Hugh Gallagher.

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Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in Film.

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Examples of Specific Titles.

Essay #1

Essay #2

Essay #3

Essay #4

Exercise: My paper is about doing away with affirmative action. What would make a good title?

Editing Test.

Instructions: Consider your corrections for each sentence below. Do not avoid any grammatical issues.

1. Volkswagon is only having trouble with one of there new models.

2. The grand marshal gave his councel to whoever sought it.

3. Only one of the people who work in the lab is a vetinarian.

4. He claimed he knows a star athalete who will sign with the school.

5. He felt bad due to the unhygenic accomodations.

6. He looks like he can pitch real good.

7. Travelling acrost the U.S., it's vastness effected her.

8. Like I said, he should be like I and do like I do.9.He wanted to know if the criteria is valid

10. Joe told his wife Alice he likes his mistress better than her.

11. The hero was presented with an historic award by the Congressman.

12. This is different than and hopefully more preferrable over that.

13. Its easy to see the difference between she and I.

14. We must try and keep up with the Jones.

15. What kind of a woman could like those kind of men.

16. The principle reason for Lopez' dismissal was because he behaved wierd.

17. Neither her or him know how to play the ukalele.

18. Have you got a receipt for a clam chowder soup which won't make me nauseous.

Source: U. Kansas Web site

Assignment #3: What is Happiness?

Assignment #3: What is happiness?
Final draft due: Nov. 24, 2008
Length: 1,000 words

Assignment Goal and Purpose:
For this assignment you are writing an essay that defines happiness. Using at least four sources, as well as your own input, explain what it means to be happy. Make sure you are specific in all areas of the paper. You might want to address these points:

1) Is happiness an emotion? A state of mind? A physical state of being? (i.e. what is happiness' medium?)
2) What kinds of things help someone to be happy? What kinds of things hinder one's happiness?
3) How is happiness defined?
4) Distinguish between closely related terms (i.e. happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, enjoyment, peace, etc.)
5) What are others' conception of happiness? Why are they wrong?
6) What are the qualities of happiness? Is it fleeting or stagnant? Is it powerful or weak? Does one have to depend on anything external for happiness, or can it be attained only through the activities of the mind?

A successful paper will:
1.) Have well-supported and well-developed ideas.
2.) Be clear, focused, and unified.
3.) Successfully cite material from at least four sources. Three of these can be from your textbook. Your other source must be from an article, book, or a reliable Web site (see me if you don't know what reliable means).
4.) Use an engaging and appropriate style.
5.) Have a strong, clear thesis statement. This will be your definition of happiness.
6.) Anticipate and respond to objections others will make to your argument.
7.) Progress from idea to idea in a logical manner (use "link backs").
8.) Have very few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
9.) Not go off topic. For example, your paper should not be about demographics and what kinds of people are more likely to be happy.
10.) Have proper MLA citations and a works cited page.

Essay Structure and Organization: You are free to take risks in this area. My only requirement is that you do not use the five-paragraph formula. Also, your opening and closing paragraphs should function as such.

*Please email me or see me after class if you have questions or need advice.
*If you do not hand this in on time, I might not have it graded before the semester ends.

Essay Assignment #2.

Assignment #2:

Analysis of MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail

Due: Oct. 13, 2008
Length: 1,000-1,500 words

Assignment Goal and Purpose:

For this assignment you are to write a rhetorical analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail (pg. 910 of your text). The idea here is to dissect the letter, tell me what works, what doesn't work, and why. You may want to consider:

• A summary of his argument, his opponent's argument, and the editorial that prompted his letter (this immediately precedes the essay). (This should definitely be included.)
  
• The issue, the situation/historical context (what prompted him to write this letter), and his "thesis." (This also should definitely be included.)
• How does he establish goodwill and fairness between him and the reader?
• How does he respond to his opponent's views?
• Does he fairly present his opponent's views?
  
• What assumptions does he make? His opponents' assumptions?
• Is he convincing? Why or why not?
• Does he use ethos? Pathos? Logos? If so, how?
• Why does he refer to the Apostle Paul and Socrates?
• What is the function of King's last three paragraphs?
• Why does King use the words "openly" and "lovingly" when talking about breaking unjust laws?
• What is King's definition of "civil disobedience"?

Note: Do not hand me a list of answers to these questions. These are ideas to help you; you do not need to answer all of them. If you need a model, please refer to pg. 187 of your text for a student sample.

A successful paper will:

1.) Have well-supported and well-developed ideas.
2.) Be clear, focused, and unified.
3.) Use an engaging and appropriate style.
4.) Have a strong, clear thesis statement. This will guide the rest of your paper.
5.) Anticipate and respond to objections others will make to your argument.
6.) Progress from idea to idea in a logical manner.
7.) Have very few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.



*Please email me or see me after class if you have questions or need advice.

Grammar Review 9/22/08.

This Grammar Review will be about run-ons. See this site for an explanation of what run-ons are and how to detect them. I think we touched on run-ons in class, but the above site will be a helpful refresher.


For homework, please construct ten run-ons. Five of them should use a comma splice, and five of them should be fused. After you're done each sentence, re-write it correctly.

Essay #1.

Assignment #1: Drug Legalization

Rough draft due: Sept. 29, 2008
Length: 1,000-1,300 words

Assignment Goal and Purpose:

For this assignment you are to write an essay that takes a stand. Let me repeat that. You are to write an essay that takes a stand. Do not write something half-hearted or wishy-washy. I don't care if your paper supports the legalization of drugs or prohibits it; however, your paper must make it clear why your stance should be adopted. Your goal is to show the reader why your thesis is the most reasonable option.

A successful paper will:

1.) Have well-supported and well-developed ideas.
2.) Be clear, focused, and unified.
3.) Successfully cite material from at least two essays in your book (p. 659-695). Use at least one essay for legalization and one essay against it.
4.) Use an engaging and appropriate style.
5.) Have a strong, clear thesis statement. This will guide the rest of your paper.
6.) Anticipate and respond to objections others will make to your argument.
7.) Progress from idea to idea in a logical manner.
8.) Have very few errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Essay Structure and Organization:

You are free to take risks in this area. My only requirement is that you do not use the five-paragraph formula. Also, your opening and closing paragraphs should function as such.


*Please email me or see me after class if you have questions or need advice.

Documentation.

If you need help with formatting, visit this site.

Grammar Review - 9/15/08.

Please identify the subject(s) and predicate(s) in each sentence below. If you need help, visit this site for subjects, and this site for verbs.

1. John sat on the bench.
2. Susan, my sister’s friend, came over for dinner.
3. Going to the store is what John likes to do.
4. The first person to arrive on time will be given a bonus.
5. At the bottom of the sea you will find great treasures.
6. Nobody doubts his integrity.
7. All that is gold does not glitter.
8. John took the car and Mary went to the store.
9. Six Denver-area friends piled into a Chevy Suburban to head out to a high school dance.
10. She had not been drinking, but she lost control of the sport utility vehicle.
11. It rolled over and crashed.
12. One passenger was left paralyzed.
13. Another, 15-year-old Jeremy Bottoms, lost his life.
14. Bottoms' father is convinced that his son lost his life, partly because the teen driver was
behind the wheel of an SUV.
15. More than 6,000 teenagers die every year in motor vehicle crashes.


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Syllabus

Syllabus for English Composition II
Camden County College
Fall, 2008
Professor Ryan Flanagan

Contact Info:

My Cell Phone: 609.605.8656 (please use only for emergencies)

My Email Address: rflanagan@camdencc.edu

Office Hours and Locations: See me or email for appointment

Course Objectives:

1. At the completion of English Comp II, students will be able to write short essays that support and expound a reasonable, self-developed thesis. Students will be able to synthezise ecclectic research and utilize various patterns of rhetoric to engage readers with a cogent, organized essay.

2. Students will be able to write clear, accurate, grammatically correct essays that show sufficient ability to state and support a position, to analyze, to exemplify ideas, and to summarize or paraphrase others’ published works, using appropriate references and avoiding plagiarism.

3. Students will be able to revise for clarity, consistency, coherence, and wordiness, and to proofread and correct errors in agreement, incomplete and run-on sentences, verb tense and form, pronoun reference, modification, spelling, and mechanics (punctuation and capitalization).

Course Description:

This course teaches students how to analyze readings, craft convincing arguments, and compose grammatically correct, organized expositions.

Required Texts and Materials:
1. Barnet, Sylvan and Bedau, Hugo, Current Issues and Enduring Questions. 8th edition. Bedford/St. Martin's: Boston, 2008.
2. An IBM compatible, high density, formatted disk OR a USB flashdrive.
3. A notebook in which to take notes.
4. A folder in which to hold your essays.

Course Requirements and Percentages:

* Each essay: 10%
* Research Paper: 15%
* Departmental Essay Examination: 20 %
* Cumulative quiz score: 25%

Grading System for Essays:

A = Excellent (A+ = 98; A = 95; A- = 92)
This paper must have zero to few mistakes in grammar and/or punctuation, and must be free of awkward or wordy sentence structure. It must have a clearly stated thesis and be very well organized. Language should be creative and detailed (void of unsupported claims).

B = Good (B+ = 88; B = 85; B- = 82)
This paper will have few mistakes in grammar and/or punctuation and have very few spots of awkward or wordy language. It will be well organized and creative, with a clear thesis statement. Language will be mostly detailed.

C = Satisfactory/Fair (C+ = 78; C =75; C- = 72)
This paper will have noticeable mistakes in grammar and/or punctuation and may have several areas of awkward language. It will be organized in a rudimentary fashion and may have an unclear thesis statement. Language will be mostly general and may possess few concrete examples. It will lack essential creativity.

F = Unsatisfactory/Needs improvement (F = 60)

The following criteria (one or several in combination) may make your paper result in an “F”:
· Plagiarized essays (See my policy on plagiarism)
· Essays that do not meet format guidelines.
· Essays that do not meet length guidelines.
· Essays missing a thesis statement.
· Essays with serious organizational problems.
· Essays with serious errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or syntax.
· Essays that are confusing or offensive to a general readership.

Grading System for Final Grades:
0-69 F
70-79 C
80-89 B
90-100 A

Attendance:

Having one absence for a legitimate reason is understandable. However, this section only meets once per week, and missing two classes is equivalent to missing six classes in a section that meets thrice per week. Do not miss more than two classes. More than two absences will seriously jeopardize your grade.

Note: If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to see me about missed handouts and/or assignments.

Lateness:
Being a few minutes late once or twice is understandable; being late more than that is not, which is when each tardiness will equal half an absence. If you continue to arrive late, please withdraw from the course.

Missed Quizzes:
If you miss a quiz, you will have to wait until the “make-up” day at the end of the semester before you can take it.

Late Essays:
Do not wait until the last minute to write or type your assignments because if you do, you may discover that your printer is out of ink, that you have run out of paper, or that your computer has crashed, etc. These are unacceptable excuses for late work. Stock your house with extra paper and ink, save your work to a disk, and learn how to email your work to yourself. Create an emergency plan for what to do if a computer-related emergency occurs. This means using a computer on campus, at Kinko’s, or at a friend or family member’s house.

Essays submitted one class period late will be marked down ½ a letter grade (before any other deductions).
· Essays submitted two class periods late will be marked down an entire letter grade (before any other deductions).
· Essays submitted three or more class periods late cannot earn higher than a C (Other deductions might earn the paper a failing grade).
· If two weeks have passed since the due-date of a rough draft or final draft of an essay, that essay may NOT be submitted, and it will earn a zero.

Cheating:
If you cheat during a quiz or exam, you will get an automatic zero on the exam, which could hold enough weight to make you fail the entire course.

Plagiarism:
Plagiarism occurs when a person knowingly or unknowingly uses someone else’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person. Plagiarism is theft. If you use someone else’s words or copy someone else’s paper when you type essays for this class, you will earn a zero on the paper with no opportunity to redo it for credit. It is always immediately obvious when a student uses someone else’s words because English professors are trained to notice.

Use of Technology:

Cell Phones, Blackberry Devices, Etc: You may not use your cell phone or BlackBerry during class, and these devices may not be left on desk surfaces. If any student reads a textmessage, sends a textmessage, answers a phone call, makes a phone call, or flips open the phone to read menus, type, or surf the Internet, all students must take an immediate cell-phone quiz based on whatever topic I am covering. Moreover, all cell phones and BlackBerries must be set to SILENT or shut off completely.

Headphones and Bluetooths: Headphones and Bluetooths may NOT be left in any students’ ears, even if the student is not listening to music or talking on the phone. Headphones and Bluetooths left in ears will result in a loss of 10 class participation points for each occurrence as well as a headphone quiz.
Computers: You may not surf the Internet, type emails, or otherwise use the computer during class unless your teacher gives you permission. Each time a person clicks a mouse or otherwise uses the computer when not permitted, all students will have to take an immediate computer quiz on whatever topic the teacher is covering.

SAVING WRITING ASSIGNMENTS ON THE COMPUTER
If you are using Microsoft Word, you will not have to worry about saving your work in a special way. Simply save it as you normally would. If, however, you are using a Macintosh computer or if you are using Microsoft Works or anything other than Microsoft Word, you MUST save your work with file extensions of .rtf (rich text file). To do this, go to “File” and “Save.” When the save box opens, go to “Save as Type” and scroll down with the arrow until you see “rich text file.” Select this. Otherwise, you will not be able to access your work on computers at school.

Tutoring:
You may go to the Tutoring Centers at these locations:

Blackwood Library, 3rd Floor: (856) 227-7200, ext. 4276
Camden Campus, Room 514C: (856) 968-1359
Cherry Hill Rohrer Center E-Library: (856) 874-6001

These services are free, so please take advantage of them.

Computer Lab:
There are several computer labs on campus, available to all students.

Additional Assistance:
Students who have a physical or learning disability and are entitled to a classroom accommodation must inform me and provide documentation from the Program for Academically Challenged Students (PACS). That office is here to assist and support you.

Schedule

English Comp. II
Professor Flanagan
Fall 2008
Schedule: Sept. 8 - Dec. 22

Note: This schedule is subject to change from week to week.

Week 1: Sept. 8

Introductions
Review of syllabus
Introduction to/discussion of textbook
Critical thinking exercises and review of chapter 1
HW: Read p. 31-51. Do questions #1-8 pg. 50.

Week 2: Sept. 15

Review reading and questions.
Review p. 31-51.
Parts of Speech
Sentence Types
Identifying Subjects
Identifying Verbs

Myth quiz?
Essay Assignment 1: due week 4 (9/29)
Hw: Read p.177-191. Questions #1-5 on p.184. Grammar review.

Week 3: Sept. 22

Review reading and questions.
Go over grammar review.
Go over prewriting/questions about essay assignment.
Thesis statements, types of intros.
Developing ideas.
ROs, clauses, semicolons v. colons.
Sentence Types & parts of speech?
HW: Read p. 221-255. Do exercise on p.255. Grammar review.

Week 4: Sept. 29

Review homework.
Homework Quiz #1?
Review reading.
Research project (Due Dec. 1).
Essay assignment #2.
Intro to ethos, pathos, logos.
Semicolons.
Essay Assignment 2: due week 6 (10/13)
HW: Read p.75-103. Work on MLK analysis. Work on Final Research Paper.

Week 5: Oct. 6

Library Tutorial at Robeson Library (meet in regular classroom first)
Review reading and questions.
HW: Read p. 337-355. Grammar review.

Week 6: Oct. 13

Review reading.
Review papers.
Apostrophes.
Direct and Indirect Statement.
Plurals.
HW: Read p. 325-355. Grammar review?
Revisions due Monday, Oct. 20.

Week 7: Oct. 20

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #5
Evidence
Parallelism
Comparison
Essay Assignment 3: due week 9 (11/3)
HW: Read p. 381-389. Grammar review.

Week 8: Oct. 27

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #6
Refutation
Clarity
Wordiness
HW: Read p. 417-424. Grammar review.

Week 9: Nov. 3

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #7
Documentation
Research project group work
Citations
Works Cited Page
Sample Research Paper
Agreement Errors
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement
Essay Assignment 4: due week 12 (11/24)
HW: Read p. 453-461. Grammar review.

Week 10: Nov. 10

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #8
Research project group work
The Brief
Single Word Modifiers
Phrase Modifiers
HW: Read p. 465-470. Grammar review.

Week 11: Nov. 17

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #9
Selections from arguments
Research Paper Samples
Pronouns
Case
Research Project: due week 13 (12/1)
HW: Work on final paper(s).

Week 12: Nov. 24

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #10
Departmental Essay Examination Preparation
Pronoun Reference
Mixed Constructions
HW: Grammar review.

Week 13: Dec. 1

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #11
Departmental Essay Examination
Logic
Deduction
Induction
Fallacies

Week 14: Dec. 8

Review reading and questions.
Homework Quiz #12
Indirect Argument

Week 15: Dec. 15

Oral Presentations