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Composition II! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Instructor: Laura MartinezENC 1102-B005 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:00am-noon, and by appointment Email: lauram@mail.ucf.eduM,T,W,TH 12:00-1:50pm, CL1 303 Office: CNH 305 D3 Credit Hours

Course Description

This  course  will  help  you  develop  your  ability  to  approach  research  and  writing  rhetorically  and  will  prepare  you  to  participate  in  the  discourse  communities  of  your  disciplines  or  majors.  You  will  learn  how  to  analyze  and  join  scholarly  conversations,  in  the  process  honing  your  research,  citation,  rhetorical  framing,  revision,  and  other  skills  necessary  for  successful  writing  in  the  university.

• To  develop  an  awareness  of  how  writing  functions  to  produce  and  sustain  knowledge  within  different  university  disciplines

• To  understand  rhetorical  concepts  such  as  discourse  community,  activity  systems,  and  genre.

• To  analyze  the  rhetorical  moves  used  within  and  across  disciplinary  discourse  communities.

• To  adapt  writing—including  invention,  style,  arrangement,  and  integration  of  sources—to  the  conventions  of  changing  disciplinary  discourse  communities.

• To  expand  and  re@ine  primary  and  secondary  research  skills,  understanding  how  they  apply  to  majors  or  disciplines.

• To  build  con@idence  in  writing  expertise  and  rhetorical  knowledge.

Course Objectives Gordon Rule:

ENC  1102  is  a  Gordon  Rule  course.  You  must  earn  at  least  a  C-­‐  and  write  a  minimum  of  four  works  of  evaluated  writing  in  order  to  ful@ill  the  university  and  state  Gordon  Rule  requirements.  You  must  turn  in  all  major  assignments  in  this  course  to  meet  those  requirements.  

Required Texts

Course  readings  to  be  found  on  our  LiveText  site:• Selections  from  Bawarshi  and  Reiff,  Genre:  An  Introduction  to  History,  Theory,  Research,  and  Pedagogy• Selections  from  Beaufort,  College  Writing  and  Beyond• Devitt,  Amy.  "Generalizing  About  Genre:  New  Conceptions  of  an  Old  Concept."  College  Composition  and  Communication  44  (1993):  573-­‐86.

• Selections  from  Bawarshi,  Genre  and  the  Invention  of  the  Writer

Note:  It  is  your  responsibility  to  register  your  LiveText  account  on  the  @irst  day  of  class,  and  to  check  our  LiveText  site  daily.  

     NOTE:  Additional  readings  will  be  provided  via  LiveText.  It  is  your  responsibility  to  access  them.  

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! ! ! ! ! ! 100 Points totalParticipation  (5  points):  Participation  is  calculated  at  the  instructor’s  discretion.  If  you  are  concerned  about  your  participation  grade,  please  contact  me  *before*  the  end  of  the  semester,  so  that  you  have  a  chance  for  improvement.  Queries  about  your  participation  grade  will  not  be  acknowledged  after  the  last  day  of  class.  Your  engagement  in  the  course  will  be  broken  down  into  the  following  categories:1) Attendance:  In  order  to  engage  in  class  discussion,  it  is  imperative  that  you  attend  regularly.  Attendance  will  be  taken  

daily.  After  your  second  absence,  you  should  be  seriously  concerned  about  your  participation  grade,  since  you  cannot  participate  in  class  activities  if  you  are  not  in  class.  

2) In-­Class  Discussion:  You  should  strive  to  make  a  substantive  contribution  to  class  discussion  during  each  meeting.  If  you  are  unclear  about  a  particular  concept,  it  is  likely  that  some  of  your  peers  may  have  the  same  questions.  Asking  questions  and  clarifying  concepts  for  others    will  greatly  increase  your  participation  grade.  Failure  to  do  so  on  a  consistent  basis  will  negatively  impact  your  participation  grade.  

3) Conferences  and  Workshops:  We  will  schedule  individual  conferences  throughout  the  semester  to  discuss  your  progress  and  research.  Attendance  at  these  conferences  is  mandatory,  and  failure  to  attend  your  conferences  on  time  will  negatively  impact  your  participation  grade.  We  will  also  hold  workshops  for  each  of  your  major  assignments.  You  must  bring  a  draft  to  each  workshop,  and  must  provide  substantive  feedback  to  your  peers.  

               Readings/Research  Journal  and  Homework  (5  points):  In  order  to  encourage  active  class  discussions,  you  will  be  required  to  keep  up  with  class  readings.  On  some  days,  you  will  be  asked  to  post  your  response  to  our  class  readings  on  our  Facebook  group.  On  other  occasions,  you  will  be  asked  to  annotate  your  readings  in  your  Reading/Research  Journal.  This  can  be  an  electronic  or  physical  journal  where  you  keep  track  of  your  readings  and  research  throughout  the  semester.  The  journal  will  be  collected  at  several  points  throughout  the  semester.  

Preliminary  Genre  Analysis  (15  points):  An  in-­‐depth  discussion  of  a  genre  of  your  choice.  

Annotated  Bibliography    (20  points):  Working  bibliography  of  your  research  complete  with  evaluations  and  genre  analysis.  

Line  of  Inquiry  Paper  (  20  points):  Paper  tracking  a  conversation  and  line  of  argument  within  a  disciplinary  discourse  community  and  report  on  the  relationship  between  the  research  conducted  in  a  target  article,  and  a  series  of  other  articles  referenced  in  the  target  article.  This  assignment  will  include  an  analysis  of  the  way  the  target  article  con@irms,  departs  from,  or  extends  the  methods,  @indings,  and/or  conclusions  of  the  earlier  conversations.  

Final  Project  (15  points):  After  tracing  a  line  of  inquiry  within  your  discipline,  you  will  design  a  project  that  re@lect  the  genre  conventions  of  your  discipline  while  presenting  an  overview  of  the  conversation  you  researched.  

Final  Portfolio  and  RePlection  (15  points):  A  @inal  course  re@lection  and  compilation  of  your  work  to  be  turned  in  during  our  @inal  exam  time.

Final  Presentations  (5  points):  A  group  presentation  discussing  what  you  have  learned  about  genres

G R A D I N G

Grading Scale: A 94-100 A- 90-93 B+ 87-89 B 84-86 B- 80-83 C+ 77-79 C 74-76  C-­‐    70-­‐73  F      Below  70

UCF does not allow A+ grades

No incompletes are given in ENC 1101 or 1102 courses

The grade of NC (no credit) can be assigned at the teacher’s discretion only if the student completed all course work on time and attended class regularly but was unable to write at the level appropriate for ENC 1102.

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Plagiarism

Many incidents of plagiarism result from students’ lack of understanding about what constitutes plagiarism. However, you are expected to familiarize yourself with UCF’s policy on plagiarism, and to consult your instructor and your handbook if you are unsure of how to document sources. All work you submit must be your own scholarly and creative efforts. UCF’s Golden Rule defines plagiarism as follows: “whereby another’s work is used or appropriated without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work is the student’s own.” Plagiarism or cheating might result in an F for the assignment or an F for the entire course, depending on the teacher’s discretion. The instructor might also assign a Z grade, which will appear on your transcript and denote academic dishonesty.

ADA

The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact the professor at the beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will be provided until the student has met with the professor to request accommodations. Students who need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services, Student Resource Center Room 132, phone (407) 823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone (407) 823-2116, before requesting accommodations from the professor.

UWC

The University Writing Center (UWC) is a free resource for UCF undergraduates and graduates. At the UWC, a trained writing consultant will work individually with you on anything you're writing (in or out of class), at any point in the writing process from brainstorming to editing. Appointments are recommended, but not required. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the UWC website at http://www.uwc.ucf.edu, stop by MOD 608, or call 407.823.2197.

Late Work and Make-up Policy

In order to be successful in this course, it is imperative that you submit all of your work on time. You must submit all major assignments in order to pass the course. I do accept late work, but you will be deducted one full letter grade for each day late, including weekends and days in between classes. If you email me your assignments, I will reply with my comments electronically. Any assignment submitted after our regular class time will be counted late.If you are absent, it is your responsibility to contact me for any work that you need to make up. If you are absent on the day that an assignment is due, however, you will still be penalized for late submission. Be sure to make prior arrangements with me if you know that you will be missing class on the day that an assignment is due.

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What you can expect from me:• I will do my best to be available to answer questions in and outside of class.• I will do my best to respond promptly to your questions via e-mail (within 24 hours during

weekdays). • I will provide you with ample feedback on your writing. It is my goal to give you the chance to

understand why you earned a particular grade, and/or why you didn’t. • I will address you with respect, both in person and via e-mail.• I will do my best to return your work to you with feedback in a timely manner.

What I will expect from you:• You are expected to have a Knights email account and check it regularly. This is how I will

communicate important updates. We will also be communicating via our Webcourses section and Facebook page. You are not required to have a Facebook page, but can choose to participate in our discussions through that medium.

• You are not to have laptops or other electronics open during class unless you have been instructed to do so for writing and/or researching. If you are texting during class, I will assume that you are choosing not to engage in class discussion, and will mark you absent for that class session.

• You will address your instructor and your peers with respect, both in person and via e-mail.• You will come to class on time. Three tardies count as one absence. • You will submit all of your assignments typed. You must also have access to printer, as you

will be required to print some of your readings and assignments.

This syllabus is subject to change at instructor’s discretion

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NOTE: I guarantee that this schedule will change throughout the semester. Please note any changes discussed during class.

Date In class Homework

Monday, June 25th Introduction to course and syllabus discussion. Discuss your majors and texts within those majors. What are genres? How do they function in discourse communities?

Start your reading/research journal. Write: What genres are most significant in your life right now? How so?

Start reading and annotating Bawarshi and Reiff:http://thelemming.com/lemming/POP-CULTURE/Materiality%20and%20Genre.pdf

Tuesday, June 26th Discuss Bawarshi and Reiff. Introduction to genres. Start preliminary genre analysis.

Finish reading and annotating Bawarshi and Reiff. Start gathering your genres for preliminary genre analysis.

Wednesday, June 27th Discuss Devitt and continue working on preliminary genre analysis.

Read and annotate Devitt. Continue gathering your genres for preliminary genre analysis.

Thursday, June 28th Work on preliminary genre analysis paper in class. Draft due on Tuesday.

Finish reading and annotating Devitt. Start working on preliminary genre analysis.

Monday, July 2nd Work on preliminary genre analysis paper in class. Draft due on Tuesday.

Work on preliminary genre analysis paper and bring full draft to class on Tuesday.

Tuesday, July 3rd Workshop preliminary genre analysis Revise preliminary genre analysis and bring final draft on Wednesday.

Wednesday, July 4th No Class Continue research and annotations and bring what you have to class on Thursday.

Thursday, July 5th Research day. Research databases and work on annotations.

Continue research and annotations and bring at least 5 finished annotations on Tuesday

Monday, July 9th Add genre analysis to annotations in class Finish your annotations

Tuesday, July 10th Add genre analysis to annotations in class Continue working on genre analysis of annotations and bring what you have to class

Wednesday, July 11th Continue working on genre analysis of annotations Finish genre analysis of annotations and bring full draft to class for workshop

Thursday, July 12th Workshop annotated bib with annotations and genre analysis

Finish annotated bib and bring final draft to class on Monday.

Monday, July 16th Start line of inquiry papers in class Continue working on line of inquiry papers and bring what you have to class on Tuesday

Tuesday, July 17th Continue line of inquiry papers in class Continue working on line of inquiry papers and bring what you have to class on Wednesday

Wednesday, July 18th Continue working on line of inquiry papers in class

Continue working on line of inquiry papers and bring full draft for workshop on Thursday

Thursday, July 19th Workshop line of inquiry papers in class Revise line of inquiry papers and bring final copy on Monday

Monday, July 23rd Final copy of inquiry papers due. Small group meetings to discuss final projects

Work on final projects

Tuesday, July 24th Small group meetings to discuss final projects. Work on final projects

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Date In Class Homework

Wednesday, July 25th Workshop final projects Finish final projects and bring to class on Thursday

Thursday, July 26th Final projects due in class. Discuss portfolios and presentations

Work on portfolios and presentations

Monday, July 30th Work on portfolios and presentations Work on portfolios and presentations

Tuesday, July 31st Presentations Work on portfolios and presentations

Wednesday, August 1st Presentations Work on portfolios and presentations

Thursday, August 2nd Presentations. Portfolios due.