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1 Forms of Literature English 2341 Tuesday & Thursday 1:00-2:15 Instructor Information: Dr. Lori Douglas Office: UC 234 Office Hours: Tuesdays: 12:00-1:00, Thursdays 12:00-1:00, and by appointment Course Description: Forms of Literature offers students an introduction to the literary genres of poetry, drama, and fiction with an emphasis on the intrinsic pleasures that the study of literature offers. It requires students to read closely and critically and become sensitive to the nuances of language. Required Text: The Norton Introduction to Literature. 10 th Edition. Booth, Alison and Mays (Norton, 2010). ISBN: Retail $82.50 Student Learner Outcomes: Students who successfully complete English 2341 will be able to 1. demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in literature. 2. understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context. 3. respond critically to works of literature. 4. engage in the creative process or interpretive performance and comprehend the physical and intellectual demands of the author or visual or performing artist. 5. articulate an informed personal reaction to works of literature. 6. develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide or govern literature. 7. demonstrate knowledge of the influence of literature on intercultural experiences. Course Requirements and Methods of Evaluation: In-class exams (2) 1. There are two in-class exams that must be completed during the semester. Each exam will consist of questions related to literary terms, author and title identification, short-answer questions based on interpretation and terms, and essay questions. Students will answer in as much detail as possible by supporting their

2 answers with the material presented in the course. (SLO 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) 2. Each exam is worth 200 points for a total of 400 points. Participation in class sessions 1. You will need a healthy stack of 3X5 notecards. At the end of each class, you will be evaluating the day and have this as a venue to ask questions that you were afraid to ask and critique what just happened. This will be your participation score. (SLO 3,4,5) 2. Each notecard is worth 5 points, for a total of 150 points. Quizzes 1. There will be three quizzes during the semester. 2. Each quiz is worth 30 points. Analytic Paper 1. Students will prepare an analytic paper that takes a song of their choosing and compare it to a short story or poem from the syllabus. A specific rubric will be given at the time of the assignment; however, generally the text should provide a comparison of the two works utilizing literary terminology and will be at least five pages long. Also, the paper will be graded twice: first as rough draft and as final copy. (SLO 3,5) 2. The rough draft of the paper is worth 100 points. 3. The final copy of the paper is worth 200 points. Staging of play 1. Working in groups, students will prepare a staging and perform a short act from a play. A specific rubric will be provided at the time of the assignment. (SLO 4) 2. The staging is worth 100 points. Grading Scale: A = 90%-100% B = 80%-89% C = 70%-79% D = 60%-69% F = 0%-59% Complete Course Schedule: Week #1: Plot 8/27 Introduction to the Course and Plot Norton: Plot Web: Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A. lyrics and video Web: David Bowie, Young Americans lyrics and video 8/29 Applying Plot to Texts Norton: Sherman Alexie, Flight Patterns 52-59

3 Norton: Margaret Atwood, Happy Endings Eggers: Best American Letter to the Editor 9 Web: Patsy Cline, I Fall to Pieces, lyrics and video Week #2: Narration and Point of View 9/3 - Introducing and Applying Narration and Point of View Norton: Narration and Point of View Norton: Alice Munro, Boys and Girls Norton: Randall Jarrell, The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner 978 Web: Jingle Bells lyrics Web: Danny Boy lyrics and video 9/5 - Applying Narration and Point of View Norton: John Updike, A & P Norton: Ernest Hemingway, Hills Like White Elephants Eggers: Amelia Kahaney, The Temp Week #3: Character 9/10 Introducing Character Norton: Character Norton: Raymond Carver, Cathedral Norton: Theodore Roethke, My Papa s Waltz Eggers: Best American Censorship Blunder 5-7 Web: Kansas, Carry on My Wayward Son lyrics and video 9/12 Applying Character Eggers: Best American College Annual Alumni Reports from Norton: Toby Litt, The Monster Web: Styx, Renegade lyrics and video Web: Dave Matthews Band, Grey Street lyrics and video Week #4: Setting 9/17 Norton: Setting Norton: Amy Tan, A Pair of Tickets Eggers: Denis Johnson, Boomtown, Iraq Web: Lou Reed, A Perfect Day lyrics and video 9/19 Applying Setting Norton: Marjane Satrapi, The Shabbat Norton: Philip Larkin, Church Going Eggers: Nick St. John Further Notes on My Unfortunate Condition Web: Neil Young, Southern Man lyrics Web: CSNY, Southern Man video Web: Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama lyrics and video

4 Week #5: Symbols and Figurative Language 9/24 Introducing Symbols and Figurative Language Norton: Symbol and Figurative Language Norton: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Birth-Mark Norton: John Donne, The Flea 929 Web: Dave Matthews Band, Crush lyrics and video 9/26 Applying Symbols and Figurative Language Eggers: Eula Biss, Relations Handout: Kurt Vonnegut, The Nice Little People Norton: A. S. Byatt, The Thing in the Forest Web: Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues lyrics and video Week #6: Theme 10/1 Introducing Theme Norton: Theme Norton: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Norton: Yasunari Kawabata, The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket Web: Kei$ha, Tik Tok lyrics and video 10/3 Applying Theme Eggers: Nick Flynn, The Ticking is the Bomb Norton: William Saidi, The Nightmare Web: ZZ Top, La Grange lyrics and video Web: Bee Gees, Jive Talkin lyrics and video Web: Linkin Park, Waiting for the End lyrics and video Week #7: Testing and Writing about Literature 10/8 Exam #1 10/10 Writing about Literature Norton: Writing about Literature Paper Assigned Week #8: Theme and Tone 10/15 Introducing Theme and Tone Norton: Theme and Tone poems: Marge Piercy Barbie Doll, W.D. Snodgrass Leaving the Motel, Etheridge Knight Hard Rock Returns from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane Web: Steve Earle, I Ain t Ever Satisfied lyrics and video 10/17 Applying Theme and Tone

5 Web: Madonna, Like a Virgin lyrics and video Web: Elvis, Viva Las Vegas lyrics and video Web: Jim Croce, Bad, Bad Leroy Brown lyrics and video Week #9: Speaker 10/22 Introducing Speaker Norton: Speaker: Whose Voice Do We Hear? poems: X.J. Kennedy In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day, Margaret Atwood Death of a Young Son by Drowning, Dorothy Parker A Certain Lady, William Wordsworth She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways ; Liz Rosenberg The Silence of Women /24 Applying Speaker Norton: Gwendolyn Brooks, We Real Cool 207 Norton: Audre Lorde, Hanging Fire 888 Web: Christina Aguilera Featuring Lil Kim, Cant Hold Us Down lyrics and video Web: Pussycat Dolls, I Don t Need a Man lyrics and video Web: Gnarls Barkley, Crazy lyrics and video Week #10: Situation 10/29 Introducing Situation Norton: Situation and Setting: What Happens? Where? When? poems: Rita Dove Daystar, Linda Pastan To a Daughter Leaving Home, William Shakespeare [Full many a glorious morning have I seen], Billy Collins Morning, John Donne The Flea, Andrew Marvell To His Coy Mistress, Joshua Clover The Nevada Glassworks 10/31 Applying Situation Web: Steely Dan, Don t Take Me Alive lyrics and video Web: J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, Last Kiss lyrics and video Web: Pearl Jam, Last Kiss video Norton: Sylvia Plath, Morning Song 922; August Kleinzahler, Aubade On East 12 th Street 923 Week #11: Language 11/5 Norton: Language poems: Sharon Olds Sex without Love, William Carlos Williams The Red Wheelbarrow, e e Cummings [In Just -], Li-Young Lee Persimmons, Denise Levertov Wedding-Ring 11/7 Applying Language Web: Jimmy Buffet, Margaritaville lyrics and video Web: Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode lyrics and video Norton: James Merrill, body 968

6 Norton: Robert Frost, Fireflies in the Garden 988 Week #12: Sounds 11/12 Norton: The Sounds of Poetry poems: The Word Plum, Mona Van Duyn What the Motorcycle Said, Catherine Bowman Mr. X 11/14 Web: Richard Thompson, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning lyrics and video Web: Johnny Cash, Hurt video Web: Trent Reznor, Hurt lyrics Norton, Anonymous, There Was a Young Girl from St. Paul 1004 Norton, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Spring and Fall 1010 Week #13: Picking Up the Pieces 11/19 Rough Draft of Paper Due Your songs 11/21 Exam #2 Week #14: Drama 11/26 Introduction to Drama Norton: Drama: Reading, Responding, Writing Norton: Elements of Drama Norton: Suzi-Lori Parks, From 365 Days/365 Plays /3 Continuing with 365 Week #15: Stagings 12/5 Your stagings 12/10 Paper due Student Participation: There is no attendance policy for the course. My job is to teach you each class, make it interesting and vital to you whenever I can, and make coming to class, at the very least, seem necessary. Your job is to come or keep up when unable. Three caveats. The first caveat I would add is that I will work as hard as I possibly can to make sure that if you re not attending class regularly, it will be very difficult to do well that is also my job. The second is that I m not interested in trying to repeat a day, week, or month of what happened in my office class is unrepeatable. The final caveat is that there is a participation component to your grade, and it is difficult to participate if you are not here Disability Accommodations: Students with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations through the A&M-Texarkana Disability Services Office by calling

7 Academic Integrity: Academic honesty is expected of students enrolled in this course. Cheating on examinations, unauthorized collaboration, falsification of research data, plagiarism, and undocumented use of materials from any source constitute academic dishonesty and may be grounds for a grade of F in the course and/or disciplinary actions. For additional information, see the university catalog. Statement on usage: Upon application to Texas A&M University-Texarkana an individual will be assigned an A&M-Texarkana account. This account will be used to deliver official university correspondence. Each individual is responsible for information sent and received via the university account and is expected to check the official A&M-Texarkana account on a frequent and consistent basis. Faculty and students are required to utilize the university account when communicating about coursework. University Drop Policy: To drop this course after the 12 th class day, a student must complete the Drop/Withdrawal Request Form, located on the University website ( or obtained in the Registrar s Office. The student must submit the signed and completed form to the instructor of each course indicated on the form to be dropped for his/her signature. The signature is not an approval to drop, but rather confirmation that the student has discussed the drop/withdrawal with the faculty member. The form must be submitted to the Registrar s office for processing in person, (Registrar@tamut.edu), mail (P. O. Box 5518, Texarkana, TX 75505) or fax ( ). Drop/withdraw forms missing any of the required information will not be accepted by the Registrar s Office for processing. It is the student s responsibility to ensure that the form is completed properly before submission. If a student stops participating in class (attending and submitting assignments) but does not complete and submit the drop/withdrawal form, a final grade based on work completed as outlined in the syllabus will be assigned.

ENGLISH 2341 FORMS OF LIT 3 CREDITS M & W 1:00-2:15 UC 210

ENGLISH 2341 FORMS OF LIT 3 CREDITS M & W 1:00-2:15 UC 210 Instructor Info: Dr. Douglas Eli Julien Email: Doug.Julien@tamut.edu Office: UC 219 Phone: 930-334-6662 Office Hours: Mondays: 11:00-12:00, Tuesdays: