ENG 114.3 - Centre for Continuing and Distance Education
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ENG 114.3 - Centre for Continuing and Distance Education
Please Note: This Class Syllabus is an important step in updating the format of our distance courses. If for any reason the Class Syllabus does not match the print Course Guide or online course information, the Class Syllabus shall be taken as correct. CLASS SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE: Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family COURSE CODE: ENG 114.3 TERM: Summer 2015 COURSE CREDITS: 3 DELIVERY: Online COURSE SECTION: W02 START DATE: June 25, 2015 END DATE: August 11, 2015 Course Description This course provides an introduction to historical and contemporary cultural forms in English. The course links the reading of literature, the study and practice of writing, and the tools of critical analysis. Works of literature have been chosen to give reasonable representation to writing by men and women, and to writing from different national and cultural settings. Note: Only 6 credit units of 100-Level English may be taken for credit. Class Objectives This class will introduce students to cultural studies and the major genres of poetry, drama, and narrative. Students will be asked to read critically and write effectively about those literary works. Class Overview This first-year English class will promote critical engagement with literature involving the family unit, occupying a variety of historical periods and literary genres. Secondarily, this is a skills class, concentrating on improving students’ abilities to read critically and write well. The more specific purposes include the following: 1. Through the careful reading of poetry, drama, and narrative literature, students will engage with the ways in which creative writers have explored and explained the family unit. 2. Through the writing of essays, students will develop the writing skills necessary for successful advanced work in the university and beyond. This Class Syllabus contains the Required/Optional Text List, the Class Schedule, the Grading Scheme, and the Evaluation Components. May 7, 2015 gm ck pk jm rm ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Please refer to the online modules which include discussion material about your required readings, for which you will be responsible in the online postings, essays, and final examination. The Appendix contains Required Resource Works that are not available in your other texts. Module Overview Module 1 Essay Writing Module 2 Introduction to Cultural Studies/Family Short Fiction Module 3 Modern Drama: Ibsen and Pollock Module 4 Novels: Lewis Module 5 Drama: Shakespeare Module 6 Poetry Your Instructor Your instructor and marker for this class is Rita S. Matlock, Sessional Lecturer (English Department, University of Saskatchewan). Contact Information You should call or email me about any problems you may have with class content or essay writing. Office 306-966-4594 (M, W, F afternoons) Home 306-220-0659 Email [email protected] Contact Hours Generally, I will be available for phone (CCDE Writing Centre, 306-966-4594) or email consultation Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. I will return your call or email as soon as I am able (usually within the next academic day). Profile I have been an off-campus lecturer since 1990, and I have travelled more than 700,000 kms in the province. I have taught face-to-face classes and offered writing workshops in many locations, including Melfort, Nipawin, Tisdale, Swift Current, Kindersley, Rosetown, Warman, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Regina, and La Ronge. I hope that I have not forgotten any of the sites that I have visited! I enjoy travelling the province, except when I have to drive in a blizzard! During the fall/winter session, I also teach first-year English for SUNTEP at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and, in Spring/Summer session, I often teach a first-year class on campus. I have worked as an Independent Studies facilitator and a Tutor/Marker for the firstyear televised English class for more than 25 years. As well, I created and have recently begun facilitating three web-based first-year English classes. Currently, I am the coordinator for the CCDE Writing Centre for students who study at a distance (DOC). Page 2 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family My academic interests include nineteenth-century literature and history, especially the American South and Victorian England. My non-academic interests include reading Anne Perry’s novels and struggling with Sudoku. In my off-time, I enjoy riding motorcycles and walking my dogs. Walking your dog or someone else’s dog is a good stress reliever, even in the winter months! Some might say that this is the way to embrace winter in Saskatchewan. Required Resources Textbooks Required Textbook List (alphabetical) Browning, Robert. “My Last Duchess” and Other Poems. Dover Thrift Edition. ISBN: 9780486277837 Chopin, Kate. “A Pair of Silk Stockings” and Other Stories. Dover Thrift Edition. ISBN: 9780486292649 Concise Oxford English Dictionary or Oxford Dictionary of Current English. or http://www.oed.com Department of English. Requirements for Essays. http://artsandscience.usask.ca/english/pdf/RequirementsForEssays.pdf Faigley, Lester, Roger Graves, and Heather Graves. The Brief Penguin Handbook. 3rd Canadian Ed. Toronto: Pearson, 2014. ISBN: 9780205937523 Or digital version: www.coursesmart.com/students Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll’s House. Ed. Philip Smith. Dover Thrift Edition. ISBN: 9780486270623 Joyce, James. Dubliners. Dover Thrift Edition. ISBN: 9780486291215 Lewis, Janet. The Wife of Martin Guerre. Ohio UP-Swallow P. ISBN: 9780804011433 Marken, Ron. “Explicating a Poem.” Permachart. ISBN: 9781554312092 Marken, Ron. “Free Verse Poetry.” Permachart. ISBN: 9781554312443 Matheson, Terry. “Understanding the Short Story.” Permachart. ISBN: 9781554312511 Negri, Paul, ed. Great Sonnets. Dover Thrift Edition. ISBN: 9780486280523 Page 3 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Pollock, Sharon. Blood Relations and Other Plays. Prairie Play Series 22. NeWest Press. ISBN: 9781896300641 Shakespeare, William. Othello. Ed. Roma Gill. Oxford School Shakespeare. ISBN: 9780198320517 Optional Text List Marken, Ron. “Punctuation in Formal Writing.” Permachart. ISBN: 9781554312412 Marken, Ron “Writing Succinctly.” Permachart. ISBN: 9781554312429 Textbooks are available from the University of Saskatchewan Bookstore: www.usask.ca/consumer_services/bookstore/textbooks Electronic Resources Some readings in this class will be available electronically. The links and PDFs will be provided for you in your online class. Update your Contact Information. Log on to PAWS at http://www.paws.usask.ca and click the Address icon to ensure that your contact information is correct. Your instructor will use this information to contact you. The University communicates with students through PAWS and through the student’s University e-mail account; it is the student’s responsibility to check for such communications. You are required to use your PAWS email for all U of S communications. For this class the instructor will be emailing weekly important class updates; you are encouraged to check your U of S PAWS email daily. Downloads Some downloads may require Adobe Reader. To install this software, click this link and follow the download and installation instructions: http://get.adobe.com/reader. Supplementary Resources See the modules in Blackboard. Reading Actively and Making Notes Be an active reader. Study actively. To read actively, you need to make notes in the margins of the texts, underline, and highlight. Get to know the texts so that you can find things easily. To study actively, you should also make notes outside the text: i.e. a synopsis, character lists, ideas as you read, connections and parallels between one work and another. Page 4 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family And, most important of all, make lists of questions you think might be on the final exam. If you were making up the exam, what would you want the students to think about? Devise interesting and challenging comparative questions. Syllabus Quiz Students are required to complete the Syllabus Quiz with a grade of 100% before the Learning Materials will be viewable. Class Schedule No Class Days for this Class in Summer 2015 Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Canada Day Friday, July 17 and Monday, July 20, 2015 Term 2 break Monday, August 3, 2015 Saskatchewan Day Week Module 1 June 2526 Essay Writing Required Readings (see modules for supplementary readings/resources) Faigley, Graves, and Graves, “Planning, Drafting, and Revising;” “Read and View with a Critical Eye;” and “Write About Literature,” The Brief Penguin Handbook Formal Evaluation Due Dates June 25-26 Introductory Informal Online Posting Dept. of English, Requirements for Essays, http://artsandscience.usask.ca/english/pdf/Requirem entsForEssays.pdf Dept. of English, “Plagiarism,” Class Syllabus, Additional Information section “Integrity Defined,” Class Syllabus or Module 1 in Blackboard “Basic Patterns for Effective Sentences,” Appendix A in Blackboard 2 June 2930 Cultural Studies/ July 2-3 Short Fiction Cultural Criticism/Studies Ross Murfin, “What is Cultural Criticism?”, PDF in Blackboard Laura Reitz-Wilson, “Race and Othello on Film,” PDF in Blackboard June 29-30 July 2-3 Evaluated Online Posting 1 due Library Orientation due no later than July 13, 2015 Page 5 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Stephanie Coontz, “‘Two Birds within One Nest’: Sentimental Marriage in Nineteenth-Century Europe and North America,” PDF in Blackboard Short Fiction Terry Matheson, “Understanding the Short Story,” Permachart James Joyce, “Araby,” Dubliners D.H. Lawrence, “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” PDF in Blackboard William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily,” PDF in Blackboard Kate Chopin, “Desiree’s Baby,” “A Pair of Silk Stockings” and Other Stories 3 July 6-10, 2015 Modern Drama “Ibsen as a Dramatic Artist,” Ibsen Voyages, PDF in Essay 1 due Thursday, July 9, Blackboard 2015 Plant, Richard, “Drama in English.” PDF in (Friday, July 10 Blackboard with Extension) Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House Sharon Pollock, Blood Relations, Blood Relations and Other Plays 4 July13-16, 2015 Janet Lewis, The Wife of Martin Guerre Novels Library Orientation due no later than July 13, 2015 Library Orientation due no later than July 13, 2015 July 13-16 Evaluated Online Posting 2 5 July 21-24 2015 July 2731, 2015 Shakespear -ean Drama William Shakespeare, Othello, Oxford School Shakespeare ed. Faigley, Graves, and Graves, “Planning Research and Finding Sources;” “Incorporating and Documenting Sources;” and “MLA,” The Brief Penguin Handbook July 21-24 Evaluated Online Posting 3 due Essay 2 due Thursday, July 30, 2015 (Friday, July 31 with Extension) Page 6 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Week Aug. 4-7, 2015 Module 6 Poetry Required Readings (see modules for supplementary readings/resources) Ron Marken, “Explicating a Poem,” Permachart Formal Evaluation Due Dates Ron Marken, “Free Verse Poetry,” Permachart “A Short History of the Sonnet,” Folger Shakespeare Library, PDF in Blackboard Robert Browning, “Porphyria’s Lover,” “My Last Duchess” and Other Poems Robert Browning, “My Last Duchess,” “My Last Duchess” and Other Poems William Shakespeare, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,” Great Sonnets Edmund Spenser, “One day I wrote her name upon the strand,” Great Sonnets Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Reuben Bright,” Great Sonnets Theordore Roethke, “My Papa’s Waltz,” PDF in Blackboard Margaret Atwood, “you fit into me,” PDF in Blackboard Seamus Heaney, “Mother of the Groom,” PDF in Blackboard Louise Halfe, “The Boarding School,” PDF in Blackboard Louise Halfe, The Residential School Bus,” PDF in Blackboard Louise Halfe, “Wagon Ride,” PDF in Blackboard Aug. 1011, 2015 Exam Preparation/ Strategies FINAL EXAM Appendix B in Blackboard August 14, 2015 (9:00 a.m.) Page 7 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Note: If for any reason the Class Syllabus Reading List does not match the Module Reading List, the Class Syllabus shall be taken as correct. Grading Scheme Essay #1 15% Essay #2 (Limited Research) 30% Evaluated Online Postings (3) Students’ Discussion Forum Postings 15% 10% Final Examination 30% Total 100% Information on literal descriptors for grading at the University of Saskatchewan can be found at: http://students.usask.ca/current/academics/grades/grading-system.php Please note: There are different literal descriptors for undergraduate and graduate students. More information on the Academic Courses Policy on course delivery, examinations and assessment of student learning can be found at: http://policies.usask.ca/policies/academicaffairs/academic-courses.php The University of Saskatchewan Learning Charter is intended to define aspirations about the learning experience that the University aims to provide, and the roles to be played in realizing these aspirations by students, instructors and the institution. A copy of the Learning Charter can be found at: http://policies.usask.ca/documents/LearningCharter.pdf Evaluation Components CCDE Writing Centre - Quality writing help for free! Anyone taking a distance class (online, independent studies, televised, or multi–mode delivery) administered by the CCDE can use this free service. The Writing Centre provides tools and support to help you write effective essays, reports, or reviews. Simply submit a project draft, and a qualified tutor will assess your work and offer advice to improve your project. Contact the CCDE Writing Centre at http://www.ccde.usask.ca/writing Formal Requirements 1. Study the required texts. 2. Submit 2 essays on the appropriate dates. Late penalties may apply to essays submitted after the due dates. No essays will be accepted after August 11, 2015. Incomplete class work (essay submission) will result in a grade of not exceeding 49%. 3. Submit 3 Evaluated Online Postings within the appropriate dates. 4. Participate regularly in the online Student Discussion Forum. 5. Complete an online Library Orientation. 6. Write a two-hour invigilated final examination in August. Page 8 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Written Assignments You are required to submit 2 essays, make 3 online postings to a discussion topic, participate regularly in the Student Discussion Forum, and write an invigilated final examination. The assignments are posted online in Blackboard. Evaluated Online Posting 1 Value: 5% of final grade Due Date: See Class Schedule Purpose: One 100-150 word paragraph (marked on content and expression) responding to one of the assigned discussion topics Description: See the evaluated postings assignment for the details of the questions, etc. Essay 1 Value: 15% of final grade Due Date: See Class Schedule Purpose: The essay will ask students to discuss an assigned topic in response to one of the literary works in module 2. Description: See the essay assignment for the details of the topic, expectations, etc. Evaluated Online Posting 2 Value: 5% of final grade Due Date: See Class Schedule Purpose: One 100-150 word paragraph (marked on content and expression) responding to one of the assigned discussion topics Description: See the evaluated postings assignment for the details of the questions, etc. Evaluated Online Posting 3 Value: 5% of final grade Due Date: See Class Schedule Purpose: One 100-150 word paragraph (marked on content and expression) responding to one of the assigned discussion topics Description: See the evaluated postings assignment for the details of the questions, etc. Essay 2 Value: 30% of final grade (Essay 25%, Research and Resource Use 5 %) Due Date: See Class Schedule Purpose: The essay will ask students to discuss an assigned topic in response to one of the literary works in modules 3 or 4. Students will also be required to conduct online research using the University of Saskatchewan library and incorporate one resource in the essay. Description: See the essay assignment for the details of the topic, expectations, etc. Student Discussion Forum Value: 10% of final grade Due Date: At least once in the five literature Modules (2-6) Purpose: This semi-formal Student Discussion Forum is meant to encourage you to engage with the literary texts and the topics among yourselves. Page 9 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Description: See the Student Discussion Forum information for the details of the topic, expectations, etc. Final Exam Value: 30% of final grade Due Date: See Class Schedule Purpose: The exam is comprehensive and will cover all of the class readings. Description: The two-hour exam is invigilated and closed book. Students will write short answers and 1 essay OR 2 essays drawn from all the class readings. The day and time of your final examination will be listed in your PAWS account. The location listed in PAWS for your exam is the Saskatoon location. If you want to write your final exam outside Saskatoon, you must complete an Application for Final Examination form, available at: https://ccde.usask.ca/exam-info This will let us know where you would like to write your exam. Students writing in Saskatoon do not need to complete this form. Extensions and Late Assignments One extension of 1 day will be granted to each student to be used at your discretion for essay 1 or 2. The extension cannot be used for Postings and the Final Exam. Students may earn a second 1-day extension for completing the online Library Orientation with marks of 80% or more on the 4 Library Module Quizzes. You do not need to contact me if you are going to use your extension. Late essays (after you have used your extension) will be penalized at 3% per day, including weekend days. If you have a documented medical or compassionate situation, you will need to make arrangements with me to submit your assignments in a timely manner. All essays must be submitted in order to be considered for a pass in the class. No assignments will be accepted after August 11, 2015. Submission of Assignments Electronically to your instructor in the Blackboard Learn system. No emailed essays will be accepted. Additional Information English Department Standards for Composition To pass English 114.3 a student must by the end of the class have shown competence in the following: Page 10 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family 1. organizing an essay on a set topic, developing ideas logically and systematically, and supporting these ideas with the necessary evidence, quotations, or examples; 2. organizing a paragraph; 3. documenting essays using the MLA method; 4. writing grammatical sentences, avoiding such mistakes as the following: i. comma splices, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments ii. faulty agreement of subject and verb or pronoun and antecedent iii. faulty or vague reference (e.g., vague use of this, that, or which) iv. shifts in person and number, tense, or mood v. dangling modifiers; 5. spelling correctly; and 6. punctuating correctly. Students with Disabilities Students who have disabilities (learning, medical, physical, or mental health) are strongly encouraged to register with Disability Services for Students (DSS) if they have not already done so. Students who suspect they may have disabilities should contact DSS for advice and referrals. In order to access DSS programs and supports, students must follow DSS policy and procedures. For more information, check http://www.students. usask.ca/disability/, or contact DSS at 966-7273 or [email protected]. A Friendly Reminder about Plagiarism You are plagiarizing if you present the words or thoughts of someone else as if they were your own (Exceptions are proverbial sayings or common knowledge), or if you submit without approval of the instructor any work for which credit has previously been obtained or is being sought in another course. Avoid charges of plagiarizing by acknowledging your sources in the essay and including them in the list of works cited. When quoting, make sure that all words and phrases from the source are in quotation marks. When paraphrasing, acknowledge the source of the idea but rewrite in your own language. For further information see the Department of English Requirements for Essays online document. Plagiarism, whether from the Net, from other students, or from published sources, is a serious academic offense that bears severe consequences. Instructors will report such offenses to the dean of the student’s college, and any allegations will be reviewed by the university’s committee on Student Academic Dishonesty. Penalties can range from a “0” on an essay to a reduced mark for the course to expulsion from the University. Records of penalties assessed are kept on file by the University Registrar; penalties become more severe for subsequent offences. For more information on plagiarism, see http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/honesty/ Page 11 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family Integrity Defined (from the Office of the University Secretary) “Integrity is expected of all students in their academic work – class participation, examinations, assignments, research, practica – and in their non-academic interactions and activities as well.” (Office of the University Secretary) It is your responsibility to be familiar with the University of Saskatchewan Guidelines for Academic Conduct. More information is available at http://www.usask.ca/secretariat/student-conduct-appeals/IntegrityDefined.pdf Module Objectives Module 1 Essay Writing 1. 2. 3. 4. Recognize the elements in the essay-writing process, including free writing, mind maps/webs, mini outlines, formal outlines, and editing lists and strategies. Employ the three-part structure of an essay when writing your own essays. Organize an essay on a set topic. Cite a literary work or a secondary resource in an essay or on a Works Cited page using MLA format. Module 2 Short Fiction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Recognize the introductory ideas about cultural criticism/studies. Recognize the elements of fiction, including point of view, plot, setting, characters, and themes. Apply the literary terms associated with fiction when you analyze these short stories. Identify the point of view in each of the short stories; assess the significant characteristics of each point of view; and explain how the point of view creates the story as we have it. Explain the historical/social/cultural milieus of each of the short stories. Explore themes within the short stories, including the dynamics of family relationships. Module 3 Late Nineteenth-Century Drama and Late Twentieth-Century Drama 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Recognize the elements of drama, including plot, setting, characters, and themes. Explain the differences between prose fiction as a genre and modern drama. Apply the literary terms associated with drama when you analyze the plays. Explore each play’s nineteenth-century milieu, noting their similarities and differences. Analyze the dynamics of family relationships, including parents/children, husbands/wives, and siblings, within each of the two plays, and compare them. Module 4 Novels 1. 2. 3. 4. Recognize the elements of fiction, including point of view, plot, setting, characters, and themes in a longer work of fiction. Explain some of the differences between short stories and the novel as genres. Apply the literary terms associated with fiction when you analyze the novel. Explore the historical/social/cultural milieu of the sixteenth-century French setting for the novel. Page 12 of 13 ENG 114.3 Literature and Composition: Reading Culture, Reading the Family 5. Analyze the dynamics or “politics” of family relationships, including parents/children and husbands/wives: Monsieur and Madame Guerre, Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols, and Arnaud du Tilh and Bertrande de Rols. Module 5 Shakespearean Drama 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain the literary definition of tragedy (not the same definition as in everyday usage) and other related definitions and apply them to this Shakespearean tragedy. Explain the elements of this play, including setting, plot, characters, and themes. Recognize, in general terms, the differences between Shakespearean drama and modern drama. Explore the play’s sixteenth-century milieu (social/historical/cultural), noting its most significant characteristics. Analyze the dynamics of family relationships, including parents/children and husbands/wives. Module 6 Poetry 1. 2. 3. Recognize the elements of poetry, including those of the dramatic monologue, sonnet and open verse forms. Analyze and interpret each of the poems in relation to the significant technical elements such as speaker, rhyme scheme, and organization features as well as the themes/ideas. Explore the family dynamics or politics and social criticism in the poems, keeping in mind the historical/social/cultural setting of the poems if it is identifiable and applicable. Acknowledgements Class Author Rita Matlock, B.A. Hons. (University of Saskatchewan); M.A. (University of Saskatchewan); Sessional Lecturer, English Department, University of Saskatchewan; Coordinator, CCDE Writing Centre, University of Saskatchewan In consultation with: T.J. Matheson, Ph.D. (English Department, University of Saskatchewan) Instructional Design and Class Development Margareth Peterson (Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan) Revisions 2012-2013, May 2015 Jeanette McKee, M.Ed. (Centre for Continuing & Distance Education, University of Saskatchewan) Page 13 of 13