Spring 2020 Course Syllabus Course: ENGL-2331- Section: 1E World Literature

Instructor Information
Instructor	Jeremy Belyeu
E-mail	belyeujc@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6436
Office	Location: Student Success Center - Room: 130 Hours: MWF: 8:30-10, 12:30-2; TR: 8:30-9:30
Department	General Education and Developmental Studies Chair: Dr. Michelle Davis E-mail: davisml1@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6341 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.
Course Information
Description	A survey of world literature from the ancient world to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Prerequisites	This course assumes a basic mastery of composition, including mastery of Standard American English grammar, usage, and mechanics. Must have passed ENGL 1301.
Learning Outcomes	Upon successful completion of this course, students will: 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. Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods. Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions. Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities. 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. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills – Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. PSLO 2: Communication Skills – Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication. PSLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Shows the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal. PSLO 6: Personal Responsibility Skills – Integrates choices, actions and consequences in ethical decision-making.
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. Reading excerpts will be provided in PDF Format on the class Blackboard page.
Lecture Topics Outline	Unit 1: The Ancient World Homer: The Iliad Homer: The Odyssey Euripides: Medea Aristophanes: Lysistrata Unit 2: The Middle Ages Shakespeare: Macbeth Boccaccio: The Decameron Unit 3: The Enlightenment Moliere: Tartuffe Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard Unit 4: Twentieth Century Brecht: Mother Courage and Her Children Camus: The Guest
Major Assignments Schedule	The class will be broken into four units, each with a corresponding test which will include both essay and multiple choice questions. Each unit will include 3-4 weeks of class discussion of the texts on which the students will be tested. Students are also expected to complete a group project over a work of world literature which we did not discuss in class. These projects will be presented in class. Weeks 1-4: Unit 1 Weeks 5-8: Unit 2 Weeks 9-11: Unit 3 Weeks 12-15: Unit 4; Group Project Presentations Week 16: Final Exam (cumulative)
Final Exam Date	May 8, 2020 - 11:00 AM   Through  May 8, 2020 - 1:30 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Unit Tests: 4 x 15% = 60% Group Project and Class Participation = 20% Final Exam = 20% FINAL EXAM MUST BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE.
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Class begins promptly at 10:00 am. Attendance is imperative, tardiness is rude, and much writing will be required. This is a sophomore level class. We will be reading a lot of material; expect to read 50-80 pages a week. Some of the pieces are time-consuming and somewhat difficult. Tests will require that you have read, retained, comprehended, analyzed, and be able to synthesize the material. All tests are hand written and done in one class time period. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED. NO MAKE-UP WORK. I love these pieces of classic literature and am excited to share them with you. I am so glad you are in here and will do my best to help you understand and relate to these wonderful, classic pieces of literature. All of these texts are relevant to our lives today, which is why we read them: to learn from the past and understand what it has to teach us about the present and future.
Attendance Policy	Students who miss more than three class meetings may be subject to the loss of a letter grade from their final average. Three tardies equal an absence. Show up on time, having read the material and ready to engage in a fruitful and interesting discussion.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
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.
Important Information
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.
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HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.