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Frederick
Community College EN 216-ONL: The Short
Story On-line
Syllabus
SUMMER
2011
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Instructor
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Name: Donna Harrison |
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E-mail: Dharrison@frederick.edu |
Phone
Number: Cell: 301-491-0051 |
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Contact
Hours: Email—expect a reply within 24 hours Office Hours: To be announced |
Campus
Mail Box #: 805 |
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Course
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: 0 |
On-campus
Exams: 2 |
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Prerequisites: EN 101 |
Co-requisites: none |
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Course
Description: |
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EN
216 surveys a wide variety of short stories and analyzes the elements of the
short story with emphasis on thematic development and relevance of the
stories to life experiences in a variety of cultures and nations |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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By the end of the course, students will have written
papers, completed examinations, and participated in online discussions that
demonstrate: 1.
informed critical responses to a variety of
short stories and to the human values they express through an
awareness of short stories as both a record and a reflection of culture. 2.
college-level communication skills and appropriate
documentation of source material. 3.
an understanding and interpretation of social values by
identifying and evaluating moral issues and conflicts, by displaying
academic honesty, and by valuing lifelong learning. 4.
critical thinking skills in the analysis,
comparison, synthesis, interpretation, and evaluation of short
stories and the techniques used by writers to create them. 5.
appropriate use of literary terminology. 6.
the value of short stories 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. |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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This course consists of
reading, online lectures, class discussion, collaborative learning,
instructor comments on written work, and online (or library) research. |
How the Course Is Organized:
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EN216-NET is not a self-paced course. You will be responding
to a series of questions based on the short story and critical readings
listed in the Assignments folder
for a given week, posting them in the Discussion
Board, and responding to other students. Your own contribution is due by
11:59:59 PM Thursday each week and your responses to others in the discussion
forum are due by 11:59:59 PM Sunday of the week. Quizzes are due by 11:59:59
PM Sundays.
In addition to the Discussion Board responses and quizzes, there are two
essays and two exams. The main course support documents are located by way of
the Course Information button
(syllabus, policies, and resources.)
Everything you need to do will be listed under the Assignments link, including access to
all lectures, discussion board assignments, essay assignments, and
quizzes. You will have access to the
current and following week’s material if you choose to work ahead, though
assignment submission links will be made available at the start of a given
week. All
assignments have due dates that must be met. |
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Text
and Course Materials: |
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Gioia,
Dana, and R. S. Gwynn. The Art of the Short Story. Longman,
2006. A
college dictionary. (A good online
dictionary and thesaurus can be found at: www.m-w.com |
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Progress
Report: |
By the end of the fourth 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 best
assure your success in this course.
Assessment
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Point Value
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Final Grade Scale |
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First
essay |
100 |
666-740 =A |
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Second
essay |
200 |
592-665 =B |
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Midterm
exam |
100 |
518-591 =C |
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Final
exam |
100 |
444-517 =D |
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Quizzes |
80 |
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Discussion
Board Posts and Responses |
160 |
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Student Services |
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A variety of
services is available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can
learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx. Students with
disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related
to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with
Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about
these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web
page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. |
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Participation
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Your
participation in discussions will be noted and evaluated as part of your
grade. In addition, your attendance on campus is required for the midterm and
final exams.
Late
work is accepted only if you have asked for and been granted an exception
prior to the due date for the work. |
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Email
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With
the exception of Maryland Online students, all FCC students will receive and
are expected to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty
and staff at the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email
accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu. Email is an instructional
tool essential to student-instructor and student-student communication. In
the Blackboard environment by default, your email address is available to all
students in this course. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries
(grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within 24 hours. |
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Academic
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas.
More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx |
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You must
send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is available
at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
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NOTE: Your instructor reserves the right to make
changes to this outline as needed. |
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Week
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Subject
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Content
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1 |
Introduction
Syllabus
and other course materials “The
Art of the Short Story” (3-6) Holst:
“The ‘Zebra Storyteller” (see Assignments/Week 1 in Blackboard. This is not in our text) Concepts: Characterization (854-57) and Setting (859-60)
Faulkner: “A Rose for
Emily” (238-45) Baldwin: “Sonny’s Blues”
(27-49) Munro:
“How I Met My Husband” (649-62) |
Wk 1 Discussion
Board |
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2 |
Crime and Punishment
Concept: Writing about Fiction (863-67)
Concept: Symbolism Faulkner: “Barn Burning”
(225-38) Hurston: “Sweat”
(378-88) Gogol: “The Overcoat”
(311-31) Resource Reading #1:
Writing
about Literature (863-77) |
Wk 2 Discussion
Board Quiz for Wks 1
& 2 |
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3 |
Heritage Concept:
Theme
(860-61) Silko:
“The Man to Send Rain Clouds” (739-42) Mishima:
“Patriotism” (629-47) Walker: “Everyday Use” (810-18) Historical
Criticism (884-87) |
Wk 3 Discussion
Board Essay 1 |
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Epiphanies
Concept: Plot (849-54) Wharton:
“Roman Fever” (832-42) Carver:
“A Small Good Thing” (88-105) |
Wk 4 Discussion
Board |
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5 |
Forces of Nature Crane:
“The Open Boat” (196-216) Ellison:
“A Party Down at the Square” (218-23) Review Resource
Reading #1: Writing
about Literature (863-77) Resource
Reading #2: Critical Approaches to Literature
(for use with Essay #2): Background (878-79),
Formalist (879-81), Biographical (881- 84),
Historical (884-87), Psychological (887- 89),
Mythological (890-92), Sociological (892- 95), Gender
(895-97), Reader-Response (897- 98),
and Deconstructionist (899-900). |
Wk 5 Discussion
Board |
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6 |
Quests
Concept: Point of
View
(857-58) Cheever:
“The Swimmer” (123-32) Joyce:
“Araby” (430-34) Mason:
“Shiloh” (578-89) |
Wk 6 Discussion
Board Quiz for Wks 5
& 6 |
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7 |
Mothers and Fathers Concept: Style (861-62) Lawrence:
“The Rocking-Horse Winner” (517-29) Updike:
“Separating” (800-08) Psychological
Criticism (887-889) |
Wk 7 Discussion
Board |
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8 |
Matters
of Conscience
Melville: “Bartleby, the
Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street” (600-26) Le
Guin: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omalas” (530-36) |
Wk 8
Discussion Board
Final Exam (in the
Testing Center) |
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