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MTWHF 11:30-1:30 LA524 Dr. Roxanne Kent-Drury Office: LAN 509 Hours: MWF 9:30-10:30 Phone: (859) 572-6636 e-mail: rkdrury@nku.edu Website: http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/ Class Website: http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/422/summer01syl.html Class Schedule: http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/422/summer01sched.html |
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Course Description.
The
British 17th and 18th centuries comprised a period of unparalleled social,
political, religious, and economic change that repeatedly redefined both
the public and private roles of women, as well as their opportunities to
speak, write, and perform. This course will explore the progress of women
as writers and as the subjects of writing in Restoration and 18th-century
literature, including poetry, fiction, journal and travel writing, and
letters written by women who lived in 18th century England and abroad.
Students will also read and analyze literature in the context of the broad
social, historical, and philosophical movements of the time to gain an
understanding of the cultural forces that shaped the eighteenth-century
literary production and women's lives. Because 18th century writing served
a public function, likely topics of discussion will include societal
constructions
of femininity and gender roles; education; marriage and the family; law,
crime, and punishment; and class issues, including labor and
poverty.
Texts and
Materials
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Course Policies and Components
Policies
Late work All work is due at the beginning of class on the date posted on the course schedule. I will not accept late work except in extraordinary circumstances. If you cannot attend class on a due date, send your work along with one of your classmates, or make arrangements with me to turn it in before the due date. I will distribute a voluntary student contact sheet to help you contact one another should it be necessary.ComponentsAttendance. Although I do not take attendance, daily in-class writing and frequent in-class assignments make attendance mandatory (see In-class Writing component below).
Cheating & Plagiarism. All work submitted must be written exclusively for this course. The use of sources (ideas, quotations, argument structures, and paraphrases) must be properly documented. Any plagiarism, whether on a regular assignment or on an extra credit assignment, will result in failure of the course. Please see me if you have any questions about your use of sources.
Study Questions. In advance of most reading assignments for the class, I will post definitions, notes, study questions, and assignments on the class website at http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/422/summer01syl.html. These study questions are intended to help you think about the passages you read, to prepare for quizzes, and to prepare for exams. You need not turn in formal answers to these questions, but you are encouraged to think about and respond to them on your own.Grading. Grades will be calculated as follows:In-class writing. At some point during most class sessions, I will ask you to respond in writing to a question pertaining to the reading assigned for that day. These responses help us to focus collectively on the material at hand and provide me with important insight into your needs as a class. Although these responses are not graded for content, they must attempt to address the question posed and demonstrate engagement with the assigned reading (that is, off-topic or contentless responses will not count). I will keep all of your responses in my files and will return them to you at the end of the semester. Your grade on in-class writing will be assigned based upon the number of appropriate responses you turned in. In-class writing assignments are collected immediately and cannot be made up, even the same day.
Papers. During the term, you will write one paper on a topic you choose in consultation with me. Papers must be written on the
materials we study in this course and must meet the requirements of the assignment. Papers written on topics or materials not studied in this class will not receive a passing grade unless you receive prior approval. In addition, papers that do not make a recognizable point, do not use appropriate quotations from the text, or do not cite the sources used cannot receive a grade higher than a "D." Papers are expected to be at least 8 pages in length and must be typed in a 10-12 point font, double-spaced, with 1 inch margins all around. All quotations and sources must be cited in proper MLA documentation style. You are also expected to use and cite at least three critical sources in your paper in addition to the primary text and that edition's introductory material. Please review the grading criteria for written work several times during the semester.
Short Assignments. At several points during the semester, I will ask you to complete a short assignment inside or outside of class. These assignments will be due in writing either at the end or that class meeting or at the beginning of the class meeting following their assignment. These assignments will usually linked to the class website; if you must miss a class, you should make arrangements to print out the assignment from the website.
Participation. You are expected to participate regularly and thoughtfully in class discussions and group activities.
Exams. This course includes a midterm and a final exam. All exams consist of identifications of terms, significant characters, and quotations from the materials assigned during on the course schedule. To do well on the exams, you will need to take careful notes on any materials we discuss in class and refer to the materials provided on the course website for your benefit. Detailed information about exact point breakdowns for term, character, and quotation identifications are as follows:
QuotationsPlease take into account the exam requirements as you read the materials, attend class, and take notes. If you wait until just before the exam, you will be unprepared.
1 point--title of the work
1 point--author of the work
2 points--context of the quotation within the work (i.e., the speaker(s), if any, and what is happening in the story where the quotation appears)
2 points--significance of the quotation and the ideas it expresses to the periodTerms
2 points--complete definition of the term
2 points--example from the texts we read (author and title)
2 points--explain how the example you gave illustrates the term (give specific details)Characters
2 points--title of work in which the character appears
2 point--name of the work's author
2 points--explain the character's significance to the workPapers. During
the term, you will write one paper on a topic you choose in consultation with me. Papers must be written on the materials we study in this course and must meet the requirements of the assignment. Papers written on topics or materials not studied in this class will not receive a passing grade unless you receive prior approval. In addition, papers that do not make a recognizable point, do not use appropriate quotations from the text, or do not cite the sources used cannot receive a grade higher than a "D." All quotations and sources must be cited in proper MLA documentation style. As part of the writing process, all students are expected to complete a research handout, an MLA documentation handout, and an annotated bibliography of sources pertaining to their topics. Undergrads. Papers for undergrads are expected to be at least 8 pages in length and must be typed in a 10-12 point font, double-spaced, with 1 inch margins all around. Undergrads are also expected to use and cite at least three relevant, reasonably current critical sources in your paper in addition to the primary text and that edition's introductory material. Please review the grading criteria for written work several times during the semester.Grad students. Papers for grad students are expected to be at least 15 pages in length. Grad students are expected to show evidence that they have become aware of the critical discussions surrounding their topics.
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Dr.
Roxanne Kent-Drury
Revised
1/5/01