EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
Division of Distance Education

ENGL 448: Major Authors WEB
Charles Dickens

Credit hours: 4

Instructor:
Nancy Knowles
Mailing address: Department of English/Writing, EasternOregon University. One University Blvd., La Grande, OR 97850
Office: Loso 146--(541) 962-3795
Fax: (541) 962-3596
E-mail: nknowles@eou.edu
Home page: http://www.eou.edu/~nknowles
Office hours: Please email or call for an appointmentto speak in person or by phone.

Prerequisites: ENGL 206 or 207, one British orAmerican survey course, and upper-division standing.

Catalog description: Detailed study of one or moremajor writers or directors including critical analyses of selected majorworks.

Learning outcomes (Upon successful completion ofthis course, students should be able to...):

1. Read Charles Dickens's work critically,

2. Situate his writing in its historical, biographical,and critical context, and

3. Employ effective writing strategies for discovery anddemonstrating learning.

Means of assessment (The above outcomes will allbe assessed using the following methods):

• Weekly response papers (15%)
• Informal and formal response (10%)
• Other discussion board participation (5%)
• Short analytical paper (30%)
• Term paper (40%)

Gradinginformation, rules, and guidelines common to all my syllabi

Course requirements:

• Read all assigned texts during the week they are assigned.
• Successful learning in this course depends upon active, thoughtfulparticipation in electronic discussion.
• Submit rough drafts of written assignments to the appropriatediscussion board area by Sunday of the week in which they are due. Sharingwriting and responding to the writing of others is key to learning howto revise successfully.
• Submit final drafts to the digital drop box within a weekof receiving discussion board feedback from peers. I may require furtherrevision or proofreading beyond the final draft, and I will accept anyadditional revisions you choose to make as long as I receive them by August30. Revision grades, if higher, will replace initial grades, but revisiondoes not guarantee higher grades.
• All ideas and words belonging to others must be properlycited in MLA format; use a handbook or visit the following site: http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml.
• Extra credit will be awarded for documented use of the EOUOnline Writing Lab at http://www.eou.edu/writelab.

Required materials:

• Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. Norton Critical Editionrequired: ISBN#039396292
• Dickens, Charles. The Old Curiosity Shop. Dover editionis cheapest: ISBN#048626793, but any editions OK.
• Dickens, Charles. Hard Times. Bantam edition is cheapest:ISBN#0553210165, but any edition is OK.
• Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. Signet editionis cheapest: ISBN#045152652. but any edition is OK.
• Other texts available online.

Schedule:

Week	Reading	Writing
Week 1  Due Sunday,   June 27	Course Introduction Syllabus Week 1 Lecture: Course Introduction and Instructions Assignments Week 1 Reading Oliver Twist through Chapter XXV Week 1 Lecture: Charles Dickens's World Week 1 Lecture: Charles Dickens Biography Week 1 Lecture: Notes on Oliver Twist Week 1 Lecture: Writing Informally about Literature	Post Exercise 1: Self-Introduction (in Assignments) to Self-IntroductionDiscussion Board Area Respond to at least two Self-Introductions  Submit Exercise 2: Digital Drop Box Practice to the Digital Drop Box Post Week 1 Response Paper to Week 1 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 1 Response Papers
Week 2  Due Sunday,   July 4	Complete Oliver Twist (through Chapter LIII) Week 2 Lecture: Dickens and the Novel	Post Week 2 Response Paper to Week 2 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 2 Response Papers
Week 3  Due Sunday,   July 11	All of Backgrounds and Sources in Norton edition of Oliver Twist Several Early Reviews in Norton (your choice) Half of the Criticism in Norton (your choice)  Week 3 Lecture: Writing Formally about Literature Short Analytical Paper Assignment	Post Week 3 Response Paper to Week 3 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 3 Response Papers Use Short Paper Brainstorm Discussion Board Area to brainstorm paper ideas(optional) Submit Short Paper Generative Writing to the Digital Drop Box
Week 4  Due Sunday,   July 18	First third of The Old Curiosity Shop Week 4 Lecture: Notes on The Old Curiosity Shop	Post Week 4 Response Paper to Week 4 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 4 Response Papers Post rough draft to Short Paper Rough Draft Discussion Board Area Respond formally to at least two drafts that have not yet receivedtwo responses (see Formal Response to Drafts in Assignments)
Week 5  Due Sunday,   July 25	Second third of The Old Curiosity Shop	Post Week 5 Response Paper to Week 5 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 5 Response Papers Submit Short Paper Final Draft with Works Cited and Self-Evaluation toDigital Drop Box Fax copies of secondary-source pages from which you cited information,if any other than those assigned or available online, to 541-962-3596
Week 6  Due Sunday,   August 1	Complete The Old Curiosity Shop Term Paper Assignment Locate and read full-text scholarly article of at least 10 pages on TheOld Curiosity Shop (or several shorter articles) using MLA InternationalBibliography available through Pierce Library (By database name) http://pierce.eou.edu Week 6 Lecture: Integrating Research Sources	Post Week 6 Response Paper to Week 6 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 6 Response Papers
Week 7  Due Sunday, August 8	First half of Hard Times Week 7 Lecture: Notes on Hard Times	Post Week 7 Response Paper to Week 7 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 7 Response Papers Use Term Paper Brainstorm Discussion Board Area to brainstorm paper ideas(optional) Submit Term Paper Generative Writing to the Digital Drop Box
Week 8  Due Sunday,   August 15	Complete Hard Times	Post Week 8 Response Paper to Week 8 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 8 Response Papers Draft Term Paper
Week 9  Due Sunday,   August 22	First half of A Tale of Two Cities Week 9 Lecture: Notes on A Tale of Two Cities	Post Week 9 Response Paper to Week 9 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 9 Response Papers Post rough draft to Term Paper Rough Draft Discussion Board Area Respond formally to at least two drafts that have not yet receivedtwo responses (see Formal Response to Drafts in Assignments)
Week 10  Due Monday,   August 30	Complete A Tale of Two Cities	Post Week 10 Response Paper to Week 10 Discussion Board Area Respond informally to at least two Week 10 Response Papers Submit Term Paper Final Draft with Works Cited and Self-Evaluation to DigitalDrop Box Fax copies of secondary-source pages from which you cited information,if any other than those assigned or available online, to 541-962-3596