English 1020: Introduction to Literature

                                                                        

Fall 2009
MWF: 12:00-12:50pm
Classroom: M 3099              

Instructor: M. Jamal (M3074)
Office Hrs.: MWF. 1:00-2:00pm 
Phone: 322-0114, e-mail: jamalma@pgcc.edu

                                                             

 

Required Text: Kirzner and Mandell. Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Compact 6th Edition

Reference Text: Diana Hacker. Rules for Writers, 5th Edition

 

English 102 invites students to explore a variety of ways to read, think, and write about short fiction, poetry and drama. Thus, the following selections from different genres of imaginative literature are primarily meant to arrest your interest and challenge your thinking. It is my earnest hope that by their style and their focus on issues of universal concern, these works of supreme craftsmanship will also serve as a catalyst to self-expression and self-definition. For it is indeed true that only an individual whose consciousness has been heightened through reading develops effective writing skills.

 

 

Scheduled Reading*: August 31 - December 17

Week of:

August 31

Introduction to Course

Sept. 7

Diagnostic Essay

Chapter 3: FICTION  “The Story of an Hour,” p. 193-94

Discussion of Reading

Sept. 14

Summary/discussion of Chapters 1 & 2

 

Character, p. 216-19

 

John Updike: “A&P”, p. 220-224

Sept. 21

Setting, p. 251-55

 

Tillie Olsen: “I Stand Here Ironing” p. 283-89

                  

Point Of View, p. 291-300

Sept. 28

Edgar Allan Poe: “The Cask of Amontillado” p. 312-17

Theme, p. 444-48

 

Eudora Welty: A Worn Path,  p. 449-55

      

Paper #1 Due Oct. 5

Oct. 5

POETRY, p. 676-80. Recognizing Kinds of Poetry

 

Poems About Parents. Theodore Roethke: “My Papa’s Waltz” p. 873-74

 

Poems About Love. Elizabeth Browning: “How Do I Love Thee” p. 884

 

Poems About War. Wilfred Owen: “Dulce et Decorum Est” p. 887 

Oct. 12

Voice: Speaker, Tone, Irony. p. 697-728

 

Langston Hughes: “Negro” p. 701-702

 

Robert Browning: “My Last Duchess” p. 702-04

 

Percy B. Shelley: “Ozymandias” p. 721, "Ode to the West Wind" p. 999-1001

Oct. 19

Imagery, p. 753-65

 

Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (Handout)

 

Mid-term Exam : Wed, Oct. 21

Oct. 26

Figures of Speech, p. 766, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification

Shakespeare: "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" 766

Andrew Marvell: “To His Coy Mistress” p. 696

 

Maya Angelou: "My Arkansas" p. 19-20

 

Marge Piercy: “The Secretary Chant” p. 775

Paper #2 Due: Nov. 2

Nov. 2

DRAMA, p.1084-1092; Kinds of Drama; Plot and Subplot

Nov. 9

Henrik Ibsen: A Doll House, 1122-75

Nov. 16

A Doll House; Theme, p.444; Titles, p.1474; Conflict, p.189-90; Dialogue, p.1040, 1178; Characters,  p.216-19

Nov. 23

August Wilson: Fences, p. 1358. 

Thanksgiving Break: College Closed (Nov. 26-29)

Nov. 30

Fences (Contd.)Writing A Research Paper: p.94-108,

Dec. 7

 Research Paper Workshop. Documenting Sources, p.109-25

Dec. 11-17

.Finals Week. Third Paper Due by Dec. 11

 

                       

                    

 

 

Papers

All out-of-class papers must be typed.

Attendance

Regular attendance is required. Only in extreme situations, a student may be excused for missing class (usually, just once a semester). However, he/she will be assigned extra work to make up for the day’s activity. Repeated absence from class will result in loss of grade.

Assignments

All assignments are due on the day they are to be handed in. No late papers will be accepted. Also, you must complete all assignments to pass the course.

Quizzes

Quizzes will cover all class materials from the readings, discussions, and handouts. They will be unannounced and given during class time. Sorry, no make-up quizzes!

 

Grades: The following grade range will be used to evaluate your work:

 

               A+ (97-100)    B+ (87-89)   C+ (77-79)  D+ (67-69)

 

               A   (93-96)      B    (83-87)   C   (73-76)   D  (63-66)

           

               A- (90-92)      B-   (80-82)    C- (70-72)   D- (60-62)

              

Final course grade will be A, B, C, D, or F, only (no + or - letter grades).

 

Assignments*: 

i)          Three out-of-class Essays 60%

ii)         Midterm 10%

iii)       Attendance & Class Participation 10%

iv)       Quizzes & In-class Response Essays 20%

*Check for due dates under "Scheduled Reading."

 

Disruptive Behavior: PGCC Policy dictates that students do not engage in disruptive behavior. As such, any action that interferes with class activity and is considered inappropriate for a college classroom will not be tolerated.

 

Miscellaneous: ALL beepers, cell phones, pagers and similar devices must be turned off during class time. There is nothing more annoying (and disruptive!) than someone’s cell phone going off during class.

 

Consumption of food and drink in a classroom is not allowed!

 

Plagiarism: Plagiarism in any form is unacceptable. Plagiarized work will lead to loss of credit for the course.

 

HAVE A GREAT SEMESTER