on.

Revisions: Revisions will be assessed for individual cases. If a revision is necessary, a paper can be revised only once. If the revision is found as lacking more than the first, the grade will not go down. The original, the revision and a cover letter discussing the focus of your revision will be handed in in order to receive the better grade.

Plagiarism is the deliberate or unsuspecting use of another person's words,
ideas, or statistics as one's own. Claiming credit for any portion of another's
work, deliberately or out of ignorance is against the law. Further, individuals
who knowingly allow their work to be plagiarized are considered to be in
collusion with the plagiarist.

Please refer to your BSU student handbook for further details.
* Note: Syllabus is tentative and subject to change.