CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE: SPRING SEMESTER 2017

INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Christine NeyOFFICE: ACADEMY HOUSE 115

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OFFICE HOURS: MON: 12:00—4:00;TUES: 11:30—1:00; 3:30—5:30;

TH: 11:30—2:00

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students in this literary criticism course will study works of literature that

lend themselves to evaluation according to the archetypal (Jungian) approach and

to the psychoanalytical (Freudian) approach. Integrating Jungian and Freudian psychology with the study of great works of literature, students will do case studies of

characters who traditionally have been associated with such terms as alter ego,

double, shadow, persona, collective unconscious, id, ego, super ego, oedipus complex,

etc. Much of the course leans toward the Jungian approach and the id, ego, and super-ego aspects of Freud’s theories; however one cannot study the Freudian approach without associating his sexual theories with the literature, and while the class will not be dwelling on these theories, some major works of literature definitely lend themselves to sexual analyses. Students will need to approach the sexual content of Freud’s theories with maturity and intellectuality, and if a student feels that he/she cannot do this or thinks that the material will be too offensive, the teacher strongly suggests that this student drop the course.

OBJECTIVES

  1. To provide students with an interdisciplinary experience where they are

analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating literature according to psychological

principles. Students will also encounter other disciplines such as philosophy,

art, anthropology, theology, and sociology in their analysis.

  1. To trace broad-based themes through the literature studied by examining

archetypes and archetypal patterns.

  1. To provide students with various means of evaluation to address their

individual differences.

  1. To enable students to express their passions or talents through creative projects

that are student initiated and developed.

5. To provide students with the study of characters from great works of literature

whose psychological cases serve as examples from which students can learn.

6. To provide a relaxed, student-focused environment where discussions flow

freely and openly, and arguments are substantiated by textual evidence.

TEXTS:

HANDBOOK OF CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE

THE USES OF ENCHANTMENT, Bethelheim

THE TAO AND MOTHER GOOSE: Myth and Meaning

in Nursery Rhymes

MEETING THE SHADOW—Ed. Connie Zweig

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE—Stevenson

A DOLL’S HOUSE—Ibsen

FRANKENSTEIN—Shelley

FAUST, Part I

PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY—Wilde

WINESBURG, OHIO—Anderson

“The Metamorphosis”—Kafka

LORD OF THE FLIES—Golding

HEART OF DARKNESS—Conrad

DEMIAN—Hesse

BELOVED—Morrison

METHODS OF EVALUATION

  1. Discussion (individual and group); 200 PTS
  2. quizzes PTS. WILL VARY
  3. Tests and in-class essays 100 PTS EACH
  4. Papers 100--200 PTS EACH
  5. Projects and presentations 100--200 PTS EACH
  6. CREATIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENTS 100—200 PTS

GRADING SCALE:

A 94% - 100

A-90% - 93.9%

B+87% - 89.9%

B84% - 86.9%

B-80% - 83.9%

C+77% - 79.9%

C 74% - 76.9%

C - 70% - 73%

SCHEDULE OF READINGS SPRING 2016

1/12: THURS:Intro to course, texts, assignments, policies;

Joseph Campbell: The Power of Myth: “Part I: Journey of the Hero”

Assign: Handbook of Critical Approaches: “The Psychological

Approach” and “ The Archetypal Approach”

1/17: TUES:Discuss “Archetypal and Psychological Approach to Literature”

From Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature

1/19: THURS:DISCUSS FIRST 75 pages OF TAO AND MOTHER GOOSE

Assign chapters from USES OF ENCHANTMENT

1/24: TUES:FINISH TAO AND MOTHER GOOSE

1/26: THURS:USES OF ENCHANTMENT presentations: fairy tales

Assign archetypal story

1/31: TUES:USES OF ENCHANTMENT presentations: fairy tales

2/2: THURS:MEETING THE SHADOW: Part I

Archetypal story due

2/7: TUES: EXTENDED

2/9: THURS: MEETING THE SHADOW: Part II and III

2/14: TUES:DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (Do not read analysis in Meeting the Sh.)

2/16: THURSA DOLL’S HOUSE: Act I

2/21: TUES:A DOLL’S HOUSE: ACTS II and III

2/23: THURS:FRANKENSTEIN: 1—100

2/28: TUES:FRANKENSTEIN: 100--end

3/2: TUES.In-class test: terms and essay

SPRING BREAK

3/14: TUES.Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” and articles

3/16: THURS.DORIAN: Chs. 1--8

3/21: TUES.DORIAN: Chs. 9--end DORIAN

3/23: THURS.DEMIAN: Beginning up to “Beatrice”

3/28: TUES.DEMIAN: “Beatrice”—end

3/30 THURS.In-class essay test

4/4 TUES.Review psychological approach: Id, ego, super-ego

LORD OF THE FLIES: Chs. 1 through 5

4/6: THURS.LORD OF THE FLIES: Chs. 6—end

4/11: TUES.HEART OF DARKNESS: Part I

4/12: WED . EVENING: Film: Apocalypse Now

(IF YOU ARE NOT 18, YOU WILL NEED TO BRING A PERMISSION NOTE

FROM YOUR PARENTS. FILM RATED R DUE TO VIOLENCE)

4/13: THURS.HEART OF DARKNESS: Part II--end

4/1: TUES.WINESBURG, OHIO (in-class readings and analysis: bring Handbook)

4/21: THURS.BELOVED: 1-105

4/26: TUES.BELOVED: 106—165

4/28 THURS.BELOVED: 169—275

5/3: TUES.CREATIVITY DAY: Bring supplies: markers, crayons, colored pencils,

5/5: THURS.IN-CLASS ESSAY

FINALS 5/9—5/13

FINAL EXAM: Creative project and presentation:

This is a semester project that should not be started at the end of the semester. You should be thinking about and planning this project throughout the duration of the course.

Students will portray ideas, theories and aspects of literature studied in the

class through a self-initiated creative project exemplifying how these ideas are

evident in other mediums: song, dance, art, photography, drama, etc. The projects will be presented to the class on exam day. Project ideas need to be approved by Ms. Ney

GRADE: Creativity : 100 pts.

Uniqueness, originality

Quality of materials,

Thoughtfulness

Content: 100 pts.

Portrayal of Shadow, Jungian and/or Freudian principles

Depth of thought

Quality of presentation: speech, clarity, preparation

PLEASE PROCEED TO THE NEXT FEW PAGES FOR CLASS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. MAKE SURE YOU READ THESE, A GRADE COULD DEPEND ON WHETHER YOU COMPLETELY READ THIS MATERIAL!

CLASS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: 2017

MS. NEY’S CLASSES

These policies and procedures are important because they are there to prepare you for what is going to help you now, in college, and much later in life. You may expect to be treated as a young adult in my classes. I do not pamper you or coddle you just because you are away from home (On the other hand, I am here if you need me and am willing to listen to you if you have a problem. I also enjoy having you drop in during office hours just to chat.). You are at the Academy because you and your parents obviously thought you could handle the residential and rigorous academic environment. These policies are to encourage you to act like mature and responsible students—students who will remain at the Academy for more than part of a semester.

THE SYLLABUS ASSIGNMENTS

You are personally responsible for following the syllabus. There are going to be times when you will not be reminded by the teacher of what is due for the next class. Please keep a copy of your syllabus on your computer and/or in your notebook (whatever works best for you).

ATTENDANCE

  1. It is of extreme importance that you attend class regularly. Not only is part of your grade dependent upon your participation in discussion, but other class members and the teacher want and need to hear your ideas. Don’t rely on others to carry the discussion; indicate that you have read the material by participating in discussion and citing passages. Written quizzes are not given daily, but your contributions to daily and group discussions are noted for the grade you will receive at the end of the semester. Excessive absence will affect this final discussion grade unless there are unusual circumstances surrounding your case.

2. Sleeping in class will be counted as an absence.

  1. If you know that you are going to be absent prior to your absence, please inform the teacher and be sure to hand in any assignment that is due while you are gone before you leave. You are responsible for material that was covered in your absence so please see a reliable student for notes or information you missed.
  1. You cannot be absent on the day you are scheduled to present an oral project to the class because there is not enough time in the schedule for rescheduling; your only option is to find someone to switch presentation times with you.
  1. If you are absent on the day of a test, please see the teacher as soon as possible about making up that test. You should plan on making it up within 2 days. If you are absent for more than one test, you need to see the teacher about your absences.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS: (PLEASE SEE NOTE AT THE END ABOUT HARD COPY REQUIREMENTS)

Assignments must be handed in at the time and date specified. If you turn it in late to Ms. Ney’s mailbox, you need to see a teacher to date it, put the time on it, and sign it in order to confirm the time on which it was handed in. POINTS ARE DEDUCTED FROM LATE PAPERS ACCORDING TO HOW LATE THEY ARE. A PAPER ONE DAY LATE WILL GO DOWN AN ENTIRE LETTER GRADE. Field trips, computer problems, absence from class, sudden illness, imaginative disasters etc. will not suffice as excuses. Please see Ms. Ney only if there are very special circumstances surrounding the lateness (eg. long term illness). She will determine whether or not the grade will be lowered. Don’t wait until the last minute to begin a semester project! Students who are consistently late with assignments need to see Ms. Ney after the second late assignment occurs.

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CLASS DISCUSSION: (This grade involves more than just talking in class)

Your grade for both CLASS and GROUP discussion is determined by the following:

  1. Answering questions clearly and thoughtfully in both group and class discussions.
  2. Citing textual evidence to support ideas in class or group discussion.
  3. Generating your own ideas withoutmonopolizing the discussion or attacking someone personally
  4. Listening to other students and responding to their ideas by using their names; agreeing or disagreeing with them; and adding or connecting or expanding on their ideas.
  5. Focusing on the question on the floor or handout and not digressing into long semi-unrelated topics. This also includes group discussions where totally straying away from the question is even more likely to happen.
  6. Respecting the person who has been recognized as speaker.

Side conversations are not only rude to the speaker, but they are distracting to others.

Raise your hand to speak. (On occasion this will not hold true, and we will lapse into open

discussion. This usually happens when the discussion dynamic changes and raising hands

deters a rapidly moving and exciting discussion. However, never raising your hand and

always blurting out answers is not only annoying, but is inconsiderate of other class

memberswho deserve the right to speak as much as you do.

BALL STATE AND THE ACADEMY ARE VERY CONSIDERATE OF PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS. PLEASE NOTIFY MS. NEY IF THERE ARE SPECIAL NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE SO THAT ACCOMODATIONS CAN BE MADE FOR YOU.

LIKEWISE, MS. NEY HAS SPECIAL NEEDS AS A VISUALLY IMPAIRED TEACHER. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

PLEASE NOTE: BECAUSE OF MS. NEY’S VISUAL HANDICAP, IT TAKES HER LONGER TO RETURN PAPERS THAN YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE IN OTHER CLASSES. PLEASE BE PATIENT.

WRITTEN WORK:

  1. All papers turned in to Ms. Ney should be word processed using standard margins (as specified in MLA), with Times New Roman as a font and in 12 pt. BOLD. I am visually impaired andneed to have you BOLD EVERYTHING you turn in to me (Incidentally, because of my visual handicap I cannot read the buttons on the VCR or DVD and will need your help when showing films).
  1. Any work done in class that is handwritten should be neat, legible, and written in or black ink on good paper (without ragged edges) Because of my visual handicap, I need to ask you to use a black medium ballpoint pen or (even better) a Pilot black fine point pen.
  1. E-Mails: Please send them to me in 12—14 pt. BOLD in good grammatical form. Do not use text language. Please do not show me material on your computer screen. I can’t read it.
  1. The official humanities style manual is The Modern Language Association style manual (MLA) ALL PAPERS FOR ENGLISH CLASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED IN THE MLA STYLE. Directives are in A Writer’s Reference, your official Academy handbook.
  1. Written work should be PROOFREAD not just spell-checked. Please correct both printing and mechanical errors before handing in the paper. It goes without saying that you should be using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Your grade will be lowered if you do not edit or proofread. I am fond of giving extra points or subtracting them because of style.

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CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM POLICIES

( ACADEMY HANDBOOK POLICY will be enforced so please read it again.)

Cheating of any sort will result in an F on the assignment and, depending on the severity of the situation, a possible F in the class.

PLAGIARISM will result in an F on the assignment, and, depending on the severity of the situation, a possible F in the class or suspension. NEW POLICY: ALL PAPERS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEACHER ELECTRONICALLY FOR POSSIBLE PLAGIARISM CHECKS.

DIRECT PLAGIARISM:

--copying word-for-word from a source without using quotation marks and citing the

source

--copying partially from a source (patchwork plagiarism)

--copying someone else’s paper or part of someone else’s paper

--pirating papers off the network or elsewhere

--using criticism online without acknowledging it

--taking credit for another person’s idea

INDIRECT PLAGIARISM:

--inaccurate footnoting;

DO NOT USE SPARK NOTES (or any other types of notes except your own or scholarly literary criticism) in place of reading the assigned work.

--This is a form of cheating

--If you don’t read the books, you are not going to be able to do the

papers or cite passages in class (an indication of having read)

-- It is very obvious to the teacher as to which students have read the book and

which students haven’t. You aren’t fooling anyone. This is an excellent way

to lose the respect of both your teacher and your peers.

--Details needed for quizzes and test will also escape you in the short and long run.

--Most importantly, you are depriving yourself of reading something wonderful--a

significant work written in the author’s style. You cannot substitute a writer’s

work of art with a plot outline.

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Please be mindful of the fact that many of you came to the Academy to escape environments where classroom behavior was less than desirable.

  1. YOU MUST BRING YOUR TEXT TO CLASS

This is a literature class and your arguments need to be supported with textual evidence. This also enables the teacher to give you credit for reading the assignment if there is no quiz. If you don’t cite passages, it is a good indication that you did not read the material.

  1. I choose to create a comfortable, safe, learning environment for you. My students should feel free to express themselves openly and honestly without fear of being wrong or being criticized personally by anyone in the class. If you are experiencing any problem with this, please see Ms. Ney personally. Ideas are subject to being attacked, but the person expressing the idea has that right to do so freely.

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  1. I do not use sarcasm when speaking to you, and I don’t expect you to use it with me or with

each other. Students with “attitudes” will not be tolerated. Kindness, respectfulness, good

manners and humor are much more appealing personal characteristics, and it is

unbelievable how far “please,” “thank you” and demonstrations of other good mannerly

conduct will take you in life . Take a look at the categories teachers are asked to check

when filling out the Common Ap for your college recommendations. Also, I have

been on scholarship committees where this was the deciding factor between two students

who were alike in all the other categories. Competition is fierce these days when it comes to

awarding money and every aspect of you is taken into consideration.

  1. You are permitted to bring drinks into the classroom and eat your sack lunch if you have no lunch period, but please do not disturb the class with whatever is in your lunch. If this room is declared a nut-free environment, no food will be permitted in classroom. Please remember to put your refuse in the garbage when you are finished.
  1. I want to see your faces in class; please don’t hide them behind your laptop lid.

I also don’t appreciate seeing the bottoms of your shoes (please don’t put feet up on the

tables or desks).

LAPTOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

  1. Laptop use will not be permitted during class unless the teacher gives an assignment where it is necessary to use it. Likewise, there will be no cell phone use or textingduring class. This will result in an F on your test or essay if this is done at that time. You are required to have the assigned texts with you each day.
  1. You should carry your laptop with you to class each day. Occasionally, I will ask you to look up material on the internet or even to look up a word. There will be days when you will be told that you MUST have your laptop with you for use during class. Please be responsible about bringing them and having in working condition.
  1. Not turning in an assignment on the due date because of computer or printer will not count as an excuse for lateness. You know that various floors have printer problems so finish your assignment with enough time to find a working printer. There are printers in the Burris library as well as at Bracken.
  1. The Internet is a wonderful source of information when used properly. Scholarly sources are available on data bases mentioned in your library tour. When using sources from the Internet, you must evaluate the credibility of the information before using it All materials found on the Internet must be properly documented like any other sources of information to avoid plagiarism. If you are unsure of whether an internet source is acceptable for use in a certain assignment, be sure to ask your teacher. I will accept some scholarly internet articles, but they need to be approved before you can use them in formal research. The policy will vary in Ms. Ney’s classes according to the specific assignments.
  1. When writing essays, save and name all drafts. You may be asked for drafts with your final draft in order to see how the piece has improved.

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