CourseSyllabus HUMA1301.004:ExplorationoftheHumanities Fall2011 MC2.410,MWF1212:50 ProfessorJessicaC.Murphy ProfessorContactInformation JessicaC.Murphy OfficePhone:9728834445 Email:jessica.c.murphy@utdallas.edu Office:JO5.426 OfficeHours:Monday23,Friday12,andbyappointment TeachingAssistantContactInformation LaToyaWatkins Email:lws031000@utdallas.

as.edu CourseDescription Humansarestorytellers,andmanyofthestorieswetellfollowsimilarpatterns.Inthisclass intendedtodemonstratetherelationsamongvariousformsofculturalexpression,wewillstudy fourofthesepersistentnarratives:starcrossedlovers,ragstoriches,thequest,anddreamer hero.Oneclassictextwillserveasthecoreofeachoftheseunits,andwewillexamineanumberof adaptationsofthestoryinavarietyofartisticmedia. StudentLearningObjectives/Outcomes Inthiscourse,studentswill: examineandanalyzeavarietyofworksfromthehumanities,and applyconsideredanalysisandrespondtoworksinthehumanitiesasexamplesofhuman expressionandaestheticandphilosophicalprinciples. Bytheendofthiscourse,studentsshoulddemonstrate: anabilitytoanalyzeandcriticallyevaluateavarietyofworksfromthehumanitiesworksin thecontextofculture,society,andvalues; anabilitytocompareandcontrasttheworkswitheachother;and anunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenthestructureoftheworksunderanalysisand theirmeaning. RequiredTextbooksandMaterials RomeoandJuliet,ThePelicanShakespeare(cheapesteditionwithgoodnotes),ISBN9780 140714845 CoursepackavailablethroughUniversityReaders(seeeLearningforinformationon ordering).Marked"R"inschedule. UTDemailaccountthatyoucheckfrequently(seefullsyllabusforinformationonemail).

eLearning:Wewillbeusingtheonlinelearningsysteminthisclassforthesubmissionof assignments,exams,anddeliveryofcourseinformation.Pleasevisit https://elearning.utdallas.edu/andclickon"Academic."Youshouldseethiscourselisted there,andclickingonitwillbringyoutoourcourse'shomepage.Pleasevisitassoonas possiblesothatyouarefamiliarwiththeinterface.

AcademicCalendar1 Date Thematic Assignmenttobecompletedbyclassmeeting Unit 8/24 8/26 8/29 8/31 9/2 9/5 9/7 9/9 RomeoandJulietAct1 RomeoandJulietAct2 RomeoandJulietAct3 RomeoandJulietAct4 NOCLASSLaborDay RomeoandJulietAct5

Activityin Class Introductionto Course Starcross'd LibraryDay

9/12 9/14 9/16 9/19 Star cross'd Lovers

9/21 9/23 9/26 TheQuest

Allothers: discussion boardday RomeoandJulietreview(Walker)R Romeoand Julietfilm adaptations RomeoandJulietreviews(WalshandKappel)R Romeoand Julietdance adaptations HeroandLeanderballad Someother http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/30455/transcription Starcross'd narratives PyramusandThisbeexcerptsR,"RecordingEarly Continued BroadsideBallads" otherstar http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/page/recordingtheballads cross'd List5elementsofthestarcross'dloversstory(submitvia narratives eLearningby4PMon9/19) Balladmusic Review CompleteexamoneLearningbytheendofclasstime.Do Exam1 notcometoclassthisday. Starcross'd UnitPapers Due Introductionto

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Assignmenttobecompletedbyclassmeeting

9/28 9/30 10/3 10/5 10/7

WifeofBath'sTaleR WifeofBath'sTaleR Brennan"StarWarsOrigins"R StarWarsEpisode4:ANewHope

Activityin Class Arthurian Legends QuestLibrary Day Allothers: discussion boardday Review Exam2 RagstoRiches &Inverse RichestoRags RagstoRiches LibraryDay Allothers: discussion boardday Review Exam3 Philosophical conceptof moral character

10/10 10/12 10/14 10/17 10/19 10/21 10/24 10/26 10/28 10/31 11/2 11/4

Ragsto Riches

List5elementsofthequestnarrative(submitvia eLearningby12noonon10/9) Suggestotherquestnarratives CompleteexamoneLearningbytheendofclasstime.Do notcometoclassthisday. "Cinderella"(Perrault)"ThePrincessparadox" (Poniewozik)R "Ashputtle"(Grimm)&"YehShen"(ChineseCinderella)R "TheMaiden,theFrog,andtheChief'sSon"(African Cinderella)&"TheInvisibleOne"(NativeAmerican Cinderella)R Bettelheim"Cinderella"R Disney'sCinderella(AFIplotsummary)"IamCinderella's Stepmother"(Rossner)R NOCLASS BurnsreviewofOrlandoBallet'sCinderellaR

11/7 11/9 11/11 11/14 Dreamer (Quixotic) Hero 11/16

List5elementsoftheRagstoRichesnarrative(submit viaeLearningby12noonon11/6) Suggestotherragstorichesstories CompleteexamoneLearningbytheendofclasstime.Do notcometoclassthisday.

DonQuixoteexcerptR

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Assignmenttobecompletedbyclassmeeting DonQuixotecont'd Contemporary"quixotic"tales:Google(Zachary)R "Heroes"(watchingepisodeinclass) NOCLASSThanksgiving Write1pagedescribingthenatureoftheheroesin "Heroes." ViewFieldofDreamsaheadofclassmeeting List5elementsofthequixotichero&Suggest1other quixoticheronarrative(submitviaeLearningby5PMon 11/30) CompleteexamoneLearningbytheendofclasstime.Do notcometoclassthisday.

Activityin Class Discussionof "Heroes" Discussionof FieldofDreams Review Exam4

Assignments&GradingPolicy Belowaretherequiredassignmentsforthiscourse.Iwillprovidemoredetailedinformationasthe duedatesapproach.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestionsyoumayhaveabout assignments. Completionofalloftheassignmentsinthiscourseisaconditionforearningapassinggrade. Theinstructorreservestherighttoamendanypoliciesorassignmentsatherdiscretion. Participation20% Participationincludesattendingclass,participatinginonlineandinclassdiscussionsandactivities, completingassignments(ontimenolateworkwillbeaccepted),andperformingwellonreading quizzesandinclasswritingassignments. ShortWritingAssignments20% Throughoutthesemesteryouwillbeaskedtocompleteshortwritingassignmentsandsubmitthem viaeLearning.Pleasecompletethemontimesothattheinstructorcanincorporateyourideasinto theclass. Exams40% Attheconclusionofeachunit,therewillbeanexamviaeLearning.Theexamswillbetimedandwill haveafirmduedateandtime.Technicaldifficultywillnotbeacceptedasanexcuseformissingan exam.Pleasetakethe"sampleexam"assoonaspossibletomakesureyouunderstandthesystem. NarrativeAnalysisPaper20% Assoonasyoucan,gotoeLearningtosignuptowriteaboutoneofthethreepossibleunits.The linktothesignuppageisonthehomepageofoureLearningsite.Forthisassignment,youwill writeone1,0001,500wordessayanalyzingaversionofyourchosennarrativethatwehavenot studiedinclass.Youranalysispapermustfollowtheassignmentguidelinesverycarefully.Please consulteLearningfortheassignmentguidelines(includinganexplanationofthelibraryand discussionboarddays).

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FinalExam Thereisnofinalexamforthiscourse. Course&InstructorPolicies Inthisclass,studentswillexaminefourpersistentnarrativesthroughreadingassignments,writing assignments,andclass.Tothatend,thepoliciesbelowaremeanttocreatethebestpossible learningenvironmentforthestudents.Pleasecontacttheinstructorifyouhaveanyquestions aboutthesepolicies.Iwillconsideryourcontinuedenrollmentinthisclassasevidencethatyou acceptthesepolicies. Attendance Participationinclassactivitiesisnecessarytopassthisclass.Promptnessandregularattendance areessentialandwillaffectyourgrade.Youmustarrive,prepared,toclassontimeandstayforthe classperiod.Ifattendanceistakenonagivendaywithasigninsheet,itisyourresponsibilitytobe sureyouhavesignedthesheetbeforetheinstructorleaves.Ifyouhavenotsignedbytheendof classtime,thenyouwillbeconsideredabsentNOEXCEPTIONS.Attendanceisincludedinyour participationgradeforthecourse.However,ifyoumissmorethan2classes,youwilllosepoints fromyourfinalgradeforeachadditionalmissedclass.Incasesofprovenemergencies,the instructormayreconsiderthispolicyatherdiscretion.However,participationpointscannotbe madeup. Community Itisexpectedthatwewillrespectoneanotherandoneanothersideas.Whenweareinclass,we arepresent:nolaptops,nocellphones,orotherformsofelectroniccommunication.Please keepyourlaptopclosedandyourcellphoneonvibrate.Ifyourphonerings,aclassmateorIwill answerit(ifmyphonerings,youmayanswerit).Ifyouneedspecialaccommodationandcan providedocumentationfromtheOfficeofAccessAbility,theinstructorwillworkwithyou. StudentAccessAbilityServices Ifyouareastudentwithadisabilityandwouldliketoseemetodiscussspecialacademic accommodations,pleasecontactmeafterclassorduringmyofficehours.Formoreinformation aboutAccessAbilityServices,visitthewebsite:http://www.utdallas.edu/studentaccess/orcall 9728832098.(seefullsyllabusformoredetailedinformation) OfficeHours Youarestronglyencouragedtotakeadvantageoftheinstructor'sandtheTA'sofficehourstotalk aboutclassmaterials,yourpapers,andanythingelsethatmighthelpyou. AvoidPlagiarizingbyAccident! Usinganothersideasorlanguagewithoutacknowledgingthesourceorpassingoffanothersideas orlanguageasyourownisplagiarismandwillnotbetolerated.Studentsoftenplagiarizewithout intendingtobecausetheyareunsureabouthowtocitesources.Plagiarismbyaccidentisstill plagiarism(andwillbepunishedassuch),sopleasefeelfreetocomeseemeoryourTAifyouare unsureabouthowtocitesources.(seefullsyllabusforpolicyonAcademicIntegrity) Thepoliciesthatcomprisetherestofthesyllabusmaybeaccessedonline: http://provost.utdallas.edu/home/syllabuspoliciesandprocedurestext

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