WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Hawaii Campus
School of Languages and Literature
Wayland Baptist University Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an
academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success,
lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.
Course Name: ENGL 1302– Composition and Reading
Term and Year: Spring 2010
Full Name of Instructor: Monica Jackson
Office Phone and Email : Monica.Jackson@wayland.wbu.edu
Office Hours, Building, and Location: Fridays from 8:00 – 9:00 pm on Kaneohe Marine Corps Base/JEC
and 400 Coast Guard Sand Island or by appointment
Class Meeting Time and Location: Fridays at 5:30 pm on Kaneohe Marine Corps Base/ JEC and 400 Coast
Guard Sand Island
Catalog Description: Principles of effective reading comprehension, with illustrative readings and frequent
essays and conferences. This will be a hybrid course which will meet each week for 2 ½ to 3 hours to discuss
the assigned readings. Students will be expected to commit the rest of the time outside of each class toward
reading and blackboard assignments.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1301- Composition and Rhetoric
Required Textbook and Resources: Booth, Allison. J. Paul Hunter. Kelly J. Mays. The Norton Introduction
to Literature: Shorter Ninth Edition. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
New York, NY 2006.
Course Outcome Competencies: Through this course, students will study the different aspects of
composition and reading. There will be discussion of various styles of literature and poetry. In addition,
students will become more familiar with the text through creative, blackboard assignments. At the end of the
course, students will be able to identify the different components that make up fiction, poetry, and drama. They
will be able to analyze the content of the reading assignments. Finally, they will be able to participate in
constructive discussion about reader interpretations.
Attendance Requirements: As stated in the Wayland Catalog, students enrolled at one of the University’s
external campuses should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to
the instructor, who will then determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches
that number of absences considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student
and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the campus executive director. Any student who misses 25
percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings will receive a grade of F in the course. Additional
attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part
of the University’s attendance policy.
Disability Statement: “In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of
Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in,
be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the
university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and
should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability
must accompany any request for accommodations.”
Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:
There will be six blackboard assignments which will involve different writing activities. These
activities will enable students to interpret and comprehend the assigned readings through their
own point of view.
There will be three writing assignments which will include; two 4-5 page papers and one 10-12
page paper. These papers will focus on the different components and styles of the assigned
readings. They will enable students to interpret; themes, symbolism, setting, and character
actions.
The percentages for each of these requirements are as follows:
Blackboard 1
Blackboard 2
Blackboard 3
Blackboard 4
Blackboard 5
Blackboard 6
Paper 1 10%
Paper 2 10%
Paper 3 20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Tentative Schedule:
Week 1:
“Fiction (Plots and Setting)” Discussion of the various components of fiction.
Readings; “Sonny’s Blues” and “The Country Husband”
Week 2:
“Fiction (Narration and Characters)” Discussion of the significant roles of
characters in stories and identifying point of view. Readings; “The Cask of Amontillado” and
“Why I Live at the P.O.” Blackboard 1 is due.
Week 3:
“Fiction (Symbolism)” Discussion of the symbolic elements found within the
readings. Readings; “A Pair of Tickets” and “A Wall of Fire Rising” Paper 1 is due.
Week 4:
“Poetry (Understanding Poetic Content/ Styles of Poetry)” Discussion of poetic
interpretation which includes; metaphors, symbolism, and themes. Readings; “The River
Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” “123rd Rap Street,” “A Last Confession,” “Barbie Doll,” and “We
Real Cool” Blackboard 2 is due.
Week 5:
“Poetry (Details, Descriptions, and Symbolism)” Discussion how details add
meaning to the content of the poetry. Readings; “The Flea,” “Peeling and Orange,” “A
Description of the Morning,” “In Westminster Abbey,” Blackboard 3 is due.
Week 6:
“Poetry (Gender and Culture Roles)” Discussion on identifying gender and
cultural themes in poetry. Readings; “Exchanging Hats,” “Paper Matches,” “Africa,” “How it
Feels to Be Colored Me,” and “Harlem” Blackboard 4 is due.
Week 7:
“Drama” Discussion on the elements of theatrical literature. Reading: “A Doll
House.” Paper 2 is due.
Week 8:
“Drama” Discussion on the elements of theatrical literature. Reading; “A Doll
House.” Blackboard 5 is due.
Week 9:
“Drama” Discussion on how stories written from the stage are similar and
different to other works of literature. Reading; “A Raisin in the Sun” Blackboard 6 is due.
Week 10:
“Drama” Discussion of “A Raisin in the Sun” and review of the various
components of reading comprehension learned throughout the course. Final Paper is due.
Academic dishonesty in any form (i.e. plagiarism or cheating) is unacceptable and will
result in an automatic zero for this course. Attendance is very important for this class. If
there is an emergency please contact me as soon as possible before the beginning of class.
We are required according to Wayland Baptist University guidelines to meet for 45 hours
during this 10 week session so it is imperative that you attend every class.