Course Syllabus

ENG 260.7491[1]

T: 11.45am-3.15pm (M-135)      

W: 11.45am-3.15pm (E-266)      

Justin Rogers-Cooper, Ph.D

jrogers@lagcc.cuny.edu

Office: M-120E

Office Hours: M: 2.15-3.15pm, T: 10.30-11.30, or by appointment

Course Description

This course introduces students to ways of reading, discussing and writing about novels through a close reading and analysis of their elements, and a consideration of their social, cultural and artistic contexts. Novels from a diverse range of sexual, racial, class and ethnic perspectives, from the 18th century to the present, will be selected.

Course Goals

In addition to meeting the requirements of the course, students will learn how to think with and against literary texts. They will learn to use their imaginations to professionally response to the aesthetic, social, and political dimensions of literary texts. This professional response will be argumentative, adept with close-reading, and utilize creative interpretations of the novels we read.

Required Texts

Texts are available at the LaGuardia bookstore. It is extremely important that you purchase these texts and bring it to every class session for which they are assigned. 

	Doyle, Arthur Canon	The Valley of Fear	Mondial		1595691413	REQ
	Fern, Fanny	Ruth Hall	Penguin			REQ
	Himes, Chester	If He Hollers Let Him Go	De Capo Press		1560254459	REQ
	Butler, Octavia	Kindred	Beacon		0807083100	REQ

           

Financial aid vouchers are available in the bursar’s office.

The bookstore is located in the basement of the M building.

Course Requirements

Students will write two revised essays of five pages. 

Students will complete the readings and participate in class discussions and workshops.

Students will post blogs on time.

Students will post comments to fellow students’ blogs.

Students will write in class. 

Class Rules

Students must respect each other and the professor at all times.

Students must silence all electronic devices and keep them out of sight during class.

Students that text during class will be asked to pursue their communication outside.

No stinky food; exceptions considered for the back of the class.

Attendance

Students that miss more than four hours of class may fail the class.  Students that miss more than four hours of class must confer with the professor.

Each time you are late it counts as one missed hour.  Email other students about missed work in class.

Grades

Essays: 40%

Blogs: 20%

Participation: 15%

Key Terms Quizzes: 10%

Reading Checks: 10%

Final Exam: 10%

Late Work

All students can receive a three-day extension on one essay during the semester. They must email the professor for permission before the due date to receive official waiver.

Revision Policy

Students may revise any of the three out of class essays.

Academic Integrity

All work you submit must be your own.  You may not copy or paraphrase someone else’s words or ideas without properly citing the source. All instances of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will result in an “F” and possible action by the college.

You will also review how to use quotations and paraphrases with the appropriate MLA Works Cited documentation to avoid plagiarism (presenting someone else’s work as one’s own). Any student who plagiarizes will be given a failing grade.

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities must register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) to receive accommodations. Please let me know if you need accommodations for this class.

Reading Assignments

We will discuss each reading on the day it appears on the syllabus. 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE 

Course Schedule 260

T- 6-26 Course Introduction

            Theories of the Novel

TH – 6/28 Ruth Hall (Preface-68)

Virtual Class – see blog

blog one due

T- 7-3 Key terms: lecture

            Ruth Hall (68-200)

TH - 7-5 Ruth Hall (200-272)

            blog two due

T- 7/10 Key terms: lecture

            The Valley of Fear: Part One (3-59)

            Peer Review: three copies @ two pages

TH- 7/12 Key Terms Quiz One

            The Valley of Fear: Part Two (63-124)

            blog three due: response to ENG 102

T- 7/17 Key terms: lecture

            If He Hollers (1-99)

            Midterm Essay Due

TH 7/19 If He Hollers (100-160)

            Blog four due

T- 7/24 Key terms: lecture

            If He Hollers (161-203)

           

TH 7/26 Kindred (9-51)

            Blog five due

            Peer Review: three copies @ two pages

T – 7/31 Key terms: lecture

            Kindred (52-188)

TH- 8/2 Key Terms Quiz

            Kindred (189-264)

            Final Essay Due

TH- 8/9: Grade Conferences

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