Instructor:
Nancy Knowles
Office: Loso 146--(541) 962-3795
E-mail: nknowles@eou.edu
Course home page: http://www2.eou.edu/~nknowles/spring2003/engl33903.html
Office hours: M 10-10:50, TR 12-12:50, and by appointment

Catalog Description: Intensive study of one literary genre. .

Prerequisites: ENGL: 206, and one British or American survey course; upper division standing..

Learning Outcomes (Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to...):

1. Understand and apply theories related to the novel as a genre;
2. Read the novel form critically; and
3. Write effectively as a means of discovery and of sharing critical responses to this kind of text.

Outcomes for upper-division UWR writing-intensive courses:

• Students will produce at least 5,000 words (including drafts, in-class writing, informal papers, and polished papers); 2,000 words of this total should be in polished papers which students have revised after receiving feedback and criticism. 
• Students will practice the forms of writing and reflect upon the nature of the writing used by graduates and professionals in the discipline the course represents. 
• Students will write at least one paper integrating information from more than one source, employing the appropriate documentation style for the discipline represented by the course. 
• Students will draft, revise, and edit their formal written work. 
• Students will seek assistance from a Writing Tutor in the Writing Lab when needed and when referred by the instructor.

Means of Assessment (link with learning outcomes) and Grading:

• Participation in classroom discussion and activities, including group work (outcomes 1 & 2)--10%
• Generation of in-class writing as a means of exploring new ideas (outcomes 1, 2, & 3)--10%
• Critical papers analyzing the readings (outcomes 1, 2, & 3)--75%
• Final essay examination (outcomes 1, 2, & 3)--5%

McKeon, Michael, ed. Theory of the Novel.
Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels.
Dickens, Charles. Hard Times.
Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway.
Atwood, Margaret. The Blind Assassin.
College dictionary
Style manual including MLA format

Course Requirements:

• Read all assigned readings by the date they appear in the syllabus. Bring text to class.

• Successful learning depends on active participation in class discussion and activities. Absence, lack of preparation, and unwillingness to share ideas or to work during class time detract from participation credit. Help me help you to manage absences by contacting me in advance when absence is necessary.

• I expect each participant to conference with me at least once outside class.

• In-class writing will function as open-book, open-note quizzes graded on insight and depth of analysis not grammar.

• Deadlines for generative writing and rough drafts must be met. Late work will be penalized.

• Final drafts must be accompanied by earlier notes, outlines, and drafts demonstrating substantial revision, copies of all cited secondary materials, a works cited page, and a completed self-evaluation.

• I may require further revision or proofreading beyond the final draft, and I will accept any revisions you choose to make to the First Paper until the last day of class. All revisions must be accompanied by the graded draft. Revision grades, if higher, will replace the initial grade, but revision does not guarantee a higher grade.

• The final examination is an institutional requirement. Rescheduling the final requires permission from the course instructor and the Dean of Arts & Sciences.

• Excellent participation
• Extra conferences with me
• Visits to the Writing Lab (submit blue form)

Course Schedule: