COURSE SYLLABUS and CALENDAR
Course Name & Number: British Literature I Semester & Year: Fall 2017
ENGL 2322.701
M/W 1:00-2:20
BOW 118
Instructor’s Name: Mrs. Alisha Dietz Office Phone: 940-872-4002 Ext. 5213
Remind App: @britlit701 to 81010
Instructor’s Office: BOW 116 E-mail Address: adietz@nctc.edu
or through Canvas
Office Hours: Mon 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tues/Thurs - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wed 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Friday – 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (online only)
Sunday – 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (online only)
Catalog Description: General survey of major British literary masterpieces from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century; reports and essays.
Course Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301
Course Type: Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
Required Textbooks & Materials:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. A, B, C. Ninth ed. (c. 2012) Stephen Greenblatt, Gen. Ed. ISBN: 978-0-393-91300-2
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of English 2322, students should be able to accomplish the following:
- Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
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- Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
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- Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
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- Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
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- Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
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Core Objectives:
Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture
- Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
- Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
- Social Responsibility (SR)- to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
- Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
Grading Policy & Procedures:
Finals grades will be calculated based on the following:
Quizzes/Daily Work 10% A= 90-100
Research Project 15% B = 89-80
Article Reviews 15% C = 79-70
Exam 1 20% D = 69-60
Exam 2 20% F = Below 60
Exam 3 (Final Exam) 20%
*Note: Your lowest quiz/daily work grade will be dropped.
Scholastic Dishonesty:
Shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation, and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- Failing the assignment
- Failing the course
Specifically, plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:
- Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
- Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
- Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
- Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
- Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
- Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.
*Note* Students who plagiarize in ENGL 2322 will fail the course. There will be no discussion.
Student Handbook:
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
Attendance & Late Work Policy:
Because each day of instruction is important, attendance to each class meeting is imperative and mandatory. Students who miss 7 classes will fail the course, regardless of classroom ability or current GPA. No exceptions.
*Note* There are no excused/unexcused absences in college. An absence is an absence, unless a student is attending a college-sponsored event.
If you do miss class, it is your responsibility to learn from the course calendar, or from other students, what you missed. Do not contact your instructor asking to be “caught up” because you were unable to attend class. Furthermore, I do NOT accept late work. Make up work will be honored only for students who miss class due to extraordinary circumstances. Extraordinary circumstances may include a death in your immediate family, hospitalization, car accident, etc. and will require documentation. If you know in advance that you will be missing class, it is your responsibility to submit any assignments due that day prior to missing class. Dual Credit Students: Be prepared to honor this rule if you are a high school athlete or participate in extra-curricular activities.
Please arrive to class on time. Students who arrive to class more than 7 minutes late three times throughout the term will be counted absent on their 3rd tardy. If tardy behavior becomes a problem, the door will be locked when class begins so as not to distract students who arrived on time.
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 9, 2017.
Disability Services (OSD):
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).
Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.
If you feel you have needs for services that the institution provides, please reach out to either Wayne Smith (940) 498-6207 or Yvonne Sandman (940) 668-4321. Alternative students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.
EEOC Statement:
North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.
Important Policies:
*Do not use your cell phone during class unless instructed or in instances where you have finished your work and are waiting on other students to complete theirs.
*Do not bring food to class. You may bring bottled water only. This is an NCTC Bowie campus rule.
*Sleeping students will be awoken, asked to leave class, and counted absent for the day.
* Our classroom is a safe environment for all learners. Be kind to each other at all times.