English 1102 – Composition II
Dr. Rhonda L. Kelley-Heath
212 Davis Hall; 912-260-4303; rhonda.kelley@sgc.edu
Class Meets: 9:30-10:45 MTWR
Office Hours: 10:45-12:45 MTWR
Required Texts
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Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (11th edition)
Online texts, movies, and music
Course Description
Through various theoretical approaches to literature, we will explore common
themes such as sex and gender issues, social hierarchies, and religion. Composition
II’s focus is on learning to talk about and write about literature. Hopefully, you will
leave this class with an increased ability to read and to think critically. I ask of you
only that you come to class having read the day’s assignment and with an open mind
and the intention to respect everyone’s right to be heard. Please check political
correctness as well as your personal feelings about politics, homosexuality, and
religion at the door. Finally, literature is supposed to be FUN; so smile and laugh at
frequent intervals.
Expected Learning
Outcomes
Students will demonstrate understanding of the processes underlying the
development of informed opinions and values, will demonstrate the ability to
communicate at a college level in both written and oral form, will demonstrate a
basic knowledge of literature, the arts, and other cultures, and will demonstrate the
ability to use appropriate technology to produce presentations and reports and/or to
conduct research and data analysis.
Grades
Exams
45% (2)
Essays
45% (3)
Quizzes, etc.
10%
Participation
(Minus) - 20% (see note below)
Participation and
Attendance
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Essays
Please note that if you are here, but engaged in something other than class
discussion, you obviously are not participating and will be counted absent.
You should also know that much of what appears on tests stems from class
discussion and lectures. Everything I say is fair game for a test. Therefore, if
you miss class, I advise you to get notes from someone who was there.
Positive participation is expected of everyone. Up to 20 points may be
deducted from your final grade for any behaviors that negatively impact
class participation. Such behaviors include but are not limited to: cell phone
use, texting, talking out of turn or disruptively, consistent or excessive
tardiness, academic dishonesty, coming to class unprepared, coming to class
without a book, and sleeping in class.
All essays and first drafts are to be typed or word-processed and double-spaced. I
expect each essay to be better than the one before and will grade accordingly.
I encourage rewrites. A rewrite may be handed in at any time before the last day of
the semester. The new grade will replace the old grade. Previous drafts must
accompany all rewrites. See the Plagiarism Policy for exceptions to this rule.
Exams
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Exams are not cumulative.
The format for exams will vary, but may include short answer, multiple
choice, explications, vocabulary, and quote identifications. You should know
the title, author, and dates of everything we read and the title and director
of every movie we watch.
Reading Quizzes
Quizzes are always given at the beginning of class (DON’T BE LATE) and are never
announced ahead of time. Quizzes cannot be “made up.”
Course Web Page
Our course web page can be found at http://faculty.sgc.edu/rkelley/ and can also be
accessed through SGC’s main web page (www.sgc.edu) by clicking on “Faculty Web
Pages.”
Student E-mail
Every SGC student has a student e-mail account. I recommend using your TIGER MAIL
to contact me via email. You MUST check your student e-mail account on a regular
basis because I will post updates and schedule changes via e-mail and on our course
web page. You can get more information about your student e-mail account and
instructions for accessing the account via the SGC main web page. Go to
www.sgc.edu and click on “Student E-mail” or go directly to
http://www.sgc.edu/current_returning/tigers_live_mail.html for instructions and
FAQ’s regarding your Tiger Mail accounts.
Caveats
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Assignments may be made up only at the discretion of the instructor.
The reading and exam schedule is subject to change.
Occasionally, the subject of sex and/or sexuality may come up during our
discussions, and we may discuss portions of the Bible as literature (not
absolute truth); if you cannot participate in (or at least listen to) such
discussions, this is not the class for you.
I respect and listen to all points of view, but I will not tolerate intolerance,
disrespect, or close-mindedness in my classroom. BE NICE.
Plagiarism
Please see the Plagiarism Policy posted on my website. Students guilty of plagiarism
will receive a 0 for the assignment and may receive an F for the semester.
Special Needs
Students requiring classroom accommodations or modifications because of a
documented disability should discuss this need with the instructor at the beginning
of the semester. Students who have not presented validation for learning disabilities
from the Regents' Center for Learning Disability (University System of Georgia)
should complete all necessary paperwork and submit this to Mr. Wes Brown, Vice
President for Student Success, Richey Hall, Room 161. The telephone number is
(912)-260-4312. Students who have not presented validation for physical disabilities
should register with the Office of the Vice President for Student Success.
Reading Schedule
This schedule is subject to change. You should have all of each day’s readings read before the
start of class. It is your responsibility to know what the day’s reading assignment is. Please, do
not email me asking me what to read – assume that you should read what the syllabus says you
should read.
Week of …
May 30
June 6
Title
Wed. June 1 - First Day of Classes
Intro. To Course
Blake: The Chimney Sweeper, London
Blake: The Tyger, The Sick Rose
Robert Graves: Down, Wanton, Down!
Hardy: The Ruined Maid
Browning: My Last Duchess
Yeats: Leda and the Swan
June 13
Monday: Essay 1 due
Shelley: Ozymandias
Coleridge: Kubla Khan
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
Shakespeare: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, Not marble nor the gilded monuments,
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun, Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Millay: What lips my lips have kissed
Eliot: Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Tennyson: Tears, Idle Tears; Break, Break, Break; Ulysses
Review for Midterm exam
Wed. June 29– Mid-semester: (Must drop by this date to avoid academic penalties)
Mon -- Midterm Exam
Tuesday: Essay 2 Due
TBA
July 4 -- Holiday
Movie
LeGuin: The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas
Gilman: Yellow Wallpaper
Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart
Chopin: The Storm, The Story of an Hour
Joyce: Araby
Mon: Essay 3 Due
Shakespeare:TBA
Mon. July 25– Last day of Classes – Review for Final Exam
Due: All rewrites and revisions (Mon)
June 26-28– Final Exams