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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Division
English Department Section Outline
Fall 2014
English 2341 S11
Instructor’s Information
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Name of Instructor: Dr. Kathleen Neal Carroll
Office Location: Juan Diego Academy
Telephone #: (956) 872-6433
FAX #: (956) 872-2596 (J 3.1104)
E-mail Address: kathc@southtexascollege.edu
Office Hours: (feel free to come and talk to me without an appointment any time listed below)
Juan Diego Academy- D 201 on “A” Days Before and After School
Course Information:
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Course Name: Introduction to Literature
Course and Section #: English 2341 S11
Classroom Location: Juan Diego Academy D 201
Day and Time Class Meets: A Days 3A
Course Description:
This course provides students an introduction to the study of a minimum of three literary genres which
may include short stories, poetry and drama, novel or novella, and essay. English 2341 is also designed
to introduce students to the study of literary periods, terms and criticism.
Prerequisite:
A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302.
Program Learning Outcomes:
To demonstrate knowledge of and respond critically to a variety of works in the arts and
humanities.
2. To understand literature in the context of established critical perspectives.
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Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will comprehend a variety of texts by authors of differing genders, socio-cultural
backgrounds, and/or literary periods.
2. Students will explain literary texts as social, historical, and/or biographical constructs.
3. Students will analyze literary texts.
4. Students will understand the creative process by producing an original work or interpreting an
already existing work.
5. Students will discuss their informed personal reactions to literary works.
6. Students will understand the aesthetic elements of literary texts.
7. Students will understand how literature has impacted and continues to impact a multicultural
society.
Exemplary Educational Objectives for Core Component Area
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EEO 1: To demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
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EEO 2: To understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an
historical and social context.
EEO 3: To respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
EEO 4: To engage in the creative process or interpretive performance and comprehend the
physical and intellectual demands required of the author or visual or performing artist.
EEO 5: To articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
EEO 6: To develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern the
humanities and arts.
EEO 7: To demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature, philosophy, and/or the arts on
intercultural experiences.
Intellectual Competencies:
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READING: Students will read a wide variety of literary texts and critical readings, and will
demonstrate their understanding of these texts by in-depth discussion and both in-class and takehome writing.
WRITING: Students will demonstrate comfort with academic literary writing styles and
traditional approaches to writing literary criticism through both short and longer essays.
COMPUTER LITERACY: Students will demonstrate basic computer literacy including word
processing and research.
SPEAKING: Students will make meaningful contributions to class discussions and will
demonstrate their familiarity with literary criticism by presenting on a published criticism.
LISTENING: Students will listen and respond to the instructor and to each other in a manner that
demonstrates engagement with and understanding of underlying ideas.
CRITICAL THINKING: Students will demonstrate critical thinking by proposing and defending
topics, critically engaging with readings, and promoting active and diverse class discussions.
Perspectives:
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Perspective 5: Develop personal values for ethical behavior.
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Students will examine the logical and evidentiary underpinnings of current topics, develop their
own position on the basis of independent research, formalize that opinion in a written argument,
and orally defend that opinion when challenged.
Perspective 8: Integrate knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.
 Students will read on topics covering a range of disciplines and not only demonstrate an ability to
understand and analyze these readings individually, but work on synthesizing multiple sources
into unified arguments.
English Department Chain of Command Statement:
Whenever concerns arise between an STC student and an instructor, the student should first discuss the
matter with the instructor during the instructor's office hours. If the matter is not resolved, the student
may then discuss the matter with the Department Chair. (Chair’s information: Steve Morrison, Office # Pecan J 3.1104B, (956) 872-8352).
Evaluation Methods and Grading Criteria:
 Literary analysis essay 1
300
Outlines (initial and revised outlines):
Rough Draft
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20
40
Rough Draft 2 (must show substantial progress)
Final Essay (with all materials attached)
40
200
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 Literary analysis essay 2
300
Outlines (initial and revised outlines):
Rough Draft
20
1
40
Rough Draft 2 (must show substantial progress)
Final Essay (with all materials attached)
 Online Discussion Posts
 Literary Terms Test
 Presentation
 Final Exam Essay
Total:
Semester Grade
900-1000 total points:
800-899 total points:
700-799 total points:
600-699 total points:
0-599 total points:
40
200
100
100
100
100
1000
A
B
C
D
F
Course Requirements:
A minimum of two critical papers and a final examination are required for this course. Regardless of other
work, failure to complete all three of these assignments will result in a failing grade. All papers must be
written in MLA format.
Required Textbook & Resources:
Kirszner & Mandell, Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, Seventh Edition.
Essay Format:
Essays should be written in standard MLA format, in Times New Roman 12 point font, double spaced,
with 1” margins. Failure to follow format guidelines may result in point loss, or a loss of credit for the
essay. You must also attach an originality report from SafeAssign, a printout of comments received from
smarthinking.com (both can be found on Blackboard), and copies of all drafts, outlines, and
brainstorming. Failure to include all of these items with your essay, or to include a works cited page,
will result in a loss of ALL credit.
Online Discussion Posts:
The online discussion posts are due by midnight the day before the reading is to be discussed (but please
do them earlier if possible). There will be a post due on every day in which a reading is assigned; late
posts will receive a 50% penalty. You must compose one post of your own, and respond to one other
student’s post as well. The highest ten grades will be recorded for your posts. Please note that I may ask
you to begin bringing printed copies of your posts to class.
 Your post should begin by stating what you feel to be a significant theme from the reading
that is being discussed that day. Be sure to use specific references to the text as well as your
own analysis. While I don’t grade these on the quality of your analysis, your paper must
clearly indicate a thorough understanding of the reading. This post should be approximately
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½ page long if typed using standard MLA format (double spaced, one-inch margins); in fact,
I suggest you type your posts in a word processor, save them, and then cut & paste into the
discussion board (don’t forget to proofread!). You will lose points if you fail to demonstrate
a thorough understanding of the reading, if you simply summarize the reading, or if your
posts aren’t long enough.
Your response to another student should engage with the ideas raised by that student. Your
job is not to correct the student or to praise her/him, but to respond to the ideas of the post. In
other words, the post should state a potential theme—discuss this theme. You may extend the
idea, you may dispute it (offering reasons for your disagreement), you may make connections
to other texts, you may offer related ideas, you may discuss alternate critical approaches, etc.
Your response should be approximately ¼ page in length.
Electronic Submission of Assignments:
Submissions should be made to my dropbox on the Juan Diego Academy site before the due date. The
dropbox will time stamp your submissions
Rewrites:
You may rewrite any essay that is submitted on time and meets the requirements of the assignment.
Additionally, you may rewrite essays as many times as you wish. However, be aware that it may
take up to two weeks for me to grade and return an essay, and also that making minor changes to
an essay (editing) is not likely to improve your grade. The new grade will replace the old. Rewrites
will not be accepted after the deadline given. You may not rewrite any discussion posts. NOTE:
rewrites is a bonus and may be revoked.
Late Assignments:
Late online discussion posts will receive a 50% penalty. Makeup quizzes will not be given. Late
essays will not be accepted. Please note that absence from class (for any reason) does not excuse you
from the due date. You must submit the assignment electronically.
English Department Plagiarism Statement:
As a student in the English Department at STC, you may receive an “F” for the semester if you
commit or assist someone else in committing plagiarism.
Plagiarism is the theft of words, phrases, sentence structures, ideas, or opinions. Plagiarism occurs
when any such information is taken from any source or person and—intentionally or unintentionally—
and presented or “borrowed” without mention of the source. Plagiarism also occurs when materials from
cited sources are reproduced exactly or nearly exactly but are not put in quotation marks.
The penalties for plagiarism at STC can be found in the Student Code of Conduct. Students who
commit plagiarism are subject to the following penalties: failure in the course; disciplinary probation;
removal or disqualification from extracurricular activities, athletics, and organizational office; loss of
eligibility for financial support; suspension; expulsion; and withholding of degrees and transcripts.
Copied work of any kind or cheating in any other fashion will not be tolerated.
SafeAssign
In addition to submitting paper versions of essays and practice papers, all students will be required to
submit an electronic versions the assignment to SafeAssign (found in Blackboard). This program will
verify the originality of your writing, checking for plagiarism against all internet sources and against
current and previous assignments submitted to most colleges in the nation. Your assignment will not be
graded without an attached authenticity report generated by this site submitted with your essay.
Failure to submit your work to SafeAssign on time may count as a late assignment.
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Developmental Studies Policy Statement:
The College’s Developmental Education Plan requires students who have not met the college-level
placement standard on an approved assessment instrument in reading, writing, and/or mathematics to
enroll in Developmental Studies courses including College Success. Failure to attend these required
classes may result in the student's withdrawal from ALL college courses.
Statement of Equal Opportunity:
No person shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to
discrimination under any program or activity sponsored or conducted by South Texas College
on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status or disability.
Alternative Format Statement:
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ADA Statement:
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Readings and Assignments:
All assignments, dates, and page numbers are subject to change.
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Readings/Assignment (to be completed before class)
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (226)
Theses, Outlines, & an intro to literary analysis
Discuss literary elements & conventions of literary analysis
Begin developing thesis/outline for analysis of “The Story of an
Hour”
Body Paragraphs (Toulman Structure)
Writing Workshop practice (big picture)
Writing workshop practice (fine-tuning)
“Two Kinds” by Amy Tan (777)
“Gryphon” by Charles Baxter (277)
“This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman
Alexie (322)
“The Third and Final Continent” by Jhumpa Lahiri (289)
Sample Essay Reviews – Readings TBA
Literary Terms Test
Bring to Class/Due Today
Sample paragraph
Revised paragraph
Online Discussion Post #1
Literary Terms Test
 Thesis & Outline for Essay
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 First draft writing workshop (big picture)
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 Final draft writing workshop (fine-tuning)
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Essay 1 Due, sign up for presentations, Research Day
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson (509)
“The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien (435)
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (459)
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (385)
“I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen (344)
 “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner (243)
 “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua (handout)
 “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor (447)
 Thesis & Outline Review
 First Draft Peer Review (big picture)
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 Final Peer Review on Essay 2 (fine tuning)
 Rough draft of Essay 1
 Revised thesis & outline
 Smartthinking.com
submission
 Complete rough draft with
smarthinking.com
comments
Essay 1 Due
Presentations Begin
 Thesis & Outline for Essay
2 due
 Rough draft of Essay 2
 Revised thesis & outline
 Smartthinking.com
submission
 Complete rough draft with
smarthinking.com
comments due
Essay 2 Due
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PRESENTATIONS
FINAL PRESENTATIONS
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REVIEW
FINAL EXAM
REVIEW
FINAL EXAM
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Essay 2 Due
TBA – poetry or novel
TBA – poetry or novel
TBA – poetry or novel
TBA – poetry or novel
PRESENTATIONS
FINAL PRESENTATIONS