ENGLISH 102 – COMPOSITION 11

Spring Semester 2003 –Monday/Wednesday

Instructor:  Linda Vaughn

Phone:  331-6283

E-mail:  lvaughn@nwscc.cc.al.us

Required Textbooks:             Perrine ’s Literature:  Structure, Sound, and Sense, 8^th ed.

                                                MLA Documentation by Linda Smoak Schwartz

Required Supplies:                2 IBM formatted diskettes – HD/DS

Suggested Supplies:               a college-level dictionary and a thesaurus

General Information:  Students are expected to arrive for class on time and not leave until dismissed.  Students are responsible for keeping up with assignments and material covered in class even when they are absent.  Any missed material will not be re-taught by the instructor.  Students should be certain all pagers and cell phones are turned off before coming to class.

Class Attendance Policy:  Because class attendance is considered to be essential to the accomplishment of course objectives, excessive absences are discouraged.  At no time should a student miss more than six  (6) classes (20% of total class meetings for a course).  These absences include any absences accrued during late registration.  Students are discouraged from missing any class meeting unless an emergency arises.  Students who miss more than 20% of total classes will receive an “F” for the course.

Make-up Policy:  It is each student’s responsibility to remain aware of class activities, even during and absence.  Students who fail to complete a test or an essay because of absence must schedule a make-up time during my office hours.  Any assignment (test, essay, or research component) not completed within one week of the due date will receive the grade of zero (0).  This does not apply to the final due date for Research Papers.  No Research Paper will be accepted after the final due date.

Conferences:  Students are encouraged to schedule a conference any time during the semester about their progress and improvement.

Grading Policy:  The semester grade will be based on the average of the following:

                                    Tests – (4 as scheduled on the syllabus plus

                                                   quizzes)                                                         33%

Essays – (4 as scheduled on the syllabus)                      33%

                                    Research Paper – (graded for structure, content,

                                                                  grammar, documentation, and

                                                                  progress)                                        33%    

Plagiarism Policy:  Plagiarism is considered cheating; therefore, students committing plagiarism WILL receive a 0 for the plagiarized document as well as the grade of F for the semester. (See pages 162-163 in MLA Documentation handbook for definition of plagiarism).

Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ): It is the policy of NWSCC to comply with this act.  Any student covered under this act needing and deserving reasonable accommodations for this class should notify the instructor by the end of the second week of class.

DATE                                                 ASSIGNMENT

            1/13                                                     Class introduction and overview

                                                                        Discuss syllabus

Write paragraph

                                                                        Assignment:  Read “The Most Dangerous Game” pp.57-76,

                                                                        “Miss Brill” pp. 1182-189.

1/15                                                     Lab – Essay 1A

                                                                        Assignment:  Read chpts. 3 and 8 (MLA Documentation)

            1/20                                                     King/Lee Holiday       

1/22                                                     Discuss short story fiction; discuss short

story terms, handout; discuss stories

Assignment:  “The Rocking –horse Winner” pp. 302-315,  “The Lottery” pp.263-272, “A Christmas Memory” handout.

            1/27                                                     Discuss stories; discuss Writing about Literature - handout                                                                        Assignment:  “A Worn Path” pp. 223-230, “A Rose for Emily”                                                                         pp. 281-289.

            1/29                                                     Discuss stories; assign and review requirements for                                                                         Research Paper; discuss bibliography cards; Chpt. 3, 8 (MLA)

Assignment:  “A Jury of Her Peers” pp.  406-426, “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” pp. 617-627, “The Guest” pp. 371-383.                                     

            2/3                                                       Lab – Short Story Essay 2X

            2/5                                                       Library - Library Orientation – Work on bibliography cards.

                                                                        Assignment:  Read chpts. 3, 20, and 21 (MLA)

2/10                                                     Discuss stories

                                                                        Assignment:  “The Cask of Amontillado” pp. 680-685 and

                                                                        “The Child by Tiger” pp. 695-714

            2/12                                                     Discuss stories; discuss note cards , plagiarism, paraphrase,

                                                                        summary, direct quotes, etc. – Chpts. 3, 20, 21 (MLA)

2/17                                                     Lab – Short Story Essay 2Y; submit one as 2A

                                                            Assignment: Read chpts. 4 and 5 (MLA)

            2/19                                                     Short Story test - Classroom

                                                                        Library – Work on research

                                                                        Hand in bibliography cards

Assignment:  Read assigned poems – “The Man He Killed” 739, “The Death of a Soldier” 1096, “Anthem for Doomed

Youth” 953, “Dulce et Decorum Est.” 722       

2/24                                                     Discuss research papers – outlines, formatting paper, sample

papers, and parenthetical citations – Chpts. 4, 5, 6, and 14 (MLA)

                                                                        Give out poetry terms; discuss poetry; read and discuss poems.

Assignment:  Read assigned poems – “Is My Team Plowing” 744, “Out, Out” 853, “Crossing the Bar” 886, “To An Athlete

Dying Young” 1060, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” 968, “The Mill” 1084, “Richard Cory” 1087

2/26                                                     Read and discuss assigned poems

Assignment:  Read assigned poems – , “To His Coy Mistress”803, and “To the Virgins” 815,  “Mr. Z” 848,

“Cross” 766, “Incident” 832, “Ballad of Birmingham” 728, “Terrence this is Stupid Stuff” 732, “When My Love Swears That She is Made of Truth” 759, “Meeting at Night” 772, “Parting at Morning” 773, “After Apple Picking” 780                                                    

3/3                                                       Lab – Poetry Essay 3X

Assignment:  Read pages 915-929, “Rhythm and Meter,” Read poems - “The Chimney Sweeper” 837, “The Unknown Citizen” 843, “Miniver Cheevy” 858, “That Night When Joy Began” 902, “God’s Grandeur” 905, “We Real Cool” 907, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” 913, “The Second Coming” 1109, “Virtue” 920

3/5                                                       Discuss rhythm and meter, pages 915-929; practice assignment

Read and discuss assigned poems

                                                                        Assignment:  Read assigned poems – “The Guitarist Tunes Up”

786, “The Hound” 787, “Metaphors” 798, “Toads” 800, “Mirror” 749, “The Sick Rose” 811, “The Road Not Taken” 807, “Curiosity” 821-822                                                           

3/10                                                     Discuss Works Cited – page 27 and chpts. 9-13 (MLA)

Read and discuss assigned poems

            3/12                                                     Lab – Poetry essay 3Y; submit one as 3A                               

3/17                                                     Poetry Test

Hand in note cards

3/19                                                     Lab – Work on Research Outline                                                                                                 Hand in outline

3/24/3/28                                             SPRING BREAK

3/31                                                     Lab – Work on Research Paper, Rough Draft

Last day to withdraw from class

4/2                                                       Lab – Work on Research Paper, Rough Draft

            4/7                                                       Lab – Work on Research Paper          

4/9                                                       Lab – Proofread and finalize revisions; HAND IN RESEARCH PAPERS – WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE

Assignment:  The Glass Menagerie pp. 1234-1290

            4/14                                                     Discuss drama; hand out and discuss drama

                                                                        terms; discuss background of Tennessee Williams;

                                                                        Discuss The Glass Menagerie

                                                            Assignment:  Oedipus Rex pp.1310-1338                    

            4/16                                                     The Glass Menagerie, Video

                                                                        Assignment:  Oedipus Rex pp. 1338-1359

4/21                                                     Discuss Greek drama – comedy and tragedy;

Read and discuss Oedipus Rex

            4/23                                                     Video – Oedipus the King                                                                                                                   Assignment:  Read A Doll House pp.1165-1233

                                                                        Read and do outside assignment – due 4/30

            4/28                                                     Video – cont’d                        

            4/30                                                     Lab – Drama Essay 4Y; submit one as 4A

Hand in assignment on A Doll House

            5/5                                                       Drama Exam

            FINAL EXAM –                                Monday/Wednesday 8:00 – Wednesday, May 7, 8:00                                                                         Monday/Wednesday 12:45 – Wednesday, May 7, 1:00

NOTE:  This syllabus is subject to change due to circumstances beyond the instructor’s control or at the instructor’s discretion.  If a change is announced in class, it is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the change regardless of attendance on the day of the announcement.