Community Hagerstown College OFFICIAL COURSE SYLLABUS DOCUMENT COURSE: Eng 202 World Literature II - 3 credits Tues/Thurs 11:30-12:45 INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Amanda Skjeveland SEMESTER/YEAR: Spring 2009 [e-mail] (please use pertinent subject lines) Daytime phone [phone] x254 Office Hours: CLR133 Mon/Wed 10:00 am-noon Tues/Thurs 8:30-9:30am COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course acquaints students with later literary landmarks of Western and non-Western cultures, helps them appreciate their value, and express their critical judgment of them orally and in writing. It covers masterpieces of neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, naturalism, symbolism, post-colonialism, diasporic literature and the modern world. Prerequisite: ENG 102. TEXTBOOK: The Bedford Anthology of World Literature. Eds. Davis et al. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003, Pack B: Books 4-6 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: The student will be able to: 1. Discuss the influences of imperialism, post-colonialism, diasporia, and globalism on world literature. 2. Trace literary influences that reflect the shrinking of the world, the crossing of global boundaries, and the rise of a global literature and culture. 3. Develop a passion for world literature by leading class discussions, participating in dramatic readings, writing essays of literary analysis, and answering thoughtprovoking journal questions about literary genres from various cultures and time periods. COURSE CONTENT OBJECTIVES: The student will: 1. Read and discuss the works of various authors of different origin, the time periods and places in which they wrote, and the complex connection between their lives, their work, their world, and the students world. 2. Propose a literary thesis, conduct scholarly research, cite textual evidence, construct a research packet with multiple components, and produce a polished final draft in MLA format. 3. Develop focused assertions supported by direct textual evidence and formal commentary that employs literary terms. 4. Create and present a multimedia Powerpoint slideshow to augment responses to world literature. 5. Identify key passages and discuss their significance.
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES: Weekly Formal Response Journals Discussion/in-class exercises First Essay 2 Multimedia Project/Presentations Research paper Final Exam 20% 10% 10% 20% 20% 20%
90 - 100% = A; 80 - 89% = B; 70 - 79% = C; 60 69% = D; 59% and below = F (Failing) COURSE POLICIES: Attendance and Tardiness: You are expected to attend all classes from beginning to end. In the case of absence because of participation in official College functions, it is your responsibility to confer with me about the absence. Otherwise, there is no differentiation between excused absences and unexcused absences. Either you are here or you are not; there is no need to explain or apologize for absences. The following guidelines apply, regardless of the reason for the absence: It is your responsibility to get notes from another student. I will gladly give you handouts, but I will not re-teach the entire lesson. You will receive a zero for any classwork (exercises, discussions, quizzes, etc.) you missed. Additionally, each absence after the fourth absence will lower your semester grade by 1/2 letter grade. Excessive late arrivals and early departures are unacceptable and will be handled on a case by case basis. At the very least, these partial absences will be counted as such with respect to the preceding bullet point. Further, it is your responsibility to withdraw officially from any class you cease to attend. Failure to do so will result in the recording of an F grade. Paper Due Dates: Final drafts and rough drafts are due on the due date, regardless of whether you are present in class. Failure to submit a typed rough draft at the beginning of class on the due date will lower the final grade for the paper by ten (10) points. Failure to submit a final draft at the beginning of class on the due date will lower the grade for the paper by ten (10) points for EACH of the first two class periods the paper is late and will not be accepted at all after that time. There is no lenience given to victims of computer or printer failures. Journal Due Dates: Formal response journals will not be accepted late. If you will not be in class on the day the journal is due, you need to email me that journal before the start of the class period. Email: You will need to provide me with a working email account that you check regularly, as this is the primary way I will communicate with you outside of class. If you email me, please use pertinent subject lines. I will check my email several times a day; however, please remember that I will most likely not be checking it every hour, so please dont wait until the night before an assignment is due to email me with questions. Assigned Readings and Pop Quizzes: Assigned readings are an important component of the class. Assigned literature should be read thoroughly. In addition to completing the corresponding take journal, notes in your book or on a separate sheet of paper so you will be ready to discuss the essay extensively in class. Your participation in discussions is crucial to your learning process; you should therefore consider yourself an important part of an active
classroom. No one else sees the world through your eyes, so yes, your viewpoint is important! Pop quizzes may be given. Students absent (or late) when the pop quiz is passed out will receive a zero. Writing Level Expectations: Students will be expected to write journal responses, an "epic hero" essay, and a multi-component research paper in MLA format, and the text for a multimedia presentation. Detailed assignment sheets will be provided early in the semester. It will be to your advantage to address rusty grammar skills and basic writing skills early in the semester as this is a 200 level class and it is expected that you are beginning the semester with college-level grammar, writing, and research skills. Very little in-class time will be spent on these basic skills. If you have concerns about your skills in any of these areas, please see me and I can advise you on how to polish these skills outside of class. PLAGIARISM/ORIGINAL WORK POLICY: We will discuss plagiarism in detail early in the semester. It is your responsibility to ask questions and ensure that you understand exactly what falls under the realm of plagiarism. Students who are not present in class that day are expected to research plagiarism at http://www.hagerstowncc.edu/library/plagiarism.htm. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The minimum penalty is a grade of zero on the assignment. Maximum penalties may include expulsion from the college. If you are in doubt, ask me prior to or during the rough draft stage of your essay. Additionally, work that you turn in for this class should be original to this class. It is not acceptable to resubmit essays already turned in for other classes, nor is it acceptable to submit work completed by someone else. Do not underestimate my intolerance of this type of behavior. HONOR CODE: I promise to uphold the Hagerstown Community College Honor System and to understand all written provisions pertaining to its application. As a member of the college community, I hold the qualities of honesty and integrity in highest regard and will not violate them or tolerate those who do. SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Students who have special needs are encouraged to identify themselves to the coordinator of special student services as early as possible. Reasonable accommodations based on current documentation are provided to qualified students. ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES: This syllabus and/or grading policy may be altered or revised at the discretion of the instructor. Any such changes will be announced in class. Students are expected to come to class having carefully read the literature to be discussed and having prepared answers to the journal questions for each literary work. All page numbers refer to Books SIX, FIVE, or SIX of the Bedford Anthology of World Literature.
Assignment Due Dates
All reading assignments will include journals to be submitted at the beginning of class on the date listed.
Due Date
TUES 1/20 TUES 1/27 TUES 2/3 TUES 2/10 THURS 2/12 TUES 2/17 THURS 2/19 TUES 2/24
Author, Title
Voltaire, Candide Basho, Narrow Road to the Backcountry Equiano, Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Higuchi Ichiyo 13th Night Emilia Pardo Bazan, The Revolver Rassundari Devi Amar Jiban My Life Rough Draft of First Essay Due Tagore, The Hungry Stones In the World: East and West Final Draft of First Essay Due Rushdie, The Courter In the World: Crossing Cultures: The Example of India In the World: Colonialism: Europe and Africa Conrad, Heart of Darkness Research Paper Formal Outline Due Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Part I Research Paper Rough Draft Due Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Parts II and III Research Paper Final Draft Due Kafka, Metamorphosis Borges, Garden of Forking Paths In the Tradition: Espada, Alexie, and Harjo Cisneros, Baca, and Nye Gish Whos Irish? Danticat Children of the Sea Review for the final exam FINAL EXAM ((11:30-1:30))
Volume: Pages Page Total
FOUR, 275-339 FOUR, 650-684 FOUR, 400-470 FIVE, 1107-1118 FIVE, 696-699 FIVE, 831-834 65 34 70 14
Unit 1: Travel and Encounter in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Unit 2: Across Cultures: Women and Society
Unit 3: India: Imperialism and Postcolonialism
FIVE, 977-985 FIVE, 1034-1070 SIX, 1261-1278 SIX, 1278-1327 SIX, 97-150 SIX, 35-97 SIX, 1023-1079 SIX, 1079-1113 7 Excerpts TBA 16 Excerpts TBA 53 62 56 34
Unit 4: Africa: Twentieth Century Colonialism and Postcolonialism
TUES 3/3 TUES 3/17 THURS 3/19 TUES 3/23 THURS 3/25 TUES 3/31 THURS 4/2 TUES 4/7 THURS 4/9 TUES 4/14 THURS 4/16 TUES 4/21 THURS 4/23 THURS 4/30
Unit 5: Illusion and Reality
SIX, 423-460 FIVE, 652-659 SIX, 1327-1370 SIX, 1371-1389 SIX, 1389-1410 37 7 43 18 21
Unit 6: America in the World/The World in America