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English
2120: Overview of Literary Study I Tanya
Pollard |
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4137 Boylan
TR 11:00-12:15 E-mail:
Tpollard@brooklyn.cuny.edu
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Office:
3108 Boylan Phone: 718-951-5000 x 6216 Hours:
T 12:15-1 & 3:30-4:15, Th 10:30-11, and by appointment |
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Assignment |
Presenters |
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1 |
8-28 |
Introduction:
Petrarch sonnets |
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2 |
9-2 |
Labˇ and
Stampa sonnets |
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9-4 |
Shakespeare sonnets 1, 3,
18, 20, 30, 55, 57, 87, 130, 138; Oxford
English Dictionary research; Library room 383 |
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3 |
9-9 |
Shakespeare sonnets |
1 |
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9-11 |
Marlowe, Tamburlaine,
Acts 1-2 |
2 |
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4 |
9-16 |
Marlowe, Tamburlaine,
Acts 3-4 |
3 |
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9-18 |
Marlowe, Tamburlaine,
Act 5 |
4 |
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5 |
9-23 |
No class: CUNY follows Friday conversion schedule |
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9-25 |
No class: CUNY closed for Rosh Hashanah |
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6 |
9-30 |
Cervantes, Don Quixote
(abridged), Bk 1, chapters 1-7 & 9
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10-2 |
Don Quixote, Bk 1, chapters 11, 15, 19, 20, & 24 |
2 |
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7 |
10-7 |
Don Quixote, Bk 2, chapters 1, 3, 4, 8, 14, 15, & 16 |
3 |
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10-9 |
Exam |
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8 |
10-14 |
Beaumont, Knight of the Burning Pestle, Acts 1-2 |
4 |
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10-16 |
Knight of the Burning Pestle, Acts 3-4 |
1 |
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9 |
10-21 |
Knight of the Burning Pestle, Act 5 |
2 |
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10-23 |
Jonson, Alchemist, Acts 1-2 |
3 |
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11 |
10-28 |
Jonson, Alchemist, Acts 3-4 |
4 |
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10-30 |
Alchemist,
Act 5 |
1 |
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12 |
11-4 |
Sheridan, The Rivals,
Act 1-2 |
2 |
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11-6 |
Sheridan, The Rivals,
Acts 3-4 |
3 |
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13 |
11-11 |
Sheridan, The Rivals,
Acts 5 |
4 |
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11-13 |
Review |
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14 |
11-18 |
Exam |
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11-20
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Library research workshop |
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15 |
11-25 |
Research presentations and
responses |
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11-27 |
No class: CUNY closed for Thanksgiving |
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16 |
12-2 |
Research presentations and
responses |
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12-4 |
Research paper due;
peer-editing workshop |
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17 |
12-9 |
Research presentations and
responses |
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12-11 |
Revised research paper due |
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Course Requirements
and Expectations: |
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Attendance Because
your contributions to class discussion are a central part of your work for
this course, attendance is crucial.
If you miss more than three classes, your overall grade will drop; at
six absences, you will fail the class. Class will start promptly at 11:00;
arriving after that point will count as one-third of an absence. Missing an
exam will result in a failing grade unless you have documentation of a severe
emergency. |
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Readings Poems
by Petrarch, Labˇ, and Stampa will be distributed in class; editions
of all texts will be available at Shakespeare & Co. You may purchase
books elsewhere if you prefer, except for Don Quixote: we are using an abridged edition, and others will have different chapter structures. Bringing a hard copy of the dayÕs
reading to each class session is required: if cost is an issue, you will
find copies in the library.
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Participation Learning
is a collaborative process, which works best when each of you engages fully
with the texts and with each other.
To this end, I will expect you to participate actively in class
discussions, and you will be required to present ideas for class discussion
on a rotating basis. Your
contributions will determine a significant portion of the semesterÕs grade.
In order to build a classroom atmosphere of courtesy and concentration,
please avoid behavior that is disrespectful and interferes with othersÕ
learning, including rudeness, talking while others are speaking, and ringing
from cell-phones, pagers, watches, etc. |
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Writing Over
the course of the semester you will write four short (2 page) papers
accompanying in-class presentations, as well as one longer (8-10 page)
research paper. All written work
should have a central argument that is well formulated, clearly written, and
directly supported by close readings of textual passages; the research paper
will also incorporate, and respond to, at least three secondary sources. All papers should be stapled, typed,
double-spaced, in a 12-point font, with one-inch margins on all sides. Written work is due at the start of
class, and lateness will result in lowering of the grade by one-third of a
grade per day. Any use of othersÕ
ideas must be fully acknowledged in footnotes; speak to me if you are unsure
about what this means. Plagiarism
is a serious offense, and will result in failing the class and being reported
to the DeanÕs Office. |
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Coursework
and grading:
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