English 1B: Literature and Composition Fall 2017 Class Meeting Times and Location: 6462 TTH 09:30AM 10:55AM H 214 6465 TTH 11:15AM 12:40PM H 307 6485 TTH 04:00PM 05:25PM H 216 Instructor: Christopher Page Office: Humanities 221B Office Hours: M/W 9:00am 10:00am T/Th 2:00 pm 3:30 pm Contact Information: Phone: 310.650.3593x5196 Email: mrpageecc@gmail.com Course Materials Required: Critical Theory Today Mystic River Class Blog This blog will host readings, instructions for essays and projects, presentation notes, and more. english1bmrpage.wordpress.com Recommended: Course Catalog Description: This course is designed to stimulate an enjoyment of literature and to develop interpretive, critical, and analytical reading skills. Students will also receive extensive instruction on writing critically about short stories, full-length works (such as novellas, novels, plays, or biographies), and poems. The course will include critical analysis and research involving one or more literary genres.
Course Objectives: 1. Identify and describe the genres of fiction, drama, and poetry. 2. Analyze the elements of literature (theme, plot, character, point of view, symbol setting, tone, imagery, figures of speech, and style). 3. Interpret short stories, plays, poems, and novels. 4. Organize and compose essays analyzing literature. 5. Compare and contrast handling of theme and subject between two authors. 6. Synthesize, apply, and evaluate critical studies of literature. Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will: 1. Write an out-of-class, thesis-driven essay that identifies and analyzes the literary elements of a primary text (plot, theme, setting, point of view, character, style, symbol, etc.). 2. Effectively incorporate quotations from a primary text. 3. Effectively utilize scholarly sources as secondary support. Students with Disabilities: It is the policy of the El Camino Community College District to encourage full inclusion of people with disabilities in all programs and services. Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class should contact the campus Special Resource Center (310) 660-3295, as soon as possible. This will ensure that students are able to fully participate. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism: El Camino College places a high value on the integrity of its student scholars. When an instructor determines that there is evidence of dishonesty in any academic work (including, but not limited to cheating, plagiarism, or theft of exam materials), disciplinary action appropriate to the misconduct as defined in BP 5500 may be taken. A failing grade on an assignment in which academic dishonesty has occurred and suspension from class are among the disciplinary actions for academic dishonesty (AP 5520). Students with any questions about the Academic Honesty or discipline policies are encouraged to speak with their instructor in advance. Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend their classes regularly. Students who miss the first class meeting or who are not in regular attendance during the add period for the class may be dropped by the instructor. Students whose absences from a class exceed 10% of the scheduled class meeting times may be dropped by the instructor. However, students are responsible for dropping a class within the deadlines published in the class schedule. Students who stop attending but do not drop may receive a failing grade. Recording in the Classroom: The use of any recording device during class without the prior consent of the instructor is prohibited, except as necessary to provide reasonable auxiliary aids and academic adjustments to disabled students who present official documentation from the Special Resource Center to the instructor prior to recording. This is to protect privacy and to create a safe classroom environment where all participants can discuss potentially controversial or sensitive subjects freely. If you want to take a photograph or make an audio or video recording, you must get the prior written permission of the instructor. The instructor also may require the verbal and/or written permission of everyone present. Even if a student gets permission to record, the recordings are only for personal use and may not be distributed, posted, published, or shared in any manner. A student who records without instructor permission or distributes any recordings is subject to disciplinary action in accordance with El Camino College District Administrative Procedure 5500 Standards of Student Conduct.
Title IX: You should know that if you reveal gender-based or sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking or intimate partner violence to any instructor, we are required by law to report the problem to the Office of Staff and Student Diversity. However, psychologists are not required to report to the Office of Staff and Student Diversity. You can call the Student Health Center at 310.660.3643 or visit their website: http://www.elcamino.edu/studentservices/health. Classroom Policies: Our classroom needs to be an optimal, positive environment for learning, so that you can focus on the course materials without disturbance; therefore, all cell phones, hands-free and other electronic devices must be turned off and put away before class (see table below). If you have an emergency that requires you to be available by phone during class hours, please notify your instructor before class starts, and sit near the door with your phone on a silent setting. It is never okay to disrupt the learning environment. *CELL PHONES* under certain circumstances, using a cell phone during class for class purposes will be allowed. Drafts: We will be writing multiple drafts of all compositions. The writing process is one of the most important aspects of this course, and pre-writing, rough drafts, and peer-review are all required parts of your final compositions. You will receive a lot of guidance revising your drafts in class, but this can only work if you bring them with you to class. If any of your drafts are missing when you turn in your final draft, 10% will be deducted from your final grade for each missing part. Socratic Seminars (report and participation) Late Assignment Policy: I accept late 200 pts (50 points each) Project 1: Poetry Project 2: Fiction part 1 Project 3: Fiction part 2 Project 4: Drama Composition 1: The author (5 pages) Composition 2: Gender (5 pages) Composition 3: Class (5 pages) Composition 4: Race (5 pages) In-Class Final Exam (5 pages) Total: 50 pts 50 pts 50 pts 50 pts 100 pts 100 pts 100 pts 100 pts 200 pts 1000 pts work, but points will be deducted for each class period an assignment is late. 1 Class period late loses %, 2 Class periods late loses %, and 3 or more class periods late will result in a 0 for the assignment.
Recording in the Classroom: The use of any recording device during class without the prior consent of the instructor is prohibited, except as necessary to provide reasonable auxiliary aids and academic adjustments to disabled students who present official documentation from the Special Resource Center to the instructor prior to recording. This is to protect privacy and to create a safe classroom environment where all participants can discuss potentially controversial or sensitive subjects freely. If you want to take a photograph or make an audio or video recording, you must get the prior written permission of the instructor. The instructor also may require the verbal and/or written permission of everyone present. Even if a student gets permission to record, the recordings are only for personal use and may not be distributed, posted, published, or shared in any manner. A student who records without instructor permission or distributes any recordings is subject to disciplinary action in accordance with El Camino College District Administrative Procedure 5500 Standards of Student Conduct. Student Resources: Reading Success Center (East Library Basement E-36) Software and tutors are available for vocabulary development & reading comprehension. Library Media Technology Center - LMTC (East Library Basement) Computers are available for free use. Bring your student ID # & flash drive. There s a charge for printing. Writing Center (H122) Computers are available for free use. Free tutoring is available for writing assignments, grammar, and vocabulary. Bring your student ID & flash drive to save work. Printing is NOT available. Learning Resource Center - LRC (West Wing of the Library, 2 nd floor) The LRC Tutorial Program offers free drop-in tutoring. For the tutoring schedule, go to www.elcamino.edu/library/lrc/tutoring.the LRC also offers individualized computer adaptive programs to help build your reading comprehension skills. Student Health Center (Next to the Pool) The Health Center offers free medical and psychological services as well as free workshops on topics like test anxiety. Low cost medical testing is also available. Special Resource Center SRC (Southwest Wing of Student Services Building) The SRC provides free disability services, including interpreters, testing accommodations, counseling, and adaptive computer technology.
Lincoln s Day Holiday (Campus Closed) Friday, February 9 Washington s Day Holiday (Campus Closed) Monday, February 19 Last Day to Add (Full Semester Courses) Friday, February 23 Last Day to Drop Without Notation on Permanent Record Friday, February 23 Last Day to Apply for Degrees and Certificates (Spring) Friday, March 2 Spring Recess (Faculty and Students) Sat-Fri, April 7 13 Last Day to Drop with a W Friday, May 11 Memorial Day Holiday (Campus Closed) Monday, May 28 El Camino College Graduation Friday, June 8 Spring Semester Ends Friday, June 8 Detailed Weekly Schedule: NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to make changes in the schedule if necessary. Week 1: Welcome! Welcome!!! Let s go over the syllabus and get things started! Pre-20 th century Poems, Psychoanalytic Criticism Week 2: Poetry Pre-20 th century Poems, Psychoanalytic Criticism 20 th /21 st Century Poems, Psychoanalytic Criticism Week 3: Poetry 20 th /21 st Century Poems, Psychoanalytic Criticism Socratic Seminar 1 DUE Project 1 DUE
Week 4: Poetry Composition 1 Rough Draft DUE Composition 1 DUE Week 5: Fiction Week 6: Fiction Socratic Seminar 2 Week 7: Fiction Project 2 DUE Composition 2 Rough Draft DUE
Week 8: Fiction Composition 2 DUE Week 9: Fiction Week 10: Fiction Socratic Seminar 3 Project 3 DUE Week 11: Fiction Composition 3 Rough Draft DUE Composition 3 DUE
Week 12: Drama African American Criticism Week 13: Drama Week 14: Drama Socratic Seminar 4 DUE Project 4 DUE Week 15: Drama Composition Rough Draft 4 Composition 4 DUE
Week 16: Final Exam Final Exam!!!