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ELIT 17 ShakespeareENGLISH 17- INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE-BOB DICKERSON
DE ANZA COLLEGE – FALL QUARTER 2008
Office: F11-f Phone: (408) 864—8540
Office Hours: M-Th 10:30-11:20 and by appointment
Email: dickersonbob@fhda.edu
PREREQUISITE
Recommended: successful completion of English 1A.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The student will:
1) Interpret Shakespeare’s writings in relationship to their social and intellectual context.
2) Analyze Shakespeare’s writings in their
literary context, using the techniques of the discipline of literary
study.
3) Apply generic expectations of dramatic
performance, comedy, tragedy, history, and sonnet to Shakespeare’s
writings.
4) Appraise the social roles and cultural stereotypes in Shakespeare’s writings.
5) Assess the contemporary relevance and
historical specificity of Shakespeare’s writings through examination of
modern dramatic interpretations, rewritings, and adaptations from
diverse cultures.
6) Compare the dilemmas faced by Shakespeare’s characters to those presented by the modern world.
7) Closely examine Shakespeare’s use of language.
TEXTS
Shakespeare, Othello
__________, Twelfth Night
__________, Henry IV, Part One
__________, Hamlet
__________, Much Ado About Nothing
__________, Macbeth
(All texts are individual paperbacks published by Washington Square Press--The New Folger Library Edition)
ATTENDANCE
You are allowed five absences (excused or unexcused). If you miss a
sixth class, I will penalize you by subtracting three points from your
overall average. I will subtract an additional two points for each
additional class you miss. In other words, if you miss eight classes
and have an eighty-five average, your final average will be
seventy-nine, a C instead of a B. If you arrive significantly late or
leave early, you will be assessed either a full or half absence for the
day, depending upon the amount of class time you miss. If you miss a
class or an assignment, please contact another classmate for the
information you missed. Please exchange email addresses and/or phone
numbers with two or more of your classmates. A missed class is no
excuse for failing to complete an assignment. 10/3 is the last day to
apply for any enrollment fee refund should you drop any or all courses.
10/10 is the last day to drop with nothing showing on your record.
11/14 is the last day to drop with a "W."
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The student will be expected to:
1) Read all the assigned texts and any
additional materials that may be submitted to the class during the
quarter.
2) Participate in class discussions.
3) Write two long essays of approximately 1,000 words each.
4) Write several short in-class and out-of-class papers on the readings.
5) Complete a midterm and a final.
6) Submit occasional written or oral reports
to the class on various topics that pertain to the assigned
reading.
7) Perform successfully on several unannounced reading quizzes.
8) Read and/or perform certain scenes from the plays.
9) Participate in a group presentation on a scene from Henry IV, Part One.
EVALUATION
Your final grade will be primarily determined by the quality of your
written work, but it will also be affected by your class attendance (see above),
class participation, and your ability to submit your completed
assignments on time.
You
may rewrite one of your longer essays for a higher grade unless your
paper was submitted late. Late papers may not be rewritten. In fact,
late papers will only be accepted up until a week after the due date.
Late papers will be marked down a grade for each class they are late,
and I will write no annotations or suggestions on them. If you do not
turn in a paper within one week of the due date, you will receive a 0
unless you turn the paper in by the end of the quarter. In that case,
you will receive an F. Thus, it seems advisable to submit all papers on
time.
FINAL EXAM
The final exam will be in L-31 from 9:15 A.M. to 11:15 A.M. on Wednesday, December 10.
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