english poetry syllabus

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TiffinUniversity,SchoolofArtsandSciences Spring2012

EnglishPoetryENG361-01Spring2012

CatalogDescription

EnglishPoetry(3hours;preq.ENG142):AsurveyofEnglish

poetryfromtheRomanticsthroughthetwentiethcentury.

ThecourseexaminesleadingpoetsfromtheRomantics,the

Victorians,theearlyModernists,theWorldWarIpoets,and

contemporarypoetry.

JamesRovira

Office

HoursM9:00-12:00;1:00-

5:00;T-F3:30-5:00

Class

hours

Mondaynights,6:30-

9:15

ClassLocation

Main21

About M.Phil.DrewU2004

Ph.D.DrewU2008

Contact [email protected]

419-448-3586

BridgewaterHouse5

Tostudypoetryistostudythemostcomplexusesofthe

Englishlanguage.Itwillimproveyourcommunication,listening,reading,writing,andcriticalthinkingskills.

Thissemesterwewillfocus

onthepoetsWilliamBlake

andLordByron.WilliamBlakeandGeorgeGordon,LordByronrepresenttwo

importantmomentsinEnglishpoetry.Blake,afirst-generation

Romanticpoetbornin1757,drewinspirationfromtheAmericanand

Frenchrevolutionsastheywereoccurring,suffereddisenchantment

withtheFrenchRevolutionwhenitcollapsedintotyranny,andlived

throughthefinaldefeatofNapoleonin1815.

Blaketurnedthirty-onein1788,theyearthatByronwasborn.Forthe

firsttwenty-sevenyearsofByronslifeEnglandwasatwarwith

Francewithonlyshortinterruptions.TheAmericanRevolutionary

WarwasafactofhistoryforByronastheVietnamWarisafactof

historyfortodaysstudents:peoplewerealivewhosawithappen,but

Byronwasntoneofthem.

Bothpoets,livinginatumultuousage,exhibitcomplexattitudestowardsgovernment,religion,gender,andpoetry.Betweenthetwo,

however,wewillbeabletostudyalmosteverysignificantgenreof

poetrywritteninEnglish.


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TiffinUniversitySchoolofArtsandSciences Spring2012

CoursePoliciesParticipationinthiscourseimpliesagreementwithallpoliciesasstatedin

thecoursesyllabus.Applicablepoliciesarenotlimitedtothoseexplicitlystatedinthecoursesyllabusbutalsoincludeverbalinstructiongiven

privately,giveninclass,anduniversity-widepolicies.

RequiredTexts:

BlakesPoetryandDesigns ,NortonCriticalEdition

ByronsPoetryandProse ,NortonCriticalEdition

MLAHandbook,7thed.

Studentsmustpurchasetheassignedtextsforthisclass asnotes,

introductorymaterial,andcriticismunavailableonlinewillbeassigned

fromthesetexts.

Allfinaldraftsofwritingassignmentsaretobeuploadedtoturnitin.com.TheinstructorwillgradethemusingtheGrademarkfunctioninturnitin.com.

Oncethewritingassignmenthasbeengraded,studentscanviewinstructor

commentsbyopeningtheassignmentandclickingtheGrademarkbuttonin

theupperlefthandcornerofthepage.Instructorcommentswillappearboth

intherightsidebarandinlittlebluebubblesonthepaper.Thebluebubbles

willrevealinstructorcommentswhenthemousecursorisplacedoverthem.

Pleasedonotjustviewfinalgradesonturnitin.com.Readallinstructor

commentsandcorrecterrorsonyournextassignment.Errorsthatare

repeatedfromassignmenttoassignmentwillcostmorepointseachtimethey

arerepeated.

JoinclassID4651964withpasswordEPSP2012

AcademicHonestyPolicy

Thiscoursewillfollowtheacademichonestypolicyasstatedinthemostrecenteditionof

thestudenthandbook.Thefollowingcourse-

specificpolicieswillalsobeenforced:Any

studentfoundplagiarizingonanypaperover

thecourseofthesemestertoanyextentmaybeawardedagradeofXFfortheclass.This

policymaybeappliedretroactivelytoany

papersfoundtobeplagiarizedafterafinal

gradehasbeenissued.Pleasenote,however,thattheinstructordistinguishesbetween

citationand/ordocumentationerrorsandblatantplagiarism,thefinaldeterminationof

whichrestswiththeinstructoralone.

Impropercitationswillresultinalowergrade,

butnotnecessarilyagradeofXF.

Documentation

Allpapersinthiscourseshallbeformattedand

documentedfollowingMLAstyleasdescribedinthe

MLAHandbook7th

edition.

Allpapersshallbesetupaccordingtothe MLA

Handbookfollowingtheexampleprovidedbythe

samplepaperintheMLAHandbook:TimesNew

Roman,12pt.fontdoublespacedfromtoptobottom

withoutinterruptionorextralinespacesandwith1

marginsallaround.Propersetupofassignedpapers

countstowardthemechanicalhalfofpapergrades

describedbelow.

Followingcorrectdocumentationstylegivesyou

invaluablepracticeinreadingandfollowing

complexwritteninstructionsandinpaying

attentiontodetail.Itisasignofprofessionalism

inwrittenpresentations.


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AttendanceandGrading

PoliciesTherearenoexcusedabsencesexceptforcompetitionsportstravel

asperNCAAregulations.Absencesforfamilyillnesses,births,

deaths,weddings,etc.,andthestudentsownillnesses arenot

excusedabsences.Studentswhomissmorethanthreeclasses

exceptforcompetitiontravelwillreceiveanautomaticgradeofF

intheclass.

Allstudentsarerequired

tosubmitallwrittenworkbytheduedateand time,

todemonstratecomprehensionofthematerial

intheirwrittenwork,

toargueathesisoriginaltothestudentinevery

paper,unlesssummaryisexplicitlyassigned,

tofollowMLAstyle. Nolateworkwillbeacceptedunderany

circumstances,includingcompetitionsportstravel,

unlessthestudentmakesarrangementsinadvance

towhichtheinstructorhasagreedeitherinwriting

orbyemail.Latepaperswillotherwisebeissueda

gradeof0.

Grading

Therewillbe100pt.quizzesgiveninclassoneach

weeksreading.Quizzescannotbemadeupunless

youmakearrangementsinadvance.Iwillagreeto

onemake-update.Ifyoudonotmeetthatdate,you

willnotbeabletomakeupthequiz.Quizzeswill

coverfactualinformationabouttheliterature

studied,beingverysimilarincontenttoyour

midtermandfinal(seebelow).Youmusttakenotes

onyourreadinginordertopassthequizzes.

Studentsmustcompleteaninitialtwo-pagepaper

plusanadditionaleighteenpagesofwriting.Due

datesareonthepaperoptioncontractform.All

studentsshallcompletetwentypagesofwritingby

choosingoneofthefollowingoptions:

Tentwo-pagepapers

Threesix-pagepapers

Twonine-pagepapers

Acombinationofshorterpapers

Oneeighteen-pagepaperasfollows:

April10:250wordproposaldescribingthe

studentstopic,probablethesisorquestion,

outline,andbibliography.

April17:AnnotatedBibliographydue.

April24:Firstfulldraftdueforinstructor

review(requiredscheduledconference).

April30:Finaldraftsubmittedtoturnitin.com

UndernocircumstanceswillanypapersbeacceptafterApril30 th.Allpapersshallbefocusedon

literature,shallbeaboutanyoneormoreofthe

literaryworksfoundintheassignedtextsbutnone

externaltoit,shallargueathesisoriginaltothe

studentabouttheliterature,andshallsupportthat

thesiswithevidencequotedfromtheliterarytexts

andfrompeer-reviewed,scholarlysourcesproper

documentedfollowingMLAstyle.Classdiscussion

willservethepurposeofhelpingstudentsdevelop

ideasabouttheliterature.Seealsothehandout

WritingaLiteraryThesisoneCollege.

Studentsarealsorequiredtoincorporateatleast

fivecriticalsourcesintotheirwriting.Thesecritic

sourcesmaycomefromtheassignedtexts,fromth

MLAInternationalBibliographyonOhiolink,from

TiffinUniversityslibrary,orfrompeer-reviewed

articlesobtainedbyInterlibraryLoan.


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Nosourcesfromthepubliclyaccessibleinternetwillbeacceptedasoneofthesefive

sourceswithoutpriorwrittenoremailedconsentfromtheinstructor.

Studentswhodonotcompleteafulltwentypagesofwritingthatincorporatesat

leastfiveapprovedsourcesintothattwentypagesofwritingwillbeissueda

gradeofFregardlessoftheirfinalaverageastheyhavenotmettheminimum

requirementsofthecourse.

Eachindividualpaperwillbegradedonthefollowingbasis:

50%--grammar,spelling,MLAformatting. 50%--clarity,style,organization,content,andfulfillmentoftherequirementsoftheassignment.

Pointswillbedeductedfromthefinalgradeofanypaperforbeingshortoflengthrequirementsinandpageincrementsasdeterminedbythe

instructoraddingupto100pointsperpage.Studentsshouldnotpad

theirpaperswithunnecessarywords,phrases,orideasiftheyarecoming

upshort.Theyshouldaddmoredetail,moresupport,moreexamples,

and/orfurtherexplanation.

PapersusinginternetortextmessageabbreviationswillreceiveanautomaticgradeofF.

Mycomputercrashedisnotanexcusefornotsubmittingapapertoturnitin.comby

theduedate.Studentsareresponsibleforbackingupallworkeitherontoamemory

stick,ontotheschoolnetworkdrive,orontoafilestoragesystemsuchasGoogledocs

orDropbox(preferablyatleasttwooftheabove).Studentswhohavetheirwork

backedupwillbeabletocontinuetheirworkonapubliccomputeroncampusshould

theirpersonalcomputercrash.Studentswhodonotbackuptheirworkare

responsibleforfailingtodoso.

Themidtermandfinalexamswillbeworth500ptseach.Thefinalexamwillcover

onlymaterialstudiedsincethemidtermexam.Eachexamwillconsistof50-100

multiplechoicequestionsaskingfactualquestionsaboutthefollowingtopics:

Associatingauthorswiththeirworks. Birthanddeathdatesofauthorsandcompositiondatesofworks. Genreandotherliteraryfeaturesofworks. Relevantbiographicalandhistoricaldetailsassociatedwiththeworks. Quotationorspeakeridentification:pleasenotethatbeingabletoidentifyaquotationorthespeakerassociatedwithquotedtextdoesnotmeanthat

studentsareexpectedtomemorizeassignedreading,onlythattheyhave

readit,comprehendedit,andunderstooditsmajorthemesandmajor

characterswellenoughto identifythemwithinamultiplechoicequestion.

Questionsonthemidtermandfinalwillbedrawnfromclassdiscussionandfromassignedreading.

Allpapersmustbesubmittedtotheappropriatefolderonturnitin.comonthedue

date(bythestartofclassthedaythatthefinaldraftisdue)foragradetobeissued.

Studentswillalsohavetosignacontractindicatingwhichpaperoptiontheyhave

chosen.Nopaperswillreceiveagradewithoutthissignedcontract.

ServicesTutoring

Studentswhowouldlikeadditional

helpwiththeirpapersmaytake

advantageoftutoringservicesofferedbyTUsStudentSuccessCenter.The

StudentSuccessCenterislocatedin

FriedleyHallandisopenfrom9:00

a.m.to9:00p.m.Mondaythrough

Thursdayand9:00a.m.to12:00p.m.

onFridays.Studentswhowishto

workwithatutorareencouragedto

callextension3324tomakean

appointment.

Pleasebeadvisedthattutorswillnot

writeorfixpapers,norwillthey

guaranteeparticulargrades.Theirfunctionistoreviewanddiscuss

writingwithstudentsandtomake

suggestionsforimprovement.

StudentConduct

TUisaprofessionaluniversity;its

studentsarepreparingfor

professionalcareers.Theyare

thereforeexpectedtodress

appropriatelyandbehave

professionally.

Studentsmustturnoffcellphonesand

pagersatthebeginningofeveryclass.

Studentsmustnotspendclasstime

writingletters,doinghomework,

usingcomputersforactivitiesnot

relatedtoclass,chewingtobacco,

and/ortalkingprivatelywithothers.

Suchconductishighlydisrespectful

andwillnotbetolerated.


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January16:Courseintroduction,avoiding

plagiarism,MLAstyle,howtoreadpoetry.

January23:IntroductiontoBlake.Assignedreading:

BlakesPoetryandDesigns(BPD)Preface;

Introduction;CommentsbyContemporaries;

Viscomi,BlakesReliefEtchingProcess

January30BPD:AllReligionsAreOne;ThereisNo

NaturalReligion;SongsofInnocenceandof

Experience;Frye,BlakesTreatmentofthe

Archetype

February6BPD:TheBookofThel;VisionsoftheDaughtersofAlbion;Ostriker,BlakeandSexuality;

Wright,HowDifferenttheWorld

February13TheMarriageofHeavenandHell;

Nurmi,OnTheMarriageofHeavenandHell

February20AmericaaProphecy;EuropeaProphecy;

Makdisi,FierceRushing

February27The[First]BookofUrizen;Eaves,The

TitlePage...

March5MidtermExam

March7Midtermgradesdue

March12Springbreak,noclass

March19IntroductiontoByron.Assignedreading:

ByronsPoetryandProse(BPP)Introduction;

Nineteenth-CenturyResponsesthroughJeffrey

March23Lastdaytowithdraw

March26PoetryPart1throughChildeHaroldCanto1;Reiman,ByronandTheOther

April2PoetryPart2;Butler,Orientalism

April9PoetryPart3exceptforManfred;Franklin,

SoullessToy

April16Manfred;Manning,Manfred

April23DonJuanthroughCanto1;Chandler,Moral

Mechanics

GradeofA:Excellent

TheApaperisahighlysophisticatedpaperthatsupportsanoriginalthesiswithacomplexargumentthatskillfully

andcorrectlyintegratessubstantialoutsideresearch.The

Apaperdemonstratesnotonlysubstantialunderstanding

ofprimaryandsecondaryreadingbuttheabilityto

advanceknowledgewithitsinsightintothematerial.It

hasfewornogrammaticalorpunctuationerrors--no

morethanthreeorfourforeveryfivepagesofwriting--

andmaintainsahighlyacademictonethatcorrectlyand

effectivelyemploysfield-specificlanguage.

GradeofB:AboveAverage

TheBpaperfulfillsallrequirementsoftheassignment.Itmeets

orexceedsresearchrequirementseffectively,demonstratingcomprehensionofallsources.Itproperlydocumentsitssources

withnomorethantwoorthreecitationerrors.Itisalmostfree

ofgrammaticalorpunctuationerrors,havingnomorethanone

ortwoerrorsperpage,butwhilehighlycompetent,theBpaper

lackstheinsightandlinguisticcompetencecharacterizingtheAessay.

GradeofC:Average

Theaveragecollege-levelpaperwillreceiveagradeof

C.Thispaperiswrittenwellenoughtobeeasytofollow,

butcouldbenefitfromsomerestructuringoradditional

paragraphs.Itmeetsminimumassignmentrequirements

forresearchandotherelementsandintegratessources

correctlyfollowingthemostbasic requirementsoftheassigneddocumentationstyle;in-textcitationsareclearlykeyed

tothereferences,bibliography,orworkscitedpage.It

demonstratesbasicreadingcomprehensionofbothprimaryand

secondarysources.Itmayhavesomeminorpunctuation,

capitalization,grammatical,orspellingerrorsorsomeuseof

informallanguagebutisgenerallyappropriateandcorrect.

GradeofD:BelowAverage

TheDpaperisdeficientinoneormoreofthefollowingareas:

structure/organization,research,readingcomprehension,

documentation,wordchoice,grammar,orpunctuation,

capitalization,orspelling.ThegradeofDindicatesbelow-averageachievementinorganizingideas,expressingideas,

understandingsources,writing correctly,orfollowingdocumentationstyle.MostDpaperscontain seriouserrors inusageandfailtopresentacentralthesisorto developitadequately.

TheseessaystandardssummarizetheWritingIntensiveClass

rubriccreatedbyDr.JimRoviraandDr.SherryTruffininthe

Summerof2011.TherubricitselfisoneCollegeandintegrated

intoturnitin.comandwillbeusedtoscoreyourpapers.

CourseSchedule EssayGradingStandards


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GradeScaleA 93-100A- 90-92

B+ 87-89B 83-86

B- 80-82

C+ 77-79

C 73-76C- 70-72

D+ 67-69D 63-66

D- 60-62

F 59orbelow

Investinthisclass.Indoingso,youwill

investinyourselfinyourknowledgeofthe

world,ofpeople,oflanguage,ofhistory,of

art,andofimagination.

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