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ELIT 12--Introduction to Dramatic LiteratureENGLISH 12- INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA- BOB DICKERSON
DE ANZA COLLEGE – FALL QUARTER 2004
Office: F11-f Phone: 864—8540 e-mail: dickersonbob@fhda.edu
Office Hours: M-Th 10:30-11:30 (or by appointment)
PREREQUISITE
Successful completion of English 1A or ESL 5.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The student will:
1) Examine the nature and variety of dramatic texts.
2) Distinguish among intellectual, emotional, and moral aspects of assigned readings.
3) Identify and qualitatively analyze the generic aspects of drama.
4) Acknowledge and account for alternate textual interpretations.
5) Compare the cultural meaning and aesthetic
value for assigned readings in a variety of human communities.
6) Appreciate the dramatic script as a blueprint for performance.
TEXTS
Jacobus (ed.), The Bedford Introduction to Drama (4th ed.)
Albee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Signet pbk)
ATTENDANCE
You are allowed four absences. If you miss a fifth class, I will drop
you from the course. If the fifth absence occurs after the final
withdrawal date, you will receive an F for the course. If you miss a
class, you are responsible for getting the assignment from a classmate.
Do not call me for the assignment. A missed class is no excuse for
failing to complete an assignment.
You are permitted two excused absences. After those absences, you are subject to the same policy stated above.
You are also expected to be in class at the beginning of the period. A
tardy counts as half an absence. If you must leave class early, that
also counts as a tardy.
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 on time and any
additional materials that may
be submitted to the class during the quarter.
2) Participate in class discussions.
3) Write one long essay of approximately 1,000 words.
4) Complete a final.
5) Give a presentation of about fifteen
minutes on some aspect (or aspects) of one of the plays we will read
during the quarter. You may choose your play, or if you prefer, I will
assign you a play. We will occasionally have two people deliver
presentations on the same play.
7) Write an essay of at least 750 words on the
play you choose to present. You may amplify some point you made during
your presentation or you may explore another point that you didn’t have
time to cover. Your paper will be due within a week after your
presentation.
8) Read and/or perform certain scenes from the plays.
The student might be expected to:
1) Submit occasional written or oral reports
to the class on various topics that pertain to the assigned
reading.
2) Perform successfully on several unannounced reading quizzes.
3) Write one or more short out-of-class or in-class essays on the readings.
4) Attend the performance of a play during the
quarter and submit a review of 750 words within one week of your
attendance.
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,
class participation, and your ability to submit your completed
assignments on time.
You may rewrite your longer essay 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 five points 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
an F. Thus, it seems advisable to submit all papers on time.
USEFUL LINKS
Bedford Introduction to Drama
FINAL EXAM
The final exam will be in this room from 9:15 A.M. to 11:15 A.M. on Friday, December 12.
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