College Composition II
ENG 102
Essex County College
Prof. Sean O’Connell Mon
10:00-12:40
Email:soconnel@essex.edu
Phone:
973-877-1926 Office: 1141
Office
Hours: T/R Room:
2132
9:00-10:00
CLASS
BLOG:
http://eng102fall16.blogspot.com/
Texts: Literature: A Portable Anthology
ISBN-13:
978-1457621383
*In class assignments will be
handwritten; all homework assignments should be typed and double spaced using
12-point Times New Roman font.
In the classroom we will use
group work to discuss the stories you read on your own time. Do not use your
phones while in the classroom (unless we are looking something up). As long as
you read the stories and contribute to your group—everything should work out
fine. Your group will tell on you if you sit there and do not help.
If you are excessively absent
or late it will hurt your grade—do it enough and you will fail.
Papers are due when they are
due—look at the due dates on the syllabus now and circle them. I will provide a
handout with questions for each paper. If you hand a paper in when it is
due—you can revise it. If you do not, it is late, cannot be revised and
whatever you get on that paper is final.
CATALOGUE
DESCRIPTION: This course is a continuation of ENG 101 with emphasis on the
longer composition and the process of documentation. Techniques of research are taught,
culminating in the production of an original, extensive, multiple source, fully
documented, literary research paper.
Informational literacy is stressed through advanced library skills as
well as hands-on experience utilizing computers in researching and developing
projects. Interpretive skills are
developed through the introduction of literature.
Plagiarism:
Do
not do it. Any papers that contain plagiarism will receive an F. The second
offense will result in course failure. I will discuss in further detail as the
class progresses.
September
12 Introduction
to class, discussion of syllabus and plagiarism, Read “Mrs. Turner’s
Lawn Jockey’s” (Handout)— and “Sonny’s Blues” (250), GET
TEXT!!!
19 “Mrs. Turner’s Lawn
Jockey’s” and “Sonny’s
Blues” (250), Read Two Kinds (382), “Brave We Are” (Handout)
28 ***NO
CLASS***
October
3
ASSIGN FIRST PAPER, FILM: The Namesake, “Two Kinds” (382), “Brave
We Are” (Handout), Read “The Lottery” (242), The Sisterhood of the Night (Handout)
10 ***NO
CLASS***
17 PAPER DUE, “The Lottery” (242), The Sisterhood of the Night (Handout)
24 FILM:
The Village, Read “The Temp” (Handout), “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”
(289)
31 The
Temp” (Handout), “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” ( (289)
November
7 ASSIGN SECOND PAPER FILM: Edward Scissorhands, Read “The Old Man With Enormous Wings”
(Handout) and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (276)
14 “The
Old Man With Enormous Wings” (Handout) and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (276)
21 SECOND PAPER DUE, FILM: Life of Pi, Read “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” (312)
28 ASSIGN FINAL PAPER, “Where Are
You Going, Where Have You Been” (312)
December
5 Bring Final Paper Drafts
12 FINAL
PAPER DUE—LAST CLASS—NO LATE PAPERS!
