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English
5
Purpose
and Rationale for the Course
This course
introduces students to the novel as a literary genre . The course
traces the development of the novel and the various components of
which it is made. Through analysis, using both intrinsic and extrinsic
schools of criticism, students will begin to recognize the form(s)
and function(s) of the novel and come to appreciate it as a major
art form.
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Texts
and Supplies
 Required Texts: Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe, Emma by Jane Austen, Jacob's Room
by Virginia Woolf, Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, Sula
by Toni Morrison, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by
Milan Kundera, and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
 Supplies--one 10x12 or larger clasp
envelope; photocopies of your work as needed; formatted 3.5"
floppy disk; 200 page notebook.
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Projects
A Three
out-of-class essays that analyze various aspects of the novel(s)
under consideration, including but not limited to character, symbolism,
theme, context et cetera. We will do two drafts for each paper;
the first which will be (re)viewed by at least two classmates. (Peer
review will be graded.) All assignments must be keyboarded. Each
student is allowed one late paper, but it must be turned in no later
than one week after the final draft due date.
B Several
in-class reactions to assigned readings. Responses should engage
assigned readings in a manner appropriate to college level work:
illustrate that the student has read and contemplated each text
in more than a cursory fashion.
C An
individual presentation in which students present biographical or
critical information pertaining to an author or text. The instructor
will provide topics.
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Attendance
Regular attendance
is expected. I do not distinguish between excused and unexcused
absenses, and I do not allow make-up work except for the aforementioned
late paper.
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Grades
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Out-of-class papers - 600 points |
In-class papers - 150 points |
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Peer Revision - 75 points |
Presentation - 75 points |
| 900
points possible; 810-900 = A; 720-899 = B; 630-719 = C; 540-629
= D; 539 and below = F |
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Professionalism
Students are
expected to act in a collegiate manner. Thus, beepers/pages, cell
phones, headphones/walkmans/discmans and other electronic equipment
will not be tolerated. Make sure these devices are inoperable during
class time. Disruption of class will result in appropriate disciplinary
action. Additionally, children are not allowed in class, for it
is against the law. Finally, regular attendance, participation,
and engagement are instrumental to your success in this class.
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