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ELIT 48BENGLISH 48B--AMERICAN LITERATURE 1855-1920
BOB DICKERSON--DE ANZA COLLEGE --WINTER QUARTER 2004
Office: F-11f Phone: 864-8540 e-mail:
dickersonbob@fhda.edu ;
Office Hours: M-Th 10:30-11:20
PREREQUISITE
Eligibility is established through successful completion of English 1A.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The student will:
1) Become familiar with numerous American
authors and their works and be able to recognize, identify, relate, and
compare their styles and their particular social, political, religious,
intellectual, and philosophical ideas;
2) Be able to recognize and discuss major
trends in American literature regarding both its stylistic development
and its social, political, religious, intellectual, and philosophical
development;
3) Gain an historical awareness--a recognition of the way in which the past has shaped the present;
4) Be able to relate various types of American
literature to yourself and your surroundings and thus better understand
yourself, others, and this country.
TEXTS
Lauter, ed., The Heath Anthology of American Literature (Vol. 2) (4th ed.)
Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dover edition)
Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage (Dover edition)
ATTENDANCE
You are allowed four unexcused 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 your
absences are excused, I’m open to negotiation, but even if your
absences are excused, I cannot allow you to miss more than six classes
and still get credit for the course.
If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting the assignment
from one of your classmates. If you try to contact me, I may not check
my messages so be sure to call one of your classmates. A missed
class is no excuse for failing to complete an assignment.
1/23 is the last day to drop with nothing showing on your record. 1/30
is the last day to request P/NP grade. 2/27 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 one long essay of approximately 1,000-1,500 words.
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 readings.
7) Perform successfully on several unannounced
reading quizzes. No make-ups for missed quizzes although I will drop
the bottom two grades.
EVALUATION
Your final grade will be primarily determined by the quality of your
written work, but it will also be affected by your class participation
and your ability to submit your completed assignments on time.
You may rewrite your long 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 5 points for each class they are late, and I
will write no annotations or suggestions on them. I will also return
late papers to you at my convenience. If you do not turn in a paper
within one week of the due date, you will receive a 0. Thus, it seems
advisable to submit all papers and submit them on time.
FINAL EXAM
The final exam will be in this room from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M on
Thursday, March 25. By the way, I do not hold normal office hours
during exam week.
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