Address areas of observation, interpretation, and integration. See attached documents. Must use specific textual illustrations to support.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENG 123 Freshman Composition II (3 hours, either semester or summer; offered spring online) This is a continuation of ENG 113, using poetry, fiction, and drama for critical analysis. Formal research paper required. A minimum grade of “C-“ is required. The major research paper,
which includes an assessment of basic competencies in writing and critical thinking, must be passed to successfully complete the course. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of “C-“ in ENG 113 or its equivalent.
This is an online course that does not require face-to-face meetings. All activities for this course will take place online in Spring Session: January 21 –March 16, 2020.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1.Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view (IDEALearning Objective #11)
Students will be able to read short stories, poetry, and dramas and develop critical claimsbased on their interpretation of the works.
2.Developing skill in expressing oneself orally or in writing (IDEA Learning Objective #8)
Class discussion boards and written assignments such as media reviews and the literarysynthesis essay will allow students to express their ideas, concerns, and questions about thecourse material.
3.Learning how to find, evaluate, and use resources to explore a topic in depth (IDEALearning Objective #9)
Students will research to help them in supporting their thesis statements and claims made inthe literary synthesis essay and other writing.
4.Gaining a basic understanding of the subject (e.g., factual knowledge, methods, principles,generalizations, theories) (IDEA Learning Objective #1), and Developing creative capacities
(inventing, designing, writing, performing in art, music, drama, etc.) (IDEA Learning Objective #6)
Students will learn to express their ideas creatively through the use of a creative presentation that will allow them to further learn and develop their technological skills while furthering their understanding of the class material.
5.Fostering a spiritual relationship with Christ
Students will learn how to approach literature from a Christian point of view and interpretthe spiritual meanings of each work and how it engages the mysteries of life.
*Last Day of Class:
*Graduating seniors’ grades are due by 10am on the last day of class. Please make arrangements with theprofessor to ensure all assignments are turned in to allow for grading, before this date.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
TEXTBOOKS
Kelly, Joseph, eds. The Seagull Book of Literature. 4th ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Lunsford, Andrea. The St. Martin’s Handbook. 8h ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2015.
OTHER MATERIALS
A computer with Internet access is required for all online students to have access to, while enrolled in the online program.
Microsoft Word is required for this course. All TFC students have access to the Microsoft Office Suite through myTFC and are able to download it on their computers while enrolled at TFC. Please contact the IT Department if there are any questions or issues regarding downloading Office at [email protected].
Moodle is the college’s learning management system, which allows the online learning environment to take place. Moodle is referred to as Course Pages at Toccoa Falls College. It is where students will be able to access their online courses and complete the activities/assignments that are required. Course Pages can be accessed through logging into my.tfc.edu and clicking on the Course Page Icon in the QuickLaunch Navigation panel. A student can email [email protected] if there are any issues logging into my.tfc.edu.
ORDERING TEXTBOOKS FOR ONLINE COURSES
The first step to order textbooks is to login to myTFC and click on the textbook icon in the QuickLaunch Navigation panel. This will take the student to the Toccoa Falls College Virtual Bookstore. Click the Order Textbooks button under the Order Your Textbooks heading, and then select the semester in which you are purchasing the books. You then need to select the Online button and click View All Courses. The courses are listed in alphabetical order by course code. Click on the course code to select the courses you need to purchase textbooks for and then click Continue. It will then list the required textbooks for each course and give you options on how to purchase or rent the book. Once you click the box beside the option you select, press Continue. It will then display your Cart. Once you have reviewed the items in your cart, press the Proceed to Checkout button. You will then need to Login to Your Account to purchase the books or Create an Account if you are a new customer. It will then prompt you in the purchasing process.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ONLINE COURSES
This is a fully online course. Students are able to access their online courses through the Course Pages icon in myTFC. Students are expected to login to my.tfc.edu (myTFC) prior to the start of classes.
Unless a student has changed their password, the student login is typically:
Online courses may contain a variety of asynchronous and synchronous tools. The use of these tools will depend upon the professor of the course. A student must have access to the Internet in order to fulfill the requirements of an online course. Synchronous activities, which are completed in real-time, include activities such as Google Hangout, Big Blue Button, Skype, etc., and require students to be online at a specific date/time. The use of synchronous activities is at the discretion of the professor of the course, and the date/time will be determined by the Instructor and students at a mutually suitable day/time. Asynchronous activities require students to actively participate in the online course. These activities are not in real-time at a scheduled day/time. Asynchronous activities include discussion forums, journals, assignments, etc. Most of the activities in an online course will be asynchronous. Students can typically decide when and where to complete these activities. These deadlines will be well-publicized by the professor of the course. When these activities are due will vary amongst Instructors. This course is asynchronous.
Online education is a great way to provide the student with more flexibility than a face-to-face classroom. Online courses do require that a student work on their own or as a part of an online group in the classroom at a computer. Because the work is accomplished online, it is very important for the success of the student that the student manages time effectively, is self-motivated to accomplish the work, takes responsibility for learning, is willing to seek help from their professor, tutor lab, and/or advisor when necessary, engages in discussion boards, assignments, and all learning activities, and has a willingness to work independently. It is also important that the student has an appropriate environment in which to focus and be free from distraction. It is imperative that the student log into the course on a regular basis and participate in the course.
All official communication from Toccoa Falls College will go to the student’s TFC email address. This includes professor/student interaction. The student is highly encouraged to check their TFC email regularly.
REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING
*Check-In for the Course
Students must check-in to their course during the first three days of class or be dropped fromthe course. To check-in for this course, you must complete the Check-In quiz within the firstthree days to show that you have logged into the course and have viewed the syllabus and thecourse materials. If a student is going to be unable to access the course within the first 3 days,they must contact the professor prior to missing the beginning of the course.
Class Participation (15%)
Class participation will be assessed by discussion board posts, quizzes, and collaborations.
*Threaded Discussion: Nearly every week (5 of the 8), I will post a discussionquestion. You must post a response by Wednesday of that week, then post a replyto two other students’ responses by Friday. Each of the three posts should be 200-300words. The average grade of your three posts will be your final grade for the week’sdiscussion board.
Journal Portfolio (20%)
After you read a work marked with an asterisk (*), you must post an online entry to the
appropriate journal activity on the class website before listening to the lecture for that work. This entry must be 200-300 words addressing the three areas of observation, interpretation, and
integration (see below for sample writing prompts). You will get full credit if your post is long enough and properly engages the three areas. Please refer to the sample prompts found in the sample prompts folder at the top of our online course page as a guide to writing your entries. All entries must contain specific textual illustrations to support your assertions! Journal entries for each story will be due by the end of the week the story is assigned (Sunday) by 11:55 PM.
Essay, Journal, and Discussion Board Response Guidelines
•All essays and journals must be in MLA Format, Times New Roman, 12-point font,double spaced.
•Display a mastery of grammatical principles in all entries.
•Do not use secondary sources (including Spark Notes or other study guides) to researchyour journal responses. I am interested in reading your original literary insights!
•Papers will not be accepted or graded if they do not adhere to these guidelines!
Media Reviews (5%)
Each week, a media item such as a video, audio, image, or article file will be posted that connects to the topics we are reading/discussing that week. You must then view, read, or listen to the content and compose a review of that content, attending to items required in the assignment description. A detailed assignment description will be given for each media review item. The review should be 300-400 words (about one page, double-spaced) in length. There will be a total of only 4 media reviews for this course. All media content used will be properly cited. Examples of media content are videos/audio files from YouTube, articles from news publications such as NPR or scholarly journals, and images from scholarly sources. Media reviews are due at the end of each week (Sunday) by 11:55 PM.
Plagiarism Exam:
Because of the seriousness of plagiarism and the importance of fully understanding it, you are
required to take a plagiarism exam. This exam, found on the class website, walks
through the TFC plagiarism policy line by line, explaining it and asking questions. You are required to make a 100% on this exam to pass the class. The exam is multiple choice, and you may retake it as many times as necessary before the end of Week 1.
Short Story Exam (5%)
This exam should be completed as a very through journal entry for a very short story that you read at the time of the exam. You will answer 3 questions about the story that covers the areas of observation, interpretation, and integration. Exams should be taken no later than the date they are assigned on the syllabus.
Poetry Exam (5%)
This exam mostly like the short story exam, but you will instead be analyzing a poem. Exams should be taken no later than the date they are assigned on the syllabus.
Synthesis Essays (40%)
In this course, you will compose one synthesis essay which you will revise for another grade:
Literary Synthesis Essay (15%): The Literary Synthesis Essay will be a 6-7 page literary research essay. In the literary synthesis paper, you can choose to write one of the following types of literary essays: an explication essay, a compare/contrast essay, an analysis essay, or a contextual essay. You will need to have at least five sources for this essay. Please reserve adequate time to locate authoritative resources. Students are encouraged to also propose their own topic. Directions on what to include in your proposal can be found in the “Literary Synthesis Essay Proposal Guidelines” discussion board thread at the top of the course page. Essays will be not
accepted for unapproved proposals!
Literary Synthesis Essay Revision (25%): Using peer, faculty member, and the Tutoring Lab feedback, you will revise your Literary Synthesis paper and submit a new version. Remember that the root word of revision is vision. Revising means reseeing. You should aim to substantially improve content, organization, and/or language use. A paper must demonstrate significant improvement to earn a higher grade than its earlier version. A few grammar corrections or wording changes will not suffice. Substantive changes include improved thesis statements and topic sentences; organization shifts in paragraphs; increased use of specifics, details, and examples to replace generalities; reconsidered selection and/or integration of supporting quotes. The revised Literary Synthesis Essay will be due on Friday, March 13 by 11:55 PM.
Please refer to the Proposal Guidelines, Rubric, and sample essays at the top of the course page to better understand what I expect from you in these essays.
***You must submit both papers in order to qualify to pass the course!***
Final Exam (10%)
The final exam will consist of a creative presentation that creatively enhances the topics and/or works we have discussed in class discussion board threads and/or your essays. This will be an individual presentation, and proposals will be submitted. Detailed guidelines for this presentation and samples are posted at the top of the course page. Ideas for creative presentations include scripts, music videos, short films, recorded songs, websites, PR campaigns, Ad campaigns, PowerPoint with three written pages to explain the slides, a short story, or a proposed idea that is submitted for my approval. Grades will be assessed by creative effort, content organization and clarity, the connection between the content and the class material it addresses, grammar and mechanics (for text that is included in the presentation), and overall effectiveness. Students post their presentations by Friday, March 13 (I will make it so audio/visual files can also be posted as well—students may also post a link to their presentation, if it is available to view on the web) and reply once to each student’s presentation. Replies will also be figured into the final exam grade.
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
The following policies and guidelines can be found in the Toccoa Falls College Catalog. It is available online at http://www.tfc.edu/academics/registrar/college-catalog/
GRADING STRUCTURE
ATTENDANCE
Online students are expected to actively participate each week in their online courses and complete the activities and respond to professor emails. The student is strongly encouraged to communicate with the professor if they are going through a situation that makes them not able to complete the course work. A student who hasn’t logged into the course in 28 days or more are administratively withdrawn from the course and will receive a failing grade for the course.
MAKE-UP EXAMS/LATE WORK
Make-Up Exams/Late work are to be made at the discretion of the professor of each individual course. For this course the policy is:
The Literary Synthesis Essay proposal, Literary Synthesis Essay (not the revision), and Creative Presentation proposal may be submitted up to 3 days late for partial credit with a 10% point deduction for each day the assignment is late. No other assignments will be accepted late. Note: Assignments will not be accepted after March 15 so that final grades may be submitted to the registrar’s office by March 17.
Students are not allowed to make-up assignments (missed assignments or assignments that have received a failing grade) unless they have an excuse that adheres to excused late assignment policy below:
EXCUSED LATE ASSIGNMENTS POLICY
Students must provide appropriate documentation (that are not school-related) to be excused for late assignment submission or to be considered to make-up a certain assignment. These excused documentations include serious illness of student or a family member with a doctor’s or hospital’s note, mandatory court appearances with official note from the court, and death of a family member with a funeral program. Please be aware that this is a college level course, and the workload is more intense (it is a 16 week college course compressed into 8 weeks).
Therefore, you are expected to work at a quicker pace. It is crucial that you work at a diligent pace so that you do not get behind with your assignments. The amount of “0”s can add up and be extremely detrimental to your grade average in the course.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Integrity extends to all parts of the Christian’s life and character. This includes the Christian’s academic life. Plagiarism is defined in the MLA Handbook as the use of another’s ideas or expressions without proper acknowledgement. Plagiarism is not limited to word for word copying; it includes any false assumption of authorship, including paraphrasing lines of reasoning from a printed source and copying or stealing from an unpublished writer. Although it can be unintentional, plagiarism is always a serious ethical and moral offense.
Examples of intentional plagiarism include, but are not limited to: buying a paper from a public source, copying material from a printed source, soliciting or allowing someone to submit material for you, and submitting previously written material without the consent of the faculty member.
Whenever the college establishes that a student has engaged in cheating, plagiarism, or dishonesty, disciplinary action will be taken, up to and including the assignment of an automatic “F” for the entire course. This grade penalty shall take precedence over a course withdrawal received by the Registrar’s Office on the same day or later than the incidence of academic dishonesty. The Deans Council may also consider dismissal from the college. Any modification of the above disciplinary action will be considered only if the student files an appeal to the Academic Discipline Appeals Committee through the Academic Dean’s office.
Academic honesty is taken very seriously in online education. It is the responsibility of the student to know the professor’s guidelines for taking exams and completing the work.
COURSE DROP
Students drop and add courses through the internet using TFC Self-Service. There is a drop/add period at the beginning of each session, and the student should consult the College Catalog for specific dates. In Session B, the drop/add period is the first two days of classes for online students. When a student drops a course it is removed from their schedule completely. It can alter financial aid, so students are encouraged to contact the Office of Financial Aid, before they make changes to their schedule.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL
Withdrawals after the drop and add period of any academic term note whether the student was passing or failing. The last day to withdraw failing from a class without academic penalty is the midpoint in an online course. Students who withdraw failing after the midpoint of the online session receive an “F.” Unofficial withdrawal will result in failure of the course. Administrative online course withdrawals due to lack of attendance or communication are considered unofficial withdrawals. Changes which place a student below full-time status will affect
Veteran’s benefits, foreign student visas, and financial aid benefits unfavorably. Withdrawal grades are calculated as hours attempted.
GRADE APPEAL PROCESS
Students who have concerns related to academic courses (grading, assignments, class policies, course materials, etc.) should first discuss the matter with the class instructor. If no agreement on the matter can be achieved on that level, the student may consult with the Department Chair of the department in which the course is taught. If the matter is not resolved by consultation with the Department Chair, the student may arrange for a meeting with the School Dean. If the matter is not resolved by consultation with the School Dean, the student may arrange for a meeting with the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President for Academic Affairs may choose to refer the matter to the Deans Council. Students must submit all appeals and rationale in writing to the instructor within 14 days of the last exam day of the semester in question. Grade changes submitted after this period must have approval of the appropriate School Dean.
DISABILITY SERVICES
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities (walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working), has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment. Disability Services coordinates and provides a variety of academic and support services based on the individual needs of each student. The goal of Disability Services is to seek to create an accessible academic, social and physical environment for students with disabilities at Toccoa Falls College.
TUTORING SERVICES
The goal of Tutoring Services is to provide a variety of academic and support services for student achievement and adjustment in college. Tutoring services are available free of charge to currently enrolled students requesting academic assistance. Tutoring involves one-on-one assistance from qualified students who have been approved by the director and the faculty in a given subject area. Tutoring is available for most subjects offered at Toccoa Falls College. Tutoring is available to both residential and online students. Students can email [email protected] for help. The tutor lab is typically open 7PM – 11PM Sunday through Thursday. If the schedule changes, an email is sent to all students to their TFC email address.
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