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TEXTS
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All Quiet on the Western Front, Remarque (Mass Market
Paperback, 0-44-921394-3)
The Odyssey, Homer; tr. Fitzgerald (Vintage Classics, 0-679-72813-9) Emma, Jane Austen (Oxford Classics, 0-19-282432-5) Don Quixote, Cervantes (Penguin Classics, 0-14-044804-7) The Aeneid, Virgil; tr. Fitzgerald (Vintage Classics, 0-679-72952-6) Great Expectations, Charles Dickens (Oxford Classics, 0-19-282926-2) |
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
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Midterm: 25%
Final exam: 25%
Bulletin Board: 25%
Attendance, Report on one more book: 25%
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BULLETIN BOARD
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You will have about 12 assignments on various topics
during the semester. If you do them fully and on time, you will get
full credit. If you turn one in late or do not do it fully, you will
get half credit. Assignments are due by midnight on the assigned
day; most are due on Fridays.
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TESTS
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Each test will include a paper-length take-home
essay question that I will give you before the test. Tests will be
short-answer. IMPORTANT: You must be present for tests; if
you miss an exam without first clearing it with me, you will receive a
score of zero on that test
Final exam times: 287A: (12:30 class) Tuesday, Dec. 14, 4:10-6 pm 287B: (1:30 class) Monday, Dec. 13, 11:50-1:40 |
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ATTENDANCE
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You are expected to attend class; you will receive
points for every day you are there and sign the roll.Roll
will circulate about 25 times, for 4 points each time for Fall 2004.Do
not sign the roll for someone else; that is a violation of the honor code.
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LISTSERV
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This course has a listserv; I will use it for schedule
changes or last minute items you need to know about.This
simply means that you might receive occasional e-mails from me, sent to
the address you have listed with CNS.
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| READING HINTS | As you read during the semester, notice the following:
Characters: Distinguish between major and minor characters; keep a list as you read. Note special qualities of the central characters. How has the author presented them? What is the role of minor characters in the book? To what extent do characters grow or change? Do you understand the reasons for the changes? Setting: Where and when is book set? How vivid is the setting; how well is it described; how important is setting to book's events? Point of View: Who tells the story: a major character, a minor character, a narrator? Does the storyteller's view represent the view of the author? Language: Pick out examples of passages that help you visualize events. Look for things that you think might be symbolic: objects, images, acts, for example, that seem more important than you first think they are. |