ENGL 2322: Survey of British Literature

ENGL 2322: Survey of British Literature

Anglo Saxon Times to Mid-Eighteenth Century

Course Information / Faculty Information
Course Title: Survey of Brit. Lit. I / Name: Janet Clarke
Course Number: ENGL 2322-6051 / Office Location:171
Credit Hours: 3credit hrs; 3hrs. lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 & 1302 / Office Phone: 832-484-5315
Semester: Fall 2015 / Email:
Class Days and Times:M-F / Class Location: 171

Course Materials

Required: The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors. 8th ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2006. ISBN #-0393928292

Additional material: Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Eds. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. NY: Simon and Schuster. 2012. (Any Folger’s Edition of the play will do, however.)

*Books can be ordered on using the listed ISBN number. I suggest you use expedited shipping (2-6 days) so that you have your book in time for our use in class. You mayalso find these at the University Park Lone Star book store.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected form a diverse group of authors and traditions.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.

Instructor Guidelines and policies:

Attendance Policy:

Attendance to all classes is expected. A student who anticipates an absence should notify the instructor in advance. An excessive number of absences will prohibit the successful completion of this course. In case of absence, it is the student’s responsibility to obtain lecture notes and assignments from a classmate. If a class assignment is due on the day the student is absent, that assignment must be e-mailed by the end of school that day. Work missed due to a student being tardy to class will not be made up.

Assignments

By 3 P. M on the scheduled due date, all assignments are to be completed and submitted to the instructor and/or on your online D2L account, as required. If a student is absent on the day a paper is due, that paper must be e-mailed or “dropped” by 3 P. M. to the instructor on the day it is due; otherwise, it will be considered late. A medical excuse will be required for any other consideration.

Late work-- Daily grade assignments: These will be accepted one day late for a grade no higher than 75%.There is NO redo option for late assignments.

Latework—Majorassignments: Thesewillbeaccepteduptothreedayslatewith10 pointsdeductedperday. Onedaylate-10points; two days late -20 points; three days late – 30. After three days, late work may not be accepted.

Please expect to have homework assignments for each class meeting. Although most assignments must be typed and double-spaced, homework may be done on notebook paper that has not been torn from a spiral. In addition, in this college class you will be expected to occasionally complete an assignment online. It is your responsibility to arrange to stay after school in the library or classroom if you do not have internet access outside of school.

Process activities for research papers will have a 24 hour redo option: once graded process papers are returned, authors may redo, attach the originally graded process, and return to instructor within the 24 hours for a rescoring of at least one letter grade.

When both a hard copy and a D2L submission (Turnitin.com) are required, failure to submit the assignment to the D2L dropbox will result in a grade of no higher than 50%. The instructor reserves the right to assign a zero if it appears that the hard copy may not be the student’s original work.

Students missing class due to a school function are responsible for obtaining all assignments for the day(s) they will be gone. Failure to turn in assignments due will result in a late grade.

A student who is present at school any part of the day (including before and after the regular school day) is required to turn in any assignment on that day or it will be considered late.

If you are absent, always contact a classmate or your instructor via e-mail to find out what assignments were made. The assignment calendar can be found on the class D2L website and posted in our room.

Class Participation:

The college classroom is a place for adult men and women to come together with the common purpose of improving their intellectual and academic skills. All students deserve a classroom environment that is free of interruptions or distractions that impede learning. Because active participation in class discussions is essential, it is important that all students are fully prepared for class each day. Any student who arrives unprepared, sleeps in class, or fails to utilize technology for classroom activities will be asked to leave class and will be asked to leave class. Class participation is a major part of your learning and of many grades. All electronic devices must be turned off and out of sight during class.

Exams and Exemptions Information:

Periodic exams will begiven during the semester. Exams must be taken on or before the scheduled time and date. Students with special needs or circumstances must contact the instructor BEFORE the scheduled exam in order to make different arrangements.

Any student who is unsuccessful (below grade 70) on major objective tests will have one reasonable opportunity as determined by the instructor to retest in order to show mastery of the material. The retest will be determined by the instructor and may not be the same exam initially administered but rather a variation that will allow the student to demonstrate mastery of the content. Students must meet in tutorial and retest within 5 days of being notified of their intial grade. Students who participate in the retest opportunity will receive a replacement grade with a ceiling of 70%.

Test Days:

With rare exceptions, English tests will be given on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Make-up exams and late work:

Students should contact the instructor prior to missing a scheduled examination by phone, in-person, by e-mail, or by voice mail An opportunity to take an alternative examination will be offered to those who make prior contact with the instructor. All make-up exams will be administered before or after regular school hours. Missed reading quizzes will be administered immediately upon the student’s return to class.

Grade Repair Procedures:

Grade Repair is not available for AP or Dual Credit courses; however, if a student drops the advanced academic course, he or she may take grade repair for regular credit in Klein ISD.

Klein Collins Tutoring Information:

English department tutorials will be held on Tuesdays from 2:40 to 3:40 in Room 170. Students may also make an appointment with the instructor for tutoring before or after school. (I am usually here.)

Cell Phone Policy:

Klein ISD policy requires electronic devices to be off and out of sight at all times. Violators will have their phones taken up. Occasionally, I will give you explicit permission to use your phone to access educational apps. These are the only times your phone should be out.

Lonestar University Park--Department/Division Contact:

Department Chair: Frank Rodriguez,

Dean of Instruction: Mark Curtis-Chavez

Grading Policy:

For both Lonestar and Klein ISD grading, each six weeks’ average will be calculated at 70% major grades and 30% daily grades (6-8 each 6 weeks). Major grades may include major essays/timed writings, exams, research projects, oral presentations or extended discussions. Daily grades may include reading responses, reading quizzes, Socratic Seminars, writing activities, in-class activities, participation. Specific grades can be found on each six weeks’ calendar.

The major grades are worth 70% of the total grade.

Descriptive narrative (College Essay) 9/12
Beowulf Exam—9/15
C. TalesExam—10/11
HamletTone Literary analysis—10/21
Extended, graded discussion (LTD)—Hamlet10/27
Precis project—10/31
Research PaperHamlet & Final (double grade)—11/28
Macbeth Exam—12/8

Assorted daily grades (quizzes, activities, reflections, discussion boards, participation) will total 30%.

If there are more than 6 daily grades in one six-week grading period, the instructor may choose to drop the lowest grade; however, zeroes due to missing assignments are NEVER dropped.

Check D2L for specific assignment guidelines.

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Lonestar Grading Scale:

90-100 / A
80-89 / B
70-79 / C
60-69 / D
59 and Below / F

KISD Grading Scale:

90-100 / A
80-89 / B
75-79 / C
70-74 / D
Below 70 / F

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A student’s final Lonestar grade will be assigned according to the numerical Klein ISD grade recorded in Gradespeed. Semester grades ending in 9 (69, 79, 89) may be “bumped up” at the instructor’s discretion if the student has minimal absences and no zeroes resulting from missing assignments.

Withdrawal Policy

Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record and prior to “W” Day, (see current catalog for this date) will result in a final grade of “W” on your transcript. Instructor approval is necessary if you want to withdraw after official day. No credit will be awarded for a course earning a “W.” If you stop attending class, you must withdraw at the registration office prior to “W” day. If you stop attending class and do not officially withdraw, you will receive an “F” for the course.

Six Drop Rule

Students who enrolled in Texas public institutions of higher education as first-time college students during the Fall 2007 term or later are subject to section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code, which states that an institution of higher education may not permit a student to drop (withdraw with a grade of “W”) from more than six courses, including courses that a transfer student has previously dropped at other Texas public institutions of higher education that have already been counted against their six drop limit. Each student should fully understand this drop limit before you drop any course. Please see a Counselor or Advisor in our Student Services area for additional information and assistance. This policy does not affect developmental or ESOL students.

Student Resources

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The Assistive Technology Lab:

The Assistive Technology Lab is available for students who benefit from its various technologies to convert text to speech, magnify items, convert text to Braille, etc. For further information, please contact the Learning Center in building 12, 8th floor.

Writing Lab: Having strong writing skills helps students become successful not only in their academic lives, but also in their professional and personal lives. With this goal in mind, the University Park Writing Lab, located in the Student Learning Center, provides tutoring and additional services to help students strengthen their writing skills. Students enrolled in any course that requires any type of writing can get individualized help at the Writing Center.

Library:

The Lone Star College-University Park Library is located in building 12, 8th floor and contains information resources for both college students and community members. Librarians are available to assist with research. To contact a reference librarian, . Forlibrary hours and contact information, please visit

Lone Star College-University Park Campus and System Policies

Academic Integrity

The Lone Star College System upholds the core values of learning: honesty, respect, fairness, and accountability. The system promotes the importance of personal and academic honesty. The system embraces the belief that all learners – students, faculty, staff and administrators – will act with integrity and honesty and must produce their own work and give appropriate credit to the work of others. Fabrication of sources, cheating, or unauthorized collaboration(including study groups—not allowed for information sharing or grade sharing unless specifically indicated on the assignment) is not permitted on any work submitted for the class. College officials will be informed of anything inappropriately credited.

The consequences for academic dishonesty are determined by the professor, or the professor and academic dean, or the professor and chief student services officer and can include but are not limited to:

Having additional class requirements imposed,
Receiving a grade of zero or “F” for an exam or assignment,
Receiving a grade of “F” for the course,
Being withdrawn from the course or program,
Being expelled from the college system.

In addition, Klein Collins consequences for plagiarism are:

1. Major grades – zero for the assignment with no re-do opportunity and one day ISS

2. Daily grades– zero for the assignment with no re-do opportunity and after school or Saturday

Detention

Dishonesty in School Work (Klein Collins Student Handbook)

“Dishonesty in school work is defined as the giving or receiving of assistancewhen the teacher has indicated, or it should be presumed by the student, that theassignment is supposed to be the work of the student who is being graded. Thepossession or delivery of a copy of a stolen test or exam is considered to bedishonest. Plagiarism (representing someone else’s works or ideas as your own)whether from a book, another student’s paper, the Internet, or other source isdishonest. A pupil found to be dishonest in any phase of school work shall bepenalized by receiving a "0" for the work. He/she also renders himself/herselfsubject to receiving a "U" in conduct and placement in the in-school suspensionclass. Students found to be dishonest in school work may not be eligible formembership in the National Honor Society, scholastic honors, and variousgroups and organizations.”

Students should be aware that submitting work that has been previously submitted to a different class –even if it is their own work--is also considered plagiarism.

Student Behavior Expectations

Students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately while on College property or in an online environment. Students may receive disciplinary actionup to and including suspension, if they violate System or College rules, disrupt classes, or interfere with the opportunity of others to obtain an education. Students who pose a threat to the safety of others will be subject to immediate withdrawal from the classroom,campus environment, and/or online environment,as well as face subsequent criminal charges, as appropriate. Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct located online at for additional information.

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