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ELIT 12
ELIT12, INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC LITERATURE Spring 2006
0660 ELIT012-01
10:30 AM-11:20 PM MTWTh: ROOM L34
WALLIS LESLIE, INSTRUCTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: 408-864-8999 x3047 or lesliewallis@fhda.edu
WEBSITE: http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/lesliewallis
OFFICE: F11L Thursdays from 11:30-12:30 PM
"I'll be Peter Pan—you be Tinker Bell." "I got you, I got you."—"No, you missed. You only got me on the arm!" The impulse to play, to imagine, is deep in our natures, deep in our history, and deep in our literature. In this class we will read, analyze, discuss, and play with plays from early Greek classical times to the most recent experimental theater and explore the ways that plays and playing enrich our imaginations, enlarge our experience, open our hearts, and cultivate our minds.
ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to attend class daily, arriving on time, having read the material and prepared to discuss and to write about the assigned readings. Daily attendance and preparation will contribute greatly to your success in this class. PAPERS: One 4 page (1,000 word) essay, typed, double-spaced, due at the beginning of the class period. Stapled to the paper will be a preliminary draft written in class. Your thesis will appear on the title page as well as wherever else it appears in the body of the paper. Additional writing will be done in class, individually and in groups, as we analyze, summarize, review, and respond to questions about the assigned readings.
TESTS: A midterm and a final exam consisting of essay questions covering class work and assigned reading.
GRADES: Grades are based on points. Points are earned for the essay (200), class projects (10-20 each), class participation (100), midterm (100), and final exam (200). Points are subtracted for more than four absences (you will be marked absent if you arrive late) and late essay. A = 90% of possible points. B = 80% of possible points. C = 70% of possible points. D = 60% of possible points. F = less than 60% of possible points. Keep a record of the points you have earned as well as the points that are possible to earn for all the class activities so that you will always know your current grade.
INTEGRITY ALERT: Plagiarism (presenting other people’s words or ideas without documentation) will not be tolerated in this class.
CLASS PARTICIPATION: Active informed, responsive, and ready answers to questions, voluntary comments, and productive participation in group activities will earn top credit here.
REQUIRED TEXTS: Antigone, Sophocles; Hamlet, Shakespeare; Imaginary Invalid, Moliere; Enemy of the People, Ibsen; Nine Plays of the Modern Theater, Harold Clurman; Plays from Contemporary American Theater, Brooks McNamara
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