SYLLABUS--English 101, Fall 2002
Instructor: Joseph Hogan
Office: Heide 431
Phone: 472-5048
E-mail: hoganj@uww.edu
Home Page: http://facstaff.uww.edu/hoganj/hoganhom.htm
Office Hours: WF 9:50-10:50, W 2:05-4:00, and by appointment
Writing Lab: Lower Level, McCutchan Hall; Phone: 472-1230Books for the Course:
From the Textbook Library:
Ann Charters, The Story and Its Writer. St. Martin's Press.
From the Bookstore:
Upton Sinclair. The Jungle. Signet Classic.
Alice Walker. The Color Purple. Pocket Books.Available on the Web:
Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Speckled Band": http://www.citsoft.com/holmes/adventures/speckled.band.txt
and http://mcnet.marietta.edu/~cislerd/diogenese/spec.htm (also available on Reserve in the Library)
Available on Reserve in the Library:
Andre Dubus, "The Fat Girl."Purpose:
In this course we will work to improve your writing and reading skills. In the writing component of the course, we will focus on the skills you need to prewrite a paper, form it, and polish it. A number of exercises will be assigned to develop these skills. In addition to the exercises, you will write four formal (out-of-class) essays and two in-class essays and will keep a journal for less structured and formal writing practice.
In the literature portion of the course, we will be reading a number of stories and two novels and examining the ideas that form the cultural basis for these works. The Monday lectures will present certain key cultural movements and ideas that are reflected in the literature we will read. In our Wednesday and Friday class meetings, we will discuss how these ideas are woven into the works in addition to working on writing.Grading:
Your grade for the course will be based on your performance on the six papers, a midterm and final examination, reading quizzes, journals, exercises, and class participation (papers 50%; reading quizzes, exercises, and class participation 10%; journal 20%; midterm and final examination 20%). Attendance may also be a factor–see the attendance policy below.Papers: Two in-class papers and four formal out-of-class papers will be assigned. The out-of-class essays must be typed. I will give you a sheet specifying the format I want you to follow and the grading system for the papers, including penalties for late papers, when the first paper is assigned. The grading scale for the papers is A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 60-79, D = 50- 59, F = 0-49. The in-class papers will each count 5% of your grade and the out-of-class paper will each count 10% for a total of 50%.
Reading Quizzes: There will be a number of short answer quizzes over the assigned readings for the course. The grading scale for the reading quizzes is A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 60-79, D = 50-59,
F = 0-49.Extra Credit: You may do up to two extra-credit assignments. Each assignment will eliminate one low quiz grade. These assignments will consist of a one page review of a designated event (lectures, poetry readings, plays, etc.).
Journal: This will be a reading journal. In your journal you will respond to the lectures and the assigned stories and novels. The journal entry on a story will be due on the first Wednesday after it is assigned (see the calendar). The journal will be graded on quantity. The only restriction is that the journal entry must be about the assigned work. I will sometimes suggest topics to be considered, but you may write about your own thoughts and feelings. Keep your journal in a loose leaf notebook since each entry will be turned in separately. A word count for each entry must be put at the top of the first page of each entry: A = 450-500+, B = 400-449, C = 300-399, D = 250-299. A journal entry will not be accepted if it is more than a week late. I will read these journals, but I will not grade them as I would an essay. They are a place for free writing. Don't worry about grammar, spelling, and perfect expression. They are also a good place for you to start to work out your ideas for a paper.
Exercises: A number of exercises dealing with specific writing skills and problems will be assigned during the semester. Sections of The Bedford Handbook will be assigned in conjunction with these exercises.
Class Participation: You will be expected to come to class having prepared the assigned material and participate fully in class discussions and activities. If you miss a class, find out from one of your fellow students or from me what happened and see me about making up any work you may have missed.
Midterm and Final Examinations: The midterm and final examinations will be objective tests covering the lectures and the readings.Attendance:
Attendance involves not only being present in the class, but also prepared, having read the assignment, being ready to discuss it, and having your book with you. Mere physical presence is not enough to be counted as attending class. If you have not prepared, you may be considered as absent under this attendance policy. (Remember university expectations: for every hour of class, you are expected to do two hours of homework–a three hour class means nine hours of work a week.) Each unexcused absence, starting with the 4th will result in a lowering of your final grade by 4 points. For example if you have five unexcused absences, a grade of 82 (B) would be lowered by 8 points to 74 (C). An excused absence requires a doctor's excuse.The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non- discriminatory learning environment. It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events. (For details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; the "Rights and Responsibilities" section of the Undergraduate Bulletin; the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Bulletin; and the "Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures" [UWS Chapter 14]; and the "Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures" [UWS Chapter 17]).
Calendar for 101
September
4W Introduction.
6F Discussion
9M Lecture: Science/Determinism. Read: Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." Obtain from the net or Library Reserve. Meet in the Lecture Hall.
11W Discussion.
13F First Paper. In class.
16M Lecture: Individualism and Individual Rights. Read: Amy Tan, "Two Kinds," The Story, 1264-1272.
18W Discussion. Journal Due. Second Paper Assigned.
20F Discussion.
23M Lecture: Darwin and Darwinism. Read: Jack London, "To Build a Fire." The Story, 910-921.
25W Discussion. Journal Due.
27F Discussion.
30M Lecture: Darwin and Social Darwinism. Read: Ralph Ellison, "Battle Royal," The Story, 449-459.October
2W Discussion. Journal Due.
4F Discussion. Second Paper Due. Third Paper Assigned.
7M Lecture: Marx and Marxism. Read: Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, pp. 1-171, chaps. 1-17.
9W Discussion: Journal Due.
11F Discussion.
14M Lecture: Marx and Marxism 2. Read: Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, pp. 171-341, chaps. 18-31.
16W Discussion. Journal Due.
18F Discussion.
21M Review.
23W Midterm Examination.
25F Third Paper Due. Fourth Paper Assigned.
28M Lecture: Freud and Psychoanalysis. Read: Andre Dubus, "The Fat Girl." Obtain from Library Reserve.
30W Discussion. Journal Due.November
1F Discussion.
4M Lecture: Freud and Psychoanalysis 2. Read: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper," The Story, 577-588.
6W Discussion. Journal Due.
8F Discussion.
11M Lecture: Jung and Analytical Psychology. Read: Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown," The Story, 633-642.
13W Discussion. Journal Due. Fourth Paper Due. Fifth Paper Assigned.
15F Discussion.
18M Lecture: Existentialism. Read: Albert Camus, "The Guest," The Story, 208-217.
20W Discussion. Journal Due.
22F Discussion
25M Lecture: Feminism. Read: Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1-151.
27W Discussion. Journal Due. Fifth Paper Due.
29F Thanksgiving Vacation.December
2M Lecture: Racism/Ethnocentrism. Read: Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 152-end.
4W Discussion.
6F Discussion.
9M Sixth Paper. In class.
11W Review.
13F Review.Final Examination at the Scheduled Time during Exam Week.
8:50: Monday, Dec. 16, 8:50-9:45am
11:00: Monday, Dec. 16, 10:00-12Noon
1:10: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1:00-3:00pm