Hello English 102 Students:
You are enrolled in English
Composition II or the research paper (section 901; sequence number 9043). This course is a seven week, summer session
course (Summer Session I, May 16-
Please review the English
Department Protocols for English 102 (available through the CCP English
Department Web-site,
http://faculty.ccp.edu/dept/english/102%20FINAL%20RECOMMEND.rtf). This course will adhere to those
protocols. That means that all students
must be willing to do the following:
- Read Of
Mice and Men;
- Write a 4-6 page, typed, double-spaced paper on Of Mice and Men that includes APA
in-text citations and an APA Works Cited;
- Read
- Read How to Write Term Papers and Reports;
- Do independent research on FDR and George W. Bush
(which will entail reading at least 200 pages independently);
- Write a 10-12 page, typed, double-spaced,
research paper comparing one or two policies of FDR and George W. Bush
that includes APA in-text citations and an APA Works Cited page;
- Hand in a paper process for the research paper
(topic paragraph, summary of the book on FDR, 10 source annotated
bibliography, outline, 50 notes, first draft, etc.).
If you are unwilling or
unable to do this much work over the first summer course, drop the course.
The course texts are John
Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men ($11.00),
Roy Jenkins’ Franklin Delano Roosevelt
($20.00), and L. Sue Baugh’s How to Write
Term Papers and Reports ($10.95).
Any edition of Of Mice and Men
will work. All texts have been ordered
at the CCP Bookstore—located in the basement of the
This is a fast paced course
with a heavy work load. Some of the work
load is common for all students (Of Mice
and Men, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
and How to Write Term Papers and Reports)—but
a lot of it is independent (gathering and analyzing the research for your
research paper and writing the research paper).
It is a hard course in the regular 14 week semester. It will be even harder in this condensed
format. Be warned.
That said,
I look forward to working with those students ready for such a challenging
course. Welcome to the course. If you have further questions, please contact
me at kmurphey@ccp.edu or (215) 751-8340.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Murphey
Assistant Professor of
English