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CourseOutline
WelcometoEnglish44B!Thiscoursewillhelpyouunderstandandappreciatemasterpiecesofworldliterature
fromapproximately15001800CE.WewillexplorevarioustypesofliteraturefromGreatBritain,Western
Europe,China,Japan,India,andAmerica.Ultimately,ourgoalistoappreciateandenjoyliterature!
Muchofthisclasswillconsistofdiscussionandothercollaborativeactivities;itwillalsobewebenhanced.
Therefore,itssuccessdependslargelyonyouractiveparticipation.Bepreparedtoshareyourideas,spokenand
written,withothers,andrememberthatnoliteraryworkislimitedtoasingleinterpretation.
Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,thestudentwillbeableto....
Demonstrateknowledgeofassignedtexts,translatedwhennecessary,ofWesternandnonWestern
literaturefromapproximately15001800CE
Identifypointsofsimilarityanddifferencebetweenthesetexts
Explainideasandthemesemployedinthesetexts
Developinterpretationsofassignedtexts,bothinwritinganddiscussion
Evaluateliterarycriticalviewsaboutthesetexts
Writeclear,welldeveloped,insightfulessaysaboutthetextsunderstudy.
Inaddition,studentswillbeassessedontheirabilityto
Demonstrateknowledgeofassignedtextswithrespecttogenre,style,plot,form,characters,andthemes
Recognizesimilaritiesanddifferences,aswellasdevelopmentalrelationshipsamongthetexts
Analyzetextsanddevelopinterpretationsbasedonanunderstandingofrelevanthistorical,philosophic,
and/orcriticalparadigms
Recognizethedifferencesinhistoricalandsocialcontextsfromwhichthetextsderive;and
Writeclear,welldeveloped,thoughtfulessaysaboutthetextswithrespecttoanyoralloftheabove.
RequiredTexts
Austen,Jane.PrideandPrejudice.NortonCriticalEd.,DonaldGray,ed.NewYork:Norton,2001.
PaulDavis(ed.),TheBedfordAnthologyofWorldLiterature,Books3&4.Bedford/St.Martin's,2004.
Assignments
Youareresponsibleforallassignmentsevenwhenyouareabsent.PleasecheckourclassFacebookpagetokeep
uptodatewithassignments.Readingsaretobecompletedbeforetheclassduedateaseverystudentisexpected
toparticipateinclassroomactivitiesanddiscussions.Bringassignedbookstoclassmeetings.Lateassignments
may(ormaynot)beacceptedatmydiscretion.Ifyouhavemissedclassand/orareunabletomeetassignmentdue
dates,itisessentialthatyoucontactmeimmediately.Thanks!
Grading
Yourfinalgradewillbebasedonthefollowing:
UnitPortfolios(includingessays) 80%
Participation/Attendance(includingonlineresponses) 20%
Attendance
Thisisanactivelearningclass;assuch,yourregularattendanceisessential.Schoolpolicystatesthatastudent
maybedroppedifabsencesexceedtwoweeksofclassmeetings(6classhours).Showingup10ormoreminutes
latewillconstituteanabsence.Threetardies(19minuteslate)equalsoneabsenceaswell.Pleasebeconsiderate
ofyourclasscolleaguesandhonortheirlearningbybeingprompt!
Somuchforthecourserules.Imverymuchlookingforwardtotakingthistriparoundtheworldwithyou!