Missouri
Western State University
Division
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
ENG
353: Literature in English, 1660-1800
Class
meets
Spring
2006
Instructor Information
Dr.
Karen U. Fulton, Professor
Tel:
271-4317(work) 1-660-582-8830 (home)
Email:
fulton@missouriwestern.edu
Office: Eder 222/H
Office
Hours: 2-3:30 M, 10-12:20 and 2-3:30 T; other hours by appointment
Required Texts
Blaisdell, Bob. Great Speeches by Native Americans. NY:
Blake,
W. Songs of
Innocence and Experience.
NY:
Bradstreet,
Anne. “To Her Husband”
and Other Poems. NY:
Grafton,
John. The
Declaration of Independence etc. NY:
Sherman,
Stuart. Longman Anth.
of Brit. Lit.,1 C.
NY: Longman, 1999
Sterne, L. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. NY: Modern, 2004.
Swift,
Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels. New York:
Dover, 1996.
Required
Supplies
·
Access to word processor with spell-checker
(all papers must be word-processed).
·
A 3-ring binder (spine no greater than
1/2") for submission of end of semester portfolio.
English 353 objectives:
1.
Understand the socio-political and
historical backgrounds that underpin the literature created in English during
1660 to 1800.
2.
Acquire factual knowledge about the
period, the authors, the historical context, and the dominant modes of literary
communication.
3.
Explore the internet as a source of
information about historical and cultural contexts of literature.
4.
Appreciate interconnectedness of
literary themes and images in British and American texts of minority
populations, as well as majority ones.
English 353 means:
1.
Class discussion;
2.
Viewing of video/DVD presentations of
material;
3.
Quizzes
4.
Two critical papers; and
5.
End of semester portfolio.
Course
Policies
Attendance Policies
Class
attendance is critical; however, I will record absences at every meeting. Since each absence represents a full week of
work, no more than 1 absence will be acceptable this semester. It should be
taken only in the most dire circumstances and the
instructor informed beforehand (if possible). A student who is not prepared for
class is considered absent and will be so recorded.
The final session is
required. Missing it carries a heavy penalty--failure for the course.
Instead of a traditional "final," you will write to next semester's
class and present your portfolio to this semester's class. Final date is
Friday, May 5 at
Academic Honesty Policy
Students must
submit their own work. Students who are guilty of cheating in any form will
automatically receive a zero for the assignment involved and will place
themselves in jeopardy of failing the course.
Student Disability Policy
Students who have a
disability that might prevent their maximum performance in the class should
make this known to the instructor immediately so that provisions may be made
for any assistance needed.
Grading
Policies
Mid-term grades
Mid-term
grades will be based on class attendance and participation, completion of
required work, and quizzes. This grade will then be figured as 10% of the final
course grade.
Final grade
The
other 90% of the grade will be determined on the basis of a portfolio submitted
on
Portfolio
During
the first two weeks of class, more detailed portfolio specifications will be
handed out and previous portfolios will be brought to class.
You will self-grade
the portfolio when you submit it. I will meet with you individually to discuss
the grade of the portfolio and we will tape that conference. You then have the
option of revising and resubmitting the portfolio on the day of the final (May
5). You have only one opportunity to
resubmit a portfolio.
Minimal Passing Standards
In
order to pass (grade of "D") the class the student must
Failure to complete any
one of these results in failure for the course.
Learning
Activities and Projects
Word Processing
All
drafts of papers must be word processed in double spaced 12-point Arial (or
equivalent font) with 1” margins around the sides and bottom.
Deadlines for written work
Papers are scheduled
so I can do three readings of your work and return a response to you in a
timely fashion. If your work does not come in at the time assigned, it may not
be returned to you until the end of the semester. Credit will not be given
until the instructor has commented on the work.
Feedback Mode
Letter
grades are usually not given on the writing assignments. Instead feedback is
given by way of an audio-tape containing my spoken comments on your paper and written comments
on your work.
Caveat
These
indicators are not convertible to letter grades. I welcome conferences with
anyone who has questions about the paper, the tape, or how the paper might fit
into the final portfolio.
Minimal
Standards for Projects: Any project
will be returned unread and uncredited if required materials and correct word-processing and spell checking have not
been completed.
Calendar
Week 1 1/23 Fill
out information sheets, coverage of syllabus, background and history of the
period, Dryden “MacFlecknoe” and the beginning of “Absolom and Achitophel”
Week 2 1/30 Behn Oroonoko (Longman
2235-2276)
Week 3 2/6 Swift, Gulliver’s Travels
(
Week 4 2/13 Pope, “The Rape of the Lock” Tristram Shandy, Vol. I
Week 5 2/20 NO
CLASS. President’s Day. Read Tristram Shandy, Vol II.
Week 6 2/27 Wycherly The Country Wife (2289),
Paper #1 due over Swift, Pope, and or Behn
Week 7 3/6 Gay “’The
Beggar’s Opera’ and Its Time Influences and Impact” (2585-2645) Tristram Shandy Vol IV
Week 8 3/20 The Women: Cavendish, Behn,
Bradstreet, Chudleith, Finch, Leapor,
Astel, Montagu, and Tristram Shandy Vol V
Paper # 2 due over drama/theatre
Week 9 3/27 The Americans. Selections from Blaisdell,
Bradstreet, Grafton, and J. Sherman and Tristram Shandy Vol VI
Week 10 4/3 “Perspectives: Mind and God” (2656-2686) and Tristram Shandy Vol VII
Week 11 4/10 Samuel Johnson, selections and Tristram Shandy, Vol
VIII
Week 12 4/17 Tristram Shandy, Vol IX
Week 13 4/24 Portfolio Due
Week 14 5/1 Blake, Songs
of Innocence and Songs of Experience
Final Friday, May 5 in