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E212: British Literature since 1760 Course Policies for Summer 2004 Alfred Drake. Office: 423 UH | W 12-1 | ajdrake@ajdrake.com Required Texts (from Titan Bookstore, except e-text of Peacock): Abrams, M.H. et al. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volumes 2A/2B/2C. 7th edition. ISBN 0-393-15114-X. Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. New York: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0142437344. Peacock, Thomas L. [E-Text of "The Four Ages of Poetry."] This is not in the Norton Anthology, so I have included it as a public-domain e-text. Scott, Walter. Ivanhoe. New York: Signet, 2001. ISBN 0451527992. Course Objectives: A survey course should help you build upon your knowledge of the periods, authors, and movements studied. My lectures will provide historical, thematic, and structural commentary, while leaving room for you to develop your own thoughts. Please read the following handout if time permits: College. Major Study Units: The course will follow a roughly chronological order, and it will consist in the following major period divisions: Romantic, Victorian, and Modernist. Classroom Strategies: Lecture, class discussion, and web study guides / questions. There will be a strong web presence, so the course will be "paperless" except for very important documents. I will hold office hours. Methods of Evaluation: one 5-7 page paper, journals based on study questions, and an in-class final. The relevant paper/exam dates will be mentioned on the syllabus page. A likely grade breakdown is 35% for the paper, 30% for the journals, and 35% for the final exam. Due dates are subject to change. Class Participation and Students' Intellectual Responsibilities: I encourage observations and questions in class. My tasks are to lecture well, to ask good questions, and to help you find out more about the periods and authors we study. Your task is to develop your own ideas. Strong students treat lecture comments as a springboard and welcome difficult readings since the goal of education is to learn new things. In humanities study, there are few worthwhile "facts"; the emphasis is on insight and interpretation. Attendance: I encourage students to attend regularly, but attendance is not a percentage of the course grade. Students are responsible for keeping up with missed sessions via digital audio files on the syllabus page. Make-up Exams: will not be possible. You must be present on the day of the final exam. Rough Drafts: I encourage you to provide me with a rough draft in time to comment. Even if you decide not to do that, I require that you turn in an early draft or equivalent together with your final draft; I reserve the right to downgrade or to refuse to accept final papers turned in without this early draft. Simply staple your draft or notes to the back of your final draft. If you provide me with a draft far enough in advance, I will offer substantive comments and a basic indication of how much editing in style and grammar needs doing. I won't "fix" drafts--editing is important, but it is the writer's job or the process won't lead to improvement. It's best not to treat a paper as if it were an impending exam--last-minute thinking and writing diminish opportunities to learn. Please see the following comments on paper drafts. Final Drafts: A paper becomes late and may be marked down when one doesn't get it to me (in person or as anW 12-1 | ajdrake@ajdrake.com attachment) by midnight on the day the paper is due in class. If youW 12-1 | ajdrake@ajdrake.com your paper, I will respond with a verification; it is your responsibility to call me at 714-434-1612 if you do not receive a timely verification. Since the paper is due on the day of the final exam, it is unlikely that I'll be able to deal with late papers, so please turn in your work on time. Check with me beforehand if that is a problem. Plagiarism: Cheating on papers and tests will result in an "F" for the course and more -- in severe or repeated cases, it can lead to suspension or even expulsion. But since many problems in this area are caused by students not knowing how to deal with sources, please read my guides Proper Citation and Plagiphrasing before writing the first paper. Source Work: While it is acceptable to consult legitimate sources of information -- scholarly articles and books -- the most important thing for undergraduates is to study the assigned texts patiently. Relying on commercial "Notes" may hinder this process because mass-market notes reduce literature to stale themes. If you want to do some research, look at what's available on the CSUF Library site, especially the "Databases by Title" hyperlink at top left under the red heading "Quick Links." Project Muse and JSTOR, which you can find by scrolling down the alphabetized list of databases, are invaluable as humanities resources -- they contain thousands of articles. Additional Requirements: Please maintain internet/email access. Refresh the "Guides" page if its date is not very recent; it may have been updated. School/Other Links: CSUF Home | Library | English | Victorian Prose Archive
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