Fall, 2002
ENG 104--Introduction to Literature: Fiction
CRN 11715, 8:00 MWF, 136 Education
Instructor: Dr. Susan Fagan
Fall Term Office Hours:
MWF 9:00-9:45, 11:00-11:45 and by Appointment
Office: 529 PLC
Phone: 541-346-3978
Email: sfagan@oregon.uoregon.edu
Website: http://www.uoregon.edu/~sfagan
To be human one must have a story. --Chinua Achebe
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Course Content
This course is designed to increase your knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of fiction by reading and analyzing, in class discussion and in written essays, the work of a variety of authors and by studying the elements of fiction those authors use. While the focus will be primarily on short fiction, the required reading also includes one novel.
Required Texts
Charters, Ann. The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction, 6th edition.
Esquivel, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate.
Gardner, Janet. Writing Research Papers with Literature and Its Writers.
A folder with pockets will be needed for Essay #2.
Course Requirements
- Two essays: the first, 2 pages, 10%; the second, 4 pages,
20%.
- Two exams, a midterm and final, each worth 15%.
- Weekly objective reading quizzes--20%.
- Participation and discussion--20%. Each student will "volunteer" to begin class discussion of a study question 3-4 times during the term. This part of the grade will also reflect general participation in discussion throughout the term and attendance.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL LOSE A GRADE FOR EACH DAY LATE.
Attendance
As this course will be primarily discussion based, what happens in class generally cannot be duplicated or summarized for you if you are not there. Therefore, attendance is required. More than three unexcused absences will reduce your final grade (by one full letter grade for each absence over 3). Six absences will result in an automatic failing grade. Being late to class three times will count as one absence.
In general, excused absences are given for illness if a student provides a doctor's note, or for a conflicting University obligation when a student provides a signed request by the appropriate University supervisor. "Double scheduling" of classes (such as weekend workshops) during class time is not considered reason for an excused absence.
Unless an absence is excused for a verifiable reason (see previous paragraph), your instructor will not use office hours to review material missed because of absence.
The assigned essays are due at the beginning of class on the days indicated on the course calendar. Late papers will not be accepted except in the case of a verified, excused absence (see previous section). If the excused absence is because the student has a conflicting University obligation, the assigned work should be turned in prior to the missed class. If the absence is excused because of illness, the student should arrange for an alternate due date the first day he or she returns to class.
Form and content cannot be separated. A grammatically or mechanically perfect essay will not automatically receive an A grade, as content, style, and logic will also be considered. Neither can a grammatically flawed or carelessly prepared essay earn a top grade. In addition, both assigned essays will require students to learn to quote from and cite sources using MLA style.
All work submitted in this course must be your own and written exclusively for this course. The use of sources (ideas, quotations, paraphrases) must be properly documented. If you use a professional typist to prepare your final copies, you must instruct the typist not to make any changes in or edit your work in any way. For the consequences of academic dishonesty, please refer to the Code of Student Conduct in the Time Schedule of Classes. In cases where academic dishonesty has been clearly established, the award of an F for the final course grade is standard practice.
Students who have any questions about what types of behavior constitute academic dishonesty should refer to information provided via the web site of the Office of Student Life. Also illuminating is a definition of plagiarism provided by the Academic Writing Program at Wake Forest University. J. L. McGrath at Rio Salado College provides an excellent explanation of how to quote sources correctly to avoid plagiarising. The University of Oregon Library also provides a Plagiarism Guide for Students. Please see your instructor if you have any questions about using sources.
Accommodation
Students with a documented disability (physical or learning) which they think may affect their performance in this class should contact the University's Counselor for Students with Disabilities during the first week of the term and request that a letter be sent verifying the disability. They should then meet with their instructor to discuss whatever accommodations may be necessary.
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Last Updated 10/08/04