Ms. Shelby Armstrong                           ENGL 1302.095/.014: Composition and Literature

           

 

shelbyarmstrong@hotmail.com

 

                    

TEXTS:  Hacker, Diana.  A Writer's Reference, 5th ed.  Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s,

2003.

 

                Meyer, Michael.  The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading,

                        Thinking, Writing.  7th ed.  Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2005.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  A continuation of English 1301.  Emphasis on critical

reading, competent writing, vocabulary building, and use of library.  Assigned

literary study, readings, research essay, and themes.

 

COURSE GOALS:  The general course goals of 1302 are to have students become

proficient in writing critically about literature; in comprehending and interpreting

literary selections in short story, poetry, and drama, and in using information from

research sources appropriately.

 

PREREQUISITES:  Successful completion of English 1301 or its equivalent.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:  Students must complete four essays and one exam.

Out-of-class essays will be typed per instructor’s guidelines. The on-campus exam will cover the short story, poetry, and drama units. Students will also be required to complete reading and other writing assignments, take weekly assessments, and participate in chats and discussion forums.

 

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:  Writing assignments and exercises; bi-weekly chat; class discussion forums; tests or quizzes; reading.

 

BEHAVIOR: Though this is an online course, students are expected to treat the instructor and other students with the same amount of respect that is expected in the classroom.  Remember that there is a person on the other end of the computer.

 

MAKE-UP WORK:  No more than one late paper shall be allowed; a late paper must be turned in by the next day.  The grade deduction will be 20 points.

 

I do not entertain revisions or resubmissions of any graded materials.

 

ACADEMIC HONESTY:  By registering and taking this course, the officially enrolled

student declares that he/she will be the author of ALL work submitted for the

course.  Allowing another individual to complete assignments constitutes fraud

and academic dishonesty.  Should such behavior come to the attention of the

instructor, the student will be dropped from the course or receive a grade of “F.”

 

AVERAGES:  The final exam and the research essay are required.  Omission of either one will result in course failure.  Essays 1, 2, 3 count 12% each; the final exam counts 14%; essay 4 [the research paper] counts 14%; the average of the assessments counts 20%; discussion counts 12%; chat counts 6%.

 

ESSAYS—50%: Writing topics and due dates are assigned. Essays should be submitted per instructions. Essays 1, 2, 3 are 12% each; essay 4 is 14%.

 

FINAL EXAM—14%: The final exam will be completed on one of our campuses in a supervised environment and is a required component of the course.  Non-TVCC students may request permission to test on their campuses.

 

ASSESSMENTS—18%: The assessments (or quizzes) will be accumulated and averaged at the end of the term. The quizzes will be available for the week that they are assigned and must be completed during the 40 minute time allotment. Questions will be revealed one at a time, and you will not be able to revisit prior questions.

 

Discussion—12%: The discussion topics/forums will be available a week at a time. They will open on Mondays and close on Sundays. Open the initial instructor posting, respond to it, and later reply to a minimum of two student responses.

 

CHAT—6%: Chat will be offered the 1st, 3rd, and 5th weeks of the summer session—July 16th, 30th, and Aug. 6th.  On chat days, two times will be available; attend one of the two—11:30 or 5:30. The sessions will last approximately 30 minutes. If you miss chat, you must post three extra discussion responses.

 

 

WEEK 1 (July 15-20)--Fiction

 

Readings: Meyer—Reading Fiction, pp. 13-25; Close reading, pp. 297; Ellison, pp. 285; Walker, pp. 757; Marquez, pp. 693; Hacker—sentence fragments, pp. 204-08; run-ons, pp. 210-15.

 

Assignments: View powerpoints under “week 1.” Attend chat session on Wednesday. Post discussion responses.  Take weekly assessment(s).

 

WEEK 2 (July 21-27)--Fiction

 

Readings: Meyer—Writing about fiction, pp. 47-50; Combining the elements of fiction, pp. 381-87; Chekhov, pp. 235; Mansfield, pp. 317; Collette, pp. 282. Hacker—Planning, pp. 3-11.

 

Assignments: View powerpoints. Post discussion responses. Take weekly assessment(s).  Write and submit essay 1 [assigned within “Assignments,” week 2].

 

WEEK 3 (July 28-Aug 3)--Poetry

 

Readings: Meyer—Reading poetry, pp. 769-77; Suggestions for approaching poetry, pp. 788-89; Larkin, pp. 783; Neruda, pp. 869; Hughes (“Formula”), pp. 1172; Parker, pp. 792; E.B. Browning, pp. 1242. Hacker—Drafting, pp. 14-17.

 

Assignments: View powerpoints. Post discussion responses. Attend chat session on Wednesday. Take weekly assessment(s). Write and submit essay 2.

 

WEEK 4 (Aug 4-10)--Poetry

 

Readings: Meyer—Writing about poetry, pp. 820-22; Combining the elements of poetry, pp. 1056-66; Millay, pp.1243; H.D., pp. 881; Swinburne, pp.1017 ; Dickinson (“Hope”), pp.1085; Plath, pp. 912. Hacker—Revising, pp. 18-23.

 

Assignments: View powerpoints. Post discussion responses. Take weekly assessment(s). Write and submit essay 3.

 

WEEK 5 (Aug 11-17) --Drama

 

Readings: Meyer—Writing about drama, pp. 1411-17; Applying a critical strategy, pp. 1778-84; Arguing about literature, pp. 2121-30; Ibsen’s “A Doll House,” pp.1713. Hacker—Writing paragraphs, pp. 24-36; MLA style.

 

Assignments: View powerpoints. Post discussion responses. Attend chat on Wednesday. Write and submit essay 4 [research paper].

 

WEEK 6 (Aug 18-19)

 

Assignments: Take on-campus final exam. If you need to take the exam earlier, make arrangements with the instructor at least one week prior.

 

 

Note: The contents of this syllabus are subject to change.

 

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