course syllabus
Fall 2006, MWF: 10-10:50 English 1001, Sec. 005 Instructor: Jennifer Baltzer Lovato
Office Hours: M 12:30 - 1:30PM; W, F 8:50 AM - 9:50 AM E-mail: Jennifer.mailto:Jennifer.lovato@colorado.edu
Freshman Writing Seminar:
“Animal Kingdoms”
Description: What is the place of human beings in the animal kingdom? Are humans more like or unlike other animals, and on what bases should we define their similarities and/or differences? Should humans enjoy special rights and privileges above other animals, and if so, on what grounds? What systems of classification have we developed to describe humans and animals, and with what ethical and practical consequences? What distinguishes scientific descriptions of human and animal relations from mythological, religious, or other accounts? What imaginative work do animals perform culturally, in our traditions, stories, and other representational forms?
Such questions about human and animal relations shape the governing themes of the literary texts we will read in this course. Exploring these themes across different literary genres, the course will develop writing and analytical skills by closely reading literary language and developing clearly reasoned arguments about its meanings. Over the course of the semester you will learn how to become a critical reader: to explore and speculate on a particular problem, issue, or theme by anchoring your ideas in textual evidence. Your essays will be built up in stages from the building blocks of close reading, selection of evidence, drafts of theses and introductions, and so on. We will also use peer-editing and grammar worksheets to refine your writing and editing abilities. Cumulatively, the assignments will teach you how to write an argumentative essay, including the design, development and support of an engaging thesis. The main goal of this course is to enable you to transform a personal response to a literary work into a crafted, thought-provoking, analytical essay.
Required Texts and Materials:
Diana Hacker, A Writer's Reference, 5th edition (handbook and exercise book)
Art Spiegelman, Maus, a Survivor's Tale, Volumes I-II (graphic novel)
J. Paul Hunter, ed. The Norton Introduction to Poetry (poetry anthology)
Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber (short stories)
Franz Kafka, selected stories (short stories)—*e-reserve
J. M. Coetzee, The Lives of Animals Princeton UP (philosophical essays and criticism)
Useful Websites:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resources.html (writing site, with links)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html (on developing a thesis)
http://www.dianahacker.com/bedhandbook (A Writer’s Reference site)
http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/holocaust/spiegelman.html (on Spiegelman’s Maus)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/acarter.htm (on Carter)
http://www.levity.com/corduroy/kafka.htm (on Kafka)
http://www.wwnorton.com/litweb/ (on Norton Intro to Poetry)
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Coetzee.html (on Coetzee)
Attendance: Because this course involves a lot of small-group work and student-generated discussion, you have a responsibility to yourself and your classmates to show up for class—on time, prepared, and with your books and work materials. If an exceptional circumstance prevents you from attending, please let me know (in person if possible, if not then by e-mail) BEFORE THE CLASS YOU WILL HAVE TO MISS. It is your responsibility to arrange for another student to collect handouts and information for you. MORE THAN THREE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WILL LOWER YOUR GRADE.
* Students who miss the first week of classes will be dropped from the course.
Office Hours: I have scheduled three regular office hours per week, and I am also available by appointment. Please come to office hours as often as possible. This is the most effective way for me to give you individual attention and to get to know you better.
Tutoring Resources: Free consultations with writing experts is available through the Writing Center, in Norlin Library Room E-156, 303-492-1690. The Department of Housing also provides free tutoring in all subjects; for additional information, call 303.735.3303. The Student Academic Services Center (SASC) is a multicultural advocacy and academic program that provides additional tutorial support; contact Bonnie Richards, the tutoring coordinator, at (303) 492-8761 for an appointment, or email tutors@colorado.edu.
Students writing English as a second language may wish to contact the International English Center at 303.492.5547, or the SASC ESL Writing Lab at 303.492.1405 or 1416.
List of Assignments: Please note: A list of paper topics will be available each time we begin to study a new text, but you are encouraged to create your own topics. The list is provided to give you a place to start in close reading of the text, and to help you in crafting your own research questions. We will also work together in class to develop your ideas into workable paper topics. The papers you write will be more interesting to you (not to mention more interesting for me to read) if you choose your subject matter. Be sure to confirm your topic with me in advance, either by email, during office hours, or during writing workshops we will have during class time.
• Essay # 1: Selecting and analyzing evidence to develop and support a thesis. For the first assignment, you will learn to develop and support a thesis through close readings of evidence. You will also learn to write an introduction and a conclusion. In the process of choosing a topic from Spiegelman’s Maus, a Survivor's Tale, you will first select and analyze passages chosen from the assigned reading, which will later be used to support your topic, in a series of short writing assignments. Finally, you’ll revise and organize these close readings into a single, 4-page essay.
• Essay # 2: Close reading: poetry. For this 4-page essay, you may choose one poem from The Norton Introduction to Poetry anthology and closely analyze its central concepts, its form, its tone, and so on. This assignment will ask you to work still more carefully with the language, images, and ideas of a literary text. Pre-writing will include close readings and intro/thesis drafts.
• Essay # 3: Interpreting the short story. In this 5-page essay you will learn to track a particular theme or issue across one or more short stories by Angela Carter and Franz Kafka. You will once again support and develop your ideas through carefully selected evidence. Pre-writing will include close readings and intro/thesis drafts.
• Essay # 4: Incorporating literary criticism. In this 5-page essay, you’ll focus on a single theme in Coetzee, which you will develop and support both through textual evidence, and through your engagement with one of the critical essays included in our edition of The Lives of Animals. You may either build upon or contest the ideas of the critical essay as you develop your own argument.
• Revision: You will revise at least one essay in its entirety over the course of the semester, at the instructor’s discretion, in order to learn to respond constructively to criticism and improve the quality of your work. You’ll receive two grades on your revisions: one evaluating the success of the essay on it own terms (50%), and the other evaluating the success of the revision process itself (50%).
Format for Essays
All essays (drafts and completed papers) must be word-processed and thoroughly proofread for typographical and grammatical errors. Please follow the essay format exemplified by the research paper in A Writer's Reference. In addition, you must:
* use a printer cartridge with enough ink and white 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
* staple the pages together in the top left-hand corner.
* use the following font, point size and margins: Times 12 point, 1” margins, double-spaced
* put page numbers on your essay.
* give your essay a title
* hand in a paper copy of the completed paper to me and always keep a copy for your files.
* hand in all drafts with the completed paper. Staple each draft separately, then attach the drafts and the completed paper together with a large paper clip, with the copy of the completed paper on top.
IMPORTANT: Papers which do not follow the format above will be returned to students.
Deadlines: Completed papers and drafts are to be turned in when they are due. If, because of unforeseen circumstances, you need to turn a paper in late, you MUST okay this with me in advance. Papers turned in late without the instructor's permission will be graded down 4 points for each calendar day late. Papers turned in more than one week late will not be accepted.
Presentation: You will give a 10 minute presentation on a poem of your choosing during the poetry section of the course. This can include formulating discussion questions and reading of the poem, as well as your own thoughts on the poem and why you chose it. What you discover while working on this project may be useful in creating paper topic ideas for your poetry essay. You are not required to do a close reading and or your poetry essay on the same poem that you choose for your presentation.
Writing notebook: You will be required to keep a 3 subject spiral bound notebook, and bring it to class each day we meet. We will use this for writing warm-ups each day, as well as workshop activities. I will occasionally ask you to hand these in. They will not be graded for grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Notebook exercises will be part of your participation grade.
Course Grade: Each essay will receive comments and a letter grade and a numerical grade of up to 100 points. Your final grade will be computed as follows:
Papers: maximum 100 points each (for a total of 500)
Poetry presentation: maximum 50 points
Participation: maximum 300 points
_______________________________________________
Total maximum 850 Points
The scale for your final letter grade will be:
A 765 - 850 points (90% - 100%)
B 680 - 764 points (80% - 89.9%)
C 595 - 679 points (70% - 79.9%)
D 510 - 594 points (failing) (60% - 69.9%)
F 0 - 509 points (failing) (0% - 59.9%)
(plus or minus grades may be assigned as appropriate, at instructor discretion.)
While your final grade will be based largely on the quality of the writing in the five essays, progress and class participation (writing notebook, attendance, preparation, engagement with the work and ideas of other students, keeping up with reading assignments, and contributions to class discussion) are essential components of your grade. Without class participation you will not be able to pass this course. Grammar worksheets and computer exercises will be assigned on an as-needed basis, and if assigned will also be part of your participation grade.
Course Reserves: You can access course reserves online from the library website, by clicking on the tab labeled “e-Reserves/Course Reserves,“ or by going directly to: http://libraries.colorado.edu/screens/coursereserves.html. All sections of English 1001 will have the reserve materials you need. For further questions please visit: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/circulation/ereserves/faqstudents.htm
Reading assignments: Each time we meet we will discuss the reading that has been assigned for the day. You MUST keep up with the reading. If this becomes a problem, we will have to spend class time on pop quizzes and written summaries of the readings. If it becomes apparent in these activities that you have not done the required reading, or have not read the material carefully enough to retain basic elements, you may be asked to leave class. This will be counted as an unexcused absence. Please read all of the assignment before coming to class.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is an extremely serious offense that can result in failing the paper, failing the course, or both. Plagiarism includes not only copying from a published source or using Internet materials without appropriate acknowledgement, but also presenting another student’s work as your own. If you have any questions about how to properly acknowledge a source, please consult the instructor.
Please note that your work may, at the discretion of the instructor, be evaluated through TurnItIn.com, a plagiarism service provided to all instructors at CU-Boulder; and that this service retains a copy of the submitted work for future comparisons. Information on the service itself may be found on the Honor Code website at: http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/studentinfo/index.htm.
Further information on CU Honor Code: All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include cheating, plagiarism, academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. I will report all incidents of academic misconduct to the Honor Code Council. Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Additional information may be found at http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/index.htm and http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/files/honor%20code%20bylaws.pdf
If you have specific physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities and require accommodations, please let me know early in the semester so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Services Office in Willard 322 (phone 303-492-8671) or contact www.Colorado.EDU/disabilityservices
Classroom behavior: Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Students who fail to adhere to behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Faculty have the professional responsibility to treat students with understanding, dignity and respect, to guide classroom discussion, and to set reasonable limits on the manner in which students express opinions. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to differences of race, culture, religion, politics, sexual orientation, gender, and nationalities. See policies at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html.
Sexual harassment: The University of Colorado Policy on Sexual Harassment applies to all students, staff, and faculty. Any student, staff or faculty member who believes s/he has been sexually harassed should contact the Office of Sexual Harassment at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Judicial Affairs at 303-492-5550. Information about the OSH and the campus resources available to assist individuals who believe they have been sexually harassed may be found at http://www.colorado.edu/odh/
and http://www.colorado.edu/policies/discrimination.html
Course Schedule
Week 1
M 28 Aug Introduction
W 30 Aug Bishop, “The Man-Moth” (Xerox) ***
Introduction to close reading
F 1 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale I (pages 5 - 40)
Week 2
M 4 Sept Labor Day—class does not meet
W 6 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale I (pages 41 - 94)
Bring to class the title of the poem you have chosen for your poetry presentation, selected from The Norton Introduction to Poetry
F 8 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale I (pages 95 - end of Book I)
1st close reading due
Week 3
M 11 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale II (pages 5 - 38)
W 13 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale II (pages 39 - 74)
Creating a paper topic workshop (Hacker 295 - 298, Handout)
F 15 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale II (pages 75 - end of Book II)
2nd close reading due
Week 4
M 18 Sept Writing workshop week
Writing theses & introductions workshop (Hacker 13-15, 37-42)
Bring close readings/ paper drafts to class
W 20 Sept Writing workshop week
Drafting body paragraph workshop (Hacker 23-36)
Sentence fragments and run-ons (Hacker 194-205)
Bring paper drafts to class
F 22 Sept Writing workshop week
Punctuation (Hacker 235-272)
Bring paper drafts to class
Week 5
M 25 Sept The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
W 27 Sept The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Paper 1 due
F 29 Sept The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Week 6
M 2 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
W 4 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
1st close reading due
F 6 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Week 7
M 9 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Intro to revising (Hacker 17-22)
W 11 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
2nd close reading due
F 13 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Creating a paper topic workshop
Week 8
M 16 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Bring paper drafts to class
W 18 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Avoiding plagiarism and integrating quotations (Hacker 331-340)
Bring paper drafts to class
F 20 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Bring paper drafts to class
Week 9
M 23 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Paper 2 due
W 25 Oct The Bloody Chamber: “The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,” “The Tiger’s Bride”
F 27 Oct The Bloody Chamber: “The Erl-King,” “The Werewolf,” “The Company of Wolves”
Week 10
M 30 Oct The Bloody Chamber: “The Company of Wolves,” “Wolf-Alice”
1st close reading due
W 1 Nov Review selections from The Bloody Chamber
F 3 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk”
Week 11
M 6 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “The Burrow”
W 8 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “The Burrow,” “A Report to an Academy”
2nd close reading due
F 10 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “A Report to an Academy”
Bring paper drafts to class
Week 12
M 13 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 3 - 35)
W 15 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 36 - 46)
Paper 3 due
F 17 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 47 - 58)
Week 13
M 20 Nov Fall Break—class does not meet
W 22 Nov Fall Break—class does not meet
F 24 Nov Fall Break—class does not meet
Week 14
M 27 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 59 - 72)
W 29 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 73 - 84)
1st close reading due
F 1 Dec The Lives of Animals (pages 85 - 92)
Week 15
M 4 Dec The Lives of Animals (pages 93 - 106)
2nd close reading due
W 6 Dec The Lives of Animals (Pages 107 - 122)
F 8 Dec Review The Lives of Animals
Critical essay summaries due (1 page each)
Week 16
M 11 Dec Review, writing workshop
Bring draft papers to class
W 13 Dec Review, writing workshop
Bring draft papers to class
F 15 Dec Review, writing workshop
Paper 4 due
Syllabus Addendum
After your first paper is returned, you are required to come to office hours WITHIN ONE WEEK to discuss your writing progress, and to go over any questions you may have.
This course has a blog site at http://english1001section005.blogspot.com/ You should check this site the evening before each class meeting for reminders and new information. Previously used paper topics and updated schedules will be distributed through this site as well. You are responsible for keeping up with materials that are posted on this site. This will often be the only copy you get of this information, do not depend on paper copies being available in class.
The last day you may turn in your revised paper will be Friday December 1st. I strongly recommend that you choose the first paper for revision, and submit your revision as soon as possible after your papers have been returned. Not only will you be able to get the required revision out of the way early, but your subsequent papers will also benefit enormously from the completion of this process.
Further clarification of grading policy:
Your participation grade will be broken up as follows:
“Participation” = 300 points in final grade calculation (35%)
150 points possible for writing notebook, including any grammar exercises assigned. Points will be assessed for each entry. If you are not present for a class (whether your absence is excused or unexcused) you should find out what work you need to make up in the notebook (including writing warm-ups). I will “officially” assess notebooks three times during the semester (though they may be collected more often), and assign a grade of up to 50 points each time.
150 points possible for classroom contribution. This includes involvement in class discussion, attitude, keeping up with reading assignments, and
20 points will be deducted from your total participation grade for each absence beyond the first three.
Grading of close reading assignments: Each close reading will be given a score of up to ten points, which will count toward the 100 point total per paper. (For example, the first paper will be worth 100 points, 20 of these points will come from the close reading exercises leading up to the writing of the paper.) These exercises will be graded down 2 points per calendar day if turned in late.
Close reading exercises will not be graded for grammar, spelling, or punctuation (though I may at this time give pointers on these aspects of your writing, no points will be deducted for these types of errors on these assignments.) They will be graded for content only; I will be looking for evidence that you have put some thought and effort into the assignment.
Office Hours: M 12:30 - 1:30PM; W, F 8:50 AM - 9:50 AM E-mail: Jennifer.mailto:Jennifer.lovato@colorado.edu
Freshman Writing Seminar:
“Animal Kingdoms”
Description: What is the place of human beings in the animal kingdom? Are humans more like or unlike other animals, and on what bases should we define their similarities and/or differences? Should humans enjoy special rights and privileges above other animals, and if so, on what grounds? What systems of classification have we developed to describe humans and animals, and with what ethical and practical consequences? What distinguishes scientific descriptions of human and animal relations from mythological, religious, or other accounts? What imaginative work do animals perform culturally, in our traditions, stories, and other representational forms?
Such questions about human and animal relations shape the governing themes of the literary texts we will read in this course. Exploring these themes across different literary genres, the course will develop writing and analytical skills by closely reading literary language and developing clearly reasoned arguments about its meanings. Over the course of the semester you will learn how to become a critical reader: to explore and speculate on a particular problem, issue, or theme by anchoring your ideas in textual evidence. Your essays will be built up in stages from the building blocks of close reading, selection of evidence, drafts of theses and introductions, and so on. We will also use peer-editing and grammar worksheets to refine your writing and editing abilities. Cumulatively, the assignments will teach you how to write an argumentative essay, including the design, development and support of an engaging thesis. The main goal of this course is to enable you to transform a personal response to a literary work into a crafted, thought-provoking, analytical essay.
Required Texts and Materials:
Diana Hacker, A Writer's Reference, 5th edition (handbook and exercise book)
Art Spiegelman, Maus, a Survivor's Tale, Volumes I-II (graphic novel)
J. Paul Hunter, ed. The Norton Introduction to Poetry (poetry anthology)
Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber (short stories)
Franz Kafka, selected stories (short stories)—*e-reserve
J. M. Coetzee, The Lives of Animals Princeton UP (philosophical essays and criticism)
Useful Websites:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/resources.html (writing site, with links)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html (on developing a thesis)
http://www.dianahacker.com/bedhandbook (A Writer’s Reference site)
http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/holocaust/spiegelman.html (on Spiegelman’s Maus)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/acarter.htm (on Carter)
http://www.levity.com/corduroy/kafka.htm (on Kafka)
http://www.wwnorton.com/litweb/ (on Norton Intro to Poetry)
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Coetzee.html (on Coetzee)
Attendance: Because this course involves a lot of small-group work and student-generated discussion, you have a responsibility to yourself and your classmates to show up for class—on time, prepared, and with your books and work materials. If an exceptional circumstance prevents you from attending, please let me know (in person if possible, if not then by e-mail) BEFORE THE CLASS YOU WILL HAVE TO MISS. It is your responsibility to arrange for another student to collect handouts and information for you. MORE THAN THREE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WILL LOWER YOUR GRADE.
* Students who miss the first week of classes will be dropped from the course.
Office Hours: I have scheduled three regular office hours per week, and I am also available by appointment. Please come to office hours as often as possible. This is the most effective way for me to give you individual attention and to get to know you better.
Tutoring Resources: Free consultations with writing experts is available through the Writing Center, in Norlin Library Room E-156, 303-492-1690. The Department of Housing also provides free tutoring in all subjects; for additional information, call 303.735.3303. The Student Academic Services Center (SASC) is a multicultural advocacy and academic program that provides additional tutorial support; contact Bonnie Richards, the tutoring coordinator, at (303) 492-8761 for an appointment, or email tutors@colorado.edu.
Students writing English as a second language may wish to contact the International English Center at 303.492.5547, or the SASC ESL Writing Lab at 303.492.1405 or 1416.
List of Assignments: Please note: A list of paper topics will be available each time we begin to study a new text, but you are encouraged to create your own topics. The list is provided to give you a place to start in close reading of the text, and to help you in crafting your own research questions. We will also work together in class to develop your ideas into workable paper topics. The papers you write will be more interesting to you (not to mention more interesting for me to read) if you choose your subject matter. Be sure to confirm your topic with me in advance, either by email, during office hours, or during writing workshops we will have during class time.
• Essay # 1: Selecting and analyzing evidence to develop and support a thesis. For the first assignment, you will learn to develop and support a thesis through close readings of evidence. You will also learn to write an introduction and a conclusion. In the process of choosing a topic from Spiegelman’s Maus, a Survivor's Tale, you will first select and analyze passages chosen from the assigned reading, which will later be used to support your topic, in a series of short writing assignments. Finally, you’ll revise and organize these close readings into a single, 4-page essay.
• Essay # 2: Close reading: poetry. For this 4-page essay, you may choose one poem from The Norton Introduction to Poetry anthology and closely analyze its central concepts, its form, its tone, and so on. This assignment will ask you to work still more carefully with the language, images, and ideas of a literary text. Pre-writing will include close readings and intro/thesis drafts.
• Essay # 3: Interpreting the short story. In this 5-page essay you will learn to track a particular theme or issue across one or more short stories by Angela Carter and Franz Kafka. You will once again support and develop your ideas through carefully selected evidence. Pre-writing will include close readings and intro/thesis drafts.
• Essay # 4: Incorporating literary criticism. In this 5-page essay, you’ll focus on a single theme in Coetzee, which you will develop and support both through textual evidence, and through your engagement with one of the critical essays included in our edition of The Lives of Animals. You may either build upon or contest the ideas of the critical essay as you develop your own argument.
• Revision: You will revise at least one essay in its entirety over the course of the semester, at the instructor’s discretion, in order to learn to respond constructively to criticism and improve the quality of your work. You’ll receive two grades on your revisions: one evaluating the success of the essay on it own terms (50%), and the other evaluating the success of the revision process itself (50%).
Format for Essays
All essays (drafts and completed papers) must be word-processed and thoroughly proofread for typographical and grammatical errors. Please follow the essay format exemplified by the research paper in A Writer's Reference. In addition, you must:
* use a printer cartridge with enough ink and white 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
* staple the pages together in the top left-hand corner.
* use the following font, point size and margins: Times 12 point, 1” margins, double-spaced
* put page numbers on your essay.
* give your essay a title
* hand in a paper copy of the completed paper to me and always keep a copy for your files.
* hand in all drafts with the completed paper. Staple each draft separately, then attach the drafts and the completed paper together with a large paper clip, with the copy of the completed paper on top.
IMPORTANT: Papers which do not follow the format above will be returned to students.
Deadlines: Completed papers and drafts are to be turned in when they are due. If, because of unforeseen circumstances, you need to turn a paper in late, you MUST okay this with me in advance. Papers turned in late without the instructor's permission will be graded down 4 points for each calendar day late. Papers turned in more than one week late will not be accepted.
Presentation: You will give a 10 minute presentation on a poem of your choosing during the poetry section of the course. This can include formulating discussion questions and reading of the poem, as well as your own thoughts on the poem and why you chose it. What you discover while working on this project may be useful in creating paper topic ideas for your poetry essay. You are not required to do a close reading and or your poetry essay on the same poem that you choose for your presentation.
Writing notebook: You will be required to keep a 3 subject spiral bound notebook, and bring it to class each day we meet. We will use this for writing warm-ups each day, as well as workshop activities. I will occasionally ask you to hand these in. They will not be graded for grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Notebook exercises will be part of your participation grade.
Course Grade: Each essay will receive comments and a letter grade and a numerical grade of up to 100 points. Your final grade will be computed as follows:
Papers: maximum 100 points each (for a total of 500)
Poetry presentation: maximum 50 points
Participation: maximum 300 points
_______________________________________________
Total maximum 850 Points
The scale for your final letter grade will be:
A 765 - 850 points (90% - 100%)
B 680 - 764 points (80% - 89.9%)
C 595 - 679 points (70% - 79.9%)
D 510 - 594 points (failing) (60% - 69.9%)
F 0 - 509 points (failing) (0% - 59.9%)
(plus or minus grades may be assigned as appropriate, at instructor discretion.)
While your final grade will be based largely on the quality of the writing in the five essays, progress and class participation (writing notebook, attendance, preparation, engagement with the work and ideas of other students, keeping up with reading assignments, and contributions to class discussion) are essential components of your grade. Without class participation you will not be able to pass this course. Grammar worksheets and computer exercises will be assigned on an as-needed basis, and if assigned will also be part of your participation grade.
Course Reserves: You can access course reserves online from the library website, by clicking on the tab labeled “e-Reserves/Course Reserves,“ or by going directly to: http://libraries.colorado.edu/screens/coursereserves.html. All sections of English 1001 will have the reserve materials you need. For further questions please visit: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/circulation/ereserves/faqstudents.htm
Reading assignments: Each time we meet we will discuss the reading that has been assigned for the day. You MUST keep up with the reading. If this becomes a problem, we will have to spend class time on pop quizzes and written summaries of the readings. If it becomes apparent in these activities that you have not done the required reading, or have not read the material carefully enough to retain basic elements, you may be asked to leave class. This will be counted as an unexcused absence. Please read all of the assignment before coming to class.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is an extremely serious offense that can result in failing the paper, failing the course, or both. Plagiarism includes not only copying from a published source or using Internet materials without appropriate acknowledgement, but also presenting another student’s work as your own. If you have any questions about how to properly acknowledge a source, please consult the instructor.
Please note that your work may, at the discretion of the instructor, be evaluated through TurnItIn.com, a plagiarism service provided to all instructors at CU-Boulder; and that this service retains a copy of the submitted work for future comparisons. Information on the service itself may be found on the Honor Code website at: http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/studentinfo/index.htm.
Further information on CU Honor Code: All students of the University of Colorado at Boulder are responsible for knowing and adhering to the academic integrity policy of this institution. Violations of this policy may include cheating, plagiarism, academic dishonesty, fabrication, lying, bribery, and threatening behavior. I will report all incidents of academic misconduct to the Honor Code Council. Students who are found to be in violation of the academic integrity policy will be subject to both academic and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to university probation, suspension, or expulsion). Additional information may be found at http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/index.htm and http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/files/honor%20code%20bylaws.pdf
If you have specific physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities and require accommodations, please let me know early in the semester so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Services Office in Willard 322 (phone 303-492-8671) or contact www.Colorado.EDU/disabilityservices
Classroom behavior: Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Students who fail to adhere to behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Faculty have the professional responsibility to treat students with understanding, dignity and respect, to guide classroom discussion, and to set reasonable limits on the manner in which students express opinions. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to differences of race, culture, religion, politics, sexual orientation, gender, and nationalities. See policies at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html.
Sexual harassment: The University of Colorado Policy on Sexual Harassment applies to all students, staff, and faculty. Any student, staff or faculty member who believes s/he has been sexually harassed should contact the Office of Sexual Harassment at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Judicial Affairs at 303-492-5550. Information about the OSH and the campus resources available to assist individuals who believe they have been sexually harassed may be found at http://www.colorado.edu/odh/
and http://www.colorado.edu/policies/discrimination.html
Course Schedule
Week 1
M 28 Aug Introduction
W 30 Aug Bishop, “The Man-Moth” (Xerox) ***
Introduction to close reading
F 1 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale I (pages 5 - 40)
Week 2
M 4 Sept Labor Day—class does not meet
W 6 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale I (pages 41 - 94)
Bring to class the title of the poem you have chosen for your poetry presentation, selected from The Norton Introduction to Poetry
F 8 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale I (pages 95 - end of Book I)
1st close reading due
Week 3
M 11 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale II (pages 5 - 38)
W 13 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale II (pages 39 - 74)
Creating a paper topic workshop (Hacker 295 - 298, Handout)
F 15 Sept Maus, a Survivor's Tale II (pages 75 - end of Book II)
2nd close reading due
Week 4
M 18 Sept Writing workshop week
Writing theses & introductions workshop (Hacker 13-15, 37-42)
Bring close readings/ paper drafts to class
W 20 Sept Writing workshop week
Drafting body paragraph workshop (Hacker 23-36)
Sentence fragments and run-ons (Hacker 194-205)
Bring paper drafts to class
F 22 Sept Writing workshop week
Punctuation (Hacker 235-272)
Bring paper drafts to class
Week 5
M 25 Sept The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
W 27 Sept The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Paper 1 due
F 29 Sept The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Week 6
M 2 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
W 4 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
1st close reading due
F 6 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Week 7
M 9 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Intro to revising (Hacker 17-22)
W 11 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
2nd close reading due
F 13 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Creating a paper topic workshop
Week 8
M 16 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Bring paper drafts to class
W 18 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Avoiding plagiarism and integrating quotations (Hacker 331-340)
Bring paper drafts to class
F 20 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Bring paper drafts to class
Week 9
M 23 Oct The Norton Introduction to Poetry, selections TBA
Paper 2 due
W 25 Oct The Bloody Chamber: “The Courtship of Mr. Lyon,” “The Tiger’s Bride”
F 27 Oct The Bloody Chamber: “The Erl-King,” “The Werewolf,” “The Company of Wolves”
Week 10
M 30 Oct The Bloody Chamber: “The Company of Wolves,” “Wolf-Alice”
1st close reading due
W 1 Nov Review selections from The Bloody Chamber
F 3 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk”
Week 11
M 6 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “The Burrow”
W 8 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “The Burrow,” “A Report to an Academy”
2nd close reading due
F 10 Nov Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories: “A Report to an Academy”
Bring paper drafts to class
Week 12
M 13 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 3 - 35)
W 15 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 36 - 46)
Paper 3 due
F 17 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 47 - 58)
Week 13
M 20 Nov Fall Break—class does not meet
W 22 Nov Fall Break—class does not meet
F 24 Nov Fall Break—class does not meet
Week 14
M 27 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 59 - 72)
W 29 Nov The Lives of Animals (pages 73 - 84)
1st close reading due
F 1 Dec The Lives of Animals (pages 85 - 92)
Week 15
M 4 Dec The Lives of Animals (pages 93 - 106)
2nd close reading due
W 6 Dec The Lives of Animals (Pages 107 - 122)
F 8 Dec Review The Lives of Animals
Critical essay summaries due (1 page each)
Week 16
M 11 Dec Review, writing workshop
Bring draft papers to class
W 13 Dec Review, writing workshop
Bring draft papers to class
F 15 Dec Review, writing workshop
Paper 4 due
Syllabus Addendum
After your first paper is returned, you are required to come to office hours WITHIN ONE WEEK to discuss your writing progress, and to go over any questions you may have.
This course has a blog site at http://english1001section005.blogspot.com/ You should check this site the evening before each class meeting for reminders and new information. Previously used paper topics and updated schedules will be distributed through this site as well. You are responsible for keeping up with materials that are posted on this site. This will often be the only copy you get of this information, do not depend on paper copies being available in class.
The last day you may turn in your revised paper will be Friday December 1st. I strongly recommend that you choose the first paper for revision, and submit your revision as soon as possible after your papers have been returned. Not only will you be able to get the required revision out of the way early, but your subsequent papers will also benefit enormously from the completion of this process.
Further clarification of grading policy:
Your participation grade will be broken up as follows:
“Participation” = 300 points in final grade calculation (35%)
150 points possible for writing notebook, including any grammar exercises assigned. Points will be assessed for each entry. If you are not present for a class (whether your absence is excused or unexcused) you should find out what work you need to make up in the notebook (including writing warm-ups). I will “officially” assess notebooks three times during the semester (though they may be collected more often), and assign a grade of up to 50 points each time.
150 points possible for classroom contribution. This includes involvement in class discussion, attitude, keeping up with reading assignments, and
20 points will be deducted from your total participation grade for each absence beyond the first three.
Grading of close reading assignments: Each close reading will be given a score of up to ten points, which will count toward the 100 point total per paper. (For example, the first paper will be worth 100 points, 20 of these points will come from the close reading exercises leading up to the writing of the paper.) These exercises will be graded down 2 points per calendar day if turned in late.
Close reading exercises will not be graded for grammar, spelling, or punctuation (though I may at this time give pointers on these aspects of your writing, no points will be deducted for these types of errors on these assignments.) They will be graded for content only; I will be looking for evidence that you have put some thought and effort into the assignment.
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