Frederick Community College English Composition and Literature EN 102 ONL-1 Summer, 2011
Class begins: 5/6/2011	Class ends: 8/1/2011	Last Day to Withdraw:6/13/2011

Instructor Information:
Name: Mary Lease	Office: NA
E-mail: mlease@frederick.edu	Phone Number: 304 535 2555
Contact Hours: email and by appointment for in-person meeting	Campus Mail Box #:

Course Information:
Credits: 3
On-campus Meetings: 0	On-campus Exams: 1
Prerequisites: EN 101

Course Description:

Reinforces, through an examination of literature, the reading, writing, critical thinking, and information literacy skills introduced in freshman composition. By exploring literary texts from fiction, poetry, and drama, students learn to clarify their own values and identities as well as develop a better understanding of ideas and cultures beyond their own experience.

Core Learning Outcomes:

Students will have written papers, completed examinations, and participated in discussions that demonstrate

1. informed critical responses to the fiction, poetry, and drama genres and to the human values they express through an awareness of literature as both a record and a reflection of culture

2. an understanding and interpretation of social values by identifying and evaluating moral issues and conflicts, by displaying academic honesty, and by valuing lifelong learning.

3. college-level communication skills and appropriate documentation of source material

4. critical thinking skills in the analysis, comparison, synthesis, interpretation, and evaluation of literature and the techniques used by writers to create it.

5. appropriate use of literary terminology.

6. the value of literature as evidence of a multicultural society expressing the universality and diversity of the human experience and the importance and responsibility of the individual.

7. the use of technology to format papers and conduct research.

Instructional Methods:

Online format requires careful reading of all announcements, directions, etc. Assignments will include reading, postings on the discussion board, responding to peer discussions, completing tests and writing critical analysis papers. Students will correspond with the instructor primarily through email for one on one help.

 How This Course Is Organized:

The course is divided into three units. Assignments are opened and due weekly. This is not a self-paced course.

Texts and Course Materials:

Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook. 8^th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010 or a recent

edition (required)

Pike, David L., and Ana M. Acosta. Literature: A World of Writing: Stories, Poems, Plays, and

Essays. Boston: Longman, 2011.

Progress Report:

By the end of the 6th week of the semester, I will have returned grades on all weekly assignments to date. At this point you can evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to assure your success in this course.

Evaluation Methods:
Tests / Papers / Projects / Participation	Point Value	Final Grade Scale
Fiction Test Fiction Essay Drama Test Drama Essay Poetry Project Poetry Test Research Paper Participation (weekly assignments)	100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200	900-1000= A 800-899= B 700-799= C 600-699= D Below 600 = F
If the graded performance for online assignments differs significantly from the grade average for proctored assignments, the instructor reserves the right to administer additional tests.

Student Services

A variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx.

Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx.

Participation Policy:

(1) Since this is an online course, you are free to access course materials at any time of the day or night. However, this class has deadlines. If you fail to meet those deadlines you will lose points for that assignment. In other words, this is not a correspondence course where you have open-ended dates. In many cases failure to do one assignment will impact your ability to complete subsequent assignments.

(2) If there is a medical emergency that prevents a student from completing assignments, the student must find a way to contact the instructor and let the instructor know the circumstances. A student may be required to show proof of illness (i.e. doctor’s note).

Email Policy:

FCC students will receive and are expected to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty and staff at the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu. Email is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and student-student communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your email address is available to all students in this course.

However, students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this course only for the purpose and the duration of this course.

The instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries (grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24 to 48 hours.

Academic Integrity:

Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas. More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx

You must send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is available at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm

Topical Outline (ONLINE COURSES)

Week	SUBJECT	CONTENT
Week 1	Fiction /short stories -- Introduction/structure/character/point of view	Read and respond to assigned short stories
Week 2	Fiction/short stories – Setting/tone/theme	Read and respond to assigned short stories – essay explained
Week 3	Fiction/short stories – review and writing analysis	Fiction exam, essay and plan for research paper
Week 4	Drama introduction and modern drama	Read and respond to assigned plays
Week 5	Drama tragedy and review Test and analysis	Read and respond to assigned play Drama test ON CAMPUS
Week 6	Poetry introduction	Drama analysis due Read and respond to poems
Week 7	Poetry	Read and respond to poems Research paper due
Week 8	Poetry	Project and paper

NOTE: Your instructor reserves the right to make changes to this outline as needed.