Frederick Community College

EN 102 – English Composition and Literature

15 Week Semester

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Instructor Information:

Name: Isabel DeFeo	Office Phone No.: 301-846-2600 messages
E-mail: idefeo@frederick.edu	Home Phone No: 410-871-0254 or 410-236-1382
Office Hours: By Appointment	Campus Mail Box Number: 214(Call before 9:00pm)

Course Information:

Credits: 3	Last Day to Withdraw: See FCC’s calendar
Prerequisites: EN 101
Meeting Day(s): By appointment.	Meeting Time(s): By appointment.

Course Description:

Reinforces, through an examination of literature, the reading, writing, critical thinking, and information literacy skills introduced in freshman composition. By exploring literary texts from fiction, poetry, and drama, students learn to clarify their own values and identities as well as develop a better understanding of ideas and cultures beyond their own experience.

Core Learning Outcomes:

Students will have written papers, completed examinations, and participated in discussions that demonstrate:

1. informed critical responses to the fiction, poetry, and drama genres and to the human values they express through an awareness of literature as both a record and a reflection of culture

2. an understanding and interpretation of social values by identifying and evaluating moral issues and conflicts, by displaying academic honesty, and by valuing lifelong learning.

3. college-level communication skills and appropriate documentation of source material

4. critical thinking skills in the analysis, comparison, synthesis, interpretation, and evaluation of literature and the techniques used by writers to create it.

5. appropriate use of literary terminology.

6. the value of literature as evidence of a multicultural society expressing the universality and diversity of the human experience and the importance and responsibility of the individual.

7. the use of technology to format papers and conduct research.

Instructional Methods:

On-line lecture notes, class discussion, peer conferencing, collaborative learning, instructor comments on written work and on-line and/or library research.

Texts for Course:

Hacker, Diane. The Bedford Handbook. 7^th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006.

Roberts, Edgar V. and Henry E. Jacobs, eds. Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. 4^th Compact Ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.

Evaluation Methods:

Your final grade is based primarily on how well you follow the guidelines and complete assignments and how well you write. You will be evaluated not on how fancy your writing is but rather on how clearly you communicate. Failure to follow these guidelines will affect your grade, just as rushed and imprecise writing will.

It is very important to participate in class regularly through Blackboard see Assignment Guidelines.

Tests / Papers / Projects	Point Value	Final Grade Scale
On-Campus Writing Sample	10
Fiction Test	100	A – 900 – 1000
Fiction Essay	100	B – 800 – 899
Drama Test	100	C – 700 – 799
Drama Essay	100	D – 600 – 699
Poetry Project	100	F – 599 & below
Poetry Test	100
Research Paper	200
Quizzes (10 pts each)	90
Discussion Board (10 pts each)	100
Total	1000

Assignment Guidelines:

• All written assignments (essay and poetry project) must be turned in on time via the Digital Drop Box – assignments will not be accepted via Email.
• All assignment must be submitted according to the guidelines under Software.
• It is very important to log into Blackboard regularly class and keep up with the deadlines. To receive full credit for any of your work, you must submit it ON TIME and in the CORRECT LOCATION. All assignments are due by midnight on the date specified. Late work will be penalized by 10% of the total possible points for each calendar day it is late. Instructor reserves the right to not accept work that is more than 1 week late.
• Each week you will find announcements and assignments posted on the Blackboard site. I will guide you through the literature you read, the text material you study, and the questions to which you respond. You will be reading the assigned material, thinking critically about what you have read, and participating in class discussion via the Discussion Board Forums. During the semester, you will write two analysis papers, create a poetry project, write a documented research paper, and three online exams identified in your syllabus. The one time you are required to come to the campus is to complete the writing sample.
• Assignments are due by midnight of the date due. For those where a specific due date is not given, it is due Saturday of that week no later than midnight. Students who find themselves more than a week behind will not be able to make up missed work. Instructor reserves the right to not accept late assignments.

Other Information

• All work must be typed and double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font (see the MLA guidelines in Hacker’s Bedford Handbook).
• The instructor reserves the right to alter the course schedule or grading criteria as necessary.

Progress Report:

Students can keep track of their progress through the Gradebook on Blackboard. Students can also use this chart to keep track of grades. By the end of the sixth week of the semester, I will have given you written comments on your work in the course. At this point, you will be able to evaluate your progress and decide if you need to make any adjustments (additional time devoted to course, tutoring, conference with me) to be assured of your success in this course.

Attendance Policy:

Since this is an online course, you are free to access course materials at any time of the day or night. However, this class had deadlines, and if you fail to meet them, you’ll lose points for that assignment. In other words, this is not a correspondence course, where you have open-ended dates.

If there is a medical emergency that prevents a student from completing assignments, the student must find a way to contact the instructor (email or phone) and let the instructor know of the circumstances. A students may be required to show proof of illness (i.e. doctor’s note).

I am available to you through email or telephone and by pre-arranged on-campus meeting.

Student Responsibilities:

Attendance: Online courses require students to maintain attendance without benefit of a teacher’s roll book. Your participation in discussions will be noted and evaluated separately as part of your grade. You are also responsible for understanding the methods used in research and the MLA style of formatting papers. The instructor has the ability through Blackboard to see if students are logging into Blackboard regularly. MLA is covered in The Bedford Handbook.

Late Work: See Assignment Guidelines for information.

Plagiarism:

It is never appropriate to borrow work that someone else has done and turn it in as your own. As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. In short, it is okay to quote a magazine article, book, Website, even a TV or radio show. We just have to make sure that the author of the work in question gets proper credit. Student must not plagiarize in Discussion Board submission, on online exams or in any written assignment. As the semester progresses, I will come to know the writing of my students pretty well. Improvement in writing skill is a progressive endeavor; huge jumps in skill rarely occur. ANY assignment that is plagiarized will receive an automatic “F.”

Software:

This course requires FINAL drafts of papers to be submitted to your instructor in either “.doc” or “.rtf” formats. Most commercial word processing software can save files as “.rtf.” If you have any questions, let your instructor know.

The ability to view video files such as QuickTime and Real Video and listen to MP3 and other audio files is helpful but not necessary. The latest version of JAVA is required if students are to participate in online chats via Blackboard. Online chats are not required for this course, but may be used on occasion for question and answer sessions.

NOTE: Your instructor does not accept files/read files that are saved in Microsoft Works (“.wps” files). It is your responsibility to obtain the software that will enable you to complete any assignments required by this course.

Students with Disabilities:

FCC provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified students with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and amendments. Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations must contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408 (A Building, Room 106A) in order to request and apply for services. The SSD office will require appropriate documentation of a disability. Questions related to accommodations or services can be directed to the SSD office. Additional information related to services can be viewed at the following FCC web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx.

If you currently receive services from the SSD office, please submit your Student Success Plan to me and make an appointment with me to discuss your accommodations and needs in class. I will hold any information you share with me in strict confidence unless you give me permission to do otherwise.

TOPICAL OUTLINE Please refer to the Assignments section in Blackboard before reading the assignments below. Often, I give suggestions that will help with your appreciation of the literature.
Week	Subject	Content & Assignments
1	Introduction to Fiction Fiction: An Overview Chopin – “The Story of an Hour” Carver – “Neighbors” Bierce – “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”	Wk 1 Discussion Board Week 1 Quiz LIT 54-69 LIT 287 LIT 116 LIT 69
2	Structure (Plot), Character, Point of View O’Brien – “The Things They Carried” Welty – “A Worn Path” Faulkner – “A Rose for Emily”	Wk 2 Discussion Board Week 2 Quiz LIT 244-247, 151-158, 107-116 LIT 81 LIT 95 LIT 75
3	Setting, Tone Writing About Literature Maupassant – “The Necklace” Bambara – “The Lesson” Dubus – “The Curse”	Writing Sample (On Campus) Wk 3 Discussion Board Week 3 Quiz LIT 198-202, 280-287 Online at Purdue LIT 4 LIT 373 LIT 404
4	Idea or Theme Lawrence – “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” Gaine – “The Sky is Gray” Steinbeck – “The Chrysanthemums”	Wk 4 Discussion Board Week 4 Quiz LIT 367-371 LIT 378 LIT 158 LIT 347
5	Symbolism & Allegory Aesop – “The Fox and the Grapes” Hawthorne – “Young Goodman Brown”	Fiction Essay Due LIT 321-326 LIT 326 LIT 331
6	Review of Fiction Genre	Fiction Test Due
7	Introduction to Drama Albee – “The Sandbox” Glaspell – “Trifles” Keller – “Tea Party”	Wk 7 Discussion Board Week 7 Quiz LIT 862-874 LIT 883 LIT 891 LIT 903
8	The Tragic Vision Miller – Death of a Salesman	Wk 8 Discussion Board Week 8 Quiz LIT 923-9391346 LIT 1263
9	The Comic Vision Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream	Wk 9 Discussion Board Week 9 Quiz LIT 1091-1099 LIT 1099
10	Review of Drama Genre	Drama Test
11	Introduction to Poetry Imagery Jarrell – “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” Eberhart – “The Fury of Aerial Bombardment” Reed – “Naming of Parts” Owen – “Dulce et Decorum Est”	Week 11 Quiz Drama Paper Due LIT 456-466 LIT 528-535 LIT 473 LIT 509 LIT 516 LIT 601
12	Figures of Speech and Tone Bishop – “The Fish” Tennyson – “The Eagle” Blake – “The Tyger” Hollander – “Swan and Shadow” Frost – “Designs” Nye – “Where Children Live” Roethke – “My Papa’s Waltz” Herrick – “Here a Pretty Baby Lies” Lincoln – “My Childhood’s Home”	Wk 12 Discussion Board Week 12 Quiz LIT 560-568 LIT 533 LIT 644 LIT 569 LIT 656 LIT 758 LIT 478 LIT 628 LIT 459 LIT 621
13	Prosody and Form Frost – “Out, Out” Thomas – “Do Not Go Gentle” Dickinson – “I Heard a Fly Buzz” Pinsky – “Dying” Bishop – “One Art”	Week 13 Quiz Research Paper Due LIT 641-661 LIT 756 LIT 681 LIT 742 LIT 623 LIT 661
14	Tone Donne – “The Good Morrow” Cummings – “she being Brand” Shakespeare – “My Mistress’ Eyes” Browning – “Sonnets … #14…” Viorst – “A Wedding Sonnet for the Next Generation” Keats – “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”	Wk 14 Discussion Board Week 14 Quiz Poetry Project Due LIT 599-608 LIT 786 LIT 614 LIT 550 LIT 535 LIT 722 LIT 715
15	Review of Poetry Genre	Poetry Test