Chopin, Kate.  The Awakening.  New York: Dover, 1993.

Faulkner, William.  Absalom, Absalom!  New York: Vintage, 1986.

Hudgins, Andrew.  After the Lost War: A Narrative.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988.

Williams, Tennessee.  A Streetcar Named Desire.  New York: Signet, 1975.

Writer’s Resource.  New York: McGraw Hill, 2007.
Selected online poetry and short stories

DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR: Students will be dismissed from any class meeting at which they exhibit behavior that disrupts the learning environment of others.  Such behavior includes—but is not limited to—arriving late or leaving early for class, allowing cell phones to ring, speaking disrespectfully to the instructor and/or to other students, and using personal audio or video devices. Each dismissal of this kind will count as an absence and will be applied toward the attendance requirements policy above.

1.  Quizzes and Written Analysis: Quizzes are random and unannounced opportunities to earn points for reading the material before coming to class.  All quizzes will be given at the beginning of class, and they cannot be made up because of a tardy or an absence.  On occasion you will be asked to construct a written response to selected works from class.  These responses will be written outside of class and should be typed and approximately one page in length.

2.  Out-of-Class Essays:   Essays should use MLA format.  We will review the basic elements of MLA format in class, but remember that your Writer's Resource is intended to be used as a guide for paper formatting and the writing process in general.  If you still need assistance, you should consult with me or make an appointment to visit the writing center on the main campus.  The English Department's grading rubric for 1102 out-of-class essays can be found here.

3.  In-Class Essay:  The in-class essay is a department required timed writing over a prompt provided by your instructor on the day of the essay.  More details will come as we get closer to the assignment.  The English Department's grading rubric for 1102 in-class essays can be found here.

4.  Final Portfolio:  At the end of the semester you will be given specific instructions on putting together a final portfolio to showcase your writing from the semester.  This portfolio will include a variety assignments, such as various written analysis and your out-of-class essays.  For this reason you should keep ALL of your work.  Your portfolio will also include a revision of one of your earlier essays.  Instructions about organizing and submitting your portfolio will be given near the end of the semester.

All assignments must be completed in order to pass this course. 

NOTE: You must earn a letter grade of C or better in order to pass ENGL 1102.

Essays (out-of-class): 65%  (Essay 1 = 20%, Essay 2 = 20%, Essay 3 = 25%)

Essay (in-class): 15%

Quizzes and Written Analysis: 10%

Final Portfolio: 10%

General Information

Sample Topics

The Department of English and Philosophy defines plagiarism as taking personal credit for the words and ideas of others as they are presented in electronic, print, and verbal sources.  The Department expects that students will accurately credit sources in all assignments.  An equally dishonest practice is fabricating sources or facts; it is another form of misrepresenting the truth.  Plagiarism is grounds for failing the course. 

The University policies for handling Academic Dishonesty are found in your student handbook.

Excessive Collaboration: By the end of the term in both English 1101 and 1102, students should demonstrate the ability to produce independent writing (writing without collaborative assistance of peers, writing tutors, or professionals in the field) that shows an acceptable level of competence.  Although classroom activities and out-of-class assignments may highlight collaborative learning and collaborative research, excessive collaboration (i.e. collaboration that results in the loss of a student's voice/style and original claims to course related work) is considered another form of academic dishonesty and therefore will not be permitted.