English 1B Spring 2012
Time: Sec 90 MW 1:30-2:45 sec 86 TTh 7:30-8:45 sec 87 TTh 9-10:15
Description
English 1B is the second course in SJSU’s two-semester lower-division composition sequence. Beyond providing repeated practice in planning and executing essays, and broadening and deepening students’ understanding of the genres, audiences, and purposes of college writing, English 1B differs from English 1A in its emphasis on persuasive and critical writing (with less attention paid to the personal essay), its requirement for fewer but longer essays, and its introduction to writing informed by research. Students will develop sophistication in writing analytical, argumentative, and critical essays; a mature writing style appropriate to university discourse; reading abilities that will provide an adequate foundation for upper-division work; proficiency in basic library research skills and in writing papers informed by research; and mastery of the mechanics of writing.
Course Policies and Schedules
Documents
- 1B Syllabus with policies updated 29 Feb [DOCX]
- Schedule for MW 1B section 90 updated 29 Feb [DOCX]
- Schedule for TTh sections 86 & 87 updated 3 May [DOCX]
Assignments
Documents
- Website Rhetorical Analysis [DOCX]
- Book Club Project updated 29 Feb [DOCX]
- Research Project [DOC]
- Extra Credit Possibilities [DOCX]
- Book Club Progress Report: [DOCX]
- In-class essay #2 1B sec 90 from Drive [DOCX]
- In-class essay #2 1B sec 86, 87 Fast Food and Politics [DOCX]
- OPTIONAL Revision Assignment [DOC]
- Book Club Presentation Details [DOCX]
- Book Club conferences [DOC]
Course Documents
Documents
- Sample Outline for Website Rhetorical Analysis [DOCX]
- Sample Analysis of an Introduction [DOCX]
- Advice about Introductions and Conclusions [DOCX]
- Comments on my Comments [DOCX]
- Grading Rubric 1B [DOCX]
- Sample Page from Your Web site Analysis [DOCX]
- Turnitin.com How to Get Set Up [DOCX]
- Going From Topic to Thesis Question [DOCX]
- Bibliography Primer [DOCX]
- Incorporating Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism [DOC]
- Sample in-class essay about Fast Food and Politics [DOCX]
- Sample Paragraph With Citing, Thesis, and audience [DOCX]
- Testing the Teachers plus responses [DOCX]
- Discussion Questions for Declining by Degrees [DOCX]
- Semester Summary [DOCX]
- Final Exam Tips [DOC]
- Sample 1B final exam prompts [DOCX]
- Student Sample 1B final exam, with prompt [DOCX]
Course Readings
This section is for readings that aren't in the textbook. Please print out a hard copy and bring it to class on the day we're discussing it.
Documents
- College Pays Off [DOCX]
- Responses to College Pays Off [DOCX]
- Your So-Called Education [DOC]
- Responses to Your So-Called Education [DOCX]
- "Scrimping on College Has Its Own Price" by Amy Wu [DOCX]
- David Foster Wallace Commencement Address [DOCX]
- Thinking Outside the Idiot Box [DOCX]
- Kristof and Clooney in Darfur, full-length version [DOCX]
Extra Readings
Documents
- Commencement Speech by J.K. Rowling [DOCX]
- Bono Commencement Speech [DOCX]
- Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted [DOCX]
- "Generation Q" by Thomas Friedman [DOCX]
- "Quiet Generation" letters to the editor [DOCX]
Book Club Project
Documents
- Book Club Presentation Details [DOCX]
- Book Club Project Assignments updated 29 Feb [DOCX]
- 1B Book Club Choices Spring 2012 [DOCX]
- Book Reviews for book clubs [DOCX]
- How to Post Something on the Book Club wiki [DOCX]
- Book Club Post-Read Analysis [DOC]
Peer Review Sheets
Documents
Research Project Case Study: The Meatpackers' Problem
This is a collection of materials to illustrate how a student might get from a general idea of a topic to a research plan.
Documents
- Sample Topic to Research Questions [DOCX]
- NY Times story about staffing slaughterhouses [DOCX]
- Food is Power comments on meatpackers' rights [DOCX]
- Testimony against meatpacker manager in Chino, CA [DOCX]
- Eric Schlosser's Mother Jones Article [DOCX]
- Slaughterhouse Workers Dying for a Job [DOCX]
- Michael Pollan Bad News on Beef [DOCX]
- Pilgrim's Pride statement on Labor and Immigration [DOCX]
- Tyson Foods statement on labor [DOCX]