*2023 Note:<\/strong> Most links have been removed from this archival version of the syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COURSE INFORMATION<\/strong>. Comp. Lit. 324, Course Code 11286. Section 80. Wed. 7:00 \u2013 9:45 p.m., Irvine Valley Campus (IRVC) 201. Instructor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. Office hours: Wednesday 6:00-6:55 p.m. in IRVC Office 208. Email: cplt324_at_ajdrake.com. Catalog: \u201cPrerequisites: junior or senior standing and completion of any literature course from General Education (GE) Category III.B.2, Asian and Western literature \u2026 to 1650. Units (3).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawall, Sarah, ed. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. <\/em>2nd. ed. New York: Norton, 2003. Package 1: Volumes A, B, C: Beginnings to 1650. ISBN 0-393-92453-X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buddha. The Three Cardinal Discourses. <\/em>(Free Online Text)<\/p>\n\n\n\n FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES<\/strong>. This course will cover a selection of texts by authors from various ancient literary and cultural traditions in Europe, Asia, the Middle\/Near East, Africa, and the Americas. A survey should help you build your knowledge of the periods, authors, and movements studied. My comments will provide historical and thematic background, but the course will center on discussion of the specifics of our assigned texts. Rather than trying to impose claims of universal coherence, thematic unity, etc. on such wide-ranging material, I prefer to follow a roughly chronological order and to discuss themes and issues as they occur throughout the course, making connections where appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTIVITIES<\/strong>. In class, there will be a mix of lectures, student presentations, whole-class and smaller-group discussion, occasional quizzes, an essay, and a final exam. I encourage questions and comments\u2014class sessions improve when students take an active part. Outside class, do the assigned readings before the relevant discussion dates, complete your journal sets as outlined below, start planning and drafting your essay early, and work on your presentation drafts. In literary studies, the aim is to read and discuss actively and thereby to develop your own voice in response to the texts you read. Insightful interpretation and the ability to make compelling connections are central goals. The essay, discussions, presentations, and journal-keeping should combine to help you work towards these goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COURSE POLICIES.<\/strong> Please review the course policies page early in the semester since it addresses matters such as attendance, incompletes and withdrawal, late or missing work, and academic integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PRESENTATIONS REQUIREMENT.<\/strong> Students will sign up for two to four (depending on class size) 5-minute in-class presentations on assigned authors of their choosing (if possible). I will provide presenters with specific questions from the online journal questions and will post a schedule on the Presentations page. Each session will feature one or more presentations. Required: At least one week before you present, contact me to discuss your ideas. After you have given your in-class presentation, email me a version of your comments and I\u2019ll post it as a new entry to the appropriate collective students\u2019 blog. Other students may, if they wish, access the entries as they\u2019re added by visiting the appropriately named link on the Course Blogs Index Page. Your emailed version should resemble your class comments, but need not be identical. (Please avoid indentation and bulleted lists.) 20% of course grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n JOURNALS REQUIREMENT<\/strong><\/strong>: Link to Full Instructions. Responses to a choice of questions on each author. Three separate journal sets due by email as specified below in the reading schedule. Electronic format required. Acceptable late, but not for full credit. (30%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n TERM PAPER REQUIREMENT<\/strong>.<\/strong> By November 22th (Sunday of Week 13), a one-paragraph description addressing the topic and argument of the projected paper will be due by email. (Full rough drafts are also encouraged.) Not providing this description on time may affect the final draft grade. Please read the term paper instructions carefully since they contain the prompt, some possible topics, and advance draft comments. I reserve the right to require proof of the final paper\u2019s authenticity, such as notes or an early draft. Final draft (5-7 pages; graduates 10-15 pages) due by exam day or as specified towards the bottom of the syllabus page. Follow MLA guidelines. CSUF academic integrity policies apply (see UPS 300.021). For undergraduates, research is optional; graduate papers should respond to primary texts and secondary criticism; see CSUF Library. See Resources\/Guides\/Writing Guides: MLA, Grammar, Deductive, Citing, Analyzing, and Editing. (30%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n FINAL EXAM REQUIREMENT<\/strong>.<\/strong> The exam will consist of substantive i.d. passages, mix-and-match questions (match phrase or concept x to author\/text y), and short questions requiring a few paragraphs in response. There will be more choices than required responses. Books and notes allowed for all sections. No laptops during the exam. Students may not share books or notes during the exam. Exam date: see below. (20%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n EMAILING ASSIGNMENTS TO CPLT324_AT_AJDRAKE.COM<\/strong>. Email journals, presentations, and term paper as attachments. Don\u2019t send more than one document in the same email. Label subject lines appropriately: \u201cCPLT324 Journal 1, Jane Johnson\u201d etc. You can paste journal sets into a regular email or send them as an attachment. (Journal \u201csets\u201d include responses to questions about several authors; do not send entries on each author in a given set separately\u2014responses on the relevant authors should be combined into one document.) Contact me if you don\u2019t receive a prompt email confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nREQUIRED TEXTS AT IRVINE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
COURSE RATIONALE AND ACTIVITIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
HOW YOUR PERFORMANCE WILL BE EVALUATED<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALS AND PRESENTATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n