English 202/202W
Fall Quarter, 2005

Instructor: T. Sean Rody
Phone: (206) 546-6983
Mailbox: FOSS Building 5374
Email: srody@shore.ctc.edu
Office Hours: 8-8:30 M-Th and 3-3:30 MW
Office: 5000 Building, # 5374
Webpage: http://elmo.shore.ctc.edu/seanrody
Class time: 12:30-2:50 MW
Room: 2910
Credits: 5

COURSE DESCRIPTION: "Myths, also called religious stories or sacred texts, are often the most important and influential stories within a culture or society. This team-taught class will be a survey of myths from around the world and from different times. The class will discuss and analyze myths exploring various themes and functions within a cultural, political, historical and social context."

PREREQUISITES: English 101 or equivalent with instructor’s permission.

REQUIRED BOOKS: None

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 arrange to rewrite one previously-accepted essay for a higher grade.

Your Final Grade will be calculated using this breakdown:

• Essays 50%
• Midterm Examination 25%
• Final Examination 25%

The resulting percentage will then be converted using the following scale:

Tentative Schedule

Ernest Johnson: Islamic Myths

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