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COURSE OUTLINE & SYLLABUS: ENGLISH 1127 (031)
 Instructor: Guy Wilkinson
e-mail: gwilkinson@langara.bc.ca / voice mail: (604) 323-5829
 Office hours: Room A203
3:30 – 4:30 M/T/R/F or by appointment
 Required Texts:
Short Fiction (6th ed.) Bohner & Grant
A Method for Writing Essays about Literature : Paul Headrick
 Course Description
The objective of this course is to develop literary analysis (critical thinking and
rhetorical) skills through reading and writing essays about short stories.
 Grading:
Take-home essay (20%) / In-class essay (15%) / Research Essay
(25%) / Quizzes & Assignments (20%) / Final exam (20%)
Attendance is mandatory. Students who miss classes without notification will lose
one mark per class.
For questions regarding transfer and articulation, please go to the BCTRANSFERGUIDE, <http://bctransferguide.ca/>.
Syllabus: English 1127/8
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Week 1: Sept. 6 - 9
 Introduction
 Audience / Analytical paragraphs
 Diagnostic writing
Week 2: Sept. 12-16
 “A Bicycle” (45)
 Elements of Fiction : Theme, Characterization, Symbolism
 Argument structure
Week 3: Sept. 19-23
 “The Lesson” (115)
 Elements of Fiction: Narration & Conflict
 Essay structure: Introductory, Transitional, and concluding paragraphs / Titles
Week 4: Sept. 26-30
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“Tuesday Siesta” (464)
Elements of Fiction : Motif, Irony
Integrating quotations
Take-home essay handout (due Tuesday, Oct.11) / Choosing a Topic
Week 5: Oct. 3-7
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“Hills Like White Elephants” (552)
Elements of Fiction : Setting
Essay writing: format for take-home essays
References & Citations
Week 6: Oct. 11 – 14
 Take-home essays due (Tues. Oct. 11)
 Research essay handout (due Nov. 14)
 Research Essay writing: In-text references & Works cited
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Week 7: Oct. 17-21
 “A City of Churches” (121)
 Online Library Research assignment (2 marks)
Week 8: Oct. 24-28
 “Dry September” (395)
Week 9: Oct. 31- Nov. 5
 “The Things They Carried” (891)
 Research essays due (Friday, March 11)
Week 10: Nov. 7-10
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In-class essay preparation (M/T)
 In-class essay (R/F)
Week 11: Nov. 14-18
 “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (904)
Week 12: Nov. 21-25
 “And of Clay Are We Created” (57)
Week 13: Nov. 28 – Dec. 2
 “The Verb to Kill” (1115)
 Quotations quiz