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English
2120: Overview of Literary Study I Tanya
Pollard |
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4137 Boylan TR 9:30-10:45 E-mail: Tpollard@brooklyn.cuny.eduTpollard@brooklyn.cuny.edu Web:
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/tpollard |
Office: 3108 Boylan Phone: 718-951-5000 x 3644 Hours: TR 9-9:30 & 12:15-12:45
and by appointment |
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Assignment |
Presenters |
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1 |
8-27 |
Introduction:
Petrarch sonnets |
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2 |
9-1 |
Labˇ and
Stampa sonnets |
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9-3 |
Shakespeare sonnets 1, 3,
18, 20, 30, 55, 57, 87, 130, 138; Oxford
English Dictionary research; Library room 383 |
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3 |
9-8 |
Shakespeare sonnets |
1 |
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9-10 |
No class (Monday schedule) |
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4 |
9-15 |
No class |
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9-17 |
Twelfth Night, Acts 1-2 |
2 |
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5 |
9-22 |
No class |
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9-24 |
Twelfth Night, Acts 3-4 |
3 |
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6 |
9-29 |
Twelfth Night, Act 5 |
4 |
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10-1 |
Cervantes, Don Quixote,
(abridged), Bk 1, chapters 1-7 & 9 |
1 |
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7 |
10-6 |
Don Quixote, Bk 1, chapters 11, 15, 19, 20, & 24 |
2 |
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10-8 |
Don Quixote, Bk 2, chapters 1, 3, 4, 8, 14, 15, & 16 |
3 |
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8 |
10-13 |
Exam |
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10-15 |
Beaumont, Knight of the Burning Pestle, Acts 1-2 |
4 |
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9 |
10-20 |
Knight of the Burning Pestle, Acts 3-4 |
1 |
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10-22 |
Knight of the Burning Pestle, Act 5 |
2 |
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10 |
10-27 |
Jonson, Alchemist, Acts 1-2 |
3 |
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10-29 |
Jonson, Alchemist, Acts 3-4 |
4 |
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11 |
11-3 |
Alchemist,
Act 5 |
1 |
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11-5 |
Sheridan, The Rivals,
Act 1-2 |
2 |
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12 |
11-10 |
Sheridan, The Rivals,
Acts 3-4 |
3 |
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11-12 |
Sheridan, The Rivals,
Acts 5 |
4 |
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13 |
11-17 |
Review |
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11-19 |
Exam |
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14 |
11-24 |
Library research workshop,
Library Room 384 |
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11-26 |
No class: CUNY closed for Thanksgiving |
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15 |
12-1 |
Research presentations and
responses |
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12-3 |
Research presentations and
responses |
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16 |
12-8 |
Research presentations and
responses |
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12-10 |
Research paper due;
peer-editing workshop |
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17 |
12-15 |
Revision consultation |
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12-17 |
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 other texts will be available at the campus bookstore. You may
purchase books elsewhere if you prefer, except for Don Quixote: we are using an abridged edition, and others will
have different chapter divisions and numbersts. You must bring a hard copy of the dayÕs
reading to each class session: 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 close readings of passages
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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