English 258/258W
Winter Quarter, 2003
Instructor: T. Sean Rody
Phone: 546-6983
Mailbox: FOSS Building 5374
Email: srody@shore.ctc.edu
Office Hours: 11:30-12:00 M-F and by Appointment
Office: 5000 Building, # 5374
Webpage: http://elmo.shore.ctc.edu/seanrody
Class time: 12:30-1:35 MTWTh
Room: 2207
Credits: 5
COURSE DESCRIPTION: "Techniques of fiction; analysis of short stories and novels."
PREREQUISITES: English 101.
REQUIRED BOOKS: An Introduction to Fiction (eighth edition) by Kennedy and Gioia, Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Pouliuli by Albert Wendt, and The Lunatic by Anthony Winkler
COURSE ADAPTATIONS: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me as soon as possible.
PLAGIARISM: To borrow other’s ideas and words without proper acknowledgment is a form of dishonesty known as "plagiarism." To avoid plagiarism you must cite all quotations, summaries and phrases as well as any facts or ideas which are not considered common knowledge. If I find a student has plagiarized, I will refer the matter to the Dean for Humanities, and the student will receive no credit for that assignment and have no opportunity to receive credit for that assignment.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: You are expected to attend class—your attendance is very important—and participate in class discussions and express your ideas while respecting the ideas of others. Punctual attendance of class and participation in class activities are essential to your academic success. If you are not able to go to class you are expected to make arrangements to pick up missed material or assignments. You are expected to read all the assigned material before the class meeting for which it is assigned.
SNOW POLICY: The College will not close as long as the campus parking lots, roadways and walks can be kept open. Should the College be forced to close, local AM radio stations -KING, KIRO, and KOMO will keep you informed.
GRADING:
- Within the first week you may arrange for Pass/No Credit grade otherwise grade from this class will be numerical.
- Anything not turned in on time will not be accepted without a prior arrangement or a documented emergency.
- You may make arrangements to rewrite one accepted essay for a higher grade.
Your Final Grade will be calculated using this breakdown:
Essays (three) 60%
Journal 30%
Participation 10%
The resulting percentage will then be converted using the following scale:
| 89 3.4 | 79 2.4 | 69 1.4 | |
| 88 3.3 | 78 2.3 | 68 1.3 | |
| 87 3.2 | 77 2.2 | 67 1.2 | |
| 86 3.1 | 76 2.1 | 66 1.1 | |
| 95-100 4.0 | 85 3.0 | 75 2.0 | 65 1.0 |
| 94 3.9 | 84 2.9 | 74 1.9 | 64 0.9 |
| 93 3.8 | 83 2.8 | 73 1.8 | 63 0.8 |
| 92 3.7 | 82 2.7 | 72 1.7 | 62 0.7 |
| 91 3.6 | 81 2.6 | 71 1.6 | 61 < 0.0 |
| 90 3.5 | 80 2.5 | 70 1.5 |
Tentative Schedule
Week 1 1/6-1/10
Week 2 1/13-1/17
Week 3 1/20-1/24 (1/20 MLK Day)
Week 4 1/27-1/31
Week 5 2/3-2/7
Week 6 2/10-2/14
Week 7 2/17-2/21 (2/17 Presidents Day)
Week 8 2/24-2/28
Week 9 3/3-3/7
Week 10 3/10-3/14
Week 11 3/17
Final: Thursday, March 20th 11am-1pm