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ModernLiterature
This section of World Literature, ENGL 2112, exploresthe genesis and maturity of modern thought and literaryexpression from the latter-seventeenth century until thepresent
World Literature 2 examines national literaturesother than those of Britain and America from theRenaissance to the present. Particular emphasis isplaced on western literature, especially continental,Russian, and Latin American fiction of the 19th and20th centuries.World Literature 2 explores texts — poems, novels,novellas, plays, and short stories — in theirhistorical and cultural contexts (particularly thescientific and intellectual movements of Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Modernism) aswell as consider how those texts still inform ourviews of ourselves today.Since we have only a limited time in this survey, wewill concentrate on both diversity of texts exploredand the detail of that exploration. Authors includeVoltaire, Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Baudelaire,Rimbaud, Ibsen, Mann, Borges, Kundera, andCalvino, among others.
Materials
Text
Lawall, Sarah, et al.
The Norton Anthology of WesternLiterature, Volume 2
. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005.This book should always accompany you to class, aswe will make heavy use of it in our dailydiscussions. Please do not come to class without it:we need the book for class activities, in-classwriting, and all aspects of our study.
Humanities Online
You are required to have an account on HumanitiesOnline, the server that will support all of your work in this class. As a part of this requirement, youshould have access to a computer with Internetcapability and a current web browser, like Firefox.
Pen and Paper
You should also bring an ink interface of some sort,as well as dead trees on which to take notes. Notesshould not only reflect good listening skills, butindividual interest in every topic discussed in class.You should not sit in class like you’re watching TV:learning requires active participation.
“No one shall know our joys, save us alone, / And there’s no evil till the act is known; / It’s scandal, Madam, which makes it an offense, / And it’s no sin to sin in confidence.”
Materials
Things you need and donot need for the class.
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Requirements
What is expected that you complete in order topass the course. All of these requirementsmust be completedsuccessfully for astudent to pass thecourse.
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Policies
These are the rules of the class that allstudents are expected to follow, from attendanceto technologicalliteracy. These policiesare always the finalword.
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Schedule
The reading,assignment, and examschedule.
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Procedure
Each class meeting will follow a certainprocedure. From quiz toquestions, from lectureto discussion, theprocedure will be followed daily.
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Contact
Where and how tocontact me, yourprofessor for the course,Dr. Lucas.
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81788 ENGL 2112.45 W 5:30-8p WRC1-130
Dr. Gerald R. Lucas
“The Wanderer above a Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich (1818)
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Electronics
Materials, like cell phones, food, magazines, iPods,etc., should be left in your car. They are not neededfor our class and should, therefore, not accompanyyou. I understand our contemporary need to be incontact with everyone all the time, but do not letthis personal need distract the rest of the class. If you answer a cell phone in my class, I will expectyou to leave. In addition, I do not allow classdiscussions to be taped, so do not bring any voicerecording devices to class. You may use laptopsunless I ask you not to bring them.
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Finally, since class lecture and discussion will oftentouch on the controversial, this college classroom isnot an appropriate place for children. Please leavethem at home.
Requirements
There are three major requirements for WorldLiterature 2, each of which must besuccessfully completed to pass the course.Assignments are weighed on a point system,depending on their importance. For example,a reading quiz might have 10 points while the final exam might have 200.
Exams
A midterm and a final exam will be given that willtest your knowledge of the subject matter (texts,lecture material, and vocabulary), your ability tosynthesize this material, and your creativity ingoing beyond the discussion and lecture materials.The final exam will include vocabulary,identification, and interpretation. All exam gradeswill be based upon objective knowledge of thematerial, thoroughness, depth of insight, precision,and originality.
Writing Forum
To get you thinking more critically about the majorworks, you are required to respond to class readingsin writing both formally and informally. All writingshould be thoughtful, refer to specific portions of the text, use the critical vocabulary, and citecorrectly using MLA citation method.For all of the major works we study in this class,you are required to respond informally in writing.These responses will be posted in an online forumon Humanities Online, so the entire class can benefitfrom reading your thoughts. The forum will alsogive you a chance to respond to others’ ideas. Yourwriting in the forum should total
at least
350 wordsper week.
Daily Work
Regular class attendance, question posing, andactive participation in classroom discussions arerequired. Participation, effort, and attitude willcount significantly in this course. Quizzes, otherclass activities, and homework assignments notexplicitly outlined above will be considered dailywork.
Course Procedure
Every class will follow a similar procedure,beginning promptly at the start of class.
Before class, you should post about the week’sreading in the forum. See “Forum” underRequirements to the left. Also, be sure you followthe directions online before completing your forumrequirement.1.Attendance — If you come in late, it is yourresponsibility to ask me to mark you present.Remember, two tardies count as an absence.2.Reading Quiz — Since reading is such animportant component of this course, you shouldexpect a quiz for every assigned reading. Thesequizzes are designed to test factual aspects of thetext, not interpretation or evaluation. Read everytext carefully and take reading notes — characternames, general plot, important items, etc. — andthe quizzes will be no problem.3.Posing Questions — As you read each assignedtext, consider aspects of the text that areconfusing or unclear. When you finish reading,write down at least five questions that you haveabout the text. These questions should be in aneffort to gain further insight to the text foryourself and your classmates. After the quiz, youwill have the opportunity to pose these questionsfor discussion.4.Group Discussion —
In small groups, you willdiscuss each others’ questions and come up withfive of the best to share with the class for furtherconsideration.5.Discussion — The rest of the class periods for theweek will be our attempt to answer the questionsposed at the beginning of the class and maybecome up with more. The idea is to get a grasp of the themes and concerns of the text.
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Policies
You will be accountable for knowing andpracticing each of these policies. Considerthem like the law: the excuse “I didn’t know”will carry no weight.
Assignments
Your work represents you. Therefore, I expecteverything you turn into me to exemplify the very best of your professional self. Please proofread allwriting before submission.
Attendance
Attendance will be taken at every class meeting. If you come in late, it is your responsibility to informme of your presence that day. If you fail to do so,you are absent. Two tardies count as one absence.There are no “excused absences” in my class, butyou are allowed to miss one class before your gradesuffers. Each additional class missed beyond theallotted one will result in your final semester’sgrade being dropped one letter.
Deadlines
Late work is not acceptable and will receive a zero.Technical, computer malfunctions are not acceptableexcuses for late work. Quizzes and in-class activitiescannot be made up for any reason. Pay particularattention to forum deadlines; if you complete theforum after the due date, you will receive no credit.
Email
The best and quickest way of contacting me is viaemail. Only use the email address that I provided onthis document for class business:<worldlit@grlucas.net>.
Grades
Letter grades are based upon a traditional ten-pointscale. If you would like to know your official grade,you should see me during my office hours or makean appointment.
Materials
Course readings are an integral part of the class andshould be brought daily. When readings areassigned to be discussed in class, please bring acopy of the reading (assigned PDFs should beprinted on dead trees) with your reading notesready to participate in the discussion. Do not cometo class without your books and something to writewith and on. Everyday. Seriously.
Plagiarism
Any time you use ideas that are not your own — bethey paraphrased or copied verbatim — in anythingthat you write, you must supply a citation in anidentifiable citation method, e.g., MLA, Chicago, etc.Willful plagiarism will result in automatic failure of this class and will be submitted to the Dean forfurther potential consequences. Remember twothings:1.If you use the language of your source, you mustquote it exactly, enclose it in quotation marks,and cite the source using MLA citation style in allmy courses. A paraphrase employs sourcematerial by restating an idea in an entirely newform that is original in both sentence structureand word choice. Quotations and paraphrasesmust be cited to avoid plagiarism.2.If you use ideas or information that are notcommon knowledge, you must cite a source.Unsure as to what to cite, when to cite, and how tocite? Check your handbook for the best information.The professor reserves the right to use Turn It In, aplagiarism prevention service, to evaluate anywritten work submitted for this course. As directed by the professor, students are expected to submit orhave their assignments submitted through theservice in order to meet requirements for thiscourse. The papers may be retained by the servicefor the sole purpose of checking for plagiarizedcontent in future student submissions.
Special Needs
Any student who has special needs should contactAnn E. Loyd at the Counseling and Career Center(478-471-2714) and fill out the appropriatepaperwork. The student should then see me withthe documentation so that the necessaryaccommodations can be made.
Technology Competency
Computer competency is an integral skill in anydiscipline. Students should be familiar with thegeneral uses of a computer, particularly using a web browser. Students should be willing to put forth theeffort to learn what they need to in order to succeedin the course. Please see me for additional assistancewhen necessary.
Notes
Detail of “The Disappearing Bust of Voltaire” by Salvador Dalí (1941)
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