UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO ARECIBO ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Syllabus for INGL 3222 Title: Introduction to Literature II Course Code: INGL 3222 Contact Hours: Three (3) Credits Requisites/Prerequisites/Other Requirements: INGL 3222 is the second half of a two-part course that introduces students to literature through the study of the basic literary genres. Course Description: INGL 3222 focuses on the development of the literary genres of drama and poetry in Western culture from the Classical period to the twenty-first century. The course topics and representative works are discussed and developed totally in English. Learning Objectives: A. Through regular attendance to class and participation in course activities student will: 1. develop their knowledge of poetry and drama as art forms 2. conceptualize literature as an expression of a given social, historical, moral, and cultural perspective 3. identify the salient characteristics of the genres of poetry and drama 4. trace the historical development of poetry and drama as art forms 5. analyze via oral and written discussions major topics explored in select works 6. compare the treatment and development of major topics in key periods in literary history 7. increase writing skills through paragraph, journal and/or essay writing 8. develop critical thinking skills for the analysis of literary texts B. Identify and react in oral and written form to the following concepts: 1. Poetry Forms (ballads, sonnets, lyrical, rhymed verse, free verse, protest) 2. Elements of Poetry a. theme b. diction/style c. tone d. imagery e. symbolism f. simile and metaphor g. personification and apostrophe h. voice (persona) i. irony j. structure and form k. meter, rhythm, rhyme, and sound
3. Types of Drama (tragedy, comedy, melodrama, farce) 4. Elements of Drama (as a literary text) a. plot b. character c. dialogue d. theme e. form f. language and style g. symbol h. setting i. tone 5. Elements of Drama (as performance art) a. acting b. sets c. lighting d. sound e. costumes f. make-up g. props h. direction 6. Literary Theory as Applicable to Drama and Poetry Course Outline and Time Distribution: A. Introduction to Course (3.0 contact hours) 1. Discussion of course syllabus 2. Identifying salient characteristics of Literature (as opposed to other kinds of texts) 3. Drama and Intertextuality B. Introduction to the Elements of Drama 3.0 hours 1. Elements of Drama (as Text and as Performance) 2. Types of Drama: Tragedy, Comedy, Tragicomedy, Farce, Melodrama 3. Aristotle s Theory of Tragedy and Key Terms C. Short Play Sketches/ Improvisations D. Exploring Elements of Drama in Select Short Plays: 12.0 hours Select short plays for performance and analysis may include, but are not necessarily limited to plays from the following list: 1. Sure Thing by David Ives 2. The Proposal by Anton Chekov 3. The Wedding Story by Julianne Homokay 4. Death Knocks by Woody Allen 5. The Gap by Eugene Ionesco 6. Other play(s)
E. Analyzing Filmed Performances of Select Short Plays F. Exploring and Understanding Poetry 9.0 hours 1. What is Poetry? Two Approaches (McLeish/Bukowski) 2. Distinguishing Poetry from Prose 3. The Task of Poetry: Poetry as an Emotional Intelligence Experience 4. Elements of Poetry 5. Determining Rhyme and Meter of a Sonnet 6. Identifying Theme(s) in Select Poems 7. Tone, Voice, and Diction 8. Exploring Select Canon and Non-Canonical Poems G. Introduction to Western Drama: Classical Greek Theatre 7.5 hours 1. Origins of Greek Drama 2. Poetry and Drama Connection in Greek Drama 3. Dionysian and Apollonian Perspective in Greek Drama 4. Characteristics of Greek Drama (Focus play: Sophocles Oedipus the King) 5. Structural/Formal Characteristics of Greek Theatre and Plays 6. Comparing Classic Greek Drama and Contemporary Drama 7. Exploring Greek Tragedy and Its Presence in Contemporary Drama H. Introduction to Shakespearean Drama (10.5 contact hours) 1. Development of Drama from Classical Greece to the Elizabethan Period 2. Origins of Elizabethan Drama (Marlowe/Jonson/Shakespeare) 3. Characteristics of the Elizabethan Stage 4. Literary Biography of William Shakespeare 5. Characteristics of Shakespearean Drama 6. Intertextuality and Shakespearean Genius 7. Exploring Shakespearean Tragedy: Hamlet or Othello or Titus Andronicus 8. Exploring Shakespearean Comedy: Twelfth Night or A Midsummer Night s Dream Total: 45.0 Contact Hours Instructional Strategies A. The following strategies may be used to teach the course: 1. Conferences or lectures 2. Seminars or workshops by external resources 3. Workshop activities for projects 4. Small group work 5. Portfolios or journals 6. Oral Reports 7. Power Point Presentations 8. Reader-Response compositions 9. Class exhibitions of projects 10. Library and/or Electronic Catalog Research
11. Internet Research 12. Others (may include, but not limited to, Creative Writing Projects) Learning Resources and Minimum Required Installations and Facilities: Due to the nature of this course, a specific textbook will be assigned. In addition, other assigned. Specific texts and readings materials used for class discussion will be placed at the Reserved section of the UPRA Library. Students enrolled in this course are required to read all assigned textbook readings and/or Reserved reading materials required for every specific class meeting. Each student should also bring a dictionary to class for use at any pertinent time. In addition, the student will use library and multimedia resources, the Internet, audiovisual material and other additional material prepared by the professor. Evaluation Techniques: 1. Theory/Objective Exams 20% 2. Attendance /Participation in Play Presentations/Discussions 15% 3. Reader/Responses/Reaction Statements /quizzes 15% 4. Discussion Exams 30% 5. Final Exam or Play Project 20% (Note: subject to change from semester to semester according to themes/contents covered) Note: Certification 111-2014-2015 of the Governing Board defines a face-to-face course as: "Course in which 75% or more of instruction hours require the physical presence of students and the professor in the classroom." The remaining 25% may be covered using different educational strategies, among which are: visits related to the course, field experiences, excursions, and online activities, among others. It is the responsibility of the professor to provide evidence of all the activities with attendance sheets and assessment of these activities. Reasonable Accommodation: Students who are sheltered under Law 51 or receive vocational rehabilitation services that require reasonable accommodations must inform the professor at the beginning of the semester by bringing an official letter that is sent from the office that deals with the matters of persons with impediments at the university in order to offer the necessary accommodations in accordance to the specifications that are delineated in said document. Academic Integrity: The University of Puerto Rico promotes the highest standards of academic and scientific integrity. Article 6.2 of the UPR Students General Bylaws (Board of Trustees Certification 12-2009-2010) states that academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: fraudulent actions; obtaining grades or academic degrees by false or fraudulent simulations; copying the whole or part of the academic work of another person; plagiarizing totally or partially the work of another person; copying all or part of another person s answers to the questions of an oral or written exam by taking or getting someone else to take the exam on his/her behalf; as well as enabling and facilitating another person to perform the aforementioned behavior. Any of these behaviors will be subject to disciplinary action in accordance
with the disciplinary procedure laid down in the UPR Students General Bylaws. Grading Scale: 100% 90% A 89% 80% B 79% 70% C 69% 60% D 59% and lower F Bibliography/References Ackroyd, Peter. Shakespeare: The Biography. New York: Random, 2005. Barton, Edwin J. and Glenda A. Hudson. A Contemporary Guide to Literary Terms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004 Bloom, Harold. How to Read and Why. New York: Scribner, 2000. -----. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York: Riverhead, -----. The Western Canon: The Books and School of Ages. New York: Harcourt, 1994. Childs, Peter. Modernism. London: Routledge, 2000. Childers, Joseph and Gary Hentzi, eds. The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995. Coote, Stephen. The Penguin Short History of English Literature. London: Penguin, (most recent edition). Delblanco, Nicholas and Alan Cheuse, eds. Literature: Craft and Voice (Drama). New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ----. Literature: Craft and Voice (Poetry). New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. Grant, Michael. Myths of the Greeks and Romans. New York: Mentor (most recent edition) Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Vols 1-2. London: Penguin, 1990. Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. Griffith, Kelly. Writing Essays About Literature. Boston: Thomson/Heinle, 2002, or more recent edition. Kermode, Frank. Shakespeare s Language. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2000. Ruland, Richard and Malcolm Bradbury. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. New York: Penguin, 1992. Ryan, Michael. Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction. Malden: Blackwell, 1999. Torres, L.M. Impedimentos Visuals: Naturaleza y Necesidades. San Juan: Editorial Isla Negra. 1998. Torres, L.M. Movilidad: Necesidad Básica de Personas con Impedimentos. San Juan: Isla Negra. 1999. Revised January 2016 by Prof. N. Rivera Agosto in accordance with Cert. 112 2014-2015. Changes to the syllabus should be consulted with the Course Coordinator and Director of the Department.