Instructor: Sarah Browne-Mail
English 1322 09
Spring 2007Syllabus
Instructor: Sarah Browne-mail:
Office: Heard 104
Office Phone: 295-4562Home Phone: 933-1995
Office Hours: Office Hours: MW 1:30-4; TTh 9-12, 2:30-4 and by appointment
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Student Handbook2006/2007
Academic Honesty
At the university level of the student’s education, honesty and integrity are expected in all approaches to learning. In order to maintain academic honesty and integrity two primary areas must be addressed.
Plagiarism (exemplified by but not restricted to):
- The offering of any work done by another as your own work.
- Using quotations or the paraphrase of a quote within your work without citing the source.
- Using a paper for one course that was prepared for another course without both instructors’ knowledge and permission.
- Collaborating with others on an assignment without the instructor’s permission.
Academic Honesty (exemplified by but not restricted to):
- Providing your fair share of input and effort for all group work that is required in a course.
- Preparing for every class that you attend. This includes careful reading of assignments, being prepared to participate in discussions, and completing any mini-assignments.
- Preparing the answers for take-home exams using the appropriate materials but without the assistance of any other person or persons.
- Refraining from giving, receiving, or obtaining information about exams unless authorized by the instructor.
- Refraining from using any materials during exams that have not been approved by the instructor.
- Refraining from consulting with others during exams or classroom discussions unless explicitly authorized to do so by the instructor.
All acts of plagiarism or violations of academic honesty are considered serious offences and may result in failure of the assignment or the course. (30)
An assignment that contains any plagiarized material will receive a failing grade in this class. If the borrowing is extensive, you will fail the class automatically. You may use other people’s ideas and words, but you must cite them correctly. If you are not sure about MLA documentation, there is a short paper at the library main desk that you may copy for your information. Alternatively, email me a request for it, and I will email it to you as an attachment. In-text parenthetical and Works Cited documentation are necessary
Texts
Barnet, Sylvan, and William E. Cain. A Short Guide to Writing about Literature.
10th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006. [B&C]
Faigley, Lester. ThePenguin Handbook. 2nd ed. New York: Pearson Longman,
2006. [PH]
Guth, Hans P., and Gabriele Rico. Discovering Literature: Stories, Poems,
and Plays. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle RiverNJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. [G&R]
Attendance
You are expected to be in class, both physically and mentally, even if it is mid-afternoon. A percentage of attendance is part of your grade. It is diplomatic to let me know (in advance, if possible) if there is a good reason for your absence. Quizzes may be made up within one week of the original date. Assignments will be accepted late within one week of the due date, but they will be lowered 10 points for every class period late. Whether you are in class or not, you are responsible for the reading, writing, and discussions in class, so obtain the phone numbers and/or email addresses of classmates whom you can contact if you need to verify or clarify assignments, copy notes, etc. Do not ask me if you missed “anything important”!
Grades
Homework is due at the beginning of the class. Work turned in after that is considered late and will have points deducted. A letter grade (10 points) will be deducted for each class period the work is late.
Final grades will be based on your work during the semester as follows:
Attendance10%
Daily Work10%
Mid-Term10%
Final10%
Quizzes10%
Papers50%
Format (for weekly responses and for reports)
No title page – heading at left margin of first page: your name, English 2321 – section, date – title centered –coin your own title - The Canterbury Tales, for example, has already been used - 1” margins – double-spaced – 8½” x 11” 20-lb. white paper – 12 point standard font – left justification only – five-space indentation for paragraphs – page numbers flush right, ½” from top, your last name and Arabic numerals (e.g, 1, 2, 3, etc.) – MLA requires that titles of major (stand-alone) works be underlined or in italics, poems, short works, etc., be in quotation marks.
A response paper (1-3 pages) is described here:
Your purpose is to interpret a work of literature
Your audience will be other members of your class, including the teacher.
Read actively, annotating.
Focus on a single, clearly defined interpretation. State your thesis clearly.
Support your interpretation with evidence. Do not retell the story; a plot summary is not a
response. (518-19)
Explain (Interpretive essays explain what, why, and how; examining the assumptions or
implications)
Evaluate (Establish its value or worth; praise, find faults or weaknesses according to a
stated standard; analyze the effectiveness of the text)
Explain author’s problem solving (setting, character, plot, theme)
Argue (argue for your beliefs, presenting evidence that refutes an opposing interpretation
and supports your own reading) (520-21, 196-98)
Explore a motif (examples and how they develop the theme(s))
Reid, Stephen. The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2003.
Remember that, even if you cite only one source, you must include a Works Cited.
Proposed Schedule
(not engraved in stone!)
Th 1/11Introduction
T 1/16Write a one-page essay answering the question “Why Am I Here?” You
may choose where “Here” is: UMHB, Texas, earth, etc.Remember to check the
format!
B&C 3-11 “What Is Literature, and Why Write about It?”
Th 1/18G&R 1-21 “Introduction”
T 1/23G&R Fiction 26-54
Response paper on one of the short fiction selections in G&R
Th 1/25B&C 23-47 “The Reader as Writer: Drafting and Writing”
“Planning Your Research” PH254-86
T 1/30B&C 48-71 “Two Forms of Criticism: Explication and Analysis”
“Finding Sources Online” PH 287-306
Proposal for research paper due
Your proposal should be a few paragraphs that indicate the general topic, the
approach, and a tentative thesis. You should include why you are interested in the
topic, what you already know about it, and the questions you hope to answer in
your research. Your tentative thesis must be arguable, narrow enough to fit the
space limitations, broad enough for adequate source materials to be available,
and not highly controversial. Include an overview of materials that you may u
se in your paper (working bibliography). I must approve your proposal, or I will
not accept subsequent assignments or the paper.
Th 2/1B&C 72-83 “Other Kinds of Writing about Literature”
B&C “Foreshadowing,” “Setting and Atmosphere,” “Symbolism.” 146-56
G&R 56-65; 83-87 “Setting” “Araby”
Summary of “Araby”
T 2/6B&C “Plot and Character” 139-44
G&R 91-95: “Character”;135-37: “Plot”’;155-62:“The Lottery”
Response paper on “The Lottery”
Th 2/8G&R 292-303 “Young Goodman Brown”
Response on setting, atmosphere, and/or symbolism in “YGB”
T 2/13“Evaluating Sources” PH 307-21
“Avoiding Plagiarism When Using Sources” PH 322-35
Th 2/15B&C “Point of View 157-62, “Theme” 166-84
T 2/20“An Occurrence at OwlCreekBridge” 463-69
Response paper on “An Occurrence at OwlCreekBridge”
G&R “Style” 309-15, B&C 275-97
Th 2/22“Writing the Research Project” PH 336-46
“The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas” 555-60
Response paper on “The Ones Who Walked Away”
T 2/27G&R “Critical Perspectives” 399-405
Annotated bibliography for research paper 1 due
An annotated bibliography includes notes remarking on the content and
usefulness of the entries. Begin with an introductory paragraph explaining
your approach. Include eight to ten items in the bibliography, at least one
book and two academic journal articles. Write a brief annotation (one to
four paragraphs) for each entry. Include the authority of the material, i.e.,
the credentials of the author. Include the work’s major thesis and what
information it seems to offer that will be useful for your project. You may
include information on texts that seemed to offer support for your thesis
but that did not contain material you can use, but you must explain why
the material is not useful for your project (e.g., repeats other sources,
does not apply to your focus, is not authoritative).
Th 3/1B&C Poetry 214-60
Note the glossary for talking about poetry 242-52
T 3/6G&R Poetry 612-49
Draft of Research Paper 1 due
Th 3/8G&R 651-79 “Pattern”
C&B “Structure” 230-31; 234-38
Research Paper 1 due
TTh 3/13-3/15Spring Break
T 3/20G&R 683-706 “Image”
Journal entry on poetry and art: G&R 706-10
Proposal Research Paper 2 due
Th 3/22G&R Metaphor 715-35
Response paper to a poem on 730-33
T 3/27G&R Symbolism 740-63
Journal entry 764-68
Th 3/29G&R “Words” 774-802
T 4/3G&R “Form” 806-41
Annotated Bibliography Research Paper 2 due
Th 4/5G&R “Persona” 848-71
Response Paper on a poem 866-71
T 4/10G&R “Drama 1132-55
B&C “Writing about Drama” 185-213
Th 4/12[Play Day – no day classes]
T 4/17G&R A Midsummer Night’s DreamActs 1 and 2
Draft Research Paper 2 due
Th 4/19G&R A Midsummer Night’s Dream Acts 3, 4, and 5
Response to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
T 4/24G&R Oedipus 1739-80
Response to Oedipus
Th 4/26Research Paper 2 due
Th 5/3 1pm FINAL