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El Paso Community College
Syllabus, Part 1
Instructor Course Requirements
Spring Semester 2017
I. Course Number and Instructor Information
Dual Credit English IV - ENGL 2323, British Literature II
Class 1 – 8:45 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. CRN: 24796
Class 2 – 9:35 A.M. – 10:20 A.M. CRN: 24797
Class 3 – 10:25 A.M. – 11:10 A.M. CRN: 24798
Class 4 – 11:15 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. CRN: 24799
Class 8 – 3:15 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. CRN: 24800
Instructor: Cheryl Lea Becknell Patterson, MA English and Humanities
Campus and Office Hours: Montwood High School, C-214 Phone: 937-2400/2557
Daily Tutoring: 8:00 -8:45 A.M. (Mon/Wed)
Lunch, Before, and After School by appointment
Conference Period: 7th Period and Email: [email protected]
II. Text and Materials
Greenblatt, Stephen et al. Eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th eds.
New York: Norton, 2012. (Volume D, E, and F)
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Norton, 1996.
Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference with Writing in Discipline, 8th eds. New York:
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2015.
Notes: Textbooks will be issued to students during the first week of the semester and turned
in after the final exam. Since the textbooks are furnished by the school, students will not be
allowed to write in them. If the books are damaged after issued to you, you may be
responsible for purchasing a new book at the replacement cost. You are encouraged to
“Mark the Text” using Post-it Notes and Flags. A classroom set of the MLA Handbook will
be available to all students. MLA information is also available at:
http://www.mla.org and owlpurdue.edu.
III. Course Requirements
This course is designed to cover three major time lines of British Literature:
1. The Romantic Period
2. The Victorian Age
3. The Twentieth Century and After
In addition to following a historical time line, we will also analyze each selection in
relation to the social and cultural aspects during each time period.
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Daily Assignments/Quizzes - (20%): In college level courses students are expected to read
all assigned texts and participate in classroom discussions. In addition to reading assignment,
supplemental work will be assigned to reinforce the reading. This may be in the form of daily
assigned work or quizzes on the reading assignments.
A. Journal (20%) – The journal will consists of bi-weekly journal/BB writing
assignments and will be equally weighted:
1. Journals - Students will prepare a bi-weekly one page written literary
response which represents their analysis of the reading assignments (1st and
3rd Period/odd weeks, 2nd, 4th and 8th Period/even weeks). These responses
should reflect your close reading of the text, support critical analysis, and may
be used to annotate questions you have regarding the assignment. The journal
may not simply be a summary of the reading. The journal entries should
concentrate on historical, social, and cultural influences. Also pay particular
attention to the author’s point of view and what literary devices are illustrated
in the writing. There will also be Discussions that will be posted in
Blackboard and you will be required to respond to these postings (window
will be open for two weeks only).
2. Blackboard (BB) Journaling/Discussions. Every other week students will
be required to complete a Discussion during the week a Journal is not due.
The window in BB will open on Sunday and close on Saturday at midnight.
The window will be open for two weeks to accommodate all students. Please
post your response prior to the closing date/time, no submissions will be
accepted via email.
3. Journal Portfolio – This will be a creative project containing all the weekly
journals/blackboard entries, and any other student responses related to
miscellaneous student writing assignments. This project must be typed, but
font and style may vary and will include all journals from fall and spring
journal writing assignments. (Handout/Rubric will be provided for portfolio
minimum contents) presented at the end of the semester. Due Date: 21 April
2017.
B. Research/Presentation Project (20%) –
Research Project (Spring 2017) – Student will write a research paper (3 pages
plus Works Cited page). The research project will feature any author from Norton
D, E, or F. The project is a literary analysis of a work (prose, poetry, or novel)
and should discuss the merit of the literature with relation to the historical, social,
and cultural aspects which may have influenced the work. Reliable sources from
academic libraries will be utilized for this research project (Report must contain
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minimum of 1 Primary Source and 3 secondary sources, from EPCC databases).
Your final research project will also have a visual Power-point presentation to
complement the presentation of the Research Project essay. This research paper
must be formatted in MLA.
Students will submit a Research Proposal (200 - 250 word/must have the
Norton textbook D, E, or F and page # for your literary selection in the
proposal) – see schedule below:
C. Exams/Essays (40% each exam will be weighted equally) – An exam or essay
will be given after every major unit. There will also be two exams and a
comprehensive final exam. Each exam is equally weighted.
1. Grading Scale and Course Grade:
Average Grade Letter Grade
90 - 100% A
80 - 89% B
70 - 79% C
60 - 69% D
0 - 59% F
The Research Projects will be reviewed or due as follows:
Assignment Peer Review Instructor Review/Due Dates
Proposal and Thesis review: 13 January 17 January
Library Independent Research 30-31 January
Library Independent Research 1-3 February
Annotated Bibliography: 31 January 1 February
Outline: 3 February
RP Draft- 2 pages + WC-4 sources 8 February 8 February
Library Independent Research 27-28 February
Final RP (w/PPT) 6 March (Students are responsible for proofreading,
revising, and editing their final essay and power-point presentation)
Research Project Due: Due: 6 March 2017
Presentations by Lotto Order 6-10 March 2017
Final Paper Due NA 28 April (No Exceptions)
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(I=Incomplete, W= Withdrawal – the student is responsible for I/W, WF =
Instructor Withdraw Failing - EPCC, Dual Credit Handbook at EPCC website).
Assignments for Grades:
Daily Assignments/Quizzes (20%)
Journals, Blackboard Discussions, and Journal Portfolio (20%)
Research Project and Presentation (20%)
Exams/Essays (40%)
2. Late Work - Daily assignments and Exams/Essays I accept no late work, without documentation of excused absences. Even during
absences students are expected to email assigned work to my email address:
[email protected]. Check the calendar for assignment due dates. If you know you
will be absent, make arrangements to turn-in the work early or by email. You may
only make-up scheduled exams/essays if you have an excused absence.
Arrangements for make-up exams must be made prior to the scheduled exam and
it is your responsibility to notify me.
IV. Instructor’s Policies
A. Attendance/Drop Policy
Attendance is a major factor in succeeding in any college course. Students are
expected to come to class on time and be prepared. The attendance guidelines for
this course will follow the procedures defined by Montwood High School and
Socorro Independent School District. If an absence is un-excused students will
not be able to make-up missing assignments. Students are responsible to provide
the necessary documentation for the absence to their assigned attendance clerk.
Students will come to class on time and not be tardy. Tardiness causes a
disruption and will not be tolerated. The EPCC drop policy is outlined in EPCC,
Dual Credit Handbook:
http://www.epcc.edu/dualcredit/Documents/Dual%20Credit%20Handbook%2010-30-
12.pdf
B. Standards of Conduct
All students should consult the instructor before dropping this course. Under the
EPCC Instructor Withdraw Failing option if a student does poorly from the
beginning of the course then the instructor is required to recommend the student
drop the course and be placed in a regular Montwood High School, English IV
class. If the student declines, then he/she will know that their work will continue
to be graded according to standard, and the grade he/she earns will remain on
his/her transcript.
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C. Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the use of another person’s work or original idea without giving
credit to that person. Plagiarism also includes unauthorized collaboration with
another person in preparing an assignment. Examples of plagiarism include, but
are not limited to:
1) copying word for word out of a book, magazine, or the internet and not giving
credit to the original source
2) turning in another person’s work with your name on it
3) paraphrasing too closely or changing only a few words in a sentence or
paragraph
D. Cheating:
Cheating is copying another student’s work and includes: homework, class-work,
or test answers. This applies whether copying is done with or without the other
person’s knowledge. Cheating also includes the use of “cheat sheets” or writing
information and/or answers on clothing, arms, or hands (text messaging answers
with a cell phone or other electronic device).
E. Penalties for plagiarism and cheating:
These penalties apply to all assignments, including research papers. A referral
will be sent to the assistant-principals’ office for documentation of the violation.
Any student who is caught cheating or plagiarizing in any way while enrolled in
Dual Credit classes will be immediately reassigned to regular classes. A report
will also be sent to the Academic Dean and Vice President for Student Services,
EPCC. All assigned writing assignments may be checked in Blackboard and
using the Safe Assign Program.
Any incident of cheating or plagiarism will become a permanent part of your
school record and may affect future admission to colleges. Please refer to EPCC
Dual Credit Handbook located on the EPCC website.
F. Writing Assignments:
All assignments must follow MLA guidelines using an MS-Word processing
program. Font size will be 12 point, Times New Roman. Assignments not
completed in the correct format will be returned and be subject to the late work
policy.
1. Please refer to the following sources and internet sites for MLA format
for your essays: Review – A Writer’s Reference, Diana Hacker:
http://www.mla.org
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/13/.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/MLA_updates.pdf
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2. All papers must be typed (12 pt., Times New Roman font, double
spaced)
3. The format will be MLA style (1” margins, headers, pagination).
Pagination will begin on 2nd page (Ex: Patterson 2 in the upper right
hand corner):
Student Name
Professor Patterson
English IV DC 2nd or 4th Period
8 January 2017
4. Title of Assignment (Centered)
G. Student Resources:
Students are encouraged to use EPCC’s and Montwood High School Writing
Centers. EPCC’s has Writing Centers at each of their campuses. Students are
also encouraged to meet with me during my office hours for questions or
assistance with assignments. EPCC Online and Onsite Tutoring:
http://www.epcc.edu/OfficeofStudentSuccess/tutorialservices/Pages/default.aspx
H. Classroom and On-line (email and Blackboard) Etiquette – Quoted directly from
EPCC catalogue, 2015 “A college student is a member of a community of
students seeking to acquire and communicate knowledge. A student’s conduct, in
and out of the classroom, must not infringe on the rights of other students, staff, or
faculty. Each student, staff, and faculty member is obligated to respect the rights
of others. Such an environment will enhance the educational purpose for which
the college exists and the educational programs designed to achieve that purpose.”
In the classroom and on-line students will conduct themselves in an appropriate
manner, keeping cognizant of voice, tone, and proper decorum and etiquette.
V. Calendar – British Literature II – 2323, Spring 2017
Note: The syllabus and calendar are subject to revisions. Students are responsible for
information contained in the syllabus and calendar and this content may be tested on
scheduled exams.
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ENGL 2323, Revised Fall 2016/Spring 2017
El Paso Community College
Syllabus
Part II
Official Course Description
SUBJECT AREA English
COURSE RUBRIC AND NUMBER ENGL 2323
COURSE TITLE British Literature Survey 18th Century to Modern
COURSE CREDIT HOURS 3 3 : 0
Credits Lec Lab
I. Catalog Description
This course examines a survey of the development of British Literature from the
Romantic period to the present. Students will study woks of prose, poetry, drama, and
fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a
diverse group of author and traditions. This course is strongly recommended for those
pursuing a major in English at the baccalaureate level. ENGL 2322 is not required in
order to enroll in ENGL 2323. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 with a “C” or better. (3:0).
II. Course Objectives
Upon satisfactory completion of this course the student will be able to accomplish the
following:
A. Explain the relationship between authors and their works in the context of their
historical, social, and philosophical issues during the corresponding time periods.
B. Identify major trends of thought and literature in each period studied: i.e., the
Romantic, Victorian and the Twentieth Century.
C. Analyze and understand works of each literary figure studied.
D. Define literary terms and understand their practical application.
E. Better understand the various people of the Western World and their approach to life
as these elements are presented in the literature considered.
F. Successfully articulate in writing his/her responses and interpretations of literary
works through the writing of critical essays, research papers, journals, or a
combination of these.
G. (Recommended) Attend at least one interpretive performance of a piece of literature
from the period, (poetry reading, play, film, etc).
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ENGL 2323, Revised Fall 2014/Spring 2017
Unit Titles
The standard units for a British literary/historical survey are these:
A. The Romantic Period
B. The Victorian Period
C. The Twentieth Century
Some instructors may wish to organize the course thematically. If so, possible thematic
units could be these:
1. Social Themes
2. Love
3. Satire
4. Religious/Philosophical Literature
III. THECB Learning Objective
Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or
cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature
of different periods or regions.
2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the
social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristics forms or styles of
expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the
arts and humanities.
5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and
grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
IV. Evaluation
A. Pre-assessment
Instructors should check each student's prerequisites the first week of class; those
who do not qualify should be sent back to Admissions.
B. Post-assessment
1. The instructor will maintain a continuous record of each student's progress.
2. Students should be evaluated periodically throughout the semester.
3. The instructor will determine the weight of each graded assignment.
4. Instructors will require writing assignments other than quizzes and formal exams.
5. Plagiarism is both intellectual theft and academic dishonesty and will not be
tolerated. Any work that is plagiarized could result in failure of the course
C. Remediation
This is left to the discretion of individual instructors. Some instructors permit students
to re-write major writing assignments. Students needing assistance with writing
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problems are encouraged to contact the instructor. Assistance is also available
through the Writing Centers located at most campuses.
D. Grading Scale
A = 90 – 100 I = Incomplete
B = 80 -89 W = Withdrew or Withdrawn
C = 70 -79
D = 60 -69
F = below 60
V. Disability Statement (American with/Disabilities Act [ADA])
EPCC offers a variety of services to persons with documented sensory, mental, physical,
or temporary disabling conditions to promote success in classes. If you have a disability
and believe you may need services, you are encouraged to contact the Center for Students
with Disabilities to discuss your needs with a counselor. All discussions and
documentation are kept confidential.
Offices located: VV Rm C-112 (831-2426); TM Rm 1400 (831-5808); RG Rm B-201
(831-4198); NWC Rm M-54 (831-8815); and MDP Rm A-125 (831-7024).
VI. 6 Drop Rule
Students who began attending Texas public institutions of higher education for the first
time during the Fall 2007 semester or later are subject to a 6-Drop limit for all
undergraduate classes. Developmental, ESL, Dual Credit and Early College High School
classes are exempt from this rule. All students should consult with their instructor before
dropping a class. Academic assistance is available. Students are encouraged to see
Counseling Services if dropping because exemptions may apply. Refer to the EPCC
catalog and website for additional information.
ENGL 2323, Revised Fall 2015 (next revision in 3 years)
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British Literature II - 2323
Spring Semester 2017 Calendar
EPCC First day of Class, 17 January 2017
EPCC End of Semester 12 May 2017
EPCC Final Exam Days: 8-12 May 2017
13 April 2017 – (Notify counselor by 7 April 2017) Last Day to Drop with a grade of “W”
2-6 January (2 January Student Holiday/Staff Development MHS)
Textbooks: Issue - Norton D, E, F
Lecture: The Romantic Period (1785- 1830), British writers responding to the climate of their
times, new interest in trials and the dreams of common people, and the desire for radical changes
through democratic ideals.
Reading Assignment: Norton D - The Romantic Age and Balladry and Ballad Revivals (xix-
xxviii) (Intro 3-32).
Anna L. Barbauld (39-40) – “The Rights of Woman” (48-49), "The Mouse's Petition"
(40-1), and "Washing Day" (50-5) HW: Timeline Activity
Charlotte Smith – (53-54) From Elegiac Sonnets, “Written at the Close of Spring” (54)
“To Night” (55)
Robert Burns (165-167) “Green Grow the Rashes” (167-168), “To A Mouse” (171-172),
“Auld Lang Syne” (173-174), “A Red, Red Rose” (181)
George Gordon, Lord Byron (612-16) “She Walks in Beauty” (617-18), “When We Two
Parted” ENIV Text (852)
Writing/Classroom Activity – Journal - Reading and Writing about Poetry (Handout – TP-
CASTT/Annotation)
New Year’s Resolution Writing Activity – “You Say You Want a Resolution?” by Heidi
Pollock
Review Norton D, E, and F and select an author/literary selection for your Research
Project Proposal, Due: next week.
9-13 January
Reading Assignment: Norton D
William Blake (112-116) Songs of Innocence (118-119): “All Religions are One, The
Voice of one Crying in the Wilderness and There Is No Natural Religion a & b” (116-
117), “The Lamb” (120), “The Chimney Sweeper” (121-122, 128), Songs of Experience
(125): "The Human Abstract" (133)
Percy Bysshe Shelley (748-751) "Ode to the West Wind" (791), "Adonais" (839), “To
Night” (836-837)
John Clare (869-870) "I Am" (881)
John Keats (901-903) "Ode on Melancholy" (932-933)
Writing/Classroom Activity: TP-CASTT, HW: Write an Ode.
Journal: Compare and contrast Charlotte Smith’s poem “To Night” with Shelley’s poem “To
Night.” Is there a change in the author’s point of view?
Research Project Proposal, Due: Peer Review: 13 January 2017
Instructor Review: 17 January 2015
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Week One: 16-20 January, Holiday MLK (January 16)
Reading Assignments:
The Slave Trade and the Literature of Abolition (88-9)
John Newton (90), “Amazing Grace, Faiths Review and Expectation” (90-1)
William Cowper (95-6), “The Negro’s Complaint” (96-7)
Olaudah Equiano, Intro and From Chap 3, 4, and 5 (98-105)
The Revolution Controversy and the “Spirit of the Age” (183-4)
Mary Wollstonecraft (194-99), From: “A Vindication of the Rights of Men”
Thomas Paine (199), From: “Rights of Man” (199-203)
Edmund Burke (187-194), From “Reflections on the Revolution in France”
Research Project Proposal: Instructor Review – 17 January 2017
Week Two: 23-27 January
Lecture: The Romantic Period and The Revolution Controversy and the “Spirit of the Age”
Reading Assignment: Norton D & E (183-184)
Mary Wollstonecraft, From: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Introduction and
208, 211-239), From “The Last Man” (983-986)
Classroom Activity: Wollstonecraft on Trial.
**John Stewart Mill** From "The Subjection of Women, Chapter 1" Norton E (1105)
http://study.com/academy/lesson/john-stuart-mills-the-subjection-of-women-summary-
analysis-quiz.html
Secondary Text:
Romanes, George J. “Mental Differences between Men and Women (1887).” The Education
Paper: Women’s Quest for Equality in Britain, 1850-1912. Ed. Dale Spender. New
York: Routledge, 1987.
Week Three: 30-31 January, 1-3 February
Reading Assignment: Norton D: Jane Austen (523-546), Plan of a Novel, According to Hints
from Various Quarters
Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. New York: Norton, 2002. (Supplemental Text)
Secondary Text:
Classroom Activities: Jigsaw Activity, readings from Sense and Sensibility and Film Adaptation
– Sense and Sensibility and View: A&E Award Winning Series, Biography Jane Austen 2006.
Assign chapters by Groups for Jigsaw Activity. Lesson will be continued Week 4.
Library 30-31 January, 1-3 February 2017
Annotated Bibliography: Peer Review – 31 January
Instructor Review – 1 February
Outline: 3 February
Week Four: 6-10 February
Reading Assignment: Norton D: Continue, Jane Austen (523-546), Plan of a Novel, According
to Hints from Various Quarters
Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility. New York: Norton, 2002. Print. (Supplemental Text)
Secondary Text:
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Gates, David. “True or False: Jane Austen Outsells Alice Walker and Ann Coulter.” Newsweek
Jul. 2 & 9 2007: 70-71. (Peer Review articles on Jane Austen)
Classroom Activities: Jigsaw Activity, readings from Sense and Sensibility and Film Adaptation
– Sense and Sensibility and View: A&E Award Winning Series, Biography Jane Austen 2006.
Writing Activity: Examine the social and cultural mores of Jane Austen’s time.
Kagan Activity: Round/Robin-Read, Discuss, and All Write Consensus - secondary articles on
various topics related to Jane Austen. Groups will report their consensus to the class.
Exam #1 – Romantic Period (Review-8 February, Exam 9-10 February 2017)
RP Draft Due: Peer – 8 February (2 pages plus Works Cited page, with primary
source/Norton and two EPCC Databases)
Instructor – 8 February 2017
Week 5: 13-17 February
Lecture: Norton E - The Victorian Age 1830-1901
Reading Assignment: Introduction - (xxi, 1016-1043)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1121-1124), "The Cry of the Children" (1124-1128), “To
George Sand, A Desire” (1128), “To George Sand, Recognition” (1128-1129), “Sonnet
43” (1130)
Alfred Lord Tennyson (1156-1159) “Tears Idle Tears” (1183)
Emily Bronte (1328-1329) “I’m happiest when most away” (1329), “Stars” (1331-1332)
Writing Assignment: Journal – Respond to Image C5 (The Awakening Conscience, William
Holman Hunt, 1853). Read “Tears Idle Tears” by Tennyson and then respond to the poem.
Classroom Activity: View film, Victoria
Week 6: 20-24 February
Lecture: Women Writers – “Scribbling Women”
Reading Assignment: Norton E
The “Woman Question” The Victorian Debate About Gender, Continued (1607)
Sarah Stickney Ellis: The Women of England: Their Social Duties and Domestic Habits
(1610-1612)
George Eliot (1353-1355) From Silly Novels by Lady Novelist (1361-1368)
Coventry Patmore: "The Angel in the House" (1613-1614)
John Ruskin: From Of Queen's Garden (1615-1616)
Harriet Martineau From Autobiography (1616-1619)
Anonymous: "The Great Social Evil" (1620-1624)
Dinah Maria Mulock: A Woman's Thoughts about Women (1624-1626)
Florence Nightingale: From: Cassandra & Nothing to Do (1626-1630)
Mona Caird: From: Marriage (1630-1634)
Walter Besant: "The Queen's Reign" and "The Transformation of Women's Status between 1837
and 1898" (1634)
Writing Assignment: Journal – What social and cultural factors caused women writers to use
pseudonyms?
Film Review - George Eliot, Life and Literature, 2007, DVD and The Bronte Sisters, Special
Edition- 150th Anniversary.
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Week 7: 27-28 February - March 1-3
Lecture: The Elements of Gothic Literature Norton D
Reading Assignment: Norton D
The Gothic and the Development of a Mass Readership (584-585)
Ann Radcliffe (598-599), From: The Romance of the Forest, Chapter 8 (599), From:
The Mysteries of Udolpho, Vol. 2, Chapter 5 (601-602)
Secondary Text: Norton Critical Edition, Frankenstein, Composition and Revision Joseph and
Mellor (157-166).
Reading Assignment: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – Frankenstein Norton Critical Edition
edited by J. Paul Hunter, Introduction and Contexts (for secondary sources 169-182)
Writing Assignment: Discuss what factors influenced Shelley to write her novel, Frankenstein.
Issue novel: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – Frankenstein Norton Critical Edition, assigned
reading over Intercession Break.
Preview, Frankenweenie - 2012 version by Tim Burton.
Library: 27-28 February 2017
Week 8: 6-10 March
Research Project Due: 6 March 2017
Presentations with PPT – by Lotto 6-10 March 2017
Week 9/Spring Breaks: (13-17 & 20-24 MHS Spring Break) (13-17 March EPCC Official
Spring Break)
Reading Assignment: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Writing Assignment: Write a two page Reflective Essay on the novel Frankenstein and
include a Work Cited page - Due: 21 March 2017
Week 10: 27-31 March
Reading Assignment: Norton E
Industrialism: Progress or Decline? (1580-1581)
The Children’s Employment Commission (1587-1588),
From First Report of the Commissioners, Mines (Margaret Gromley) (1588-1589)
Charles Dickens: From: Hard Times – Excerpt from Chapter 5 (1599-1600)
Writing Assignment: Journal – Reflect on the United States current business practice to
“outsource” manufacturing to China, Mexico, India, and other countries. Compare and contrast
this to Industrial Movement during the 1800’s.
View: Modern film adaptation of Frankenstein
Exam #2 – Review 28 March, Exam 29-30 March 2017
Week 11: 3-7 April
Reading Assignment – Norton E
George Bernard Shaw (1780-1783) Read play – Pygmalion (Classroom textbook)
Secondary Text/Writing Assignment: Journal – Read article, “Speaking across the Divide” by
John Lahr and explain why people are defined by how they speak and dress.
Classroom Activity: Clips from film adaptation Pygmalion and My Fair Lady
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Week 12: 10-14 April (14 April Good Friday/Easter)
Reading Assignment: Norton E
Continue reading play: George Bernard Shaw (1780-3) - Pygmalion
Secondary Text/Writing Assignment: Journal – Read article, “Speaking across the Divide” by
John Lahr and explain why people are defined by how they speak and dress.
Classroom Activity: Clips from film adaptation Pygmalion and My Fair Lady
Week 13: 17-21 April
Lecture/Reading Assignment:
Oscar Wilde (1720-1721) The Importance of Being Ernest (1733-1777) and "The Critic as Artist
[Criticism Itself an Art] (1723-1732)
Writing Assignment - Secondary Text: Respond to the essay: “Taking the Manly Way Out” by
Dave Barry
Journal Portfolio Due: 21 April 2017 (No exceptions)
Last Day to Drop with a grade of “W” – 13 April 2017, notify counselors by 7 April 2017
Week 14: 24-28 April
Reading Assignment Continued:
Oscar Wilde (1720-1721) The Importance of Being Ernest (1733) and "The Critic as Artist,
Criticism Itself an Art” (1723)
Writing Assignment – Journal – Respond to quote: “Friendship is far more tragic than love. It
Last Longer.” Oscar Wilde
Week 15: 1-5 May
Reading Assignment: Norton F
The Twentieth Century and After (1887-1913) (xxiii-xxvii)
Virginia Woolf (2143-4) A Room of One’s Own (2264-2276)
James Joyce (2276-2278) “Araby” (2278-2282)
Writing Assignment: Journal - What arguments does Woolf use to support her point of view in
her essay, A Room of One’s Own? Does her argument appeal to your intellect or your emotions?
For the short story “Araby” analyze what is real or imagined for the main character. Define an
epiphany.
Review for Final Exam: 5 May 2017
Week 16: 8-12 May, EPCC Finals
Senior Portfolio
Final Exam – 8-9 May 2017 (MC/Essay)
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(15-19 May)
Senior Portfolio, Book Turn-in
(16-20 May) (22-26 May)
Survey of Modern Poetry
Senior Out-processing /Graduation Practice
Final Grades Available: 16 May 2017 (On-line only)
Note: This syllabus and calendar are subject to revisions.