Course Information for Western Literature
WESTERN LITERATURE (14 lessons)
SYLLABUS
Lesson One (Jan 9): Introductions
Lesson Two (Jan 16):Aristophanes' Lysistrata
Lesson Three (Jan 23): Plato's Symposium (Alt: Plato's Apology)
Lesson Four (Jan 30): Dante's Inferno (*QUIZ*)
Lesson Five (Feb 6): Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Lesson Six (Feb 13): Goethe's Faust
HOLIDAY -- WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Lesson Eight (Feb 27): Shelley's Frankenstein (*QUIZ*)
SPRING BREAK (Mar 6-10)
Lesson Nine (Mar 13): Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(**Assign end of term project**)
Lesson Ten (Mar 27): Guest Lecture (TBA)
Lesson Eleven (Apr 3): Poe's The Cask of Amontillado(*QUIZ*)
Lesson Twelve (Apr 10): Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
Lesson Thirteen (Apr 17): Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Lesson Fourteen (Apr 24): End of Term Project due: 100 word essay on some aspect of one of the following readings:
*Beowulf
*Odyssey
*Midsummer Night's Dream
*Look Homeward, Angel
*Masque of the Red Death
*The Three Musketeers
GRADING STRUCTURE
25% Class Attendance
35% Class Participation
15% Quizzes
25% End of Term Project
Class Attendance
F: Does not attend.
B: Posts a comment that the character is attending class.
A: Posts comments in a class discussion.
Class Participation
F: Does not participate.
C: Posts a comment that the character has completed the assigned reading.
B: Actually participates IC in a class discussion pertaining directly to the assigned reading.
A: Participates IC in a class discussion, making pertinent, well-thought-out comments. A+ at instructor's discretion.
NOTE: Some class participation will include writing assignments. Students will usually be given time to write these in class, and they count toward the participation grade.
End of Term Project
F: Does not submit project.
C: Gets the project topic approved and posts a comment that the character is presenting it.
B: Actively gives the project presentation IC.
A: Actually WRITES the project and present it IC. A+ at instructor's discretion.
Quizzes
F: Does not take quiz.
B: Posts that the character is taking the quiz.
A: Posts an answer to the quiz. A+ at instructor's discretion.
Make-up work and extra credit is available -- will be either offered by the professor or upon request.
SYLLABUS
Lesson One (Jan 9): Introductions
Lesson Two (Jan 16):Aristophanes' Lysistrata
Lesson Three (Jan 23): Plato's Symposium (Alt: Plato's Apology)
Lesson Four (Jan 30): Dante's Inferno (*QUIZ*)
Lesson Five (Feb 6): Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Lesson Six (Feb 13): Goethe's Faust
HOLIDAY -- WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Lesson Eight (Feb 27): Shelley's Frankenstein (*QUIZ*)
SPRING BREAK (Mar 6-10)
Lesson Nine (Mar 13): Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(**Assign end of term project**)
Lesson Ten (Mar 27): Guest Lecture (TBA)
Lesson Eleven (Apr 3): Poe's The Cask of Amontillado(*QUIZ*)
Lesson Twelve (Apr 10): Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
Lesson Thirteen (Apr 17): Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Lesson Fourteen (Apr 24): End of Term Project due: 100 word essay on some aspect of one of the following readings:
*Beowulf
*Odyssey
*Midsummer Night's Dream
*Look Homeward, Angel
*Masque of the Red Death
*The Three Musketeers
GRADING STRUCTURE
25% Class Attendance
35% Class Participation
15% Quizzes
25% End of Term Project
Class Attendance
F: Does not attend.
B: Posts a comment that the character is attending class.
A: Posts comments in a class discussion.
Class Participation
F: Does not participate.
C: Posts a comment that the character has completed the assigned reading.
B: Actually participates IC in a class discussion pertaining directly to the assigned reading.
A: Participates IC in a class discussion, making pertinent, well-thought-out comments. A+ at instructor's discretion.
NOTE: Some class participation will include writing assignments. Students will usually be given time to write these in class, and they count toward the participation grade.
End of Term Project
F: Does not submit project.
C: Gets the project topic approved and posts a comment that the character is presenting it.
B: Actively gives the project presentation IC.
A: Actually WRITES the project and present it IC. A+ at instructor's discretion.
Quizzes
F: Does not take quiz.
B: Posts that the character is taking the quiz.
A: Posts an answer to the quiz. A+ at instructor's discretion.
Make-up work and extra credit is available -- will be either offered by the professor or upon request.