SOPHOMORE SEMINAR: SENSES OF AN ENDING, SPRING 2014

English 1975-015; White 120, TR 1.00-2.15

Professor Hugh Orms!-"ennon; hugh.orms!-lennon#$ill%no$%.e&u
'e(%rtment of English, )*+ ,--; Phone 9,-55
Offi.e Hours/ TR 2.00-,.00 %n& ! %((ointment 1(le%se note th%t 2 %m not online in m! offi.e3.
On Hull 4ni$ersit! "ir%r!
5e6 e!es e%.h !e%r
7in& ol& oo8s here,
*n& ne6 oo8s, too,
Ol& e!es rene6;
)o !outh %n& %ge
"i8e in8 %n& (%ge,
2n this house 9oin,
:inting ne6 .oin.
Philip Larkin
;2 (%i& the utmost %ttention to m! te%.hers in or&er to (lum the full &e(ths of their stu(i&it!.<
Karl Kraus
CLASS DESCRIPTION: SENSES OF AN ENDING
;2n our eginning is our en&,< 6rote the 5oel-Pri=e-6inning %uthor T. ). Eliot/ ;2n our
en& is our eginning.< Our li$es %re full of st%rts %n& finishes, from the eginning of our
freshm%n !e%r, %n& of % ne6 semester, to +ommen.ement %n& gr%&u%tion. Whether full!
re%li=e it or not, 6e %ll turn to (o(ul%r .ulture--s(orts e$ents, mo$ies, T> series, musi., oo8s--
in or&er to e?(lore the (%ss%ge of time %n& 6h%t m%r8s ho6 those fleeting hours %n& their
%tten&%nt fi.tions rel%te to intern%tion%l, n%tion%l, %n& lo.%l e$ents %n& to our o6n li$es %n&
those of our lo$e& ones. E$en 6riting % (%(er for % .l%ss li8e this in$ol$es fin&ing % goo&
intro&u.tion %n& %n effe.ti$e .on.lusion/ 6e stri$e to .re%te .oherent ess%!s. 7i.tion%l
eginnings %n& en&ings %llo6 us to .ome to terms oth 6ith mut%ilit! %n& 6ith gro6th %n&
.h%nge/ 6e turn to liter%ture in or&er to fin& (%ttern %n& me%ning to our e?(erien.es. Ho6
6riters .ontri$e %n& e?(lore those st%rts %n& finishes 6ill (le%se us insof%r %s the! illumin%te our
o6n li$es. @ehin& these fi.tion%l fo.i loom the f%.ts of our %n& our form%lit!As mort%lit! %n& e$en
those of the 6orl& %s 6e 8no6 it 1e.o-%(o.%l!(se, nu.le%r 6%r, n%tur%l tr%ge&ies, The )e.on&
+oming3. @ehin& the .rises of our o6n li$es loom oth (otenti%l %(o.%l!(se %n& .ontinuities. 2
&r%6 m! title for the .ourse from 7r%n8 Bermo&eAs The Sense of an Ending 15e6 Cor8, 19--;
20003. 2n this rilli%nt oo8, Bermo&e figures forth ho6 sm%ll %estheti. en&ings hel( us to
.on.e(tu%li=e %n& .ome to terms 6ith our gr%s( of finitu&e %n& .losure, from the (erson%l to the
%(o.%l!(ti.. We sh%ll r%nge no less 6i&el! from fi$e-line (oems to the fun.tion of uto(i% %n&
%(o.%l!(se in the gr%(hi. no$el Watchmen.
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E?(l%ine& elo6 %re the 6%!s in 6hi.h this semin%r is &esigne& to m%8e stu&ents sh%r(er
re%&ers, etter t%l8ers, %n& more .onfi&ent 6riters.

READING LIST
*l%n :oore %n& '%$e Dions E%n& Fohn HigginsG, Watchmen 15e6 Cor8/ '+ +omi.s, 19H-3
Phili( "%r8in, Collected Poems 15e6 Cor8/ 7%rr%r, )tr%us %n& Dirou?, 2000; (le%se note &%te of
e&ition3
+%mille P%gli%, Break, Blow, Burn 15e6 Cor8/ >int%geIR%n&om House, 200H3 You will need to
buy this book!
F%mes Fo!.e, Duliners, e&. :%rgot 5orris 15e6 Cor8/ 5orton, 200-3
Willi%m Tre$or, The Collected Stories 15e6 Cor8/ Penguin, 19923
+l%ire Beeg%n, Walk the Blue !ields 15e6 Cor8/ @l%.8 +%tIDro$e *tl%nti.I20073
SYLLABUS
(I have !"#$e%e$& 'eva"#e( %he )&$$a*+) ,'!" %ha% !, )!#h!"!'e )e"-.a') !,,e'e( -.
%he $a)% %/! )e"e)%e')0 The )e!.( ha$, !, %h-) %e'"1) )&$$a*+) /-$$ *e (-)%'-*+%e( -. %he
ve'& .ea' ,+%+'e02
3a. 14 2ntro&u.tion to @eginnings, :i&&les, En&s
14 Watchmen, +h%(ter 2 EPle%se note th%t e%.h .h%(ter in.lu&es m%teri%ls %fter the
stri(-.%rtoonsG
3a. 21 Watchmen, +h%(ter 22
Willi%m @l%8e, ;The T!ger< E7in& online; 2 sh%ll %lso &istriute .o(iesG; @l%8e,
;"on&on,< P%gli%, 5H--2
22 +on.lu&e @l%8e; Watchmen, +h%(ter 222
25 Watchmen, +h%(ters 2>->; )helle!, ;O=!m%n&i%s,< P%gli%, 71-75
60 Watchmen, +h%(ter >2; @l%8e, ;The +himne! )6ee(er,< 50-57
Fe* 4 Watchmen, +h%(ter >22->222; 'i.8inson, ;@e.%use . . . ,< P%gli% 95-100
4 Watchmen, +h%(ters 2J-J; Willi%ms, ;The Re& Wheel%rro6,< ;This 2s Fust To
)%!,< P%gli%, 127-00; First Journals Due
Fe* 11 Watchmen, +h%(ter J2; +oleri&ge, ;Bul% Bh%n,< P%gli%,7--H,
16 Watchmen, +h%(ter J22; Ce%ts, ;The )e.on& +oming,< ;"e&% %n& the )6%n,
P%gli%, 109-11H;
Fe* 15 Beeg%n, ;The P%rting Dift,< 1-10; Fo!.e, ;E$eline,< 2--02
20 Tre$or, ;:usi.,< 1070-10H5
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27 Herert, ;+hur.h :onuments,< 0,-07; "%r8in, ;*n *run&el Tom,< 11--117, ;+ut
Dr%ss,< 150
28 "%r8in, ;*t Dr%ss,< 75, ; ;:+:J2>< E6h%t &oes the title me%nKG, 99, ;*s @%& %s %
:ile,< 100; Se!.( Se% !, 3!+'.a$) D+e9 M-(:%e'" Pa#e' D+e
Spring Break
Ma'h 11 "%r8in, ;This @e the >erse,< 1,2, ;* )tu&! of Re%&ing H%its,< 102
16 "%r8in, ;The Whitsun We&&ings,< 92-9,; Pl%th, ;'%&&!,< P%gli%, 1-,-17-
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SEMINAR RECUIREMENTS
Se"-.a' (-)+))-!.
Every student is required to come to attend class with a D+e)%-!. %! a)A (!' a
!""e.% %! #!)e2 ! shall call upon you to "usti#y the reasons #or your questions and
comments $ively discussion is required and students% contributions will be re#lected in
their #inal grades CouAll e 6riting %n& t%l8ing throughout !our .%reers. * sm%ll .l%sses li8e
this one offers !ou the (erfe.t o((ortunit! to hone !our s8ills.
'is.ussion re(resents the life-loo& of the .l%ss. &lease #eel #ree to disagree with me
in class ! welcome this. 5ot %m not %l6%!s ;right< ut 2 en9o! he%ring &ifferent (ers(e.ti$es
%n& other (oints of $ie6. 2 elie$e, gener%ll!, th%t there %re ;etter< %n& ;6orse< %ns6ers 1%n&
sometimes, in&ee&, ;right< %n& ;6rong< %ns6ers3 %out 6hi.h re%son%le (eo(le .%n &is%gree.
)ome stu&ent .omments 6ith 6hi.h 2 &is%gree stri8e me %s %se& u(on (%rti%l or mis.onstrue&
inform%tion. @ut e$en in su.h inst%n.es, there .%n e groun&s for &is%greement. 2 %m not
inf%llile 1e?.e(t 6hen s(e%8ing e" cathedra on *meri.%n rules of (un.tu%tion/ see elo6.3 2
not onl! 6el.ome ut %lso en.our%ge &is%greement. 'onAt &oule-guess me %out %ns6ers
th%t !ou m%! sus(e.t 2 6%nt to he%r. 2 not onl! 6el.ome ut en.our%ge &is%greement. Within
the limits of goo& m%nners %n& etiLuette, feel free to s%! 6h%t !ou thin8 or feel. 2 .ert%inl! &o
not en9o! h%$ing % .l%ss of !es-fol8. )%! 6h%t !ou li8e, su9e.t, of .ourse, to the un%..e(t%ilit!
of se?ism, r%.ism, homo(hoi%, %n& ethni. stereot!(es. Of .ourse, the short stories th%t 6e
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sh%ll re%& %ll t%8e (l%.e in 2rel%n& %n& 2 .%rr! %n 2rish (%ss(ort %s 6ell %s *meri.%n %n& @ritish
(%ss(orts. "on&on-orn of 2rish (%rents, 2Am no6 %n *meri.%n .iti=en. 2s it legitim%te to s%!
6h%t 6e (le%se %out the 2rish 1e.g. % 4) tee-shirt &is(l%!ing hori=ont%l 9ogging ! % $omiting
&run8 on )t. P%&&!As '%!K 7eel free to enefit from m! tr%ns%tl%nti. e?(erien.e 1su.h %s th%t
is3.
Ple%se .onsi&er th%t !ou 6ill, %fter gr%&u%tion, eng%ge in form%l s(e%8ing throughout
!our .%reers. Our .l%ssroom re(resents an important opportunity #or you to hone your
skills and to build your con#idence &lease make #ull use o# this opportunity Your
parents are paying #or it
2f 2 &onAt %l6%!s m%8e m!self .le%r 1(le%se m%8e %llo6%n.e for m! 2rish r%in .ellsM3,
please do not hesitate to ask me to e'plain mysel#. 2 6%nt !ou to un&erst%n& 6h%t 2Am
s%!ing 1or tr!ing to s%!3, e$en if !ou &onAt h%$e to %gree 6ith it. 2Am h%r& to offen& 1e?.e(t 6hen
stu&ents insist on using ele.troni. g%&gets %n& gi=mos, unrel%te& to the .l%ss3 so 2 en.our%ge
!our &is%greements. 2f !ou 6%nt to use %n online te?t or to m%8e notes on % .om(uter, (le%se
sit %t the front of the .l%ssroom so th%t 2 .%n .he.8 to see th%t !ouAre not or&ering s6imsuits or
6%t.hing (orn 1%s 2 h%$e een tol&, reli%l!, stu&ents h%$e &one in other .l%sses3.
The 6riters of the short fi.tion th%t 6e sh%ll re%& %re 2rish. Willi%m Tre$or 1. 192H3 %n&
+l%ire Beeg%n, former Heimol& Professor %t >ill%no$%, %re still highl! (ro&u.ti$e, %6%r&-
6inning %uthors. Phili( "%r8in 11922-19H53 rem%ins % est-selling (oet, (o(ul%r on oth si&es of
the *tl%nti., not le%st e.%use he %ims in his (oems for %..essiilit! %n& intelligiilit!..
2 h%$e &r%6n *meri.%n (oems from +%mille P%gli%As Break, Blow, Burn. For each o#
the short poems drawn #rom her anthology( you must also undertake a care#ul reading o#
her commentary so that you can discuss it brie#ly in class and in your 3!+'.a$)0 * est-
selling Phil%&el(hi%n %n& % .ultur%l i.on, P%gli% is % $igorousl! ten%.ious re%&er %n& % $ir%ntl!
inform%ti$e e?(li.%tor. 7or most of !ou, P%gli%As 6ill re(resent the first 6or& on % (oem ne6 %n&
unf%mili%r to !ou; for me, hers is most .ert%inl! not the l%st 6or&. Tre%t P%gli%As inter(ret%tions
%s (oints of &e(%rture, not %s .on.lusions 1th%t !ou might %ssume 2 sh%re3 6ith 6hi.h !ou %re
reLuire& to %gree. * 6om%n of outs(o8en %n& .ontro$ersi%l $ie6s, P%gli% is %lso % it of %
sho6-off %n& sm%rt-%le., ut th%t onl! %&&s to the e?egeti.%l fun %n& to her hermeneuti.
m!stiLue. 1Wh! 6oul& 2 o9e.t to some of th%t senten.e if it %((e%re& in one of !our (%(ersK
letAs &is.uss this.3 2n % sense, P%gli% ser$es %s our &istinguishe& guest le.turer--ut one 6hom
6e .%n, ho6e$er, mo.8 6hene$er nee& %rises.
E)tu&ents sometimes %s8 me ;6h%t .%n 6e &o for e?tr% .re&itK< One %ns6er to th%t
Luestion 6oul& e for !ou to re%& 6h%t P%gli% h%s to s%! in her ;2ntro&u.tion< %n& ;E(ilogue,<
%n& in her .omment%ries u(on (oems th%t %re not on the s!ll%us. P%gli% h%s % gift for
e?%gger%tion, so feel free to Lu%rrel 6ith her in !our #ournals. ;Who is the gre%test %rtist of our
timeK< she %s8s in the l%st .h%(ter, ;Re& Ri$er/ Deorge "u.%s, $e%enge of the Sith,< of her
l%test est-seller, &littering 'mages( ) #ourne* Through )rt from Eg*pt to Star Wars 15e6 Cor8,
20123. Her %ns6erK ;Onl! one .ultur%l figure h%& the (ioneering ol&ness %n& 6orl& im(%.t
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th%t 6e %sso.i%te 6ith the e%rl! m%sters of %$%nt-g%r&e mo&ernism/ Deorge "u.%s, %n e(i.
filmm%8er 6ho turne& &%==ling ne6 te.hniLues into %n e?(ressi$e (erson%l genre< 1((. 1H0-
190, 1H13. Her e$i&en.e 16ith film stills3K ;Ri$er &uel et6een *n%8in )8!6%l8er %n& Oi-W%n
Benoi on :ust%f%r.< Fust ho6 6rong-he%&e& .%n !ou eKG ;To un&erst%n& the histor!
un&erst%n& the histori%n,< 6rites Fuli%n @%rnes in his %6%r&-6inning no$el, The Sense of an
Ending 15e6 Cor8, 20123. P%gli% is osesse& 6ith (o(ul%r .ulture/ note %ll her referen.es to
film ut note, too, ho6 she f%ils to &is.uss :oore in her tre%tment of ;O=!m%n&i%s<M
:%n! re%&ers $ie6 *l%n :ooreAs Watchmen %s the gre%test gr%(hi. no$el 1or .omi.
oo83 e$er 6ritten. With '%$e DionsA intri.%tel! &et%ile& (%nels %n& :ooreAs l%!rinthine
gr%s( of .h%r%.ter, i.onogr%(h!, %n& (lot, Watchmen re(resents %n outst%n&ing intro&u.tion to
the genre. :ost stu&ents lo$e it 1!ou &onAt h%$e toM3, %n& un&erst%n& th%t the s!molism th%t
the! %n& 2 fin& 6ithin it is actually there 1%n& th%t 6e h%$enAt oursel$es smuggle& it in3. 2n th%t
sense, Watchmen %lso .om(rises %n e?.ellent te%.hing %i& for % )o(homore )emin%r.
*lthough %n %uto&i&%.t, :oore is % most le%rne& %n& .%reful 6riter 1if not %n outst%n&ing st!list3.
2nto the s!ll%us, 2 h%$e 8e!e& % series of re%&ings from Break, Blow, Burn in or&er to sho6 ho6
some m%9or (oems illumin%te Watchmen/ se$er%l of these (oems :oore surel! h%& in min&
6hen he 6rote. 'is.uss %n! im(li.%tions of su.h (otenti%l %n%logies 6hen !ou 6rite !our
9ourn%ls. We sh%ll %lso .om(%re the eginning of the no$el 6ith the eginning of N%.8 )n!&erAs
film/ this 6ill %ffor& % $er! rief intro&u.tion to the 6%!s in 6hi.h oo8s %n& mo$ies .%n e
.om(%re&. 7eel free to see the mo$ie e%rl! in !our stu&! of the .omi.. The film .%n ser$e %s %
useful intro&u.tion to 1%n& sim(lifi.%tion of3 the (lot. 5ote th%t :oore lo%thes e$er! film th%t h%s
een m%&e from his .omi. oo8s 1The League of E"traordinar* &entlemen, !rom +ell, %n& ,
for ,endetta %s 6ell %s Watchmen.3
With the e?.e(tion of Watchmen, )h!'% 'ea(-.>) h%$e een .hosen for the s!ll%us.
This 6ill %llo6 !ou to 'e:'ea( them .%refull! efore .l%ss. Ple%se &onAt goof off e.%use the
re%&ings might initi%ll! stri8e !ou %s e%s! e.%use the! ;&onAt t%8e mu.h time< to .om(lete.
='-%-.> ReD+-'e"e.%)
* mi&-term (%(er 1,-- (%ges3
* fin%l ess%! 15-7 (%ges3
* re$ision of the mi&-term (%(er 1to e turne& in 6ith % .o(! of the origin%l3
* 6ee8l! 9ourn%l of %t le%st t6o &oule-s(%.e& (%ges 1500 6or&s3, .ommenting u(on %ssigne&
re%&ings
Pa#e') (a *'-e, heA$-)% %ha% I )ha$$ a"#$-,& a.( (-)+)) -. $a)) a.( *& e"a-$2
Pa#e') 'eD+-'e:
* title
*n e(igr%(h
1Wh%t is %n e(igr%(hK +he.8 !our &i.tion%ries. E?%mine this s!ll%usM3
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* thesis to (ro$e or %n %rgument to &e$elo( 1e$en in % .om(%risonI.ontr%st (%(er3
*n effe.ti$e intro&u.tion %n& % s%tisf%.tor! .on.lusion
E$i&en.e Luote& &ire.tl! from the te?ts in or&er to illustr%te %n& to &e$elo( !our thesis or
%rgument
1Th%t is/ ess%!s reLuire eginnings, mi&&les, %n& en&s--%s *ristotle rem%r8e&--for, %s in the
semin%r, in our eginnings 6e fin& our en&s; in our en&s, our eginnings.3
Ple%se note/ Write form%ll!. *$oi& slo((!, .olloLui%l, im(re.ise &i.tion. Cou %re 6riting form%l
(%(ers, not .%su%l em%ils to !our frien&s. *n in%ilit! to register th%t .ru.i%l &istin.tion $iti%tes
f%r too m%n! stu&entsA ess%!s. This .l%ss is &esigne& to te%.h !ou ho6 to 6rite su..essfull! in
the re%l 6orl&--.ogentl!, .le%rl!,intelligil!--%n& not merel! ;ho6 to 6rite %out liter%ture.< 2 ho(e
to (ro$i&e !ou 6ith sign(osts %n& gui&elines for % lifetime of effe.ti$e 6riting. 1Re%&ing liter%ture
6ell 6ill %lso m%8e !ou more effe.ti$e re%&ers of %ll te?ts.3
2 sh%ll e?%mine !our st!le, !our e$i&en.e, !our %rgument. 'onAt 6orr! un&ul! %out ho6 mu.h
!our .omment%r! %n& !our %rguments m%! %gree 6ith mine 1or 6ith 6h%t !ou might im%gine m!
o6n (ers(e.ti$es to e3. 2 fo.us u(on &!+' 6riting r%ther th%n u(on the $%g%ries of liter%r!
inter(ret%tion. 2t rem%ins (ossile, of .ourse, th%t !ou m%! misre%& stories.
Es.he6 the first (erson (ronoun. 2 8no6 6h%t !ou ;thin8< or !ou ;feel</ !ou %re the %uthor of
!our ess%!. Ple%se le%rn the rules of .orre.t A"e'-a. (un.tu%tion. 1@e (%trioti.M3 2f 2 .%n
te%.h !ou %n!thing th%t is f%.tu%ll! in.ontro$ertile--%n infr%ngile rule--it is the .orre.t
A"e'-a. use of Luot%tion m%r8s in .on9un.tion 6ith .omm%s, (erio&s, %n& other (un.tu%tion
m%r8s/ there %re no e?.e(tions. "oo8 u( 6or&s in the &i.tion%r!. Thin8 %out ho6 to im(ro$e
!our $o.%ul%r!. 1+onsi&er here oth m! use of ;2< %n& m! le?i.%l .hoi.es . . .3
"e%rning ho6 to re%& 6ell %n& to 6rite form%ll! .om(rise life-s8ills. 2 sh%ll re%& %n& gr%&e !our
o6n (%(ers 6ith gre%t .%re. Ple%se &e$ote the reLuisite time %n& effort to their .om(osition.
2&e%ll!, !ou shoul& gi$e !ourself the o((ortunit! %n& reLuisite time for 'ev-)-!. efore !ou
sumit them. The s!ll%us reLuires !ou to 'ev-)e !our first (%(er.
Pa#e' T!#-)
2 en.our%ge !ou to .hoose !our o6n to(i.s 6hen % (%rti.ul%r %((ro%.h stri8es !ou (erson%ll!
%s thought-(ro$o8ing %n& 6orth! of further (ursuit. @ut (le%se .le%r !our (ro(ose& to(i. 6ith
me. We sh%ll &is.uss in .l%ss %n& ! em%il the rief to(i.s th%t 2 suggest elo6/ .
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E?(lore ho6 eginnings %n& en&ings e.ome .on9oine& in Watchmen. Ho6 %n& 6here &oes
the oo8 st%rtK Where %n& ho6 &oes it en&K Ho6 h%s :oore engineere& multi(le eginnings
%n& en&ingsK 4(on 6hi.h st%rtIen& or .h%r%.ter h%$e !ou .hosen to fo.us %n& 6h!K 2n !our
ess%!, !ou shoul& %lso oser$e 16ith se$er%l (re.ise referen.es3 the 6%!s in 6hi.h &ifferent
(oems th%t %..om(%n! Watchmen on the s!ll%us .om(lement or illumin%te, in their o6n
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senses of .losure, :ooreAs %estheti. rumin%tions u(on the to(i.. 'uring .l%ss, 6e sh%ll &is.uss
this ess%! to(i. in gre%ter &et%il. 2t is &!+' 'e)#!.)-*-$-%& to thin8 %out the to(i. %n& to %tten&
.l%ss 6ith Luestions th%t 6ill hel( !ou &efine !our o6n %((ro%.h.
Te'" Pa#e' (7:8 #a>e)2
The term (%(er 6ill reLuire !ou to e?(lore eginnings %n& en&ings in t6o short stor! 6riters %n&
in Phili( "%r8in 16ith o(tion%l use of %n %&&ition%l (oem from P%gli%3. * more (re.ise %n&
e?tensi$e set of Luestions 6ill shortl! e &istriute&.
Ple%se sh%re with the whole class %n! em%il Luestions th%t !ou m%! h%$e %out %n! of the
%forementione& to(i.s. 5ote th%t 2 sh%ll not res(on& e?.lusi$el! to in&i$i&u%l Luestions ut sh%ll
sen& !our Luestions 6ith m! re(lies to the entire .l%ss.
&apers and "ournals should be submitted in hard copy )nless there are special
circumstances that have been cleared with me( they shall not be accepted as emails !
look #orward to my CONFERENCES with you *o these CONFERENCES please
remember to bring your papers+ please also prepare what you have to ask or discuss
be#ore you come C!.,e'e.e) /-$$ *e )he(+$e(0
Em%ils to me shoul& not e tre%te& %s .%su%l or inform%l .ommuni.%tions. *s in the re%l 6orl&,
6hen !ou 6ill e 6riting to !our .lients or to !our oss, !ou 6ill e e$%lu%te& on the .l%rit!,
.ogen.!, %n& etiLuette of !our em%ils. Dr%mm%r, s(elling, (un.tu%tion, %n& liter%.! 6ill %l6%!s
e s.rutini=e&. *t the en& of the semester, 2 &o re.%ll !our em%il (erform%n.e 6hen 2 %ssign
!our form%l gr%&es.
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)tu&ents 6ill .om(lete 6ee8l! 9ourn%ls of %t le%st t6o (%ges 1500 6or&s3 in 6hi.h the! &is.uss
re%&ings %ssigne& for .l%ss &is.ussion. *t times &esign%te& ! the s!ll%us, these 6ill e
.olle.te& for (rom(t return.
Fourn%ls %re &esigne& to f%.ilit%te more inform%l 6riting %n& %n%l!sis th%n 6ill e reLuire& !
form%l (%(ers. 7eel free to ro%.h (ros(e.ti$e to(i.s for (%(ers. 'is.uss the re%&ings 6ithout
the olig%tion of offering % thesis or .onstru.ting % form%l %rgument 6ith su((orting e$i&en.e.
Cou .%n em%r8 u(on more im(ressionisti. res(onses. Th%t s%i&, 9ourn%ls &o not .onstitute
some 8in& of e-&i%r!. 2 sh%ll not en9o! su.h res(onses %s ;<'%&&!A is % re%ll! .ool (oem
e.%use she lets it %ll h%ng out %n& re%ll! gi$es it to her f%ther.< Or ;2 h%te OTeres%As We&&ingA
%n& OThe P%rting DiftA e.%use their %uthors 9ust (i.8 on 6omen 9ust to sho6 th%t the! %re
tr%((e& %n& .%nAt &o %n!thing %out it.< 2n !our ;Fourn%ls,< !ou shoul& %llu&e not onl! to
in&i$i&u%l (oems ut, 6here %((ro(ri%te, to P%gli%As &is.ussion of them. Cou shoul& %lso %llu&e,
6hene$er (ossile or %((ro(ri%te to .l%ss &is.ussion.
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Wh%t 2 e?(e.t to re%& is something li8e/ ;2n O'%&&!,A Pl%th (ortr%!s her f%ther %s % monster
6hom she .om(%res not onl! to % 5%=i ut e$en to Hitler himself.< Or/ ;2n OTeres%As We&&ingA
%n& OThe P%rting Dift,A Tre$or %n& Beeg%n &r%m%ti=e the situ%tions of t6o !oung 6omen 6ho
fin& themsel$es tr%((e& ! .ir.umst%n.es in rur%l 2rel%n&.< @e s(e.ifi./ ;Pl%th .hooses the
sing-song rh!thms of nurser! rh!mes in or&er to .%(ture her im%gine& situ%tion.< Or/ ;Tre$or
t%8es us insi&e the min& of Teres% %lthough he &oes not use the first-(erson (ronoun. @!
.ontr%st, Beeg%n .hooses O!ouA in or&er to ren&er the emotion%l &e%&ness of her unn%me&
(rot%gonist %s 6ell %s to in$ol$e the re%&er in the horror of her situ%tion.< 12Am not sure th%t 2
%gree 6ith m!self in the l%tter st%tement--6h!K Ethin8 %out itG--6hi.h %ll goes to sho6 the
&iffi.ulties in$ol$e& in (%r%(hr%sing % stor!.3
Cou shoul& therefore .he.8 !our 9ourn%ls not onl! for .ontent ut %lso, %n& (%rti.ul%rl!, for st!le.
2 .%nAt te%.h !ou 6h%t to thin8. ut ! can teach you how to revise your prose. E$en 9ourn%ls
reLuire re$ision 9ust %s % goo&, (ro(er, or form%l em%il reLuires it.
GRADES
7in%l gr%&es 6ill e %se& (rim%ril! u(on the (erform%n.e of un&ergr%&u%tes %s 6riters.
2m(ro$ement 6ill %lso e t%8en into .onsi&er%tion )u..essful .ontriution to to .l%ss &is.ussion
6ill %lso (ro$e im(ort%nt. Other f%.tors
2n hum%nities .l%sses, gr%&ing is %n %rt not % s.ien.e. 2 stri$e to e s.ru(ulousl! f%ir.
2m(ro$ement 1(%rti.ul%rl! in 6riting3 .%n (ro$e % m%9or .onsi&er%tion. * $%riet! of seeming
;im(on&er%les< .%n enter into the %ssignment of % fin%l gr%&e. 'onAt f%ll %slee( in the .l%ss-
room. 'onAt st%re out the 6in&o6. 'onAt en&e%$or, surre(titiousl!, to .%t.h u( 6ith !our 6or8
for other .l%sses. 'onAt .h%tter 6ith, or (%ss .l%n&estine notes to, !our .olle%gues. La#%!#)
(!/. #$ea)e0 Don%t try to multi,task with electronic gadgets and gi-mos Don%t be
surprised by a poor grade i# you endeavor to outwit me I%1) /!'%h/h-$e $ea'.-.> %! %aAe
)!"e NOTES. I, &!+ .ee(, ,!' /ha%eve' 'ea)!., %! +)e a $a#%!# !' e:'ea(e', #$ea)e )-% a%
%he ,'!.% !, $a)) /he'e I a. heA !. %he-' +)a>e0 2f !ou nee& to .hill out 6hen listening to
me, resurre.t the lost %rt of &oo&ling; it m%! %((e%r to me th%t !ou %re t%8ing notesM
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Cou %re reLuire& to f%mili%ri=e !ourself 6ith the uni$ersit!As l%test st%tements on %.%&emi.
integrit!. Cou must note %n! sour.es, es(e.i%ll! e-sour.es, th%t !ou h%$e use&. Re%& the
.urrent +andook 6ith (%rti.ul%r %ttention to using 6or8 not !our o6n. :! (erson%l e?(erien.e
in&i.%tes th%t most stu&ents %re not un%6%re of 6h%t .onstitutes (l%gi%rism. ! am ruthless in
pursuing cases o# suspected plagiarism and invariably report them. ! resent being taken
#or an idiot ! also resent having to invest considerable time and trouble in documenting
such cases )niversity processes #or handling cases o# academic dishonesty are time,
consuming and labor intensive #or all involved Far better that you should( scrupulously(
avoid any and all suspicion !# a question o# academic integrity is broached with you(
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you should acquaint yoursel# with your rights and with your obligations according to
university policy
OTHER
4ne?(l%ine& %sen.es %n& l%te %rri$%ls to .l%ss 6ill e re.or&e&. 2f !ou %rri$e l%te to .l%ss,
m%8e sure th%t 2 h%$e registere& !ou %s (resent for the rest of the .l%ss. Ple%se inform !ourself
on uni$ersit! (oli.! on %sen.es th%t l%.8 % legitim%te e?.use.
S%+(e.%) a., a$a), e;#e'-e.e )+((e. '-)e) -. %he-' $-ve). P$ea)e (! .!% /a-% +.%-$ %he
e.( !, %he )e"e)%e' %! e;#$a-. $a)) a*)e.e) !' "-))-.> /!'A0 The +.-ve')-%& 'eD+-'e)
%ha% )%+(e.%) a. e;#$a-. %he-' 'ea)!.) ,!' "-))-.> $a)) a.( ,!' ,a$$-.> *eh-.( /-%h %he-'
/!'A0 2 %l6%!s stri$e to e s!m(%theti. %n& un&erst%n&ing. 2 %m not nose!, ut % &o.torAs note,
% .%ll from the 'e%nAs Offi.e or the 4ni$ersit! +ounseling )er$i.e m%! hel( to sust%nti%te
e?(l%n%tions. 2 %m e%ger to see th%t stu&ents re.ei$e % (%ssing gr%&e so th%t the! .%n
gr%&u%te su..essfull!. @ut there %re limits to m! %ilit! to &o so.
Cou shoul& note th%t it h%s een m! e?(erien.e th%t stu&entsA fin%l gr%&es %re usu%ll! refle.te&
in their regul%r %n& (rom(t %tten&%n.e %t .l%ss.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION FOR CUALIFIED STUDENTS =ITH DISABILITIES
;2t is the (oli.! of >ill%no$% 4ni$ersit! to m%8e re%son%le %.%&emi. %..ommo&%tions for
Lu%lifie& in&i$i&u%ls 6ith &is%ilities. 2f !ou %re % (erson 6ith % &is%ilit! %n& 6ish to reLuest
%..ommo&%tions to .om(lete !our .ourse reLuirements, (le%se m%8e %n %((ointment 6ith the
.ourse (rofessor %s soon %s (ossile to &is.uss the reLuest. 2f !ou 6oul& li8e inform%tion on
&o.ument%tion reLuirements, .ont%.t the Offi.e of "e%rning )u((ort )er$i.es %t -10-519-5-0-,
or $isit the offi.e %t Der%ght! H%ll.< ! customarily receive letters con#irming a student%s
status !# such an ./cademic /ccommodation0 applies to you( let%s meet soon #or a
private and in#ormal discussion ! am eager to help
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