ENG 152: Writing from Sources

English and Communications Fall 2013 MWF 12:00-1:15 Instructor: Nell Novara Email: @eastwest.edu Blog: ENG152Fall2013.wordpress.com Required Text: Behrens and Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 12th Ed. Course Description: Writing from Sources introduces students to writing a summary, a critique, explanatory and argumentative syntheses, and an analysis. Students will learn how to read critically and evaluate arguments from a variety of sources. Goal: By the end of this course, students should be able to write a summary, a critique, explanatory and argumentative syntheses, and an analysis. They should also be familiar with paraphrasing and incorporating quotations into their own sentences. Course Objectives: At the end of this course students should be able to: Tell the difference between a summary, a critique, explanatory and argumentative syntheses, and an analysis Interpret charts and graphs Summarize and paraphrase Incorporate quotations into their own sentences Critically analyze different reading materials Evaluate authors arguments Show relation between the main idea and supporting evidence Discover paragraph and essay organization Use appropriate vocabulary A B C D F

Grade Scale: 90-100% 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% 0-60%

Course Rules: 1. Any reading or assignment should be completed for the day it is listed 2. NO LATE WORK will be accepted. 3. Unannounced, or pop quizzes will be given in class over a variety of topics

4. No extra credit will be given 5. There will be time allotted in class to work on assignments and essays 6. NO personal electronic devices are to be used during class time. I highly doubt that anything on Facebook will be relevant to our discussions. 7. Any attempts at plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you have questions about what constitutes plagiarism, please come and talk to me Attendance: Students are expected to attend each class meeting and arrive on time. Students who arrive 15 minutes late will be marked tardy, and two (2) tardies will be considered one absence. Students who arrive half an hour to an hour late will be marked absent. Final grades will drop by one letter grade if a student is absent four (4) or more times during the quarter. Class Blog: I will post ALL assignments and class information on the class blog, which can be found at: ENG152Fall2013.wordpress.com. It is extremely important that you check the blog often, as the assignment calendar will most likely change a bit as the course progresses. Assignments and documents will often be accompanied by photos and videos that I find interesting/funny, so please enjoy yourself.

Course Calendar
**All readings are DUE on the day listed. Also note that this schedule is likely to change, so make sure to be checking the blog!** WEEK ONE-Summary Monday, September 30 Wednesday, October 2 Friday, October 4 WEEK TWO-Summary Monday, October 7 Wednesday, October 9 Friday, October 11 WEEK THREE-Critique Monday, October 14 Read Chapter 2 48-52 Read We are Not Created Equal in Every War (52) Read Chapter 2 62-65 Read Chapter 3 66-70 Exercise 2.5 DUE Read Cinderella Stories Read Chapter 1 (33-45) Summaries DUE Class Introduction Read Chapter 1 (8-16) Read Chapter 1 (16-23)

Wednesday, October 16 Friday, October 18

WEEK FOUR-Critique Monday, October 21 Read A Mothers Day Kiss Off (418) Read Understanding Mom (422) Critique work Critique DUE

Wednesday, October 23 Friday, October 25

WEEK FIVE-Explanatory Synthesis Monday, October 28 Read Chapter 4 91-97 Read Global Warming: Beyond the Tipping Point (283) Read Chapter 4 97-107

Wednesday, October 30

Friday, November 1

Read Chapter 4 107-113 Read GM at 100: Is the Future Electric? (326)

WEEK SIX- Explanatory Synthesis Monday, November 4 Wednesday, November 6 Friday, November 8 Read Definitions: Work, Career, Profession, Vocation (207) Explanatory Synthesis work Explanatory Synthesis DUE

WEEK SEVEN- Argumentative Synthesis Monday, November 11 Wednesday, November 13 Friday, November 15 Read Chapter 5 132-140 Video Presentations Read Chapter 5 140-154

WEEK EIGHT- Argumentative Synthesis Monday, November 18 Wednesday, November 20 Friday, November 22 WEEK NINE-Analysis Monday, November 25 Wednesday, November 27 Friday, November 29 WEEK TEN-Analysis Monday, December 2 Ad presentations Read The Power of Situations (688) Analysis work Analysis DUE Read Chapter 6 182-188 Read Selling Happiness: Two Pitches from Mad Men (563) NO CLASS-HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Argumentative Synthesis work Read The Island in the Wind and Wind Power Puffery (346) Argumentative Synthesis DUE

Wednesday, December 4 Friday, December 6 WEEK ELEVEN-Wrap-up Monday, December 9 Friday, December 13

Presentations Finals/Course Eval