Instructor: Dana Andrews
Section 1 @ 8am—8:50am MWF, Sect. 2 @ 9am—9:50am
MWF, Sect. 8 @ 11am—11:50 am MWF
Office:
Office Hours: MWF 10à10:50 and MW
12à12:50 p.m. and Tues: 1à1:50 p.m. (and by appointment on any day)
Email: dandrews1@missouriwestern.edu
Required Texts: The
Bedford Introduction to Literature, 8th
ed., edited by Michael Meyer
“The Green Pages” from the New St. Martin’s Handbook—MLA Style and Format—on Reserve at
Library
Other
requirements: A working diskette, CDR, or Flashdrive/USB
(no excuses like, “I couldn’t print from my disk.”)
A good college dictionary (use it while
reading), a good attitude & an open mind
COURSE OBJECTIVE: I want your writing skills to improve significantly by the end of the
semester. We’ll achieve that in various
ways, but everything we do will be geared toward writing a major, solid-to-excellent
research paper.
The Papers:
Each paper will be approximately 2-4 pages in length, except for the RESEARCH
PAPER, which will be 10 pages. You’ll learn to develop an original thesis on an
assigned topic, support your argument with examples from the text AND from
outside sources, then build to a strong conclusion. The papers must be typed in essay format
according to MLA Style and guidelines.
First Drafts, PLUS Peer-Editing suggestions, AND the Final Draft, are
ALL DUE on $$$ Final Draft due
dates.
Films: We
will view a few films during the semester.
If you miss class and aren’t able to see one of our films in its
entirety, it’s your responsibility to rent (DO NOT BUY) the film or
arrange for a loan through me. Please
don’t pass my film along to your classmates.
If I let you have my film, then it’s your responsibility to return it to
me.
Participation:
We’ll concentrate mostly on writing, less on reading/viewing, but please come
to class prepared (i.e., reading assignments read for discussion for that day
and/or essays typed, pages numbered and stapled and ready to hand in on due
dates). It’s important to be here on
Peer-Edit days. If you’re absent on any Peer-Edit day, then you may lose a full letter
grade in Peer Editing. Being absent on
that day will also affect your Participation grade.
Peer Editing:
We’ll think of writing as a collaborative process. You’ll be required to revise, revise, revise. You’ll learn
to edit your work and the work of your classmates. You must come to class with a TYPED copy of all your essays, first drafts, outlines,
etc. If you come to class without a
copy of your work, OR if it’s hand written, you’ll be unable to participate in
the process—this means that you’ll be marked absent in Participation AND Peer
Editing for that day—and I will ask
you to leave.
Attendance policy: In order to improve student learning and to achieve
compliance with federal financial aid policies, Western has a mandatory
attendance policy for all 100 and 200 level courses. A student will be given an excused absence when acting as an
official representative of the university, provided the student gives prior
written verification from the faculty/staff supervisor of the event; however, there
are no other excused absences, exceptions or “makeups”
for this attendance require-ment. Furthermore, the
maximum number of absences allowed before the midterm report, October 18, for
this class is five (5). Thus, when you have six (6) before October 18th,
you will be reported to the Registrar’s Office, who will automatically withdraw
you from this class. The Financial Aid
Office will reduce financial aid as appropriate. Please
note that I have my own attendance policy for the rest of the semester—beyond
the midterm report. If your sixth (6th)
absence comes at any time, your overall grade will be deducted 10%. Upon a seventh (7th) absence, your
grade will be reduced an additional 10%.
Eight (OR MORE) absences for the semester results in
failure of the class. If you know of any circumstances likely to
make this policy difficult for you this semester, you may wish to consult with
your advisor to review your options. If
you miss a class session, you are responsible for all material covered and
assignments given during your absence.
Quizzes:
We’ll have unannounced quizzes on the readings and the films at various times
throughout the semester.
Final Exam: You must take the Final Exam in order to pass
the course. It will be written in class.
REALITIES: Cell Phones should be completely turned off BEFORE you walk through the door. This means that they should not be on vibrate or silent.
They should be OFF. NO TEXT
MESSAGING ONCE YOU ENTER THE CLASSROOM.
NO MP3 PLAYERS OR OTHER MUSIC—NO HEADPHONES/EARPHONES—ONCE YOU WALK IN
THE DOOR.
Make up work:
Athletes and other performers, it’s your responsibility to arrange for work to
be turned in early if you’re going
to miss class because of school sanctioned travel. Such travel must be documented by faculty or
staff and turned in to me at least two class periods before the event. I
don’t accept late work. Meet your
deadlines.
Other Realities & Plagiarism: All course work must be completed to pass this
class. Academic dishonesty—plagiarism,
copying or presenting another’s work as your own, etc.—will not be tolerated and
will result in failure of the course. OVER
Students with Special Needs: If you are in need of test-taking, note-taking, or
other accommodation, help is available through the Disability Services
Coordinator, Michael R. Ritter, at 271-4330.
GRADING: Quizzes 10%; Participation 5%; Peer Editing 5%; 2 Intro
Paragraphs with Thesis Statements and outlines 10% each (20% total); 3 Papers
worth 10% each (30% total); Research Paper 20%; Final Exam 10%
Class Calendar:
Take note that the calendar is tentative
and could change. Revisions
distributed as needed. BIL=
Week 1 Monday,
Aug. 27th Wednesday,
Aug. 29th Friday,
Aug. 31st Introduction
to Course/Syllabus BIL pp.13-16 “Reading Fiction” BIL, pp. 2079-2102 and 2113-2130
& pp.47-50 “Writing About
Fiction” (sample Intro&Outline)
Week 2 Monday, Sept. 3rd Wed.,
5th Friday, 7th
***
No Class BIL Faulkner, “A Rose…”95-101 BIL, pp.2152-2166,(thesis statements
(topics) & Intro para’s.)
Week 3 Monday,
10th *** Wed.,
12th $$$ Friday, 14th
***1st Draft of Intro ¶ & Th. St. DUE Intro para’s.
Thesis & outlines DUE$$$ Tootsie
Week 4 Monday,
17th Wed., 19th Friday, 21st
Tootsie, cont’d. BIL
Week 5 Monday,
24th Wed.,
26th *** Friday, 28th
***
GP Intro 1-29 & pp.32-38 ***1st
Draft Essay #1 DUE—Peer Edit ***2nd
Draft Essay #1Due—Peer Edit
Week 6 $$$ Monday, Oct. 1st Wed., 3rd Friday,
5th
$$$ Final Draft 1st Essay DUE Cool Hand Luke CHL,
cont’d. (distr. “Hands”)
Week 7 Monday,
8th Wed., 10th Friday,
12th
Read Handout: “Hands” discussion “Hands,” & Relationship to the Films
(topics) No Class
Week 8 Monday, 15th ***
Wed., 17th *** Friday,
19th $$$
***1st Draft Essay #2 DUE ***2nd Draft Essay #2 DUE $$$ Final Draft Essay #2 DUE (H&M)
Week 9 Monday,
22nd Wed.,
24th Friday,
26th
H&M, cont’d H&M,
cont’d. BIL,
“Miss Brill” pp317-320 (topics)
Week 10 Monday, 29th Wed., 31st *** Friday, Nov.
2nd ***
BIL, “To His Coy Mistress”
pg. 843 ***1st draft essay #3 DUE 2nd draft of essay #3 DUE ***
Week 11 $$$
Monday, Nov. 5th Wed., 7th Friday,
9th
$$$Final Draft Essay #3 DUE BIL,
Kincaid, “Girl,” 719-720 BIL, 339-345 & Carver, “Popular
Mech.”
Class Held in Library!!! (distr. Tolstoy)
Week 12 Monday, 12th Wed., 14th Friday,
16th
Read: Tolstoy, discussion Bring ALL GREEN PAGES TO CLASS BIL,
Sophocles, Oedipus, 1423-1468
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Week 13 Monday, 19th Wed., 21st Friday,
23rd
Individual conferences for
Res. Paper No Class No Class
Week 14 Monday, 26th *** Wed., 28th *** Friday, 30th
***
***Intro ¶. & Th. St. &
Sources DUE ***1st
FULL Draft of Res. Paper DUE ***2nd Draft of Research Paper
DUE
Week 15 Monday,
Dec. 3rd $$$ Wed.,
5th $$$ Friday, 7th
$$$
FINAL DRAFT RES. PAPER DUE