College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English, Foreign Language, and Journalism
English 210-02
English 210-80
Approaches to Literature—Japanese and Japanese-American Literature
Murphy Hall 104
T/Th—
Dr. Stacia Bensyl Eder 222-I
Phone: 271-5936 email: bensyl@missouriwestern.edu
Office Hours:
Required Texts:
Assessment methods:
·
Eleven
10-point quizzes
·
Two
in-class writings worth 50 points each.
·
A
mid-term, worth 100 points (70 points objective and two short--one
paragraph--answers worth 15 points each)
·
A final
exam worth 100 points (50 points objective and one essay worth 50 points)
Honors:
·
Students
taking this as an Honors course will be doing additional reading (4) and
writing (2) assignments. They will be
given an additional syllabus for those assignments the first day of class.
Classroom
expectations:
·
Students
should come to class prepared by reading the assignment for that day.
·
Quizzes cannot
be made up. Please do not ask to do
so. After I collect the quizzes,
latecomers will not be given the opportunity to take the quiz. I will drop the lowest quiz score you receive
during the semester.
·
Students
should come to class with an open mind.
We will be discussing ideas that may be different from our own, and a
culture which is new to many of us.
·
Students
should not visit, whisper, or talk during lectures. Not only is it disrespectful to me, more
importantly it’s disrespectful to your peers and to the subject we are all
trying to learn more about.
·
Turn off
your cell phone or put it on silent. I
have been known to answer students’ phones in class if they ring.
·
Students
will not use class time to text message.
I do notice, and I will say something to you in class about it in front
of your peers the first time. The second
time I will ask you to leave.
·
Students
should participate in classroom discussion.
Objectives:
·
Students
will have a better understanding of literature by Japanese and Japanese-Americans
·
Students
will be able to put Japanese and Japanese-American literature in a historical
and cultural context to further this understanding
·
Students
will learn the contributions of classical Japanese literature to contemporary
Japanese literary forms, such as Manga
·
Students
will be able to discuss and write about Japanese and Japanese-American
literature
Student Disability:
Any student in this course who has a disability that prevents the fullest expressions of abilities should contact Missouri Western's special needs coordinator for possible certification of special needs and expert recommendations for assistance. You should also contact me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements.
Attendance policy:
In order to improve student learning as well
as to achieve compliance with federal financial aid policies, Western has a
mandatory attendance policy for all 100 and 200-level courses. You will be
given an excused absence when acting as an official representative of the
university, provided you give prior written verification from the faculty/staff
supervisor of the event.
All other absences will be deemed unexcused. The maximum number of unexcused absences
allowed for this class before the midterm report, October 17, is three (3).
Thus, when you have three unexcused absences 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.
Academic Honesty
Policy:
I abide by all the regulations outlined in the Missouri Western State University Catalog and Student Handbook:
Academic Honesty
Policy and Due Process
Academic honesty
is required in all academic endeavors. Violations of academic honesty
include any instance of
plagiarism, cheating, seeking credit for another’s work, falsifying
documents or academic
records, or any other fraudulent activity. Violations of academic
honesty may result in a
failing grade on the assignment, failure in the course, or
expulsion from the
University. When a student’s grade has been affected, violations of
academic honesty will be
reported to the Provost or designated representative on the
Academic Honesty
Violation Report forms.
Please see the
2006-07 Student Handbook and Calendar on page 21 for specific activities
identified as violations of
this policy and the student due process procedure. This
handbook is also available
online at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/handbook/index.pdf
I will not tolerate plagiarism, cheating, or claiming another's work as your own. Please don't cheat! If I find evidence of academic dishonesty, I will automatically assign that student an “F” for the course.
Course grading scale:
100-90% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
59- 0% = F
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11,
Tentative Assignment Schedule
Aug. 28 Introduction
30 Buddhism and Shinto
Sep. 4 The Tale of Genji Introduction and Chapter I, II and III
6 The Tale of Genji Chapter IV,V and VI
11 The Tale of Genji Chapter VII, VIII and IX
13 Japanese poetry: Haiku and Waka
(handouts)
18 Haiku and Waka (handouts)
20 Japanese theater (handouts)
25 Japanese theater (handouts)
27 Japanese theater (handouts)
Oct. 2 First in class writing
4 Kabuki
film
9 Mid-term exam
11 Goossen “The
Third Night” page 28
16 Goossen “The Peony Garden” page 45
18 Goossen “Aguri” page 62
23 Goossen “Blowfish” page 74
25 Goossen “The Izu Dancer” page 129
30 Goossen “The Flower-Eating Crone” page 172
Nov. 1 Goossen “Onnagata” page 293
6 Yamamoto “Seventeen Syllables” page 8
8 Yamamoto “Yoneko’s Earthquake” page 46
13 Yamamoto
“
15 Second in class writing
20 Yamamoto “The Legend of Miss Sasagawara” page 20
22 No class—Thanksgiving holiday
27 film—Japanese internment
29 Farewell to Manzanar
Dec. 4 Farewell to Manzanar
6 TBA