ENGL 1213 — Composition 2
At Oklahoma State University, we use an outcomes based approach to the teaching of composition. Our program outcomes are derived from the Council of Writing Program Administrator’s Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition. Our outcomes articulate what we want our students to know and to do by the end of each course.
English 1213 Outcomes
In addition to building upon the outcomes from English 1113, in English 1213, all students will:
- Critically consume arguments made for a particular audience and explain/represent those arguments accurately and fairly within their given rhetorical context.
- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of arguments with respect to the values and conventions of the rhetorical contexts in which those arguments were produced.
- Research a specific, focused scholarly conversation within a designated area of study and be able to describe and explain important questions, accepted truths, and areas of agreement/disagreement within that conversation.
- Participate in a scholarly conversation by producing a researched argument shaped by the rhetorical practices of those scholars active in the conversation.
- Apply conventions of academic style through consistently and accurately summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting source materials, citing and distinguishing their own prose from source materials, and utilizing both in-text and bibliographic citation practices from a chosen style guide (such as MLA, APA, or Chicago).
Textbooks
Lunsford, Andrea, et al. Everyone's an Author: with Readings. 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2016.
Lewis, Lynn C. ed. Inquiry, Research, and Argument at Oklahoma State University. Southlake, TX: Fountainhead Press, 2017.
Student Readings and Resources:
- A Brief Rhetoric of Infographic Design
- Infographic Resources and Examples
- Archival Research Narrative on Decision Points: JDaniel
Teaching Resources:
- English 1213 Overview and Suggested Weekly Sequence
- English 1213 Digital Archives List
- Comp II Archival Scholarship for Instructors
- Edmon Low Library Infographic Module
- English 1213 Recommended Readings by Assignment
Workshop Materials
- Infographic Workshop Packet 2016
- Strategic Connections Pedagogy Workshop 2017
- Infographic Workshop Presentation 2018
- Infographic Workshop: Miller's Assignment Sheets and Activities 2018
- Archival Project Overview
Sample Syllabi
Assignment Sequence & Samples
Listening to and Representing an Argument |
Analyzing and Evaluating an Argument |
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Describing and Explaining a Scholarly Conversation |
Participating in a Scholarly Conversation |
Final Exam (5%)
Instructors must hold a final evaluative experience during the final exam time scheduled by the university. Instructors may determine the nature and form of this exam at their own discretion. Previous instructors have used such forms as reading exams, timed writing, and presentations.