Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11 at 10Am
WorldLiterature
LIT2120
TR 10am – 11:15
Building 3-228
Fall 2012
Instructor: AnnaSezonenko
Email:
OfficeHours: onlybyappointment
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11 at 10am
SUMMARYOFCOURSEREQUIREMENTS
- Have no more than 3 absences. (Students may be withdrawn after their 4th absence.)
- Complete assigned course work with a “C” or better.
- Complete and submit on time 5 literary essays (1200 words each).
CourseDescription
Prerequisite:ENC1101or1101HwithminimumgradeofC.
MinimumgradeofCrequiredifLIT2120isusedtosatisfyGordonRuleandgeneraleducationrequirements.
ThisisaGordonRulecoursewhichrequires6,000wordsofwritinginwhichthestudentisrequiredtodemonstratecollege-levelwritingskills.
MajorTopics/Concepts/Skills/Issues
- WritingasProcess
- StructureandElementsofanEssay
- ResearchandDocumentation
- GrammarUsageandApplication
- CriticalReading: Theories
RequiredBooks
Dostoevsky,Fyodor. TheGambler. ISBN0-8129-6693-7. Valencia Bookstoreprice$13.00.
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. ISBN 9780684800707. Valencia Bookstoreprice$15.00.
Maupassant,Guyde. Bel-Ami. ISBN0-19-955393-9. Valencia Bookstoreprice$14.00.
Solzhenitsyn, Alexandre. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. ISBN 9780451228147. $14.00.
To purchase books, I recommend Half, Amazon, or AbeBooks. (Each book would be under $10.)
All othertextscanbefoundonlineoratyourlocallibrary.
MethodsofAssessment
FINALEXAMessay15%
- in-classparticipation11%ofthefinalgrade(0.5%eachclassperiod)
- attendance14%ofthefinalgrade(0.5%eachclassperiod)
- 4 out-of-classessays60%ofthefinalgrade(15% each)
Grades
90 – 100%=A
80 – 89%=B
70 – 79%=C
60 – 69%=D
Below60%=F
YourFinalgradeswillbeviewableinAtlastheMondayaftertheFinalExam.
Essays
Fourout-of-classessayswillbeassignedduringthesemester. Thefifthoneisthefinalexam. Thetopicswillrelatetothereadingson the syllabus.
Please,showmeyourbest,most “standardEnglish” writing. Hard-to-readessayscannotconveythegreatestideas.
Ideasforpossibletopicsforyourpaperswillbedeterminedduringin-classdiscussions.
Requirementsforeachessay:
• 1100-1300wordsofactualtext(aboutfourpages),notcountingtheWorksCitedpage
•CorrectandcompleteMLAstyledocumentation
IamofferingyoutheoptionofsendingmeacopyofallyourOut-of-Classassignmentsbye-mailbeforebringingahardcopytoclass. Youmustsubmitahardcopyinordertoreceiveagrade. However,Iwillusethetimetheemail was sent todeterminewhetheryourworkhasarrivedontime. Thisway,Icountitassubmittedontimeevenifyoudon'tmakeittoclassthatday,orifyourcomputercrashesafteryouhavefinishedyourpaperorifyourprinterbreaksrightwhenyouwereprintingyourpaper. Iknowitalwayshappensatthewrongestpossiblemoment. Topreventanyofthishappening,IrecommendbackingupallyourworkofteneitherbystoringitonaUSBorbysendingittoyourselfbye-mail. Iwillnotacceptany"technological"excusesfornotsubmittingyourworkontimeineitherform. Ifsomethingdoeshappentoyourcomputerorprinter, itisyourresponsibilitytocompleteyourworkatoneofValencia'scomputerlabsandhaveitdonebythetimetheassignmentisdue.
Latepenalty
Lateassignmentswillbemarkeddown0.5%ofthefinalgradeforeachdaytheyarelate. Notethatitisalwaysbettertosubmityourworkontimeratherthanwaitingforextrainspiration. Ifyoucouldnotdoitatallbeforeitwasdue,sendittomebye-mailassoonasyouaredone. Don'twaitforthenextclassmeeting. Youmightwanttoconsidersubmittingyourworkinan"imperfectstate"orshorterthanyouwouldwantittobe-butontime.
Format
- staple
- printononesideonly
- use12-pointTimesNewRomanfont
- double-space
- noextraspacebetweenparagraphs
- one-inchmarginonallfoursides
- inthetopleftcornerofthefirstpageofeverywork,writethefollowing:
YourName
ProfessorSezonenko
LIT2120
Datethatassignmentistobesubmitted
Attendanceand “NOSHOW” STATUS
Classattendanceisrequiredbeginningwiththefirstclassmeeting.
Ifyouarewithdrawnasa “noshow,” youwillbefinanciallyresponsiblefortheclassanda “W” willappearonyourtranscriptforthecourse.
Accordingtocollegepolicy,failuretoshowupforthefinalexamwillresultinfailingthecourse.
Iexpecteveryonetoattendallclasses.Afterthreeabsences,youwillbeconsideredforwithdrawal. Afterfour,youaretobewithdrawn. Ifyoucannothelpmissingclass,rememberthat,ifanyassignmentisdueonthatday,itisyourresponsibilitytosubmititelectronicallybeforeclass. Thisway,IwillonlycountyouasabsentbutwillconsideryourworkassubmittedontimeeventhoughIdon'treceiveitonpaper. Toreceiveagradeforit,Istillexpectyoutobringahardcopyofyourworkthenexttimewemeet.
Pleasenotethatyouare100%responsiblefortheinformation,handouts,andassignmentsyoumisswhenyouneglecttoattendclass. Irecommendexchangingemailaddresseswithatleastoneofyourclassmates,sothatbothofyoucaninformeachotherofwhathasbeencoveredinclassintheeventoneofyouisabsent.
Withdrawals
Remember, faculty cannot withdraw students during the Drop/Refund period (first week of classes). If you do not plan to stay in the class, drop the class through Atlas before January 18, 2012. If you wait until the withdrawal “No Show” period to begin, you won’t get a refund.
Ifyoudecidetodropthiscourseforanyreason,youmustinitiatetheprocess. ThestudentwhowithdrawsoriswithdrawnbytheprofessorforexcessiveabsencesorotherreasonswillgetagradeofW. Wwillnotbecountedinthegradepointaverage.
Please be aware that students on scholarship who withdraw or are withdrawn from a class must pay the college for the cost of the class (because the college must refund that cost to the State).
Mid-TermWarning
IfyouaremakingagradelowerthanCatoraboutmid-term,youwillbenotifiedbyyourprofessor.Yournotreceivinga “belowCnotice” atmid-termdoesnotguaranteethatyouwillpassthecourse.
ExpectedStudentConduct
ValenciaCollegeisdedicatednotonlytotheadvancementofknowledgeand
learningbutisconcernedwiththedevelopmentofresponsiblepersonalandsocialconduct.
ByenrollingatValenciaCollege,astudentassumestheresponsibilityfor
becomingfamiliarwithandabidingbythegeneralrulesofconduct.Theprimary
responsibilityformanagingtheclassroomenvironmentrestswiththefaculty.Studentswho
engageinanyprohibitedorunlawfulactsthatresultindisruptionofaclassmaybedirected
bythefacultytoleavetheclass.ViolationofanyclassroomorValencia’srulesmayleadto
disciplinaryactionuptoandincludingexpulsionfromValencia.Disciplinaryactioncould
includebeingwithdrawnfromclass,disciplinarywarning,probation,suspension,expulsion,
orotherappropriateandauthorizedactions.YouwillfindtheStudentCodeofConductin
thecurrentValenciaStudentHandbook.
Thedecisiontotakethiscourseisyours.Onceyoumakethatcommitment,youhaveresponsibilitiestoeveryoneelseintheroom. Anybehaviorthatdisruptsthelearningoftheclasswillresultinastudent'simmediatewithdrawal.
Interruptingclassafterithasbegunisdisrespectfultoboththeprofessorandtheotherstudents.SoIexpecteveryonetoarrivetoclassontimeandstayuntiltheend. Todiscouragetardiness,eachlateentranceorearlydepartureofmorethan5minuteswillbemarkedashalfanabsence,startingnexttime. Please,planaccordingly.
Takecareofbathroomvisits,eating,andphonecallsbeforeclassorafter,notduringit.Whenyouentertheclassroom,turnoffandputawayandoutofsightallelectronicdevices,includinglaptopcomputers. Duringin-classessays,studentsmaynotleavetheroom.
ValenciaStudentCoreCompetencies
Valenciafacultyhavedefinedfourinterrelatedcompetencies (Think,Value,Communicate,Act)thatpreparestudentstosucceedintheworldcommunity. ThesecompetenciesareoutlinedintheCollegeCatalog. Inthiscourse,throughlectureanddiscussion,youwillfurtherdevelopyourmasteryofthosecompetencies.
QuestionsandIssues
Thebestwaytocontactmeandhaveyourquestionsansweredisbyemail. Ipromisetoanswerthemassoonaspossible,usuallyinlessthan24hours. Please,sendmeallyourquestionsorconcernsusingyourAtlasaccount. Youarerequiredtohaveonetoreceiveimportantcommunicationsfromallyourinstructors. TheValenciaserverscreensallAtlascorrespondenceforvirusesandinappropriatematerial,soallmessagessentfromotheraccountsareautomaticallyclassifiedas"junk." UsingyourAtlasaccountforallofyourcorrespondenceensuresmyreceivingeverythingpromptly.
Messagesshouldalwaysincludeyourfullname. Please, include LIT on the subject line.
Iwelcomeanyquestionsaboutspecificassignments. However,questionssuchas “Whatdidwecoverinclass?” willnotresultinaresponse. Questions about your grades will not be answered by email due to FERPA (privacy rights). Emailswithspecificquestionswillbeansweredassoonaspossible,usuallywithin24hours,exceptduringweekends. Please,saveacopyofyouremailinyour"sent"folderincasethemessageisnotdeliveredforsomereason(servermaygetbusyattimes). Then,youwillbeabletore-sendmethesamemessageafter24hours,ifyoudon'tgetananswer.
AcademicHonesty
Aninstanceofacademicdishonesty—anykindofcheatingorfraud—willresultinazerofortheassignmentand/ornocreditforattendanceontheday(s)thedishonestyoccurred.
Thebiggestconcerninacompositionclassisplagiarism. TheAmericanHeritageCollegeDictionarydefinesplagiarismthisway: "Touseandpassoffasone'sowntheideasorwritingsofanother." Toavoidthisseriousacademicoffense,documentanydirectquotationsorideasthatyoufindanduseinyourpapers. VisittheLibrarywebsiteforinformationonwhatandhowtodocument:
Makenoteofthesetwoimportantpoliciesconcerningacademichonesty:
First,youmustsubmitoriginalpapersforLIT2120,notessayssubmittedinanyothercourseduringanyothersemester. Turninginthesameessayfortwodifferentcoursesisconsideredself-plagiarismandwillresultinanFforthiscourse. Second,copyingandpastingfromInternetsourceswithoutprovidingcorrectdocumentationisnotcollege-levelwork.Thefirstinstance—evenifitisasinglesentence—willresultinagradeofzerofortheassignment. Thesecondinstancewillresultinyourimmediatewithdrawalfromthecourse.
ValenciaCollegesubscribestoSafeAssign. Thiswebsiteallowsstudentstouploadtheirwritingsothatthesoftwarecancomparethepaperstoeveryavailableelectronicresourceintheworld,lookingforpartsthatmatch. AnyassignmentthatyousubmitissubjecttoanalysisatSafeAssign.
StudentswithDisabilities
Studentswithdisabilitieswhoqualifyforacademicaccommodationsmustprovidea
notificationfromtheOfficeforStudentswithDisabilities(OSD)anddiscussspecific
needswiththeinstructor,preferablyduringthefirsttwoweeksofclass.TheOffice
forStudentswithDisabilitiesdeterminesaccommodationsbasedonappropriate
documentationofdisabilities.
Make-upsandExtraCredit
Alltestsmustbetakenwhenscheduled. Nomakeuptestsareavailablewithoutexplicitconsentoftheinstructorwhichwillonlybegrantedincaseofdocumentedextremeemergency. Thefinalexammustbetakenonorbeforethedatepublishedforfinalexams. Itiscollegepolicythatmakeupexamsaregivenforjuryduty,hospitalstay,andmilitaryservice. Otherthanthosedocumentedemergencies,thisclassdoesnotofferextracreditorrewritesforassignmentsthatreceivedbadscoresorthathavebeenmissed. Toearnthehighestpossiblescore,readalloftheassignedreadings,followallofthedirectionsatthewebsite,emailmewithquestionspriortosubmission,andproofreadcarefullyforsentenceerrors. Beforeyoupress"Send"forassignmentstobeemailed,confirmthatyouhaveattachedtherightfile.
AdditionalResources
TheLibrary[Building6].Books,magazinesandnewspapersareavailable.YouhavefullInternetaccessfromthecomputersonthefirstandsecondfloors.
TheComputerLab[6-101].AsaValenciastudent,youmayusethecomputerlabtowriteyourpapersforValenciaclasses.Thislabnolongersupportsfloppydisks.ThestaffrecommendsthatyoupurchaseaUSBFlashDrive.Tousethelab,aphotoIDisrequired.
TheWritingCenter[5-155]. Call407-582-5454toscheduleanappointment. Eachappointmentis30minutes. Askfor60minutesforyourresearchpapers.
YouneedtoshowyourValenciaIDtouseanyoftheseresources.
CourseCalendar
ThefollowingcalendarlistswhathastobepreparedFORtheclass. TofindoutwhatiscoveredINclass,youhavetobeinclass(orcopynotesfromaclassmate).
AlltheassignedtextsMUSTbereadpriortotheclassperiod. Allhomeworkhastobecompletedpriortotheclassperiod.
Preparingyouranswersforin-classdiscussionswillbeconsideredasyourhomeworkforeveryclass.
ThissyllabusaswellastheCourseCalendarmaybeamendedatalaterdateattheinstructor’sdiscretion,duringthecourseoftheterm.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttomakeanyadjustmentsasannounced.
TuesAug 28Introductions,Syllabus,Policies.
ThursAug 30TheQueenofSpades (1833) byAlexanderPushkin,atleastthefirst3chapters
TuesSept 4FinishTheQueenofSpadesbyAlexanderPushkin
ThursSept 6TheOvercoat (1842)byNikolaiGogol,atleastthefirsthalf
TuesSept 11FinishTheOvercoatbyNikolaiGogol
ThursSept 13FirstEssaydue: On The Queen of Spades or The Overcoat
TuesSept 18TheGambler (1867) byFyodorDostoevsky,atleastthefirst 5 chapters
ThursSept 20TheGamblerbyFyodorDostoevsky,atleastthefirst10chapters
TuesSept 25TheGamblerbyDostoevsky,atleastthefirst 15chapters
ThursSept 27FinishTheGamblerbyFyodorDostoevsky
Find and read a scholarly article on The Gambler to use in your essay.
Be prepared to share your findings with class.
TuesOct 2SecondEssaydue: On The Gambler
ThursOct 4TheDeathofIvanIlyich (1886) byLeoTolstoy,atleastthefirst6chapters
TuesOct 9FinishTheDeathofIvanIlyichbyLeoTolstoy
ThursOct 11NO CLASS
TuesOct 16The Lady with the Dog (1899) byAntonChekhov
ThursOct 18ThirdEssaydue: On TheDeathofIvanIlyich or The Lady with the Dog
TuesOct 23BelAmi (1885) byGuydeMaupassant,atleastthefirst4chapters
ThursOct 25AtleastfinishPartIofBelAmibyGuydeMaupassantandstartPartII
TuesOct 30TrytofinishBelAmibyGuydeMaupassant
ThursNov 1FinishBelAmibyGuydeMaupassant
Find and read a scholarly article on Bel Ami to use in your essay.
Be prepared to share your findings with class.
TuesNov 6FourthEssaydue: On Bel Ami
ThursNov 8ASimpleHeart (1877) byGustaveFlaubert
TuesNov 13Metamorphosis (1915) by Franz Kafka, at least half
ThursNov 15Metamorphosis (1915) by Franz Kafka
TuesNov 20No Exit (1944) by Jean-Paul Sartre, at least half
ThursNov 22NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING DAY
TuesNov 27Finish No Exit (1944) by Jean-Paul Sartre
ThursNov 29One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1962) by Alexandre Solzhenitsyn
TuesDec 4One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1962) by Alexandre Solzhenitsyn
ThursDec 6“The Secret Room” (1962) by Alain Robbe-Grillet
Voting for Final Exam Questions on the following works:
A Simple Heart
No Exit
Metamorphosis
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11 at 10am