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English Composition 2

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Unit 1: Writing about Fiction (January 14 to January 31)

This page presents all of the assignments for the course for the period of January 14 to January 31. Consider printing this Web page to help you keep track of assignments. Click assignment links below to access the assignments.

The audio file linked below should help you with this unit.

• Essay Assignment 1 audio file: Real Player | Windows Media Player (You can also read a transcribed version of the Essay Assignment 1 audio file.)

Below is a summary of the assignments and due dates for this unit. See below for assignment descriptions.

1. Tuesday, January 17: Reading Assignment 1 and Quiz due
2. Monday, January 23: Final Discussion comments due
3. Tuesday, January 24: Essay Draft for Peer Critique due
4. Reading Assignment 2: no due date, but this reading assignment will be helpful as you are revising your essay
5. Friday, January 27: Peer Critiques due
6. Monday, January 30: Exercise due
7. Tuesday, January 31: Revised Draft of Essay 1 due

Please review the assignments listed below to help ensure that you complete all assignments on time (and you might print this page to help you keep track of assignments). You may submit an assignment earlier than the due date, but the due date is the latest that an assignment may be submitted.

As indicated elsewhere, you should expect to spend 6 to 9 hours a week on the course. This unit spans 18 days, so you should plan to spend about 16 to 22 hours on the assignments below.

Essay Assignment 1 is the major assignment for this unit. It's a good idea to read the Essay Assignment 1 page before you complete the textbook reading assignment so that you can think about the essay that you will be writing as you read the information in the textbook. 

Unless indicated otherwise, assignments are due by 10:00 p.m. on the due dates.

1. Reading Assignment 1 and Quiz

Due Date: Tuesday, January 17

• Chapter 1: The Prewriting Process (3-16)
• Chapter 2: The Writing Process (17-31)
• Chapter 4: How Do I Read Short Fiction? (57-62)
• Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (152-168, including commentary on the story)
• William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" (245-251)
• Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" (251-255)
   
• Unit 1 Quiz (Click the link to access the quiz.)

The quiz is over material in the reading assignment. Of course, use your textbook as you are completing the quiz.

There is no limit to the number of times you may access the quiz, but you may submit your responses only once. Access the quiz with your seven-digit IVCC student ID number.

2. Discussion Assignment

Due date: Monday, January 23

• Discussion Assignment (Click the link to access WebBoard.)

You will need to post at least six messages in WebBoard, at least two messages on each of the three assigned stories. Six messages is just the minimum requirement: posting more messages will help you earn a higher grade. You should enter WebBoard and begin posting comments as early as possible. The discussion assignment requires interaction with other students, so please do not wait until the last day or two to post all or most of your messages to the discussion. (Please read the instructions in WebBoard carefully.)

3. Essay Assignment 1: Draft for Peer Critique

Due date: Tuesday, January 24

• Essay Assignment 1: Draft for Peer Critique (Click the link to access the essay assignment.)

You will need to post a draft of your Essay 1 in WebBoard. The draft needs to be at least 500 words. This draft will not be graded, but you will receive feedback on your draft from other students in the class, helping you strengthen your essay as you continue to revise it. Post your draft as an attachment to a message in the "Drafts for Peer Critique" area of the Unit 1 conference.

4. Reading Assignment 2

Due date: No due date.

We do not have a quiz on this reading assignment, so there is no due date, but Chapter 3 presents important information that can help you strengthen your essay as you are revising. The sample essay also should be helpful.

• Chapter 3: The Rewriting Process (32-53)
• "Test of One Man's Faith"--This is an essay that was written by a student in one of my ENG 1002 courses. It's an excellent essay on "Young Goodman Brown," and it might help you as you think about organizing and writing your own essay.
• Optional reading: You should be able to appreciate why the sample essay above is strong without being familiar with the story that is the subject of the essay, but you can read an online version of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." Reading this story is not required, but doing so might help you understand the sample student essay linked above.

5. Peer Critiques of Essay 1 Drafts

Due date: Friday, January 27

• Peer Critiques of Essay 1 Drafts (Click the link to access WebBoard.)

You will be assigned two essays written by other students to critique. Your comments should help other students identify the strengths of their drafts and identify ways that the essays could be stronger. The peer critiques are graded, so offer as many constructive comments as you can.

6. Exercise

Due Date: Monday, January 30

• Integrating Quotations into Sentences
   
• Unit 1 Exercise (Click the link to access the exercise.)

For this assignment, you will need to identify the correct punctuation to use, if any is needed, between quoted words and the writer's words.

The Integrating Quotations into Sentences web page will help you with this assignment. The examples on the page linked above do not include parenthetical citations, but the rules for punctuation between the quoted words and the writer's words remain the same with or without the parenthetical citations.

There is no limit to the number of times you may access the exercise, but you may submit your responses only once. Access the exercise with your seven-digit IVCC student ID number.

7. Essay Assignment 1: Revised Draft

Due date: Tuesday, January 31

• Essay Assignment 1: Revised Draft (Click the link to access the essay assignment.)

This is the version of your essay that will be collected and graded. The minimum required length for the essay is 800 words. Post your essay as an attachment to a message in the "Revised Drafts of Essay 1" area of the Unit 1 conference in WebBoard.

Questions?

Of course, just ask if you have any questions about the assignments for this unit!