Missouri Western State College Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism Fall 2000 ENG 351-01 Literature in English, Beginnings to 1500 Place and Time: 12:30-1:50 p.m. TTh, JGM 119A Teacher: Ed Ma1one Office: JGM 119-A Phone: 271-5815 Office Hours: 3:30-6:00 p.m. on TTh and by appointment on MWF E-mail: ma1one@missouriwestern.edu Texts: Seamus Heaney, trans. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation Grading and Assignments: Four Projects: 60% Project 1: Creative Writing: You are one of Hrothgar's men or Hrothgar's queen Wealtheow. During a raid on Hrothgar's mead hall, Grendel threatens your life. In a formal oration having six clearly discernable parts (to be discussed), persuade Grendel to spare your life. Your arguments should be informed by your close reading of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf. Project 2 Technical Writing: You are the casting director for a major film production of The Canterbury Tales. Write a formal memorandum recommending specific actors for the roles of all pilgrims mentioned in the General Prologue. Be sure to justify your recommendations. Your primary audience will be the producers of the film. Your secondary audiences will include the director and various members of the production staff. It should be obvious in memo that you have read the General Prologue and the assigned tales closely. Project 3: Journalism: You are a reporter for a major newspaper. Write a fairly long news story on the "tragedy" of Troilus and Cressida. You should decide what is newsworthy and timely about the events and what "angle" is appropriate. The story should have a traditional lead, an inverted pyramid structure, and several well-selected quotations from our text. Follow AP Style exactly. Write your own headline. It should be obvious in your news story that you have read the translation of Troilus and Cressida closely. Project 4: Public Relations: You have been hired by Robin Hood, King Arthur, or Everyman to improve his image. Design an attractive brochure with ample text and graphics that targets a specific audience. Scale: A = 89.5% - 100% Attendance and Participation: Please attend each class period and participate frequently (and conspicuously) in class discussions. I will keep track of your contributions to class discussion and grade you in comparison with your peers. For the college's policy governing student attendance, see Section IV.B of the MWSC Policy Guide. Late Work: I do not give credit for work that is turned in late unless you have an acceptable excuse. I may ask you to provide documentation of your excuse. If you need an extension on an assignment, please ask me a day or so in advance. Quizzes cannot be made up for any reason; however, I will drop at least one of your quiz scores. Academic Honesty: Please do not cheat in any way. Please do not submit an assignment that in whole or part has been written by someone else unless you use proper documentation. Do not recycle papers or work from a previous course. Accidental plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment in question; intentional plagiarism, or any other form of cheating, will result in an F in the course. Be sure to read the following documents before the second class period. They are posted on the Web site for ENG 368 Shakespeare, but they also apply to this class. MLA documentation Definition and Examples of Plagiarism MWSC's Policy on Academic Honesty Students with Disabilities: If you have a documented disability, please contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss accommodations. Publications (if applicable) This semester you will be publishing most of your work on the World Wide Web. You should consider these publications to be real and lasting. They will stay on the Internet indefinitely and people around the world will read them and even respond to them. You may use a pseudonym for your class publications. Backup Copies (if applicable) Please make backup copies of your work BEFORE posting it to the World Wide Web. You should always compose in Word or plain text; save your writing to a floppy disk or your hard drive; copy and paste into the posting form; make adjustments to the formatting of your text; and then press "submit." You should NOT compose in the box on the posting form. The browser may crash and eat your work. Also, whenever possible, you should submit your work early to avoid last-minute, technology-related problems. Calendar: Week One Aug. 22 Handouts Week Two Aug. 29 Beowulf, pp. 3-70 Week Three Sept. 5 Beowulf, pp. 142-213 Week Four Sept. 12 Film (cont.) Week Five Sept. 19 Grendel, pp. 62-118 Week Six Sept. 26 Chaucer, Introduction, pp. 1-50 Week Seven Oct. 3 Knight, pp. 76-123 Week Eight Oct. 10 Midterm Week Nine Oct. 17 Merchant, pp. 264-91 Week Ten Oct. 24 Troilus and Cressida, Book I, pp. 253-379 Week Eleven Oct. 31 Book III, pp. 426-471 Week Twelve Nov. 7 Book V, pp. 511-555 Week Thirteen Nov. 14 Drama, pp. 1-49 Week Fourteen Nov. 21 Drama, pp. 195-225 Week Fifteen Nov. 28 King Arthur & Camelot |
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