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English 102 Course Calendar: Spring 2021

This syllabus is tentative. The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments as necessary. Students will be notified of changes.

TSIS = They Say / I Say, which is part of the required print textbook Read Up, Write Up, available via the USC Uptate Bookstore.
All readings should be completed before the date they are listed.

Week 1 (Jan 11 - 15)

Activities
- Introduce course, syllabus policies, class practices
- Student intros
- Introduce Essay 1: Pop Culture Textual Analysis
- Watch videos
- Discuss assigned readings and videos
Readings
- TSIS, Preface and Introduction (from required print textbook Read Up, Write Up) [See corresponding slide deck, too.]
- “Speechless Is Breaking New Ground on Television,” by David M. Perry (The Atlantic, 21 September 2016)
- Assignment sheet for Essay 1: Pop Culture Textual Analysis

Week 2 (Jan 18 - Jan 22)

Due:
- Brainstorm topic ideas for Essay 1: Pop Culture Analysis: There are many pop culture texts that feature disability. Use this page to share the titles (and brief descriptions) of those you are familiar with.
- Submit topic idea for Essay 1 to Blackboard by no later than 11:59pm on Thursday
Readings
- All of the TSIS readings are in required print textbook Read Up, Write Up.
  - TSIS, "Chapter 1. Starting with What Others Are Saying"
  - TSIS, "Chapter 2. The Art of Summarizing"
  - TSIS, "Chapter 3. The Art of Quoting"
- "Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad," by Melissa Shang (New York Times, 6 June 2017)
Slides: use up, down, right, and left arrow keys to navigate
Activities
- Discuss assigned reading
- Practice "The Art of Summarizing," "The Art of Quoting," and "Starting with What Others Are Saying"
- Using a good quote sandwich (as described in Chapter 3 of TSIS), incorporate a direct quotation from one of the assigned essays into your own writing:
  - “Speechless Is Breaking New Ground on Television,” by David M. Perry (The Atlantic, 21 September 2016)
  - "Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad," by Melissa Shang (New York Times, 6 June 2017)

Week 3 (Jan 25 - Jan 29)

Due on Blackboard under "Assignments":
- Due Tuesday: Submit Annotated Bibliography for Essay 1 to Blackboard by no later than 11:59pm
- Due Thursday: Essay 1, ready for draft workshop on Google Drive. You must also submit your workshop draft to Blackboard.
Readings:
- Re-read "Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad," by Melissa Shang (New York Times, 6 June 2017)
- Review Essay 1 assignment sheet and draft worksheet (PDF)
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading
- Practice "The Art of Quoting" and "Starting with What Others Are Saying"
- Research topic for Essay 1, using English 101 research guide.
- Quickly review MLA Style.
- Essay 1 online draft workshop. Instructions for Online Draft Workshop are available online.
- Begin work revising and editing Essay 1 in response to draft workshop feedback.

Week 4 (Feb 1 - 5)

Due:
- Due Tuesday by 11:59pm: Finish your draft workshop feedback for your partners on Essay 1.
  - Draft workshop instructions are here.
  - Peer review list is here.
- Due on Blackboard Thursday: Revised draft of Essay 1 submitted to Blackboard by 11:59pm
Readings (to be completed before class meets):
- TSIS, "4. Yes / No / Okay, But" and “5. And Yet”
- "The Three Rhetorical Appeals"
- Assignment sheet for Essay 2: Rhetorical Analysis
- New York Times "Room for Debate" collection: "Is the A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Helping or Hurting Kids?" (1 February 2016) (PDF)
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading
- Practice using TSIS templates.
- Practice using rhetorical appeals
- Discuss Essay 2

Week 5 (Feb 8 - 12)

Readings:
- TSIS, “10. But Don’t Get Me Wrong" and "14. What's Motivating This Writer?"
- New York Times "Room for Debate" collection: "Getting the Mentally Ill Out of Jail and Off the Streets" (9 May 2016) (PDF)
- New York Times "Room for Debate" collection: "Do States Need Schools for the Deaf?" (31 July 2011) (PDF)
- Sample rhetorical analysis essay: "Rhetorical Appeal to Upstate Students (PDF)"
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading
- Practice using TSIS templates.
- Reverse outline sample rhetorical analysis essay
- Practice using rhetorical appeals
- Discuss Essay 2

Week 6 (Feb 15-19)

Due
- Outline of Essay 2, submitted to Blackboard under "Assignments > Essay 2, step 1: outline."
Readings Re-read, if necessary:
- Assignment sheet for Essay 2: Rhetorical Analysis
- "The Three Rhetorical Appeals"
- New York Times "Room for Debate" collection: "Is the A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Helping or Hurting Kids?" (1 February 2016) (PDF)
- New York Times "Room for Debate" collection: "Getting the Mentally Ill Out of Jail and Off the Streets" (9 May 2016) (PDF)
- New York Times "Room for Debate" collection: "Do States Need Schools for the Deaf?" (31 July 2011) (PDF)
- Sample rhetorical analysis essay: "Rhetorical Appeal to Upstate Students (PDF)"
Activities:
- Work on Essay 2

Week 7 (Feb 22 - Feb 26)

Due
- Tuesday: Essay 2, ready for draft workshop: bring 2 printed copies to class. You must also submit your workshop draft to Blackboard under "Assignments > Essay 2, step 2: workshop draft."
Activities:
- In-class draft workshop of Essay 2

Week 8 (Mar 1 - 5)

Due
- Tuesday: Revised draft of Essay 2 submitted to Blackboard by 11:59pm under "Assignments > Essay 2, step 3: revised draft."
Readings:
- TSIS, “And Yet: Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say” and “As a Result”
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading

Week 9 (Mar 8 - 12)

SPRING BREAK: No classes

Week 10 (Mar 15 - 19)

Readings:
- Readings on disability and education
  - "How children with disabilities came to be accepted in public schools," by Jean Crockett (The Conversation, 29 Nov 2015).
  - "Inclusion: The Pros and Cons," Issues ... about Change. (Volume 4, Number 3).
  - "LA schools grow more inclusive, but at what cost?" (PBS NewsHour, 1 Mar 2016)
  - See also the section of news articles on "Special Education" at the PBS NewsHour website.
- TSIS, “So What? Who Cares?”
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading
- Introduce Essay 4: Research-Based Proposal
- Discuss possible topics for final research paper

Week 11 (Mar 22 - 26)

Readings:
- LibGuide for English 102: Composition II
  1. Bookmark this Link to Homepage
  2. Watch: What is Information Literacy? (4-minute video)
  3. Read / Watch / Explore this section on "Developing a Topic"
  4. Watch these videos on search strategies
  5. Watch these videos on Scholarly Journals and Articles
  6. Read / Watch this section on "Books and Media"
  7. Read / Watch this section on "Finding Articles"
- Explore the USC Upstate LibGuide for MLA Style
- Explore the MLA Style Center online at https://style.mla.org, and pay particular attention to "Works Cited: A Quick Guide"
- Explore the Purdue Online Writing Lab MLA Style Guide at https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_overview_and_workshop.html, and pay particular attention to "Works Cited Page: Basic Format"
Activities:
- Answer this question: What are the MLA works cited formats for books, journal articles, other periodicals, and websites
- Discuss transforming research into argument

Week 12 (Mar 29 - Apr 2)

Monday

Due
- Submit Essay 3 to Blackboard by 11:59pm.
- TBA, Reading on disability and law enforcement
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading

Thursday Apr 11

Readings:
- TBA, Reading on disability and law enforcement
Activities:
- Discuss assigned reading

Week 13 (Apr 12 - 16)

Tuesday

Due
- Essay 4: Proposal, ready for draft workshop. You must also submit Essay 4, Workshop Draft to Blackboard.

Thursday

Revise draft
Review in-text citation

Week 14 (Apr 19 - 23)

Due:
- Thursday: Submit revised draft of Essay 4: Proposal to Blackboard by 11:59pm under "Assignments > Essay 4, revised draft"
Activities:
- Revise draft
- Review works cited pages to make sure they adhere to the latest MLA guidelines
- Review strategies for polishing the final draft and fixing common problems