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Prerequisite: ENG 1302 or the equivalent.

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1) explain elements of style that characterize a writer's works. 
2) write an analytical essay upon a literary topic. 
3) distinguish between genres of literature introduced in the course. 
4) discuss the distinctive cultural motifs which differentiate regional points of view expressed in literature or which contrast to students' own lifestyles. 
5) recognize both stated and implied meanings in literary selections that reflect an author's point of view. 
6) draw inferences from various literary motifs that help relate the literature to personal or social experience. 

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Textbooks:

Note: Online texts (where available) are starred (*) below.

Campbell, Joseph. Hero With a Thousand Faces. Princeton University Press, 1990.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales. Oxford University Press, 1998. (*)

Shakespeare, William. Four Tragedies: Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello: Moore of Venice. Bantum, 1988. (*)

Sophocles. Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Pocketbook, 1991. (*)

Faulkner, William. Three Famous Short Novels. Random House, Vintage Press, 1961.

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Week 1 
The Study of Literature

Week 2 
The Hero: An Introduction
Exercise 1

Week 3 
The Tragic Hero

Week 4 
Oedipus, The King
Exercise 2

Week 5 
The Archetypal Hero

Week 6 
Hero With a Thousand Faces

Week 7 
The Archetypal Hero in Classic American Literature
Exercise 3

Week 8 
The Shakespearean Hero

Week 9 
Four Tragedies
Exercise 4

Week 10 
The Modern Hero

Week 11 
Three Short Novels
Exercise 5

Week 12 
The "Pop Culture" Hero

Week 13 
The "Anti Hero"/Ironic Hero

Week 14 
The Saga of Neddy Merrill
Exercise 6

Week 15 
Other Heroes: Mighty Men and Women of Ideas, Feats, Industry, Sports, and War

Week 16 
The Hero in Review

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The following distribution of averages will be used in awarding the course grade:

90 - 100 = A 
80 - 89 = B 
70 - 79 = C 
60 - 69 = D 
Below 59 = F

For more detailed information regarding the preparation, submission, and grading of essays, see "Standards for Writing and Evaluating Essays" and instructions for each exercise. 
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Plagiarism
"Plagiarism" is the use of someone else's information as your own and is a violation of the "Student Code of Conduct."  With the exception of general knowledge, all ideas derived outside of your own research or experience must be both cited and documented in the paragraphs in which they appear.  Note that there are formal formats and procedures for both citations and documentation.  The formats for citations and documentation used in this course are those found in the MLA Style Sheet. These formats are located online at academic sites posted in the "Online Resources" page of this website.
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The penalty for even an inadvertant instance of plagiarism can be failure on the exercise or assignment.  Flagrant plagiarism (copying of more than one key phrase, sentence or passage without any effort to cite or document) will result in an immediate and irrevocable failure in the course.
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Dropping A Course Or Withdrawing From College:
To drop a class or withdraw from the College, students must follow the prescribed procedure. It is the student's responsibility to drop or withdraw. Failure to do so will result in receiving a performance grade, usually a grade of "F." Should circumstances prevent a student from appearing in person to withdraw from the College, the student may withdraw by mail by writing the Registrar. A drop/withdrawal request by mail must be received in the Registrar's Office by the semester deadline. No drop or withdrawal requests are accepted by telephone. Students who drop a class or withdraw from the College before the semester deadline receive a "W" (Withdraw) in each class dropped. The deadline for receiving a "W" is indicated on the academic calendar and the current class schedule. See "Refund Policy" for possible refund eligibility. 

STUDENTS WHO WITHDRAW FROM A MANDATED REMEDIATION COURSE MUST ALSO WITHDRAW FROM ALL COLLEGE-COURSES. 

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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.

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IMPORTANT!!!
For college security reasons, I will delete any e-mail message that does not include 
1) your first and last name in the subject window, 
2) a statement in the message window stating the course/section number, and 
3) the name/number of the exercise attached.
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What to place in the "message" window:
Place in the message window the following information:
1) Using correct grammar and sentence form, state your message as briefly and as clearly as possible.
2) Indicate in the first line of the message what you are requesting of me.
3) Follow your request or main point with whatever supporting information you think I need to know.
4) Sign off each message with your first and last name as you are registered!
5) Below your name, give me your student ID number (your official Dallas County Community College District Student ID number--NOT your social security number).

How to attach an exercise to your e-mail message:
1) Save your exercise as a MS Word file.  Note: Be sure your full name, course/section, and assignment number are posted at the top left corner of each exercise before you save it.

Save your exercises using the following identification:
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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!
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This page was last modified on September 5, 2003,
and is maintained by Dr. Geoffrey Grimes.
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