ENGLISH 104-08 TR 2:00-3:15 McIver
227
Lee Templeton
Office: 01K
Petty Office Phone:
334-3294 Office Hours: TR
12:30-2:00 and by appointment
GENERAL GOALS: In this course, we will be investigating the different
genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama. We will study the defining
characteristics of each genre, while discussing selections by a variety of
authors. Establishing connections among the different works as well as with
other media such as film is another important goal. My ultimate aim is to help
you develop your analytical skills and also provide you with an opportunity to
develop an appreciation of literature.
TEXTS: West,
Nathanael. The Day of the Locust.
Stoppard,
Tom. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Roberts and
Jacobs. Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. 2nd
Compact Edition.
STUDENT LEARNING GOALS: At the
completion of this course, you will be able to:
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Identify and understand
varied characteristics of literature
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Apply techniques of
literary analysis to texts
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Use literary study to
develop skills in careful reading and clear writing
·
Demonstrate understanding
of the diverse social and historical contexts in which literary texts have been
written and interpreted
ASSESSMENT: Test
1 (Fiction) 15% Final Exam 20%
Test 2 (Poetry) 15% Group Presentation 20%
Test 3 (Drama) 15% Daily Grade 15%
Tests: Tests will be a combination of objective and essay
questions that will examine your understanding of individual works,
terminology, and general thematic issues. Note: You are responsible for
all of the reading assigned.
Exam: Exam will be primarily essay and will ask you to make
some connections among the works we’ve read.
Group Presentation: This assignment allows you the experience of
researching and putting together a group presentation on a particular novel,
short story collection, collection of poems, or drama. More details will be
given in class.
Daily Grade: This grade is based on your overall classroom
performance, especially your class participation and performance on in-class
activities (quizzes, group work, etc). Another part of the daily grade is a
reading journal that you will keep during the semester. Usually at the beginning
of class, I will provide you prompt for you to free-write on for 10-15 minutes.
I will collect these journal entries and make comments on them. I am hoping
this consistent feedback will help you prepare for the exams and provide you a
chance to develop some of your ideas about the work we’re studying. Note:
These will not be accepted late.
POLICIES:
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Regular participation is
expected and is critical to your success in this course. You are allowed three
excused or unexcused absences. For each absence after the third, I will deduct
5% from your daily grade. If you miss more than 6 classes (that’s the
equivalent of three weeks of class), you will be dropped from the course. Talk
to me in advance if you anticipate missing classes.
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Make-up tests will only
be given in the case of a medical or legal situation. Expect to provide
documentation.
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Being late to class is
disrespectful to the instructor and the rest of the class.
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All of our work is
governed by the UNCG Academic Integrity Policy.
SCHEDULE: (Subject to Change. Any changes will be made in class)
T 8/20 Introduction/Expectations
Th 8/22 Chapter
2, O’Brien and Walker
T 8/27 Chapter
3, Kincaid and Whitecloud
Th 8/29 Chapter
4, Faulkner and Tan
T 9/3 Chapter
5, Bierce and Jackson
Th 9/5 Chapter
6, Ozick and Poe
T 9/10 Chapter
7, Chopin and Hemingway
Th 9/12 Chapter 8,
Hawthorne
T 9/17 Chapters
9/10, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Th 9/19 Test
#1
Week #6: Fiction – The Novel
T 9/24 Day
of the Locust (21-67)/Discuss Group Presentations
Th 9/26 Day
of the Locust (68-111)
T 10/1 Day
of the Locust (112-160)
Th 10/3 Day
of the Locust (161-202)
T 10/8 Chapter
11, Browning, Dickinson, Frost, Harjo
Th 10/10 Chapter
12, Graves, Robinson, Roethke, Stevens,
Strand
Week #9: Poetry – Imagery, Metaphorical
Language
T 10/15 Fall
Break
Th 10/17 Chapters
13/14, Blake, Coleridge, Levertov, Hughes, Shakespeare (Sonnet 30), Whitman
T 10/22 Chapters
15/16, Clifton, Cummings, Hughes, Pinsky, Brooks, Collins
Th 10/24 Chapters
17/18, Arnold, Marvell, Yeats, Tennyson
T 10/29 Test
#2
Th 10/31 Hamlet
(Acts 1-2)
T 11/5 Hamlet
(Acts 3-4)
Th 11/7 Hamlet
(Act 5)
T 11/12 Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead
Th 11/14 Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead, Begin Film
T 11/19 Finish
Film
Th 11/21 Test
#3
T 11/26 Work on
Group Presentations
Th 11/28 Thanksgiving
T 12/3 Group
Presentations
Th 12/5 Group
Presentations