British Literature II eng 2020, Section 0892 Course Syllabus Course Description
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 British Literature II
ENG 2020, Section 0892 Course Syllabus Course Description This class will introduce you to the literature of the United Kingdom from roughly 1750 to the present day. The main literary movements we will cover include Romanticism, Victorianism, and Modernism. If you've taken online courses before, you'll notice that this is one is quite different, designed to emulate the classroom experience (and responsibilites). There may be bit of a learning curve as you get used to the rhythm of the class. You are expected to read, take quizzes, "attend" the lectures, and participate. Indeed, each of these aspects are "sequenced" so that you must do one to get to the next. It is therefore a pretty intense class, with long online lectures and lessons, and whereas the reading may not be intense (sometimes just a few poems), the level of understanding, engagement with the material, and participation are expected to be very high. That being said, you do have freedom within each weekly session, which consist of two "classes" each. I expect you to listen to all the lectures in each session -- break them up into smaller sessions, if need be. Discussions and exams will depend upon the content of the lectures (i.e. this isn't the kind of online course where I just send you off to read some articles, do a quiz, and move on. This is lecture driven). The class modules are staggered in such a way that you need to complete each task in order to open up the next, but you have a week to do so. Course Goals By the end of the semester, students will have a familiarity with the overarching trends of the periods, and the general/work style of major figures, as well as the historical, political, social, and cultural tensions and how they affected the literature of the time. Professor Information Dr. David M. Earle Office: Bldg 50, Room, 247 Email: dearle@uwf.edu
Due to the on-line nature of this course, course communication will occur primarily via eLearning and via "Groupmail." It is thestudent's responsibility to check elearning and their email regularly. Failure to do so may result in missed instructions/assignments.
I'll be supplying all the reading material for the class, either through pdfs or links to online texts. For the most part, texts will be drawn from The Norton Anthology of British Literature, either the Eighth or Ninth Editions, as well as open access electronic texts. Page numbers will refer to these texts and are hold overs to earlier versions of this class where I made the Norton mandatory for students. Whereas this will result in some confusion and flipping through pages, I daresay that is preferrable to me having you buy an $80 book. There are two exceptions to the online reading depending upon whether you prefer reading actual books or online texts. These are the two longer works we'll be reading: Frankenstein and Heart of Darkness. If you want to buy a material version of Frankenstein, I suggest
If you decide to use an online or different edition, it is important to make sure it is the 1831 text with the "Author's Introduction." Besides that, page references in my lectures will correspond to this Signet edition. As far as Heart of Darkness goes, any edition is fine but I suggest the Dover thrift edition available on Amazon, mostly because it is inexpensive. The lectures will refer to the pages of the Norton, so don't be confused. All the texts will be available under "course documents" and linked within the individual class modules Required Materials:
As well as the texts we will be examining, I will occasionally provide links to other sources, such as pdfs or videos, in the learning modules and online lectures. I encourage students to explore these additional materials in order to enhance your experience in the course. Topics:
Broadly speaking, the three main areas of study shall include Romanticism, Victorianism, and Modernism. Mostly, these are organized around different major authors, but sometimes they'll be organized around a topic such as "World War One Poetry" or "The Woman Question." Weekly Topics (two modules per week) include:
Class Organization Each module is staggered to open as you work through it: quizzes open the lecture. The lecture opens the discussion prompts. Once you post to the discussion board, the study guide/lecture outline will be released. It is therefore necessary to complete each aspect. Important: the quizzes will only be available for four days (a new module opens every wed and sun at 12:01 AM); you NEED to take the quiz in this time or the lecture wont be accessible. Once you take the quiz, then the lecture will remain open and accessible. Once the quiz closes, and if you haven't submitted it, then you've lost the option to hear the lecture, contribute to the discussions, etc -- just as if you missed class. Assignments'>Course Schedule and Assignments
Assignments Quizzes: There will be quizzes on the reading that must be taken before the lecture can be accessed in the learning module. These will be short and of differing types, ranging from True/False to short answer. It is imperative that you read before hand, since if you try to use your texts, you'll run out of time. You will have 6- 10 minutes for each quiz, depending upon the number of questions. Since much of the reading consists of poetry and short reading assignments, a deeper level of reading will be expected. Discussion Questions: Whereas the quizzes test basic comprehension, the Discussion questions that follow the lectures test more abstract literary tropes such as symbolism, theme, characterization, etc...These Discussion prompts will often ask you to identify key objects and explain their importance to both plot and the larger "meaning" of the story. These questions stem from both the reading and the lectures and are to be attempted only after the lectures are listened to. I will give you a choice of a number of prompts, you will respond to two of them on the discussion board. This will open up the lecture study guides. Once you post your discussion prompts, I'll go through them and post or release a selection of them to the board; you are also required to respond to at least one of these; these responses will add to your participation grade. Exams: There will be three exams over the course of the semester, each one dedicated to a major literary movement. They shall be released about four days after we finish a section. The questions shall draw from readings, the on-line lectures, and discussion board prompts. Some, but not all of the material, may come from daily quizzes and discussion prompts. The exams themselves will be of varied composition: short answer, identification, and both short (one to two paragraph) and long timed essays. The goal is not only to test the student's basic comprehension, but also the student's ability to make larger connections across and between movements and authors. I will designate an online "study session" a few days before each exam, as well as release a general study guide for the lecture. I can't stop you from using your books for the exam, but I have timed the exams in such a way that if you spend too much time with your books on the early quantifiable questions, you'll run out of time on the later qualifiable essay questions. It is therefore necessary that you study! Grading Policy Your grade will consist of three exams, quizzes, and participation on the discussion board. Quizzes: 20% Discussion and Participation: 20% Exam 1: 20% Exam 2: 20% Exam 3: 20% Attendance Policy Again, let me reiterate that this in an on-line class. It is the student's responsibility to check the due dates for quizzes, discussion assignments, and the exams. Late exams, quizzes, and discussion assignments will not be accepted. Once the due date for an assignment has passed, it will no longer be available in eLearning. Assignments not completed as scheduled will receive a grade of zero. Minimum Technical Skills and Special Technology Utilized by Students This course is totally on-line. All instructional content and interaction takes place over the WWW. In addition to baseline word processing skills and sending/receiving email with attachments, students will be expected to search the internet and upload / download files. In addition, students may need one or more of the following plug-ins:
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