English 301--Study of Literature II

Texts:	Bishop, Elizabeth. The Complete Poems, 1927-1979. New York: Farrar, 1983.
	Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.
	Joyce, James. Dubliners: Text, Criticism, Notes.. Rev. ed. 1969. Ed. Terence Brown. London: Penguin, 1992.
	Each student is also required to have a standard college-level handbook of grammar and usage such a The Harbrace College Handbook, the St. Martin's Guide, or The Little, Brown Handbook. (If you are not sure whether your handbook is appropriate, check with me.) Every English major should own and use a good handbook that explains literary terms and concepts. The most widely used reference work of this sort is C. Hugh Holman's A Handbook to Literature.
Writing-intensive goals:	1) To improve students' writing proficiency-their ability to develop and transmit information for an appropriate audience in an organized, coherent fashion while writing with appropriate style and correct grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling. 2) To encourage students to use writing as a learning tool to explore and structure ideas, to articulate thoughts and questions, and to discover what they know and do not know, thereby empowering students to use writing as a tool of discovery, self-discipline, and thought. 3)To demonstrate for students the ways in which writing is integral to all disciplines, essential to the learning and conveying of knowledge in all fields.

Date	Topic (Key reminders and key classes are marked in bold.)	Reading
Mon 3/28	Introduction to the study of literature Ungraded diagnostic quiz [You must have a password account for this course. If you have not done so, open an account immediately by visiting the computer help desk in the library annex. Do not come to next week's classes without having your password account set up! Do not come to next week's classes without knowing your password!]	(Complete the assigned readings and exercises before coming to class.)
Wed 3/30	The prewriting process "Eveline" Discussion of diagnostic quiz The mechanics of writing	Joyce 29-34; MLA Handbook 77-130.
Mon 4/4	Today's class will meet in 039 Millett! Do not go to 341 Oelman! Introduction to literary research Online library tour Before today's class, take the online tutorial at http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/eng344.htm Class will begin with a quiz over the Web tutorial! Please note that to do the online tutorial from your home computer, you should use your password account through WSU's dial-up connection at 879-8729. If you use AOL or any other internet service provider to complete the exercise, be aware that you must set up a "proxy server" using the library's pop-up instructions.	Do not prepare any written work; just "click through" the tutorial and do the problems in your head. Also read MLA Handbook 3-56.
Wed 4/6	Today's class will meet in 039 Millett! Do not go to 341 Oelman! Distribute library exercise. Discuss finding sources. In-class workshop on research papers
Mon 4/11	The writing process Topics & theses to avoid Quoting, summarizing, paraphrasing Integrating quotations Preliminary draft of Paper #1 (research paper on assigned topic) due, in MLA format, minimum 1200 words (maximum 2000 words), typed, plus bibliography	MLA Handbook 57-75; handout.
Wed 4/13	The rewriting process In-class exercise in quoting "Araby" Concepts of Joyce criticism Peer evaluations Exercise #1 due	Joyce 29-34 (again). (Bring Dubliners and MLA Handbook.)
Fri 4/15	Last day to drop a class without a grade
Mon 4/18	MLA format--I. Parenthetical documentation. Hand back preliminary drafts of research papers on assigned topics General appearance of MLA format. MLA mechanics. Exercise #2 ("Library Tour Activities") due	MLA Handbook 131-93, 237-60. Bring MLA Handbook to class.
Wed 4/20	MLA format--II List of works cited. Listing books. Endnotes. Listing articles. Listing Web pages and other electronic sources. Library exercise due Last day to drop a course without a grade of "W."	MLA Handbook 194-235. Bring MLA Handbook to class.
Mon 4/25	"Voices and Visions": Elizabeth Bishop Elizabeth Bishop poems Final draft of Paper #1 (research paper on assigned topic) due, in MLA format, minimum 1200 words (maximum 2000 words), typed, plus bibliography Distribute "April Inventory" handouts	Bishop 3-5, 14-15, 28-31, 127-28, 133-35, 178, 192.
Wed 4/27	Close verbal analysis--II "April Inventory" Distribute "Araby" criticism	Study handouts.
Mon 5/2	"Araby" "Araby" criticism	Joyce 21-28. (Bring Dubliners and MLA Handbook.)
Wed 5/4	In-class workshop on research papers Distribute "Minor Heroism" handout
Mon 5/9	Discuss narrative technique in "Minor Heroism"	Study "Minor Heroism" handout.
Wed 5/11	Discuss narrative and imagery in "The Fish" In-class writing exercise	Bishop 42-44.
Fri 5/13	Last day to drop a course with the grade of "W."
Mon 5/16	"The Dead" Criticism on "The Dead"	Joyce 175-225.
Wed 5/18	Optional class--attendance will not be taken Peer evaluations of drafts of Paper #2. Last day to submit optional preliminary draft of Paper #2
Mon 5/23	Overview of literary studies Distribute handouts on line-by-line editing
Wed 5/25	Discuss line-by-line editing	Study line-by-line editing handouts and do editing exercise before coming to class.
Mon 5/30	Memorial Day No WSU classes
Wed 6/1	Final draft of Paper #2 (research paper incorporating independent critical analysis) due, in MLA format, 1200 word minimum (2000 word maximum), typed, plus bibliography. Course evaluations
Mon 6/6	Final exam, 5:45-7:45 PM, 341 Oelman (NOTE THE TIME!)

Attendance
Your attendance grade will be based on the following scale: 0-1 absence, A for attendance; 2 absences, B for attendance; 3 absences, C for attendance; 4 absences, D for attendance; 5 absences, F for the entire course. There are no routine "excused absences" in this course other than the two absences allowed before the attendance grade begins to drop. Each set of two tardy arrivals will count as an additional absence. If you do not like this attendance policy, you may design any attendance policy you wish, but you must submit your attendance policy for my approval by the end of the first week of classes. If you tend to miss class or frequently arrive late, you may prefer to waive this 5% credit. You must do so during the first week of class, and then these points will be distributed across other requirements. After the first week of class, please do not give me any excuses for absences unless you provide documentation such as a subpoena for a court appearance or a funeral notice for a family member with documentation to show your relationship to the deceased. Finally, note that I carefully correct the attendance record at the end of each class period to mark tardy students present, but it is your responsibility to tell me that you arrived during the class period. I will not retroactively correct the attendance record later.

Computing Course Grades
Course grades are computed by multiplying weighted percentages times the numerical value of letter grades, using the following equivalents: A = 4.0, A- = 3.8, B+ = 3.2, and so on.

Credit for Preliminary Draft of Paper #1
The grade for turning in a preliminary draft is either A or F. To earn the "A" credit for turning in a preliminary draft, your paper must be handed in on time at the beginning of the hour on the due date; it must meet the minimum length requirement; and it must contain complete parenthetical citations and a complete list of works cited. If it fails to meet any of these requirements (by being, for example, only a few minutes late or only a few words short of the minimum length), it will receive a grade of F. This deadline policy is designed to reward students merely for meeting basic obligations and to enable me to conduct prompt evaluations. Once deadlines and minimum criteria have been established, they must be enforced consistently. If you prefer to waive this 5% credit, you may do so during the first week of class, and these points will be distributed across other requirements at that time.

"Writing Intensive" Component Grades
Two grades are submitted for this course: a grade for the course itself, and a grade for the "writing intensive" component. The writing intensive grade is "pass" or "fail," and you must attain a C or better in the course in order to receive a "pass" for this component.

CLASS POLICIES

1. Papers, at-home exercises, etc. are due at the beginning of the class period on the due dates indicated above. I will evaluate preliminary drafts submitted after the deadline, but no "preliminary draft credit" will be given for them. Late exercises will receive no credit, so if you must miss class on a due date, be sure to fax me a copy of your exercise. (See Class Policy #9, below.) Late final drafts of the paper will be subject to the following reductions: For papers handed in after the beginning of class but before 5:50 PM, a 5-point reduction (on a scale of 100). For each day or portion of a day starting at 5:50 PM on the due date, the penalty will be 10 points per day. If you turn in a late paper in the English office, be sure to have a secretary initial it and record the time; otherwise, its submission time will be whenever I pick it up, which could easily be a day later!

2. Papers shorter than the assigned minimum length will receive grade reductions of 5 points for each unit of 100 words by which they fall short.. Please do not try to evade the length requirement by fooling around with large fonts and margins. A page using proper MLA format should have 1" margins on all sides, 1/3" line spacing, 27 lines to the page (unless over-ridden by widow and orphan control), plus a page header. Properly formatted MLA templates are available at
<http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/rptemp.htm>.

3. I will not give a make-up final examination unless arrangements have been made before the regularly scheduled examination has been given.

4. Assistance on written work should be limited to the instructor, library reference personnel, and Writing Center personnel. Automatic penalty for any form of plagiarism (defined as passing off the work of someone else as if it were your own): F for the course, written notification of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and the English Department Chair. Your papers for this course must be exclusively your own and exclusively for this course. You may not submit a previously submitted paper, nor a paper simultaneously submitted for another course.

5. I normally do not grant "I" grades, since they usually cause more problems than they solve. If you miss an assignment, your grade will be computed on the basis of the work you completed, with the missing assignment counted as a zero.

6. Please do not ask me what you missed. You are responsible for making arrangements with a classmate to supply you with information about classes you missed. If questions remain, see me.

7. Mid-course changes in the syllabus (assignments, readings, grading policies) are sometimes necessary, though I will always try to provide sufficient advance notice of such changes.

8. My office is 441 Millett, telephone 775-2639. You may leave messages for me with the department secretaries at 775-3136. Another convenient way to have individual conferences is via e-mail. My e-mail address is listed at the top of the syllabus. I check my account daily. Note, too, that this syllabus is posted on the Web at <http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/ENG/maner/MANER.HTM>.

9. Sending a fax copy to meet a deadline is acceptable. The departmental fax number is 775-2707. However, it is your responsibility to follow up the fax transmission by calling 775-3136 to confirm that the fax copy was received. You should always "chase" a fax copy with a regular printed copy as soon as possible, since fax copies are flimsy and often only semi-legible.

10. Since the early weeks of the course are focused mainly on getting started in library research, you will have accumulated only a few percentage points of graded credit by the time the last drop date arrives. Probably the best way to estimate your likely performance in this course is to ask yourself the following questions: a) Have I spent at least 8 to 12 hours of well directed work for this course during the opening weeks? b) Have I become familiar with the essential research tools such as bibliographies, indexes, online resources, and library catalogs? c) Has a diagnostic quiz over English skills indicated that my grade is likely to be limited to C or lower? (Diagnostics are available on request.)

11. Wright State University now requires you to check your e-mail regularly. I may use your WSU e-mail account (not your AOL account or some other e-mail account) for last-minute announcements, changes in schedule, etc.

Resources

Online Research Tutorial (in two parts):
http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/eval01.htm (Finding and Evaluating Sources)
http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/act06.htm (Gathering Information Online)

Guide to Essential Tools for Research in English Literature:
http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/ENG/maner/701lib.htm

Using Search Engines to Find Web Resources:
http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/search_engines.htm

Online Resources for Research Writers:
http://www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/eng344.htm

Links to Resources in Literature and the Humanities:
http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/ENG/lit_links.htm

E-Mail Links:
         Martin Maner
         Charlotte Droll (Humanities Reference Librarian)
         Martin Jenkins (Humanities Reference Librarian)

Evaluation	Participation and attendance	5%
	Completion of preliminary draft, on time, long enough, with parenthetical citations and bibliography	5%
	Exercises and quizzes	20%
	Paper #1	25%
	Paper #2	25%
	Final exam	20%