English 370B
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1660-1865
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Section 2: F 9:00, ML 402
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Section 6: F 11:00, ML 214
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Instructor: Audrey Tinkham
Office: CCIT 236W Office Phone: 520-626-8098
Office Hours: T 11:00-12:00; F 9:55-10:55 (ML); and by appointment
 William Wycherley (1641-1715) |
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS In each Friday's class, you will be asked to respond verbally and/or in writing to the texts assigned for that calendar week. Classroom activities will vary from week to week, but all of them will be designed to foster an interesting conversation about the literature and its contexts, both historical and contemporary; toward that goal, be prepared to engage in a critical, thoughtful discussion. Read carefully, and annotate frequently; write down the questions that come to mind as you read, and bring your texts and your notes to class with you every week. Our classroom will thrive on your questions: the more you have, the livelier our discussions will be! If you approach your reading with a question-oriented method, you will likely find that you are prepared to answer lots of questions as well! Check this Web site every week no later than Wednesday or early Thursday, as you will need time to prepare for specific activities in advance of Friday's class. Weekly assignments will be posted regularly at mid-week. You should also regularly check the WebCT site for announcements, handouts, grades, and other helpful information. The main course syllabus, including the weekly reading schedule, is also located on the WebCT site. |
 Thomas Paine (1737-1809) |
GRADES 10 best out of 11 quizzes............................25% Mid-term exam..........................................25% Final exam................................................25% Eight- to ten-page formal essay...................25% The grading scale is as follows: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 E < 60  |
 Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) |
ATTENDANCE Attendance is mandatory. An attendance record will be circulated at each lecture; if you do not sign the attendance record, you will be counted absent. You will be dropped from the course on the third unexcused absence. If you know in advance that you must miss a class, please tell or email me. Please be punctual. If you arrive in class after a quiz has been given, you will not be allowed to take it later. No quizzes may be made up. Bring your textbook(s) and notes to every class meeting. Late work will not be accepted. If you must miss class on a day when an assignment is due, turn in your assignment before your scheduled section meeting at the English Department in Modern Languages 445. |
 Mary Shelley (1797-1851) |
SOME RESOURCES Links to sites related to the literature and history we are studying will be posted regularly. Lots of these sites are informative, fascinating, and fun. Feel free to peruse these sites and others you may find while browsing the World Wide Web. Please remember, though, that your instructor is Web-savvy, so be sure to cite any sources you consult according to MLA guidelines. Please feel free to call or email me anytime. Note that I will be at my office phone number only during office hours. At other times, you can leave messages for me in the English Department, but I prefer that you call my mobile phone and either speak with me or leave a voice mail message. I will respond to email messages, as a rule, within 24 hours. Also please feel free to meet with me whenever you have questions, need assistance, or if you want to continue a conversation begun in class. If my office hours conflict with your schedule, send me an email listing several times that you are available within a given week—that information will allow me to reply expediently with a meeting time that works for both of us. |
 Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) |
GENERAL Check your email preferably no fewer than five times per week; doing so is beneficial not only for your success in this course, but for your life at the U of A and beyond. I will send periodic emails to individual students and to the class as a whole, and it will be to your benefit to read these messages promptly and respond where necessary. If your telephone number and/or email address changes at any time during the semester, please notify me immediately. If you are concerned at any time about your progress or performance in this class, please let me know ASAP. The sooner you initiate a conversation with me, the better I'll be able to help. Your essays must be formatted according to MLA guidlines. If you do not already own a style manual and grammar handbook, I suggest you purchase the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. (2003) and Rules for Writers, 4th ed. (2000). Click here for an MLA-style sample paper. |
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Syllabus
subject to revision.
University of Arizona, 2004
University of Arizona, 2004