EH 206-05: British Literature II Syllabus and Course Description for Fall 2004, August 30-December 17, 2004 Instructor: XXXXXXXXXXXX Office Room Number: Morton Hall 112 Office Hours: 12:15-1:45 MW & by appointment E-mail: Thoth29@aol.com Office Phone: 824-2360 Class Meets: MW 3:55-5:15 Morton Hall Course Description: This class will focus on literature written by individuals belonging to the British Empire from the time of the Romantics to the latter part of the 20 th Century. Students are expected to come to class on time and be ready to participate in discussion. In this course, students will engage in discussions involving the literature they read; for productive discussion to occur, students must be respectful of the views of others. Grading scale: A, B, C, D, and F. Semester credit hours: 3. Prerequisites: Successful completion of EH 101 and 102 or their equivalents. Textbooks: Texts are available in the UAH bookstore. Required: Damrosch, David ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature Volumes 2A-C. Second Edition. New York: Longman. 2003. Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Dover Thrift Edition. New York: Dover. 1995. Recommended: The following text is recommended for those students who have concerns about the writing portion of this course. In addition to the recommended text, students will find that A Writer s Reference, edited by Diane Hacker and used in UAH s EH 101 and 102 classes, will be a useful tool and is also available in the bookstore. Gardner, Janet E. about Literature: A Portable Guide. Boston: Bedford/St.Martin s. 2004. Course Requirements: The following is an outline of the way grades will be determined in this course. 15% -- Best three out of four pop tests. These tests will be unannounced and will cover basic thematic and plot elements of the works the class explores. 25% -- Midterm Exam. The midterm will cover works explored from the beginning of the course until
October 6. The exam will consist of short answer questions, an identification of important quotations section, and an out of class essay. 30% -- Two short in-class critical papers (3 pages minimum). These papers will ask students to explore themes in the literature by creating connections between two or more works. 30% -- Final Exam The format of the final exam will follow the format of the mid-term and will cover material explored from October 13 through December 8. Withdrawal Policy: Students who choose to withdraw from the course may do so, but they are solely responsible for handling any appropriate paper work. Students who do not follow procedures properly often remain on class rosters and receive No Credit grades for the course. The last day to withdraw with a refund for Fall Semester is September 13; without a refund the withdrawal date is November 10th. E-mail Notice: Since paper is at a premium, I will send out assignments and other notices via e-mail as often as possible. Free e-mail accounts are available to all students through the University, and there are several labs all around campus from which you may check your mail. I ll collect a list of addresses shortly after the beginning of classes. You may choose not to give your address if you so desire. Attendance Policy: Students ideally should attend every class and be on time for each class meeting. Absences often cannot be helped. For this class, no more than 5 absences (roughly 2½ weeks of class) will be allowed. There are NO EXCUSED ABSENCES. Tardiness and early departures can also be unproductive, so students should try to be in class for the duration. Every 4th tardy or early departure will count as an absence. If a student is having scheduling conflicts that will mean repeated tardiness or absences, he/she may wish to consider withdrawing from the course. Classroom Decorum: As this course relies on interaction between students and the instructor, it would be advisable to limit the number of distractions in-class. Drinks and snacks are fine, but full meals like pizzas are not allowed. Also cell phones and pagers should be turned off during class. If a student has an emergency situation that requires that his/her cell phone remain on, the student should let me know before class starts.
Academic Honesty: Plagiarism, whether intentional or not, is considered a serious offense. All work submitted by students should be original to those students. If students choose to use outside source material in the creation of their papers, they will need to provide the appropriate documentation. All summaries, paraphrases, and quotations should be documented according to MLA guidelines. Students should refer to their A Writer s Reference books for appropriate documentation procedures or ask me. Students caught plagiarizing are subject to one or more of the following sanctions: they may fail the paper, fail the course, and/or be reported to the Judicial Affairs Committee. I will be checking papers for plagiarism by all means available, including the Internet. The UAH Student Handbook outlines what constitutes academic misconduct in Article III, Code of Student Conduct on page 93. Use of Prior Work: All work submitted for this course should not contain work previously used in another course either in part or in whole. The Center: UAH has an excellent writing center designed to assist students with questions and concerns regarding any writing project. Consultants work with students to help them work through any difficulties they may be having with the writing process. If you choose to visit the Center, please be sure to make an appointment for your 30-minute consultations. You may make appointments in person at the Center in Morton Hall Room 228 or call 824-2363 to make an appointment. You may also consult the Center s website, <http://www.uah.edu/writing>. Copyright: Copyright Anissa Graham 2004. The following statements provided by the UAH legal department outline what this copyright covers. All federal and state copyrights in my lectures and course materials are reserved by me. [Students] are authorized to take notes in class for [their] own personal use and for no other purpose. [They] are not authorized to record my lectures or to make any commercial use of them or to provide them to anyone else other than students currently enrolled in this course without my prior written permission. In addition to legal sanctions for violations of copyright law, students found in violation of the prohibitions may be subject to University disciplinary action under the Code of Student Conduct. Tentative Reading and Assignment List: (Due dates and readings may change with notice from the instructor). All readings should be done before the
class period for which they are listed. August 30 Introduction to course. Sample. September 1 Volume 2A The Romantics and Their Contemporaries (2-29). September 6 Labor Day Holiday. NO CLASS. September 8 William Blake (112-14) Introduction to Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience (118-19) The Lamb (120) The Tyger (129-30) The Chimney Sweeper (122-23 & 130) The Divine Image (123) A Divine Image (134). September 13 Robert Burns (323-24) To a Mouse (324-25) To a Louse (325-26) Scots, Wha Hae handout. September 15 William Wordsworth (336-337). Tintern Abbey (352-56) What is a Poet? (360-62) September 20 Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud (453-54) My heart leaps up (454). September 22 The Sublime, the Beautiful, and the Picturesque (496-98) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (520-21) The Eolian Harp (522-24). September 27 Coleridge Christabel (547-61). September 29 George Gordon, Lord Byron (600-02) Manfred (603-38). Also look at The Byronic Hero (638-9). October 4 Percy Bysshe Shelley (752-54) To Wordsworth (754). Mont Blanc (754-58) Sonnet: Lift not the painted veil (761). A Defence of Poetry (800-10). October 6 Felicia Hemans (810-12) Casabianca (819-20) Joan of Arc, in Rheims (830-33). John Keats (852-54) Ode to Psyche (877-790) Bright Star (900). October 11 Midterm Exam. October 13 Popular Prose and the Problems of Authorship (916-18) Jane Austen (981-82) Pride and Prejudice Chapters 1-23. October 18 Chapters 24-42. October 20 Chapters 43-61. Review of Novel. October 25 In-class Essay on Pride and Prejudice. October 27 Volume 2B The Victorian Age (1008-31) The Industrial Landscape (1047-49). November 1 John Stuart Mill (1073-75) From On Liberty (1075-86) From The Subjection of Women (1086-95) Statement Repudiating the Rights of Husbands (1095). November 3 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1105-06) From Sonnets from the Portuguese (1108-12). Robert Browning (1305-08) The Bishop Orders His Tomb at St. Praxed s Church (1315-18). Reading List Continued November 8 Alfred Lord Tennyson (1136-39) From Idylls of the King (1196-1228). November 10 William Morris (1633-34) The Defence of Guenevere (1634-41). November 15 Oscar Wilde (1860-62). The Importance of Being Earnest (1884-1924).
November 17 In-class Essay on the Victorians. November 22 Volume 2C The Twentieth Century (1990-2014). The Great War: Confronting the Modern (2167) Rupert Brooke (2183-84) The Soldier (2185-86). Siegfried Sassoon (2186) They (2187) Wilfred Owen (2188) Disabled (2190-91). November 29 William Butler Yeats (2242-46) The Wild Swans at Coole (2248-49) Easter 1916 (2249-51). James Joyce (2270-74) The Dead (2284-2311). December 1 World War II and the End of Empire (2698-99) George Orwell (2737-38) Politics and the English Language (2738-46). December 6 Whose Language? (2889). Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (2899) Why I Choose to Write in Irish, the Corpse That Sits Up and Talks Back (2904-2912). December 8 Last Day of Class. Review for Final. December 15 Final Exam 3-5:30. NCATE-based Learning Outcomes Goal #1: A competent EH 206 student is a CONTENT EXPERT. The student will be familiar with the subject and structure of the discipline and will be able to link the subject with other disciplines by term s end. The competent student will demonstrate knowledge of the content discipline by: Indicator Course Assessment Tool 1. Exhibiting EH 206 Midterm Examination familiarity with British Literature from the Romantic Movement to the present 2. Showing familiarity with various genre conventions and multiple literary/historical periods 3.Connecting and presenting major intellectual and aesthetic ideas 4. Considering the subject in its relation to other disciplines and its application to human concerns EH 206 EH 206 EH 206 Midterm Examination Midterm Examination Midterm Examination
Goal #5: A competent EH 206 student is a CRITICAL THINKER. The student applies effective critical thinking patterns, problem solving approaches, and methods for developing abstract knowledge structures through: Indicator Course Assessment Tool The analysis, synthesis, and EH 206 Midterm Examination evaluation of ideas presented in the course by the literature, the instructor, and fellow students. Goal #6: A competent EH 206 student is an EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR. The student evidences communication skills by: Indicator Course Assessment Tool 1. Building on the written composition skills acquired EH 206 Midterm Examination in introductory college writing courses to discuss various literary movements and ideas.