Syllabus

College Composition II

ENG 102

Essex County College

Prof. Sean O’Connell                                                  M/T/W/R 11:15-12:55

Email:soconnel@essex.edu     

Phone: 973-877-1926                                                   Office: 1141

Office Hours: M/T/W/R 10:15-11:15                                    Room:                        

                        By Appointment

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Overview:

This course is a continuation of ENG 101 with emphasis on the longer composition and the process of documentation.  Techniques of research are taught, culminating in the production of an original, extensive, multiple source, fully documented, literary research paper.  Informational literacy is stressed through advanced library skills as well as hands-on experience utilizing computers in researching and developing projects.  Interpretive skills are developed through the introduction of literature.

Texts:

*Exploring Literature: Writing And Arguing About Fiction, Poetry, Drama, And The 

  Essay 5^TH  Edition by Frank Madden

*Other required materials: Folder, 8 ½ x 11 lined notebook, pens and USB storage stick

YOU MUST HAND IN A PAPER WHEN IT IS DUE OR YOU FOREFEIT THE RIGHT TO ANY REVISION. ANY PAPER HANDED IN ONE CLASS MEETING LATE WILL KEEP WHATEVER GRADE IT RECIEVES. NO PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT.

YOU MUST HAND ME EACH PAPER. EMAIL IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR FORMAL ESSAYS.

Evaluation Criteria:

Students are expected to come to class on time, attend class regularly with their class texts, notebooks, completed assignments and something to write to every class.  Participation by everyone will enrich everyone’s experience in the classroom. Do not listen to music or have your cell phone at anytime during class.

Please turn off your cell phones and refrain from using them in the classroom.

Excessive lateness or absences will result in failing grades.

MINIMUM COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

A minimum of four critical essays (MLA) based on the literature read in the course.                  

The reading of all assigned material and participation in class discussions.

METHOD OF EVALUATION:

I.  Passing average on critical essays and other course work.

           II. Participation in class, limited absence and lateness.   

          NOTE: The D grade is not authorized for English 102.

All reading assignments are to be done before that class meeting!

America and Assimilation

7/8 M Introduction to class, discussion of syllabus, plagiarism and themes we will cover each week. Read Brave We Are and Two Kinds, BUY THE BOOK

7/9 T Brave We Are and Two Kinds

7/10W Film: The Namesake

7/11R Film: The Namesake, ASSIGN FIRST ESSAY, Read The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World

The Magical Stranger and Culture

7/15 M The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, Read The Temp

7/16 T The Temp

 7/17 W Film: Edward Scissorshands

7/18 R Film: Edward Scissorshands, FIRST ESSAY DUE, Read Cathedral (1111)

Perception and Reality

7/22M Cathedral (1111), Read The Allegory of the Cave (1235)

7/23 T The Allegory of the Cave (1235)

7/24 W Film: Truman Show

7/25 R Film: Truman Show, ASSIGN SECOND ESSAY, Read A Good Man is Hard to Find

Character

7/29 M A Good Man is Hard to Find, Read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

7/30T Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

 7/31 W Film: The Silence of the Lambs

8/1 R Film: The Silence of the Lambs, SECOND ESSAY DUE, Read “The Lottery” (Handout)

Tradition, Persecution and “Groupthink”

8/5 M “The Lottery”, Read “The Sisterhood of Night” (Handout)

8/6 T  “The Sisterhood of Night”

8/7 W 8/8 R Film: The Village

5/16 R Film The Village, ASSIGN FINAL PAPER

8/12 M WORK ON PAPER

 8/13 T WORK ON PAPER

8/14 W WORK ON PAPER

8/15 R FINAL PAPER DUE…BRING PAPER TO MY OFFICE ROOM 1141 (RED AREA)