ENG 2013 008 Spring 2016 Hawkins

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English 2013.006 Introduction to Literature

Dr. Cynthia Hawkins Office Phone Number: 458-8184Office Location: MB 2.480 Email: [email protected] Hours: T TH 8:30-10; W 12-1 & by appointment Alternate: [email protected]

COURSE MEETING INFO:

T TH MH 2.01.24 1-2:15 Teaching Assistant: Eddie Campos

UTSA Catalogue Course Description:

Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum requirement in rhetoric. Introductory study of greatworks of literature with an emphasis on novels, plays, and poetry by British and American authors.Designed for non-majors.

Required Textbook:

The Norton Introduction to Literature, Shorter 11thEdition.ISBN 978-0-393-91339-2

Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Norton Critical Editions. 2ndEdition.ISBN 978-0393927931

One copy of The Norton Introduction to Literaturewill also be available on reserve in the UTSA library.All other reading materials will be provided for you via our Blackboard LEARN content folder.

Please familiarize yourself with our course Blackboard page as we will be using it frequently thissemester for some texts, study guides, coursework, and communication.

Additional Required Materials:

15 Scantron Sheets (either green or red) note-taking materials pen/pencils & paper

Course Work: Please note that Scantrons will be needed for each exam and quiz unless otherwisenoted on the schedule. There will either be a quiz or an exam each week, so plan to have aScantron on hand.

Quizzes worth 10% of your final grade. We will have a quiz each week, though students will not always know on which day the

quiz will occur or whether we will take it at the beginning or end of class.


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Our quizzes are intended to help you stay on top of your readings and course materialand keep track of your regular attendance.

Quizzes will include multiple choice, short answer, and the occasional short essay answerand may cover any lectures and readings to date. That includes whatever it is you shouldhave read for that particular day.

Quizzes may be administered either at the beginning or the end of the course. Please beprompt for every class and stay for the full class.

Quizzes may only be made up in the case of a documented illness (please keep copies ofyour doctors excuses), a documented emergency, or an absence due to university business.

Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.

Three Section Exams worth 20% each At the end of our first three sections (Short Fiction, Novel, and Drama) we will have a

section exam covering the readings and the lectures for that section. The Poetry Section will be covered on the Final Exam to avoid back-to-back exams. Section Exams may only be made up in the case of a documented illness (please keep

copies of your doctors excuses), a documented emergency, or an absence due to

university business.

Poetry Section plus Comprehensive Final Exam worth 30% You Final Exam will cover material from each of our four sections this semester Short

Fiction, Novel, Drama, and Poetry with the majority of questions on Poetry.

IMPORTANT NOTICES: Please consult the UTSA Student Code of Conductregarding thepenalties and policies on plagiarism, scholastic dishonesty, and expected conduct as well as theBlackboard LEARN requirements and code of conduct. In these UNIVERSITY COURSES, youneed to remember to participate with professionalism at all times. Links to Roadrunner and HonorCode: www.utsa.edu/about/creedwww.utsa.edu/about/creed/honorcode.html

It is the students responsibility to have access to the applicable computer equipment. Computerproblems will not be accepted as a reason for late assignments or problems completing course work.In the first week of class, be CERTAIN you can access Blackboard LEARN. If you havetechnological problems, please contact the computer and technology departments of the university.

UTSA POLICY LINKS(You are responsible for reading these and adhering to their guidelines andrules.): Academic dishonesty: http://www.utsa.edu/infoguide/appendices/b.htmlunder section 203Disability: http://www.utsa.edu/disability/students.htm

Note: University support services, including registration assistance and equipment, are available withdocumented disabilities through the Office of Disabled Student Services, MS 2.03.18. Students are

encouraged to contact that office at 458-4157 prior to starting classes to make arrangements.

Please note: Please contact the Professor immediately if there is a documented emergency. TheProfessor reserves the right to alter the syllabus as is necessary to suit the changing needs of theclass. Please contact the instructor by email immediately if you have a documented emergency.
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GRADING SYSTEM

Tentative Schedule: Readings are to be completed by the date on which we arescheduled to discuss them.Any additional assignments and/or changes made to the schedulebelow will be announced in class and on Blackboard LEARN.

Jan 12 Course OverviewJan 14 Introduction to Short Fiction

SHORT FICTION

Jan 19 Box on pg 15: Questions about the elements of Fiction; Understanding the Textpgs 82-89; De Maupassant The Jewelry pgs 90-95; Narration and Point of View160-164; Poe The Cask of Amontillado pg 164-170

Jan 21 First Quiz!Bring a Scantron; Kincaid Girl pgs 170-171; Saunders Puppy pgs172-178; Authors on Their Work: George Saunders pgs 178-179

Jan 26 Character pgs 180-186; Carver Cathedral; Walker Everyday Use (onBlackboard under Content/Short Fiction); Second Quiz!Youll need paper/pen for this one.

Jan 28 Setting pg 245-250; Checkhov The Lady with the Dog pgs 251-262; Amy TanA Pair of Tickets


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NOTE: From now on, quizzes will not be announced ahead of time, but will be given once a weekon either Tuesday or Thursday. You will need a Scantron for the remaining quizzes.

Feb 2 Symbol & Figurative Language pgs 285-289; Danticat A Wall of Fire Rising pg317-329; Theme pgs 334-338; Garcia A Very Old Man with Enormous Wingspgs 356-361

Feb 4 Style and Tone pg 421-422; OConnor A Good Man Is Hard to Findpgs 422-433

Feb 9 Short Fiction ReviewFeb 11 Short Fiction Exam

THE NOVEL

Feb 16 Introduction to the Novel, Preface to Robinson Crusoe(Blackboard); Introduction toFrankenstein; Shelleys Preface to Frankenstein

Feb 18 Shelley, Frankenstein, Volume I

Feb 23 Frankenstein,Volume IIFeb 25 Frankenstein,Volume III

Mar 1 Novel Exam ReviewMar 3 Novel Exam

DRAMA

Mar 8 Introduction to Drama; Elements of Drama pgs 1180-1189; Introduction toShakespeare; The Authors Work As Context: William Shakespeare pgs 1303-1305

Mar 10 Introduction to Hamlet; HamletAct I

Mar 15 SPRING BREAKMar 17 SPRING BREAK

Mar 22 HamletAct IIMar 24 COLFA Conference, no class (our class only, not campus-wide)

Mar 29 HamletAct IIIMar 31 HamletAct IV

Apr 5 HamletAct VApr 7 Drama Exam Review

Apr 12 Drama Exam

POETRY

Apr 14 Introduction to Poetry; Speaker: Whose Voice Do We Hear, Narrative Poems andTheir Speakers, Kennedy In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day, Speakers in


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the Dramatic Monologue, Browning Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, TheLyric and its Speaker, Atwood Death of a Young Son by Drowning pgs 735-742

Apr 19 Situation and Setting: What Happens? Where? When?, Situation, DoveDaystar, Pastan To a Daughter Leaving Home 742-749 The Occasional Poem,Milton On the Late Massacre in Piedmont, Espada Litany at the Tomb ofFrederick Douglas, Authors on Their Work: Martin Espada; Keats Ode to aNightingale (Blackboard)

Apr 21 Visual Imagery and Figures of Speech pgs 802-810; poems in this section include:Wilburs The Beautiful Changes, Pastans Marks, Dickinsons Because I CouldNot Stop for Death, Burns A Red, Red, Rose, Marvell On a Drop of DewThe Sounds of Poetry pgs 825-827; Poe The Raven pg 838-840; Poetic Meterpgs 832-833

Apr 26 External Form pg 875-878; Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night;Herbert Easter Wings, Bishop Sestina, Tretheway Myth, Shakespeares My

Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun; Exam Review Part IApr 28 Exam Review Part II

May 2-3 STUDY DAY - NO CLASSES - CAMPUS-WIDE

May 4 FINAL EXAM, WED 9:45-12:15

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