Welcome to English 123!
I had planned to add a lecture to this slide show, but the
cat got my tongue. (I have laryngitis.)
Hello! I’m
Professor Lisa Yanover,
Ph.D.
And my cat, well, one of them.
Here are all three, sleeping, of
course.
Ways to Contact Me:
 Email: Lyanover@napavalley.edu
 Phone: (707) 256-7761
 Office Hours: MW 12:30-2:10pm, TTh 11:30am-12:20pm, & by
appointment
 Office: 1031-N
 I will be available in my office to meet face-to-face, talk with
you on the phone, or chat online (using the Blackboard feature)
at the above times.
Required Texts for This Class:
 There are six required texts for this class. Details
about each, where, and in what formats to find them
as well as cost are provided on the following slides.
 All together, the total cost for books will be between
$20-$50 depending on the format you select.
 Keep in mind print rentals must be returned by 12/18,
but the class ends on 12/20.
1) Janet Gardner’s Reading and Writing about
Literature: A Portable Guide.
You will need to buy or rent this book:
 Gardner, Janet E. Reading and Writing
about Literature: A Portable Guide. 3rd
ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s,
2012. ISBN: 9781457606496
Cost at the NVC Bookstore:
 Buy Used: $13.50
 Buy New: $18
 Rent Digital: $8.99
 Rent Used: $8.10 (must return by 12/18)
 Rent New: $11.70 (must return by 12/18)
The course ends 12/20.
This is our main textbook; we’ll be using
it right away.
2) Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior:
Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
You will also need to buy (or rent) this book:
 Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman
Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among
Ghosts. New York: Vintage/Random
House, 1989. ISBN: 9780679721888
Cost at NVC Bookstore:
 Buy Used: $11.20
 Buy New: $14.95
 Rent Used: $3.00 (must return by 12/18)
 Rent New: $11.95 (must return by 12/18)
The course ends 12/20.
This is the last text we’ll be reading and
writing about, starting in Week 14.
3) Shakespeare’s The Tempest
If you want a print copy of this book, you will need to
buy it:
 Shakespeare, William. The Tempest.
No Fear Shakespeare Series. Ed. John
Crowther. New York: Spark, 2003.
ISBN: 9781586638498
Cost at NVC Bookstore:
 Buy Used: $1.15
 Buy New: $1.50
A PDF version of this text is available for
free in Blackboard. You’ll need this text
starting in Week 6. You’ll be writing your
onsite midterm essay about it in Week 8.
The exam is open-book, but only if you
bring your copy.
4) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
(1818 uncensored version)
If you want a print copy of this book, you will need to buy it:
 Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Ed.
Maurice Hindle. New York: Penguin,
2003. ISBN: 9780141439471.
Cost at NVC Bookstore:
 Buy Used: TBD (possibly $3)
 Buy New: TBD (possibly $9)
 Rent Used: TBD (must return by 12/18)
 Rent New: TBD (must return by 12/18)
The course ends 12/20.
A PDF version of this text is available for
free in Blackboard. You’ll need this text
by the beginning of Week 10.
5) Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
If you want a print copy of this book, you will need to
buy it:
 Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the
Sun. New York: Vintage/Random
House, 2004. ISBN: 9780679755333.
Cost at NVC Bookstore:
 Buy Used: $5.65
 Buy New: $7.50
 Rent Used: $3.40 (must return by 12/18)
 Rent New: $4.90 (must return by 12/18)
The course ends 12/20.
A PDF version of this text is available for
free in Blackboard. You’ll need this text
by the beginning of Week 13.
6) Shorter Readings
 All additional required texts are available as pdfs to
view or print in Blackboard. There will be links to
them weekly as they’re assigned, and they’re all
available in the “Readings” tab.
 If you want print versions, let me know, and arrange
to come by my office to get a free spiral bound
photocopied reader, one per student.
Save time. Find, select, and pay for your books online;
then go in to the NVC bookstore, and pick them up
without the fuss. Follow the steps below:
 Go to the Napa Valley College homepage:
http://www.napavalley.edu/Pages/default.aspx
 Select the “Students” tab and scroll down to “Bookstore.” The direct link to the
bookstore is:
http://napavalley.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId
=71736&catalogId=10001&langId=-1
 Select the “Textbooks” tab, and scroll to the first item “Find Textbooks.” The direct
link to the “Find Course Materials” page is:
http://napavalley.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TBWizardView?catalogId
=10001&langId=-1&storeId=71736
 The term—Fall, 2015—is preselected. Next, select the “Department.” Type or scroll
down to ENGL (not to be confused with ENGI or engineering).
 Next select the course; type or scroll down to 123.
 Finally, select the section; type or scroll down to #66153.
 Then scroll down to and click the yellow button that says “FIND MATERIALS FOR 1
COURSE.”
Completing Your Book Order:
 After you’ve selected the books and formats you
want, scroll to the bottom and click on the yellow
button that says “Add # of items to cart.”
 On the next page, you can confirm and edit your
order. When you’re ready, click the yellow button
“Checkout,” and follow the instructions to finalize
your order.
Weekly Overviews
 Typically, weeks will begin with an overview of what is due as well
as topics, concepts, questions, and techniques to consider.
 The overview is NOT to be used as a substitute for the reading itself.
It is a guide only. Skipping the reading and instead just viewing or
listening to the overview will cause you to miss ESSENTIAL
information that you need for your assignments and essays.
 One of the biggest challenges for online students, especially those
in an online English course, is the sheer amount of reading
required, not only of assigned readings but also of assignments
and instructions.
Grading!
Each week will begin on Sunday and end on Saturday. Assignments will typically be
due Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays by 11:59pm.
Your grades will be calculated based on three main categories:
 Essays & Response Papers (80%)
 Participation in Discussion (15%)
 2 Quizzes (5%)
The number one reason students fail an online course is that they do not have or
take the time to complete the assignments by the deadline.
Poor time management also sometimes leads to more serious issues, like
plagiarism. Any work that is plagiarized or contains plagiarism, whether
intentional or unintentional, will receive an “F.”
Essays
 There will be three essays and eight response papers throughout the
semester. Each will be based upon what we are reading during that
time.
 The essays are between 150-250 points each. One, the midterm essay,
must be written onsite (in the Testing & Tutoring Center in the McCarthy
Library on the NVC main campus). Response papers are 25 points each.
 All essays and response papers must be turned in through Turnitin.com.
 Late essays and response papers will receive half credit.
 Failure to submit any of the essays or more than 2 of the response
papers will result in an automatic “F” in the course.
Discussions
There will be a variety of discussion boards available to you throughout
the semester about the readings and concepts being covered.
You will earn points for participating in discussion:
 by posting your original responses to the readings and prompts about
them,
 by posting your own questions about the readings and concepts,
 and by responding to the posts of your classmates.
You will earn ten points for participating in each discussion and
fulfilling the posting/responding requirements. Posts to discussions
cannot be made up if missed, and late posts will not be accepted.
Quizzes
There will be 2 quizzes in the first five weeks of the course:
 A two-part quiz on integrating quotations : short answer
followed by application of the skills (Week 2),
 and a short answer quiz on the literary criticisms (Week 5).
The purpose of the quizzes is to test your understanding of the
material and to prepare and enable you to apply the skills and
concepts in your writing throughout the course.
Each quiz is worth 25 points. Like discussions, quizzes cannot be
made up if missed and will not be accepted late.
 Please take time to download and review the syllabus
for all requirements and policies.
 The last page of the syllabus is a Course Contract.
Please fill it out and email it back to me.
 Please contact me if you have any questions.
 Please remember to keep up with your assignments
every week.
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