EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE -- ENGL 2332 – FALL 2014 TR 8-9:30 CRN 28828 Instructor: Professor Scott Whitebird Spring Branch Rm 308 Office Hours: AD6 M-R 5-5:30 and by appointment email: scott.whitebird@hccs.edu The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition, Volume 1 Current Stylebook Sophomore Literature Study Guide (NW English Dept.) Catalog Description: A course surveying British Literature from Ancient Anglo Saxon, Irish, Anglo Norman, Medieval and Middle English, through the Renaissance.. This course is devoted to improving the student’s critical reading of, research on, and writing about literature, including themes, styles, the development of literary forms, and the cultural and historical contexts important to understanding that literature. Texts: Core Objectives: Given the rapid evolution of necessary knowledge and skills and the need to take into account global, national, state, and local cultures, the core curriculum must ensure that students will develop the essential knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college, in a career, in their communities, and in life. Through the Texas Core curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advance intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning. Students enrolled in this core curriculum course will complete projects designed to cultivate the following core objectives. Critical Thinking Skills – to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information. Communication Skills – to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication Personal Responsibility – to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences ethical decision-making Teamwork – to include the ablity to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal Social Responsibility – to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities English Program Student Learning Outcomes 1. 2. 3. 4. Write in appropriate genres using varied rhetorical strategies. Write in appropriate genres to explain and evaluate rhetorical and/or literary strategies employed in argument, persuasion, and various genres. Analyze various genres of writing for form, method, meaning, and interpretation. Employ research in academic writing styles and use appropriate documentation style. English Literature Student Learning Outcomes 1. Explain and illustrate stylistic characteristics of representative works 2. Connect representative works to human and individual values in historical and social contexts 3. Demonstrate knowledge of Early British literature 4. Analyze literary texts of Early British literature 5. Critique and interpret representative literary works of Early British Literature PAPERS All out of class work, including reading log entries, must be typed or computer printed, double spaced with title page (instructor example) and in correct MLA form. An essay package should contain title page, final draft, rough draft, and SOURCE VERIFICATIONS for all outside critical sources. Please staple or paperclip, and clearly label your Final Draft, and enclose all materials in a brown clasp envelope with your name on the outside. Paper topics and specific requirements will be discussed in class. Copies of original critical sources quoted, paraphrased, or summarized are required, with the REFERENCED MATERIAL CLEARLY HIGHLIGHTED. No papers accepted without SOURCE VERIFICATIONS (Library Of Congress/Copyright page, plus page(s) quotes, paraphrases, and summary notes highlighted; full internet printout with clear address string identifying publisher, or web home page identifying publisher). Turn in both rough and final drafts clearly demonstrating, proving development of your work. A draft without a clearly identifiable student Rough Draft may not be accepted, or may incur a major deduction. Enclose all materials in a clasp envelope with your name on it. NOTE: A good critical source should include quotes from the primary source (work of literature being examined) with citations (page numbers) in the text. Additionally, most good sources also reference the work of other critics with citations in the text. A good critical source completes documentation with a proper Works Cited or Bibliography page. Among the kinds of sources that are NOT good would be those titled or subtitled with Outline, Overview, Survey, Notes On, Background, Summary, and/or Excerpt. For literary research, many to most dot.com sites are NOT good sources. Beware of student papers or class discussions/postings from other educational institutions. READING QUIZZES Students should be ready for reading quizzes or in class writing on the days readings are due. Preparation is required. Any notes you take on out of class readings and in class lecture, discussions may be used in all quizzes, writings and activities. LOGS Students will write 300-500 words on each reading not covered in a paper, keep the logs until the end of the semester, add a title page and table of contents, and turn in , stapled, as a project. 1.Anglo Saxon Literature – (Either Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, and The Wife’s Lament or Judith—student’s choice),2.Anglo Irish, 3.Marie de France, 4. Gawain or Chaucer, 5. Faith in Conflict/ Women in Power, 6&7 Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Donne, Swift/Equiano (2 of 3 choices). POLICIES ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL Attendance is required. You are responsible for ALL materials covered in class. In addition, HCCS has an attendance policy. You may miss no more than 12.5%, or six class hours, or the instructor may drop you for non-attendance or require makeup work. Should you have to miss class, you are still responsible for all material covered. As soon as you can, be sure to get the name and phone number of a fellow student to contact. You may also leave me a message on my voicemail at 718-5678 – although we should see each other regularly at class. Should you stop attending class, it is your responsibility to withdraw from class, or you may receive an “F.” TARDINESS AND LEAVING EARLY Anything more than occasional tardiness is not acceptable. Students arriving late must make sure that class roll is correct by seeing the teacher after class. Leaving early should be cleared/explained to instructor prior to leaving in the middle of class. Questions already answered and topics covered will not be repeated during class time and remain the student’s responsibility. CLASS PREPARATION Preparation is also required. Students should know calendar and syllabus information, and should bring their syllabi to class. Assignments should be read and considered prior to class, and re-read if necessary so that you can participate in class. Expect occasional quizzes. Take notes in class; review them regularly. LATE WORK Late work costs points. Ten points off for each day (not class period) late; 20 points off for a weekend. No papers accepted more than ONE week late. Unusual lateness caused by illness, death in the family, and/or other emergencies must be explained in writing, and documented if possible. Papers will be collected at the beginning of class and are late after that. Papers turned in on the specified date but after papers have been collected will be penalized 5 points MAKE-UP WORK If you know you must miss an exam for a good reason, we can schedule a make-up time. Quizzes generally CANNOT be made up. SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY (PLAGIARISM, COLLUSION, CHEATING) The student handbook lists cheating, plagiarism, and collusion as scholastic dishonesty. It defines plagiarism as “the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.” It defines collusion as “ the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for credit.” Possible punishments are “a grade of 0 or f on the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System.” See Student Handbook. NOTE: Teachers use computers regularly, and advanced searches make it quick and easy for us to check phrases, sentences, keywords, paragraphs, etc. Be HONEST, and be careful – GOOGLE RULES. 3-PEAT RULE Students who enroll for most credit CEU classes for a third time or more will be charged an additional $50.00 per semester credit hour and $3.00 per contact hour. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the ADA Support Services Office. EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term. ENGLISH 2322 – Early British Literature – Fall 20124 – Whitebird – CRN 28828 Aug. 26,28 Sept 2,4 9,11 16,18 23,25 30, Oct 2 7,9 14,16 21,23 28,30 Nov 4,6 11,13 18,20 25,27 Dec 2,4 9,11 Anglo-Saxon –Dream of the Rood 32, Wanderer 117, Wife’s Lament 120 Beowulf 36-41, 41-55 Beowulf 72-88 Irish and Anglo-Norman 123-140 Judith 109 Beowulf 55-72 Beowulf 88-108 Marie de France 164-179 PAPER #1(Beowulf) DUE. Gawain…(183-238) FITT i 186-196 Gawain…FITT ii 196-209 Gawain…FITT iii 209-227 Gawain…FITT iv 227-23 Chaucer (238-242), General Prologue 242 The Miller’s Tale 264 The Wife’s Tale 282 The Pardoner’s Tale 310 PAPER #2 (Gawain or Chaucer) Faith in Conflict 671 Women in Power 721 Shakespeare’s Sonnets 1166 Shakespeare’s Sonnets Twelfth Night, Intro. And Act I Act. II, III Act IV Act V Donne 1370 Donne PAPER #3 (12TH Night) DUE. Marvell 1789,Peps 2260-64,Swift 2633, Addison-Steele 2639 Boswell 2959-62,Locke 3014-16, Equiano 3033-44, Gray 3047-54 FINAL PAPER #4 DUE. Final Paper Returned. PAPERS Paper #1 – Beowulf 3-4 pgs.(1000-1250 words) Paper #2 – Gawain or Chaucer 4-5 pgs.(1500-1800 words) Paper #3 – Twelfth Night 4-5 pgs.(1500-1800 words) Paper #4 – Shakespeare’s Sonnets, 3-4 pgs.(1000-1250 words) ADDITIONAL WORK Activities, Quizzes, Daily Work Reading Logs (Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Irish, Marie de France, (Gawain or Chaucer), Faith in Conflict/ Women in Power,( Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Donne, Swift/Equiano – 2 of 3) GRADING SCALE Papers Additional work 60% 40% 100% 10% 20% 20% 10% 60% 20% 20% 40%