English 1302 Composition and Literature

Trinity Valley Community College

Fall 2007

 

 

Instructor Information

 

Name:          Mrs. Dosha King

Address:      100 Cardinal Drive  Athens, Texas 75751 

Email:          dking@tvcc.edu

Phone:          903-675-6242 

 

Course Information

 

Course:                    English Composition and Literature 1302.0378

 

Prerequisite:            Passing grade in English 1301

 

Course Goals

 

By the end of the course, you should be able to: 1) identify the major characteristics of and respond to examples of the three genres, 2) write essays analyzing some aspects of pieces of literature, and 3) use methods of research and properly document a researched paper.

 

Texbook

 

Required

reading:          The Bedford Introduction to Literature. 7th Ed.  Michael Meyer. ISBN: 0-312-41242-8

                        If you wish to order this textbook from the TVCC Bookstore in Athens, call 1-903-675-6223, and be prepared to pay with a credit card.

 

Course Requirements

 

Introduction:            

This course includes reading literature in the three genres of poetry, short fiction, and drama. This course offers a unique opportunity to express your views in relation to the ideas encountered in the literature that is read.

 

Requirements:          

Reading all assigned textbook material and writing of required essays and tests, including a research project

                     

 

Policies

 

Plagiarism:                

Respond honestly to what you read.  Plagiarism-- the theft of other’s ideas—won’t be tolerated; therefore, a failing grade will be given to any plagiarized work submitted by a student.

 

 

Student Responsibilities

 

· To save all important work (I am not responsible for lost essays)

· To complete all reading assignments

· To submit assignments in the proper format using the Word document

· To submit all assignment on time (by 5:00 P.M. on the scheduled due date)

· To submit all correspondence using the WebCT e-mail

· To use proper grammar, vocabulary, syntax, punctuation, and other conventions are prerequisites; therefore, expected in ALL written assignments.

 

Course Access on WebCT

 

Students will be allowed to log-on to the TVCC WebCT website after the 1st class day of the semester. Students can get information regarding the TVCC WebCT at http://www.tvcc.edu/WebCt. Log-on information can be located at http://www.tvcc.edu/WebCt/studentinfo.htm. The student log-in is the student’s last name followed by their first initial of their first name plus the last four digits of their social security number (kingj8293). The student password is the last four digits of their social security number. The log-on and password are case sensitive. Once students have logged into WebCT, they can click on the course homepage and course icons for additional course information. Students should have basic computer and word processing skills prior to taking the course.

 

Student Logins  

    All student logins are their last name followed by their first initial plus the last four digits of their social security number.  Your initial password is the last 4 digits of your social security number. All instructors and students should change this password to something unique but easy for you to remember.

   Your login ID and password are case sensitive.  In other words, if your Login ID or password contains lowercase and/or capital letters, you must type in exactly what you see.

Assignments

      There are eight assignments due every two weeks (see calendar for exact dates). You do not have the luxury of procrastination in an Internet course: “The sweat of work is much more pleasant than the sweat of hurry and worry.” Robert Peck (A Day No Pigs Would Die) Assignments should be submitted as an attachment to an email in the WebCT platform.  The file should be either a Microsoft Word document or in the ASCII file format.  All attachments should be scanned and verified as virus-free before attaching to your email.

Assignment Format

      Assignments 1-6 will be answered as discussion and not necessarily in the order asked, but through thoughts of progression.  You are graded on the completeness of your response. Your assignments will be numbered accordingly: Assignment 1=1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.  Assignment 2=2.1, 2.2, 2.3, etc.  Assignments 7 and 8 will relate to the research process. Please double space, use Times New Roman, and Font 12 in all assignments. When you are submitting assignments, please use WebCT and email as a Word Document attachment.  Make sure to have your full name on the top of your submission with the assignment number.

 

 

Class Schedule

 

August 27th              Class Begins

September 8th          Assignment 1 due

September 22nd       Assignment 2 due

October 6th               Assignment 3 due

October 20th             Assignment 4 due

November 3rd          Assignment 5 due

November 17th         Assignment 6 due

November 28th         Assignment 7 due

December 5th           Assignment 8 due

 

*See Late Assignment Policy

Grading Criteria

The first six assignments consist of five questions.  Each question may receive a maximum of twenty points for a possible grade of one hundred.  The seventh assignment will be related to the research process and receive a maximum of one hundred points.  The eighth assignment will be the research paper that may receive a maximum grade of three hundred points.

      I grade your responses for each question on a scale of 1-20.  If you answer the question completely, use correct grammatical structure but use only the minimum amount of information, you will get 15 to 17 points.  If you add plenty of details to support a detailed discussion, you will receive 18 to 19 points.  If you do all of this, and give examples not mentioned in the text, you will receive 20 points for your response. REMEMBER: answer as if you were teaching someone who knew nothing about the characters, plot, theme or issues involved in the selection. All standards for grammar, mechanics, spelling, etc. should be met.

 

Grading Scale

      900-1000 points= A   800-899 points= B   700-799 points= C   600-699= D       below 600 points= F    

 

Grade Notification and Feedback

      A successful distance learning experience requires a flow of communication between instructor and student throughout the session.  Instructor comments are considered essential to the learning process.  Therefore, each assignment submitted will be reviewed, graded and returned to the student in a timely manner, usually within three days of submission.  If the student has not received feedback of submission within three days, it would be best for the student to contact the instructor.  You may submit another assignment after you have received feedback and a grade on a previous assignment.

Late Assignment Policy

      It is inevitable that unforeseen circumstances arise.  An assignment may be submitted within two days of the due date with a one-letter grade deduction.  No assignment may be submitted after two days from the original due date.  Example:  An assignment due on October 6th and submitted on the 8th will receive a one letter grade deduction.  An assignment due on February 13th and submitted on the 15th will receive a zero.