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WELCOME TO ENGLISH 102!

We will have a great journey exploring some major movements influential for the critical thinking and analytical reading!

Section # 11022 Instructor: Kristina Yegoryan, MA WINTER 2020 Email: yegoryk@lavc.edu

Class Location: ACA 2605 Office: Hum 121C Class Day/Time: Mon. – Wed.: 11:00am-2:35pm Office hours: Monday 9:00-11:00am

Wednesday 2:30-3:30pm *Also, may have additional days/hours for appointments

Course Website:http://english102lavcwin2020.weebly.com Course Description and Requirements

English 102, Reading and Composition II, is designed to prepare you to analyze, interpret, and evaluate poetry, short stories, novels, and plays. You will learn about historical evolution of literature, major movements influential for the study of literature, literary theory, and you will be able to read critically and apply your theoretical knowledge to analyze and evaluate different forms of literature.

Prerequisite: Appropriate skill level demonstrated through the English placement process or satisfactory completion of English 101 with a grade of C or better. This course cannot be taken for Pass/No Pass.

Recommended Texts/Books and Materials:

1. Title: Poststructuralism (A Very Short Introduction) Author: Catherine Belsey

Publication Info: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 978-0-19-280180-7

3. Title: Sweet Machine Author: Mark Doty Publication Info: HarperCollins Publication 1998. ISBN: 0-06-095256-3

4. Title: Using Critical Theory (How to Read and Write About Literature) 2nd Edition Author: Lois Tyson Publication Info: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2011. ISBN: 9780415616171

Additional Readings are on our course website under Read page Oscar Wild The Picture of Dorian Gray Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery”

Laura Bohannan’s academic article “Shakespeare in the Bush” Suzanne Collins’ book The Hunger Games (or the movie) Amy Tan’s personal narrative "Two Kinds" Victor Hugo The Hunchback of Notre Dame Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”

John Collier’ “The Chaser” Assigned articles and passages

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Movies: You will need to watch a min of 2 movies from this list for critical analysis

• Danny Boyle’s 2013 British psychological thriller Trance • Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige • Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games 1 (based on Suzanne Collins’s novel) • James McTeigue’s V for Vendetta • Neil Burger’s (or trilogy fiction by Veronica Roth) Divergent • Jane Champion’s “The Piano” •

Student Learning Outcome / As a result of completing this course:

1. students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate various forms of literature.

2. students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and evaluate forms of literary criticism, looking at a given work from several critical perspectives.

Holidays and Important Days Winter 2020: January 6- February 9

Jan. 7:Add and Audit by instructor’s permission number Jan. 7:Drop w/o ‘W’ Jan.16:Student Exclusion 1 ( the instructor can drop the students who miss the classes) Jan. 20:Martin Luther King Holiday (Monday) NO CLASS Feb.1: Student Exclusion 2 ( the instructor can drop the students who miss the classes) Feb.1:Last day to drop with W Feb.5:Last Day oftheclass Feb.14:Grades will be posted

Assignments and The Grading System

Grading is based on: active participation in in-class discussions /assignments, quizzes, homework assignments, written analyses of poems/plays/short stories, the midterm test, analysis essay(s), presentation, and course final. All the assignments are graded with points (p). The total letter grade is calculated based on the points / % earned from the assignments and class participation.

The FINAL Letter Grade is derived from the percentage: (% - % = letter grade) 90-100= A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D Below 60=F

Tentative Summary of Assignments:

In-class individual and group assignments, worksheets Homework assignments (short analysis, response writings, worksheets) Midterm (in-class) Essay 1 Theoretical / Literary Analysis Essay Essay 2 Self-Analysis Theoretical Narrative Informative Presentations: Evolution of Literature* (literary genres, historical eras and movements that had an impact on literature. Topics will be provided)

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Extra Credit: In this course students will have several options for extra credit opportunites that are offered for a variety of reasons to benefit students:

• Several of the course assignments may have extra credit questions to motivate students, who are well prepared for the task, take the opportunity to show their knowledge and effort and earn points for their responses.

• An additional activity/assignment(s) will be available for extra credit points. The assignment (s) will refer to the course topic and will be similar to the ones done in-class or as homework and discussed in advance. Such extra credit assignments allow students use an addition practice opportunities. (ex. Analysis of another similar poem or short writing)

• Active academic involvement will motivate students be active LAVC residents and to know/ participate/use the various programs, events, workshops, and or services offered on campus. (Ex: attending tutoring sessions, workshops provided by academic resource center, and cultural recognition celebrations and other events on campus.)

The details of the extra credit assignments will be discussed in class!

Attendance and Participation Regularattendance,participationinin-classdiscussionsandactivitieswillhelpyouearnabettergradeandacquireknowledgeincriticalanalysisofliteraryandacademictexts,plays,poems,movies,andvisuals. THE OUTLINE OF THE COURSE

• Literature: What is literature? Why is it important? What is Literature. The purpose of literature. Noble Prize for Literature

• Genres of Literature Tragedy / Comedy/ Tragycomedy Satire/ Drama / Romance / Epic

• Major Forms that we will read/consider during this course Poetry

Novel Short Story Play (Scholarly article)

• Important Historical Periods Beginning of Literature Old and Middle English Renaissance

Elzabethan era (16th cent.) / Shakespearean era Restoration Period (17th cent) / Age of Enlightenment (18th cent.) Romanticism (early 19th cent.) / Victorian era (late 19th cent.) Modernism/PostModernism (20th century)

• Important Intellectual Movements & Literary Theory/ Theoretical schools Structualism: sign/signifier and signified: Ferdinand de Saussure Sense, Sensation, and Meaning: Julia Kristeva New Critical Theory and Russian Formalism Reader Response Theory/ Author’s intent: Roland Barthes Marxist Theory/ Ideology, Myth, and Power: Marx, Althusser, Michel Foucault Psychoanalytic Theory: Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan Deconstruction and Dialectcs: Jacques Derrida

Gender Writing: Feminist Theory and Queer Theory

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Postcolonial Theory Post-structualism and Post-moderism

• Rhetoric/ Visual Rhetric; Reading/Writing Connection • Literary Terms

Student Success Strategies

Attendance, Participation, and Networking: We will have several group activities and discussions in class that will help develop cooperative networking skills and a strong student agency.

Special Circumstances and Disability Statement: For any academic accommodation please see me after class or during my office hours to discuss the necessary arrangements. For support services, specialized instructions, additional time for tests, and other educational accommodations needed for your academic success contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 818 947 2681.

Academic Honesty Policy/ Plagiarism: Students are expected to abide with ethical standards set forth by the institution. See LAVC Schedule of Classes: Student Conduct and Disciplinary Action.

Plagiarism is the representation of expression of ideas from published or unpublished work(s) as well as from internet sites or from others (other students) as one’s own. Students are encouraged to cite the sources to avoid plagiarism. Note: Cheating and Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students suspected of violation will be warned and referred to academic affairs for possible suspension.

Free Tutoring and Computer/Internet Access at LAVC

There are many services that provide free tutoring: EOPS (Location: SSC 215; Phone: (818) 947 2432), TRIO (SSC 228; Phone: (818) 947 2487) ARC (Academic Resource Center is on the 2nd floor of Library and houses Writing Center (LARC 229 room; Phone: (818) 947 2810), General Tutoring (LARC 23; Phone: (818) 947 2744), and Computer Commence (LARC 234; Phone: (818) 778 5725).

PLEASE KNOW THAT I’M HERE TO HELP YOU SUCCEED! “There are conflicting answers, or maybe no answers; therefore, one opinion is as good as another, and EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION” (William Perry)