Engl 2322: Survey of British Literature I

ENGL 2322: SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I

COURSE MATERIALS:

Required: Norton Anthology of English Literature, 50 Years Anthology. , 9th ed., Norton, 2012..

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A survey of literature of Great Britain from the romantic period through modernism and the current day.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

1.Trace, interpret, and evaluate the cultural and literary development of English literature, both in form and content, from the medieval period through the 20th century.

2.Interpret and evaluate a literary work through understanding of the theme, situation, tone, structure, and style.

3.Recognize the aesthetic, moral, and intellectual values of literature.

4.Recognize some of the major themes of literature.

5.Understand the distinguishing characteristics of various genres such as epic poems, sonnets, plays, odes, elegies, short stories, novels, and allegories.

6.Write logical, well-organized, well-supported critical responses to a literary work.

7.Appropriately document material used as the result of research.

COURSE REQUIREMENT:

Attendance: Students must follow Klein ISD attendance policies. Class starts when the bell rings and ends when the bell rings. Arriving to class late without a pass and/or packing your things up before I have ended the lesson and dismissed you will result in a 1-point reduction in your participation grade for that day.

Class Participation: See the participation rubric on my teacher website for a more detailed look at good participation.

Exams/quizzes: one exam per six weeks be given and will consist of short answer questions and an in-class essay and averaged together will count 10% of your final grade. These exams are meant to test your knowledge of the readings and ability to write concisely and thoughtfully in short response format. Periodic pop quizzes will be given and will count towards participation. Quizzes will cover assigned readings and class discussions and lectures. This requires you to be actively engaged in every discussion, every day. The final exam will be the major research paper.

Make-up exams and late work: I do not give zeroes or late work penalties in this class. Above all, I want you to learn in this class and for your grade to accurate measure of your learning. Zeroes merely reflect your behaviors, not your actual learning. Assignments will have due dates but if you miss that due date, you must fill out a “late or incomplete assignment form” indicating a reason why you missed the due date and when you plan to make it up, as well as a plan moving forward to prevent recidivism. If you miss your revised make-up date, you will make up the exam or assignmentin my presence on a day and time of my choosing. The same goes for plagiarized work: if I catch a plagiarized assignment, you will make up the entire assignment in my presence on a day and time of my choosing.

Cell Phone and Personal Electronics Policy:

Out of sight, out of mind. If I see it, I will turn it in to your principal and you can retrieve it from them.

Grading Policy: Final Lone Star grades are determined by averaging the total of each area listed below:

Grading Scale:

Academic Integrity

Klein Oak High School and the Lone Star College System uphold the core values of learning: honesty, respect, fairness, and accountability. All learners – students, faculty, staff and administrators – will act with integrity and honesty and must produce their own work and give appropriate credit to the work of others. Plagiarism, fabrication of sources, cheating, or unauthorized collaboration is not permitted on any work. Academic dishonesty/plagiarism is a serious offense in academia and may result in failure of the paper, failure of the course, or worse.

Student Behavior

Behavior that disrupts, distracts, or disrespects others’ learning-- such as tardiness or talking out of turn--hurts others and is an infringement on that person’s freedom to learn. Such behavior will not be tolerated. Seriously. Be nice. Be on time. Contribute meaningfully to discussions and the intellectual culture of the class.

FERPA

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Readings Outline:

First Six Weeks: The Medieval Period

Readings from Volume A of the Norton Anthology:

Beowulf – unknown author p. 36

Sir Gawain & the Green Knight – unknown author p. 183

My Compleinte – Thomas Hoccleve p. 359

A Book of Showings – Julian of Norwich p. 412

Morte D’Arthur – Sir Thomas Malory p. 480

Second Six Weeks: The Sixteenth & Early Seventeenth Century

Readings from Volume B of the Norton Anthology

Utopia – Sir Thomas More p.569

Astrophil & Stella – Sir Phillip Sydney p. 1084

Sonnet 1, 55, 116– William Shakespeare p. 1171

King Lear – William Shakespeare p. 1251

The Countess of Montgomery’s Urania, Mary Wroth p. 1562

Third Six Weeks: The Restoration & the Eighteenth Century

Some Reflections upon Marriage – Mary Astell p.2421

Roxanna – Daniel Defoe p. 2424

A Sentimental Journey – Lawrence Sterne p. 2449

A Modest Proposal – Jonathan Swift 2633

Fantomina – Eliza Haywood p. 2740

The Liberty of the Press – David Hume p. 3024

Narrative of Olaudah Equiano – Olaudah Equiano p. 3033

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