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Kacee Belcher, kbelcher@fiu.edu, Shared Office: DM 467

Office hours by appointment only in person or via Skype
Skype contact: kacee.belcher
Send a contact request so we can connect for conferences and/or scheduled
appointments.

Welcome to Writing and Rhetoric II, the second half of FIU’s two-part writing
sequence. In ENC 1101, you should have gained a basic understanding of rhetoric,
how writers communicate effectively to their audiences. In ENC 1102, you’ll enhance
your rhetorical skills while learning how to effectively conduct and incorporate
research in your writing.

Course Outcomes
By the end of ENC 1102, students will:
• Write to achieve varying purposes and to engage different audiences;
• Understand the structure of closed-form arguments (including claim, reasons,
evidence, counter-argument, and underlying assumptions);
• Employ effective persuasive appeals;
• Generate research questions that lead to meaningful inquiry;
• Show knowledge of conventions of academic research, including the ability to
locate, evaluate, and document sources and to incorporate sources effectively into
your work;
• Further your rhetorical vocabulary for understanding and talking about writing,
and learn new concepts related to research and argumentation;
• Understand the complexities of academic plagiarism.

Attendance
Department guidelines state that you must attend 80% of face-to-face meetings in order to
pass this class. This means that you can only miss SIX classes. Extreme circumstances will
be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you are 40 or more minutes late, you may still
come to class but you will be considered absent. I will not stay late to cover what you missed.

Texts and Supporting Materials -E-BOOK versions are acceptable.

Ramage, John, John Bean and June Johnson. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing.
New York: Pearson, 2016. Customized for Florida International University: Sixth
Edition. ISBN: 9781323510964.

Please bring laptops/tablets and pen and paper as we often workshop during
class time.

Web-Assisted Course – Canvas
Course materials and assignments will be given during class and posted in
Canvas. If at any point during the semester, you become confused about
assignments, or how and when they should be completed, it is your responsibility
to contact me immediately. If you cannot upload an assignment, please attach it
to an email letting me know there is a tech issue so I that have it in my inbox
prior to the deadline.

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Grading—If you don’t hand in all three projects, you WILL fail the course. NO EXCEPTIONS.
You must receive a “C” grade or higher to pass ENC 1102. Grading weights are
shown below.

Portfolio-Semester Long Research Project 70%

• Writing Project 1—Short Research Proposal 15%
• Writing Project 2—Exploratory Vlog & Annotated Bibliography 25%
• Writing Project 3—Proposing a Professional Solution 30%
Other Grades
• Homework, drafts, & In-class Writing Assignments 20%
• Attendance (see department policy) 5%
• Participation 5%
TOTAL 100%

GRADING CRITERIA

A 94-100% B+ 87-89% C 70-79%
A- 90-93% B 83-86% D 60-69%
B- 80-82% F </= 59%

Late Writing Project Submissions

All assignments must be uploaded to Blackboard by the due date and time. Late
submissions will be deducted 5% per day late. Once a project has been completed, no
previous homework or drafts will be accepted.
If you have a problem uploading your assignment to Blackboard, email me
immediately with an attachment or picture/screenshot of the assignment to show
the work was completed.

Format
Unless otherwise specified, assignments must be typed, double spaced, use a 12pt
standard font and follow MLA formatting guidelines.

Revision
You will only be able to revise the Short Research Proposal for a higher grade. The revision
must show significant improvement. If your revision is significant, you’ll receive a higher
grade, which will replace the original grade. Significant improvement means that you
actually rethink your project rather than just fix minor grammar issues. Questions about
revision should be discussed with me via email or during a scheduled appointment.

Grievances
If at any point in the semester you have any questions or concerns about your grade or
your standing in the class, come see me. Addressing your questions and concerns is part
of my job. If we have met and you feel that together, we have not sufficiently resolved an
issue, you may contact the following individuals: Associate Director, Robert Saba
(sabar@fiu.edu) or Dr. Justin Grant (jugrant@fiu.edu) Associate Director of FIU’s Writing
and Rhetoric Program.

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