American Literature II English 2328 Syllabus
Collin County Community College District
Spring Creek Campus
Dr. Mary Anne Andrade
Web site: http://ftp.ccccd.edu/andrade/index.htm
Fax: (972) 881-5623
E-mail: mandrade@ccccd.edu
Office: B-106. Phone: 972-881-5823
Office hours: M-TR, 12-1
Prerequisite: Freshman Composition/Rhetoric I and II
Textbooks: The Norton Anthology of American Literature II, fifth edition
Course description: The study of major writers from the Realistic Movement to the present with an emphasis on written analysis. The analysis and evaluation of these works in their historical, cultural, and social contexts, and the study of their contributions to the growth and development of American literature.
Course Objectives:
Contextual:
1) Learn how each writer reflects the culture of each historical period in the twentieth century
2) Understand the twentieth century and increase consciousness of the future, the twenty-first century
Occupational/Professional:
1) Critical Thinking
2) Technology-driven learning and communication
Personal:
1) Decrease passivity
2) Eliminate dependence on teachers, schools, classes in order to learn about the world.
Universal:
1) Adapt to global information community
Daily Schedule
8:00-8:20: Classroom B-112: Good morning, caffeine, roll call, return and collection of response papers, informal discussion of response papers, a look at possible themes and topics, assignments for the day: groups for data bases, search engines, or print.
8:30-9:30: English computer classroom D-130: Groups of students will research criticism, biography, history and culture of the day's authors.
9:30-10:00: Chat Room: Sharing information gleaned from research, and responding to fellow-students
10:00-10:20 Break
10:20-11:40: B-123: Student-led discussion, instructor wrap-up and audio or visual aids
11:20-11:55: Journal writing: closure and memory-aid: sum up the morning's work
Evaluation:
10 response papers, 1.5 pages long, typed, double-spaced. These will be graded on grammar, thoughtfulness, appropriate selection of quotations, 60%
Chat room participation, 10%
Journals, 10%
Final Exam: Essay, 20%
Research Tools
Data bases: American Reference Library (historical primary documents); Literature Resource Center, the Gale Group
Search engines: Alta Vista or Google. (Evaluation of websites: Who's the authority? Is this a university-sponsored website, an instructor's? What are the instructor's credentials? Is this the website of a scholarly journal? Or is this a student's or an enthusiast's website? Is it commercial?)
Reference books on history in the Reference section of the LRC (library)
Late paper policy: I will not accept late response papers. If you cannot attend class, please e-mail me your response paper.
Attendance: After two absences, excused or unexcused, you must drop the class. I will no longer accept work turned in after two absences.
Final exam: May 29
Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance:
It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College will adhere to all applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the faculty member and/or the Services for Students with Disabilities at 881-5950 in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations.
Religious Holidays: In accordance with Section 61.911 of the Texas Education Code, CCCC will allow a student who is absent from class for the observance of a religious holy day to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time. Students are required to file a written request with each professor within the first 15 days of the semester to qualify for an excused absence. A copy of the state rules and procedures regarding holy days and the form for notification of absence from each class under this provision are available from the Registrar's Office.