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ENC 1102 Syllabus

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Course Description:

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Attendance and Plagiarism Policy

Conduct in Class

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Schedule of Assignments:

Class Meetings:

344196 ENC1102 Composition II Friday 8:00A 10:45A

Central Campus-Bldg-5 Room106

Instructor:
Mr. Shaw: 6-131 954-201-6637 dshaw@broward.edu

Website: http://webhome.broward.edu/~dshaw/ENG1102.htm

Course Description:
A composition course stressing structural and analytical writing, including narration and argumentation. Selected readings in prose, drama, and poetry supplement the course and provide topics for discussion and written assignments. Students use a variety of research and investigative techniques to produce a documented paper. Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule. Students must pass either ENC1102 or ENC2210 to fulfill Area 1B general education requirements for the A.A. degree. Prerequisite(s) : ENC1101

I will emphasize logic (induction, deduction, syllogisms, fallacies); argument (confirmation and refutation); and crediting sources (informal and MLA style). Also, students will create a PowerPoint presentation.

Text:
The Language of Argument, 12th Ed Burton and McDonald, Houghton Mifflin Company

ISBN-13: (978-0-618-91755-6) 396 Pages Paper © 2008

ISBN-10: (0-618-91755-1)

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Attendance and Plagiarism Policy
Student Guide to the English Department

http://ucl.broward.edu/classg/central_campus_english_departmen.htm

Conduct in Class
Obey all the rules of the Computer Lab, especially no food or drinks.
You have limited use of the class printer. You may print out only assignments for this course. You may not print out the syllabus or other study materials posted on my website or sent to you by email. Do not print during teacher or student presentations.
You will have some class time to work on assignments. Work on this course only. No surfing the web. Bring your current and recent work to class on a travel drive (flash drive, thumb drive). If you do not have Word, save your work as a Rich Text Format (.rtf) file. I will be checking your progress and advising you during class. You may take a short break during the class work time.
Pay attention during teacher or student presentations.
Assignments:
An essay contradicting a reading in the text.

An essay explaining a fallacy.

A PowerPoint presentation explaining a fallacy.

A Essay or PowerPoint report presenting and commenting on unfair statements that you have noticed and collected this term without a source identifying them as unfair lapses in logic.

A syllogism test

A fallacies test

A 1000 word resource paper

Various exercises and short assignments

A final exam

Schedule of Assignments:

Week 1 (1/11) Class Organization

EIGHT RULES FOR GOOD WRITING

Rule 1: Find a Subject You Can Work With 289

Rule 2: Get Your Facts 292

Rule 3: Limit Your Topic to Manageable Size 300

Rule 4: Organize Your Material 303

Rule 5: Make Your Writing Interesting 307

Rule 6: Make Your Writing Emphatic 312

Rule 7: Avoid Language That Draws Attention to Itself 317

Rule 8: Avoid Mechanical Errors 322

Final Reminders 342

Week 21 (1/18) Persuasive Writing 3-23

Week 3 (1/25) Induction 24-45

Week 4(2/1) Deduction 46-70

Week 5 (2/8) Syllogisms

Week 6 (2/15) More Syllogisms

2/22 No Class: Professional Development day

Week 7 (2/29) Fallacies 68-94

3/7 No Class: Spring Break

Week 8 (3/14) Fallacies

Week 9 (3/21) Citing Sources: Informal 342; Formal (MLA) 382-392

Week 10 (3/28) Argument by Authority 95

Week 11 (4/4) Refutation

Week 12 (4/11) Refutation

Week 13 (4/18) Semantic Argument 123-148

Week 14 (4/25) Statistics 149-175

Week 15 (5/2) Final Exam

Last updated 1/08/2008