College Composition II_SYLLABUS_Lemanski.pdf - Course...

Course Syllabus  ENG 112
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Course Information
Course: ENG 112 College Composition II
Section: ENG 111-108F
Lecture: This traditional (classroom) class meets twice per week
Semester: Spring 2018 (January 8 – May 6, 2017)
Day/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays/9:30-10:45 a.m.
Location: LFCC-Fauquier Campus, Room: Wolk Hall- 107
Instructor Information
Office Hours
Type Day Time Location
Walk-In Tuesdays 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Fauquier Campus Adjunct Office
Wolk Hall,
Room 225
Appointment only Wednesdays 12 Noon - 2 p.m. Adjunct Office (see above) or other
convenient location
or TBD (other days/times by mutual agreement
if schedules don’t permit any of the above)
Course Description
Second semester of College Composition (ENG 112) continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on
critical essays, argumentation and research, and develops these competencies through the examination of a range of
texts about the human experience. This course requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources
and effectively edit for style and usage. ENG 112 will prepare students for all other expected college writing and for
writing in the workplace by engaging the writing process, critical thinking and writing, argument, and research. The
content (subject matter) of the course also serves as an introduction to literature and literary analysis, which is required
for the literature courses that most transfer students are required to take. ENG 112 is a pre-requisite for any literature
course as it provides the student with the necessary critical vocabulary and speaking and writing experiences that serve
as a foundation for higher-level English courses. Lecture, 3 hours per week.
Writing activities will include the following:
• in-class literature discussions and topic-based quizzes
• homework readings and response papers ( literary analysis)
• three (3) graded critical analysis essays, aka critiques ( rhetorical analysis):
o Short story critical analysis essay ( narrative analysis)
o Poetry critical analysis essay ( metaphor analysis)
o Drama critical analysis essay ( ideological analysis)
• a written proposal (template supplied) for your final project
• a literature-based research paper (final project) — the longest essay, consisting of an analysis of an author’s life
and works — requiring complete MLA style including a Works Cited section
• as an optional final exam, students may submit a rewrite of one of the previously submitted critical analysis essays
for extra credit (Note: the final research paper does not apply for this option.)
Name: Steve Lemanski
Email: [email protected]
Phone [phone] (Main Office phone, messages taken)
Office Location: Adjunct Office, Room: Wolk Hall-225

Course Syllabus  ENG 112
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Course Objectives
College Composition II introduces the student to essay writing based on the rhetorical analysis of literature. Content
includes:
• analysis of selected works in the genres of short story, poetry, and drama
•