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World Lit 2 Syllabus
LIT II SYLLABUS SPRING 1999
Instructor: Teri Maddox Office: C249
Home: 22 Broadfield Office Hours: Posted on door
Trenton, Tn 38382 Office Phone: 424-3520 (1-800-355-JSCC) ext
(901) 855-0564 217 for voice mail.
E-mail address: tmaddox@class.jscc.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Eng 212 Survey of World Literature ll. 3 cr. hrs.
A study of literature from the Neo-classical to the Contemporary emphasizing the changes in public standards to taste and morality, and the pursuit of political and individual liberties. Literature courses can be taken in any order. Prerequisites: Eng 111 and 112.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After this course the student should:
- Acquire a broad background of the literary, philosophic and religious heritage of the Western world from the 17th century to the present age.
- Become acquainted with specific literary works, terminology, techniques and periods.
- Recognize the common core of human values and concerns which cut across boundaries of time and space.
- Understand literary works and periods in relation to his/her own time and situation.
SUPPLIES
1. Western Literature in an World Context Volume 2, by Paul Davis
2. College-ruled loose-leaf paper and blue or black pen
3. Large manila envelope for research project
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
l. Three essay/objective exams. 30%
2. Reading responses due with each reading assignment. 40%
3. A research paper which includes all sources and all drafts. 20%
4. An oral/written report on an outside reading or videotape. 10%
GRADING POLICY
Grade equivalents
A+ 100 | A 95 | A- 92 | B+ 91 | B 87 | B- 84 |
C+ 83 | C 79 | C- 76 | D+ 75 | D 71 | D- 68 |
Below 68 F |
1. A grade of C will be given to work meeting minimum requirements. In order to make above a C, work must meet higher standards.
2. Reading responses and papers are due at the beginning of class. Late work will lose a letter grade.3. Except in an emergency situation, tests may not be made up.
4. Responses will receive the following grades: + (good), (average), U (unacceptable)
5. For each hour spent in class, the student is expected to spend two out of class. Homework is assigned with this ration in mind. If you spend much more than this ration on homework, come talk with me.
LATE WORK
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed by calling the instructor or another student in the class to avoid receiving a late grade.
All responses and assignments are due at the beginning of class. If you are working on an assignment in class the day it is due, it is late a letter grade. Late work turned in within a week of its due date will lose a letter grade, work turned in within two weeks of its due date will lose two letter grades, and work turned in within three weeks of its due date will lose three letter grades. Any late work turned in the last two weeks of the semester will automatically receive a D.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is a must because class discussions and lectures cannot be made up. Because emergencies do occur, three absences are allowed. However, the student's final grade will be lowered by 1/3 after each successive absence. Therefore on the third absence a final grade of B- will be lowered to a C+. Extenuating circumstances should be discussed with the instructor.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
In case of inclement weather, one of the following three decisions will be made:
1. Open on regular schedule.
No announcement on the radio or television means the college is open. Students should use their own discretion
2. Open on "Snow Day" schedule.
Students should use their own discretion. Radio and television will be notified. Students should listen to a Jackson station for information. This class will meet from 11:00-11:40 on Snow Schedule.
3. Classes canceled (for severe weather).
Radio and television are normally notified in the pre-dawn hours of the day involved because it is usually necessary to wait until then to determine the appropriate decision.
CONFERENCES
Students are encouraged to arrange an appointment if the need arises. If the regular office hours are not convenient for the student, other times may be arranged.
RESEARCH PAPERS
The paper should include a minimum of four double-spaced typed pages (or at least 1,000 words) and a works cited page with at least three sources, not including the textbook or encyclopedias. All three sources may not come from the internet. Use other library sources as well. Papers that meet these minimum requirements will receive a C. Higher grades will be given to papers that exceed the minimum requirements.
You should use the MLA format for your documentation as outlined in a college handbook or on the internet.
Subjects for the papers can be varied, but must deal with an aspect concerning the course: world events and literature. Please pick another culture besides the United States to research. Our focus should be on learning about cultures other than our own.
Examples of possible topics: reading or watching a video tape of a play or story from the period and writing a critique; researching and illustrating architecture or fashions of the period; researching business, politics, entertainment, art, historical figures, religion, etc. of the period, or any other topic of interest. Topics from last semester include: "The Children of Tibet," "Who Was Responsible for the Bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Africa?" "A World War II Forgotten Hero," "Why Is There So Much Hatred in Northern Ireland?" "Fashions of China," and "Elementary Education in Japan."
The paper topic should relate to the class in some way, but you are encouraged to choose something in an area of personal interest. You may be interested in the financial crisis in Indonesia; political upheavals in Congo, Tibet, Rowanda, or Ireland; the treatment of women in Iran; education standards in Germany or Japan; or the move from Communism to capitalism in Russia. Many topics can be found listening to world news or reading the newspaper. Your success with this paper will be determined by the topic you choose--so choose something you are interested in learning more about because of your major, career choice, or personal interest. If you pick an interesting topic for yourself and the class,
For help with topics, examine the time line in your text on pp. 2392-2405, glance through the table of contents, or consult with the instructor or librarian. A brief oral presentation will accompany the paper.
Due Dates:
Friday Sept 8 Topic due
Friday Sept 22 Working bibliography due
Friday Oct 13 Photocopied sources (highlighted) due
Friday Oct 27 Peer draft due
Friday Nov 3 Rough draft due
Friday Nov 17 Final draft due Oral Report
Format of Research Paper
Double space with 1 inch margins. Use 12 point Times New Roman font. Do not have a separate title page--put a heading on the first page with your name, the class, the teacher name, and the date in the top left-hand corner. Center the title on the next line and begin the paper. Do not put extra double spaces anywhere in the paper. Pages should be numbered in the top right-hand corner. Your Works Cited Page should be a separate page at the end of the paper. Do not double space twice after end punctuation; use a single space after commas and periods.
Do not put your final draft in a report cover. Merely staple it in the top left-hand corner and put it in your manilla envelope with the rest of your work. When you turn in your completed paper, all drafts, copies of sources, and topic seleciton sheet should be included in the envelope.
Other Considerations
MLA (Modern Language Association) format for citations should be used. Most writing handbooks have examples of the correct style for MLA. I have free booklets available if you need one. If your handbook does not have examples of how to document Internet sources, you may pick up an excellent handout from the Jackson State library or you may click on the following link:
http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/citing/citing.htm#ebsco
Always put a citation (author's last name and page number in parenthesis) after each direct quote or after material you have paraphrased which is not your own idea. Always indroduce each quote in some way--never begin a sentence with a quote. For example:
John Forsythe suggests, "Johnson's poem is often misunderstood by the elite" (22).
Note that since the author's name was used in the introduction, only the page number is in parenthesis. Also notice that there is no period until after the citation itself.
When quoting a source that is longer than three lines in your paper, indent the quote two tabs and omit quotation marks. However try to avoid over-quoting. Paraphrase or summarize most of your sources and use long quotes sparingly.
Paraphrased information from the same source in the same paragraph should just have a parenthesis and omit the author's name. For each new paragraph, include both teh author name and page number in the citation.
The exception to this rule is that you do not have to cite general information, which includes anything that might be found in an encyclopedia such as facts or dates.
When referring to literature, use the present tense. "Shakespere's sonnet is remarkable for its use of alliteration." Even though Shakespeare wrote the sonnet in the past, we use present tense because the poem exists in the present.
You may get additional information about how to write a research paper by going to the Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab by clicking on the following link. (Purdue OWL)
PLAGIARISM
According to Lester in Writing Research Papers, "Fundamentally, plagiarism is the offering of the words or ideas of another person as one's own. The worst violation is the use of another student's work. Also flagrantly dishonest are writers who knowingly use sources without documentation" (129).
If a student is guilty of plagiarism, the instructor has the authority to assign an F or a zero for the exercise or examination, or to assign an F in the course.
Lester suggests the following rules of conduct:
1. Acknowledge borrowed material by introducing the quotation or paraphrase with the name of the authority.
2. Enclose within quotation marks all quoted material.
3. Make certain that paraphrased material is rewritten into your own style and language. Simply rearrangement of sentence
patterns is unacceptable.
4. Provide specific in-text documentation for each borrowed item. MLA style requires name and page for all in-text references.
5. Provide a bibliography entry in the "Works Cited" for every source cited in the paper.
6. Omit sources consulted but not used.
Other information about plagiarism can be found at the following link: Research Papers: Plagiarism
Other Classroom Policies
1. For reasons of courtesy and sanitation, neither food nor beverages should be consumed during class.
2. Your final grade will be mailed to you by the college. In order to maintain confidentiality and accuracy, it will not be posted, available by telephone, or given by the instructor in person. Discussion of your grade is encouraged at any point during the semester.
3. The instructor reserves the right to clarify or amend this syllabus as necessary.
Some important dates
August 28 Classes Begin September 4 Labor Day Holiday October 31 Last day to drop a course October 30 Early registration for Spring 2001 November 10 Early registration ends November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break November 30 Faculty Development Day (day classes cancelled)
Friday December 8 Final Exam 10 am -12:00
Any student with documented disabilities should see the instructor for accommodations.
Tentative Schedule for World Lit 212 Fall 1999
The Enlightenment: Reason and Sensibility
Background material pp. 1-20
Candide by Voltaire 20-79
Confessions by Rousseau 70-106
Tartuff by Moliere 107-165
Gulliver's Travels by Swift 283-333
Test #1
The Nineteenth Century: The Romantic Self and Social Reality
Background Material 529-546
Selections from Songs of Innocence and
Songs of Experience by Blake 865-886
Selections from "Incidents in the Life of a Save Girl
by Jacobs 960-999
"The Death of Ivan Ilyitch" by Tolstoy 1101-1139
Darwin and Marx 1318-1323, 1329-1337
Test #2
The Twentieth Century: The Modern Age and the Emerging World Culture
Background Material 1345-1365
"A Room of One's Own" by Woolf 1570-1581
"The Metamorphosis" by Kafka 1582-1615
"The Guest" and "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Camus 1742-1755
"Sonny's Blues" by Baldwin 1802-1823
Final Exam
Nat Turner Web Sites
http://www.comet.net/writersc/lyonsden/html/jacobs4.htm
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Pier/6365/turner.html
http://ww2.csusm.edu/Black_Excellence/pg_s_insurrections.html
http://www.hhi.com/agcmc/agcmcfiles/Racism-Guns.html
http://gps.lhric.org/middle/ems/mcadamscvw.htm
http://gps.lhric.org/middle/ems/mcadamscvw.htm
http://gps.lhric.org/middle/ems/cwmanero.htm
http://longman.awl.com/history/primarysource_13_2.htm
http://www.afroam.org/history/slavery/main.html
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hollaway/civil/civil5.htm
http://www.saltdal.vgs.no/prosjekt/slavrute/chapt04.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~ldmiller/Lesson_31_Notes.htm
Web Sites for Black History
http://www.cumberland.county.lib.nj.us/search/avalists/blacklst.html
http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/Special%20Months/blackhist.htm