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Spring 2023 Course Syllabus
Course: ENGL-2323 (Section: 71N, CRN: 10678) British Literature II |
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| Instructor | Jeremy Belyeu | ||||||||
| belyeujc@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6436 | ||||||||
| Office | Student Success Center - Room: 130 | ||||||||
| Office Hours | M-F: 10:00am -12:00pm (special sessions may be scheduled off-hours depending on instructor availability.) | ||||||||
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| Description | A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic period 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. | ||||||||
| 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.
No textbook is needed; All texts, prose and poetry, will be provided through links in the weekly Blackboard folders. Students MUST HAVE reliable internet connection and complete and submit their essays/responses as Microsoft Word documents. |
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| Additional Materials/Resources | None. | ||||||||
| Corequisites/Prerequisites |
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| 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 the social, 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. |
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| Core Objectives |
* Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Week 1: Mary Wallstonecraft, Edmund Burke and Mary Shelley Week 2: Robert Burns and William Blake Week 3: Coleridge and Wordsworth, Lord Byron Week 4: Keats and Shelley (Romantics Review) Week 5: SPRING BREAK Week 6: Darwin, Dickens, Austen, Week 7: The Brownings, Bronte Week 8: Tennyson, Carroll, Arnold Week 9: Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde (Victorians Review) Week 10: Hardy, Yeats, the War Poets Week 11: Joyce, Eliot, Forster, Lawrence, Woolf Week 12: Beckett and the Post-Moderns Week 13: Ishiguro, Rushdie, Naipaul (Modern, Post-Modern, and Post-Colonial Review) |
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
Week 4: Review of the Romantic Era (Multiple Choice Test and Short Answer) Week 9: Review of the Victorian Era (Multiple Choice Test and Short Answer) Week 13: Review of the Modern Era (Multiple Choice Test and Short Answer) Monday, May 8: Final Project due (A research paper finding common themes or threads as well as contrasts among three writers and/or works of literature--one from each major era of study.) |
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| Final Exam Date | May 8, 2023 - 8:00 AM Through May 8, 2023 - 11:59 PM | ||||||||
| Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||
| Determination of Final Grade |
10%: Blackboard Discussion Forum/Participation 30%: Final Research Project 20%: Romantic Era Review 20%: Victorian Era Review 20% Modern Era Review |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||
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| Attendance Policy | Please participate whenever prompted in Blackboard Forum discussions related to our areas of study. These sessions count as your attendance/participation grade for the course. | ||||||||
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| 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 diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition directly to their local health department. Students should also contact their course faculty to report their quarantine status. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings when directly exposed to COVID 19 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. |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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