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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: Introduction to Modern Poetry PREFIX/NUMBER: LIT 238 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: CPTR 71 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: DiYanni, Robert. Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. SUPPLIES: Dictionary 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on careful reading and interpretation of modern poetry--primarily American but also including British and French examples. The course examines the formal and thematic elements of selected poems, as well as more general trends in literary modernism. 5. COURSE GOAL: To enhance student knowledge and understanding of modernism and its various manifestations in the art of poetry. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will be able to do the following: (A) Demonstrate an understanding of the lives and works of major modern poets in their historical and cultural contexts. (B) Demonstrate an appreciation for poetry and its value in the lives of contemporary readers. (C) Identify the several distinct styles and voices of modern poetry. (D) Use critical terminology to explore the poet’s craft. (E) Respond analytically to poems in short papers containing thesis and support. (F) Demonstrate a willingness to read more poems by these and other poets. 7. COURSE OVERVIEW: This course includes 15 units—an introductory unit dealing with reading poetry, a unit devoted to writing about poetry, and 13 units covering the major American modernist poets and, occasionally, British and French poets as well. The poets are presented in chronological order to allow you to track the development of modernism. Each of the 13 units devoted to particular poets has a selection of poems to be read from the anthology. Notes, activities, and further readings are provided in WebCT by your online instructor. 8. ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR: Your online instructor will conduct and participate in online discussions, answer your questions, help you with writing problems, grade your papers, and issue the semester course grade. The instructor will also be available for phone consultations, meetings during office hours, or email contact through WebCT mail. If your instructor is unavailable, call the Arts and Sciences Division secretary at 549-3253 and leave a message. If you change your address, phone number, or email address during the semester, contact the registrar, instructor, and Division secretary. 9. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: You will write five (5) four-to-five page analytical essays in this course, and one shorter (two-page) essay at the end. Topics are provided by your instructor. You must complete all essay assignments to pass the class. Grades will be based on the following aspects of your writing: a. Originality, quality, and development of ideas b. Organization and presentation c. Style and tone d. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation e. Appropriateness vis-a-vis the assignment A more detailed writing rubric for essays about literature is posted in the Welcome area of this course. You will also be required to participate in weekly online discussions conducted in WebCT's Discussions area. Each week's discussion is worth 10 points. If you miss more than three of the discussions, you may be dropped from the class. The discussions will be graded on the thoughtfulness and completeness of your postings. At the end of the semester, the 6 essay grades and 15 discussion grades will be averaged, and the final grade will be determined using the following scale: Grading Scale Raw Score Range Letter Grade 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D 0 to 59 F Special Remarks: a. Late assignments: To receive full credit, all work must be submitted on time. Late work will receive one grade cut for each day beyond the due date of the assignment. If illness, work, or travel prevents you from completing an assignment on time, it is your responsibility to inform the instructor as far in advance as possible. b. Drop/withdrawal policy: If you miss one or more essay assignments, the instructor may drop you from the class, but you are ultimately responsible to withdraw yourself if you do not wish to complete the course. (See the PCC Catalog for drop/withdrawal procedures.) 10. WEEKLY PROCEDURE A. Each week, complete all readings listed in the "Assignments" link for that unit. B. Each week, read the instructor's notes and complete any other activities found in the "Notes" link for that unit. C. Each week, participate in an online discussion by the assigned date. Think of this activity as a substitute for in-class discussion, and use it to record what you think about the various poets and poems. Your instructor will provide a question or questions each week; you will respond to the question by a certain date. Then, after reading your classmates' responses, you will respond to one or several of your classmates. You may also begin a discussion of your own choosing by posting a comment or question to the rest of the class. Plan to devote a significant amount of time to the weekly discussions. D. About every three weeks, you will hand in a 4 - 5 page analytical essay developing a topic suggested by your instructor. Essays should be typed and double-spaced. For your own protection, make a copy of each assignment before sending it to your instructor as an attachment to a WEBCT email message. If technical difficulties prevent you from attaching your assignments to a WEBCT email, send assignments to your instructor at the following address using regular mail: English DepartmentPueblo Community College900 West Orman AvenuePueblo, CO 81004 Your graded essay will be returned to you in the manner in which it was sent. E. Only one essay will be accepted at a time. Do not hand in several essays at once. They will not be accepted. 11. COURSE OUTLINE Unit 1 Reading Poetry Unit 2 Reading and Writing About Poetry Unit 3 Walt Whitman Unit 4 Emily Dickinson [Paper # 1] Unit 5 Robert Frost Unit 6 Wallace Stevens [Paper # 2] Unit 7 William Carlos Williams Unit 8 Ezra Pound Unit 9 Marianne Moore Unit 10 T. S. Eliot [Paper # 3] Unit 11 Hart Crane Unit 12 Langston Hughes [Paper # 4] Unit 13 Elizabeth Bishop Unit 14 Robert Lowell Unit 15 Sylvia Plath [Paper # 5] Week 16 Final Writing Assignment [Paper # 6] 12. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: This class is conducted entirely online. You are not required to attend class on campus. All reading assignments, lecture notes, activities, and writing assignments--as well as due dates for these assignments--are posted on WebCT. 13. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The English Department supports and adheres to the following policy on academic integrity. Students should refer to their PCC Student Handbook for the complete policy statement. "Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment." Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. 14. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
TITLE OF COURSE:
Introduction to Modern Poetry
PREFIX/NUMBER:
LIT 238
CREDIT HOURS:
3
2.
PREREQUISITE:
CPTR 71
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
DiYanni, Robert. Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
SUPPLIES:
Dictionary
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.
COURSE GOAL:
To enhance student knowledge and understanding of modernism and its various manifestations in the art of poetry.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, students will be able to do the following:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
This course includes 15 units—an introductory unit dealing with reading poetry, a unit devoted to writing about poetry, and 13 units covering the major American modernist poets and, occasionally, British and French poets as well. The poets are presented in chronological order to allow you to track the development of modernism. Each of the 13 units devoted to particular poets has a selection of poems to be read from the anthology. Notes, activities, and further readings are provided in WebCT by your online instructor.
8.
ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTOR:
Your online instructor will conduct and participate in online discussions, answer your questions, help you with writing problems, grade your papers, and issue the semester course grade. The instructor will also be available for phone consultations, meetings during office hours, or email contact through WebCT mail. If your instructor is unavailable, call the Arts and Sciences Division secretary at 549-3253 and leave a message. If you change your address, phone number, or email address during the semester, contact the registrar, instructor, and Division secretary.
You will write five (5) four-to-five page analytical essays in this course, and one shorter (two-page) essay at the end. Topics are provided by your instructor. You must complete all essay assignments to pass the class. Grades will be based on the following aspects of your writing:
a. Originality, quality, and development of ideas
b. Organization and presentation
c. Style and tone
d. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
e. Appropriateness vis-a-vis the assignment
A more detailed writing rubric for essays about literature is posted in the Welcome area of this course.
a.
To receive full credit, all work must be submitted on time. Late work will receive one grade cut for each day beyond the due date of the assignment. If illness, work, or travel prevents you from completing an assignment on time, it is your responsibility to inform the instructor as far in advance as possible.
b.
If you miss one or more essay assignments, the instructor may drop you from the class, but you are ultimately responsible to withdraw yourself if you do not wish to complete the course. (See the PCC Catalog for drop/withdrawal procedures.)
Each week, complete all readings listed in the "Assignments" link for that unit.
Each week, participate in an online discussion by the assigned date. Think of this activity as a substitute for in-class discussion, and use it to record what you think about the various poets and poems. Your instructor will provide a question or questions each week; you will respond to the question by a certain date. Then, after reading your classmates' responses, you will respond to one or several of your classmates. You may also begin a discussion of your own choosing by posting a comment or question to the rest of the class. Plan to devote a significant amount of time to the weekly discussions.
About every three weeks, you will hand in a 4 - 5 page analytical essay developing a topic suggested by your instructor. Essays should be typed and double-spaced. For your own protection, make a copy of each assignment before sending it to your instructor as an attachment to a WEBCT email message.
If technical difficulties prevent you from attaching your assignments to a WEBCT email, send assignments to your instructor at the following address using regular mail:
English DepartmentPueblo Community College900 West Orman AvenuePueblo, CO 81004 Your graded essay will be returned to you in the manner in which it was sent.
English DepartmentPueblo Community College900 West Orman AvenuePueblo, CO 81004
Your graded essay will be returned to you in the manner in which it was sent.
Only one essay will be accepted at a time. Do not hand in several essays at once. They will not be accepted.
12.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
This class is conducted entirely online. You are not required to attend class on campus. All reading assignments, lecture notes, activities, and writing assignments--as well as due dates for these assignments--are posted on WebCT.
13.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
"Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgment."
Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
14.
ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.