Instructor: Donna Cowan
E-mail:
dcowan@bellevuecollege.edu
Office location: R-230 P
Office Hours: By
appointment
Required Texts to
Purchase
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Borges,
Jorge Luis. Fictions
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Cameron,
Julie. The Artist’s Way
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Frued, Sigmund. On Dreams
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McKeague, Pat. Writing about Literature
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You will also need to subscribe to netflicks, mail videos
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Novel to Chose from for the Final Project
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Allende,
Isabel. House of the Spirits
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Amado,
Jorge.
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
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Esquival, Laura.
Like Water for Chocolate
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Marquez,
Gabriel Garcia, One Hundred Years of
Solitude
Photocopied
sections to be posted online:
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Cortazar, Julio, The End of the Game
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Breton,
Andre, The Surrealist Manefesto
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Dali,
Salvador. The Secret Life of Salvador
Dali
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Neruda,
Pablo. Selected Works and Residencias
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Assorted
handouts on how to write better
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Publishers and ISBN numbers available upon
request
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND
OUTCOMES
English 271/2 is an
advanced composition course designed as a continuation of English 101. In this
class we will focus on writing five types of assignments: analytic responses, a
descriptive essay, film review, literary analysis of a short story, novel, and
daily journal. These types of writing will allow students to master and develop
major types of personal, academic and professional writing.
After completing
this course, students will be able to: demonstrate mastery of the above types
of writing, as well as define and write to the appropriate types of audiences
for each of their writings, demonstrate an understanding of appropriate styles
of personal, academic and professional writing, using their own voices,
creative expression, and various rhetorical modes, and read and respond to a
wide range of texts including novels, plays, poems, journal entries as well as
films and other forms of art.
Your Final Grade will be
evaluated as follows:
50 points Journal or
blog of 50 pages or more
100 points
Participation in discussions
200 points Comment
and Response Papers and Quizzes
100 points Essay1-Descriptive
Analysis of a Painting
150 points Essay 2-
Short story Analysis
150 points Essay 3-Film
Analysis
50 points Collaborative
final presentation
200 points Essay 4-Analysis
of one of five approved novels
COURSEWORK
In this course we
will enjoy and comment on various forms of visual, performing, and written art.
No previous knowledge, either historical or of any art form is necessary. I
will supply you with some simple tools for you to use to respond to art in your
personal way. Most of the culture we will be responding to is drawn from 20th
European and Latin American Literature. The region of Latin American literature
has often but it is a culture that is
inspired by an intense passion. This material is highly accessible and has been
chosen as an introduction to this culture. Sometimes, it is by enjoying a
different culture, that we can better understand our own. Do not be intimidated
by the “foreignness” or “artiness” of this content. Just try to engage at
whatever level you can.
On Fridays, we will work on reading groups and
journals together in class. I see this as a good time to tackle the readings,
and if desires, to discuss the progress of the journal. The assignment is to
use the book to write two pages a day. Obviously some days you will write more
and some days you will write less, but I expect about 240 pages by the last day
of the quarter. Write your daily journals in a notebook. Date and number each
page. I like the simple composition books. You might need two journals. You are
free to write about the topics in the book, or your own topics. I often write
lists of things to do, and ideas for papers, etc.
Student Behavior
In class, please refrain
from side conversations, texting, listening to music, emailing, social
networking or other distracting behavior or you may be asked to leave and
marked absent. Please respect your classmates as well.
No late assignments
will be accepted. Please do not email me assignments but turn in a paper copy
at the beginning of class the day it is due. If you cannot turn it in, please
email me at least 24 hours in advance and explain yourself. If you email me in
advance that you will be absent, I will make an effort to save handouts for
you. If you don’t get a handout, you are responsible for copying a classmate’s
handout. There are many in this class, so be careful. Please keep all handouts’
and paper until the course is over. At times I might refer back to previous
assignments.
Aside from the
journals, all assignments must be typed, MLA format with 10 inch fonts and one
inch margins.
As per the Arts and
Humanities Policy, students can miss no more than 10 class or they will be
failed.
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.edu
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 Canvas. 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.
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
Essay number 4 is
your final.
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.
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College
Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp. This calendar gives you the year at a
glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start
dates, and final exam dates.