Syllabus

Course Name & Number: ENGL 2327 (American Literature to 1865)
Semester & Year: Fall 2018

Catalog Description. A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and
settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.


Instructor's Name: Marcia Little
Office Phone #: 940-521-0720
Instructor's Office #: Faculty Offices
Email Address:mlittle@nctc.edu
Office Hours: Mon: 9-10 and before and after class
Tues: 9-10 and before and after class
Weds: Before and after class and 7-9 online
Thurs: 9-10 and before and after class

Textbooks & Materials: Perkins, George and Barbara Perkins. The American Tradition in
Literature, Volume 1. 12th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-07-7239046COURSE AND COLLEGE INFORMATION
Learning Outcomes. Students who successfully complete English 2322 will meet the following learning outcomes:
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. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and
humanities.
4.) Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.

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
Institutional Learning Goals. A quality general education curriculum in all associate degree
programs.
Quality freshman and sophomore level courses in arts and sciences which parallel the lower division offerings of four-year colleges and universities.
Quality technical programs leading directly to careers in semi-skilled and skilled occupations, and quality technical education programs up to two years in length leading to certificates and associate degrees.
Quality programs and services in support of adult literacy and basic skills development as a mean of workforce enhancement and expanding access to higher education.

Program Purpose Statement. NCTC seeks to implement its goal of providing quality freshman and sophomore level courses in arts and sciences that parallel the lower division offerings of four-year colleges and universities by offering a coherent sequence of courses with appropriate breadth and depth to prepare a student for transfer to a university.
Departmental Purpose Statement. The Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Language provides quality instruction to students pursuing their academic and career goals.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
College Attendance Policy: Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored (and dual credit, as it applies) activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

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Last day to Withdraw: Last day to drop a class with grade of “W” is November 8, 2018.
Scholastic Integrity – Plagiarism: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to
cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. See Student Handbook “Student Rights &
Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.
Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has
occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to the appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such
disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”
Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:
1.) Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
2.) 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;
3.) Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
4.) Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
5.) Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
6.) 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.
Please be aware that I take plagiarism very seriously. You may not have another person write, type, edit, or revise any parts of your Writing Assignments. You may not use someone else’s Writing Assignment or buy one from a “professional” source. You may not use the material on the internet or in print sources without documenting it. Failure to follow the proper guidelines for documentation constitutes plagiarism!
Considering the severity of the issue, if you ever have any questions or concerns regarding
plagiarism, please consider this an open invitation to visit with me about the issue. If I discover that a student has committed intentional plagiarism, the Writing Assignment that has plagiarized materials will receive a zero, and I will recommend to the English Department Head that the student fails the course.
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.
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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.
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Grading Policy & Procedures.
Elements:
2 Major Exams         100 points each
1 Mini Exam                50 points each
2 Essays                   100 points each
Homework/Journals   100 points
Author Presentation     25 points


Late work, Attendance, and Class Conduct:
Assignments are due on the date listed. Any assignment not turned in on the due date will be counted as late and points will be deducted. Late essays will lose 5 points immediately and an additional 5 points for every week the essay is late. Quizzes and presentations cannot be made up. No back work will be accepted beyond the 15th week. Attendance is imperative to your success in class. If you miss class, you are responsible for any work covered during your absence. Simply missing class is not an excuse for not having the work completed. Class conduct: This is a college course and I expect students to behave as such. We will share a variety of views, and I expect views to be voice and treated with respect. Failure to do so may result in students being asked to leave class, in which case they will be counted as absent.


Calendar or Course Outline
Week One (August 27-31)
Tuesday: Introduce class, expectations, and discuss syllabus. Discuss The Scarlett Letter.
Thursday: Discuss John Smith: The General History of Virginia, New England and the Summer
Isles, William Bradford: Of Plymouth Plantation
Week Two (September 3-7)
Tuesday: Discuss Anne Bradstreet: The Flesh and the Spirit; Contemplations; In Memory of
Upon the Burning of Our House,
Thursday: Mary Rowlandson: A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration
Week Three (September 12)
Tuesday: Discuss Crosscurrents: Puritans, Indians, and Witchcraft and Jonathan Edwards: all.
Begin discussing Essay #1
Thursday: Discuss John Woolman: The Journal of John Woolman
Week Four (September 17-21)
Tuesday: Discuss Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography; Poor Richard’s Almanac and
Thomas Paine: Common Sense
Thurs: Discuss Thomas Jefferson (382-390). Continue discussing Essay #1, due October
3rd(Rough draft due October 1st)
Week Five (September 24-28)
Tuesday: Review for Exam #1 : Mixed question review. How to write an essay exam.
Thursday: Exam 1. Woo hoo!!
Week Six (October 1-5)
Tuesday: Rough draft Essay #1
Thursday: Essay #1 Due.
Week Seven (October 8-12)
Tuesday: Discuss Phillis Wheatley: On Being Brought from Africa to America; On the Death of
the Reverend Mr. George Whitefield
Thursday: Philip Freneau: On the Universality and Other Attributes of the God of Nature
Week Eight (October 15-19)
Tuesday: William Cullen Bryant: Thanatopsis; To a Waterfowl; A Forest Hymn
Thursday: Crosscurrents: Transcendentalism, Women, and Social Ideals
Week Nine (October 22-26)
Tuesday: Discuss Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown”
Thursday: Begin discussing Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nature”
Week Ten (October 29- November 2)
Tuesday: Discuss Thoreau, “Civil Disobedience” (1577)
Thursday: Discuss Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Psalm of Life; The Tide Rises, the Tide
Falls
Week Eleven (November 5-9)
Tuesday: Film. Begin reading Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Thursday: Film (cont’d.)
Week Twelve (November 12-16)
Tuesday: Discuss film and Essay #2. Continue reading Douglass
Thursday: Discuss Whittier, “First Day Thoughts” (1671)
Week Thirteen (November 19-23)
Tuesday: Discuss Abraham Lincoln, all (1700-1706) Begin discussing Harriet Beecher Stowe(1706-1717)
Thursday: THANKSGIVING
Week Fourteen (November 26-30)
Tuesday: Finish Harriet Beecher Stowe
Thursday: Rough Draft #2 due.
Week Fifteen (December 3-7)
Tuesday: Essay #2 due.
Thursday: review for exam.
Week Sixteen (December 10-14)
Tuesday: FINAL