Syllabus for English 210-01 and 210-07 -- Approaches to Literature: Outlooks and Insights
01 -- MWF 9:00 - 9:50 SSC 219
07 -- MWF 1:00 - 1:50 SSC 219
Marcia Chapman, Instructor
Office: 208B SSC
Phone: 271-4447
Home Phone: 279-2697
e-mail: chapman2@griffon.mwsc.edu
Office Hours: MWF 10:00 - 11:30
Required Text
The Bedford Introduction to Literature, fifth edition, Michael Meyer, ed.
Tentative Course Outline
January 19 -- introduction to class
21 -- class cancelled
24 -- "The Story of an Hour" p.10 and ""A Sorrowful Woman" p. 33
26 -- "A Rose for Emily" p. 72
28 -- "Killings" p. 81 and "On Morality and Revenge in 'Killings'" p. 94
31 -- "Bartleby, the Scrivener" p. 113 and "On the Lawyer's Character in 'Bartleby, the Scrivener'"
p. 139
February 2 -- "The Revolt of Mother" (handout)
4 -- "Soldier's Home" p. 145 and ""Summer" p. 169
7 -- television and the techniques of fiction
9 -- "The Lesson" p. 179 and "The Price of Bullets" (handout)
11 -- "The Lady With the Pet Dog" (Anton Chekhov) p. 185 and "The Lady With the Pet Dog" (Joyce
Carol Oates) p. 200
14 -- "Barbie-Q" p. 218 and "Battle Royal" p. 223
16 -- "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" p. 250 and "The Machine Stops" (handout)
18 -- "Carnal Knowledge" p. 276 and "Writing About Fiction" p. 40-59
21 -- no class - President's Day Holiday
23 -- "Young Goodman Brown" p. 310 and "A Good Man is Hard to Find" p. 381
25 -- "Barn Burning" p. 481 and "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses" p. 587
28 -- 1st draft revision
March 1 -- selected poetry
3 -- final draft of 1st essay due; selected poetry
6 -- selected poetry
8 -- selected poetry
10 -- mid-term exam
13-17 -- no class - Spring Break
20 -- selected poetry; "Writing About Poetry" p. 710-716
22 -- poetry in contemporary music
24 -- poetry in contemporary music
27 -- 1st draft revision
29 -- final draft of 2nd essay due; "Elements of Drama" p.1185-1188 and "Theatrical Conventions of Greek
Drama" p.1218-1223
31 -- introduction to "Oedipus"
April 3 -- first half of "Oedipus"
5 -- second half of "Oedipus"
7 -- "A Study of William Shakespeare" p. 1316-1326
10 -- introduction to Hamlet
12 -- "Hamlet", Act I
14 -- "Hamlet", Act II
17 -- "Hamlet", Act III
19 -- "Hamlet", Act IV
21 -- "Hamlet", Act V
24 -- "Hamlet" film; "Writing About Drama" p. 1210-1216
26 -- possible film
28 -- 1st draft revision
May 1 -- final draft of 3rd essay due; possible film
5 -- final exam section 07 2:00-3:50
10 -- final exam section 01 8:30-10:20
Attendance: Necessary! In class work, such as peer revision, quizzes, tests, and group work cannot be made up. If you miss class more than 3 times, your grade will be lowered one full grade for each absence.
Tardiness: If you arrive after class has already begun, you run the risk of being counted absent because I will not stop class to correct my bookkeeping. If you make lateness even a small habit, that habit will count against your 3 absences.
Late Papers: All assignments are due at the beginning of class. No late papers will be accepted.
Grading Policy:
Final drafts -- 40%
Mid-term and final -- 40%
Quizzes and other assignments - 20%
Your grade will be affected by your participation, cooperation, attitude, etc.
Complete departmental course objectives can be found on the English Department's web page: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng108.asp#Course
Academic Honesty: You are expected to do your own work in this class. If you hand in someone else's work and claim it is your own, you will receive a zero for that assignment.
Student Disability: If you have a disability which prevents the fullest expression of your abilities, contact me as soon as possible so we can discuss class requirements.
Missouri Western State College
Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism
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