Professor Carolyn Kinslow
Office Hours: M - Th 9:00 - 10:00
M - W 3:00 - 4:00
Office Phone: 581-5524
FAX: 581-2897
E-Mail: carolynk@cameron.edu
kinslow@swbell.net
1. Course Description:
An intensive study of usage, rhetoric, and composition.
Required of all candidates for the MS and MEd degrees. Three semester
hours credit.
2. Prerequisites:
Admission to the graduate program and approval of the graduate
coordinator.
3. Course Statement of Objectives:
Each student who completes English 5003 is expected
A. to be able to use the conventions of functional English grammar, spelling, and punctuation in standard written English;
B. to have acquired skill and confidence in making appropriate usage choices, with authority derived from standard glossaries and lexicons of English usage;
C. to demonstrate proficiency in rhetoric and expository prose;
D. to have developed library research and writing
skills, using the American Psychological Association (APA) style of documentation
or the style appropriate to
the student's field of study.
4. Texts: Required: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. (1994). (4th ed. rev.). (Hereafter referred to as APA.)
The Little, Brown Handbook (8th ed.). (Hereafter referred to as LBH.)
Optional:
The Elements of Style (4th ed.). (Hereafter referred
to as ES.)
5. Research and Writing Assignments:
A. Research Assignments:
1. An annotated
list of six (6) to eight (8) reference sources on an issue or topic of
current concern in the student's field of interest. (All references
must have
been published between 1997-2000.)
2. A documented research report (APA
style) which defines and summarizes an issue or topic of current interest
(see annotated reference list above), 1,200 to
1,600 words in length (approximately six to eight typewritten pages).
B. Essays:
Four (4) essays,
each 600 to 800 words in length (3 to 4 typewritten pages) emphasizing
strategies frequently used in the social sciences: definition, analysis
and classification, comparison, cause-effect analysis.
C. Grammar/Mechanics Exercises
Frequent exercises in functional grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
6. Evaluation:
Graded assignments
and the percentage values assigned to them are as follows:
Four (4) essays (10% each) 40%
Three (3) Examinations (10% each) 30%
Annotated Reference List 10%
Research Report 20%
Total 100%
NOTE: This class proceeds very quickly in the summer semester. If you do not keep up with the work, you will have a difficult time completing all the assignments. In order to pass this course, students must complete all assignments, including ungraded exercises in grammar, usage, and writing. Final drafts of essays will NOT be accepted after the day designated on this syllabus except in cases of extreme emergency and then only with my prior consent. Extra-chance revisions for unacceptable essays must meet the conditions I specify in order for me to accept them.
7. Attendance/Withdrawal Policy:
Regular class attendance is required and absolutely essential
if you are to be successful in completing the assignments. If you
must miss class for an emergency, please notify me before class. If you
are absent, you are still responsible for the material covered during the
class you miss.
A student who finds it necessary to withdraw from the course must complete the official administrative process, which includes obtaining a drop-and-add form from the Registrar's Office, having it signed by me, and returning it to the Registrar's office. See last page of the Enrollment Schedule for pertinent dates.
8. OneNet Classroom Etiquette:
A. Remember to press
the microphone button when you wish to speak; the students at other sites
will not be able to hear you when you do not. When you
finish asking your question, press the button again to return the camera
to the instructor. If you wish to ask a follow-up question or make a comment,
you
must press the button yet again.
B. Please raise your
hand and state your name after pressing the microphone button so the students
at remote sites will know who is speaking.
C. Please let me know
immediately if any of the equipment is not working; students at remote
sites should call the FAX number for Howell 101 (581-5551).\
D. Please let me know
if I walk out of camera range or if you can’t hear me.
CALENDAR OF ASSIGNMENTS
The following is a projected schedule. As the course progresses, it may have to be adjusted. Any changes will be announced in class, and it is your responsibility to note them.
Reading assignments are listed under these headings: Required, Optional, and Review. Please complete all required reading assignments prior to the class session in which they are listed, and do all of the exercises contained in them unless I advise you to omit some of them. Even though these exercises will not be graded, I will collect them during the session for which they are assigned, and you cannot pass the course unless you do them.
Assignments listed as optional refer to the textbook Elements of Style. This book is not required, but it is an excellent guide to concise and effective writing style.
Review assignments contain information with which most college graduates are familiar. Please skim this material, but slow down and read carefully any material which is new to you or about which you need to refresh your memory.
Session 1 Monday, June 4
Review of Course Requirements and Grading Standards
Diagnostic Grammar and Writing Evaluation
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Session 2 Wednesday, June 6
Required: LBH, Reading and Writing Arguments, pp. 141-180.
LBH, Avoiding Plagiarism, pp. 686-692.
APA, Writing Style, 2.01-2.05, pp. 23-31.
Optional: ES, Elementary Principles of Composition, II, pp. 15-23.
Review: LBH, Developing an Essay, pp. 2-47.
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Session 3 Monday,
June 11
Required: LBH, Writing the First Draft, pp. 48-52.
APA, Quotations, 3.34-3.41, pp. 95-99.
Optional: ES, Composition (continued), II, pp. 23-33.
Review: LBH, Paragraph Unity and Coherence, pp. 73-934.
Assignment of research projects (Prospectus due at the beginning
of Session 5)
ESSAY#1--DEFINITION (First Draft Written in Class)
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Session 4 Wednesday, June 13
Required: LBH, Revising and Editing the First Draft, pp. 52-56.
LBH, Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences, pp.
364-380.
APA, Reference Citations in Text, 3.94-3.103, pp. 168-74.
Optional: ES, An Approach to Style, V, pp. 66-75.
Review: LBH, Paragraph Development, pp. 93-113.
LBH, Beginning a Research Project, pp. 618-662.
LIBRARY TOUR (Conducted in Howell 101 by library staff)
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Session 5 Monday, June 18
Required: LBH, Agreement, pp. 333-347, and Pronoun Reference,
pp. 381-388.
APA, Agreement of Subject and Verb, Pronouns, 2.07-8,
pp. 34-38.
Review: LBH, Working with Sources and Writing the Paper,
pp. 667-709.
Optional: ES, Style (continued), V, pp. 75-85.
RESEARCH REPORT Prospectus Due.
ESSAY#1 (Revision) Due
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Session 6 Wednesday, June 20
FIRST EXAM: LBH, CHAPTERS 15, 17, 18, 19
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Session 7 Monday, June 25
Required: LBH, Case, pp. 292-300, and Verbs, pp. 301-307.
APA, Reference List and Examples, pp. 174-234.
ANNOTATED REFERENCES LIST DUE
ESSAY #2--ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION - Sophisticated First Draft
Due
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Session Session 8 Wednesday, June 27
Required: LBH, Shifts, and Misplaced/Dang1ing Modifiers, pp.
389-406.
APA, Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers, pp. 38-40.
Review: Continued review of APA Reference List, pp. 175-234.
ESSAY #2 (Revision) Due
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Session 9 Monday, July 2
Required: LBH, Quotation Marks, pp. 508-518.
APA, Quotations, 3.34-.41, pp. 95-99.
APA, Guidelines to Reduce Bias in Language, pp. 46-60.
ESSAY #3--COMPARISON- Sophisticated First Draft Due
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Wednesday, July 4 HOLIDAY
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Session 10 Monday, July 9
LBH, Capitals and Underlining, pp. 534-544.
APA, Capitalization and Italics, 3.12-.19, pp. 75-80.
ESSAY #3 (Revision) Due
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Session 11 Wednesday, July 11
Required: LBH, Abbreviations and Numbers, pp. 545-552.
APA, Abbreviations, pp. 80-89, and Numbers, pp. 99-105.
SECOND EXAM: LBH, Chapters 13, 14 (301-307), 20, 21, 31, 33,
34
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Session 12 Monday, July 16
Required: LBH, Choosing and Using Words, pp. 558-585.
APA, Manuscript Preparation & Sample Paper, 235-272.
ESSAY #4--CAUSE AND EFFECT- Sophisticated First Draft Due
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Session 13 Wednesday, July 18
Required: LBH, Glossary of Usage, pp. 925-932.
APA (continued), pp. 235-72.
RESEARCH REPORT- Sophisticated First Draft Due
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Session 14 Monday, July 23
Required: LBH, Glossary of Usage (continued), 933-942.
ESSAY #4 (Revision) Due
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Session 15 Wednesday, July 25
Review for Third Exam
Diagnostic Evaluation #2
RESEARCH REPORT (Revision) Due
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Session 16 Monday, July 30
THIRD EXAM: LBH, Chapters 35 & 36 and Glossary of Usage