Northwest Shoals Community College

English 271/World Literature I

Tuesday/Thursday 11:00-12:15

Instructor:  Debbie Benson

Office:  Building 120, Room 110 and Building 110, Room 103

Phone:  331-5296   Email: dbenson@nwscc.edu

Required Text:  The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Vol. 1, 7^th Edition

 Prerequisites:  English 102

 Attendance:  Students should attend all class meetings.  At no time should a student miss more than 20% of the class meetings for a course.  Failure to adhere to this policy may result in a failing grade.

 Withdrawal Policy:  A grade of W will be assigned as the final grade if a student withdraws before March 31, 2003 .  Withdrawal prior to March 31 will subject the student to repaying his/her Pell grant and/or student loan.  A grade of WP or WF will be assigned if a student withdraws after March 31 ,2003 .  It is the responsibility of the student to complete proper forms and submit them to admissions.  

 Make-up Policy:  It is the responsibility of the student to arrange for make up work; any missed test or essay must be made up within one week of the designated due date.  Work not made up in this designated time will result in a grade of 0.  Pop quizzes or daily quizzes may not be made up.  There will be NO make up work done after final exams have begun.

 Tardiness:  Coming into class late is a rude distraction.  Repeated or habitual tardiness indicates a disregard for academic amenities; please make every attempt to be on time. 

 Method of Evaluation:  The final semester grade will be based on the average of quizzes, combined with test grades, essay grades, and the literary research writing.  There is NO extra credit work, and no grade will be dropped.

 Plagiarism Policy:  Any student who blatantly plagiarizes any written work in English 271 will automatically receive an F for the course.

 Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ):  It is the policy of NWSCC to comply with the ADA .  Any student covered under this act needing and desiring reasonable accommodations should notify the instructor and student services within the first two weeks of classes.

   1                   1/14                  Discuss course requirements – research based essay

                        1/16                  Discuss Ancient World and Epic of Gilgamesh

   2                   1/21                  Conclude Epic of Gilgamesh; Discuss The Old Testament

                        1/23                  Discuss Greek mythology; The Iliad

    3                  1/28                  Discuss The Iliad

                        1/30                  Conclude The Iliad; Discuss The Odyssey

    4                  2/4                    Discuss The Odyssey

                        2/6                    Conclude The Odyssey; Review

    5                  2/11                  Test #1

                        2/13                  Discuss Greek drama and Oedipus       

    6                  2/18                  Conclude Oedipus

                        2/20                  Discuss Sappho, Catullus, and Medea

    7                  2/25                  Discuss Medea

                        2/27                  Conclude Medea; Review

    8                  3/4                    Test #2

                        3/6                    Write In-class Essay #1

    9                  3/11                  Discuss The Middle Ages and The Koran

                        3/13                  Research based Essay due! Discuss The Inferno

    10                 3/18                  Discuss The Inferno

                        3/20                  Conclude The Inferno

3/24 – 3/28  Spring Break 

    11                 4/1                    Discuss Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

                        4/3                    Conclude Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    12                 4/8                    Discuss The Canterbury Tales

                        4/10                  Conclude The Canterbury Tales

    13                 4/15                  Test # 3

                        4/17                  Write In-class Essay # 2

    14                 4/22                  Discuss Renaissance

4/24                  Discuss Petrarch’s poetry, Castiglione, and Machiavelli

    15                 4/29                  Discuss Shakespeare and view Othello

                        5/1                    View Othello

    16                 5/6                    Conclude Othello and discuss; Review