Professor Ann Jordan
Bancroft 261
Office Phone: 323-4543
Class meets at 2:00 MW in Owens 204
E-mail: jordana@winthrop.edu
Faculty Webpage:
http://faculty.winthrop.edu/jordana
Office Hours: 1:30-2:00 MW, 3:30-4:30
MW, 11:00-12:00 T, and by appointment
English 200: Paris and the Jazz Age - Spring 2010
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will focus on expatriate writers for whom Paris during the
Jazz Age provided great inspiration. Consideration will be given to the intersection of cultures and
to the influence of place on composition. A visit to Paris during Spring Break will function as an
integral part of the experience. However those who elect not to travel may still take the course;
these students will receive alternative assignments.
Texts
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
(Materials by other authors will be placed on Reserve in Dacus.)
Course Goals
1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of various forms of written texts
authored by American writers during the 1920’s and 1930’s who
flocked to Paris to write.
2. Students will analyze and interpret texts in terms of the particular
influences of the time, the cultural impact of the city of Paris, and the
cultural and ethnic background of the writers. They will also analyze
and interpret in terms of style, tone, implied meaning, humor, and
structure, and in terms of language, theme, genre, and rhetorical
strategy.
3. Students will write essays that are thoughtful, well-organized, and
mature and which conform to academic standards of grammar,
mechanics, and usage. Researched papers will demonstrate correct
use of reference tools and primary and secondary sources, providing
proper documentation according to “Winthrop’s Correct Use of
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Borrowed Information.” Essays will be constructed based on careful
analysis, using a voice and format suitable for the intended audience.
See a complete listing of course goals for the Department of English at
http://www.winthrop.edu/english/goals/index.htm. This course meets
Department Goals #1, #3, and #4, as well as Touchstone Goals #1 and #4.
Learning
Outcomes
Course
Requirements
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
 Identify the variety and development of literary forms and themes in
selected works of American literature written in the 1920’s and
1930’s.
 Describe how the selected literature reflects and reinforces key
influences of that time.
 Demonstrate their ability to read critically and to write analytically
about literature through successful completion of tests and essays.
 Apply the skills of literary research, including MLA documentation
and research sources.
 Incorporate appropriate literary terminology in discussion of assigned
literary works.
 Recognize literature as a source of insight and wonder.
Test I
Test II
Essay
Project/Essay
Class Participation
Final Exam
20%
20%
15%
15%
10%
20%
Syllabus Change
Policy
The policy statement posted on my class web page is the most up-to-date one
and will be the one we use to resolve any questions or issues.
Grading Policies
A description of letter grades for writing assignments can be found at
http://www.winthrop.edu/english/rubric.htm.
My grading scale is as follows: A (93-100); A- (90-92); B+ (88-89); B (8387); B- (80-82); C+ (78-79); C (73-77); C- (70-72); D+ (68-69); D (63-67);
D- (60-62); F (0-59)
Final
Examinations
The final examination for this class is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on
Tuesday, May 4. Winthrop University policy requires that all classes meet
during their scheduled final examination period. Winthrop University policy
specifies that personal conflicts such as travel plans and work schedules do
not warrant a change in examination time. You are responsible for double
checking the time of your final examination and for making arrangements to
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be there.
Additional
Information
The English Department’s home page is http://www.winthrop.edu/english.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s thoughts, words, ideas, or lines of
argument in your own work without appropriate documentation (a
parenthetical citation at the end and a listing in "Works Cited")–whether you
use that material in a quote, paraphrase, or summary. It is a theft of
intellectual property and will not be tolerated, whether intentional or not. It
is also a violation of section V, "Academic Misconduct," under the Winthrop
Student Conduct Code
(http://www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/Judicial/judcode.htm). The English
Department has prepared The Correct Use of Borrowed Information to
explain plagiarism (see www.winthrop.edu/english/plagiarism.htm .) You
will be required to print out this statement, sign the last page, and bring
it to class when required by your instructor. Ignorance or failure to consult
this material is no excuse.
Student Code of
Conduct
As noted in the Student Conduct Code: “Responsibility for good conduct
rests with students as adult individuals.” The policy on student academic
misconduct is outlined in the “Student Conduct Code Academic Misconduct
Policy” in the online Student Handbook
(http://www2.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/handbook/StudentHandbook.pdf).
Turnitin.com
All papers must be submitted to Turnitin before they are turned in to me. No
grade will be assigned until this procedure has been completed. Student
tutorials for using turnitin.com are available at
http://www.winthrop.edu/dacus/About/studentTIIinstructions.htm.
I will keep Turnitin open until midnight on the day the paper is due. Your
submission must be made before that time.
Late
Paper/Assignment
Policy and Quiz
Policy
Late papers will not be accepted. Each paper must be in my hands at the
beginning of the class on its due date. Those e-mailed, put under my office
door during class, or handed in afterward will not be accepted. Failure to
submit any paper on time will result in an automatic zero.
Paper Storage
I will collect all papers after you have seen them and make them available for
further review in my office if you wish to make an appointment for that
purpose.
Stored papers may be randomly selected for assessment purposes; if yours is
chosen, all identifying information will be deleted from it before it is used for
assessment.
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Duplicate
Submission of
Papers
You may not submit a paper for a grade in this class that already has been (or
will be) submitted for a grade in another course, unless you obtain the explicit
written permission of me and the other instructor involved in advance. This is
to conform to the Student Code of Conduct, §V, which states: "Academic
misconduct includes but is not limited to … presenting the same or
substantially the same papers or projects in two or more courses without the
explicit permission of the professors involved." (Student Code of Conduct §V:
http://www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/Judicial/judcode.htm )
Instructor
Accessibility
Communicating with me is best done by email. I check email constantly
when at school and frequently when at home. However, at some point I
reserve the right to end my instructional day; thus, any mail sent after 4:00
p.m. may not be answered until the next day—perhaps too late for the
information to be useful to you. Also, I may be unable to check email on
weekends, depending upon my personal plans. Additionally, I will not reply
to any email that requires a lengthy and detailed response. Please plan to see
me in person if one is needed.
Also, since I will send a great deal of important information via the class
listserv, it is your responsibility to see that you are properly subscribed. If
you drop the class, you must unsubscribe yourself. These matters can be
handled at http://www.winthrop.edu/acc/imailsrv.asp. If you do not have a
Winthrop email account at all, you may now set one up online rather than
going over to Tillman to have IT do it for you.
Students with
Disabilities
If you have a disability and need classroom accommodations, please contact
Gena Smith, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities, at 323-3290
(or ext. 3290 from campus), as soon as possible. Once you have your
professor notification letter, please notify me so that I am aware of your
accommodations well before the first {test/paper/assignment}.
Safe Zones
Statement
The professor considers this classroom to be a place where you will be treated
with respect as a human being – regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national
origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, political beliefs, age, or ability.
Additionally, diversity of thought is appreciated and encouraged, provided
you can agree to disagree. It is the professor’s expectation that ALL students
consider the classroom a safe environment.
Contacting Your
Instructor
All instructors in the Department have voice mail in their offices and
Winthrop e-mail addresses. Make sure you write down your instructor’s
phone number and e-mail address where you will not lose it. You can also
leave messages for your instructor in the department mailroom, 248 Bancroft,
which is open from 8:30-5:00 each day.
Attendance Policy You may miss only three classes without a grade penalty. A deduction of five
points will be made from your final average for each additional absence. The
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result will likely be painful.
Remember that there are no excused absences. You should be responsible
enough to save your absences for serious situations. Do not expect a doctor’s
note to get you off the hook if you have carelessly cut too many previous
classes.
Other Policies
I will be happy to assist you as you prepare your papers. However, I expect
you to arrive in my office with the paper for these help sessions. Please
do not email papers or put them under my door with the expectation of my
simply correcting them and returning them to you.
Because I send critical information, assignments, etc. via the listserv, it is
your responsibility to check your email daily. You are responsible for all
information sent electronically.
The Writing Center is available to all students free of charge. It is located in
242 Bancroft (x2138). See the web page at www.winthrop.edu/wcenter for
current hours.
I dislike having cell phones in class and tolerate them only because of our
need to be aware of any emergency messages sent though Winthrop’s
ALERTUS system. Knowing this, you would be wise to keep them out of
my sight entirely. Do not send or check messages or allow your phone to ring
aloud. If you ignore this policy, you will be asked to leave the classroom.
Except for in-class writing, all assignments should be typed in 12-point Times
New Roman font and should follow MLA format. Papers should be stapled
in the upper left corner.
Some or all of you will be scheduled for a conference during this semester.
Classes will not meet on the days on which conferences are scheduled. You
are expected to show up for your appointment on the scheduled day at the
appointed hour. Failure to do so will result in your being counted absent for
both days on which conferences were scheduled for the class.
Daily Schedule of
Readings and
Assignments
See attached calendar.
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Ann Jordan
English 200: Paris and the Jazz Age
Spring Semester 2010
M Jan 11
Introductions
Brief discussion of Syllabus and Calendar
Course Overview – Different Class Populations
W Jan 13
Paris Video
Traveling Abroad as Americans
M Jan 18
Martin Luther King Holiday. No classes.
W Jan 20
Overview of French History
M Jan 25
Last day to declare S/U option
Introduction to Edith Wharton
Wharton’s The Age of Innocence
W Jan 27
Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (continued)
M Feb 1
Wharton’s The Age of Innocence (continued)
W Feb 3
Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald, “Babylon Revisited,” p. 631
M Feb 8
Fitzgerald, “The Diamond As Big as the Ritz,” p. 201
Fitzgerald, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” p. 178
W Feb 10
Test I
M Feb 15
Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (continued)
W Feb 17
Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (continued)
M Feb 22
Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (continued)
Travel Smarts
Assignment of Hemingway Segments
W Feb 24
Introduction to Zelda Fitzgerald
Z. Fitzgerald, “A Couple of Nuts” (on reserve at Dacus)
Travel Smarts
Essay Due
M Mar 1
Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
W Mar 3
Hemingway, A Moveable Feast (continued)
M Mar 8
Introduction to Gertrude Stein
Stein, “The Gentle Lena,” (You will receive a copy via the listserv.)
Introduction to Langston Hughes
Hughes, “Salvation”
www.spiritwatch.org/firelangsave.htm
Hughes, “I, Too”
“Dream Deferred”
“ Suicide’s Note”
“Theme for English B”
“Still Here”
www.poemhunter.com/langston-hughes/poems/
W Mar 10
M Mar 15
Test II
Last day to withdraw from courses (automatic ‘N’) without
documentation of extenuating circumstances. Last day to rescind S/U
option.
Spring Break
W Mar 17
Spring Break
M Mar 22
What We Learned in Paris
Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
W Mar 24
Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night (continued)
Advising begins
M Mar 29
Traveler Presentations
W Mar 31
Traveler Presentations
M Apr 5
Traveler Presentations
W Apr 7
M Apr 12
Traveler Presentations
Course Evaluations for Travelers
Registration begins
End of Attendance Requirement for Travelers
Student Presentations
W Apr 14
Student Presentations
M Apr 19
Student Presentations
W Apr 21
Student Presentations
M Apr 26
Last Day of Classes
Discussion of Exam
T
Study Day
Apr 27
The exam for this class will be given on Monday, May 3 @ 11:30 a.m.
Travel plans or work schedules are not reasons to reschedule
examinations.