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long learners.
2. Course Title:� Introduction to Literature � Lit 2413
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Division of
Language Arts: Dr. Pamela Stinson, Chair
����� ����� introduction to the major genres of
American and English literature--
����� ����� fiction, poetry, and drama.
3. Objectives
Upon completion of this course the student will be able
to:
��������� a.� to understand the basics of critical theory
���� ������ b.� to know literary
terminology
���� ������ c.� to read the assigned
authors before the class meets
���� ������ d.� to articulate in
both discussion and composition major ideas of the authors
���� ������ e.� to compose critical
arguments as explicated from the readings
���� ������ f.�� to compose
"reader-response" response papers throughout the course
��� ������� g.� to hone critical
and academic writing skills
���� ������ h.� to develop a
scholarly method to the discipline of literature
4. Instructor Information:
�
Email
Address: john.richard.stevens �at� okstate.edu
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Office
Hours:� I am
always available before and after class.
5. Textbook and Materials
����������� The
Norton Introduction to Literature, 9th ed.
6.
Course Policies:
����������� Assignments:�
1.� Compose three major essays
2.� Write response paper for each reading
Attendance:� ���� You
are expected to be present every day our class meets, but I allow four (4)
absences without automatic penalty for unavoidable circumstances. However, it
is your responsibility to make certain that paper and electronic copies of work
are turned in on time, or the penalties for late/missing work, as delineated on
this syllabus, will apply. I recommend that you network with peers, so as to
turn in each other�s work when absent. Each absence beyond four (4) is
considered excessive and will result in grade reduction of your final course
grade of 30 points per instance (the same as 3% per instance). Excessive
absences will also bring down your participation grade, and I may withdraw you
after six (6) absences. Moreover, three late arrivals equal one charged absence.
Plagiarism: Academic integrity is essential.�
Your work must be original.� If
not, you will receive an "F" for the course and may be dismissed from
college.
Participation:� Being
prepared for class includes reading the assignments, writing response papers,
and participating class discussions. See section 15 for more information.
7.
Evaluation
and Assessment of Course:
�
Grading:�
The grading scale for this course is as
follows:
There are 1000 points possible.
900-1000=A; 800-899=B; 700-799=C; 600-699=D;
599 and below=F
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Extra
Credit�Course Policy:� ��������� No extra credit is given.
8.
Writing
Component:
����� Northern Oklahoma College is committed to
helping students improve writing.�
the college expects
all courses to contain a writing component as part of the evaluation of student
progress. We expect students to�����
produce written work that is focused, well developed, organized, and
relatively free of grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. Papers that
fall short of this standard will not be accepted; the work will be returned to
the student for revision within a reasonable time.
9.
Academic
Integrity:
Academic dishonesty
or misconduct is not tolerated at
�����������������
�Disciplinary action for students who are
enrolled in both OSU and NOC classes will follow the OSU policy on Academic
Misconduct and Dishonesty (http://comp.okstate.edu).
10. Use of Cell Phones
& Electronic Devices:
The
use of cell phones, palm pilots, walkie-talkies, pagers, cameras, or other
communication devices will not be permitted during in-session classes at
Northern Oklahoma College.� If brought to
class, these devices must be turned off and stored out of sight. �In the��
event a student is caught using an electronic device of any nature
during exams, quizzes, or��� other
confidential circumstances, the student will receive a zero grade for that
portion of the coursework.� It will be at
the discretion of NOC to determine additional consequences, which can include
removal from the course and/or removal from the institution for the dishonest
act or acts.� (Refer to the NOC Student
Handbook for additional information.)
The use of laptop
computers is permissible in
11. Assessment of Student Learning:
�� Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at
understanding and improving student learning.�
It involves making the course objectives measurable and explicit.� It is our intent to systematically measure
the process of student learning within each course being taught at Northern, by
setting appropriate high standards for learning quality and interpreting
evidence to determine how well student performance matches the course
objectives and standards, then utilizing the resulting information to improve
student performance.
�� The following examples are measures that will
provide evidence of student learning: written and oral assignments and
projects, unit, chapter, mid-term, and comprehensive examinations, pre- and
post-tests, quizzes, competency based projects, observation of student
behavior, internally and externally juried reviews, portfolios, internships,
case studies, research papers, response papers, essays, large and small group
projects, one on one communications between faculty and students, standardized
or national licensure tests, capstone projects, student satisfaction surveys,
national standardized tests, employer surveys on the quality of program
graduates, and others.
12. Identification of
Student Learning Styles
The
Northern faculty believes that all students should have the opportunity to
learn in an environment conducive to their dominant learning style.� It is our goal to provide diverse pedagogy
within each course to address the identified learning styles for the visual,
auditory, and kinesthetic learners.
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13. Statement of Student Support
If
you believe you have a disability of any type, please let me know so I can work
cooperatively with you and the Counseling Office to provide reasonable and fair
opportunities for you to be a productive and successful learner in this
course.� It is your responsibility as a
student to notify the Counseling Office of your disability.� The Counseling Office numbers are as follows:
Tonkawa campus (580) 628-6651, Enid campus (580) 548-2265, or the Stillwater
campus (405) 744-2216.� The Student
Disability Services (315 Student Union) on the OSU campus can provide testing
to determine each student�s specific needs.
14. Personal Philosophy� literature is the cornerstone of
civilization.� It challenges our beliefs,
values, and ideas and sharpens our reading and writing skills.� Successful people read and write well and can
comprehend the contradictions that constitute the human condition�the
"human heart in conflict with itself," as Faulkner noted. Writers
challenge us to think differently about what we think we know.
�����
Course Outline and Components of the
Final Course Grade:
�
The course is based on
1000 possible points (see section 7 above)
�
Read and discuss fiction
(short stories)--write essay 900-1000 words: (150 points)
�
Read and discuss
poetry�write essay 900-1000 words: (150 points)
�
Read and discuss drama--
write essay 900-1000 words: (150 points)
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Response papers: These
short writings are sometimes based on questions from LitWeb (http://www.wwnorton.com/litweb), or the course book, or my own website� (http://www.englishdiscourse.org), (330 points total, which will work out to be 22 papers worth 15
points each)
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Participation: (100
points)
�
Final Examination: (120
points)
15. Further Information:
How to
turn in course work: For
every assignment a paper copy is due during class on the due date.
Additionally, an electronic copy is due, prior
to the beginning of class, on the due date, and it must be turned in to
TurnItIn.com as a MS Word doc or docx file. Use the TurnItIn.com �file upload�
method from the submit screen. You will be instructed during class about how to
create a TurnItIn.com account, and how to turn in your work. Your assignments
will be considered late until both the paper copy and the electronic copy is
turned in. Moreover, your electronic turn-in must be an exact duplicate of the
paper copy: in other words, no further corrections or revisions will be
accepted. Also, if the electronic and paper copies do not match up it will have
a negative impact on the assignment�s grade.
Participation
grading: Your
Participation grade is determined by the following factors: how much you
participate in discussions; the careful thinking demonstrated by your
remarks. There are also other variables involved that will negatively
affect your grade, which include the following: late arrival to class; late work; missing work; unsatisfactory in-class work; lack of preparation; unprofessional
conduct; your failure to meet any other requirements of this syllabus. Every
instance of a late turn-in (whether paper or electronic) or your decision to
take a zero on an assignment will bring down your participation grade.
Moreover, I expect you to participate in every class by significantly adding to
class discussions, which means group discussions, as well as the discussions
led by me. I expect your reading, writing, analyses, and discussion to
reflect careful thought and preparation. Considering these policies, if
you are absent four (4) or less times but you create a situation that
negatively affects your grade, you will receive a grade that is lower than
100%, perhaps to the point of zero in this component of the course.
Late/Missing
work and your participation grade: this will affect your participation grade,
perhaps to the point of zero in the participation component of this course.
Guidelines
for late work: For
all course work, when class ends on the due date, the work is late. Moreover,
both the paper copy and the TurnItIn.com copy must be turned in, or the work is
late. One week from the due date, both the paper copy and the TurnItIn.com copy
must be turned in, or a grade of zero will be recorded for that assignment. All
course work will receive a ten percent deduction per class period if handed in
within the week.� After one week from the
date due, the paper will not be accepted, and this includes weekends, breaks,
holidays, etc.
Response papers: all response
papers will be a minimum of 100 words per question answered, but they can run
longer if you need more space to fully answer the question; you will answer
specific questions over each reading, which includes short stories, poetry, and
drama. Sometimes the questions will be on the Web on a website called LitWeb,
sometimes they will be in our course book, and sometimes they will be on my
website (see below). To access the LitWeb questions over which you will write
your response paper entries, go to http://www.wwnorton.com/litweb,
hover your cursor over �Workshops,� and if writing about fiction, choose
�Fiction Workshops,� and then choose the short story from the menu on the right
side of the page. If the short story is not listed there, then check the
�Weekly Reading Schedule� on this syllabus, for the questions may be in our
course book, or on my website http://www.englishdiscourse.org/introduction.to.literature.html.� Follow the same procedure on LitWeb to access
questions for poetry and drama by hovering your cursor over �Workshops,� and
choosing either �Poetry Workshops,� or �Drama Workshops.�� For all assignments, a paper copy is Your
three essays must be turned in to TurnItIn.com prior to the beginning of class
on the due dates. Go to www.turnitin.com,
click on �new user� in the upper right hand corner of the homepage, and open an
account and enroll in our class. On Turnitin.com I have simply named our class Introduction to Literature. You will
also need our class ID and password, which I will give out during class. My
webpage: http://www.englishdiscourse.org/introduction.to.literature.html
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Weekly Reading
Schedule The
literature listed on each day of class means that you must have already read
that material BEFORE CLASS. �THE ABBREVIATION RP STANDS FOR RESPONSE
PAPER |
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Week� 1 |
TU 8-19 |
Introduction
to course and syllabus. |
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TR 8-21 |
�A
Jury of Her Peers� p.678; �The Yellow Wallpaper� p. 667; RP # 1 due over both
short stories, one question for each story from LitWeb, for a total of two
questions.� |
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Week
2 |
TU 8-26 |
Plot, pp. 66-67; �The
Thing in the Forest� p.35; �Flight Patterns� p. 49; RP # 2 due over both
stories; use LitWeb to answer any question about �The Thing in the Forest,�
and for �Flight Patterns,� answer any question on p. 61. |
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TR 8-28 |
�Young
Goodman Brown� p. 264; �Hills Like White Elephants� p. 132; RP # 3 due over
both stories; use LitWeb to answer one question per story. |
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Week
3 |
TU 9-2 |
Narration and Point
of View,
pp. 123-26. �A Good Man is Hard to Find� p. 451; �Bartleby, the Scrivener� p.
164; RP # 4 due over both stories so use LitWeb to answer one question per
story. |
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TR 9-4 |
�How�
p. 135; �Do You Love Me?� p. 142; RP # 5 on both stories, but the questions
will not come from LitWeb. Answer questions 2 & 3 on p. 142, and
questions 2 & 3 on p. 149. |
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Week
4 |
TU 9-9 |
�A
Rose for Emily� p. 594; �Everything That Rises Must Converge� p. 487; RP # 6
on both stories. Use LitWeb for �A Rose for Emily� to answer any two
questions (but not question 1), and for �Everything That Rises Must Converge�
answer the two questions on my website. |
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TR 9-11 |
Tonight
I will review the correct approach to your major papers, so go to my website,
click on the link �Guidelines for the Three Major Papers,� read it, and
follow the instructions regarding what materials to bring to tonight�s class. |
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Week
5 |
9-16 |
�Araby�
p. 519; �The Lost World� p. 524; RP # 7 on both stories, but the questions
will not come from LitWeb. Answer two questions on p. 523, and two questions
on p. 534. |
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9-18 |
�A
Pair of Tickets� p.236; �Boys and Girls� RP # 8 due over both stories, so use
LitWeb to answer one question per story. |
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Week
6 |
TU 9-23 |
�Sonny�s
Blues� p.91; �The Open Boat� p.385 RP # 9 due over both stories, so use
LitWeb to answer one question per story. |
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TR 9-25 |
�The
Country Husband� p.74; �Roman Fever� p.113; RP # 10 on both stories, so
answer 2 questions on p.91, and two questions on p.122. |
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Week
7 |
TU 9-30 |
�Bliss�
p.692; �Barn Burning� p.710; RP #11 on both stories; use LitWeb to answer on
question on �Bliss,� and my website to answer one question on �Barn Burning.� |
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TR 10-2 |
Paper
#1 on fiction due; do not forget to turn the paper in to Turnitin.com prior
to the beginning of class. Tonight marks the beginning of the poetry section
of this course, and we begin with the poetry of meditation. Bring your book
to class. |
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Week
8 |
TU 10-7 |
Read
pp. 1057-59; Robert Browning�s �My Last Duchess,� p.1076-77; 1082-1086, until
the end of Rosenberg�s �The Silence of Women,� and compose RP #12 over
question 8 on p. 1088, 150-250 words.� |
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TR 10-9 |
Read
pp. 1042-57, until the end of Herbert�s �The Collar,� and compose RP #13 over
two questions of your choice from those pages.� |
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Week
9 |
TU 10-14 |
We
watch the film Paradise Lost: The Life
& Times of John Milton. |
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TR 10-16 |
Milton�s
�Paradise Lost,� handout # 1 (Book III), which is available on my website,
and RP #14 from the questions on my website. � |
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Week
10 |
TU 10-21 |
Milton�s
�Paradise Lost� handout # 2 (Book IX), and RP #15, from the questions on my
website. |
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TR 10-23 |
Continuation
of �Paradise Lost,� handout # 2 (Book IX), which is available on my website, and
RP #16 from the questions on my website. � |
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Week
11 |
TU 10-28 |
Continuation
of �Paradise Lost� handout # 2 (Book IX), and RP #17 from the questions on my
website. � |
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TR 10-30 |
Paper
#2 on poetry due; do not forget to turn the paper in to Turnitin.com prior to
the beginning of class. We will watch a video of Arthur Miller being
interviewed by Charlie Rose. |
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Week
12 |
TU 11-4 |
Death of a Salesman, pp. 2121-53; RP #18 from the questions on my web |