Course Information Overview
- Eng. 477 # 14589--NOTE to any/all students who might be committed to an agenda of political correctness, you may find some of the course material offensive; there are perhaps other classes that would better suit your needs!
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- TH 7-945pm
- EU 103
Course Description
Preparatory: six units of lower division literature coursework or 3 units of lower division literature coursework and ENGL 355.
ENGL 477 and 478 may be taken separately or in any sequence. Study of selected works by major American writers such as Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Chopin, and James.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To introduce, through their sociohistorical contexts, representative American novels of the nineteenth century—and then to discuss, determine or deconstruct whether they are truly “representative,” or what “representative” really means, or who gets to decide what “representative” is.
Requirements
Specific areas of concentration, and aspects by which you will be graded, are as follows:
Essays- All must be submitted to turnitin.com via Canvas in a timely manner for credit.
The secret to being successful in this course is to attend class, complete the reading assignments, complete the writing assignments, and actively participate in discussions and presentations.
| Shortwrites & Quizzes/in-class writes | 20% | Panel presentations/discussions | 10% |
| Final Essay | 25% | ||
| Analytical Essays | 35% | Class Participation/Electronic or otherwise & Attendance | 10% |
ANALYTICAL ESSAYS:35%
Two essays argumentative in nature.
Learning Resource Writing Center click here!
LRC visits are strongly recommended for all essays this semester.
Extra Credit will be given with proof of attendance for each essay!
The writing center is located in the Oviatt Library 3rd floor east wing and graduate students or instructor are available to assist you with various steps in the writing process such as brainstorming, revising and editing. You may call for an appointment: (818) 677-2033. You can also attend on a walk-in basis.
FINAL EXAM: 25%
SHORTWRITES & QUIZZES: 20%
PANEL PRESENTATIONS: 10%
PARTICIPATION: 10%
This class is conducted primarily in a workshop setting. The bulk of our time will be spent reading, writing, discussing, and working in groups or as a group. You are responsible for reading the assignments before class in order to participate in the class discussion, and for bringing all assigned texts to class. Periodic book checks will be done. You will also be expected to bring to class the written or other assignments as instructed, on the day they are due, with copies for group discussion when required.
ONLINE TASKS--
On-line tasks such as postings/responses on our class discussions in Canvas or listserve assignments on email are to be completed as assigned.
CLASS PARTICIPATION will also be based on:
1. Since a significant part of this class will be based on active student participation in class discussion, and/or assigned presentations, it is essential that students attend class regularly, ask questions, and offer their impressions, ideas and opinions for classroom dialogue. In order to participate effectively, students must come prepared.
2. You are assessed on how your interact with your peers and me in class discussion, individual presentations, email, onlilne tasks posted in Canvas, and group work of any kind.
3. Reading Assignments--All reading assignments are to be completed before you arrive in class on the day the reading is due—and yes, that means that the entire text should be read before the first day of discussion. You will be required to participate in discussion and will not be able to do so comfortably if you have not done the reading. "I have not been able to purchase my textbook yet" is NOT an acceptible excuse. The library may have copies of our text(s) in the Reserve Room to enable you to access the material freely. You are required to participate in the discussions and you cannot do so if you have not read the assignment. In order to earn full participation credit, students will need to participate every time class meets.
4. Assignments are due on the date stated on the syllabus during the class period. A computer problem is not an excuse for a late paper; campus labs are open late into the night and Kinko's is open 24 hours. Do your work early in the week so that you're not late to class because you're printing something out. Keep extra copies of hard copies, or duplicate flash drives or CDs, OR better yet, email your papers to yourself.
5. Make sure your name, my name, our course & session number, and the date, per MLA format, with 1 inch margins all around, left justified, is on "everything" you turn in.
6. You are responsible for obtaining assignments when you miss class either from accessing them from our course syllabus page OR asking your classmates for a copy. I am not a delivery service.