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MASSBAYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEProfessorLouisM.Rosenberg,PhD
Fall,2011
LI205 BRITISHLITERATUREI 3CREDITS
Myths,legends,themes,languageandrepresentativefiguresoftheEnglishliterarytraditionfromitsoriginsto
1798,includingBeowulf,Arthur,Chaucer,Hamlet,andMilton.
Lecture:3hoursperweek.Prerequisites:EN101(CompletionofEN102alsorecommended)
REQUIREDCOURSEMATERIALSTextbooks
TheLongmanAnthologyofBritishLiterature
4thEdition,vols.1A1C
Eds.DavidDamrosch,etal
Longman
Macbeth
WilliamShakespeare
(AnygoodMacbeth)
KingLear
WilliamShakespeare
(AnygoodKingLear)
Technology
DailyaccesstotheInternetandemail AbilitytoperformbasicInternetoperationsnecessarytolifeinthe21stcentury
OTHERLEARNINGRESOURCES
ONLINEYouwillbesubmittingassignments,downloadinginformation,andinteractingwithmeandother
classmembersonline. SeeTechnologysectionformoreinformation.
TO
SUCCEED
Withoutexception,thetwomostcommontraitsamongstsuccessfulstudentsisthattheyare
intellectuallycuriouswhich,inturn,naturallyclearsawayanyresistancesinwhichalesserstudent
wouldindulge. Suchresistancescomeinavarietyofforms: notenoughtime,pastfailures,lackof
purpose,etc. Successintheworkplacedoesnothappentolazy,unaffectedpeople;therefore,itis,
withoutdoubt,thatthemanyskillslearnedincollegedictateonesfuturesuccesses.
Successfulstudentsrelentlesslyseekoutanyandallresourcesthatwilladdstrengthtothatwhichtheyarecurrentlyendeavoring.
Successfulstudentsarenotonlywillingbuteagertolearnnewskills,suchashowtooperate
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alibraryscomputersystem,howtogetthemostoutoftheirwordprocessor,etc.
Successfulstudentsrealizethatanythingthatappearsontheirtranscriptcountssuchthattheyneverputtheircoursesintoahierarchyofimportance
1.
Successfulstudentspossessaninnate,healthycompetitiveness. Successfulstudentsgetthejobdone. Period.
o Theyalwaysmeettheirdeadlines.o Ifnecessary,theyrearrangetheirschedulesinordertodevotemoretimetotheir
currentproject.
o Theystrivetoreachthehighestlevelofobjectivitysothattheycanseecompetingpointsofview.
o Theyalwayssurroundthemselveswithandlistentotheadviceofthosewhohaveproventrackrecordsinthefield(i.e.tutors,professors,etc.).
Pastfailuresdoesnotdictatefuturefailures. Infact,manysuccessfulpeopletodaywereonly
mediocrehighschoolstudents. Andtherearethosewhobecamewildlysuccessfulafterthey
droppedoutofcollege. However,nevermistaketheexceptionsastheruledoingsoiscatastrophic.
Thegreatestmindsthroughouthistoryrealizethatsuccessisonlyabyproduct:
ACADEMICRESOURCE
CENTER
AsIhavementioned,itvitaltoyoursuccessthatyouengagethefullresourcesoftheuniversitys
AcademicResourceCenter,particularlytheWritingCenter. However,youarenotlimitedtothese
resources. Youruniversityslibraryholdsworkshopsthroughoutthesemestercoveringtopicssuchas
researchmethodology,computer andInternetbasedoperations,etc.,andyouarestronglyurgedto
participateinthoseworkshopswhichaddressaskill(s)yourelacking. Althoughitisyetanothertime
commitment(usually,anhourorso),participationintheseworkshopswillsaveyoucountlesshours
oftrialanderrorduringthecompletionofassignments. Checkyouruniversityswebsite,ourcourse
website,andyourStudentHandbookformoreinformationabouttheacademicservicesprovidedtoyou.
CONTACTINGME
Iamavailabletoyouboth(quickly)afterclass,viaemailandonlinemeetings,andbyappointment.
Tocontactmeviaemail,navigatetothewebsite(lourosenberg.com/edu)andchooseLOU>
CONTACTLOU. Andtobookanappointmentwithme,navigatetothewebsiteandchooseLOU>
1Puttingcoursesintoahierarchyofimportanceisperhapsthegreatestcauseforfailure
SU
CCESS
Creativity
Healthycontroloftheego
Healthyrelationships
with
others
Insatiablecuriosity
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BOOKANAPPOINTMENT.
LEARNINGOUTCOMES
1. DevelopfamiliaritywithfoundingtextswrittenintheEnglishlanguage.2. DevelopafamiliaritywiththethefolkwaysandmoresofearlyBritishsocietiesthroughboththeir
literatureaswellaslater,referentialtexts.
3. DevelopanunderstandingofhowtheseseminaltextshaveshapedtodaysAmericanculture.4. Compareandcontrastsignificantcultural/temporalvariationsinBritishLiterature.5. Engagequestionsofjustice,value,spiritualityandmeaningraisedbytheliterarytexts.
TEACHINGPROCEDURES&METHODOLOGY
LECTURES
a) Itisduringthelectureswhenstudentsareexpectedtoaskanyquestionsconcerninganyaspectofthecourseand/orassignments. It
is,byfar,morebeneficialforstudentstoaskquestionsofgeneral
academicconcernshere,duringthelectures,ratherthantoseeme
afterclass.
b) Itcannotbestressedenoughhowimportantitisforstudentstoattendthelectures.
PEEREDITING
a) Throughoutthesemester,Imayhavestudentsformgroupsforpeerediting. Traditionally,peereditingisbetweentwoorthreestudents
whoreviewandcommentoneachothersassignmentsbyusinga
preformattedrubric.
b) Peereditingmaybehandledcompletelyonline.STUDENTDEBATES
a) Imayassemblestudentsintotwoteamsfordebatingaparticularsubject/issue.
b) Studentswhodonotfeelcomfortablespeakinginfrontoftheclass(onateam)willhavetheopportunitytoinsteadsubmitresearchessays.
USEOFTHE
COLLEGES
ACADEMIC
RESOURCEFACILITY
TheimportanceofutilizingthecollegesWritingCentercannotbeoverstated. Studentsshouldplantowriteatleastthreedraftsofeach
essay,andthisprocessshouldbeundertakenwithatutorasitis
impossibleforonetobehisowneditorandproduceanythingoftrue
quality.
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GRADEDISTRIBUTION
EVALUATIONOFSTUDENTPROGRESSIngradingstudentessays,Iusuallyemployarubricwhereeachdomain(grammar,logic/reason,etc.)isgivena
qualitativevalue. BecauseIdonotbelieveinmarginalia(writingendlesslyinthemargins),therubricservesas
thegradingexplanation. However,includedinmyevaluativeprocessistheexpectationthatstudentswillmake
anappointmentwithme,orseemeafterclass,shouldtheyrequirefurther,moredetailedanalysisoftheirwork.
Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytodeterminewhen(andif)anappointmentwithmeisnecessary. Andstudents
shouldneverwaittohandleanyacademicissue.
Lifehappens! Whileeverystudentisgradedequallyandobjectively,Iamcertainlywillingtoallowconcessions(suchasanextensiononaparticularassignment)shouldastudentdemonstratesjust
cause. Havingsaidthis,allstudentsareexpectedtooperateatthecollegelevelatalltimes. Nothing
lessisacceptable.
TERMEXAMS
Severaltimesthroughoutthesemester,studentswillsitforaTermExam. Normally,
theseexamsarecomposedoffiveshortanswerquestions. InevaluatingtheTerm
Exam,Iammostinterestedinthecontentofthestudentsanswerratherthan
grammar/syntaxissuesthatsaid,chronicissuesofsuchwillbereflectedinthe
grade.
TermExamsmaynotbemadeup;however,thelowestscoreis dropped.
Essays
35%
TermExams
25%
Participation
(Incl.Student
Instructives)
30%
FinalExam
10%
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RESPONSE
PAPERS
Atthebeginningofnearlyeveryclass,youwillreceiveaResponsePaper,aformon
whichyouwillwriteoneortwoparagraphsconcerningtheparticulardays
assignment(reading,film,etc.)and/oramajortopicofpriorlectures. Thus,the
ResponsePaperisatrueevaluationnotonlyofyourperformanceinthecourse,itself,butalsoyourabilitytoquicklysynthesizeinformationtoofferacredible,
intelligentresponsetoaquestionaboutwhichyouhavenopriorknowledge. This,
theskillofthinkingquicklyonyourfeet,isanenormouslyimportantonebecauseit
demonstratesyourcompetitiveabilityofalwaysbeingatthetopofyourgame.
ResponsePapersmaynotbemadeup;however,thelowesttwoscoresaredropped.
STUDENT
INSTRUCTIVES
Aroundthesecondweekofthecourse,studentswillbeinformedoftheir
InstructiveGroups. StudentInstructivesconsistofagroupofstudentswhoengage
intheresearchandpresentationofanassignedtopic. Aseparatehandoutis
availableonthewebsite(andisdisseminatedduringthefirstclassmeetingofthe
semester)concerningStudentInstructive;however,thefollowingtwopointsare
worthyofnotehere.
AllTeammembersreceivethesamegradefortheparticularInstructive.Notethatthereisaprocedureinplacefortheteamtodealwithslackers.
AttendanceismandatorybyallstudentsinthecourseduringallscheduledStudentInstructives.
o OnepointisdeductedfromthestudentsfinalcoursegradeforeachabsenceofascheduledStudentInstructive.
FINAL
EXAMINATION
StudentswillsitforaFinalExam,whichisopennotebook,andIoftenallowstudents
toworkinsmallgroups(ofnomorethantwoorthree). Pleaseunderstandthatthe
FinalExammaynotbemadeupunderanycircumstances,whatsoeverandthatitwill
coverthefullarchofthecourse.
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Unlessotherwiseinstructed,studentsmayusetheircoursenotesonallexams
(Term,Midterm,andFinal),andIusuallyallowtheexamstobewrittenin
small,quietgroups. However,studentsmaynotuseanyelectronicdevices,
(includingcomputers,PDAs,electronicdictionaries,etc.)duringanyexambecause
allowingtheseamenitieswouldputthosewithoutthematadisadvantage.
Therefore,ifyoutakenotesonacomputer,simplyprintthemoutandbringthemto
theexam.
AttentionESLStudents: Whileyouarecertainlywelcometouseancillarymaterials(dictionary,computer,etc.)duringthelectures,youmaynotuse
themduringanytheexams. Asaforementioned,onlynotebooksare
allowed.
CONFERENCING
WITHME
Youmustbookatleastthreeappointmentswithmethroughoutthesemester.
Creditforeachmeetingisgivenonlyoncepermonth. Oneofthemeetingsis
scheduledtotakeplaceduringclassanditwillcountasoneofthethreerequired
meetings. SeetheAssignmentssectionofthissyllabusforthatschedule.
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ATTENDANCEItisimportantthatyouarepresentforallofthelectures. Historydictatesthatgradesarealmostalways
reflectedinparitywithabsences;therefore,moreabsencesorlatearrivalswill,indeed,compromiseyourgrade.
Youareresponsibleforeverythingthatoccursinyourcourse,whetherornotyouarepresentduringaparticular
lecture,eitherinclassorvirtual(Internet). Ifyoufindthatyoumustmissaclass,itisyourresponsibilitytosee
afellowstudenttoobtainthelecturenotesaswellasanyannouncementsthatweremade. RememberthatI
mayalteranassignmentsduedateand/orlanguage,announcingsuchchangesduringclass. Ofcourse,these
changeswillalsobereflectedonthewebsite,butsuchupdatesmaynotbeimmediate.
Itisimportanttonotethatthefollowingassignmenttypesarenoteligibleformakeup.Therefore,latearrivalsandabsenteeswillmissthesegradingopportunities:
InClassAssignments(ResponsePapers,debates,etc.) TermExams MidtermandFinalExams
ASSIGNMENTPOLICIESWithoutexception,allsubmittedassignmentsmustbetyped.
ESSAYS
areoftendrafted/correctedinpeergroups. riddledwithgrammar,logic,syntax,nonsequitirissueswillnotpass.
Studentsareexpectedtohandinonlyessaysoffinalquality. Thisis
achievedbyworkingwithtutors,showingmedraftsofworkin
progress,etc.
mustconformtotheMLAstandard. ThisincludesaWorksCitedpageeveniftheonlysourceusedfortheparticularessayisoneoftheclass
texts. Inotherwords,ifyouuseit,citeit!
SUBMITTINGLATE
ESSAYS
Because30pointsareautomaticallydeducted,thehighestgradeonecan
achieveonanessaysubmittedlateisa70. So,besuretomeetyourdeadlines!
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarismistheuseofsomeoneelsework/intellectualpropertywithoutgiving
credit. IfIsuspectplagiarism,Iwillrequireyoutoengagewithmeinanoral
defenseoftheessay. IfaftertheoraldefenseIbelievethatyoudid,infact,
plagiarize,youwillfailthecourse. Generally,Ihandleplagiarismissues
internally,withoutinvolvingtheadministration.
LATEASSIGNMENTSYoumustmeetallofyourdeadlines! SeeSubmittingLateEssays,above.With
theexceptionoflateessays,lateassignmentsareneveraccepted.
BACKUPCOPIESAND
THEARCHIVINGOF
ALLSUBMITTED
ASSIGNMENTS
Youarerequiredtobackupthroughoutthecourse(or,inthecaseofwritten
assignments,keepcopiesof)alloftheassignmentsthatyousubmitandthatare
returnedtoyou. Further,youmusthavereadyaccesstothesebackupsshould
Irequestthem. Suchbackups,however,donotinanyway(includingthe
gradingorregardingofanassignment)supersedemyauthorityasfinalarbiter
forthecourse.
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TECHNOLOGYYourclasswebsitefunctionsasthecentralhubforthecourse. Itiswhereassignments,discussions,scheduling
ofappointments,courseannouncements,communications,bookingappointmentswithme, etc.coalesce.
Therefore,youmusthaveaccesstothesiteonadailybasisasyouareresponsibleforitsofficialcontenti.e.
announcements,changestoassignments,classcancellations,etc.
GeneralTechnologyRequirements:
Technologicalissuesofanykindarenotvalidexcusesformissingdeadlines,announcements,etc.2 Thosewhodonotownacomputerwillhavetomakedailyvisitstotheiruniversityscomputerlab,their
locallibrary,etc.
Timemanagementisoftheutmostimportanceyoushouldneverworkuptotheeleventhhour. Thisisespeciallyimportantconcerningthecompositionandtimelysubmissionofassignmentsas
technologicalissuesdooccur. Youwillalwayshaveathreedaywindowduringwhichtosubmityour
onlineassignments.
Again,Technologicalissuesofanykindarenotvalidexcusesformissingdeadlines,announcements,etc.
ThosewhoaretechnologicallychallengedareencouragedtovisittheiruniversityscomputerlabimmediatelyandworkwithalabtechnicianonthebasicfunctionsoftheInternetandword
processing. TherearealsofreecommunitycoursesonthebasicoperationsoftheInternet,the
computeranditsuniversalsoftware(wordprocessing,browsingtheweb,etc.). Oursisa
technologicalworld,andtobetheleastbitcompetitiveonemusthavemasteryoversuch
fundamentalsasreading/replying/writingemails,uploadingfiles,usingawordprocessor,using
asearchengine(suchasGoogle),aswellastheabilitytointeractwithaparticularwebsites
technology(suchassubmittingforms,etc.).
2Technologicalissuesinclude,butarenotlimitedto: Internetconnectivityissues(wherethestudentcannotaccesstheInternetduetoadisruptionof
service,whetherornotitisthefaultofthestudentortheserviceorcomputerorsoftwarethathe/sheisusing);lossofdataduetoanunforeseen
malfunctionofcomputerhardwareorsoftwareortransmission(Internet)errors;useofsoftware/hardwarethatisnotcompatiblewithProfessor
Rosenbergsservers;compatibilityissueswherethestudentsassignmentcannotbeaccessedbyProfessorRosenberg;emaildelaysofanykind;emailsnot
receivedduetospamcontrolsoftwareonthestudentscomputer/emailservice;Internetpageerrorsofanykind;filesizeissueswhereastudentsfileis
rejectedbecauseitexceedsthemaximumuploadsize;theuseofimpropersoftware(asoutlinedherein);etc.
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FILMSBelow,youwillfindthefilmrosterforyourcourse. Onceagain,itisimportanttonotethatyouareresponsible
forscreeningthefilmsyourselfwewillnotwatchthefilmsinclass. Seeyourcourseswebsiteforlinkstoview
them;thecostforarentalisabout$2.99each. Alternately,youmayalsopurchasethem.
SirGawainandtheGreenKnight SeeWebsite
IronMan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/
XMen http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120903/
BrokebackMountain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/
DonnieDarko http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/
Avatar http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
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ASSIGNMENTSBelowisageneralscheduleofassignments. Thisschedulewillalmostcertainlychangeasweprogressthrough
thesemester,sobesuretocheckyourcourseswebsiteforuptothemomentinformation.
Nottoworry! Youwillalwayshaveplentyofadvancednoticeconcerninganytypeofchangetothesyllabus.
Unlessotherwiseindicated(below),studentsarenotresponsibleforanyoftheassignmentsinthetext(s). Allassignmentsmustbecompletedbytheirduedates. Thisincludesallreadingsandfilmscreeningsyoumusthavereadthe
assignedpagesand/orscreenedtheassignedfilmsbeforeitisscheduled.
Allessayassignmentlanguageisfoundonyourcourseswebsite. EssaysarealwaysdueonFridays,asassigned. TermExamsareadministeredonMondays,asassigned.
WEEK
OF TOPIC ASSIGNMENTS
9/4 Introductiontothecourse,etc. FILMS ESSAYS STUDENTINSTRUCTURE TERMEXAMS9/11
pp.330 Beowulf
9/18 SirGawainandtheGreenKnight SirGawainandtheGreenKnightIronMan
9/25 TheCanterburyTales10/2 TheSecondPlayoftheShepherds
TheYorkPlayoftheCrucifixion Saw
10/9
10/16 pp.627649 SirThomasWyatt BrokebackMountain
10/23 Utopia TheFaerieQueene Avatar
10/30 ElizabethI TheTragicalHistoryofDr.Faustus
11/6 WilliamShakespeare KingLear XMen
11/13 WilliamShakespeare Macbeth
11/20 JohnDonne ParadiseLost DonnieDarko
11/27 pp.19811998 MacFlecknoe
12/4 JonathanSwift 26132644
12/11 CourseWrapUpPartingComments,etc. FinalExamination