2090syllabus

Week	Reading and Seminars	Journal Assignments
INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL WEEK ONE January 12-18 Log in to the ANGEL Class Management System	Carefully read through the entire class website You will probably want to print out the syllabus, the assignments, and some of the Tools for Research and Writing and keep them handy in a notebook. You will need to reference them throughout the semester. Start reading Killing Mister Watson by Peter Matthiessen	Log in to ANGEL Class Management System -- check your MCC email account for more information about ANGEL , Take the MCC Distance Learning Readi Assessment for Distance Learners The log-in page is at http://manatee.readi.info/ Username (for everyone) is manateecc Password is online Click on WEEK ONE, click on NEW POST: Discuss what you learned about your strengths and weaknesses as a Distance Learning Student. What will you need to do to be successful in this course? ½* Choose a narrator for the Narrative Report. No choices before January 12. Post your choice of narrator on the WebBoard. Student choices will also be posted on the Class Webpage, so you can see what choices have already been made. After January 19, you may also choose your novel for Unit 2, your geographical area for Unit 3 and your novel and focus for Unit 4. First come, first served.
UNIT ONE WEEK TWO: January 19-25	Read Turco: pp. 1-38. Review: Definition of the Novel A Brief History of the Novel	Click on WEEK TWO, click on NEW POST: Introduce yourself to the class by posting a brief biography -- who you are, what you're majoring in, why you're taking this class, and why you decided on distance learning. ½ *
UNIT ONE WEEK THREE: January 26- February 1	Finish reading Killing Mister Watson by Peter Matthiessen Review: Narrative Stances and Modes of Narration	**Discuss your connection to Florida -- are you a native or a transplant? Do you love it or hate it? What do you like/dislike about living in Florida? ***
UNIT ONE WEEK FOUR: February 2-8 Seminar meeting February 5	Review: Tips for Writing about Literature Guidelines for Research Essays *Errors That Drive Jones Crazy *PPT: Citing Sources MLA STYLE *MLA Format Sample List of MLA Citations and/or MLA Handbook. Review: Creating an Effective PPT Presentation*	Discuss what you think Peter Matthiessen is saying about Florida's environment, history, and society in Killing Mister Watson.* Reports on Narrators due at class on February 5. I expect all essays to conform to MLA Guidelines and to be written in acceptable standard English! Post any questions you have about MLA Documentation on the MLA Discussion Forum. Please staple your essay in the upper left-hand corner. Do not put it in a folder. If you are going to use a PPT for your oral presentation, please attach it to the Discussion Board. so it will be easily accessible in class. You might also want to bring a copy for backup.
UNIT ONE WEEK FIVE: February 9-15		What kind of a novel is Killing Mister Watson? To what genre does it belong? Why?*
UNIT TWO WEEK SIX: February 16-22	Start reading your novel for the GENRE PROJECT Read: Turco, pp. 39-69 Check the websites on GENRE LINKS and find other research information on the Web and in the Electronic Resources available through LINCCWeb. *Remember: journals posted after the due date will lose five points per week.*	Your Discussion journals for UNIT 2, WEEKS SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, and NINE will be posted under your chosen GENRE: Mystery, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, or Horror. It is extremely important that you post your entries in the correct place and in a timely manner. To do so, click on your GENRE, then click NEW POST. These postings should thus constitute an ongoing discussion among your panel members. Share with your panel members what you have learned about the conventions of your genre. Post the addresses for any websites that you have found helpful in your research.*
UNIT TWO WEEK SEVEN: February 23-March 1	Don't forget to consult resources available in the college libraries and/or your public library.	Share with your panel members what you have learned about the history of your genre and other writers of the genre. Discuss any print sources (books, reference works, etc.) that you have found helpful in your research.*
UNIT TWO WEEK EIGHT: March 2-8 Seminar meeting: GENRE March 5	Check out the New York Times Sunday Book Review -- also available in the library -- and see how your genre is reviewed. Read a few book reviews to see how they are put together. Panel discussions should last 20-30 minutes, so please time your reports accordingly. Be prepared to answer questions.	Discuss how your genre is regarded in the contemporary academic and popular literary worlds. * By March 3, the group should decide who will address which of the questions for the panel discussion -- everyone must speak, so each person should be responsible for one or more questions, although anyone may jump in with individual commentary. Book Review due at class. Please staple your review in the upper left-hand corner. Do not put it in a folder.
UNIT THREE WEEK NINE: March 9-15	Make plans to see a contemporary play for the Play Review assignment if you have not already done so. Check Local Theatre Information for information on area theatres. For further information check the TICKET section of the Friday Herald Tribune or its website http://www.heraldtribune.com.	Post on the Discussion Board under WEEK NINE the name of the play you plan to see, the theatre, and why you chose this play.
UNIT THREE Poetry**Drama WEEK TEN: March 16-22	Begin work on Poetry Anthology Read Turco: pp.148-88	SPRING BREAK!
UNIT THREE Poetry**Drama WEEK ELEVEN: March 23-29 March 23: Last Day to Withdraw		What techniques are you finding useful for researching your Poetry Anthology? Share any tips about Internet or library research you have discovered with the class on the Discussion Board under WEEK ELEVEN *
UNIT THREE PoetryDrama WEEK TWELVE March 30-April 5** Seminar meeting: POETRY April 2	Read Turco: pp. 70-110 Review: Creating an Effective PPT Presentation Before you finalize your anthology, read: Tips for Writing about Literature, Guidelines for Research Essays and review Sample List of MLA Citations -- all found on the Tools page and/or MLA Handbook, pp. 1-43.	You may compile your anthology in traditional pages or as a PPT printout (see student example). If you decide to do a PPT, be sure to create a shortened version for the class presentation (no more than 10 minutes!) Post your class PPT to the Discussion Board. Check Poetry Anthology Grading to be sure your anthology is complete. You must turn in a hard copy -- this can be in a folder or stapled or bound. What have you discovered about the contemporary poetry scene in the area you have chosen? Post a link to a website that has useful information or list the author, title, and source of an article or book that has good information about contemporary poetry in your area.*
UNIT FOUR WEEK THIRTEEN April 6-12	Read: "Magical Realism at the World's End" by Michael Valdez Moses. Start reading your novel.	Under WEEK THIRTEEN: Respond to Valdez Moses' article by discussing your understanding of what Magical Realism is. *
UNIT FOUR WEEK FOURTEEN April 13-19	Check the websites on MAGICAL REALISM LINKS and find other research information on the Web and in the Electronic Resources available through LINCCWeb. Work on Magical Realism Question/ Discussion for class on April 30.	Post the web address for at least one site that you have found useful for researching your question and briefly discuss why the site is useful.*
UNIT FOUR WEEK FIFTEEN April 20-26	.	Research some background biographical information about your author. Discuss what about your author's background might have lead her/him to become interested in Magical Realism as a novelistic style.*
UNIT FOUR WEEK SIXTEEN April 27-May 3 Seminar meeting: MAGICAL REALISM April 30	Review: Tips for Writing about Literature, Guidelines for Research Essays and review Sample List of MLA Citations -- all found on the Tools page and/or in the MLA Handbook.	Post on the Discussion Board under WEEK Sixteen by April 29: a summary or outline of your essay to share with your group members so they have an idea what you will be presenting in class. Your oral report grade will be affected if you do not post.
PLAY REVIEW May 3	No assignments or journals received or posted after May 3 will be graded.	Post Play Review on the Discussion Board under PLAY REVIEW by May 3 (500-750 words: 100 pts.)

Assignments		Points
UNIT ONE Reports on Narrators in Killing Mister Watson	Oral Written: 500-750 words	50 points 100 points
UNIT TWO Genre Project	Oral Written: 500-750 words	100 points 50 points
UNIT THREE Poetry Anthology Play Review due by December 7	Oral Written: 500-750 words 500-750 words	50 points 100 points 100 points
UNIT FOUR Magical Realism project	Oral Written:1000 words	50 points 100 points
Journal Assignments posted on Discussion Board 25 pts. @	Each *Journal entry should be at least 250 words. Journals posted after the date due will lose 5 points per week. Journals will be graded on content, correct use of standard English, and length.	300 points