COURSE
INFORMATION SHEET
Course Title: Introduction to
Literature
TR 8:00-9:15 a.m. Room D3
Course Number: Literature
2000-10228 3
Credits - 3 Hours
Instructor: Professor J. W.
Morgan
Contact
Information: (904)276-6844; jeanninemorgan@sjrcc.edu
Office Hours are posted on my office door
(D32). Students are welcome to see me
during office hours or during an alternate pre-arranged time.
Required Texts: Norton Introduction to Literature, Beaty;
W.W. Norton; current edition
A
good dictionary.
SJRCC Catalog Prerequisite:
ENC1102 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
&
Course
Objectives: A study of literary techniques and
conventions is undertaken as a
foundation
for writing about literature. Students
will study and understand the basic literary
conventions
and techniques of selected literary genres such as the short story, poetry, and
drama.
Training is given in the planning, organization, and
writing
of critical papers. Stress is placed on
effective style and methods of research.
An
exit
grade of “C” or higher is required. Lit2000 is a Gordon Rule writing course as
defined
by
SBE Rule 6A-10.030.
Academic
Integrity: Students in this class must know,
observe, and not compromise the principles of
academic integrity. It is not permissible
to cheat, to fabricate or falsify information, to submit the same academic work
in more than one course without prior permission, to plagiarize, to receive
unfair advantage, or to otherwise abuse accepted practices for handling and
documenting information. The grade for this course includes the judgment that
the student’s work is free from academic dishonesty of any type. Violations or
infractions will be reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs and may
lead to failure of the course and other sanctions imposed by the College.
Classroom
Structure This is a cooperative learning
classroom, and all students will be required
to
& Protocols: work in groups during
class periods. Timely arrival to class
is necessary in a
cooperative
learning situation and is a sign of respect for me and for other class members,
not to mention good training for the “real world.” If the note on the door indicates that
latecomers are not to enter, please do not enter the classroom. You will be recorded as absent and will loose
credit for the in class assignment.
All assignments are due in class on the
date listed on the syllabus. If you are
going to miss a class, papers may be turned in early or left in my mailbox in
the front office on the due date; however, assignments turned in after the
start of class will be penalized 25 points.
Late assignments (after 5 pm on the due date) will not be accepted.
All final drafts of papers (researched
papers and essay exams) must be word processed, double spaced. All papers submitted in this class must be
original works created for this class.
Papers written or submitted in another class will not be accepted.
Beepers and Cellular phones are to be
turned off during class time.
Additionally, any inappropriate behavior and offensive language will not
be tolerated.
Make-up Policy: No make-up is provided for any
assignment. A student who misses an exam
will have his/her grade on the cumulative final grammar exam recorded for that
missed exam. Subsequent missed exams
will remain as a 0. No final exam will
be given as a make-up.
Absences: As stated in the student
handbook you may receive an
instructor warning when you have missed the equivalent of three 50-minute class
periods regardless of the reason and may
be withdrawn from the course by the instructor after the fourth 50-minute
absence. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from class. Do not assume that the instructor will
withdraw you. Do not stop coming to class without withdrawing officially –
protect your GPA. Withdrawal forms are available from the
Grading: Exams 25%
Oral
Presentation 15%
Researched
Papers 25%
Quizzes
(including R&R and Participation) 20%
Final
Exam 15%
Two quiz grades will be dropped—no other
grades will drop.
Grading Scale: A 90.0%-100%
B 80.0%-89.0%
C 70.0%-79.0% (minimum passing grade
is 70.0%)
D 60.0%-69.0% (no grade in this range
will be rounded up)
F 59% and below
With the exception of any grade in the
60’s, all grades of .5 or above will be rounded up.
August
21 Course
overview; classroom presentation
23 Lecture: Short Story Researched paper
28 Introduction
to Literature; Plot pages 15-19; "The Cask of Amontillado" 70; All
students must identify a presentation short story or poem by this date—the sign
up sheet is on my office door (D32).
30 "The
Most Dangerous Game" 583
September
4 Point
of View pages 66-69; "An Occurrence at
6 "A
Rose for Emily" pages 531
11 Characterization
pages 102-106; Theme pages 223-226; "Barn Burning" 601
13 "Barn
Burning" video; short story paper rough
draft due with highlighted citations and works cited due for citation check.
18 Symbols
pages 195-197; "Young Goodman Brown"
198
20 Setting
pages 157-158; "Beyond the Bayou" (handout);
"The
Secret Sharer" 272; pick up poetry packet; take home essay portion of Short Story exam
25 EXAM
I; Short Story researched paper due; Short Story reading questions due
27 Lecture: Poetry Researched paper
October
2 Introduction
to poetry; vocabulary; Narrative poems: "The Wreck of the Hesperus";
Haiku video, handout & assignment; essay
portion of Short Story exam due
4 Lyric
poems: "A Red, Red Rose" 962, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree,"
"Daffodils"
9 "My
Last Duchess" 1185
11 "The
Harlem Dancer" 1055, "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the
Sun" 1057; Short Story researched paper R&R due
16 The
Ode: "To Autumn" 1098,
"Siren Song" 899
18 "Ode
to the West Wind" 1035; take home
essay portion of Poetry exam
23 Exam
II; Poetry researched paper due; Poetry reading questions due
25 Thrasher
Horne/ library tour (Meet in the
classroom and we will got to the tour together)
30 Essay portion of Poetry exam due Introduction
to Drama; Introduction to Sophocles & Oedipus the King (read the
entire play before this date); Pick up Drama Extra Credit assignment
November
1 Oedipus
wrap-up; Introduction to Shakespeare/Shakespeare
Biography video; essay exam due
6 Hamlet
Act I; Haiku Extra Credit due
8 Hamlet
Act II
13 Hamlet
Act III
15 Hamlet
Act IV
20 Hamlet Act V;
Drama Extra Credit due
22 THANKSGIVING
27 Introduction
to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing; Drama reading questions due
29 Much Ado About Nothing
video
December
4 Much
Ado About Nothing video
6 Final
exam--this is the only day the final will be given—if you miss the date,
you will
receive a zero.
11 last
day of class