APPROACH TO (CREEPY) LITERATURE
English 104-02 Spring 2003
Shannon C. Stewart
HOW TO REACH ME:
Email: scstewar@uncg.edu
Office:
01F
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday,
Phone: 334-3294 (last resort)
COURSE GOALS &
DESCRIPTION:
This course will help you to develop a university-level appreciation for literature by introducing you the interpretation and study of it. Literature is accessible and you can enjoy it without being intimidated by it. We will achieve an understanding of literature (genre characteristics and techniques and recurring themes that span genres) through reading, writing, and discussion with the entire class and in small groups. Remember that literature appeals to the humanity we all share.
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:
· Identify and understand varied characteristics of literature
· Apply techniques of literary analysis to texts
· 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
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Kirszner, Laurie
and Stephen Mandell. Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing (Compact 4th ed.).
computer access to the website above and an email account that you check regularly
POLICIES &
EXPECTATIONS:
I expect you to be in class, on time, prepared for/involved in our discussions, and respectful of the other class members and their opinions. I also expect you to keep up with the assigned work or to let me know in advance when you will not be able to do so. In return, you can expect that I will keep major changes to the syllabus at a minimum, that any changes I do make will be made well in advance, and that, as much as possible, changes will be made in your favor. I will also read and answer your email in a timely fashion.
GRADING &
EVALUATION:
All work for this course must be done in keeping with the UNCG Academic Integrity Policy (in handbook).
Journals, reader responses, short writings 15%
Attendance & quizzes 10%
Exams 60%
Group presentation 15%
Journals will be collected randomly, and missed journals cannot be made up. Missed quizzes cannot be made up either. This should encourage you to attend class regularly. You may, however, miss four classes (for any reason; I make no distinction between "excused" and "unexcused" absences) before I will drop you from the course. If you are dropped after the drop date, you will receive an F for the course. Neither of us wants that to happen, so keep up with your absences. Also remember that excessive tardies and absences will significantly and negatively affect your final grade.
Further information regarding specifics of all course assignments can be found on the English 104-02 website under the heading "Details." A daily schedule can be found on the same site under "Daily Schedule."
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Daily Schedule—subject to change
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<TBODY>Monday |
January 13 |
Introduction to course and
each other |
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Wednesday |
January 15 |
What is literature? |
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Friday |
January 17 |
What is fiction? |
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Monday |
January 20 |
NO CLASS—MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY |
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Wednesday |
January 22 |
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Friday |
January 24 |
"The Metamorphosis"
(388) |
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Monday |
January 27 |
"The Metamorphosis"
(388) |
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Wednesday |
January 29 |
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Friday |
January 31 |
"A Rose for
Emily" (80) |
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Monday |
February 3 |
So, what is fiction? |
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Wednesday |
February 5 |
"The Lottery"
(271) |
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Friday |
February 7 |
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Monday |
February 10 |
"The Turn of the Screw"
(online) |
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Wednesday |
February 12 |
"The Turn of the Screw"
(online) |
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Friday |
February 14 ♥ |
"The Turn of the Screw"
(online) prepare for fiction exam |
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Monday |
February 17 |
Prepare for group presentations
(groups 1, 2, 3 & 4) |
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Wednesday |
February 19 |
Group presentations (groups 1 & 2) |
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Friday |
February 21 |
Group presentations (groups 3& 4) |
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Monday |
February 24 |
FICTION EXAM |
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Wednesday |
February 26 |
What is drama? |
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Friday |
February 28 |
Read Chapter 21(925-927) |
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Monday |
March 3 |
Oedipus the King (1266-1282—up to Stasimon 3) |
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Wednesday |
March 5 ☺ |
Oedipus the King (1282-1294) |
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Friday |
March 7 |
Hamlet (1052-1094--Acts
I & II) |
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M, W, & F |
March 10, 12, 14 |
NO CLASS—SPRING BREAK |
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Monday |
March 17 |
Hamlet (1094-1123--Act
III-Act IV, scene iv) |
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Wednesday |
March 19 |
prepare for group
presentations (groups 5 & 6) |
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Friday |
March 21 |
prepare for group
presentations (groups 5 & 6) |
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Monday |
March 24 |
Hamlet (1123-1153--Act
IV, scene v-end) |
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Wednesday |
March 26 |
So, what is drama? |
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Friday |
March 28 |
Trifles (950-962)
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Monday |
March 31 |
finish discussion of drama |
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Wednesday |
April 2 |
Group presentations (groups 5 & 6) |
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Friday |
April 4 |
prepare for drama exam |
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Monday |
April 7 |
DRAMA EXAM |
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Wednesday |
April 9 |
What is poetry? |
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Friday |
April 11 |
Read Chapter 13 (576-585),
(589-594), & (598-603) |
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Monday |
April 14 |
"Richard Cory" by
Edward Arlington
Robinson (827) "Negro" by Langston Hughes
(581) |
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Wednesday |
April 16 |
"Sadie and Maude"
by Gwendolyn Brooks
(689) |
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Friday |
April 18 |
SPRING |
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Monday |
April 21 |
So, what is poetry? |
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Wednesday |
April 23 |
"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll (710) "Kubla
Khan" by Samuel
Taylor Coleridge (783) |
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Friday |
April 25 |
"The Death of the Ball
Turret Gunner" by Randall
Jarrell (669) |
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Monday |
April 28 |
So, what is poetry? |
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Wednesday |
April 30 |
"The Second
Coming" by William
Butler Yeats (852) |
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Friday |
May 2 |
Work on presentations
(groups 7 & 8) |
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Monday |
May 5 |
Presentations (groups 7
& 8) |
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Tuesday *** |
May 6 |
prepare for poetry exam |
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Friday |
May 9 |
POETRY EXAM at |
