Contents ENGLISH 2120... 3 INSTRUCTOR... 3 MEETING TIME AND PLACE... 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION... 3 PREREQUISITE... 3 REQUIRED MATERIALS... 3 COURSE OBJECTIVES... 3 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES... 3 COURSE GRADE... 4 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY... 4 SUBMISSION NOTICE... 4 CAVEAT... 4 ATTENDANCE... 4 OFFICIALLY APPROVED ABSENCES... 4 EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN... 5 DECORUM... 5 DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES... 5 WITHDRAWAL POLICY... 5 COMPLETE COURSE WITHDRAWAL... 5 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OFFICE... 6 JANUARY 7... 6 JANUARY 12... 6 JANUARY 14... 6 JANUARY 21... 6 JANUARY 26... 6 JANUARY 28... 6 FEBRUARY 2... 6 FEBRUARY 4... 6 FEBRUARY 9... 6 FEBRUARY 11... 7 FEBRUARY 16... 7 FEBRUARY 18... 7 FEBRUARY 23... 7 FEBRUARY 25... 7 MARCH 9... 7 MARCH 11... 7 MARCH 16... 7 MARCH 18... 7 MARCH 23... 8 MARCH 25... 8 MARCH 30... 8 APRIL 1... 8 APRIL 6... 8 1
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ENGLISH 2120 BRITISH LITERATURE I SECTION 01 SPRING 2015 DR. CICERO BRUCE INSTRUCTOR Dr. Bruce has his office in LIA 235. His office hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:05 p.m. to 3:05 p.m. He is in the Writing Lab (LIA 315) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. He may be contacted by phone (706-272-4402) or email (ccbruce@daltonstate.edu). MEETING TIME AND PLACE Class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:40 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. in LIA 316. COURSE DESCRIPTION English 2120 is a chronological study of British literature from Anglo-Saxon England through the eighteenth century. Drama, poetry, prose, and fiction are read and discussed from historical, cultural, and aesthetic perspectives. Course activities may include readings, lectures, audio-visual presentations, note-taking, transcription, paraphrase, discussion, research, documentation, tests, and essays. The course is first of all a readings course, so literal understanding, together with analysis through reading, class lectures, audio-visual presentations, and discussion of selected works which exemplify literary history, genre development, and social significance is its aim. Because English 2120 follows a required Freshman English sequence, the student is expected to have mastered the fundamentals of grammar, mechanics, and composition as well as literary analysis, literary terminology, research, documentation, and close reading. Correct spelling and grammar are always required. PREREQUISITE Unless otherwise exempt, students need to have completed English 1102 with a C or better before enrolling in English 2120. REQUIRED MATERIALS To complete the course, students need (1) The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1, Ninth Edition, ISBN 978-0-393-91247-0; (2) a dictionary; (3) pens blue or black; and (4) clean-edged, college ruled notebook paper for quizzes and examinations. COURSE OBJECTIVES The student should be able to demonstrate in class and on tests knowledge of the elements of fiction, poetry, prose, and drama (such as character, situation, plot, meter, verse form, theme, dramatic structure), authors, titles, characters, literal content, vocabulary, ideas, philosophies, and artistic techniques of the works assigned. The student should also be able to compare and contrast works, authors, themes, and periods covered and to answer questions based on text introductions, informational handouts, class lectures, and audio-visual presentations. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Students completing English 2120 (1) use technology and gather data to conduct research from various sources, including electronic media, and demonstrate an understanding of plagiarism by acknowledging and citing informational sources correctly; (2) analyze, evaluate, and provide convincing reasons in support of conclusions and 3
arguments; (3) demonstrate an ability to evaluate observations, inferences, or relationships in works under investigation; and (4) demonstrate the ability to make informed judgments in interpreting works of art, literature, or other aesthetic experiences of cultures throughout the world. COURSE GRADE 25% of the student s final grade is based on the mark earned on a two-hour midterm examination, 25% on the mark earned on a two-hour final examination, 25% on the mark earned on a short research paper, and 25% on the average of marks earned on a number of ten-point pop quizzes, response paragraphs, or in-class collaborative exercises. The midterm and final examinations test conversance with terms or phrases discussed in class and require written elucidation of literary quotations. In preparation for examinations students are advised to take good notes, study and revise them regularly, and consider keeping a class journal. Final grades are issued to the registrar in the following terms: A (90-100%); B (80-89%); C (70-79%); D (60-69%); F (Below 60%). ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Plagiarism is a violation of academic honesty and a serious offense. It is defined as presenting someone else s words or ideas, in part or whole, as one s own. Copying, paraphrasing, summarizing, or otherwise borrowing someone else s work without proper citation constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism is not defined by intent. If a student claims he or she didn t mean to plagiarize or know what plagiarism is, the student is still liable to severe disciplinary measures, which may include a failing grade for the course. SUBMISSION NOTICE To deter plagiarism, all required papers typed out of class must be submitted not only in hard copy (unstapled and formatted according to MLA guidelines) but also to Turnitin.com for textual similarity review. Turnitin is a service governed by the terms and conditions of use posted on the Turnitin.com web site. If the student does not already have a Turnitin.com account, he or she should go to www.turnitin.com, click the New Users link, and follow the instructions to create a student account. When an ID is acquired, the student should add this class. The class ID is 9231893; the enrollment password is British. Out-of-class papers not submitted to Turnitin.com receive a zero grade. CAVEAT An essay submitted after its due date or to replace an unsatisfactory or incomplete submission cannot receive a grade any higher than a C. ATTENDANCE Students are expected to attend class regularly, on time, for the duration of each class meeting, and with required materials. A student who misses a class, arrives after the roll call, departs early, or fails to bring required materials is marked absent. Students who are marked absent six times for any of the reasons described above fail the course. OFFICIALLY APPROVED ABSENCES Students are excused from class without penalty when they are off campus representing Dalton State College in an approved, official capacity. To be excused, the student in such cases needs to give notice prior to the date when he or she is to be absent from class. Student athletes should submit a schedule of away events at the beginning of the semester or as soon as possible after a schedule is available. They should also provide an estimated time of departure from and return to campus for each event. If a student has an away 4
game in the evening and is not leaving campus until 3:00, he or she is not excused from class prior to that time on that day; similarly, if the event is in the morning and the student is returning to campus during the day, he or she is expected to attend class after the return trip. A student missing class for an officially approved event must provide a way for the instructor to contact the person or organization sponsoring or authorizing the student s participation in the event. Students missing class for officially approved reasons should make arrangements with the instructor to make up any assignments, tests, or presentations that are scheduled on the respective dates. EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN If the college closes for inclement weather or other prohibitive conditions, students should complete the respective readings assigned on the course calendar below and consult their email for additional assignments, activities, or revised due dates. If loss of power prevents email communication, students should write a one-page summary of each assigned reading, complete all chapter exercises, and bring this written work to the next class. Compensatory make-up days may be required if the total number of days lost exceeds the equivalent of one week of class time. DECORUM Students should silence and conceal cellular devices, or any other noise makers or distractions, upon entering the classroom and refrain from distracting activities during class, such as sending or reading text messages. Unless otherwise informed, students are forbidden to use personal computers or other electronic devices during class or to record lectures electronically. Students should treat each other respectfully, abstain from eating or sleeping during class time, and remain seated in the classroom until dismissed. A student who violates the decorum policy may be marked absent on the day or days of violation. DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES Students with disabilities or special needs are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services. In order to make an appointment or to obtain information on the process for qualifying for accommodations, the student should visit the Disability Support Services Library Guide at http://www.libguides.daltonstate.edu/disability or contact Andrea Roberson by phone (706-272-2524) or email (aroberson@daltonstate.edu). WITHDRAWAL POLICY Students wishing to withdraw from the course may do so without penalty until the mid-point of the semester and receive a grade of W. After that point, withdrawal without penalty is permitted only in cases of extreme hardship as determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs; otherwise a grade of WF is issued. (Note: At Dalton State College, the Hardship Withdrawal process requires students to withdraw from all classes at the college.) The proper form for dropping a course is the Schedule Adjustment Form, which can be obtained at the Enrollment Services Office in Westcott Hall. The Schedule Adjustment Form must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Office. Students who disappear, completing neither the official withdrawal procedure nor the course work, receive a grade of F. The instructor does not withdraw students from the class. Withdrawal from any Dalton State College classes is a student responsibility. The last day to drop classes without penalty is Monday, March 23. COMPLETE COURSE WITHDRAWAL The proper form for withdrawing from all classes at the college after the official drop/add period but before the published withdrawal date is the 5
Schedule Adjustment Form. Students who are assigned to the Academic Advising Center for advisement must meet with an advisor or staff member at the Academic Advising Center (LIA 107) to initiate the withdrawal process. All other students must meet with a staff member or advisor at the Office of Academic Resources in the Pope Student Center to initiate the withdrawal process. After meeting with the staff member or advisor, students finalize the withdrawal process in the Enrollment Services Office. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OFFICE The DSC Workforce Investment Act Office is located in Tech 223. Concerned students should contact Mr. Scott McNabb by phone (706-272-2635) or email (smcnabb@daltonstate.edu). JANUARY 7 Distribute course syllabus. Discuss research paper assignment and grading rubric for midterm and final examinations. Pen seating chart. JANUARY 12 For the day s discussion, begin a careful study of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney s translation of the Old English poem Beowulf. Read to line 835. Proceed slowly with attention to details of vocabulary and description. JANUARY 14 For the day s discussion, continue studying Heaney s Beowulf. Read slowly, carefully lines 836 through 2199. Pay attention to genealogical details, which are helpfully diagrammed in the in the poem s introduction. JANUARY 21 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of the remainder of Heaney s Beowulf, lines 2200 through 3182. Again, proceed slowly with attention to details of vocabulary and description. JANUARY 26 For the day s discussion, begin a careful study of the alliterative, anonymous fourteenth-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by Simon Armitage. Read FITTS i and ii, paying attention to details of vocabulary and description. JANUARY 28 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of FITTS iii and iv of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Again, pay attention to details of vocabulary and description. FEBRUARY 2 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of The General Prologue of Geoffrey Chaucer s Middle English poem The Canterbury Tales. Consult the footnotes for explanations of Chaucer s allusions and note the marginal definitions of Chaucer s archaic vocabulary. FEBRUARY 4 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of Edmund Spenser s Epithalamion. Proceed slowly with attention to details of vocabulary and description. Note that the poem s author is the creator of The Faerie Queen, the great epic romance celebrating Queen Elizabeth, the Protestant Faith, and the English nation. FEBRUARY 9 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of four short, but complex Renaissance poems by Thomas Campion: My sweetest Lesbia, When to her lute Corinna 6
sings, When thou must home to shades of underground, and There is a garden in her face. Note the poet s use of imagery and metaphors to convey his sentiments. FEBRUARY 11 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of sonnets 31, 39, 41, and 74 from Sir Philip Sidney s sixteenth-century sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. Note that Astrophil and Stella is one of several major sonnet sequences in the English tradition. FEBRUARY 16 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of sonnets 55, 60, and 116 from William Shakespeare s sonnet sequence. Note that Shakespeare s sequence contains 154 sonnets in all, which have as their principle object of praise not a lady but a beautiful young man, the wealthy nobleman Henry Wriothesley. FEBRUARY 18 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of numbers 7, 10, and 14 from John Donne s Holy Sonnets. Note that Donne s poetry is complex and that understanding its figurative language requires studious explication. FEBRUARY 23 Begin preparing for the midterm examination by making review sheets and, if possible, by forming study groups in which to share notes and test each other s knowledge of terms, phrases and quotations that might possibly appear on the exam. For the day s discussion, begin making a careful study of Christopher Marlowe s drama The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. Read the Prologue along with Scenes 1 through 5. Proceed slowly with attention to details of vocabulary and description. FEBRUARY 25 Continue preparing for the midterm examination. For the day s discussion, make a careful study of the remainder of Doctor Faustus, Scenes 6 through 13 and the Epilogue. Note that the immediate source of Marlowe s play was a German narrative called, in its English translation, The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus. MARCH 9 Take first-half of the midterm examination. Bring clean-edged, college-ruled notebook paper on which to write paragraphs demonstrating conversance with terms or phrases discussed in class. MARCH 11 Take second half of midterm examination. Bring clean-edged, college-ruled notebook paper on which to write paragraphs elucidating literary quotations through careful explication and reference to context. MARCH 16 For the day s discussion, begin making a careful study of King Lear. Read only Act 1. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Shakespeare s dramatic language. MARCH 18 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of Acts 2 and 3 of King Lear. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Shakespeare s dramatic language. 7
MARCH 23 Don t forget that the research paper is due in two weeks. For the day s discussion, make a careful study of the remainder of King Lear, Acts 4 and 5. Again, proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Shakespeare s dramatic language. MARCH 25 For the day s discussion, make a careful study of the following short poems: On My First Daughter ; On My First Son ; On Lucy, Countess of Bedford ; Epitaph on S. P., a Child of Queen Elizabeth s Chapel ; To Heaven ; and To the Memory of My Beloved, The Author, Mr. William Shakespeare. Note that these are representative poems from the mighty pen of Renaissance lyricist and playwright Ben Jonson. MARCH 30 Note that the research paper is due next week. For the day s discussion, make a careful study of two poems from the work of seventeenth-century, metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell: To His Coy Mistress and The Definition of Love. APRIL 1 For the day s discussion, begin making a careful study of John Milton s Paradise Lost, perhaps the most powerful poem in English, surely the most influential. Read Books 1 and 2. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Milton s language. APRIL 6 Submit typed copy of short research paper required for the course; be sure to submit the paper to Turnitin.com before class begins. For today s discussion, continue making a careful study of Paradise Lost. Read Books 3 and 4. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Milton s language. APRIL 8 For today s discussion, continue making a careful study of Paradise Lost. Read Books 5 and 6. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Milton s language. APRIL 13 For today s discussion, continue making a careful study of Paradise Lost. Read Books 7 and 8. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Milton s language. APRIL 15 For today s discussion, continue making a careful study of Paradise Lost. Read Books 9 and 10. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Milton s language. APRIL 20 For today s discussion, continue making a careful study of Paradise Lost. Read Books 11 and 12. Proceed slowly with attention to the details of plot and the vocabulary of Milton s language. APRIL 22 For today s discussion, make a careful study of The Rape of the Lock, Alexander Pope s great eighteenth-century mock epic poem. Proceed slowly with attention to details of vocabulary and description. APRIL 27 Begin preparing for the final examination by making review sheets and, if possible, by forming study groups in which to share notes and test each other s knowledge of terms, 8
phrases, and quotations that might possibly appear on the exam. For the day s discussion, make a careful study of The Vanity of Human Wishes, Samuel Johnson s poetic meditation on the human condition. Note that reading the poem is demanding, as every line is compact with meaning and suggestion. APRIL 29 Continue preparing for the final examination. For the day s discussion, make a careful study of Thomas Gray s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. Note what Samuel Johnson had to say about this magnificent eighteen-century poem: The Churchyard abounds with images that find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo. FINAL EXAMINATION Meet in classroom at the scheduled time to take the final examination. Bring clean-edged, college-ruled notebook paper on which to write paragraphs demonstrating conversance with terms or phrases discussed in class and elucidating literary quotations through careful explication and reference to context. 9