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1102 Course Policies                                                             

Spring, 2006  # U27                                                                

Texts: Responding to Literature, 5th ed. Stanford

           The Everyday Writer, 3^rd Edition. Andrea Lunsford 

You will be required to write a minimum of 5 finished papers which together should make up a total of at least 6,000 words. Your final grade will be based on the quality of all these papers, but the papers written in the latter half of the semester and the research paper will count more than the earlier papers. 

Absences: after 3 your grade will drop a letter and after 5 you will fail the course. This rule will be waived only for very unusual circumstances that must be documented.

Late Papers: Your grade will drop a letter for each class-day for which a paper is late. The paper will not be accepted after two class-days The papers are due at the beginning of class on the specified date. I know that you will occasionally have trouble meeting deadlines, but the onus is on you to apprise me of these special difficulties and make special arrangements for fulfilling the course requirements. However, if you use your time wisely, these difficulties could be kept to a minimum if not avoided altogether.

Class participation: this can help your grade considerably. It includes things like being prepared for classroom discussions, peer editing and revision sessions, and short in-class writing exercises by reading the assignments and thinking responsibly about them. It would also include things like being punctual, both in handing in papers and attending class.

Grades: although all our papers will focus on fiction, poetry and drama, you do not have to be a student of literature to do well in this course. Your grade will reflect your ability to formulate an intelligent response to the readings. Your essays must demonstrate that you understand what you have read and can discuss the material in a rather typical expository format. The research papers will have to demonstrate a facility with research methodology and knowledge of the mechanics of the research paper (quoting, documenting, etc.). These requirements can normally be satisfied by the student who gives the readings and papers the time and effort they deserve.

Jan. 10               :  Diagnostic and course Introduction.

Jan. 12               :  Walker, “Everyday Use.” (508)

                              Bambara, “The Lesson.” (534)

                              Olsen, “I Stand Here Ironing.” (734)

                              Wright  “The Man Who Was Almost a Man.” (374

Jan. 19              :    Thesis and first draft for essay 1

Jan. 24              :    Peer editing and revision

Jan. 26                   First essay due.

Jan. 31                   Chopin, “The Storm.” (855)

                               Hood, “How Far She Went.” (750)

                               Dove, “Second-Hand Man.” (643)

                               Allende, “The Judge’s Wife.”  (384)

Feb. 2                     Thesis and First draft of essay 2           

Feb. 7                      Peer editing and revision

Feb. 9                     Second essay due.

Feb. 14              :    Hayden, “Those Winter Sundays.” (780)

                               Hall, “My Son, My Executioner.” (776)

                               Brooks, “To the Young Who Want To Die.” (1161)

                               Hardy, “The Man He Killed.” (978)

Feb. 16                   Thesis and first draft for essay 3

Feb. 21                   Peer editing and revision.

Feb. 23                  Third essay due.

Feb. 28                   Donne, “Death Be Not Proud.” (1077)

                               Wordsworth, “The World Is Too Much with Us.” (879)

                               Frost, “Desert Places.” (1140)

                               Frost, “Stopping by the Woods.” (1139)

                               Hopkins, “God’s Grandeur.” (880)

March 7            :   Thesis statement and first draft for essay 4

March 9            :    Peer editing and revision

March 14          :    Fourth essay due.

March 28          :    Ibsen, A Doll House. (663)

March 30          :    Thesis and first draft for essay 5

April 4              :    Peer editing and revision

April 6              :    Research methodology, documentation, etc.

April 11            :    Revision and research methodology

April 13            :    Fifth essay due.

Another play, perhaps Trifles or Antigone , will be read and discussed and will be a source for topics for our final in-class essay. (This is subject to change.)

April 20           :    In class essay. 

These Policies and dates are subject to changes that time and circumstances might dictate.