The Welcome to ENGL 1302 @ TAMUCC

1. ENGL 1302
DR. FRANCES JOHNSON| 1302.W01,W02,W03
FALL, 2017

2. TTU Graduation, December 2014
This is how I felt most of the time (that’s
my husband of 45 years) working on my
degree in Technical Communication and
Rhetoric.
I am a mother of two, grand mother of
two, and great-grand mother of two. I also
have two rescue fur-babies, 1)-4 year old,
Chihuahua/German Shepherd, 2)-2 year
old dachshund.
I have been at TAMUCC since 1997. First as
a student (BA, MA, MS) and since 2003 as
an instructor.

3. Course Description
 English 1302 “Writing and Rhetoric”
introduces students to writing studies,
rhetoric, and academic research
(information literacy).
• Students will read, apply, and reflect
on the current research and
scholarship in writing studies,
especially threshold concepts, kinds of
knowledge about writing, and
rhetoric.
• Students will learn how to transfer,
deepen, and extend their ability to use
writing in various contexts
 Location : Online via BlackBoard
 Activities Due T/F @11:59 pm
 Major Assignments Due:
 Friday, October 6 @ 11:59 pm
 Synthesis
 Friday, November 3 @ 11:59 pm
 Literature Review
 Tuesday, December 5 @ 11:59 pm
 Portfolio Due
 Credits: 3

4. Course Objectives

5. Required Materials
Textbook
BlackBoard
Technology
Naming What We Know-Classroom Edition by Linda
Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle
Available from Google Play, Amazon, Barnes and
Noble
Must have a working knowledge of BlackBoard.
FMI:
https://iol.tamucc.edu/bb_resources_students.html
MS Office 365 is available free to TAMUCC students.

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19. Questions?
EITHER EMAIL ME AT:
FRANCES.JOHNSON@TAMUCC.EDU
OR
POST YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE FAQ PAGE IN BLACKBOARD
OR
VISIT DURING WEBEX CHAT OFFICE HOURS