| Hum 102, Fall
2010 Office: 413 Cullimore Hall Hours: T, 11:30-12:30; Th, 2:30-3:30, and by appointment Mail: Humanities Dep't, NJIT, Newark, NJ 07102 |
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COURSE
DESCRIPTION
COURSE
TEXTS
Booth,
Alison, J. Paul
Hunter, and Kelly J. Mays. Eds. The
Norton Introduction to Literature. Portable Ed.
Roen, Duane,
et. al. The McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College,
Writing for Life. 2nd Ed.
Additional Course Readings in Moodle.
http://go.owu.edu/~dapeople/ggpresnt.html
http://www.auburn.edu/~burnsma/oralpres.html
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~riceowl/oral_presentations.htm
http://web.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/skills/oral.htm
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
N.B.: All out-of-class
writing, when submitted as hard copy, must have been
word processed
in a 12’ font on 8 1/2" x 11"
paper, double-spaced with one-inch margins, spell checked, and to the
best of
one's ability grammar checked. If on
occasion use is made of the ideas or words of someone else in one's
writing,
then the source(s) of those ideas and/or words must be cited
thoroughly; that
is, when appropriate, papers must be fully documented
(you must cite sources—using footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical
documentation, which include specific
page numbers keyed to particular
passages in one's text, or section or paragraph numbers for websites,
and complete bibliographical information at the
end of
your document). Of course, the final research paper must also be fully
documented. For this paper, a minimum of three secondary research
sources (one
of which hard copy) must be utilized and cited.
PAPERS NOT MEETING ALL OF THESE
REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE READ AND WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT.
^^ Term Paper:
Consists of: 1) a descriptive paper title and subtitle, 2) a
full-length essay, 3) a
bibliography in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this
assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research
sources (one
of them hard copy) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.
N.B.: While one resesarch paper source must be hard copy--and
there is
no substitute for physically going to a library to do research--a
downloaded
article from one of the NJIT Library's databases can be considered as a
hard
copy source (it is best to check with the instructor about the
suitability of
such an article). Research for the essays might begin with the MLA
Bibliography (locally to be found at
the
Rutgers-Newark library research room--ask a librarian there to show you
how it
works)
8/31: Introduction to the course. Tour
of Moodle course
platform.
9/2: Tour of course digital
venues and
protocols. Discussion of portfolios (digital and hard copy). Creation
of
schedule
for Oral/Visual Group Reports established.
9/7: “Why Science…”
(download in Moodle) due. Research
Roadmap Activity 1 due. Discussion of polemical essay form.
9/9: In-class drafting of
Writing
Autobiography. Diagnostic essay in Moodle
due.
9/14: “President Abbas…” (download in
Moodle) due.
Chapter 8 in Connect due. Draft 2 of Writing
Autobiography (with first, handwritten, draft attached) due. Discussion
of Term
Paper topics.
9/16: Trifles,
pp. 653-63 in Norton Introduction to
Literature due. Research Roadmap Activity 2 due. Discussion and
dramatic
readings of play. Discussion comparing dramatic and argumentative
texts.
9/21: Editorial (composed by group in
Wiki venue)
due.
9/23: “Introduction,” pp. 4-10 &
“Girl,” p.
385 in Norton, & “A Child’s
Christmas...” (download in Moodle) due. Term Paper title and subtitle,
and
thesis statement due. Discussion of point of view, and of voice, in
both
nonfiction and fiction.
9/28: "Flight Patterns,” pp. 37-50 & “The
Management of Grief,” pp. 224-36 in Norton
due. Discussion of Term Paper Announcement (according to guidelines at
course
website).
9/30: Memoir or voiced
fiction/autobiography due.
10/5: "Alma" (download in Moodle),
“Cathedral,” pp. 21-32, "A
Conversation...," pp. 32-36, & “Hills Like…,” pp. 114-18 in Norton due. Term Paper Announcement due. Discussion of
stories.
10/7: “Love Medicine, ” pp. 269-85 &
“Sonny’s
Blues,” pp. 81-105 in Norton due. Connect
Chapters 12-16 due. Research
Roadmap Lesson 3 due. Discussion of the polemical essay, its form and
purpose.
10/12: “Araby,” pp. 328-32 and “A Good Man Is Hard to
Find,” pp. 369-80 in Norton due.
10/14: Connect
Chapters 19-20 due. Research Roadmap In-Class Seminar with Van Houten
Librarian
(report to assigned room, not to classroom).
10/19: Polemical Essay 1 (researched, fully cited,
analyzing one or more short stories discussed in class) due. Peer
reviews of
student polemical essays.
10/21: “How Do I…,” pp. 399-400, “To My Dear…,” pp.
411-12 in Norton, “somewhere i have…” &
“Definition…” (download in Moodle) due. Research Roadmap Activity 4
due. Portfolio Assessment.
10/26: No class.
10/28: Draft 2 of Polemical Essay 1 (with prior
draft and peer-reviewers’ comments attached) due.
11/2: “Those Winter…,” p. 427, “My
Papa’s…,” p.
470, “Daddy,” p. 605 in Norton, “Eating
Alone,” “My Mother” & other poems (download in Moodle) due.
11/4: Draft 1 of Essay 2 (Term Paper on
a literary
work or works in Norton, or on
another topic approved ahead of time by instructor) due.
11/9: “The Red Wheelbarrow” and “This
is…,” 472,
“In a Station…,” 610 in Norton.
“Inklings” and other poems (download in Moodle) due. Polemical Essay 1
(draft 2)
returned.
11/11: Draft 2 of Essay 2 (Term Paper) due.
11/16: "Barbie
Doll," pp. 416-17,
"Postcard...,," pp. 428-29, "Sudden...," p. 437, "We
Real Cool," p. 444, "Digging," pp. 59-91, & "Harlem," p.
592 in Norton due. Draft 3 of
Polemical Essay 1 (with all prior drafts and peer review critiques)
due.
11/18-12/7: Individual Oral/Visual
Reports on Term
Papers. Diagnostic essay in Moodle due
on 12/7. Polemical Essay 1 (draft 3) returned on 12/7.
12/9: Final Draft
of Term
Paper (with all prior drafts and peer-review comments attached) and
portfolio
(both hard copy—to be left with Humanities department secretary—and
digital)
due. Research Roadmap Activity 5 due.
* All assignments, readings, etc., must have been prepared prior
to class meetings on due dates.
Revisions of work must be accompanied, when submitted for evaluation,
by all
prior drafts. Also: Your essays may be read aloud in
class. <><>
COURSE GRADE
Short
Polemical Essay (Polemical
Essay 1)
15%
Term Paper
(Polemical
Essay 2)
20%
Term Paper
Announcement
10%
Literary-Critical
Moodle
Posts and Responses
10%
Writing
Autobiography
5%
Editorial
(Group
Project)
5%
Memoir or
Voiced
Fiction/Autobiography
5%
Oral/Visual
Reports
(Group and Individual)
(5% each)
10%
Research
Roadmap
10%
Class
Participation
5%
Introduction
Spokesperson for group (preferably Speaker #1 or #4) puts up first viewgraph (topic of report) and defines:
A. Topic of the group report
B. Introduces self and other members of the team (both first and last
names)--Viewgraph #2
C. Explains briefly how the topic has been broken down and what aspect
of the topic each speaker will address.
D. Introduces Speaker #1.
Speaker #1:
A. Thanks spokesperson
B. Restates his/her particular topic (with viewgraph)
C. Addresses topic (with viewgraphs)
D. Introduces Speaker #2
Speaker #2:
A. Thanks Speaker #1
B. Restates his/her particular topic (with viewgraph)
C. Addresses topic (with viewgraphs)
D. Introduces Speaker #3
Speaker #3:
A. Thanks Speaker #2
B. Restates his/her particular topic (with viewgraph)
C. Addresses topic (with viewgraphs)
D. Introduces Speaker #4
Speaker #4:
A. Thanks Speaker #3
B. Restates his/her particular topic (with viewgraph)
C. Addresses topic (with viewgraphs)
D. Asks for Questions (or reintroduces Spokesperson)
Question and Answer Period:
A. Spokesperson asks if there are questions
B. Recognizes questioner and directs question to appropriate member
of team
C. Allows any other member of team to comment
D. After last question, thanks audience.
COURSE PORTFOLIO (Hard Copy -- Digital Portfolio is to be Created in
Mahara via Moodle)
At the end of the term an organized and otherwise neatly arranged portfolio must be submitted, consisting of ALL your work, including all drafts of essays as well as materials used in preparing for and delivering oral reports.
1. Punch holes in your papers to coincide with the holes in, and bind the papers within, a portfolio cover.
2. Place a gummed label (or equivalent) on outside with:
Your Name
Hum 102
Fall 2010
Dr. Kimmelman
3. All papers should be arranged with the latest revised version of a paper on top earlier versions, followed by the previous version, and so on (i.e., in “descending” order). The Portfolio should be arranged in sections (in “ascending” order), with the first section comprised of the first paper assignment, the second section the second paper assignment, and so on.
4. At the front of the portfolio place your course syllabus followed
by a Table of Contents that lists each assignment, the date it was
submitted,
and the grade (if any) it received.