COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

English 2333H    (Honors)   Fall                     

World Literature II                                        Prerequisite: English 1302 and 3.5 GPA or

Section:_________                                          Above                            

Room:__________                                                                                                                  

Days:___________

                                                                        Email: jkennedy@ccccd.edu

Dr. Joan Kennedy, Professor                    Phone: Office    972-377-1044

Office: LM 102                                             Fax: 972-377-1004

Preston Ridge Campus                               Web site: http://iws.ccccd.edu/kennedy            

Office Hours: MW  2:30-3:30 PM    TR  1-3 PM              Fridays: By Appointment

                                                                               

**Important Note: A student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including W.  If you drop the course before the census date (    ), you will not be penalized in regard to the repeat policy.  If you withdraw from the course after the census date, a grade of W will be posted to your transcript and count as one attempt toward the repeat policy.

 

Textbooks:            The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. D, E, F  2nd Edition  Ed. Maynard Mack

                            The New Century Handbook, 3rd Edition, Hult & Huckin

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

English 2333H introduces the student to a multiplicity of literary histories from the 17th Century through the 20th Century.  Students will read representative selections and have the opportunity to enrich each other’s experiences through collaborative learning as well as special projects in drama, videotaping, photography, analytical writing, creative writing, and research.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1.                    To promote personal growth and human understanding through careful reading of interpretive literature of continental Europe, England, Africa, the Far East, and the Americas

2.                    To discover what some of the greatest minds in history have expressed about basic human concerns: life, death, love, friendship, religion, etc.

3.                    To broaden students’ analytical as well as experiential responses to literature through special projects

4.                    To develop oral communication skills through reports and oral interpretation

5.                    To develop students’ leadership skills through leading class discussion

6.                    To enrich each other’s experience through class discussion and collaborative learning

7.                    To encourage creative, interdisciplinary responses to literature

8.                    To enrich students’ cultural and artistic awareness through analysis of films and videos

9.                    To incorporate the classroom into real world experiences

 

METHODS OF PRESENTATION:

Readings, lectures, class discussions, small group discussions, student reports and presentations, audio/visual materials, field trips

 

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:

A.                  Special Projects

1.        Vignette  -  Flaubert’s Madame Bovary: Due_______________________

2.        Poem  -  (Adapted from Vignette): Due:___________________________

3.        Oral Interpretation: Date:_______________________________________

4.        Readers’ Theater Performance: Date:______________________________

B.                  Essays

1.        Literary Analysis (3-5 pages, typewritten, double-spaced, MLA format

Moliere’s Tartuffe

Due:________________________________________________________

Consult The New Century Handbook for explanation and sample essays

 

2.        Experiential Essay:  (3-5 pages, typewritten, double-spaced)

Select any of the assigned works from the following authors: Pope, Sor Juana de la Cruz, Rousseau, Browning, Dickinson, Baudelaire, Blake, Tagore, or from the African poetry selections (handouts).  Narrate a personal experience based on a response to one of these readings.  Perhaps you can identify with an idea or character and relate your experience in light of the similarities.  Or maybe you oppose an idea or differ from a character; relate your experience showing the differences.  Or compare and contrast your experience or philosophical ideas with that of the literature. 

                                Written in class.

C.                   In-Class Essay Exam:

Kafka’s Metamorphosis – Date:_____________________________________

D.                  Journals:

1.        You are expected to make weekly entries in your journal

2.        You must have an entry for each of the assigned readings

3.        A minimum of 15 pages is required by the end of the semester for an “A” (along with an entry for each work)

4.        Do not worry about formal corrections.  The main purpose of the journal is to allow you to follow your thoughts on paper

5.        Since your journal is a collection of your ideas about the literature that you are reading, it is an excellent source for potential topics for your essays and research

6.        Bring your journals to class each day; we will be writing in them during class

Due:____________________________________________________________________

 

E.                   Research Project:  Collaborative

(6-8 pages, typewritten, double-spaced, MLA format for documentation)

Choose a topic relating to any of the literature in the text.  Students will work in pairs (or groups of three) on this project.  Each group will submit one research paper (containing everyone’s name).  Each student of the group will receive the same grade provided that criteria have been met

Due:_______________________________________________________________________       

F.                   Class Discussion Leaders:

Students will work in pairs acting as discussion leaders for one class period.  Pairs will volunteer for the specific class that they wish to lead.

 

G.                   Attendance and Class Participation:

Students are expected to attend class regularly and come prepared to discuss the assigned literature.  Class attendance and participation are worth 10% of the final grade.  There are no excused absences.

 

H.                  Final Exam:

This will consist of an essay responding to topics that I will provide.

Date:_________________________________________________________                                                                              

COURSE EVALUATION:

The final course grade will be based on the following:

1.                    One literary analysis essay  -  200 points                     Grading Scale:

2.                    One experiential essay  -  100 points                            900-1000   =   A

3.                    Vignette  -  50 points                                                       800-899     =   B

4.                    Poem  -  50 points                                                            700-799    =   C

5.                    Oral Interpretation  -  25 points                                     600-699    =   D

6.                    Class Discussion Leader  -  50 points                          Below 600 =   F

7.                    Kafka Exam  -  100 points

8.                    Journal  -  25 points

9.                    Research  Assignment  - 150 points

10.                 Attendance and Class Participation  -  100 points

11.                 Final Exam  -  150 points                                                        Total     =     1000     points

LATE PAPERS:

I will not accept papers handed in more than one class period late.  If a paper is one class period late, it will be lowered one grade level.  I will not accept any late research papers.

 

CAMPUS POLICY:

Campus regulations do not allow food, drinks, or smoking in the classroom.  The same rule applies to all labs.

 

MISCELLANEOUS:

I will make changes in objectives, assignments, and due dates for this course if necessary.  I will announce any changes in class.

 

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:

In accordance with Section 51.911 of the Texas Education Code, CCCC will allow a student who is absent from class for the observance of a religious holy day to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time.  Students are required to file a written request with each professor within the first 15 days of the semester to qualify for an excused absence.  A copy of the state rules and procedures regarding holy days and the form for notification of absence from each class under this provision are available from the Registrar’s Office.

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE:

It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities.  This college will adhere to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity.  It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office

(G-200) or 972-881-5898 (TTY – 972-881-5950) in a timely manner if he/she desires to arrange for accommodations.

 

 

 

COURSE OUTLINE

 

English 2333 Honors                                                                                                              Fall                                                                              

Dr. Joan Kennedy

 

Week 1          Overview of Course 

                      Reading: Norton Anthology –“The Enlightenment in Europe” pp. 295-303

Week 2         

                        Moliere  -  Tartuffe   pp.  304-361           (French Comedy)

Week 3          Moliere

                        Alexander Pope  - pp. 489-492  “An Essay On Man” pp. 510-517

 

Week 4          Sor Juana de la Cruz  Reply to Sor Filotea de la Cruz  pp. 403-430

 

Week 5          “Revolution and Romanticism in Europe and America   pp. 651-661

                        Video on Romanticism

                        Rousseau    Confessions   pp.  662-678

                      LITERARY ANALYSIS OF TARTUFFE DUE:______________________________

Week 6          Robert Browning pp. 908-910  “My Last Duchess” pp. 910-911 and “The Bishop

                      Orders His Tomb At St. Praxed’s Church”  pp. 911-914

                      Emily Dickinson  pp. 1049-1051   Poetry  pp. 1051-1058

 

Week 7          African Poetry (Handouts) -- 

                      Leopold Senghor pp. 2502-2505 “Prayer to Masks”  pp.  2508-2509

                        Tagore  -  India  -  (Handout)  pp. 1671-1673

                        Baudelaire  pp. 1380-1398

                     William Blake  pp. 780-789

Week 8          EXPERIENTIAL ESSAY DUE:________________________________________

                      “Realism, Naturalism, & Symbolism in Europe” pp. 1071-1083

                      Gustave Flaubert  -  pp.  1084-1088    (French)

                        Novel: Madame Bovary  pp. 1088-1301      Video: Madame Bovary

 

Week 9          Madame Bovary continued

 

Week 10       Vignettes and Poetry Due on Madame Bovary  - In-class Readings

                        Anna Akhmatova poetry  pp. 2098-2101  Requiem pp. 2102-2108  (Russian)

 

Week 11       Franz Kafka  -  pp. 1996-1999  - German Novel

                        The Metamorphosis  pp. 1999-2030    Existentialism

Week 12       IN-CLASS EXAM – KAFKA’S METAMORPHOSIS__________________________

                        Readers’ Theater Practice

Week 13       “The Modern World: Self and Other in Global Context  pp. 1579-1606

                      Albert Camus  “The Guest”   pp. 2570-2582 (French Algerian)

                        Gabriel Garcia Marquez  pp. 2845-2855  “Death Constant Beyond Love” (Colombia)

                      THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – NO CLASS   WED., THURS., FRI.

 

Week 14       Wallace Stevens poetry  pp. 1896-1907   (American)

                        Tadeusz Borowski  pp. 2770-2786   “Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber”

                        JOURNALS DUE:___________________________________________________

 

Week 15       RESEARCH PAPERS DUE:___________________________________________

                      (I will not accept late research papers)

                       ORAL INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE

                        Review for Final

       Week 16        FINALS WEEK    -    FINAL EXAM:_______________________________________

 

ENGLISH 2333 HONORS GRADE SHEET

 

Name:_____________________________________ Section:____________________________

 

YOUR GRADE IS DETERMINED ACCORDINGLY:

 

                                                                                 Total Points                 Your Points

 

1.     Literary Analysis Essay                                           200                                  ___________

2.     Experiential Essay                                                      100                                  ___________

3.     Vignette                                                                         50                                  ___________

4.     Poem                                                                              50                                  ___________

5.     Oral Interpretation                                                     25                                  ___________

6.     Class Discussion Leader                                           50                                  ___________

7.     Kafka Exam                                                                 100                                  ___________

8.     Journal                                                                           25                                  ___________

9.     Research Assignment                                              150                                  ___________

10.  Attendance and Class Participation                       100                                  ___________

11.  Final Exam                                                                   150                                  ___________

 

 

                                                                                  _________       

                                                                                                            YOUR

                                TOTAL                                     1,000                TOTAL _____________

 

 

GRADING SCALE:                     900-1000                   =              A

                                                        800-899                     =              B

                                                       700-799                      =              C

                                                       600-699                      =              D

                                                      Below 600                   =              F

 

 

 

 

 

 

LATE PAPERS:

I will not accept papers handed in more than one class period late.  If a paper is one class period late, it will be lowered one grade level.  I will not accept any late research papers.

 

 

 

HONORS WORLD LITERATURE II CLASS LEADER SCHEDULE

 

1.                     Rousseau              Confessions          Week 5__________________________

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

2.                     Robert Browning      Poetry                Week 6__________________________

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

3.                     Charles Baudelaire         Poetry          Week 7__________________________

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

4.                     Anna Akhmatova       Poetry              Week 11_________________________

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

5.                     Franz Kafka           The Metamorphosis  Week 12_______________________

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

6.                     Albert Camus        “The Guest”          Week 14_________________________

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        Gabriel Garcia Marquez       “Death Constant Beyond Love”  Week 14______

                        _____________________________________________________________

 

                        ______________________________________________________________

 

7.                     Tadeusz Borowski     “Ladies and Gentlemen to the Gas Chamber” Week 15____

                        ______________________________________________________________

 

                        ______________________________________________________________

 

 

Students will work in pairs or groups of three, leading class discussion.

 

Informative background information might be helpful to set the context for the discussion of the literature.  Handouts or transparencies for the overhead projector are also useful tools to open discussion of the work.

 

 

Scholastic Dishonesty Statement

The College may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree and/or the submission as one's own work material that is not one's own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic records.

Plagiarism is the use of an author's words or ideas as if they were one's own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.

Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying computer or Internet files, using someone else's work for assignments as if it were one's own, or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.

Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to providing a paper or project to another student, providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.

Scholastic dishonesty and plagiarism are briefly defined in the “Student Code of Conduct” in the CCCCD Student Handbook.  Every student should read that information, but the CCCCD English faculty would like for you to know more about plagiarism whether you are beginning the study of the research process and the pitfalls of proper documentation or whether you are preparing a critical essay for a literary studies course.

In college courses, plagiarism’s penalties can range from failure on a particular assignment to failure in a course to expulsion from college.  PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS MORAL OFFENSE.

 

According to the MLA Style Manual, the origin of the word plagiarism is the Latin for “kidnapper”; thus, a plagiarist kidnaps another writer’s sentences, words, ideas, or organization and presents the material as his own.  When the plagiarist uses his stolen material, he may do so knowing that the work is not his own.  This is the most blatant form of plagiarism.  MANY CASES OF PLAGIARISM, HOWEVER, ARE THE RESULT OF CARELESS DOCUMENTATION OR FAULTY NOTETAKING.  Unfortunately, the reader who finds the error, not knowing the writer’s intent, can only assume the plagiarism intentional.  Intentional or not, plagiarism in any paper will still carry serious penalties.

 

You can avoid plagiarizing if you remember that when you quote, use quotation marks; when you paraphrase, use only your own words.  IN EITHER CASE, YOU MUST DOCUMENT.  Proper paraphrasing does not mean changing a few words here and there, nor does it mean omitting a few sentences or scrambling their order.  For a more complete explanation of proper paraphrasing, see the textbook. 

 

Many students overreact when they learn what plagiarism means.  They either assume that they should not use any sources (thus avoiding the problem entirely), or they assume they should document every word they have written.  Both reactions are in error, for good writing involves the synthesis of your own ideas with the ideas of others.  Documentation serves the purpose of clearly indicating which ideas are yours and which are those of other writers.  If you are in doubt about that dividing line, ask your instructor or the Writing Center tutors for guidance.

 

Plagiarism, because it is a form of theft, burglary, kidnapping, or dishonesty that interferes with the goals of education, must carry severe penalties.  The CCCCD English Department’s policy is that an assignment containing plagiarized material receives an automatic “F.”  Your instructor may have other penalties in the course syllabus and may choose to initiate disciplinary proceedings against any student guilty of plagiarism.