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Please fill out all the boxes below and click the submit button as your first assignment in English 1B.
The textbooks are : Richard Abcarian's Literature the Human Experience ISBN 0-312-43651-3. This is the 9th edition BUT older editions, or used editions will work too. You may have to make use of the book's index to find the selections. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (any of various paperback editions)
I have gotten my textbook and paperback novel, or I will have them by: (fill in the box below)
English 1B 3 Units Online Lecture
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the major genres of literature: poetry, short story, drama and novel and explores the elements of literature including language, symbolism, character, plot, and theme.
My personal objectives in taking English 1B Online are as follows: (fill in the box below)
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Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes: (Learning outcomes are a gauge of what you should be able to do on completion of this course)
1.To enable you to understand the workings of literary genres: poetry, fiction and drama. 2. To enable you to understand the structural elements of literature such as plot, setting, character, and theme.3. To enable you to understand literary devices such as metaphor, symbolism, hyperbole, and synecdoche.4.To give you a familiarity with some of the great writers of our language.5.To enable you to engage in critical thinking through written analysis, and comparison of works of literature, 6.To give you the background necessary to study in the humanities and literature at four year colleges.
Critical Thinking will be demanded in several assignments described below including the tasks of comparison/contrast, classification, analysis, and synthesis demonstrated through written reports on assigned works of literature.
Methods of Instruction including assignments, tests, essays and final are described below.
Student Learning Outcomes:
The student will be able to interpret major narrative and poetic texts of the Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods, as well as to analyze the literary trends of these texts. The student will be able to exhibit knowledge of the multi-cultural background of the English language and literature, especially in the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods. The student will be able to demonstrate weekly student essay writing the critical abilities of comparison, analysis, and synthesis.
Online Discussion Group: The online discussion group will form the Class Participation portion of your grade. You may reach it by clicking the Discussion button at the bottom of the class pages. New questions are at the bottom of each assignment page. Answers must be posted by midnight Sunday of each week's lesson. If you do not post answers to all discussion questions in a timely fashion you cannot receive credit for this class.
Explain the working of discussion questions: (fill in the box below)
Email Updates One of the primary methods of contact in an online course is email. Your college is capable of extracting student names and email addresses from our registration system. The purpose of extracting this information is two fold. The information will be used by the instructor to remain in contact with the class in order to provide information necessary for the students' academic success. The information will also be used to send emails to the students from the college administration. The emails sent by the college administration will consist of links to course surveys which will be used to improve our online courses, important announcements for students, and links to college surveys, which will be used to satisfy requirements placed on the college by the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The college will not use this information to advertise any products and will not share student email addresses with any other organization. In the box below type the following information: As a student I understand it is my responsibility to ensure my email address is up to date in the registration system, and that failure to do so can seriously impact my ability to successfully complete my courses. Further, I consent to receive email communication from my instructor and from the college administration. This consent will remain in force until it is revoked in writing or I am no longer taking classes with the college. Upon submitting the syllabus, I agree to enter the registration system, check my email address and change it if necessary. I understand a tutorial is available to assist me with this procedure. I also understand I can contact 760-252-2411 x7236 to receive additional assistance if I encounter any difficulties when attempting to change my email address.
Internet Explorations. In each lesson you will be asked to explore one or more internet sites about an author or literary work and to post to the discussion group with a summary or description of one interesting item. This will be posted in the same place as your discussion answer.
Explain Internet explorations (fill in the box below)
Assignment Deadlines: All of the regular assignments have been posted. You have an assignment A and B each week. These should be completed by date shown on the class index page and submitted by completing the online form. No other form of submission (email or regular mail) is acceptable.Each week's assignments are not counted as late until Sunday at midnight. However the final MUST be submitted by THURSDAY July 29th as the instructor must submit grades. If you miss more than two consecutive lessons, or more than three total lessons, you will be dropped from the class, and all college offices will be notified of the drop.
Explain due dates and responsibilities: (fill in the box below)
Please note that the class server works on Eastern Time so the date stamps are 3 hours different than California. Your instructor goes by California time, so don't worry.
Explain why if you submit an assignment at midnight the time stamp may show 3 AM.: (fill in the box below)
Each of the assignments contain boxes similar to these. Each box holds an unlimited amount of my writing. I understand that it is my responsibility to fill in each box with complete fully-developed answers. Ideal paragraph length is 100 words. Explain your understanding of the boxes. (fill in the box below)
Replying to Instructor's email: Part of your responsibility in this interactive class, is to check your email regularly and to respond to all instructor email. You will receive an email response from the instructor to each assignment (within one week of receipt for assignments submitted on time).
The instructor's answers will ask you a "confirmation" question about the material. You must answer all of these in order to get credit.
Your grade is not validated until you have responded to each instructor email. You have one week from your receipt of a response to reply and receive credit. Retype the following statement in the box below:
Explain your responsibilities to respond to emails.
Be sure that your email DOES NOT BLOCK emails from mrstacy@charter.net OR jstacy@bcconline.com (fill in the box below)
TYPE: My email does not block email from mrstacy@charter.net OR jstacy@bcconline.com and I understand my responsibilities as follows:
Late Coupons: You have two "late coupons" assigned for this class. You may use them to turn in assignments up to one week late. Use them for emergencies only. If you are forced to use a late coupon, email the instructor (jstacy@bcconline.com) and tell him you are doing so. These coupons are designed as a safety net to help you in true emergencies. If you do not use them, two bonus points will be counted in your favor at the end of the semester.
In the box below explain how late coupons work: (fill in the box below)
Drawings. You are asked to do one drawing for each class meeting. You may substute a detailed written description of one of the story or poem subjects in lieu of a drawing.
A study done at the University of Chicago showed that students who made graphic representations (drawings, graphs and charts) of the material gained a far better comprehension of the subject. You are asked to do two drawings a week. For each lesson choose one of the poems or scenes and do your own drawing, stick figures are fine. You are not graded on artistic ability, only on the detail you include (stick figures are fine but color is nice). The purpose of these drawings is to enhance "graphic comprehension" of the material. The theory of graphic comprehension is that if you can draw it, graph it, or chart it, you can understand it. The understanding of difficult or abstract concepts through graphic representation is used in many disciplines including the natural sciences, such as Biology for instance where you are asked to draw pictures of plant cells seen on microscope slides, or business management where you may need to chart sales figures or to use graphics in a PowerPoint presentation.
Your drawings are not supposed to be great art, just to show the details you spotted in the story. For example, here are student drawings of the maiden and the crone in Gawain and the Green Knight. It turns out later that the simple looking old woman is in fact the evil sorceress Morgan Le Fay, mistress of Merlin the Magician.
You will mail your drawings to the instructor during the last week of class. They form part of your participation grade. Drawings are to be sent to :
John Stacy 1840 Chatwin Ave. Long Beach CA 90815
Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish them returned.
Explain the the theory behind doing drawings for a literature class and if stick figures are okay.(fill in the box below)
Grading Procedure Grades: Grades are based on a point scale:
90% of all possible points results in an A, 80% of all possible points results in a B, 70% of all possible points results in a C, 60% of all possible points results in a D.
There are nine 2-part Lessons (each worth 18 points) worth a total of 162 points.
Your grades are based on the quality of your work. Neatness and attention to detail counts. Carefully proofread and spell-checked assignments receive higher grades than hastily prepared and misspelled assignments.
In the box below explain the grading system: (fill in the box below)
A syllabus is not a contract but a guide to course, procedures, requirements and grading. It may be amended when necessity dictates and the student will be notified by email in the rare cases when this occurs.
Topical Outline
I. Week One Introduction A. Completion of Syllabus B. Poetry of Robert Frost II. Essays on Fiction A. The Text of "Short Happy Life . . ." B. Writing a literary essay III Elements of Literature A. Figurative Language in Anne Sexton B. Symbolic language in Faulkner IV Character and Motivation A. Motivation in E. A. Poe B. Character in Tennessee Williams V. Symbolism A. Symbolism in "The Lottery" B. Symbolism in poetry VI. Point of View and Setting A. Point of View in "My Oedipus Complex" B. Setting in Of Mice and Men VII. Literature and Society A. Social Trends in "Repent Harlequin" B. Social Reality in Of Mice and Men VIII Themes in Literature A. Themes in Of Mice and Men
Final
