Survey of Spanish American Literature since 1888

SPAN 4370.001, LANG 201, Tues/Thurs. 12:30- 1:50 p.m. Spring 2014

Dra. Teresa MarreroOffice hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2- 4:00 pm or by appointmentOffice: LANG. 403 J Electrónico: marrero@unt.edu

Class will be conducted in our target language, Spanish. Students must check their .unt email and BlackBoard regularly, please.

Requisite: See catalogue.

Course description/objectives: To deepen students’ knowledge of contemporary Latin American literature and its relationship with changing cultural and social norms from 1888 to the present. It will include poetry, narrative (short story, novel), and theater. The course is based on the art of critical thinking.

Text: Main Instructional materials are on-line sources and posted on BlackBoard.

Aura (1989, novela) by Carlos Fuentes. Bilingual Edition. Available at Copy Pro. TEXT HARD COPY.

Historias para ser contadas: “El hombre que se convirtió en perro” (1957, teatro) by Osvaldo Dragún. Internet performance: http://hidvl.nyu.edu/video/000540522.html, NYU Digital Video Library. Historida para ser contadas, directed by Rosa Luisa Márquez. Text, TBA.

A la diestra de Dios padre, (1958-now, teatro). Teatro Experimental de Cali (TEC), directed by Enrique Buenaventura. Based on a folk take by Don Tomás Carrasquilla. Performance in Cali, Colombia. http://hidvl.nyu.edu/video/000511947.html. Text TBA.

Recommended: On-line: Diccionario Español/Español (www.rae.es Real Academia Española).Para escuchar a algunos autores: http://www.palabravirtual.com/index.php?ir=vozvi.php&letra=r

Grading:Pruebas 50%One short in-class presentations: 5%One Essay OR Oral Visual presentation 15%

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HOJAS 15%Attendance, quizzes, in class participation: 15% Grade spread:90 + = A 89-80= B 79-70= C 69-60= D 56 o - = F

CLASS POLICIESAttendance/participation:Participation/Attendance: The student is expected to attend each class, come prepared, and participate actively in daily discussion of the readings. One absence is gratis. No make-up exam be given without a doctor's or university excuse. An excused absence is given only with a documented medical emergency, university-sponsored activities, and / or the observance of certain religious holidays. Documentation must be provided immediately upon the student's return.

BONUS! PERFECT ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION SCORE IS AWARED .5% EXTRA CREDIT TOWARD THE FINAL GRADE!

NO MAKE-UPS for no-shows.

*Chronic tardiness will count as ½ day absent. If an occasional tardiness is necessary, enter the classroom without disruption, please. Later find out from a classmate what you may have missed.

Make sure you are counted as ‘present’.

EXAMS and QUIZZES:Exams may be matching, short answer, analysis and brief essay. No dictionaries please. Quizzes are brief, unannounced and have to do with the reading the assignment. MUST

BRING A #2 PENCIL WITH ERASER TO ALL EXAMS.

ESSAY:Write a 3-4 page TYPED essay (double space, 12 points, Times New Roman, Modern Language Association (MLA) style plus a bibliography of at least 3 references) based on the literary analysis of two literary works read in class,

approved Thesis statement proposed earlier in the semester. OR

PRESENTATION:A 7 MINUTE Power Point presentation, of 7 frames. Frame 1: Your name, class, Title of your PresentationFrame 2: THESIS STATEMENT (WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVE)Frame 3: Proposed 3 Literary Elements to support your THESIS, with brief example and some visual element. Must have 50% written text, and 50% visual or graphic element.Frame 4: Analysis of literary element #1 IN BOTH WORKSFrame 5: Analysis of literary element #2 IN BOTH WORKSFrame 6: Analysis of literary element #3 IN BOTH WORKSFrame 7: Conclusion.

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NOTE: YOU WILL HAVE A LITTLE OVER A MINUTE PER FRAME TO DISCUSS ORALLY. MUST STAY WITHIN TIME FRAME.

ESSAY AND PRESENTATION ARE HANDED IN TOGETHER.

HOJAS HOJAS must be typed and placed in a light weight 3 hole binder, please.Hojas are due at the time of the exams exams, three times per semester, to be handed in either in class. Pls see syllabus for schedule.

READ CAREFULLY, PLEASE:HOJAS must be in a skinny/flat binder. There must be a typed table of contents, one HOJA per literary reading. Please use original formal provided at the end of this syllabus. Reformatted Hojas are not acceptable. Gracias!Place them in THE ORDER READ. NEATNESS, THE CORRECT INFORMATION, spelling and accents count. No loose HOJAS accepted. ¡Gracias! * These HOJAS will be your exam study guide. * PLACE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS HERE ALSO.

SHORT PRESENTATIONS

A three to four minute individual oral/visual with written text presentation providing expanded information about the subjects in the syllabus can be Power Point or MS Word. No more than 10 seconds of YOUTUBE. To be projected onto the large screen and shared in front of class individually by the presenter.

Timely work. NO make-ups for no shows!

EXTRA CREDIT:

A maximum of 1 % point EXTRA CRéDIT towards the overall class grade may be procured by TWO OF THESE:

1. BY ATTENDING AN ANNOUNCED EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY AND WRITING A BRIEF SYNOPSOS= .5%

2. BY HAVING PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION= .5% 3. BY DOING AN EXTRA SHORT INCLASS PRESENTATION, UPON

AVAILABILITY, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.

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DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES:The University of North Texas makes reasonable academic accommodation for students with disabilities. Students seeking accommodation must first register with the Office of Disability Accommodation (ODA) to verify their eligibility. If a disability is verified, the ODA will provide you with an accommodation letter to be delivered to faculty to begin a private discussion regarding your specific needs in a course. You may request accommodations at any time, however, ODA notices of accommodation should be provided as early as possible in the semester to avoid any delay in implementation. Note that students must obtain a new letter of accommodation for every semester and must meet with each faculty member prior to implementation in each class. Students are strongly encouraged to deliver letters of accommodation during faculty office hours or by appointment. Faculty members have the authority to ask students to discuss such letters during their designated office hours to protect the privacy of the student.  For additional information see the Office of Disability Accommodation website at http://www.unt.edu/oda. You may also contact them by phone at 940.565.4323.

Student Behavior in the Classroom:

Student behavior that interferes with an instructor’s ability to conduct a class or other students' opportunity to learn is unacceptable and disruptive and will not be tolerated in any instructional forum at UNT. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior will be directed to leave the classroom and the instructor may refer the student to the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities to consider whether the student's conduct violated the Code of Student Conduct. The university's expectations for student conduct apply to all instructional forums, including university and electronic classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc.  The Code of Student Conduct can be found at www.unt.edu/csrr

All cell phones or other messaging systems must be silenced prior to entering the classroom. NO INTERNET SURFING or EMAILING with any device in the classroom. Inappropriate use (i.e. checking e-mail, texting, researching for something unrelated to the class, etc.) will negatively affect your participation grade.

Academic and University Policies:Homework I compositions I projects and presentations should be your own work only. This means no help at all from humans or technology (i.e. translation program). Cheating, plagiarism, and other examples of academic misconduct will be pursued and sanctions will be levied. More specifically, you cannot copy others' compositions or sentences from textbooks, the web, etc. You cannot have another student, a tutor or friend/family correct or translate your work. Your work should reflect your level of proficiency. Any attempt to hand in work not done by you will receive a zero (0). For the UNT's academic dishonesty policy, please refer to http://www.unt.edulcsrr/developmentl dishonesty.html.

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GOALS:Dr. Marrero’s goals are:

1. To provide a supportive environment appropriate for learning in which students may attain their own goals.

2. To increase students’ competence in reading, writing and oral/communications skills in order to prepare you for further studies in Spanish (as future professionals or as graduate students).

3. To increase students’ critical thinking skills in Spanish through various media.

Dr. Marrero´s goals run parallel to those of the University, which are:

Succeed at UNTUNT has launched a new campaign—Succeed at UNT—to provide students with consistent student success messages, and user-friendly, accessible links to student support services. The following six focused messages:1) Show up. 2) Find support.3) Take control.4) Be prepared.5) Get involved.6) Be persistent.To better familiarize yourself with this service, go to https://success.unt.edu/.

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HORARIO TENTATIVOPlease bring a copy of this Horario to class daily.

The course calendar is tentative and subject to change. Any changes will be announced in class and posted in writing on BB. All assignments/readings are due on the day they appear on the schedule. You need to come prepared.

FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER TIL THE FIRST EXAM, YOU WILL BE USING MOSTLY YOUR HOJA- POESíA SHEET, EXCEPT FOR “El beso de la reina Mab” which will be a story, thus you will need the HOJA- NARRATIVA for this work. You need one Hoja per literary piece read in class.

SEMANA 1 ENERO M 1/14 INTRODUCCIóN AL CURSO.

EL MODERNISMO. On BB: MODERNISMO notas de clase. Buscar: MODERNISTAS.Modernismo (literatura en español)http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernismo_%28literatura_en_espa%C3%B1ol%29STUDENTS BEGIN TO SIGN UP FOR SHORT PRESENTATIONS.

¿Qué es la poesía? On BB.

J 1/16 JOSé MARTí. "Versos sencillos" ON BB.También buscar: Poesía de José Martí. http://www.jose-marti.org/ Jose_marti/obras/ poesia/versossencillos/03yosoyunhombresincero.htm. Escuchar ¨Cultivo una rosa blanca¨en http://www.palabravirtual.com/index.php?ir=vozvi.php&letra=j bajo José Martí,¨Cultivo una rosa blanca¨.

“Guantanamera”. http://www.jose-Marti.org/jose_marti/guantanamera/ guantanameraintro.htm

José Martí: ________________________________

“Guantanamera” __________________________________

Tarea. ESCRIBA HOJA-poesía. TERMINAR MARTí.

SEMANA 2M 1/21 RUBéN DARíO. Biografía abreviada en BB.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Dar%C3%ADo

Rubén Darío LITERATURA.ABREVIADO EN BB. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Dar%C3%ADo

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"El cisne" http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/poesia/ha/dario/prosas/cisne.htmImágenes para comprender las referencias míticas en "El cisne" en BB.

Rubén Darío. Literatura: __________________________________

Leda y el Cisne en la mitología (independiente): _____________________

J 1/23 RUBéN DARíO "El velo de la reina Maab", ESCRIBA HOJA NARRATIVA. La mitología en "El velo de la reina MAB”. Imágenes en BB con el texto del cuento.

Mitología y "EL velo de la reina Mab” _____________________________

SEMANA 3M 1/28 EL POSMODERNISMO ON BB.

Gabriela Mistral: __________________________________

GABRIELA MISTRAL. "SONETOS DE LA MUERTE” http://www.poesi.as/gm220090.htm . ESCRIBA HOJA- poesía, one for each sonetto.

J 1/30 GABRIELA MISTRAL. "SONETOS DE LA MUERTE” ESCRIBA HOJA- poesía, one for each sonetto. Texto en BB.

Análisis, primer soneto: _________________________

Análisis, segundo soneto: _________________________

Análisis, tercer soneto: ____________________________

SEMANA 4 FEBREROM 2/4 ALFONSINA STORNI . Escuche y lea “Tú me quieres blanca” en

http://www.palabravirtual.com/index.php?ir=vozvi.php&letra=a, Alfonsina Storni. Escuche y lea “Voy a dormir” en http://www.palabravirtual.com/index.php?ir=vozvi.php&letra=a , Alfonsina Storni. ESCRIBA HOJA- poesía, una para cada poema.

Alfonsina Storni: _______________________________________

Análisis “Tu me quieres..”: __________________________Análisis “Voy a dormir”: ______________________________

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Repasar ¿qué es una buena tesis? Escribir una tesis sobre dos poemas estudiados en clase. TAREA: Cinco voluntarios envían sus tesis por electrónico a la Dra. Marrero, marrero@unt.edu.

J 2/6 DISCUSIÓN DE QUÉ ES UNA TESIS. REPASO DE LOS ACENTOS ON BB.

SEMANA 5M 2/11 CAMBIOS RADICALES: HUIDOBRO Y NERUDA.

LA VANGUARDIA. ON BB.

VICENTE HUIDOBRO "NIPONA" y "ARTE POéTICA" . Escriba HOJA.

Vicente Huidobro:__________________________

J 2/13 NERUDA PABLO NERUDA. Puede escuchar y leer " Puedo escribir los versos ... (Poema XX). http://www.palabravirtual.com/index.php?ir=ver_voz.php&wid=211&t=Puedo%20escribir%20los%20versos%20...&p=Pablo%20Neruda&o=Jaime%20Sabines ESCRIBA HOJA-poesía.

Pablo Neruda _____________________________________

Repaso. HOJAS review today.

SEMANA 6M 2/18 PRIMER EXAMEN (MARTI, DARíO, MISTRAL, STORNI,

HUIDOBRO, NERUDA). Bound Hojas are due today, in class prior to the test.

J 2/20 NARRATIVA: DESAFíOS AL REALISMO: “El origen de los cuentos”, Víctor Montoya.

http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/teoria/hist/el_origen_de_los_cuentos.htm

Resumen de la lectura: ____________________________________________JORGE LUIS BORGES “Las ruinas circulares” http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/borges/las_ruinas_circulares.htm ESCRIBA HOJA- narrativa.

Borges, contribución literaria: __________________________________

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SEMANA 7M 2/25 JULIO CORTAZAR. “La isla a mediodía”

http://www.ciudadseva.com/textos/cuentos/esp/cortazar/ la_isla_a_mediodia.htm. ESCRIBA HOJA-narrativa.

Julio Cortázar: ________________________________________

Análisis de “La isla…”: ____________________________

J 2/27 FEMINISMOS: CASTELLANOS. ROSARIO CASTELLANOS. Cuento "Costumbres mexicanas” y poema ¨Valium 10¨ Escúchelo en http://www.palabravirtual.com/index.php?ir=vozvi.php&letra, Rosario Castellanos, ¨Valium 10¨ ESCRIBA HOJA-narrativa.

Rosario Castellanos: ___________________________________

Machismo y marianismo: _______________________________

SEMANA 8 MARZOM 3/4 NARRATIVA: FEMINISMOS: ALLENDE. Isabel Allende.

“Dos palabras” Buscar en http://peopleandstories.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/dos-palabras-cuaderno.pdf

Isabel Allende ____________________________

J 3/6 Narrativa: Novela mexicana. Aura, de Carlos Fuentes . TEXTO.

Carlos Fuentes, obras, estilo, contribución:

__________________________________

Aura, estilo: ____________________________________

REPASO.

¡VACACIONES DE PRIMAVERA DEL 10 al 16 de MARZO! Leer Aura.

SEMANA 9M 3/18 NARRATIVA: NOVELA. Aura. Quiz de lectura.

Discusión. Hoja, novela. Repaso

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J 3/20 EXAMEN 2. Bound Hojas are due today, in class prior to the test.

SEMANA 10M 3/25 Intro al TEATRO. ¿QUÉ ES EL TEATRO? BB.

Orígenes del teatro en Grecia: _________________________

TRABAJAR SU TESIS PARE EL ENSAYO O PRESENTACIÓN EN CLASE.

J 3/27 Osvaldo Dragún. Historias para ser contadas (“El hombre que se convirtió en perro”. En BB. HOJA- TEATRO

Teatro del absurdo: _______________________________________

Osvaldo Dragún: _________________________________________.

SEMANA 11 ABRILM 4/1 Teatro. VER TEATRO en clase,

hidvl.nyu.edu/video/000540522.html HOJA, TEATRO

J 4/3 TRABAJAR TESIS PARA EL ENSAYO O PRESENTACIÓN.

SEMANA 12M 4/8 Teatro.

A la diestra de Dios padre, (1958-now, teatro). Teatro Experimental de Cali (TEC), directed by Enrique Buenaventura. Based on a folk take by Don Tomás Carrasquilla. Performance in Cali, Colombia. http://hidvl.nyu.edu/video/000511947.html. Text TBA. Hoja TEATRO.

El nuevo teatro latinoamericano, teatros colectivos en América Latina:

_________________________________________________

J 4/10 Terminar TEC.

Enrique Buenaventura y el TEC: ___________________________HAND IN LAST SET OF HOJAS TODAY.

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M 4/15 WORK ON TESIS IN CLASS. BRING DRAFT FOR PEER REVIEW.

J 4/17 8 Presentations today.Or turn in ESSAY.

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M 4/22 8 Presentations today. OR turn in ESSAY.

J 4/26 8 Presentations today.OR turn in ESSAY.

SEMANA 15 DEADWEEK

M 4/29 Finish Presentation OR turn in Essay. Notas del curso. ¡Fiesta de despedida! ¡Todos traemos algo para comer y beber! SETE EVALUATIONS

J 5/1 REPASO. SETE EVALUATIONS.

FINAL: MARTES, 6 DE MAYO, 10:30-12:30

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HOJA—NARRATIVA Hoja número: ____

Dra. Marrero Su nombre: __________________

TiTULO, FECHA Y MOVIMIENTO LITERARIO:

AUTOR Y PAíS DE ORIGEN:

LA TRAMA (BREVEMENTE RECONTAR LO QUE PASó):

TIPO DE NARRADOR (¿CóMO LO SABEMOS?):

ASPECTOS LITETARIOS NOTABLES (POR LO MENOS 3):

TIPO DE FINAL (¿CóMO LO SABEMOS?):

EL TEMA Y SU RELACIóN A LA SOCIEDAD:

¿HAY UNA MORALEJA (ENSEñANZA?

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HOJA—POESíA Hoja número: ______

Dra. Marrero Su nombre: __________________

TiTULO Y FECHA:

MOVIMIENTO LITERARIO:

AUTOR Y NACIONALIDAD:

EL HABLANTE LíRICO:

EL ENUNCIADO:

CARACTERíSTICAS POéTICAS DOMINANTES:

EL TEMA Y SU RELACIóN A LA SOCIEDAD:

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HOJA- TEATRO O CINE (CIRCULE UNO) Hoja número: _____

Dra. Marrero Su nombre: __________________

TiTULO Y FECHA DE LA OBRA:

DIRECTOR/A Y PAíS DE ORIGEN:

PERSONAJES PRINCIPALES:

GéNERO: (COMEDIA, COMEDIA ROMáNTICA, TRAGEDIA):

ESTILO: (REALISTA, ABSURDISTA, ABSTRACTA, EFECTOS ESPECIALES)

LA TRAMA (BREVEMENTE RECONTAR LO QUE PASó; el ¿qué, cuándo, cómo?):

EL PUNTO DE VISTA (CINE):

TIPO DE FINAL—ABIERTO, CERRADO, AMBIGUO, COMBINACIóN (¿CóMO LO SABEMOS?):

EL TEMA Y SU RELACIóN A LA SOCIEDAD:

¿HAY UNA MORALEJA? (UNA ENSEňANZA):

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SPAN 4370, SPRING 2014DRA MARREROCLASS COMPLIANCE STATEMENT.

Please reflect upon your own goals for the semester. You will see if you met your goals at the end of the semester!

To be handed in the SECOND day of instruction.

Student NAME ___________________________and three goals are:

1. ______________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________

I HAVE READ THOROUGHLY AND UNDERSTAND THE SYLLABUS AND AM RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH ALL ASSIGNMENT DATES, ATTENDANCE AND READING REQUIREMENTS.

STUDENT NAME

_________________________________ DATE

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