Policy Statement
E 314L * 5-READING POETRY-W
Unique Number: 33745
Spring 2007
MW 3:30-5:00, Parlin 6
Instructor: Sarah Jett
E-mail: SarahJett@msn.com
Office Hours: TBA
Office: FAC 16 (Phone # 471-8037) (Call only during my office hours)
GOALS:
This course will help enhance your understanding and appreciation of poetry by learning critical reading techniques in preparation for upper-division English courses. Students will:
• Read and analyze poetry
• Write critically about literature
• Conduct library and online research
• Become familiar with critical techniques and approaches used in the
English major
• Edit and proofread your own writing as well as that of your peers
TEXTS:
Course Packet (can be purchased from Jenn’s copies)
The Norton Anthology of Poetry, Shorter Fifth Edition
by Margaret Ferguson (Editor); ISBN: 0393979210
The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford World's Classics)
by William Shakespeare, Colin Burrow (Editor); ISBN: 019281933X
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Two pocket folders: one yellow folder in which you turn in all your final drafts, and one folder/binder (your choice) in which you keep all of your coursework for this class. DO NOT DISCARD ANY DRAFTS, NOTES, PAPERS, QUIZZES, OR RESEARCH MATERIALS YOU PRODUCE DURING THE SEMESTER UNTIL YOU RECEIVE A FINAL GRADE.
• Access to a computer, printer, and photocopier.
• Your UT EID, in order to access the course website. If you don’t know your UT EID, find it online at
COURSEWORK AND DUE DATES:
Mark your calendar with the following important dates:
Important due dates to remember:
Monday, February 5—First Submission Due, Paper One
Monday, February 19—Second Submission Due, Paper One
Monday, March 5—First Submission Due, Paper Two
Wednesday, March 28—Second Submission Due, Paper Two
Wednesday, April 4—Original Sonnet Due
Wednesday, April 11—Memorization of a Poem Due
Wednesday, April 23—Poetry Imitation Due
Wednesday, May 2—Paper Three Due
GRADES:
Grades will be calculated based on the following:
Formal Essays
4-6 page poetry analysis—25 percent
4-6 page poetry analysis—25 percent
4-6 page paper with research component—15 percent
Quizzes
5-7 quizzes—10 percent
Informal Writing
2 peer reviews—5 percent
10 class web forum assignments—5 percent
10 study question/freewriting activities—5 percent
Creative Writing
Original poetry and imitations—10 percent
To pass the course, you must turn these papers and drafts in on time. You must turn them in at the beginning of class (unless you make other arrangements with me beforehand). To complete each final draft, you must consider the comments you received on your first draft thoughtfully, working to produce a substantially improved final draft.
FORMAT OF DRAFTS AND FINAL PAPERS:
Drafts and final drafts of all out-of-class papers must be typewritten. The first page of your paper must include the following information: Your name, my name, course, date, and paper title. For this class, you must use MLA format.
DRAFTS AND PEER REVIEWS:
On the first day of class, I will ask you to provide me with some general information about yourself, including a pseudonym that I will use to identify you and give credit for peer reviews.
Attendance is always important, but your presence in class is crucial on these days, since these peer reviews count for participation credit.
ATTENDANCE:
You are expected to attend class daily, to arrive on time, to have prepared assigned reading and writing, and to participate in all in-class editing, revising, and discussion sessions. Being late to class (10 minutes or more) counts as half an absence. Ideally, you will have few or no absences, but more than three averages may result in the reduction of your grade. IF YOU HAVE SIX ABSENCES, YOU WILL FAIL THE COURSE. If there are extenuating circumstances that prevent you from attending class, please discuss these with me.
COMPUTER ACCESS:
In this class, we will be using computers on a fairly regular basis. During class, you, of course, have access to the computers in FAC 7. Computers are also available in CWRL labs (http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/?q=locations)
and the FAC (http://www.utexas.edu/computer/fac/hours.html).
LATE ASSIGNMENTS AND DRAFTS:
Papers, drafts, and other out-of-class assignments will be turned in at the time they are due. In the case of late papers, one letter grade will be deducted for each calendar day beyond the due date.
SCHOLASTIC HONESTY:
Turning in work that is not your own, or any other form of scholastic dishonesty, will result in a major course penalty, possibly failure of the course. A report of the incident will also be made to the Office of the Dean of Students. Be sure you read and understand the Statement on Scholastic Responsibility in Chapter 6 of The Student Guide to First-Year Writing (available online at ). I strongly encourage you to use services offered by the Undergraduate Writing Center (FAC 211, 471-6222). Writing center consultants are trained to help you resolve your own problems so that all your writing reflects what you have learned.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TDD.
A WORD ON CELL PHONES:
Please turn them off before class. (If they ring during class, you will be embarrassed. If you get bored and call someone, I’ll notice.)