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 (Students may be withdrawn after their 4th absence.)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