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Southern Utah University

Fall Semester 2025

IW: Writing abt Monsters (Face-to-Face)

ENGL 2010-04

Course:	ENGL 2010-04
Credits:	3
Term:	Fall Semester 2025
Department:	ENGL
CRN:	32229

Course Description

The second of the GE writing courses emphasizes the development of an effective academic style in argumentative essays that makes use of traditional rhetorical patterns, culminating in a major research paper. Subtopics will vary. Students with ACT English scores below 29 must take ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1010E before enrolling in 2010. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1010E or ACT English Subscore - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Prerequisite Test (Min. Score): ACT English Subscore (29) General Education Category: Written Communication

This section of English 2010 focuses on arguments about monsters and stories about monsters ranging from those told by the Greeks, medieval legend, classic movie monsters and urban legend. It should also provide you with perspective on the way cultures and people interpret values and storytelling and how changes in those cultures are often reflected in the ways that they tell these stories.

Required Texts

All Readings are provided as OER material and are available through the Canvas website.

Learning Outcomes

1. Sources and Evidence: Locate, evaluate, and integrate credible and relevant sources to achieve various writing purposes.

2. Genre Awareness: Demonstrate critical and conceptual awareness of genre in reading and writing—including organization, content, presentation, formatting, and stylistic choices.

3. Context and Purpose: Analyze rhetorical situations and adapt to the audience, purpose, modalities, and the circumstances surrounding a range of reading and writing tasks.

4. Language Awareness and Usage: Recognize and make intentional, critical, and contextually-informed language choices across a range of rhetorical contexts/situations.

5. Recursive Writing Processes: Develop flexible, iterative, and reflective processes for invention, drafting, workshopping, and revision.

Course Requirements

Participation: (5 points each x20/)

3-2-1s and other participation activities will be assigned frequently throughout class. These will be based on class readings and activities. They will take place during the first ten minutes of class. You are allowed to use the text and discuss them with classmates, but your score will be improved by frequent class attendance and by completing the assigned reading before class.

You may replace up to two participations for the semester by going to Writing Center (in person or electronically) for help with a paper and filling out the Writing Center Participation Replacement Form.

Source Preparations (10 points each x 5/ 50 points)

You will practice MLA citations – both in text and end of text while summarizing and responding to sources you select for your final research paper. You will do this in relation to research that you are also concurrently doing for your research paper. More details will be provided on Canvas and in class.

Critical Papers (100 points each/ 200 points)

You will write two short (3-5 pages) critical papers. Paper 1 is a short position paper where you integrate at least two critical sources as you answer the questions “What is a monster?” and “Do monsters still matter?” Paper 2 is a preparation paper for your research paper and should provide an analysis of a specific monster you have selected for your final research paper. More complete instructions are available in class. Formal requirements and the rubric will be posted to Canvas.

Seminar (50 points)

Students will work together in small groups (3-5) to prepare questions for an assigned reading and lead the class in a seminar discussion about the reading. The grade will be determined by preperation and performance on the day of the seminar. More complete instructions are available in class and formal requirements and the rubric will be posted on Canvas.

Research Portfolio (600 points):

In response to an approved list of topics, the student will write:

· A topic proposal (50 points)

· Two progress reports during conferences with the instructor (25 points each/50 points)

· Annotated Bibliography (100 points)

· Detailed Outline (50 points)

· Peer Review of Final Draft (50 points)

· A 10-12-page researched paper (300 points) that includes:

o A coherent argument relevant to the content of the class

o An overview of context – necessary background information, explanation of relevant context, definition of important terms

o An analysis of source material and how it supports and enhances the argument

o A clear and purposeful integration of 8-10 secondary sources including direct quote and paraphrase (see details for source requirements)

Course Outline

Instructor's policies on late assignments and/or makeup work

Late Work:

· No late participation grades will be accepted. If you will not be able to submit a major assignment on time, you may request a 48-hour extension if the request is placed at least 24 hours before the due date and time. You will need to provide a reason for requesting the extension.

· Work is due at the beginning of class for hard copies and the Canvas due date/time for Canvas assignments. Make sure that you submit your work to Canvas by the scheduled time. Even if you are not present in class, your work should be.

· It is the student’s responsibility to make sure all Canvas assignment submissions go through. You may set the program to send you a notification. Computer error is not a legitimate excuse for late work, so submit earlier and double-check submissions.

· No late work or extra credit will be accepted during finals week.

Rewrites:

· Students are encouraged to rewrite all of their research paper assignments, excluding the MLA Source Preparations and the Final Research Paper.

· Students can earn up to ten percent of the original grade on their papers, depending on the level of revision. Students who only correct the grammatical errors will receive minimal points.

· Students have one week after receiving the papers back to complete a rewrite.

· Rewrites will be graded after I am completely caught up on all other grading. (i.e. The grading turn around for rewrites will be slower than other assignments.)

· The professor will not respond to emailed drafts, either before or after they are graded. If you would like feedback on a paper, schedule an online conference.

Attendance Policy

SUU defines excused absences as university-sanctioned travel per policy 6.3 with formal documentation given to the instructor before the travel takes place. Note, however, that all other absences—including illness, family emergency, etc.—are not covered by the official SUU absence policy. Therefore, you should communicate with me about your absences as much as possible.

Generally, your grade will benefit from frequent and engaged attendance. If you miss more than two weeks of class (6 absences for MWF and 4 absences for TR), I will no longer accept work from you until we have an in-person meeting to set up and sign an improvement plan. These absences are discretionary, but please use them responsibly and be mindful that absence from class is not an excuse for missed work. Please be aware of any required class readings and deadlines during your absence.

ADA Statement

Students with medical, psychological, learning, or other disabilities desiring academic adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids will need to contact the Disability Resource Center, located in Room 206F of the Sharwan Smith Center or by phone at (435) 865-8042. The Disability Resource Center determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of services.

If your instructor requires attendance, you may need to seek an ADA accommodation to request an exception to this attendance policy. Please contact the Disability Resource Center to determine what, if any, ADA accommodations are reasonable and appropriate.

Academic Credit

According to the federal definition of a Carnegie credit hour: A credit hour of work is the equivalent of approximately 60 minutes of class time or independent study work. A minimum of 45 hours of work by each student is required for each unit of credit. Credit is earned only when course requirements are met. One (1) credit hour is equivalent to 15 contact hours of lecture, discussion, testing, evaluation, or seminar, as well as 30 hours of student homework. An equivalent amount of work is expected for laboratory work, internships, practica, studio, and other academic work leading to the awarding of credit hours. Credit granted for individual courses, labs, or studio classes ranges from 0.5 to 15 credit hours per semester.

Academic Freedom

SUU is operated for the common good of the greater community it serves. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic Freedom is the right of faculty to study, discuss, investigate, teach, and publish. Academic Freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research.

Academic Freedom in the realm of teaching is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the faculty member and of you, the student, with respect to the free pursuit of learning and discovery. Faculty members possess the right to full freedom in the classroom in discussing their subjects. They may present any controversial material relevant to their courses and their intended learning outcomes, but they shall take care not to introduce into their teaching controversial materials which have no relation to the subject being taught or the intended learning outcomes for the course.

As such, students enrolled in any course at SUU may encounter topics, perspectives, and ideas that are unfamiliar or controversial, with the educational intent of providing a meaningful learning environment that fosters your growth and development. These parameters related to Academic Freedom are included in SUU Policy 6.6.

Academic Misconduct

Scholastic honesty is expected of all students. Dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent (see SUU Policy 6.33). You are expected to have read and understood the current SUU student conduct code (SUU Policy 11.2) regarding student responsibilities and rights, the intellectual property policy (SUU Policy 5.52), information about procedures, and what constitutes acceptable behavior.

Please Note: The use of websites or services that sell essays is a violation of these policies; likewise, the use of websites or services that provide answers to assignments, quizzes, or tests is also a violation of these policies. Regarding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), you should check with your individual course instructor.

Emergency Management Statement

In case of an emergency, the University's Emergency Notification System (ENS) will be activated. Students are encouraged to maintain updated contact information using the link on the homepage of the mySUU portal. In addition, students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Emergency Response Protocols posted in each classroom. Detailed information about the University's emergency management plan can be found at https://www.suu.edu/emergency.

HEOA Compliance Statement

For a full set of Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) compliance statements, please visit https://www.suu.edu/heoa. The sharing of copyrighted material through peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, except as provided under U.S. copyright law, is prohibited by law; additional information can be found at https://my.suu.edu/help/article/1096/heoa-compliance-plan.

You are also expected to comply with policies regarding intellectual property (SUU Policy 5.52) and copyright (SUU Policy 5.54).

Mandatory Reporting

University policy (SUU Policy 5.60) requires instructors to report disclosures received from students that indicate they have been subjected to sexual misconduct/harassment. The University defines sexual harassment consistent with Federal Regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106, Subpart D) to include quid pro quo, hostile environment harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. When students communicate this information to an instructor in-person, by email, or within writing assignments, the instructor will report that to the Title IX Coordinator to ensure students receive support from the Title IX Office. A reporting form is available at https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?SouthernUtahUniv

Non-Discrimination Statement

SUU is committed to fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners and believes our university's encompassing of different views, beliefs, and identities makes us stronger, more innovative, and better prepared for the global society.

SUU does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services.

SUU strives to cultivate a campus environment that encourages freedom of expression from diverse viewpoints. We encourage all to dialogue within a spirit of respect, civility, and decency.

For additional information on non-discrimination, please see SUU Policy 5.27 and/or visit https://www.suu.edu/nondiscrimination.

Pregnancy

Students who are or become pregnant during this course may receive reasonable modifications to facilitate continued access and participation in the course. Pregnancy and related conditions are broadly defined to include pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, lactation, related medical conditions, and recovery. To obtain reasonable modifications, please make a request to title9@suu.edu. To learn more visit: https://www.suu.edu/titleix/pregnancy.html.

Disclaimer Statement

Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignments, makeup work, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.

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