Course RequirementsENG 247—Poetry and DramaFall 2007Dr. Geri [email protected] Credit Hours 3 Class Hours/Week 91-2;30 M,W)Building and Office #BW 242 Office Phone # 517-796-8587 Office Hours 10-11 M, W; 8-9:30 T, R; 3-6 WCourse Description“Students are introduced to lyric and dramatic genres. This course emphasizes understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of poetry and theater as language performances and literary forms. Selections for study are chosen from English and American literature as well as world literature in translation.”PrerequisiteENG 131Course Design:This course is discussion-based. You are expected to actively participate in class discussions and activities, complete formal and informal writing assignments, and respond to assigned quizzes. You will be expected to read and write about material that ismoderate to difficult in complexity.Performance Objectives:The primary goal of this course is to help you achieve a satisfactory level of skill in reading, writing, and critically thinking about literature. Please note,“The course goal incorporates specific Associate Degree Outcomes (ADO’s) established by the JCC Board of Trustees, administration, and faculty. These goals are in concert with four-year colleges and universities and reflect input from the professional communities we serve. ADO’s guarantee students achieve goals necessary for graduationcredit, transferability, and professional skills needed in many certification programs. The ADO’s addressed in this course are:ADO 1—Writing Clearly, Concisely, and Intelligibly at the Developing LevelADO 6—Understanding and appreciating aesthetic experience and artistic creativity. You will compose texts that shed light on the meaning of assigned works. To satisfy the expectations stated in ADO 1, you must carefully revise your compositions so that they reflect the conventions of essay-writing. You will be expected to come to class prepared to articulate your response to the writers, the works, the creative choices made by the writers, and the contexts within which they present their works. This engagement will help you meet the expectations stated in ADO 6. This course also addresses specific discipline-related goals. It aimsTo broaden your knowledge of the authors, literary techniques, genres, and themes of poetry and drama; To help you relate the themes of poetry and drama to contemporary life; To help you become familiar with culturally diverse works of poetry and drama; and To examine the historical and cultural milieu that shaped individual works.Textbooks and SuppliesPoetry: An Introduction, 5th edition, by Michael Meyer The Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama, 5th edition, by Lee A. Jacobus DictionaryLiterary HandbookSoft cover folderLoose leaf paper, pen, and pencilGrading ProcedureYour grade for the course will be assessed in the following ways:In-class Participation 150 pointsHomeworkClose Readings and Responses 12 @10 120 pointsQuizzes 8 @10 80 pointsWriting AssignmentsAnalyses 2 @ 20 40 pointsExplications 2 @ 20 40 pointsTextual Analyses 7 @ 20 140 pointsLiterary Research Papers 2 @ 75 150 pointsAssessment and Evaluation 2 @ 5 10 pointsTotal Possible Points 730 pointsGrading ScaleYou are responsible for calculating and keeping a record of your grade. During the semester, you can always divide the points you got on an assignment by the total points allocated to the assignment, multiply the score by 100, and get your grade percentage. The relation of percentage points to grade point is explained in the scale below:95-100%=4.089-94%=3.584-88%=3.078-83%=2.572-77%=2.066-71%=1.560-65%=1.055-59%=0.50-54%=0.0Here is an example of how to calculate your grade:For a writing assignment, you got 20 points out of a possible 25. Divide 20 by 25:20/25=.8Multiply .8 by 100:.8(100) =80%80%=2.5Course RequirementsIn-class Participation“In-class Participation” refers to any group or individual activity in which you are asked to participate while in class. You are expected to participate actively in class discussions. Failure to be present or to participate will result in the deduction of 5 points.Please note that class participation points cannot be made up.HomeworkEach class, you will bring in a Close Reading and Response to an assigned poem or passage of a play. Your responses must be typed and handed in at the beginning of class. They will form the basis of class discussion. You will find examples of this assignment in chapters one and two and on pages 695-704 of your textbook, Poetry: An Introduction.Quizzes You will be given announced reading quizzes on each play before class discussions begin. Writing AssignmentsYou will compose two analyses of assigned poems. You will find examples of this assignment in chapters one and two and on pages 695-704 of your textbook, Poetry: An Introduction.You will compose two explications of assigned poems. You will find examples of this assignment in chapters one and two and on pages 695-704 of your textbook, Poetry: An Introduction.You will produce seven textual analyses of passages from assigned plays. I will give you a class handout that will help you with this assignment.You will compose two literary research papers (4-pages, double-spaced). Here are the topics:Literary Research Paper for Poetry Respond to a burning question that you have about two poems found in chapter 21, “Border Crossings,” of Poetry: An Introduction. Include critical commentary from at least three scholarly sources in your discussion. Document research sources by using the MLA (Modern Language Association), guidelines. Before you begin this discussion, please read chapter 27 of your textbook, Poetry: An Introduction.Literary Research Paper for DramaDiscuss the way(s) in which at least two elements of drama develop a central theme in one of these plays:Lady Han, by Zeami MotokiyoChikamatsu, Monzaemon, The Love Suicides at Sonezaki.Include critical commentary from at least three scholarly sources in your discussion. Document research sources by using the MLA (Modern Language Association), guidelines. Before you begin this discussion, please read pages 16-20 and 982-990 of your textbook, Drama.Self-Assessment and Teacher EvaluationAt mid-semester, I will ask you to complete a learning assessment questionnaire that will encourage you to examine your learning in this course. I will also ask you to complete a teacher evaluation form near the