Meetings with the professor must be arranged with 24-hour notice. It should not be assumed that finding the professor in the classroom early is an opportunity for a meeting; it should also not be assumed that the professor is available after class for a meeting. This is not to say that the professor will not make herself available before and after class; however, it is to say that students should not assume that she is available and should be prepared to schedule an appointment if the professor is not (available).
Students may not use laptop computers, cell phones, iPhones, PDAs, or iPODs in the classroom. All electronic devices must be turned off and put away in the student’s pocketbook or backpack. If there is a need to check for and/or receive a call (New York Alert or parent with sick child and similar needs), the student must inform the instructor in advance that the student may need to excuse him/herself to take an important call. Students must not answer calls, engage in text messaging or “surf” the Internet while in the classroom. Any student who does not comply with the foregoing will be warned on the first offence and may be asked to leave the class session. Any subsequent disturbance will be dealt with more severely, in accordance with WCC’s Academic Standards and Important Policies and Procedures, including, but not limited to, a letter of complaint, describing the infraction, with the Associate Dean of Student Development and Support Services.
This class will be conducted in accordance with WCC’s Student Code of Conduct and basic standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated under any circumstances. WCC’s Academic Standards and Important Policies and Procedures are available online at: http://www.sunywcc.edu/ student_services/student_affairs/policies_proceedures.htm#conduct.
consequences of academic dishonesty
If a student is found guilty of academic dishonesty, the professor has the right to either:
· fail the student for the assignment/quiz/test
· fail the student for the course
· file a letter of complaint, describing the infraction, with the Associate Dean of Student Development and Support Services
· OR any combination of the above.
A second reported infraction may result in suspension.
A third reported infraction may result in expulsion at the discretion of the Vice President and Dean, Student Development and Support Services.
At minimum, this professor will:
· assign a score of zero (0) for the assignment/quiz/test
· file a letter of complaint, describing the infraction, with the Associate Dean of Student Development and Support Services
grading
· Attendance / Participation (in class and online) 200
· First Response Papers 200
· Essays (3 @ 100 points each) 300
· Research Paper 200
· Final exam / Portfolio 100
TOTAL POINTS: 1000
A = 90-100% (900-1000 points)
B = 80-89% (800-899 points)
C = 70-79% (700-799 points)
D = 60-69% (600-699 points)
F = 59% or less (599 points or less)
participation
· Active participation in whole class, group and partner discussions/activities.
· Respond to peers’ writings, ideas and comments in a thoughtful, meaningful, courteous, respectful manner.
attitude
· Take personal responsibility for learning, both individually and collectively.
· Take personal responsibility for understanding and following the guidelines set out in the class syllabus.
· At all times, treat classmates with courtesy and respect.
· At all times, treat the professor with courtesy and respect.
Students will submit a class portfolio at the final exam. The class portfolio will include:
· cover sheet with student’s first and last name, professor’s name (Professor Melinda Roberts), class name (Composition & Literature II), and title (Class Portfolio: Spring 2010)
· index
· letter of introduction
· all accepted Response Papers
· all edited, revised and graded Essays
· accepted Research Paper Thesis/Criticism(s), Outline/Sources, edited First Draft
· end-of-semester reflection and self-analysis
· Come to class prepared – bring your textbook, any supplemental text(s), notebook, pen, pencil, and completed assignment(s).
· Arrive in class with assigned reading(s) completed and be prepared to share and discuss topics, ideas and opinions.
· Students are responsible for all homework and in-class assignments even when absent the preceding class. It is strongly suggested that each student get the phone numbers and e-mails at least three classmates who can fill him/her in on any missed class(es).
· It is not the professor’s responsibility to catch students up/fill students in on any missed class(es).
· The class blog / website is located on the World Wide Web at: http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/
· Students should, as soon as possible, “log on” and “sign up” to “follow” the blog.
· Students should check the class blog / website on a regular basis, as many activities require students to “post a response” at or before 10:00 PM on the date of the post.
· The blog / website is intended as a “back up” to the class syllabus, as well as a forum for discussion and interaction amongst the professor and the students.
· Points for participation in blog / website activities accumulate against a student’s grade.
attendance
· This class meets once a week, on Thursday, from 6:00 to 8:40 PM, and includes a 10-minute break from 7:20-7:30 PM.
· Be in class on time. Class begins promptly at 6:00 PM.
o Students who arrive late will be counted as tardy. Each tardy will count as a half absence (1.5 hours).
· There is a 10-minute break, from 7:20-7:30 PM.
o Students who arrive late from break will be counted as tardy. Each tardy will count as a half absence (1.5 hours).
· Class ends at 8:40 PM.
o Students who leave class early, before it ends at 8:40 PM, will be assessed a half absence (1.5 hours)
· Students are allowed the equivalent of two weeks’ worth of absences, i.e., two classes, for a total of six (6) hours. This policy assumes medical necessity as the cause of any absence.
· If any student misses more than six (6) hours of class, he/she will be asked to withdraw or take a serious grade penalty for the course (a reduction of 75 points for each 1.5 hours missed). Only prolonged infirmity or an approved university-required function would be reason for altering this policy.
· Excessive absences/tardies will affect a student’s grade.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Due Thursday, February 4, 2010
@ 6:00 PM
This Be The Verse (p. 159)
Read This Be The Verse.
Write a First Response to This Be The Verse.
You may free-write a response, or use some or all of the following prompts:
*How did you respond to the first line of the poem?
*Do you agree or disagree with Philip Larkin's evaluation of the parent-child relationship?
*What aspect of the work affected you most? Why?
Provide specific textual details and quotations from the poem to justify and/or explain your response to Young Goodman Brown.
Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotations from the poem and tell me how the poem affected you.
First Response Guidelines:
*8.5x11-inch paper
*1-inch margins
*typed, double-spaced, Cambria 12 font
*minimum three-quarter (3/4) page; maximum one (1) page
Upper left-hand corner of the paper, single spaced:
FIRST AND LAST NAME
February 4, 2010
Professor Melinda Roberts
Comp & Lit II: Spring 2010
Centered Title (all caps and bolded):
RESPONSE PAPER: "THIS BE THE VERSE"
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Due Thursday, February 4, 2010
@ 6:00 PM
Young Goodman Brown
(pp. 81-91)
If you are not familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne, you may find it helpful to listen to the following on-line lecture on Hawthorne and Young Goodman Brown before you read the story (there is also a transcript of the lecture; the link follows):
Read Young Goodman Brown.
You may also listen to an audio reading of the story at this link:
http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/etext/Young_Goodman_Brown.html
Also, here's an online study guide to help you with interpreting the story:
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Brown.html#Young%20Goodman%20Brown
Write a First Response to Young Goodman Brown.
You may free-write a response, or use some or all of the following prompts:
*Consider the methods of fiction: tone, plot, characterization, setting, point of view, irony, theme -- which method most affected your response to the literature?
*Do you think Goodman Brown's trip into the woods was a dream/hallucination or real?
*What aspect of the work affected you most? Why?
Provide specific textual details and quotations from the story to justify and/or explain your response to Young Goodman Brown.
Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotations from the story and tell me how the story affected you.
First Response Guidelines:
*8.5x11-inch paper
*1-inch margins
*typed, double-spaced, Cambria 12 font
*minimum one (1) page; maximum two (2) pages
Upper left-hand corner of the paper, single spaced:
FIRST AND LAST NAME
February 4, 2010
Professor Melinda Roberts
Comp & Lit II: Spring 2010
Centered Title (all caps and bolded):
RESPONSE PAPER: "YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN"
