just my introduction

1. Welcome!
Composition II
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2. Section 15: Our Class
• Meet on Tuesdays & Thursdays
• 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
• Evans 351
• Absence Policy (see syllabus)
• Policies on cell phones & sleeping in class

3. About Me
• V. Reina Shay Broussard
• 10+ years experience teaching
• Middle-school age to adults
• MFA student in Creative Writing

4. Contact Me
• Office: Evans 307
• Office Phone: 936-294-1428
• E-mail: vrb006@shsu.edu
• Office Hours: Tues/ Thurs 11:30 am – 12:30 pm,
2 pm – 2:30 pm & by appointment
• *Virtual Office on Blackboard

5. Expectations
• Attend class.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.
• Complete all assignments on time.
• Participate actively.

6. SHSU
• Known for students & graduates who are the first in
their families to go to college
SHSU core values:
Help-seeking behaviors & Peer-based support programs
• Use the Academic Support Center
• Use the Supplemental Instruction program
• Use Student Services – attend informational sessions
• Connect with Resident Advisors
• Find study partners & peer reviewers
• Meet with professors

7. Expectations
• Your attitude, participation, & effort matter.
• Communicate:
• Make an appt. to see me during office hours.
• Talk to me if you’re considering dropping class
• Check email & Blackboard daily.
• Essays must be submitted to turnitin.com & in
manila folder with all drafts - on time.

8. Academic Success Center
• Location: 111 Farrington
• Phone: 936-294-3680
• Hours:
• Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
• Friday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Sunday, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Free/ No charge/ Gratis
• Make an appointment at least three days ahead of
time.
• See website for handouts.

9. Academic Success Center
• Treat tutors with the utmost respect.
• You will get stressed; do not take it out on them.
• The ASC has the right to refuse service.
• They are peers who are there to help.
• They are not experts; don’t expect them to be.
• ASC website

10. Emphases in Comp II
• Research skills & Writing (Essays & research paper)
• Critical thinking & reading (Readings & reading responses)
• Argumentation (Essays, research paper, oral presentations)
• Connecting Literature to Life & other disciplines
(Awakening the Dreamer symposium)
• Oral communication & presentations
• Language usage & Bedford Handbook as a resource

11. Weekly Assignments
• Readings (see syllabus calendar)
• Reading Responses
• Online videos, activities & quizzes: Blackboard,
MyLiteratureLab, & Launchpad
• Group Presentations
• Peer Review Responses
• Quizzes on readings & citation rules

12. Readings
Required Textbooks
• Both books are essential to your success in this class.
• Schilb, John, and John Clifford. Arguing about Literature: A
Guide and Reader. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014.
• Hacker, Diana, and Nancy Sommers. The Bedford
Handbook. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014.
• SHSU cares about writing – common handbook = BH
• BH will travel w/ you throughout years & disciplines.
• BH will save you from wasted time & mistakes
• BH is your key to successful college writing.

13. Reading Responses
Required for all readings & videos
• Use a double-entry notebook (see BH pgs 112-115).
• Have clear labels: date, book & pg #’s, titles.
• Include comments/ notes on content & personal
responses/ questions.
• Be prepared to discuss in class!

14. Reading Responses
Some things to include:
• Note similarities & differences between sources (AL, BH, MLL, LP)
• Note most helpful & least helpful items of information &/or
sections
• If you have heard or read it before, consider if it presents
information in a new way.
• If you think it’s boring or redundant, ask yourself if & how you
apply the concepts in your own reading or writing. If not, why?
• Always have at least 1 question per source.

15. Daily Warm-up
• When you come to class, find a partner & discuss
readings.
• Ask your questions. See if you can answer your
partner’s questions.
• Discuss comments & questions you may have about the
course material.
• Be prepared to discuss with the whole class & ask
questions.
• Connect with different partners. Get to know your
classmates.

16. MyLiteratureLab
• Sign up right away following instructions.
• Take the Comprehensive Grammar Diagnostic.
• See the calendar for assignments & complete
them on time.
• Reading response notes apply to MLL videos
as well.
• Come to class prepared with comments and
questions.

17. Student Binder
• Syllabus
• Reading Response Notes
• Class Notes & Handouts
• Works in Progress (group projects & essays)
• Major Essays (including prewriting & drafts)

18. Course Themes
• SHSU motto:
“The measure of a life is its service.”
• Pachamama Alliance symposium:
Awakening the Dreamer – Changing the Dream
• Connecting literature to life:
Values – Emotions – Motivation – Action