ENG 2000: Perspectives in Literature New York City Technical College, CUNY Fall 2012, Section 5520 Professor

Lisa A. Brundage lbrundage@gmail.com Office: NAM 529 Office hour: Wednesdays, 10:15-11:15 or by appointment Class Information Mondays and Wednesday, 8:30-9:45 Room: NAM 420-A Prerequisite: ENG 1101 3 class hours, 3 credits Course site: http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/brundage2000fa12 About this course (course objectives): This course is intended to introduce you some major styles and themes of Anglophone literature. We will concentrate on novels of the 20th century and. We will also spend a lot of time working on our own writing skills through essays and shorter, less formal responses. Grading and requirements: Attendance and participation (including reading journal): 20% Three short papers: 20% each Midterm exam: 10% Final exam: 10% Reading. Read the books/assignments. Please? Okay. Attendance and Lateness Policy: Arriving promptly, avoiding absence, and being prepared are absolutely necessary for success in this class. Try not to miss class unless it is absolutely necessary. If you need to leave early or arrive late because of an outside obligation, please let me know. Attending part of the class is better than not attending at all. Two tardies or early departures will equal and absence. Four or more absences will result in deductions from your final grade. Participation: Active participation will make the class more exciting. Please share your ideas. Participation and attendance will be worth 20% of your final grade. In-class assignments will count as part of the participation grade. You will also keep a reading journal throughout the semester in blog format. You must post a reading journal entry at least five times. Detailed instructions will be provided. Papers: Three short papers (approx. 3 pages) will be due throughout the semester. Detailed instructions will be given for each paper, and some class time

will be spent on writing and workshopping. One revision of each paper will be accepted, and must be turned in within a week of the return of the original graded paper. Each paper will be worth 20% of your grade. Required format for papers: All papers must adhere to MLA style and documentation. Late Paper Policy: Late papers will be accepted only in cases of emergency or with prior approval from me. If you have not sought prior approval, papers will be marked down one full letter grade for each calendar day they are late.

Required Texts: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-017739-6 Nella Larsen, Passing, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-118025-0 Toni Morrison, Sula, Vintage, ISBN 1-4000-3343-8 Note: You may obtain any edition of the books, but page numbers in the syllabus will refer to the editions listed above. CUNY and the Brooklyn Public Library have copies available. Other materials will be handed out in class or made available for download Visit http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/brundage2000fa12/readings/ to find readings. OpenLab Course Site http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/brundage2000fa12 We have a course web site on City Techs OpenLab. We will use it to keep public reading journals and keep good class discussions going. Instructions will be provided for joining and posting to the site. New York City College of Technology Policy on Academic Integrity Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. The complete text of the College policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the catalog. Class Schedule Readings/Assignments are due on the date listed

August 27 August 29 Sept 3 Sept 5 Sept 10 Sept 12 Sept 17 Sept 19 Sept 24 Sept 26 Oct 1 Oct 3 Oct 8 Oct 10 Oct 15 Oct 17 Oct 22 Oct 24 Oct 29 Oct 31 Nov 5 Nov 7 Nov 12 Nov 14 Nov 19 Nov 21 Nov 26 Nov 28 Dec 3 Dec 5 Dec 10 Dec 12 TBD

Introduction & Requirements Performing close reading: in-class activity Intro to the class web site Homework: Join OpenLab and make an introductory post. NO CLASS Looking at older forms of literature: The Wife of Baths prologue (Available on OpenLab) Chopin, Desirees Baby (available on OpenLab) Steinbeck discussion 1 (first third of textthough page 37 in the Penguin edition) NO CLASS Steinbeck discussion 2 (second third of textthrough page 65 in the Penguin edition) Steinbeck discussion 3 (remainder of text) Intro to Paper 1 NO CLASS Paper 1 draft due; workshop day Whitman & Dickinson Read NO CLASS Paper 1 due; midterm review Midterm Exam Larsen Part 1, Encounter Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance (Available on OpenLab) Larsen Part 2, Re-encounter Larsen Part 3, Finale Intro to Paper 2 Woolf, The Mark on the Wall (Available on OpenLab) Draft of Paper 2 due; workshop day Morrison, Foreword to Sula and through page 29 in the Vintage edition Morrison, 30-66 Paper 2 due Morrison, 67-85 Morrison, 86-111 TBD Morrison, 112-174 Morrison discussion continued Paper 3 draft due; workshops Sedaris, Loggerheads (OpenLab or handout) Paper 3 due; Final Exam Review Final Exam Review Final Exam