University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
IDS 1213--Composition II
Dr. Brenda Gabioud Brown
Office: Davis Hall 222A
READ THE COURSE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY AND SEE ME WITH QUESTIONS.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: To come to a better understanding and appreciation of literature and to expand our reading, writing, and thinking skills. To recognize the ways in which literature can shape and enlighten our life views.
TEXT: The Norton Introduction to Literature Editors Alison Booth, J. Paul Hunter, and Kelly J. Mays. ISBN 0-393-92614-1
GRADING SCALE:
| Paper #1 -- 15% | Literary Analysis Assignment and Worksheet |
| In-class Essay 15% | |
| Project -- 15% | Project |
| Final paper -- 20% | Rhetorical Analysis |
| Final exam -- 20% | |
| Daily grade -- 15% | |
| Total -- 100% |
Writing II – Spring 2006 |
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TTH Working Schedule |
| 1/10 Introduction to Class |
| 1/12 Plot 66-67; "The Country Husband" 74; "Happy Endings" 67 |
| 1/17 Narrator/Point of View 123-126; Poe 127; Hemingway 132 |
| 1/19 Character 150; Welty 153; Lessing 189 |
| 1/24 Setting 219; Chekhov 150; Tan 236 |
| 1/26 Symbol 262; Glaspell 678; Mansfield 692 |
| 1/31 Theme 296; Faulkner 710 |
| 2/2 Worksheet and thesis sentence due |
| 2/7 draft due |
| 2/9 Literary Analysis due/film |
| 2/14 Drama 1312; Glaspell 1314 |
| 2/16 Williams 1539 |
| 2/21 Miller 2121 |
| 2/23 Film |
| 2//28 Film/begin essay |
| 3/2 Finish essay |
| 3/7 Project |
| 3/9 Poetry 835; Blake 841; Kinnell 845; Hayden 850; Heaney 851; Cherry 856; Ortiz 858 |
| 3/21 Speaker 861; Atwood 864; Gallagher 868; Parker 869; Lorde 872; Burns 876; Millay 878, 879; Whitman 881 |
| 3/23 Situation and Setting 882; Dickey 883; Donne 886; Marvell 896; Salter 899, 914; Roethke 923; Olds 924; Williams 926, 927; Cummings 928 |
| 3/28 Metaphor and Simile 941; Shakespeare 948; Ferry 952; Jarrell 953; Dickinson 987; Dylan 993; Robison 997; 1022; Wordsworth 1028; Browning 1029; Millay 1030, 1031 |
| 3/30 Symbol 955; Browning 1076; Lowell 1085; Moore 1136; Hughes 1177 |
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4/4 "The Man with the Hoe" by Edwin Markham found at www.gslis.utexas.edu . Also Watch NBC National News. |
| 4/6 no class |
| 4/11 Watch NBC National News and read handout. |
| 4/13 |
| 4/18 |
| 4/19 FINAL EXAM (Wed) 8-9:30 |
Writing II – Spring 2006 |
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MWF Working Schedule |
| 1/9 Introduction |
| 1/11 Plot 66-67; "Happy Endings" 67 |
| 1/13 "The Country Husband" 74 |
| 1/16 Narrator/Point of View 123-136; Poe 127 |
| 1/18 Hemingway 132 |
| 1/20 Character 150; Welty 153 |
| 1/23 Lessing 189 |
| 1/25 Setting 219; Chekhov 250 |
| 1/27 Tan 236 |
| 1/30 Symbol 262; Glaspell 678 |
| 2/1 Theme 296; Mansfield 692 |
| 2/3 Faulkner 710 |
| 2/6 Worksheet/thesis due |
| 2/8 draft due |
| 2/10 paper due/film |
| 2/13 Drama 1312; Glaspell 1314 |
| 2/15 Williams 1539 |
| 2/17 Williams/Miller 2121 |
| 2/20 Miller 2121 |
| 2/22 film |
| 2/24 film |
| 2/27 in-class essay |
| 3/1 in-class essay |
| 3/3 and 3/6 project |
| 3/8 Poetry 835; Piercy 835; Blake 841; Kinnell 845; Hayden 850 |
| 3/10 Heaney 851; Cherry 856; Ortiz 858 |
| 3/12 Speaker 861; Atwood 864; Gallagher 868; Parker 869; Lorde 872;Burns 876; Millay 878, 879 |
| 3/22 Whitman 881; Situation and Setting 882; Dickey 883; Donne 886; Marvell 896 Salter 899 |
| 3/24 Roethke 923; Olds 924; Williams 926, 927; Cummings 928 |
| 3/27Metaphor and Simile 941; Shaekspeare 948; Ferry 952; Jarrell 953; Dickinson 987; Dylan 993; Robison 997; 1022; Wordsworth 1028 |
| 3/29 Lowell 1085; Moore 1136; Hughes 1177; Millay 1030, 1031; Browning 1029 |
| 4/1 Symbol 955; Browning 1076 |
| 4/3 Project |
| 4/5 |
| 4/7 No class |
| 4/10 |
| 4/12 |
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4/14 Greed, Money, Power
"Indecent Proposal"-Movie Clip
"This is Just to Say" -pg 927 in literature book
The Great Gatsby
*Bring some kind of article to class based on lust for greed, money, and
power.t
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4/17 Sexual Lust
*Bring some kind of article based on sexual lust.
"Unfaithful" -Movie clip
"Scarlet Letter"
"Desperate Housewives"- T.V. Show
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