Fall 2022 Course Syllabus
Course: ENGL-2322 (Section: 2B, CRN: 91634)
British Literature I 		LSCPA Logo Image
Instructor Information
Instructor Natasha Dailey
Email daileynm@lamarpa.edu
Phone (409) 984-6102
Office Madison Monroe - Room: 119A
Office Hours  Office Hours: 2:55-3:40 PM M-F
Additional Contact Information
Course Information
Description A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Required Textbooks Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.

The Norton Anthology of English Literature-Volume 1, Ninth Edition, W.W. Norton and Company, 2013
Additional Materials/Resources None.
Corequisites/Prerequisites
  • ENG-131 Composition
  • ENGL-1301 Composition I
Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 1. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.  2. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within social/ethical, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions. 4. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.  5. Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature. 
Core Objectives * Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Lecture Topics Outline
  • The Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages and the Heroic Quest: "Beowulf" and "Sir Gawain"
  • 14th-15th Century Middle English Literature:  Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”
  • The Renaissance, Queen Elizabeth, and Shakespeare
  • Seventeenth Century: Metaphysical Poetry, Milton, and Swift
  • The Literary Theory Research Paper - MLA
Major Assignments Schedule Week 1:
Introduction, Syllabus, Course Policies, and Pre-Test
Anglo-Saxon Literature: “Beowulf”
Week 2:
14th-15th Century Middle English Literature: “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
 Week 3:
Anglo-Norman Literature:  Sir Thomas Malory “Morte D’Arthur”
Week 4: 
Assignment: Heroic Quest: “Beowulf,” “Sir Gawain,” “Arthur” 
Week 5:
14th-15th Century Middle English Literature:  Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”:
Writing Assignment: Chaucer's Pilgrims and Society
Week 6:
EXAM 1: Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature
Week 7:
Renaissance Literature, Queen Elizabeth I, and Shakespeare: Sonnets
Shakespeare's "Midsummer's Night Dream" versus Spencer's "Faerie Queen"
Week 8:
Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play” 
Writing Assignment on Shakespeare and Feminism
Week 9:
Christopher Marlow “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and “Doctor Faustus”
EXAM 2:  Renaissance Literature
Week 10:
Begin Seventeenth Century and Metaphysical Poetry:  Ben Johnson, George Hebert, and Andrew Marvell 
Milton’s “Paradise Lost”
Writing Assignment on Metaphysical Poetry and Milton
Week 11:
MLA Research Paper Guidelines
EXAM 3:  Annotated Bibliography
Week 12:
Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels”
EXAM 4: Seventeenth Century Literature
Week 13:
COMMON ASSIGNMENT: Group PowerPoint
Week 14:
Thanksgiving Holidays
Week 15:
Literary Theory Research Paper
Review for Final Exam
Week 16:
FINAL EXAM
Final Exam Date December 5, 2022 - 11:35 AM   Through  December 5, 2022 - 12:20 PM
Grading Scale  90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B  70 - 79=C   60 - 69=D  Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade

EVALUATION METHODS:
Exam #1                10%
Exam #2                10%
Exam #3                10%
Exam #4                10%
Research Paper     20%
Daily Grades          20%
Final Exam             20%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies ACADEMIC HONESTY:  Academic honesty is expected from all students. Cheating, plagiarism, or collusion will not be tolerated in any form under any circumstances. Plagiarism is defined as “taking and using as one's own the writings or ideas of another.” Any student caught cheating or plagiarizing or aiding another student in cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, test, individual assignment, or examination may be summarily dropped from the class with a grade of “F.”
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE:  No gum, food or drinks (except water) may be used during class. Disruptive behavior and profanity will not be tolerated. Students should not talk when someone else is talking. Be respectful. All cell phones should be turned off and placed out of sight during class. Students are to be alert and pay attention at all times. Reading anything other than the course texts or doing work for another class will not be permitted. Students who are disruptive will be asked to leave the classroom and will be counted as absent. Disruptions include cell phones or other electronic devices that ring/beep during class. Students who sleep –or appear to be sleeping--during class will be counted as absent and may be asked to leave the classroom. NO TEXTING!!!!!  NO EARBUDS!!!!
 LATE WORK POLICY: All out-of-class assignments are due at the beginning of the class period on the due date. After that, they will be considered late.  An out-of-class assignment will be accepted late if it is turned in (or emailed) by the next class meeting. An essay or assignment will not be accepted after a week with 5 points deducted each day it is late, and the student will receive a zero after a week has passed. If the student is ill, he/she should have someone drop off his/her work the day it is due or email it to the instructor before time for the class to begin.
Students, whether they are present or not, are responsible for completing and turning in all assignments and for finding out what they missed.  Students should check to see if any changes were made to the course outline.
If the absence is excused, quizzes, tests, or graded daily assignments may be made up with the student's initiative and at the instructor's convenience.
 
Attendance Policy ATTENDANCE:Attendance is mandatory and attendance records of every class will be kept by the instructor.  Students with unexcused absences will not be allowed to make up assignments or quizzes from the day of the absence. Students are expected to be on time for each class.
The student, whether he/she is present or not, is responsible for material and assignments covered in class. You should not return after an absence and ask me what you missed. You need to find out from your course outline or another student before class. The conscientious student will confer in person or by e-mail with the instructor on or before the day of an absence.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT HOMEWORK: Much of the time in this class your homework will be to read from the textbook. Please understand that "Read" means "READ, STUDY, AND UNDERSTAND." AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT NOTETAKING: The first thing you need to do when you get to class is get out your notebook to take notes. I recommend a spiral notebook that you can clip in your binder. Each day, write that day's date on the top of a clean page and be ready to take notes. Don't depend on your memory; take copious notes!
Additional Information
Institutional Policies
MyLSCPA Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through MyLSCPA.
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
COVID 19 Information The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Facility Policies No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual.
Title IX and Sexual Misconduct LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website.
Clery Act Crime Reporting For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website.
Grievance / Complaint / Concern If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Department Information
Chair:Dr. Michelle Davis
Email:davisml1@lamarpa.edu
Phone:(409) 984-6341