SPW 3031 (Section 2694)
Introducción a la literatura hispanoamericana II
Primavera 2013
FLI 121
MWF/PERIOD 3
Prof. Reynaldo Jiménez
Ofc.Hrs.:
Phone #: 392-2463
366 Grinter Hall
Jimenez@ufl.edu
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Prereq. for SPW 3031: SPN 3300 (Spanish Grammar and Composition 1 or SPN 3350 (Spanish
Grammar for Native or Near-native Speakers) or SPW 3030 (Introduction to Spanish-American
Literature I.)Last day to file S/U option:
EACH STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO READ ALL THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL FOR A GIVEN
WEEK IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR THOUGHTFUL READING THROUGH CLASS
DISCUSSIONS. ATTENDANCE TO ALL CLASS MEETINGS IS CRUCIAL FOR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. STUDENTS MUST USE A SPANISH/SPANISH
DICTIONARY AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO ASSURE UNDERSTANDING OF THE READINGS.
IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT A SPANISH ENCYCLOPEDIA ( ESPASA-CALPE
OR SIMILAR TITLE FOUND IN REFERENCE AREA OF LIBRARY WEST) IN ORDER TO
UNDERSTAND GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, MYTHOLOGICAL REFERENCES IN
SPANISH.
ALSO: CHECK "GLOSARIO DE TERMINOS LITERARIOS"(Voces, pp.614-624.
EVALUATION:
Tests: 90%, 3 exams (short essay questions and objective sections)
Participation: 10%, includes being prepared for class discussion as well as occasional
quizzes, often drawn from video or other audio/visual aids (attendance 3%; quality
and amount of participation: 8%)
There will also be assigned written exercises which will be graded both in terms of
content as well as of grammar and lexical accuracy.
Attendance: Only 2 unexcused absences will be allowed without penalty. Every
unexcused absence thereafter will cost 1 point off your final grade average for the
course.
Make-ups: There will be no make-ups on tests, quizzes, except when a valid medical
excuse is submitted. In cases in which a make-up is offered, you may expect a different
and, perhaps, more elaborate exam.
TEXT:
Raquel Chang-Rodríguez, Malva Filer. Voces de Hispanoamérica. Antología literaria
Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 2013
Grade Scale
The final grade scale is as follows:
A = 100-93
C(S) = 76-73
A- = 92-90
C-(U) = 72-70
B+ = 89-87
D+ = 69-67
B = 86-83
D = 66-63
B- = 82-80
D- = 62-60
C+ = 79-77
E = 59-0
NOTE: A grade of C- will not be a qualifying grade for major, minor, Gen Ed, Gordon Rule
or Basic Distribution Credit courses. For further information regarding passing grades
and grade point equivalents, please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog at
(http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html).
Any questions regarding this policy should be directed to Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland,
Associate Provost at 392-4792.
 Academic Integrity
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All students are required to abide by the Academic Honesty Guidelines
which have been accepted by the University. The UF Honor Code reads:
We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold
ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and
integrity.
On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the
following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither
given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.” For more
information please refer to http://www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide.
Accommodations
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Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the
Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide
documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to
the Instructor when requesting accommodation. For more information see
http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc.
PROGRAMA DEL CURSO
NOTAS:
 Repasar biografías de cada autor y preguntas generales y de análisis al final
de cada autor
 Revisar el “Glosario de términos literarios”: pp. 614-624
Enero
L
7 Introducción y trayectoria del curso. Características y análisis del texto
literario
M
9 El texto literario. Ver “figuras retóricas”(página web). Leer pp.204-211
V
11 Preparar Figuras retóricas ejercicios
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14 Rubén Darío (246-48). “Sonatina” (251-52)
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16 “El cisne” (252-3); “A Roosevelt” (256-7)
V
18 “A Roosevelt”. Entregar ejercicio “Poesía. Figuras retóricas” ((página web)
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21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NO HAY CLASES
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23 Ejercicio página web (5 puntos hacia el primer examen). B.Lillo (263-64)
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25 “El Chiflón del diablo” (284-295)
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28 Leer pp. 297-98. Leer Horacio Quiroga (294-94) y “El hijo”(298-302)
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30 Pedro Henríquez Ureña (303-311)
Febrero
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1 Pedro Henríquez Ureña. (303-311)Repaso para EXAMEN I
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4 EXAMEN I (Parte 1)
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6 EXAMEN I (Parte 2)
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8 Gabriela Mistral (323-325) “Los sonetos de la muerte”(325-326)
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11 Mistral “Los sonetos de la muerte” (325-26); “Sueño grande”(326-27)
M
13 Alfonsina Storni (331-32). “Tú me quieres blanca” (332-33);
V
15 “Cuadrados y ángulos” (333)
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18 “El hijo”(334-335)
M
20 César Vallejo (336-37). “Los heraldos negros”(338)
M
22 César Vallejo: “Los Heraldos negros”; “Trilce XXVIII” y “”Masa” (341)
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25 M 27. Borges (358-559). Video: El muerto. Leer “Comentario: El
muerto) (pag web)
M
27 Video: El muerto.
Marzo
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1 “Borges y yo” (361-62)
2 de marzo a 9 de marzo----*****SPRING BREAK********
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11 “El sur”(362-67)
13 Nicolás Guillén (375-77); “Búcate plata” (377-78); “Sensemayá” (379-80)
15 “Balada de los dos abuelos”(380-381)
18 Pablo Neruda (396-998) “Walking Around”(399-400)
20 “Alturas de Machu Picchu” (401-403)
22 “Oda a los calcetines”(403-04) y Repaso para EXAMEN II
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25 EXAMEN II (Parte 1)
M
V
Abril
L
M
27 EXAMEN II (Parte 2)
29 Juan Rulfo (406-407) “Nos han dado la tierra”(408-11)
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1 “Nos han dado la tierra” (408-411)
3 Consolidación y expansión (1960-75). Leer pp.414-417. Julio Cortázar (422424); “Continuidad de los parques” (424-25) o “La isla al mediodía (online)
5 “La isla al mediodía”; Rosario Castellanos (457-59); “Valium 10”(460-61)
8 Rosario Castellanos (457-59; “Valium”(460-61)
10 “Poesía no eres tú”(461)
12 Carlos Fuentes (466-67); “Chac Mool”(468-475)
15 “Chac Mool”(468-75); Gabriel García Márquez (476-77); “La increíble y
triste historia….”(478-83)
17 “La increíble y trsite historia…”(478-83)
19 Repaso
22 EXAMEN III (Parte 1)
24 EXAMEN III (Parte 2)