You will write three essays or their equivalent for grading and a 1-2 page paper on Websites about the authors and novels included in this course and about the nineteenth century. The specific assignments can be found at Writing Assignments; examples of essays produced by other students can be found Samples of Student Essays. Linksto the Websites for the Web paper can be found at Nineteenth Century Literay Websites and the Overviews of individual authors.For examples of essay questions and model student answers, look at Midterm Test and Answers. If you do not know how to use the Web, I will be glad to teach you. Please see me during myoffice hours or make an appointment.

E-MAIL REQUIREMENT

You must have an e-mail account. If you don't currently have one, you may use the e-mail account Brooklyn College automatically assigns each student, or you may use a free Web-based e-mail account from Juno.com, AltaVista.com, etc. If you do not have a computer at home or do not have a computer with Internet access, you may use the computers in the Atrium or the Woolfe facilities in Plaza or in the Library Cafe in Whitehead. If you do not know how to e-mail, I will be glad to teach you. Please see me during my office hours or make an appointment

FINAL COURSE GRADE

The grades for the midterm, the three papers, and the final count equally, with one exception; a student whose midterm and final grades are significantly lower than those of the papers will receive a course grade based on the tests only. Class participation is also considered. If one of the three graded papers is not handed in, the grade for the missing paper counts as two F's in the computation of the final grade. Any student who does not hand in two or three of the graded papers will fail the course. The Web paper will not be graded; however, if it is not submitted, the final grade will be lowered one level, e.g., from A to A- or C+ to C.

RECOMMENDATION

I have placed books of criticism and critical essays on reserve in the Library, and I suggest that you look at some of them to enrich your readings and to stimulate your thinking. They also serve as models of ways to think about literature.