Course Objectives
1. To be able to read complex texts and write non-plagiarized clear, concise, and coherence summaries of them.
2. To be able to integrate the ideas and words of other writers into one's own writing using the MLA style of documentation and not plagiarizing.
3. To be able to understand and analyze complex texts both orally and in writing.
4. To be able to produce expository essays that (1) make a clear and original point and do not include unnecessary information; (2) support this point with logical examples, evidence, and/or explanations, all of which are documented if not common knowledge or original ideas; (3) are organized in a coherent and logical fashion with clear transitions between each major point; and (4) are grammatically and mechanically correct.
Required Textbooks
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. Candace Ward. New York: Dover, 1995.
Behrens, Laurence, and Leonard J. Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 6th ed. New York: Longman, 1997.
Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 1997.
Grade Policy
If the attendance policy is met (see below), final grades are determined by the following formula: Class Participation 5%, Reseach Paper Outline and Bibliography 5%, Midterm 5%, Average of 3 Quizzes 5%, Final Exam 10%, Summary 15%, Critique I 15%, Critique II 15%, Research Paper 25%. If the attendance policy is not met, the final grade (calculated by the above formula) will be adjusted down as the attendance policy stipulates.
Late Work Policy
No work is accepted after the end of the last class period (3/16); any work not turned in at that point receives a zero grade. No work will be accepted three weeks after the original due date; three weeks after the original due date, a zero will be entered in to the grade book. Any work turned in after the original due date WITHOUT my permission to turn the work in late, will have 10% of the grade deducted as a penalty for lateness.
Attendance Policy
If you miss 1/4 of the class (7 classes), you will not be eligible for an A- or A grade; if you miss 1/3 of the classes (10 classes), you will receive a NC grade.
Discrimination Policy
All comments made in class should respect the others in the classroom. Any comment that denigrates others on the basis of their sexual preference, their biological sex, their race, their medical or mental status, their religious beliefs, or their status as a veteran violates the civil rights of others and the school policy.
Plagiarism Policy
Any time you turn in work to me, you must make clear if any number of words--even only two words--are taken from someone else's writing. You must also indicate if you have used another person's ideas. Any use of another's work (whether exact wording, sentence structure, or ideas) that is not clearly labeled by the use of quotation marks or parenthetical citations is plagiarism. Plagiarized assignments receive a grade of F. Extensive, malicious, or repeated plagiarism is turned over to the academic honesty officer. After an interview with myself and the student, the officer determines the punishment. Once a case is turned over to the officer, the student is immediately withdrawn from the course. See A Pocket Style Manual, pp. 91-5, and Writing and Reading,pp. 180-1, on how to avoid plagiarism.
Paper Policy
Papers MUST BE TYPED. The papers must follow the MLA style for college papers in the Humanities. Papers without a title and/or not following MLA form will lose 1/3 of a letter grade. Both A Pocket Style Manual and Writing and Reading cover MLA style. Standard English grammar and mechanics are necessary to receive passing grades upon your papers. Papers with more than five grammatical or mechanical errors on any page are not first-rate or "A" level papers, even if the thinking in the paper is first rate. Excellence requires BOTH first- rate ideas AND first-rate writing skills and presentation. Basic grammar, punctuation, and mechanics are covered in A Pocket Style Manual. Also essential to a first-rate paper are an appropriate voice and non-sexist language--see A Pocket Style Manual, pp. 14-6.
WEEK ONE
1/6 First Class
1/8 Have purchased the three textbooks and obtain a dictionary.
Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-13)
Have read Writing and Reading,pp. xxiv-23
Vocabulary Quiz on Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 1-5
WEEK TWO
1/13 Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 6-9 (pp. 13-31)
Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 26-31, 39-47
Have read A Pocket Style Manual, pp. 14-6, 91-101
Vocabulary Quiz on Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 6-9
1/15 Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 10-15 (pp. 31-51)
Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 59-69
Vocabulary Quiz on Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 10-15
WEEK THREE
1/20 Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 16-20 (pp. 51-79)
Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 69-87
Summary of Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 1-15 Due (see assignment sheet)
1/22 Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 21-36 (pp. 79-142)
WEEK FOUR
1/27 Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 37-48 (pp.142-201)
1/29 Have read Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 49-61 (pp.201-62)
WEEK FIVE (tentative due to department-wide midterm)
2/3 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 651-55, 660-683, 754-59 ["Fiction and Film," "Why
Adaptions Are Good for Literature--And for Movies," "The Problems of Adaption,"
"Appendix"]
Critique of Pride and Prejudice Due (see assignment sheet)
2/5 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 32-39, 47-58, 88-93, 113-7, 124-26
Have read A Pocket Style Manual, pp. 87-90
WEEK SIX (tentative due to department-wide midterm)
2/10 Midterm
2/12 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 88-198
Research Paper Outline and Bibliography Due (see assignment sheet)
WEEK SEVEN
2/17 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 201-41
2/19 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 712-53
Critique Assignment II Due (see assignment sheet)
WEEK EIGHT
2/24 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 480-508
2/26 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 508-533
WEEK NINE
3/3 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 533-45
3/5 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 354-84
Research Paper Due (see assignment sheet)
WEEK TEN
3/10 Have read Writing and Reading,pp. 398-406
3/12 Exam Preparation
3/19 FINAL EXAM 2 PM to 3:50 PM