ENGL102 Online course (need somebody to take it )

Grades:

This course is designed to improve the student’s writing. Therefore, grades are based upon rewriting. Each paper will be rewritten, taking the instructor’s marks and comments into consideration. The final grade for a paper will be the grade of the rewrite, so the student always has an opportunity to improve their grade. There will be two papers that will account for 50% of the student’s grade.  Weekly assignments will account for 50% of the grade.

Each paper will be given a numerical grade that will appear when the paper is returned. There will also be many marks on the paper. As a result of this grading, the student should have a clear idea on how to rewrite the paper. Below is a correspondence of numerical grades to letter grades so that the student may be aware of how they are doing in class.

Grades:

A      100-96                 C       73-76

A-     90-95                  C-     70-7

B+     89-87                  D+    67-69

B       86-83                   D      63-66

B-     80-82                            D-     60-62

C+     79-77                  F       59 and below

Note: The instructor reserves the right to return sloppy papers that demonstrate a clear lack of effort on the student’s part without grading them. (In such cases, the student will lose the opportunity to improve their grade upon rewriting.)

Extra Credit:

There is no extra credit in this course. The student is expected to spend the time and effort on the regular class material

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism occurs in an academic context when a student submits work that is in whole or in part written by someone else, but the student claims the work to be the student’s own.  In simple terms, the act is stealing or cheating. Plagiarism can be either intentional or unintentional. Intentionalplagiarism occurs when a student turns in a paper written by a fellow student or taken from the internet, or when a student deliberately copies sections from a secondary source without documenting the source. Unintentional plagiarism usually occurs when a student uses a secondary source and fails to properly document that source because the student does not understand the proper documentation of sources. Unintentional plagiarism, if corrected, does not constitute a violation of academic integrity. Intentional plagiarism does. College instructors are keenly aware of plagiarism and usually very adept at identifying it. The University of Indianapolis Academic Catalogue states: “University of Indianapolis students are expected to adhere to the ideal of academic integrity in all academic work. Academic honesty and respect for the work of others are considered inviolable tenets of an institution of higher education. Plagiarism and cheating are contrary to the ideal of academic integrity and are not tolerated. Plagiarism is defined as presenting the work of someone else as one’s own. Cheating is defined as dishonesty of any kind in connection with assignments or examinations; it applies to both giving and receiving unauthorized help. Students guilty of plagiarism or cheating are subject to disciplinary action that may include failure in the course involved or expulsion from the university. The disciplinary action is dependent upon the judgment of the instructor and the provost.” (52). The instructor for this course has no tolerance for plagiarism. Any instance of intentional plagiarism will result in the student receiving an “F” for the course.

Course Materials:

Milam, Michael C. A Practical Handbook for Writing in the Humanities. Belmont, CA:

Wadsworth, 2003. ISBN# 0-15-505015. (located in the “Resources” section of the course Ace site.)

Boccaccio, Giovanni. The Decameron.

Trans. Mark Musa and Peter Bondanella.

New York: Norton Critical Edition,  1977.

ISBN: 0-393-09132-5

Shakespeare, William. Hamlet

W. W. Norton & Company; Second Edition (January 17, 1992)

ISBN-10: 0393956636

Sophocles. Oedipus Tyrannus

W. W. Norton & Company; 70 edition (1 April 1970)

ISBN-10: 0393098745

Tolstoy, Leo.  Tolstoy’s Short Fiction

W. W. Norton & Company; Second Edition (May 20, 2008)

ISBN-13: 978-0393931501

Voltaire. Candide

W. W. Norton & Company; 2nd edition (March 17, 1991)

ISBN-10: 0393960587

Requirements:

There will be two essays (three-to-five pages). Each will be graded by the professor and then rewritten and resubmitted to the professor. The first essay will be an argumentative paper without references. The second will be a documented research paper.

Readings:

There will be an extensive reading assignment each week. The readings will be challenging, requiring time and the extensive use of a dictionary. (The professor recommends that the student buy a college-level dictionary. Most online dictionaries are inadequate for college work.) The professor will provide questions to be considered as the student reads the assignment.

Weekly Assignments:

The student will submit a weekly assignment of two double-spaced pages. These will be answers to the reading questions: one page, one answer. The weekly assignment will be due Fridays at 5:00.

Evaluation:

The final grade will be computed in the following manner: Papers: 50%; Weekly Assignments 50%.

Schedule:

Week 1: Sophocles. Read and study #1 through #8 in the “Resources” section of the Ace site.  Read and study “LitTerms” and “Tragedy 1-4” under “Resources” on the ACE site. Read (in this order) Oedipus Tyrannus: pp. vii-42; pp. 45-47; pp. 108-112; pp. 75-82; pp. 52-59; pp. 69-72; pp. 135-136; pp. 246-259. Under “Resources,” #9 through #13 should be consulted while writing assignments and papers. How to answer an essay question is in “19Essay Questions.”

Week 2: Boccaccio. Read The Decameron pp. ix-79; pp. 173-175; pp. 203-243. Under “Resources” study “Reading Boccaccio,” “Medieval Cosmology,” and “Medieval Cosmology 2,”  and questions are under “Boccaccio Questions.” Sophocles essay questions due. Thesis for first essay due.

Week 3: First Essay Due. Boccaccio essay questions due. Study #14 through #18 under “Resources.” Thesis for research paper due. First essay due. Boccaccio essay questions due.

Week 4: Shakespeare. Read Hamlet pp. vii-101; pp. 184-191; pp. 227-246. First essay rewrite due.

Week 5: Voltaire. Read Candide pp. ix-89; 181-196. Read under “Resources” “Enlightenment 1-3.” First draft of research paper due. Shakespeare essay questions due.

Week 6: Tolstoy. Read Tolstoy’s Short Fiction pp. 83-128; pp. 195-234; pp. 271-279; pp. 347-357; “How Much Land” and “REALISM” and “Tolstoy 1-3” in “Resources.” Voltaire essay questions due.

Week 7: Research paper rewrite due. Tolstoy essay questions due.