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WRTG 150 - Honrs Writing + Rhetoric, sect 43; Winter 2014

B152 JFSB, MWF from 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Name: Kylie Turley
Office Location: 180 HGB
Office Phone: 801-422-3101
Email: kylieturley@gmail.com

Course Information

Materials


  • Focus: A Student Perspective on the Honors Program--by Johnson, Lisa

  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th Edition--by MLA Association

  • Readings for Intensive Writers Sixth Edition, Ed Susan Morris

Learning Outcomes

  1. Use rhetoric responsibly to compose arguments in a variety of genres for specific audiences and purposes.

  2. Critically read different types of texts, including representative texts from the six Great Works categories: literature, art, music/dance, theater, film, and science. Critical reading includes

  1. analyzing how a text functions in a specific situation, community, or public;

  2. analyzing the nuances of language (diction, figures of speech, tone, etc.);

  3. identifying and evaluating the elements of an argument—claims, reasons, assumptions, and ethical, emotional, and logical appeals.

  1. Write coherent and unified texts (effective introductions, clear theses, supporting details, transitions, and strong conclusions) using a flexible and effective writing process, including prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.

  1. Use style—diction, figurative language, tone, grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics—genre, conventions, and document design correctly and for rhetorical effect.

  1. Navigate the library to locate primary and secondary sources, evaluate the appropriateness and credibility of those sources, and effectively incorporate and accurately document outside sources in a research paper.

POLICIES:

Attendance is mandatory.  While some of your learning takes place out of class as you write your own essays, much of your learning is done through peer workshopping, class lectures, discussions, individual and group activities, and in-class writing.  You will miss out on much of what this course offers if you are not in class. Beginning after the add deadline, you get 6 “free” absences (2 weeks of class).  After that each absence = -10 points.  Be here! And be on time!  2 tardy marks = 1 absence, so please don’t be consistently late.

If you miss class or are tardy, you are responsible to find out what you missed and learn it. Please talk to your classmates first. If, after asking a number of peers, you still do not understand, come talk to me.



Classroom Procedures: NOTE ON THE HONOR CODE: Please follow the Dress Standards in class. I may or may not ask you to go home and change, but be assured that I do notice--and I am not impressed.

Peer Reviews:  We spend a lot of time doing drafts and peer reviews for each major paper.  You are expected to post a quality draft on Digital Dialog—a draft that is as far as you can personally take it. Posting a sloppy or an incomplete draft will cause your final paper grade to be docked up to 5%. Here is an overview of how we’ll “workshop” in class:

  1. At least 48 hours BEFORE you conduct a workshop, you will post your draft on Digital Dialog.

  2. Students will read your draft and post at least significant comments about it. Post comments on Digital Dialog before class. (up to -5 points for not providing written feedback or for providing silly or inconsequential comments. Be aware that Digital Dialog posts the time.) Your three comments may be responses to other comments.

  3. You will each provide a 1-2 page “long critique” of one paper. Post your long critique on Digital Dialog with “Long Critique” in subject line BEFORE class. See handout on long critique guidelines for more information.

  4. On your workshop day, come prepared mentally, emotionally and intellectually to receive helpful criticism. Bring two copies of your paper and/or bring your laptop.

I reserve the right to implement a quiz policy if students are not reading the papers and contributing significant comments.

Grading Policies

Grading Scale

Grades

Points

A

930 points

A-

900 points

B+

870 points

B

830 points

B-

800 points

C+

770 points

C

730 points

C-

700 points

80% of your grade (800 points) comes from your major papers. You may not revise your papers after the due date; the time to rewrite is BEFORE something is due. I can meet with you one-on-one. Make an appointment. I check my email, but not multiple times per day—so please don’t email me at 11 pm and think I’ll respond immediately. 

Major Papers:  Please hand in the final copy of each major paper in a pocket folder. All major papers are to be typed, double-spaced, formatted in MLA style (heading, page numbering and citing), and written on standard paper (8 ½ x 11) with standard margins (1 inch) and standard fonts. All final copies must be accompanied by (at least) 2 drafts. A final paper un-escorted by two drafts will automatically be docked 10 points per missing draft, though drafts may be emailed instead of printed.  I assume you already know, understand, and implement good English grammar.  Besides me, your peers and both your MLA handbook and grammar packet, the writing lab in 4026 JKB is an excellent resource for writing problems. IT support and formatting training is available at train.byu.edu.

Major Papers will be graded on the "Dress for Success/All or Nothing" Grammar Plan. See the handout for details. Note that you can earn back points by finding and correcting poor grammar choices.



Late Work:  I pick up papers first thing on the day they are due.  After that, work is late.  Late work loses one letter grade per day (the first “day” begins the moment after I’ve collected papers). Emergencies can happen; I can be merciful for legitimate reasons—when notified BEFORE class. Papers emailed (that I have to print) will receive a shipping and handling fee of -5 points.

0-5-10 Work: These short assignments will help you practice your writing skills, understand course material,support your peers in their writing, and learn to edit and revise your own writing. I expect everyone to get “10s”-- that means 10% (100 points) of your grade can easily be perfect! A “5" grade means that although you attempted the assignment, there are some serious flaws. You may revise a 5 grade one time. A “0" means you either did not do the assignment or put little if any effort into it. A “0” may not be revised.

Special Assignments:

Library Tests:  You are required to do two library assignments: (1) Library Audio Tour and Assignment and (2) Sources Assignment. These two library assignments will be graded on a pass/fail basis. Passing is 80%. Please look at the handout in "Content."

  1.  Library Audio Tour & Assignment: Check out an iPod touch (or use your own) from the Learning commons desk and complete written assignment. 

  2. Sources Assignment: Assigned at first library date.

Grammar Tests:  You need to take a grammar pretest before January 24. It is for assessment purposes only.  This test is accessed at: webclips.byu.edu. Remember your login ID because you will take a grammar posttest at the end of the semester. The posttest is for a pass/fail grade-- passing is 80%.

Schedule

Date

Class

Readings

Assignments

M - Jan 06

Welcome & Syllabus

MLA xxi

FOCUS Ashby 5






W - Jan 08

Critical Analysis: Literary Analysis intro
Dress for Success Grammar Plan

READ: McInelly 77;  Tate 106

FOCUS Earl 137



Bring your Book of Mormon to class!

F - Jan 10

Critical Analysis: Literary Techniques and Perspectives

READ Walker 111; Nielsen 117




M - Jan 13

Critical Analysis: RhetoricalAssignment

MLA 41-50

READ: Hatch 123; Plummer 3; Clark 43



Bring your Book of Mormon to class!

W - Jan 15

Analysis Readings Discussion
Assign Peer Review Training

READ: King 180; Hughes 280; Jefferson 314  + any other READ reading that you find interesting or persuasive




F - Jan 17

Rough Draft ReviewThesisFocus and Flow

READ: Trimble 52

FOCUS Thesis 140

FOCUS (Choose 1 of 3 to read; skim other 2): 145, 149, 151


Literary analysis – rough draft
Rhetorical analysis – rough draft

M - Jan 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday







W - Jan 22

Using and placing evidencePeer Review Training

READ: Elbow and Belanoff 61

Peer Review Presentation
Grammar Presentation--Status Marking Errors

F - Jan 24

Group Conferencing

READ: Harrison 86 – 89

FOCUS: Revising and Proofreading 230



New Draft of Critical Analysis

M - Jan 27

Workshop
Topic Tango Assignment

Student Papers

Analysis Critique
Grammar Presentation--Very Serious Errors

W - Jan 29

WorkshopEmphasis

READ Harrison 89 - end 

Analysis Critique
Grammar Presentation – Serious Errors

F - Jan 31

WorkshopTechniques of Emphasis

Student papers
FOCUS: Political Correctness 252, Title 194, Genre 56

Analysis Critique
Analysis Critique

M - Feb 03

Research: Everyday Research
Choosing a Topic

MLA 8-38

FOCUS: Koster 237, Kairos 222



Critical Analysis
Topic Tango


W - Feb 05

Narrowing your Topic FishbowlResearch Process Paper Assignment







F - Feb 07

Research Readings Discussion

READ: Bahr and Loveless 208; Lewis 154

FOCUS: Werner 263; Earp and Taylor 267






M - Feb 10

Library Visit--2231 HBLLFinding Sources

FOCUS: Fujiki and Taylor 29

Library Test--tour

W - Feb 12

Research: Avoiding Plagiarism

MLA 52-61; 92-94; 97-104

READ Campbell 193



FOCUS: Brinton 259




F - Feb 14

Incorporating sources into writing

READ: 2 essays that use sources




M - Feb 17

Presidents Day Holiday







T - Feb 18

Monday Instruction
Group Work Day




Library Test--Sources Assignment

W - Feb 19

Library Visit--2231 HBLLEvaluating Sources/Credible Sources

FOCUS: Kaiser 253




F - Feb 21

Library Visit--2231Finding Sources







M - Feb 24

MLA format in Research

MLA Handbook--Bring book to class!--116-118; 216-219

.Grammar Presentation – Moderately Serious Errors

W - Feb 26

Peer Workshop

Student papers

Grammar Presentation
Research Critique

Grammar Presentation – Minor or Unimportant Errors

F - Feb 28

Peer WorkshopIntroductions and Conclusions







M - Mar 03







Library Research Paper

W - Mar 05

Persuasive Writing: How to Persuade (considering Audience and Values)

READ: Kurzer 139; Wood 145; (re-read) Hatch 123




F - Mar 07

Persuasive Writing: How to Persuade (considering Logos--Argument & Counterargument)QKS Survey Open

READ: Barry 143; Rogers 149




M - Mar 10

Persuasive Writing: Logic & Argument Mapping

READ: Bell 162; King 180

DRAFT 1 of Persuasive Paper--THESIS & OUTLINE--10 points!

W - Mar 12

Persuasive Readings
Revising Prose

READ: Smith 242; Tisdale 219




F - Mar 14

Personal Workshop: Day-by-Day Revision Plan
Logical Fallacies
Teacher Consultations

FOCUS: Soderberg  241

DRAFT 2 of Persuasive Paper--10 points!

M - Mar 17

Personal Workshop: Day-by-Day Revision Plan

FOCUS: Koenig and Savage 247

Bring in hard copies of your sources--at least 3!

W - Mar 19

Personal Workshop: Day-by-Day Revision Plan
Voice




Persuasive Critique

F - Mar 21

Peer Workshop **
The Fun, FINAL, FOOD Workshop for your Persuasive Research Paper!


Student papers

Bring a hard copy of  your Persuasive Research Paper

M - Mar 24

Personal Writing: Narrative Techniques

READ: Hughes 280, Potter 302




W - Mar 26

Personal Writing: Narrative Techniques

READ: Asplund-Campbell 284

Persuasive Research Paper

F - Mar 28

Personal Writing: Essay

READ: Quindlen 282; Lewis 292; Takabori 297




M - Mar 31

Personal Writing: Experimenting with Essay







W - Apr 02

Personal Writing: Shaping







F - Apr 04

Words, Words, Words

READ or FOCUS: re-read your favorite 3 articles from this semester and be prepared to point out your top 3 favorite beautiful sentences from each!

Draft of Personal Paper
Grammar posttest

M - Apr 07

Personal Writing: Storytime







W - Apr 09

Personal Writing: Storytime




Personal Paper Critique

F - Apr 11

Peer Workshop : Me, Myself, and I

Student Papers

Draft 2 of Personal Paper
Personal Narrative/Essay
Participation/Attendance


M - Apr 14

Why Write? Why BYU?

READ: AIMS of BYU viii; Outcomes xv; Richards 11

Final

W - Apr 16

Exam Preparation Day







Th - Apr 17

Exam Preparation Day







T - Apr 22

Final Exam:B152 JFSB2:30pm - 5:30pm






















Research and Writing Center

The Research and Writing Center (RWC) is now open in 3322 HBLL (the former Sampler reading room). The Writing Center’s main location—4026 JKB—is also open. Any student from any class across campus is invited to use the Writing Center at either location. Students can drop in at the Writing Center or the RWC, or they can call to schedule an appointment at the Writing Center.

RWC (3322 HBLL) hours:

Monday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

*closed for devotionals

BYU Writing Center (4026 JKB) hours:

Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

*closed for devotionals and Thursdays 8:00-9:00 a.m. for staff meetings

Contact information:

Phone: 801-422-4306

Email: writingcenter@byu.edu

URL: writingcenter.byu.edu



University Policies

Honor Code

 In keeping with the principles of the BYU Honor Code, students are expected to be honest in all of their academic work. Academic honesty means, most fundamentally, that any work you present as your own must in fact be your own work and not that of another. Violations of this principle may result in a failing grade in the course and additional disciplinary action by the university. Students are also expected to adhere to the Dress and Grooming Standards. Adherence demonstrates respect for yourself and others and ensures an effective learning and working environment. It is the university's expectation, and my own expectation in class, that each student will abide by all Honor Code standards. Please call the Honor Code Office at 422-2847 if you have questions about those standards.



Sexual Harassment

 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in an educational program or activity that receives federal funds. The act is intended to eliminate sex discrimination in education and pertains to admissions, academic and athletic programs, and university-sponsored activities. Title IX also prohibits sexual harassment of students by university employees, other students, and visitors to campus. If you encounter sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination, please talk to your professor or contact one of the following: the Title IX Coordinator at 801-422-2130; the Honor Code Office at 801-422-2847; the Equal Employment Office at 801-422-5895; or Ethics Point at http://www.ethicspoint.com, or 1-888-238-1062 (24-hours).



Student Disability

 Brigham Young University is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere that reasonably accommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have any disability which may impair your ability to complete this course successfully, please contact the University Accessibility Center (UAC), 2170 WSC or 422-2767. Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified, documented disabilities. The UAC can also assess students for learning, attention, and emotional concerns. Services are coordinated with the student and instructor by the UAC. If you need assistance or if you feel you have been unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of disability, you may seek resolution through established grievance policy and procedures by contacting the Equal Employment Office at 422-5895, D-285 ASB.



Academic Honesty

 The first injunction of the Honor Code is the call to "be honest." Students come to the university not only to improve their minds, gain knowledge, and develop skills that will assist them in their life's work, but also to build character. "President David O. McKay taught that character is the highest aim of education" (The Aims of a BYU Education, p.6). It is the purpose of the BYU Academic Honesty Policy to assist in fulfilling that aim. BYU students should seek to be totally honest in their dealings with others. They should complete their own work and be evaluated based upon that work. They should avoid academic dishonesty and misconduct in all its forms, including but not limited to plagiarism, fabrication or falsification, cheating, and other academic misconduct.



Plagiarism

 Intentional plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft that violates widely recognized principles of academic integrity as well as the Honor Code. Such plagiarism may subject the student to appropriate disciplinary action administered through the university Honor Code Office, in addition to academic sanctions that may be applied by an instructor. Inadvertent plagiarism, which may not be a violation of the Honor Code, is nevertheless a form of intellectual carelessness that is unacceptable in the academic community. Plagiarism of any kind is completely contrary to the established practices of higher education where all members of the university are expected to acknowledge the original intellectual work of others that is included in their own work. In some cases, plagiarism may also involve violations of copyright law. Intentional Plagiarism-Intentional plagiarism is the deliberate act of representing the words, ideas, or data of another as one's own without providing proper attribution to the author through quotation, reference, or footnote. Inadvertent Plagiarism-Inadvertent plagiarism involves the inappropriate, but non-deliberate, use of another's words, ideas, or data without proper attribution. Inadvertent plagiarism usually results from an ignorant failure to follow established rules for documenting sources or from simply not being sufficiently careful in research and writing. Although not a violation of the Honor Code, inadvertent plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct for which an instructor can impose appropriate academic sanctions. Students who are in doubt as to whether they are providing proper attribution have the responsibility to consult with their instructor and obtain guidance. Examples of plagiarism include: Direct Plagiarism-The verbatim copying of an original source without acknowledging the source. Paraphrased Plagiarism-The paraphrasing, without acknowledgement, of ideas from another that the reader might mistake for the author's own. Plagiarism Mosaic-The borrowing of words, ideas, or data from an original source and blending this original material with one's own without acknowledging the source. Insufficient Acknowledgement-The partial or incomplete attribution of words, ideas, or data from an original source. Plagiarism may occur with respect to unpublished as well as published material. Copying another student's work and submitting it as one's own individual work without proper attribution is a serious form of plagiarism.



Respectful Environment

 "Sadly, from time to time, we do hear reports of those who are at best insensitive and at worst insulting in their comments to and about others... We hear derogatory and sometimes even defamatory comments about those with different political, athletic, or ethnic views or experiences. Such behavior is completely out of place at BYU, and I enlist the aid of all to monitor carefully and, if necessary, correct any such that might occur here, however inadvertent or unintentional. "I worry particularly about demeaning comments made about the career or major choices of women or men either directly or about members of the BYU community generally. We must remember that personal agency is a fundamental principle and that none of us has the right or option to criticize the lawful choices of another." President Cecil O. Samuelson, Annual University Conference, August 24, 2010 "Occasionally, we ... hear reports that our female faculty feel disrespected, especially by students, for choosing to work at BYU, even though each one has been approved by the BYU Board of Trustees. Brothers and sisters, these things ought not to be. Not here. Not at a university that shares a constitution with the School of the Prophets." Vice President John S. Tanner, Annual University Conference, August 24, 2010

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