Course Name & Number: British Literature II - ENGL 2323.370 (Online)
Semester & Year: Spring 2020
Catalog Description: British Literature II: A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Course Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1301 (Composition I)
Course Type: Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
Required Textbooks & Materials:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. D, E, F. Tenth ed. (c. 2018) Stephen Greenblatt, Gen. Ed. ISBN: 9780393603132
Students, if you cannot immediately afford to purchase the textbook or if the bookstore is out of texts, you have options:
- The textbook is on reserve in the Corinth, Gainesville, and Bowie libraries. You can go to the library to read or Xerox copies of assigned texts to take with you.
- Check any area library (public or academic) and you may be able to locate a copy of the textbook. If not this specific text, any British lit textbook will likely carry most assigned works. Also, most of the assigned works are available in stand-alone publications.
- Check online. For older works that are no longer under copyright, you may be able to locate e-texts.
Instructor’s Name: Alisha Dietz Office Phone: 940-872-4002 Ext. 5213
Instructor’s Office: Bowie 116 E-mail Address: adietz@nctc.edu
* Students, please note: You should always use Canvas's internal email to contact the course instructor. My NCTC email address should be used only when/if Canvas email is not available.
Office Hours:
- Monday - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ; 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ; 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Thursday - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ; 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Friday - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (online only)
- Sunday - 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. (online only)
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of English 2323, students should be able to accomplish the following:
1. 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.
2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
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/Responses = 15% [the lowest grade from this category will be dropped]
- Quizzes are intended to check your literal reading comprehension. They may ask questions about information in the introductions, head-notes, footnotes, and the primary texts. Make sure you read all materials that are assigned BEFORE you take the quiz.
- Reading quizzes will be completed independent of your text or other books, online lectures, notes, or people, unless instructions indicate otherwise.
Discussions = 20%
- In order to receive full credit, a discussion MUST meet the following criteria:
- Respond directly to the discussion prompt.
- Base discussion on thoughtful analysis of the text.
- Support ideas about the text with specific reference to/details in the text.
- Meet the required number of posts.
- Meet the required word count for each post.
- Unless otherwise stated, original posts will be due on Saturday at midnight each week, and peer reviews will be due on Monday at midnight. There is a 10-points deduction for original posts made after Saturday at midnight. Discussions will be closed for replies after Monday at midnight.
Article Reviews/Mini Research Assignments = 25%
- Article Reviews are intended to check your research and interpretation skills, as well as your ability to write critically about literature and research associated with such literature. You will utilize the NCTC databases for article reviews. More information will be available in the modules.
- Mini Research Assignments are assigned in various formats and require knowledge of assigned readings and information contained in Modules.
Major Essays (2) = 40%
- Specific requirements will be available in modules.
Late Work Policy:
As a general rule, I do not accept late work. Make up work will be honored only for students who miss an assignment due to extraordinary circumstances. Extraordinary circumstances may include a death in your immediate family, hospitalization, car accident, etc. and will require documentation. If you need to request an extension, please send a polite email and explain why you are requesting an extension. I reserve the right to grant or deny the request.
Assignment Submission:
Unless otherwise specified on the specs for a particular assignment, all work must be saved with a doc or docx file extension if it is to be submitted via Canvas.
Please note: I suggest you complete and save your work in your word processor and then copy and paste or attach (whichever the assignment directions ask for) your completed work to Canvas. This way, you will have a copy of your work if something goes wrong.
Please note: Each assignment should be submitted to its dedicated discussion or assignment/activity as required in the assignment instructions. I do not accept assignments by email. I do not accept text copied and pasted to the message box when instructions for that assignment state that it is to be attached.
Help ensure your success in this class by reading instructions closely and following them.
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 2323 will fail the plagiarized assignment and may 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.
Required Participation:
Students are accountable for their behavior. Students are expected to check announcements daily and stay abreast of any changes made to class assignments or requirements. Students should also check email daily—especially within a day of submitting assignments. If problems occur with student files, I will notify students as soon as I discover said problems. Students then have 24 hours from the time I send an email to contact me and make arrangements to fix the problem. If students fail to contact me within that 24 hour window, I will not accept the assignment, and the grade will record as a zero.
Required Attendance:
To be successful in this online course, students must be regular and active participants. This is not a self-paced course. Assignments will be due on a weekly basis.
Note: The last day to withdraw from the course with a grade of “W” is April 3, 2020.
Email Correspondence: I reserve 24 hours to respond to students’ emails during the weekdays and 48 hours on weekends. Emails sent to me become my personal property, and I may disclose them to third parties if I determine it’s necessary. Emails constitute correspondence between instructor and student; therefore, consider your audience when sending emails. Email correspondence should be professional and mechanically sound. Canvas email comes directly to my phone, so in most cases, you can expect a quick response (except for holidays).
Disability Accommodations:
North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs. The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department. Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance. Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and psychological disorders are eligible for services.
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.
On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.
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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.
Student Rights & Responsibilities: NCTC Board policy FLB (Local) Student Rights and Responsibilities states that each student shall be charged with notice and knowledge of the contents and provisions of the rules and regulations concerning student conduct. These rules and regulations are published in the Student Handbook published in conjunction with the College Catalog. All students shall obey the law, show respect for properly constituted authority, and observe correct standards of conduct.
Student Success: The Student Success Center is designed to help all students at NCTC develop tools to achieve their academic goals. This program also links students to FREE tutoring, including a Writing Center, a Math Lab, and free 24/7 online tutoring and helps new students acclimate to college by providing computer lab services for prospective students. All students are invited to visit the Student Success Center on the Corinth Campus, rooms 170, 182, or 188; on the Gainesville Campus, rooms 114 or 111; on the Flower Mound Campus, room 111; and on the Bowie Campus, room 124.
Tobacco-Free Campus. NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which accumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second-hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940-668-4240.
Basic Needs: Any student who faces challenges securing their food or housing and believes this may affect their performance in the course is urged to contact the Dean of Students for support. Furthermore, please notify me if you are comfortable in doing so. This will enable me to direct you to additional resources for support.
Confidentiality: The college complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. For more information about FERPA, please visit https://www.nctc.edu/current-students/ferpa.html (Links to an external site.).
Grade Appeals and Incomplete Grades: Students can read more about the college's grade appeal processes and procedures for assigning incomplete grades by visiting the Academic Catalog: https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/academic-policies/grades-reports/student-grade-appeal.html (Links to an external site.) and https://www.nctc.edu/catalog/academic-policies/grades-reports/incomplete-grades.html (Links to an external site.).
Technical Support:
Direct access to Canvas. To access Canvas directly, type the following into your browser’s IP bar https://nctc.instructure.com/. Please note: If the NCTC website becomes unavailable, you are still required to complete course work in Canvas as scheduled. You should put this address in your browser's "favorites" so you can find it when (not if) you need it.
Course-related questions. For questions about course-related materials, course organization, the Course Syllabus, assignments or course protocol, contact the instructor directly using Canvas's internal email, NOT the instructor's NCTC email, which is highly unreliable and infrequently checked.
Canvas Technical Problems.
- For technical support, contact the eCampus Help Desk at the following URL: http://www.nctc.edu/eLearning_Department/Support.aspx (Links to an external site.). The eCampus Help Desk Ticket System is the primary contact for eCampus support requests. Only support requests initiated through the eCampus Help Desk Ticket System will be processed.
- Use your NetID and password to access the ticket system from off-campus. This is the same login combination used to access MyNCTC.
- The eCampus Help Desk phone line is available for Canvas Orientation questions during enrollment periods and reporting top-level priority issues, meaning all or a portion of Canvas, Big Blue Button, or Turnitin is either offline or critical data loss occurred in one of these systems. Students or faculty experiencing an issue with an exam administered in Canvas, should call the eCampus Help Desk directly as well. The eCampus Help Desk phone number is (940) 668-3335.