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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: The Literature of Women PREFIX/NUMBER: LIT 246 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: English 060 or CPTE of 81 or above; CPTR 71 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Gilbert, Sandra M. and Susan Gubar. The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women. 2nd edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996. SUPPLIES: 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores the variety of experiences encountered by women and examines women’s issues in literature from various genres by and about women. 5. COURSE GOAL: Students will understand and appreciate the experiences, achievements, and perspectives of women through reading, writing, and discussing a range of literary works authored by women. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, the students will (A) Analyze women’s literature using basic literary terminology (B) Explain the connections between historical, social, and cultural conditions and literary themes (C) Identify the historical period of literary works through an analysis of style and content (D) Illustrate the ways in which women’s experiences shape literary form and content (E) Explain feminist literary criticism (F) Identify and explore universal themes, topics, and patterns in women’s literature (G) Write clear and well-documented analysis of selected literary works 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Literary analyses (3) 40% Journals + Quizzes 20% Unit Tests (3) 40% Grading ScaleRaw 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: 1. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course, which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog. 2. Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies. 3. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion. 8. COURSE OUTLINE Tentative Schedule I. Seventeenth and eighteenth century women writers: Anne Bradstreet, Abigail Adams, Mary Wollstonecraft II. Nineteenth century writers: Jane Austen, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Bronte, Emily Dickinson III. Turn of the century writers: Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman IV. Early 20th century writers: Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, Susan Glaspell, Zora Neale Hurston, Edna St. Vincent Millay V. Later 20th century writers: Anais Nin, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Anne Sexton, Toni Morrison, Lucille Clifton, Lorna Dee Cervantes 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions 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. 11. 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:
The Literature of Women
PREFIX/NUMBER:
LIT 246
CREDIT HOURS:
3
2.
PREREQUISITE:
English 060 or CPTE of 81 or above; CPTR 71
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
SUPPLIES:
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.
COURSE GOAL:
Students will understand and appreciate the experiences, achievements, and perspectives of women through reading, writing, and discussing a range of literary works authored by women.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, the students will
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Grading ScaleRaw 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:
Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course, which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
8.
COURSE OUTLINE
Tentative Schedule
I.
Seventeenth and eighteenth century women writers: Anne Bradstreet, Abigail Adams, Mary Wollstonecraft
II.
Nineteenth century writers: Jane Austen, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Bronte, Emily Dickinson
III.
Turn of the century writers: Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
IV.
Early 20th century writers: Gertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf, Susan Glaspell, Zora Neale Hurston, Edna St. Vincent Millay
V.
Later 20th century writers: Anais Nin, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Anne Sexton, Toni Morrison, Lucille Clifton, Lorna Dee Cervantes
9.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
11.
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.