This document provides information about an English 1302 course taught online by Dr. Frances Johnson in the spring of 2018. The course focuses on writing studies, rhetoric, and academic research. It will be conducted entirely online through Blackboard, with activities due on Tuesdays and Fridays and major assignments due throughout the semester. The required textbook is "Naming What We Know" and students must have a working knowledge of using Blackboard. The document provides links to further details on course objectives, assignments, and how to navigate the online course materials.

1. ENGL 1302
DR. FRANCES JOHNSON| 1302.W01 & W02
SPRING 2018

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.
I am truly a distance education teacher, as I
live in Pleasanton, TX.

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, February 23, 2018 @ 11:59 pm
 Synthesis
 Friday, April 6, 2018 @ 11:59 pm
 Literature Review
 Tuesday, April 27, 2018 @ 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
Available as a Course Reserve: Dr. Johnson
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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This link goes to a WORD file.
InformationLinks

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The link takes you to the various
information that would be found in the
syllabus.
Click through all the links to find lots of
great information for the course.

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About 1302 Informational
Links

10. Tuesday & Friday,
Activities

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TOC links go to Activity
Descriptions

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To submit T/F assignments, click
Activity Submission Forum

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Clickontheproperday.
Instructional video.

18. Major Activities

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Activity (Synthesis) Information
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Activity (Synthesis) Submission goes
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View Video if you do not know how
to submit an assignment.

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