This course is now fully online in WebCT format. Please find the syllabus and all information under "Online Classes" on the Shasta College main website, http://www.shastacollege.edu -- If you are enrolled, you simply need to log on.
Welcome to the Poetry home page. Here is the catalog description for English 1B. Below, you will also find information on everything you need to know before you come to class, such as textbooks, requirements, grading, attendance policy, late paper policy. For complete course description and information on specific assignments such as journals and the portfolio, you must attend class. You are welcome to browse through and email me with any questions. I look forward to seeing you in class.
An intensive course analyzing the techniques and forms of poetry in English with stress on the genre. Interpretation and appreciation are the primary goals. Emphasis is on extensive reading for pleasure, various types of writing including analytical, responsive and experiential, as well as group experiences in listening. In addition, this course seeks to equip the college literature student to understand literary materials in a new way. The course includes a number of written exercises.
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An Introduction to Poetry by X.J. Kennedy; |
| Poetry 180 by Billy Collins |
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Two essays, 5 pages long, typed. |
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Rough drafts are required, worth 10 points each; students must be present during the class workshop of the rough drafts in order to receive credit. |
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Numerous, short written exercises. |
| Oral presentation. |
| Listening and feedback exercises. |
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Examinations, midterm and final, and quizzes. |
Grading and evaluation will be based on all the work you complete during the course of the semester. Essays will receive a letter grade and numerous comments to help you understand the paper's strengths and weaknesses. Essays will be graded holistically on effectiveness of purpose, technique, and the achievement of a message for a desired audience. Students will learn these concepts in the workshop sessions and the classroom in general, and thus participation in class is necessary for a student to pass the course.
Through workshop, you will learn to share and evaluate your own work along with the work of others. These workshops should provide you with the feedback you need to improve your writing, as you take the responsibility for your own improvement throughout the course. Students should take the workshop seriously, as rough drafts are worth 10 points on each final grade.
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Essays, both rough and final drafts together, plus the portfolio assessment, comprise 50% of the total grade. |
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Examinations, quizzes, in-class writings, participation, 50%. |
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Attendance. |
Required. You are responsible for all work assigned, whether or not you are in class. Two weeks of class absences will lower your grade one full letter.
Just a hint for student success: those students who have previously earned grades as high as A or B in my courses have consistently attended classes and know what's going on.
Late papers and other policies:
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Do turn in assignments on time. Late assignments will be marked down one full letter grade for each class day the assignment is late. No excuse or disaster will alter this policy. No late assignments will be accepted two weeks after the due date. Do let me know one class period ahead of a due date if you know of circumstances which could prevent you from turning an assignment in on time. I may grant you an extension, but no due date will be extended for longer than two weeks from the due date. I will not grant extensions on the due date -- do plan ahead and be organized if you intend to pass this course. All essays must be turned in by the last scheduled class meeting for the semester. |
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All papers must be typed and in MLA format. Make those documents beautiful, as if you were handing them in to your boss at work: for example, be sure to paginate correctly and to run the spell checker. Do this before you arrive in class on the day a paper is due. Hand in all papers at the beginning of class the day they are due. |
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Do see me if you have any special needs that I can address, such as disabilities or handicaps, and we will work together to meet those needs. |
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Don't plagiarize (borrow) the written work of any other writer. You will receive an automatic F (a zero--no points) for borrowed work, and you may not pass the course as a result. DON'T DO IT. See policy on plagiarism in the Student Code of Conduct. |
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DO KEEP A PORTFOLIO OF ALL YOUR ESSAYS AND ESSAY DRAFTS! |
