Instructor: Dr. Gordon
Leighton
E-mail: gleighto@bellevuecollege.edu
Phone: 425-564-6168
Office location: C207E
Office Hours: M-F 9:30-10:20 and by appointment
Course Outcomes
English 113
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Demonstrate an increased level of comfort with the various forms of
poetry.
· Define and recognize various poetic techniques such as connotation/denotation, simile/metaphor, symbol/allegory, irony/satire.
· Identify and use terminology specific to poetry that describes a poem’s sounds, rhythm, rhyme, and specific formats (if present).
· Evaluate poetry
· Recognize major poets
· Read, analyze, and explicate complex poetry at an inferential level with greater insight and wider perspective.
· Improve writing skills
· Appreciate poetry
English 101-271
How Outcomes will be met
Outcomes will be met
by
Grading
Grade will be calculated as follows:
Papers 1-5 15% each 75%
Participation 15%
(see below)
Final Exam 10%
Participation
Participation
is a key element of any course. Please
note that excessive absence will result in a grade of “F,” no matter what
you have been receiving for grades on the work you have completed.
This portion of the grade is necessarily subjective. I will start with a base grade calculated from attendance alone, and then adjust up or down from there:
1-3 absences A range
4-6 absences B range
7-9 absences C range
10 absences D
over 10 absences F
for the course, not just for participation
If, for any reason, I decide not to fail you if you go over ten absences, the participation portion of the course will be “F.” Please do not give me any excuses for absence. I will always assume that you are absent for a very good reason. But remember that in the end, an absence equals an outcome of zero. If you know in advance that you cannot come to class regularly, it is best you drop early and sign up for an online course, which may better suit your schedule.
Some factors that enable me to give a higher grade than the base:
Some factors that cause lowering of the base grade:
*If disruptive behavior occurs and continues after I speak to you, expect to be sent to talk with the dean of Students, who may place you on academic probation or take other steps to remove you from the class.
**I regularly receive comments that ringing phones annoy and distract my students. Please disable all phones or other communication devices in my class. If you have a genuine emergency (impending birth or death in the family, for example) see me in advance, and we can make arrangements for you to be accessible.
Books and Materials Required
The Norton
Anthology of Poetry, Shorter Fifth edition (Be sure to get this edition!)
Poetry 21 (CD)
Instructor’s Expectation
Professionalism in the Classroom
Any professional situation requires that we treat one another with dignity and respect, as is required by the BCC Affirmation of Inclusion. Each class session should be treated as a professional appointment that requires your complete attention and presence for the full time
In my classes I require that you observe the following professional courtesies:
1. Please arrive on time every day with the appropriate texts and materials and stay for the entire class. Late arrivals or early departures cause disruptions that are unacceptable to your colleagues. Please do not come to class if you can’t arrive on time (within 2-3 minutes); the latest arrivals should sit near the door so that disruption is kept to a minimum.
2. Please turn off all cell phones, beepers, and other noisemakers. I get more student complaints about phones than about anything else. Even a phone in silent mode causes distraction if you have to stop, find the phone, and check the message. If you have an emergency and need to be available by phone, please arrange a special accommodation with me in advance.
3. Text-messaging, surfing the net, listening to music, etc., are all signs that you are not giving the class your full attention. Please avoid all such distractions in my class. Others are trying to concentrate, and someone playing with toys is a disruption.
4. Talking, passing notes, or other grade-school behaviors send very bad signals to your colleagues and should not occur in my classroom.
5. Please be courteous to those asking questions. What may seem a trivial question to you may be the one small point that keeps someone else from understanding the whole picture. Remember that there is only one stupid question: “I wasn’t here yesterday—did we do anything?”
6. Review the Arts and Humanities sheet on student expectations. This document is a part of my syllabus.
7. It is not a student’s right to sleep in class. I will wake you and ask you to leave.
8. I reserve the right to count partial classes (late arrival, unauthorized breaks, or early departures) as absences.
9. Failure to maintain professionalism will result in a lowered participation grade.
If disruptive behavior occurs, I will ask you to stop it. Second offences will be reported to the Dean of Students, who may take further action that can lead to your permanent removal from the classroom.
Affirmation of Inclusion
Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.
We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp
Division Statements
The following links are a part of my syllabus and should be read and
followed:
http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/policy.html
http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/AHGdlns-StdntGrwth.htm
http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html
Information about
Bellevue Colleges copyright guidelines can be found at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/links/copyright.html
Student Code
“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or
words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and
inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code
of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples
of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn,
arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell
phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or
classmates. The instructor can refer any
violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services
for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and
appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the
office of the Vice President of Student Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its
entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC
All students
registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail
account. Your student network account can be used to
access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect
to the BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account,
go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam .
BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the Computing Services website.
Please note: You are required to use your BC email account in all communications with me. I may need to make class announcements via email in the event of a flu outbreak or other emergency. I will not be responsible for papers sent to me from outside accounts, as they will go to junk and be deleted.
Disability Resource Center (DRC)
The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.
If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.
The DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call our
reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf
students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at
425-564-4110. . .
Please visit our website for application information into our program
and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc
Public Safety
The Bellevue College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day,7 days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. The Public Safety website is your one-stop resource for campus emergency preparedness information, campus closure announcements and critical information in the event of an emergency. Public Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
Final Exam Schedule
Final Exam
is in the classroom on Monday, December 7, from 11:30-1:20. Please note the later class time and plan
accordingly.
Academic Calendar
The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.
Please have selections read on the day they arelisted. Page numbers refer to Norton Anthology unless otherwise stated. Expect a quiz at any time.
September 2009 |
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21 Introduction Syllabus |
22 “Versification” 1252-1277 |
23 “Poetic Syntax” 1277-1299 “Nightengale” 582 “Thrush” 746 “Wild Swans” 771 |
24 Intro to Grammar: 20 Common Errors Writing Lab |
25 Film: “Student Writing Groups” Revision |
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28 Ballads: 86-97, 110-111, 489-505 Conventions |
29 Poems with Replies: 1. Marlowe 168 and Ralegh 129 2. Housman 764 and McDiarmid 884 |
30 Sonnets: Shakespeare sonnets #65, 73, 94, 130, 146, (173-178); Spenser sonnets 23 and 67 (140-1) Donne #10 and 14 (207-8) Milton “When I Consider” 274 Wordsworth “Scorn Not” 486 |
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1 Seduction Poems: Donne “Flea” 202 Herrick “Virgins” 228 Marvell “Coy Mistress” 293 |
2 Writing Group #1 (Bring four copies of your substantial draft; email me a copy) |
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5 No Class |
6 Exercises: Milton “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” 260-268 |
7 Confinement: Lovelace “Althea” 289 Wordsworth “Nuns Fret Not” 478 |
8 Realism??? Wilmot 323-326 Swift: “Shower” 333 “Dressing Room” 207-8 Montagu’s reply to Swift: http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/422/e_texts/montagu_reasons.html Irony: “Ancient Lover” 326 |
9 Paper #1 due via email by 10:30 Satire: Pope “Rape of the Lock” 357-375 “The Dunciad” 389 PowerPoint: The Eighteenth Century |
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12 Gray 407-414 Smart “Cat” 417 Goldsmith “Deserted Village” 422 PowerPoint: Romantic Period |
13 Blake Innocence and Experience 441-448 Burns 451-456 |
14 Wordsworth “Tables Turned” 457 “Tintern Abbey” 458-462 471-485 |
15 Colerdige 486-509 Landor 509-10 |
16 Writing Group #2 |
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19 Byron “Don Juan” 512-537 |
20 Shelley “Ozymandias” 541 “West Wind” 543 “Sky-Lark” 547 Hemans 566 |
21 Keats “Agnes” 569 “Belle” 579 Nightingale 582 “Autumn” 587 |
22 Longfellow “Cross” 599 “Paul Revere’s Ride” (on line) Taylor “Spider 316 Start Whitman 679-703 |
23 Paper #2 due Whitman 679-703 PowerPoint: Victorian Period |
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26 Tennyson “Shallot” 621 “Lotos” 625 “Tithonus” 639 |
27 Browning “Duchess” 643 “Bishop” 644 “Fra Lippo” 656 Clough “Decalogue” 671 |
28 Arnold “Marguerite” 704 “Dover Beach” 711 Hecht “Dover Bitch” 1037 |
29 Conferences as scheduled (in my office) |
30 Writing Group #3 |
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2 Dickinson 719-733 Carroll 736-738 |
3 Hardy 744-752 Hopkins “Grandeur” 755 “Windhover” 755 “Spring and Fall” 757 |
4 PowerPoint: Modern Period Yeats “Innisfree” 768 “Wild Swans” 771 “Second Coming” 774 “Crazy Jane” 780 |
5 Robinson 787-790 Catch up and/or film |
6 Paper #3 due Crane 792-794 Dunbar 794-5 Frost “Wall” 795 “Wood-Pile” 800 “Road” 801 “Birches” 802 “Woods” 803 |
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9 Stevens “Jar” 820 “Blackbird” 820 Williams 829-830 Lawrence 840-843 Pound 845-846 |
10 Sassoon 853-4 Rosenberg 883 Owen 889-892 Eliot “Prufrock” 862-66 Reread “My Last Duchess” 643 |
11 No Class |
12 Cummings 892-98 Graves “Warning” 899 Hughes “Rivers” 913 “English B” 915 Lee Persimmons 1243 |
13 Writing Group #4 |
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16 Smith 918-20 Cullen 920-24 Lewis 926-7 Auden “Lullaby” 936 “Musee” 939 “Limestone” 944 |
17 MacNeice “London Rain” 952 Roetke 955-58 Wright 958 Lowry 959-60 Bishop 960-67 |
18 Reed 985-6 Thomas “Force” 986 “Refusal” 988 “Fern Hill” 989 “Do Not Go” 991 |
19 Larkin “Church” 1027 1031-34 Levertov “Taste” 1043 Ginsberg 1061-1068 |
20 Paper #4 due Kinnell 1084-86 Hughes 1125-27 Walcott “Africa” 1132 “Midsummer” 1135 |
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23 Soyinka 1159 Heaney 1179-82 Gluck 1199-1201 Sarah “Relics” 1212 |
24 Dove “Parsley” 1231-33 Hall 1234-36 Schnackenberg 1240-41 |
25 Writing Group #5 |
26 No Class |
27 No Class |
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30 Paper #5 due catch up Group work on final exam |
December 1 Beckett film Start presentations |
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4 Final Conferences |
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7 Final Exam 11:30-1:20 |
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Expansion
The absence policy allows plenty of room for a bout with the
flu, providsed you don’t use up absences irresponsibly beforehand. Remember not to go over the limit!