ENGLISH 356 AMERICAN TEXTS LATER 19 th CENTURY

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ENGLISH356 AMERICANTEXTS LATER19 th CENTURY Professor:D.HarlanWilson Office:257Dwyer Phone:419.586.0317 OfficeHours:T10 12 Email:david.wilson@wright.edu CourseWebsite www.wright.edu/~david.

1 ENGLISH356 AMERICANTEXTS LATER19 th CENTURY Professor:D.HarlanWilson Office:257Dwyer Phone: OfficeHours:T10 12 CourseWebsite MeetingPlace&Time 184Andrews TTh 8 9:40 CourseDescription English 356 surveys representative works by select major American writers from the midnineteenthcenturytoworldwar1withanemphasisonhermanmelville smoby Dick.Incited bythecivilwarandtheindustrialrevolution,literatureofthisperiodwitnessedashiftfromthe fanciful, individualistic, idealized tenets of Romanticism to the experiential, matter of fact objectivityofrealism,naturalismandregionalism.wewillexaminethetensionbetweenthese schoolsofthoughtwhileexploringrepresentationsofgender,classandrace.writtentextswill be studied as literary and historical documents. The goal of English 356 is to critically engage students with textual analysis while providing a broader scope of the development and diversificationoftheamericanliteraryvoice. 1

2 Texts Krupat, Arnold and Jeanne Campbell Reesman, eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Volume C ( ).SeventhEdition.NewYork:W.W.Norton&Company,2007. Melville,Herman.Moby Dick.1853.SecondEdition.NewYork:W.W.Norton&Company,2001. GradingScale Coursegradeswillbebasedonthefollowingpointssystem: Attendance&Participation Assignments Discussions MidtermEssay FinalEssay TotalPoints As I grade your work, Pilot tallies the points so that you may gauge your performance in the courseatanytimeduringthequarter. At the end of the quarter, points will be converted to percentages, and percentages will be convertedtolettergrades.hereisthegradingrubric: % % % % % Attendance Attendance is an essential part of this writing intensive, discussion oriented course. It is expectedthatyouwillcometoeachclassperiodpreparedfortheday'sactivities;whenyoudo notshowup,orwhenyoushowupunprepared,thequalityoftheclass'slaborsuffers.aswe will only meet in person once a week, it is important that you attend class, barring any unforeseen illnesses, family emergencies, religious observances, etc. More than ONE absence will negatively affect your grade. You are responsible for all assignments given during a class periodyoumiss. A B C D F 2

3 Participation Participation includes in class speaking, activities, and responsive listening. Simply showing up forclassdoesnotconstituteparticipation.youareexpectedtopresentyourinformedideasand showrespectforothersintheclassroom.participationismentalandverbalattendance.youwill begradedonhowmuchyoucontributetothelearningenvironmentofeachclasssession. WritingAssignments Thesewritingassignmentsaredesignedtogiveyouexperienceworkingwithsomeoftheforms usedbyprofessionalscholars. Literary Elements Outline Identify the following formal elements in a work of literature, providingspecificexamples:character,setting,plot,narrator,tone,diction,imagery andtheme. Close Reading Choose a passage from a text and analyze it in fine detail, as if with a magnifyingglass,focusingontheformalelementsofliterature. ShortEssay Writealiteraryanalysisinwhichyouexaminesomeaspectofaworkofliterature closelyinordertounderstanditsmessages,interpretitsdominantthemes,andappreciatean author stechnique. All assignments must be formatted according to MLA style and polished in terms of writing mechanicsaswellascontent.inaddition,popquizzeswillbegiventhroughoutthequarterto ensurethatthereadingscheduleisbeingfollowed. Discussions There will be several online discussions conducted via Pilot. For each discussion, you will be givenawritingpromptaboutarecentreading. MidtermEssay Forthiscriticalanalysis,studentsmustselectapassagefromMoby Dick andperformadetailed close reading of it, studying Melville s use of language in order to come to a greater understanding of one or more of the novel s dominant themes. Format according to MLA guidelines words. 3

4 FinalEssay This literary analysis should be based upon ideas developed in writing assignments, class discussions,andpersonalnotesandresearch.studentsareresponsiblefordevelopingtheirown topics and must focus on no more than TWO texts (excluding Moby Dick). The essay should make a clear and engaging argument about a dominant theme in the text(s), then proceed to defend that argument using support from the primary source(s) alongside your own commentaryandinterpretation.useofsecondarysourcesisnotrequired.formataccordingto MLAguidelines words. Plagiarism Plagiarism occurs when a writer: (1) copies verbatim from an author without quotation or attempts to disguise the act by selective omissions or alterations; (2) paraphrases from an authorwithoutnamingthesourceinthetextofthepaperorprovidingalistofreferencesatthe end;(3)turnsinapaperwrittenbysomebodyelse.asapointofacademicintegrity,youare requiredtosubmitoriginalmaterialofyourowncreation.plagiarismofanymaterialisaserious offense and, if established with sufficient evidence, can result in failure of the course or dismissalfromtheuniversity. WritingCenter TheLakeCampus swritingcenterislocatedinroom221indwyerhall.contactthedirector,dr. ChristineWilson(christine.wilson@wright.edu),tomakeanappointment. STUDENTSWHOUSETHEWRITINGCENTERWILLBEGIVEN5EXTRACREDITPOINTSFOREACH VISIT. ClassCalendar Week Schedule 1 1/3 IntroductiontotheCourse 1/5 Discussion:HermanMelville,Moby Dick (ix xiv,7 101) 2 1/10 HermanMelville,Moby Dick (pgs ) 4

5 1/12 Due:LiteraryElementsOutline HermanMelville,Moby Dick (pgs ) 3 1/17 HermanMelville,Moby Dick (pgs ) 1/19 Due:CloseReading HermanMelville,Moby Dick (pgs ) 4 1/24 Presentations:Moby Dick Criticism HermanMelville,Moby Dick ( ) 1/26 HermanMelville,Moby Dick ( ) 5 1/31 KateChopin,The Awakening 2/2 Due:MidtermEssay 6 2/7 PeterRamos, UnbearableRealism:Freedom,Ethics&IdentityinThe Awakening * 2/9 Discussion:SarahOrneJewett, AWhiteHeron 7 2/14 EmilyDickinson,Poems 2/16 Due:ShortEssay EmilyDickinson,Poems 8 2/21 EdithWharton, RomanFever 2/23 GuestLecture:MaryHunterAustin, TheWalkingWoman 9 2/28 CharlottePerkinsGilman, TheYellowWallpaper 3/1 Discussion:FinalEssayTopics 5

6 10 3/6 BarbaraSuess, TheWriting sonthewall:symbolicordersin TheYellowWallpaper * 3/9 OfficeHours E 3/15 Due:FinalEssay *Textavailableatwww.wright.edu/~david.wilson. 6

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