British Literature
Spring 2004
English 2230-005 (TR 9:30-10:50)
English 2230-006 (TR 1:30-2:50)
English 2230-800 (TR 12-1:20)
Prof. M.W. McRae
(HH 212a)
TR 8:30-9:30, 3-5
W 8:30-11:30, 1:30-5
Also by appointment
Ms. Ann Canavan (HH
6B)
9-10:30 MWF (For students in English 2230-800)
Introduction:
A general education course,
English 2210 focuses on certain
goals and skills stated
by university policy: "interpretive,
strategic and adaptive reasoning;
effective communication skills; reading
extensively and perceptively;
recognition and appreciation of the
aesthetic features of literature
and the visual and performing arts;
recognition of various social institutions,
cultures, ethics and values
and their relationships in the world and
in society."
Course Requirements:
1.
Texts: John
Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman (Little,
Brown, 1998); John Milton, Paradise Lost
, ed. Scott Elledge (Norton, 1993); Honors
Students: Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams (Warner,
1994)--order online.
2. Course mark based on
two examinations (100 points each); two
response notes (100 points each); five extra
credit idea statements (25 points); possible
unannounced quizzes. With the exception of the extra
credit assignments, individualized alternatives for the examinations
and response notes can be negotiated--what would you like to do?
Note: Beginning with class time February
12, you will receive 5 extra credit points for attending each pair of reading
and discussion days listed on the syllabus below, and you will lose 5
extra credit points for not attending each pair of reading and discussion
days listed on the syllabus. For example, if you attend on both
February 12 and 17, you will earn 5 extra credit points, but if you don't
attend on both February 12 and 17, you will lose 5 extra credit points.
3. Grading scale: 90%+,
A; 80%+, B; 70%+, C; 60%+, D; 0-59%,
F.
4. Instructions
for Idea Statements and Response Notes
Course Policies:
1. You are expected to abide
by all university
policies stated in the Student
Handbook.
2. University policy
stipulates that tardiness is absence.
Attendance for the entire class
as well as complete preparation
and participation are expected.
3. All assignments, including examinations,
are due in class on the dates noted on the syllabus.
Work not turned in on the due date receives 0 points,
except as noted below.
4. When you do not
attend a class, you must provide me
with a legitimate excuse
no later than
the day you are absent.
If you are unable to telephone (372-3344)
or email me (mwmcrae@tntech.edu) to explain
your absence, please have a friend
or family member do so. If
you leave a voicemail message, be sure
to give your name and the date (not the
day) you called. I provide make-up
assistance only for legitimate absences,
which I may require you to verify,
and only when these policies have
been followed.
5. The
only exception to
these policies involves
documented, incapacitating conditions
such as medical or legal emergencies.
If I approve your absence under
these circumstances, I may ask you
to complete an alternate assignment.
6. Students with
a disability requiring accommodations
should contact the Office
of Disability Services (ODS). An acommodation
Request (AR) should be
completed as soon as possible, preferably
by the end of the first week
of the course. The ODS is located in
the Roaden University Center, Room
112; phone 372-6119.
Tentative Syllabus:
Always bring a printed syllabus
to each class.
Bring printout
of websites to appropriate classes.
Orientation
1/20:
Syllabus, textbooks, policies, organization
of the course.
Paradise Lost--Free Will, and Time.
1/22-27:
William
Paley, Natural Theology (1802) (Bring to class)
18-c Pocket Watches
(For reference)
1/29-2/3:
Books I-II. King James Bible,
Genesis 1-3 (Bring
to class)
2/5-10:
Books III-IV. Optional extra credit:
2/10, 7 pm, DBH, Africa Sogaya Dance Theater
2/12-17:
Books V-VI.
2/19-24: Books VII-VIII.
Determinate
Science
2/26-3/2:
Books IX-X
3/4-9:
Books XI-XII
3/11:
First Examination. First
response note due (or earlier).
The French Lieutenant's
Woman--Free Will, and Time.
3/16-18: Spring
Break
3/23-25:
Charles
Darwin, Origin of Species (1859) (B ring to class)
3/30-4/1: Chapters
1-11
4/6-8:
Chapters 12-19
4/13-15:
Chapters 20-28
4/20-22:
Chapters 29-41 Indeterminate
Science
4/27-29:
Chapters 42-53
5/4-6:
Chapters 54-61
Final Examinations:
TR
9:30: Monday, 5/10, 10:30. Second response note due (or earlier).
TR 12:00: Tuesday, 5/11, 10:30. Second response note due (or earlier).
TR 1:30: Friday, 5/14, 8:00. Second response note due (or earlier).