Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus Course Prefix/Number/Title: College Composition II: English 120 3 credits Pre-/Co-requisites: Composition I: English 110 Course Description: Advanced practice in college-level writing from sources and in applying rhetorical strategies. Course Objectives: Students will be able to write academic essays or other genres with clarity and accuracy after learning and practicing the stages of writing. (Meets DCB General Education Goal 4) Students will read closely and analyze and appreciate what is read. (Meets DCB General Education Goal 4) Students will learn to find and evaluate sources, then integrate and acknowledge sources in their writing. (Meets DCB General Education Goal 4) `Students will learn to work collaboratively with others and will apply a variety of invention and review techniques to their own and each other’s writings. (Meets DCB General Education Goal 4) Instructor: Mr. Michael Porter Office: Thatcher Addition: Room 2209 Telephone: 228-5445 E-mail : mike.porter@dakotacollege.edu Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 to 11:00 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2:00 to 3:00 Lecture/Lab Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00-1:50 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:00-1:50 Textbooks: Cohen Samuel. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology . 2 nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2007. Axelrod, Rise B. and Cooper Charles R. The St Martin’s Guide to Writing . 11 th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2016.