Professor Mary Crowley
EN102 - Technique of Reading and Writing II
Department of English
Germantown Campus Phone: 301-593-8238, Department Phone: 240-567-7746 Office Hours: Most evenings 8 pm-midnight via IM, phone or Skype
Mary.Crowley@montgomerycollege.edu
WELCOME MESSAGE
Welcome to EN102 - Technique of Reading and Writing II,
This is a rigorous course in which you will learn how to think and write more critically in preparation for the analysis and research conducted in upper-level classes.
FACULTY INFORMATION
Want to learn more about me? I'm a journalist. Join this class and you can learn more about me through our first assignment, our short introduction essays in the first week!
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Studies in argumentation and research. Students learn to identify, critically read, analyze and evaluate, and write arguments using logic and appropriate rhetorical techniques. Students construct thesis-driven academic essays, synthesizing and incorporating the words and ideas of others and using formal documentation. Students learn to identify audience as well as employ effective tone, word choice, and sentence patterns.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
EN 101 at MC or its equivalent at another college. See MC's online catalog for complete details on this course's prerequisites.
TEXTBOOK
You must purchase the course texts, including Diana Hacker's Rules for Writers, 6th ed., published by Bedford/St. Martin's, and Houghton-Mifflin's The Well-Crafted Argument, 3rd ed., by Fred White and Simone Billings. If you attempt to complete the assignments without having read the assignments in the White and Billings text or without following the grammar, style and format rules for MLA essays in the Hacker book, you risk failing the assignment and potentially the course.
ONLINE REQUIREMENTS
Participation in our online discussions is NOT optional--you must respond to one or more weekly writing prompts in the Discussion Board on which you will be graded, and you must comment on at least four of your classmates' initial responses to those prompts in order to earn minimum credit for the discussion. Posts must be substantive and follow MLA rules for format and style. This means, at minimum, you should expect to spend a much time on this course as you would have spent on a class taken "on ground" or in a brick-and-mortar building. Since all discussion occurs through reading a computer screen and responding through your fingertips on a keyboard, this class actually can take MORE time than an on-ground course for some students. The course syllabus posted in the classroom provides complete details on what it takes to get an "A" for participation in this class, including models of exemplary posts.
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
You need to have a computer or daily access to a computer with an Internet connection, and you will need to have and be able to use MS Word 93 or know how to convert MS Word 97 documents into RTF format. You also will need to know how to use the Internet for research and how to access MC's online library.
ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS
This class is conducted in an asynchronous mode; that means, no classes are held in person nor must you meet with the instructor in person. However, midterm conferences are required and can be conducted in person, via Skype, online in the classroom chat function, by IM, or by telephone.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
None.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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