English
125: Introduction to Literature, 3
credits
Michele
A. Marits, Assistant Professor of English/Humanities, mmarits@email.vccs.edu, 757.822.7050
Faculty Home Page: http://faculty.tcc.edu/MMarits/index.htm
Course
Description, Required Text, and Student Learning Objectives
Course Description: In accordance with the VCCS catalog description, English 125 “Introduces students to a
range of literary genres that may include poetry, fiction, drama, creative
nonfiction, and other cultural texts, as it continues to develop college
writing. Lecture 3 hours per week.” In this class, students will focus on
short fiction, poetry, and drama.
Topics
Covered |
I. How to read and analyze poetry,
short story fiction, drama, creative nonfiction and assigned cultural texts
|
Required Text
Kennedy, X.J., and Dana Gioia. Backpack Literature:An Introduction to
Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. 4th ed. University of
Southern California: Pearson, 2012. Print. Access
card is not required; textbook only. ISBN:
0-205-15166-3
Students must have regular and stable access to a
computer and the Internet or be prepared to use one of the computers
available on campus for typing and submitting each of the five essays. TCC does not consider technical
difficulties to be sufficient cause for late or missing work. In this
technological climate, most people have, or have access to (such as at public
libraries) Internet access from a number of devices. There are really no
excuses for not completing work online.
Student Learning Objectives (what students
should be able to do upon successful
completion of the course):
Student
Learning Outcomes |
I. Read, interpret and analyze a
range of literary genres that may include poetry, fiction, drama, creative
nonfiction and other cultural texts. |
BLACKBOARD AND COURSE COMMUNICATION: Students must use their VCCS Gmail account to communicate with online instructors
and classmates outside of Blackboard. If you email from Course Tools inside of
Blackboard, your email will go to the recipient’s VCCS Gmail address
automatically.
ASSIGNMENTS: METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
(Assignments and Participation/Attendance) Final drafts of essays must be uploaded in our Blackboard site to the SafeAssign plagiarism checking database. Any essay not submitted in to SafeAssign will not be graded and will receive a zero.
To Be Posted
Grade Scale (100
points possible, total, for all assessments):
93-100=A
80-92=B
70-79=C
60-69=D
59 and below=F
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional use
of another person’s ideas without proper documentation. Plagiarized assignments
may result in a student’s failure. Documentation is required on papers turned
in that are not original. MLA or APA
Documentation Styles is acceptable. Review the Student Handbook. The three
Research Papers will be uploaded to SafeAssign,
a plagiarism checker. This feature of Blackboard will be used mainly as a
learning tool.
Disability
Concerns
In accordance with TCC policy, students who wish to
receive instructional accommodations because of a documented sensory and/or
learning disability should first contact Disabilities
Services.
Attendance/Participation
Policy
This course will require active participation in the
form of posting reactions and discussion of readings in the appropriate forums
in Blackboard. By actively posting entries and responding to peers, students
will be better able to analyze and interpret works of literature.