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FOR LITERATURE: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE ENG 2328 (Return to the English 2328 Table of Contents) . Table of Contents Instructor Textbooks Course Description Learning Outcomes Grading Methodology Assignment Identification Submission of Assignments Technology Requirements Course Outline By Week . Course Outline by Week Dr.
Michael Sink
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TEXTBOOKS: McMichael,
George. Anthology of American Literature, Vol. II: Realism to the Present.
8th ed. (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2006.
Companion Website: http://www.prenhall.com/mcmichael COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course presents a survey of American literature from the mid-19th century to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 1302 or the equivalent. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1) recognize the basic elements of fiction
(plot, theme, character, symbol, style, and point of view) as they appear
in selected works of American literature.
GRADING METHODOLOGY: Students will complete four three-page
typed analytical essays on selections of works studied in the course and
an online final examination over the readings. Each paper will receive
a numerical grade ranging from 0 - 100. Grades for each paper and the final
exam will be averaged to determine the final grade for the course. Late
papers will be graded for "C" credit only. The papers are due to the professor
by the Saturday of the week for which they are assigned. Click here
for an analysis of standards for evaluating your essays.
The following distribution of averages will be used in awarding the course grade: 90 - 100 = A
ASSIGNMENT IDENTIFICATION: Readings:
Writings:
Submission of Work Read the following instructions carefully. Failure to observe these instructions will result in wasted time for both you and me and possibly misplaced or even lost work! IMPORTANT!!!
When you send me an e-mail message include the following information exactly: . What to place in the "subject" window: Place in the subject window the following information: For a question to me: Question - (your first and last name) For a comment to me: Comment - (your first and last name) For an emergency message to me: Urgent! - (your first and last name) For sending me an exercise: first name initial/last name/-/number of exercise.doc (see example below) . NOTE: I will open and respond to "Question," "Comment," and "Urgent!" messages on the day I receive them. Do NOT attach assignments to "Question," "Comment," and "Urgent!" messages. I will not open them or even download them! What to place
in the "message" window:
How to attach
an exercise to your e-mail message:
Save your exercises
using the following identification:
Example: Note: If you do not save and label your assignments using this format, I will return them to you unopened and ask you to re-label, re-save and re-send them! 2) Near each e-mail message window, you will find a button labeled something like "Attachment" or "Attach." Place your cursor icon over that button and click once with your left mouse button. That action will open another window where you enter the name of the drive where your file is located on your hard drive or floppy drive and the name of the file (along with its extension). You may also see a "Browse" button which you may click and then select the drive and the correct file. By opening the directory where the file is located and clicking once or twice on the name of the file, the file name and path will be entered in the file name window. 3) Select "Okay" or "Send" or "Close"--whatever button indicates the submission of that file name. The window will then close and return you to your e-mail message window. Now, you should see posted in a visible place near your message window some notification that you have attached a document. 4) When you have
finished composing your message, then click once on the "Send" button,
and your message and attached document will be on its way!
You are encouraged to submit your work in any one of the following two procedures ONLY: . Submitting Assignments Electronically You must send all exercises as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word. Follow the instructions posted above for submitting your exercises. Do NOT fax any exercises. I will mark the exercises electronically and return them as email attachments in my replies. . Submitting Assignments by Regular Mail If you do not have Microsoft Word, you should print out your work and mail it to: . Department of English Mountain View College 4849 West Illinois Avenue Dallas, TX 75211 If you mail your assignments, you must included a stamped, self-addressed envelope with correct postage. Assignments received without the stamped, self-addressed envelope will not be returned. . Submitting Assignments in Person Students attending Mountain View College are welcomed to drop off assignments at Dr. Sink's office in W248. Students should come to the office to pick up the graded works. . Standards for Evaluating Papers:
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: Students should have access to a PC computer with internet access, a 3.5" floppy disk drive, and a CD-ROM player. Students should compose each essay in either Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect files. If e-mailed, papers must be submitted as "Attachments" to the cover e-mail. Note: For students completing this course in eight weeks, compress the following sixteen-week schedule into eight weeks, completing the assignments for each two-week period in the time of one week. Week
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