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English 2322: British Literature I
Departmental Syllabus
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302
Course Description : A survey of British Literature from the Old English Period through the Eighteenth Century. A research paper or term project is required.
Goals of the Course: British Literature I is designed to broaden student knowledge of the period through studying and analyzing the literature.
TUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course,
Learning Outcome 1: Students will s trengthen reading, writing, and critical thinking skills developed in English 1301 and 1302.
Performance Objective and Measurement: Students will meet the requirements of Learning Outcome 1 through written answers to questions on quizzes and essays. Essay length responses will require at least 200 words of thoughtful and well organized prose which should contain illustrative examples from the course materials under consideration. Students will also meet the requirements of the learning outcome by giving oral presentations and/or writing essays outside of class. These essays will be at least 500 words in length and use standard edited English, following the conventions of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Learning Outcome 2: Students will demonstrate that writing is a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate primary and secondary sources for literary essays.
Performance Objective and Measurement: Students will meet the requirements of Learning Outcome 2 through the production of essays. Essay length responses will require at least 500 words of thoughtful and well organized prose which should contain illustrative examples from the course materials under consideration. Essays will also contain information from secondary sources that supplement and aid in the student's written argument and are documented in proper MLA format.
Learning Outcome 3: Students will u nderstand and recognize the tradition of British literature from its beginnings to 1800 CE (Common Era) in a variety of genres, with a general knowledge of its representative authors and a somewhat detailed knowledge of certain of their specific works.
Performance Objective and Measurement: Students will meet the requirements of Learning Outcome 3 through written assignments during the course of the semester. Students may have either take-home or in-class assignments. These will include short answer questions and/or essay length questions to be no less than 200 words. Students may also be required to take a mid-term and/or a final exam with short answer and/or essay questions composed of one or a combination of the following modes of questioning: factual, analytical, interpretive, comparison and contrast, identification. Answers should be no less than 200 words.
Learning Outcome 4: Students will a pply the basic principles of literary language and analysis.
Performance Objective and Measurement: Students will meet the requirements of Learning Outcome 4 through written answers to questions on quizzes and/or essays. In doing so, students will respond to factual, interpretative, analytical, and argumentative questions which may demand both short and essay length answers. They may be asked to identify, compare, contrast, and/or illustrate film and/or literary concepts or elements. Essay length responses will require at least 200 words of thoughtful and well organized prose which should contain illustrative examples from the course materials under consideration. Students will also meet the requirements of the learning outcome by giving oral presentations and/or writing essays outside of class. These essays will be at least 500 words in length.
Learning Outcome 5: Students will u nderstand that literary study may be directed by a variety of analytical approaches, including but not limited to historical, psychological, biographical, social, and feminist.
Performance Objective and Measurement: Students will meet the requirements of Learning Outcome 5 through written answers to questions on quizzes and essays. In doing so, students will respond to factual, interpretative, analytical, and argumentative questions which may demand both short and essay length answers. They may be asked to identify, compare, contrast, and/or illustrate film and/or literary concepts or elements. Essay length responses will require at least 200 words of thoughtful and well organized prose which should contain illustrative examples from the course materials under consideration. Students will also meet the requirements of the learning outcome by giving oral presentations and/or writing essays outside of class. These essays will be at least 500 words in length.
* All graded essays will employ the “Grading Rubric for English 1301.”
ATTENDANCE
Regular and punctual class attendance is required. A student who is absent for any reason will be allowed to do make-up work at the discretion of the instructor. However, a student will be held responsible for all class work and materials. A student who has accumulated absences equivalent to two (2) weeks of instruction may be dropped after the census date. If a student is dropped from a class for excessive absences, the instructor will record a grade of “W” (Withdrew). Since tardiness is a form of absenteeism, the instructor may establish a policy regarding tardiness.
DROPS AND WITHDRAWALS
The Communications Department requires that students who wish to drop their courses meet with their respective instructors prior to completing the withdrawal process. Any student withdrawing from a course should be aware of Senate Bill (SB) 1231. Course instructor will provide specific information regarding this Senate Bill.
ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT
“In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone
else's language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source” (Council of Writing Program Administrators, 2003) . Penalties may be applied at the discretion of individual instructors, including, but not limited to, failing the assignment, failing the course, suspension and/or expulsion.
ADA STATEMENT:
As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if an accommodation is needed, contact Stacie Williams at 590.5496.
CONFERENCES WITH INSTRUCTOR:
Instructors will make themselves available to students for individual conferences by appointment or during their scheduled office hours.
Religious Holy Days
A “religious holy day” means a holy day observed by a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20 of the Tax Code. The student must notify the faculty member in writing within the first 12 days of the semester of the intent to be absent due to a religious holy day. Under Texas Education Code 51.911, a student who is absent from classes for the observance of a religious holy day shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time as established by the faculty member.
SERVICES:
The Learning Resource Center is currently located on the first floor of the Northeast Campus building at 8300 Pat Booker Road, Live Oak, TX, 78233.
In October 2008, the Learning Resource Center will move to its permanent location in the Library building at 1201 Kitty Hawk Rd., Live Oak, TX, 78233.
Library website: http://www.accd.edu/nlc/library/default.htm
Academic Support Services provides walk-in tutoring and tutoring by appointment. Academic Support Services is currently located on the first floor of the Northeast Campus building at 8300 Pat Booker Road, Live Oak, TX, 78233.
In October 2008, Academic Support Services will move to its permanent location in the Library building at 1201 Kitty Hawk Rd., Live Oak, TX, 78233.
Academic Support Services website: http://www.accd.edu/nlc/dept/aa/asc/
THREE-PEAT TUITION COSTS
The ACCD colleges, with the approval of the Texas State Legislature, effective Fall 2005, will charge students the non-Texas resident hourly tuition rate for any course in which the students is enrolling for the third time.
Additional Information:
Each instructor will provide specific requirements for his/her course, which will include grading policies, weighting of grades, make-up polices, tardiness policy, course agenda, and any special requirements.
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