English 1102-12 CRN: 82702, 3 credit hours
Fall 2014
WRC – Room 110
12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M., M/W
Instructor: Mrs. Sharon Aiken, H/SS, 248
Emails will be answered within 48 hours of
receipt. If there is a situation requiring immediate attention, call
478-471-2893
Office Hours: M/W: 12:30-2:00 P.M., PSC, first floor
T/TH: 1:45-2:30 P.M., WRC
Office phone: 478-471-2893
Website:
aikenenglish1102fall2014.blogspot.com
English 1102-33 CRN: 26535 Syllabus and Policy
Statement:
Course
Description/Purpose:
English
1102 is an introduction to literature that continues the writing principles
studied in English
1101. ENGL
1102 introduces students to the three basic genres of literature—fiction,
drama, and
poetry—their
conventions, and associated literary terms, with some introduction to critical
approaches.
ENGL 1102
students are asked to respond to literary works with essays that not only
analyze themes,
but also
analyze literary techniques.
Policy Statements
Required Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C is
required in ENGL 1101 (or its equivalent) before a student may take English
1102.
30-Hour Rule: In accordance with Board of Regents policy, students must complete ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 before earning
thirty hours of course credit.
Withdrawal Policy: Students
may withdraw from the course and earn a grade of “W” up to and including the
midterm date, Wednesday, October 15, 2014. After midterm, students who withdraw
will receive a grade of “WF.” A WF is calculated in the GPA as an “F.” New MGSC
policy limits the total number of withdrawal hours that students may accrue to
15 hours.
Exit Requirements: All students must complete ENGL
1102 with a grade of A, B, or C to receive Area A credit and proceed to
2000-level English survey courses.
Regents Exemption: Students who complete both ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 with
grades of A, B, or C have fulfilled the University System of Georgia Regents
Reading and Writing Requirements.
MGSC
Academic Misconduct Statement: As a Middle Georgia State
College student and as a student in this class, you are responsible for
reading, understanding, and abiding by the MGSC Student Code of Conduct. The
Student Code of Conduct is included in the MGSC Student Handbook and is available
online at http://www.mga.edu/student-affairs/docs/MGSC_Student_Handbook.pdf.
. “The
institutional penalty for academic misconduct is a grade of zero for the work
involved.”
MGSC
Policy on Disability Accommodations: Students seeking academic
accommodations for a special need must contact the Middle Georgia State College
Office of Disability Services in Macon at (478) 471-2985 or in Cochran at
(478) 934-3023. Students may also visit the Disability Services Office in room
266 of the Student Life Center on the Macon campus or in Sanford Hall on the
Cochran campus.
“Technical Policy” (re: plagiarism detection):
a plagiarism prevention service is used in evaluation of written
work submitted for this course. As directed by the instructor, students are
expected to submit or have their assignments submitted through the service in
order to meet requirements for this course. The papers may be retained by the
service for the sole purpose of checking for plagiarized content in future
student submissions.
End of Course Evaluations: Student
evaluations of faculty are administered online at the end of each term/session
for all courses with five or more students. Students will receive an email
containing a unique link to a survey for each course in which they are
enrolled. All responses are anonymous and completion of evaluations is
voluntary.
The Writing Center: Individual writing assistance
is available for any MGSC student in The Writing Center. Please visit any of
our locations: Cochran Campus, Russell Hall 309; Dublin Campus, Dublin
Building, Room 224; or Macon Campus, The Education Building 226.
A.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon
successful completion of ENGL 1102, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a collegiate
competency to read critically and communicate ideas in well-developed
written forms (MGSC General Education Learning Goal A1 [Communications]),
- read and respond to various
texts for purposes of interpretation, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and
judgment,
- have a working knowledge of
literary terms and understand the effect of narrative, dramatic, and
poetic conventions upon meanings,
- use
recursive processes that include collecting information, focusing,
ordering, drafting, revising, and editing,
- demonstrate the techniques and skills
of research, integration of source material, and documentation,
- use conventions of writing mechanics,
usage, and style to communicate effectively for the given audience, purpose, and format
(guidelines recommended by the Board of Regents Advisory Committee on
English).
Definition
of Plagiarism:
The following
definition of plagiarism expands upon the Student Code’s description of
plagiarism and has been adopted as standard by the English Department. For
further explanation and illustrations, refer to the English Department’s
“Plagiarism Definition,” available online at http://www.mga.edu/liberal-arts/english.
1.
It is plagiarism to copy another’s words directly and present them as your own
without quotation marks and direct indication of whose words you are
copying. All significant phrases,
clauses, and passages copied from another source require quotation marks and
proper acknowledgment, down to the page number(s) of printed texts.
2. It is plagiarism
to paraphrase another writer’s work by altering some words but communicating
the same essential point(s) made by the original author without proper
acknowledgment. Though quotation marks are
not needed with paraphrasing, you must still acknowledge the original source
directly.
3. Plagiarism
includes presenting someone else’s ideas or factual discoveries as your
own. If you follow another person’s
general outline or approach to a topic, presenting another’s original thinking
or specific conclusions as your own, you must cite the source even if your work
is in your own words entirely. When you
present another’s statistics, definitions, or statements of fact in your own
work, you must also cite the source.
4. Plagiarism
includes allowing someone else to prepare work that you present as your own.
5. Plagiarism
applies in other media besides traditional written texts, including, but not
limited to, oral presentations, graphs, charts, diagrams, artwork, video and
audio compositions, and other electronic media such as web pages, PowerPoint
presentations, and online discussion postings.
Required Texts: The Bedford
Introduction to Literature,10th ed., Michael Meyer, Bedford/St.
Martin’s.
Technology Requirements: The following technical competencies are
necessary and expected in this class: working knowledge of Microsoft Word; the
use of a jump drive; internet use and willingness to learn more.
Attendance Policy, per
MGSC:
“Students
whose number of absences is more than twice the number of class meetings per
week may be assigned a failing grade for the course at the discretion of the
instructor. Students who have
more absences than the number of class meetings per week but less than twice
the number of class meetings per week,
may be penalized at the discretion of
the instructor. Students who have
absences which are less than or equal to the number of class meetings per week
will not be penalized.”
NOTE: If you have a medical
condition and see that you will be missing a number of days, be prepared to
present a doctor’s excuse to me. You must have written documentation. If a
member of your immediate family has a health condition requiring your absence
from class, remember: that is still an absence. English 1101 and 1102 have been known to cause
sprains, eczema, stress, high blood pressure, hyperventilation, dandruff,
seizures, stress, hospitalizations, broken bones, accidents, stress, and the
plague. [Students and their families are most susceptible one to two days
before a deadline. Do your work, plan ahead and protect yourself and your loved
ones.]
Class Behavior
Expectations and Consequences for Violation
“The primary expectations of all
Middle Georgia State College students are integrity and civility. Each
student should approach his/her academic endeavors, relationships and personal
responsibilities with a strong
“This
class calls for you to use common courtesy in all interactions with your peers
and the instructor. It requires students to listen to each other respectfully
and without interruption. You should
approach the instructor in a professional manner, including in all of your
email correspondence.
Any
activity that disrupts classroom activities will result in the student(s) being
asked to leave the classroom. These
disruptive activities include, but are not limited to,: using a
cellphone/pager/smartphone, bringing children to class, talking during lectures,
using a laptop for anything other than taking notes for this class, and making
potentially offensive comments. In
addition, students who come in late or leave early disturb students and the
instructor. The instructor reserves the right to deduct points at her/his
discretion rom the course grade of any student who persistently participates in
disruptive behavior. If the problem becomes chronic, the student(s) will be
assigned a grade of “F” in the course and face other consequences determined by
the institution’s administration.”
Class Policies:
1. Please be on time. If you drive a distance
to get here, plan accordingly. Being in class, ready to work says a great deal
about your serious attention to this class and does not go unnoticed.
2. Essays are to be typed. Writing
on class computers is part of the class; there will be both in-class and
out-of-class essays. Title all essays and use correct MLA
format {we will be going over this before an essay is due}.
3.
Papers are due on time. You may email a copy of the paper the day it
is due, without penalty. I will not
accept papers after the due date.
4. Students have the option of revising the
first and second essays with the following stipulations:
a. The original essay and grade sheet must be
handed in with the revised essay
b. If the only edits made to the paper are for
grammar/mechanics/corrections the grade
will remain the same (the student has only copied and corrected)
c. Substantive
revisions could gain the student as much as one letter grade
d. Revisions are due one week from the day the
corrected essay is returned
5. If you plan to print out of class essays in class, please attend to
them within the first 10-15 min. of class.
6. IF YOU
USE ANY WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM OTHER THAN MS WORD, SAVE YOUR PAPER AS AN
.rtf (Rich Text Format) file or as a .pdf. Your paper
cannot be opened, cannot be read, cannot be printed otherwise. Not even the
tech gurus in the Student Success Center can help.
7.
If you miss a daily
assignment, you may NOT make it up; if
you miss a major essay, your grade will result in a zero. You MUST complete all
major assignments to pass the class.
8. I give letter grades; if you have a question about a grade, drop by my
office or make an appointment to see me after class; if you wish to challenge a
grade, do so in writing, no sooner than a day after getting your paper
back, and no later than three class days after the assignment is
returned.
9. The final exam in English 1101 is a two-hour essay over our final
major reading assignment, typically a drama.
Active Participation is expected
from every student in class and is worth ten percent of your final grade. It
begins but does not end with attendance.
Refer to http://aikenenglish1102fall2014.blogspot.com/ for more information.
10.
Please be aware that failure IS an option.
1102 Course Requirements:
Assignment
|
Percent of Grade
|
Tentative Due Date
The Week of:
|
Quiz #1: Fiction
|
10
|
08/25
|
Quiz # 2: Poetry
|
10
|
10/27
|
Quiz #3: Drama
|
10
|
11/10
|
Essay #1: FICTION
|
10
|
09/17
|
Essay #2: RESEARCH
|
20
|
10/06
|
In class Essay #3: Poetry Explication
|
10
|
10/27
|
Essay #4: Drama
|
10
|
11/10
|
FINAL EXAM
|
20
|
Thursday, Dec.
11, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
|
Grading Policy:
Grade
|
Average
|
Description
|
A
|
90-100
|
Excellent work
|
B
|
80-89
|
Good work
|
C
|
70-79
|
Satisfactory work
|
D
|
60-69
|
Passing work
|
F
|
<60
|
Failing work
|
The best way to develop your writing is to read, read, read. There are
no shortcuts, no easy outs, and no simple solutions. Read everything, good and
bad, exciting and mediocre, suspenseful and boring. You will gradually begin to
develop a sense of identifying good writing that is coherent and clear,
complete, as well as concise. Bad writing will show you what to avoid; good
writing will show you what to emulate. This class does not meet every day, but
if you truly want to succeed and develop, not only in this class, but in
college and in life, it is in your best interest to read every day and, if at
all possible, to write every day. Seek help when you need it. Find your voice
and remain true to it; take pride in your work. Do your best, whether your best
is a “C” or an “A.”
“Writing is easy; all you have to do is sit staring at a blank sheet
of paper until the drops of blood form on your
forehead.” Gene Fowler
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE by the week:
Note: stories, poems, assignments
should be completed BEFORE coming to class
08/18: Syllabus; introduction to the class blog; begin introduction to
the elements of fiction and to the first stories: “The Far and the Near,”
“Popular Mechanics,” and “Solomon and the Two Mothers.”
08/25: QUIZ #1 this week
over syllabus, literary terms, and stories
09/01: Labor Day Holiday; discussion of “A& P,” p. 201 and “That
Room,” p. 222
09/08: stories: “Job History,” p. 77 and “Romero’s Shirt,” p. 258;
also for discussion: writing about literature
09/17: Essay # 1 – DUE – reading selections: “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Minister’s Black
Veil”
09/22 and 09/29: writing the literary research paper
10/06: Essay #2 – DUE – introduction to the
difference between literal and figurative language and an introduction to
poetry, with a partial number of associated terms
10/13: continued discussion of poetry, with terms, examples, and selected
poems: “The Raven,” for sound effects; “Richard Cory” for irony in poetry and
focus on Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost
10/20: continued discussion of Dickinson and Frost
10/27: QUIZ #2
over poetry, terms and
selections and the in-class essay over poetry [Essay #3]
11/03: introduction
to Greek drama and study of Oedipus
11/10: conclude
discussion over the drama of Oedipus
with QUIZ #3 and Essay #4
11/17: begin
discussion of August Wilson’s Fences
11/24: Thanksgiving Holidays
12/01: conclude
discussion of Fences
12/09-12/13: Final
Exams; please refer to the Academic
Calendar for date and time: http://www.mga.edu/registrar/docs/Exam_Schedule_F
