Syllabus
Course Requirements
For
this course, you will write three
550-650 word essays and one 1400-1700 word research paper.
You will also have a midterm exam, quizzes as assigned, and a
final exam. Your grade for
the course will be calculated as follows:
The three essays:
45% (15% each)
The research paper
20%
The final exam
15%
The midterm
10%
Quizzes/attendance/participation
10%
A= 90 and higher; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69; F=59 and below
All
writing will be assessed according to the Maryland
C-Standard.
Course
Policies
1. Attendance: Regular attendance is crucial to classroom learning. Arriving late and leaving early are disruptive, and students who do so will not receive credit for attendance. You are expected to attend all classes. If you miss more than 3 hours of instruction (2 class periods), your must provide a documented excuse or risk a negative consequence to your final grade. Note: Regardless of your reason for missing a class, you are responsible for arranging to make up missed work.
2.
Documented
Excuses:
Documented excuses include emergency room visits,
doctors’ written instructions to stay home from school and work,
funerals, and court dates. Regular
doctors’ appointments do not constitute excused absences.
3.
Participation: You are expected to be
prepared for class and to participate in class discussions.
Such participation will be difficult unless you have read the
assigned material and have the text with you.
4.
Late Papers:
Papers are due promptly at the beginning of the class identified
in the syllabus. If you are
unable to meet this requirement, please contact me at least 48 hours
in advance of the due date to make other arrangements.
Unexcused late papers will be penalized up to one letter grade
per class period of lateness, and papers later than one week will not be
accepted. Note:
You must complete all of the papers in order to be eligible to pass the
course. This means that if
your paper is more than one week late (and you haven’t made
arrangements because of exceptional circumstances), you have
automatically failed the course and should withdraw.
5.
Rewrites: Rewrites are not accepted; therefore it is imperative that
you get help before your final paper is due.
6.
Quizzes:
All quizzes will be unannounced and will take place promptly at
the beginning of class. They
will consist of 10 questions, each of which will be read exactly twice.
Quizzes can never be made up, regardless of whether they were
missed due to lateness or a documented excuse.
7.
Make-up Exams: You are expected to take all exams on the date they are scheduled.
If you are unable to meet this requirement for some very good
reason, please contact me at least 48 hours in
advance about the possibility of making other arrangements.
Unexcused, missed exams will be penalized and may not be made up.
8.
Email:
Email is the best way to get in touch with me.
I check my email several times a day (including weekends).
I will reply to a message from any account (aol, hotmail, etc),
but please
be aware that privacy laws require that I discuss grades only via a
school account. Assignments
are not accepted by email except by special arrangement.
Never send attachments unless you have received prior approval.
9.
Academic honesty:
Plagiarism and other kinds of academic dishonesty will be dealt
with as prescribed in the College’s Academic Integrity Policy (See the
College Catalog). Using the
words and/or ideas of others without proper documentation, along with
using outside sources on papers other than the research paper, will
result in a lowered grade, failure of the assignment, and/or failure of
the course. Students must
sign a form indicating they have read and understand the policy.
10. Getting Help: To insure that you get quality, uninterrupted personal attention, please schedule an appointment for office hours by email or in class. I check my e-mail regularly (e-mails are preferable to phone calls) and can often answer questions or provide help that way. In addition, one-on-one tutoring from faculty is available at the Writing Center in the ground floor of the library or online at www.smarthinking.com (these services are covered by your tuition—there is no additional fee). You will be able to get help on such matters as organization, grammar, punctuation, and research documentation. Tutors will not proofread or approve your papers for you.
11.
Disability
accommodations: Students
with documented disabilities are eligible for course modifications.
These modifications should be set up within the first week or two of the
semester. See Disabled
Student Services in Academic Advising to request these accommodations.
Any other student who suspects he/she may have a problem that hinders
learning is also advised to confer with DSS immediately.
12.
Tape
Recorders:
Any student is welcome to tape
record classes if he/she feels that will promote learning and retention.
13.
Formatting:
all out-of-class assignments must be word-processed,
spell-checked, and double-spaced. Hand
in all pre-writing (original outlines, drafts, etc) with your final copy
in a folder. Include a word count on all final essays (can be written in by hand).
Improperly formatted work can be returned unread and given
a zero.
14. Classroom Policies: It is against AACC policy to consume food or beverages in the classroom. Please turn off cell phones and beepers before entering the classroom, as well. Students whose beepers or cell phones disrupt the learning environment in non-emergency situations will not receive credit for attendance that day.
15. Syllabus Changes: The syllabus may be changed over the course of the
semester to better fit the needs of the class.
All changes due to inclement
weather and/or unforeseen events will be announced via your school email
account. It is your
responsibility to check this account regularly.
Course Schedule
Date |
Assignments to be completed before class |
Topics to be covered in class |
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Week
1 |
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Wednesday,
1/23 |
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Introduction
to the course and classroom policies |
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Week
2 |
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Monday, 1/28 |
LBH
pgs 27-44 |
Organization:
Thesis construction, topic sentences, and argument |
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Wednesday,
1/30 |
LBH
pgs 77-111 Bedford
63-64, 115-116, 167-169, 199-204, 247-250, 281-284 |
Paragraphs and
Transitions (intros and conclusions) Introduction
to the novel: Discussion
of narrator, point of view, setting, plot and subplot,
characterization, symbol, and theme |
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Week
3 |
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Monday, 2/4 |
Read Goodbye,
Columbus, chapters 1-4 |
Discussion of
the novel |
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Wednesday, 2/6 |
Read Goodbye,
Columbus, chapters 5-8 |
Discussion of
the novel |
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Week
4 |
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Monday, 2/11 |
Outline#1
Due Review LBH pgs35-38 LBH
pgs 48-54, 302-304, 468-476 |
Revising,
Using Quotations, Passive Voice |
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Wednesday,
2/13 |
Read A Lost
Lady, Part I (chapters
1-9) |
Discussion of
the novel with attention to other elements of narrative such as
irony and structure |
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Week
5 |
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Monday, 2/18 |
Paper
#1 due Read A Lost
Lady, Part II (chapters
1-9) |
Finish
discussing the novel Generate
thesis statements together |
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Wednesday,
2/20 |
LBH
pgs 430-452 |
Common
mistakes in Paper#1 Grammar Day
(The Evil Comma) |
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Week
6 |
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Monday, 2/25 |
Outline
#2 due LBH
pgs 558-567 |
Intro to the
Research Paper (assignment) |
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Wednesday,
2/27 |
LBH 567-571, 599-622 |
Managing
Information Paraphrase and
Summary Analysis and
Synthesis |
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Week
7 |
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Monday, 3/3 |
Paper#2
due LBH
571-598 |
Finding
Sources Electronic
Resources |
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Wednesday, 3/5 |
Review your
notes; come in with a written list of questions. |
Midterm review |
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Week
8 |
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Monday, 3/10 |
Study for the
midterm exam as directed |
Midterm
exam |
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Wednesday,
3/12 |
Bedford
1263-1266, 1292-1298 Research
proposal due |
Discussion of
midterm Intro to Drama
(Classical and Shakespearean) |
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Week
9 |
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Monday, 3/17 |
Begin reading Antigone
(Bedford 1342-1364) |
Discussion
of Antigone
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Wednesday,
3/19 |
Finish reading
Antigone |
Discussion of Antigone |
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Week
10 |
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Monday, 3/24 Wednesday,
3/26 |
SPRING
BREAK |
ENJOY! |
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Week
11 |
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Monday, 3/31 |
Read A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I-III (Bedford 1393-1442) |
Discussion of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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Wednesday, 4/2 |
Finish
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream Bedford
1442-1459 |
Discussion of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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Week
12 |
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Monday, 4/7 |
Draft
#3 due |
Peer editing:
bring 3 typed copies of your draft to class |
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Wednesday, 4/9 |
Paper
#3 due Review LBH pgs 468-476 LBH
pgs 623-627, 629-638 |
Integrating
Quotes Avoiding
Plagiarism |
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Week
13 |
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Monday, 4/14 |
Research
Outlines Due LBH
pgs 647-730 |
Documentation |
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Wednesday,
4/16 |
Bring
your research paper notes and materials LBH
pgs 529-535 |
Common
mistakes in Paper#3 Suggestions
for outlines Conciseness |
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Friday,
4/18 |
Make
an appointment for Office
Hours if you have questions about your status. |
Pass/Withdraw
Deadline (Last Day to Withdraw with a W Grade). |
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Week
14 |
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Monday, 4/19 |
Research
paper draft due at conference |
Research paper
conferences Grammar
tutorials |
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Wednesday,
4/21 |
Research
paper draft due at conference |
Research paper
conferences Grammar
tutorials |
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Week
15 |
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Monday, 4/26 |
Research
Paper Due |
Introduction
to Modern Drama Bedford
1580-1584 |
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Wednesday,
4/28 |
Read Fences,
Act I (Bedford 1915-1942) |
Discussion of Fences |
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Week
16 |
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Monday, 5/3 |
Read Fences,
Act II (Bedford 1942-1962) |
Discussion of Fences |
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Wednesday, 5/5 |
Review your
notes; come in with a written list of questions. |
Review for
Final Exam |
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FINAL
EXAM Monday,
5/12 |
5:30-7:30pm |
Exam will
be held in regular classroom |
