Missouri Western State College

Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences

ENG 361: Literature on Site

Location--London

Class meets 6:30-8 pm Tuesday

Spring 2008

Instructor Information

Dr. Karen U. Fulton, Professor

Tel: 271-4317(English); 271-5995 (Study Away) 1-660-582-8830 (home)

E-mail: fulton@missouriwestern.edu

Office: Eder 222H (English) Hearnes 101 (Study Away)

Hours: English Office 11-12 and 1:30-3M, 11-Noon and 1:30-3T; Study Away Office 10-12 and 1-3 W; other hours by appointment.

Required Texts

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Adventure of the Dancing Men & Other Stories. N.Y.: Dover, 1997.

Eliot, T. S. The Wasteland, Prufrock and Other Poems. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Thrift, 1998.

Gay, John. The Beggar’s Opera. N.Y.: Dover Thrift, 1999.

Gilbert, William Schwenck. The Mikado. N.Y.: Dover Thrift, 1992.

Quindlen, Anna. Imagined London. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2006.

Shakespeare, William. Henry V. New York: Dover, 2003.

Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. New York: Dover,

. An Ideal Husband. New York: Dover, 2000.

Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt. 1981.

Other Required Supplies

Access to word processor with spell-checker

Access to O/P drive for materials posted by the instructor.

A 3-ring binder (spine no greater than 1/2") for submission of end of semester portfolio. This will be provided to you by the instructor.

English 361 objectives

1. Explore London as a site for literature
2. Appreciate textual connections between texts set in London
3. Formulate coherent written critical arguments about texts and their geographical and historical context
4. Understand the sub-textual ethical and cultural questions present in all texts

English 361 means

1. An end-of-semester portfolio

2. Participation in a trip to London during Spring break

3. Class discussion

4. A reading log and journal

5. Exploration in London of sites that served as a basis for literature

6. Two short papers

Course Policies

Safety in London Policy

London is one of the safest cities in the world, far safer than Kansas City. It is, however, a big city and one with which you may be unfamiliar. Therefore, students are urged not to travel by themselves, to take the precautions they would take in any large metropolitan area. After dark, students are urged to travel in pairs or groups.

Paperwork for London travel

Before you are allowed in the class and on the travel portion of the class, you must have completed all required paperwork, you must have a valid passport, and you must have proof of insurance which you will carry with you.

Attendance Policies

Class attendance is critical. I consider 2 recorded class absences reasonable for the entire semester; more than 2 absences (excused or not) may result in penalty to the overall grade. More than 3 recorded absences places the student in danger of failing the course. 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 London project to this semester's class.)

Academic Honesty Policy

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 for 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 2007-2008 Student Handbook and Calendar on for specifics 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

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 will be based on completed reading journals and papers, class attendance, and class participation.

Final grade will be determined on the basis of a class project reacting to and exploring the literary sites we visit in London. This portfolio will consist of at least three finished and revised pieces of writing (in addition to the self-reflective essay). All of these pieces may develop as revised class assignments. One critical piece must develop out of a class assignment.

The weighting of the final grade will be as follows:

1. An end of semester portfolio 60%

2. Participation in a trip to London during Spring break 10%

3. Class discussion 15%

4. A reading log and journal 15%

During the first two weeks of class, more detailed portfolio specifications will be handed out and previous portfolios will be brought to class. See the attached portfolio scoring rubric which determines the grades given on the end-of-semester portfolio. You have only one opportunity to resubmit a portfolio.

Minimal Passing Standards

In order to pass (grade of "D") the class the student must

• complete all written assignments;
• submit a self-graded portfolio on the due date;
• participate in the trip to London
• keep a reading log
• not have more than 3 absences for the semester;
• attend the scheduled portfolio conference; and
• participate in the final session.

Failure to complete any one of these results in failure for the course.

Deadlines

Papers are scheduled so I can respond to you in a timely manner, either by conference or in writing. Missing a deadline may mean not getting your paper back in time for portfolio submission. After your first paper, you will conference with me and we will record that conference.

Reading logs

Students will keep reading logs for the reading texts. The reading log must be word processed and brought to each class. It may be collected by the instructor at any class; if a student does not submit a reading log when asked, he or she will be given an absence for the day.

Definition of a Page of the Reading Log

A page will be double-spaced in 12 point Arial or Equivalent font. It will have 1” margins on the right, left, and bottom. The top margin will be 1-1/1 inches so that a title for each log can be provided.

Feedback Mode

Letter grades are not given on the writing assignments. Instead feedback is given by way of a recorded conference and written comments on your paper.

Minimal Standards for Projects

Any project will be returned unread and without credit if

· correct formatting requirements aren’t met, and

· correct word-processing and spell checking have not been completed.

The London Portion of the Trip

The class will leave for London on March 6, 2008 in the afternoon. We will arrive early in the morning of Friday, March 7. We will be met at the airport by a transfer service which will take us to our hotel, which is in the Earl’s Court/Gloucester Road area. We will head to the British Museum Friday afternoon, but since we are likely to be jet-lagged, we will keep our activities to a minimum on this first day. On Monday, March 10, we will be picked up from our hotel and taken for a tour of Westminster Abbey. We will return home from London on March 14 (a Friday). A more detailed itinerary will be given to you at the second course meeting.

As I have already informed you via email, Sunday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 11, are being kept free of class activities so that if you wish to journey outside of London, you may do so. If you want to stay within London, there is plenty to do, and I will be working with you to make sure those days are interesting and enjoyable experiences for you.

By our second meeting, I hope to have a more detailed itinerary than the one I sent out earlier.

Class 1 (1/15) No class.

Class 2 (1/22) Paperwork, roommate matching, questions/answers, FAQ page

Class 3 (1/29) Quindlen, Imagined London.

Class 4 (2/5) Eliot, “The Waste Land”

Class 5 (2/12) Gilbert, The Mikado

Class 6 (2/19) Shakespeare, Henry V

Class 7 (2/26) Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway

Class 8 (3/4) Doyle, The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories

Travel portion of the course begins on Thursday, March 6 and ends on Friday, March 14.

Class 9 (3/18) Wilde, An Ideal Husband

Class 10 (3/25) Gay, The Beggar’s Opera

Class 11(4/1)

Class 12 (4/8)

Class 13 (4/15)

Class 14 (4/22)