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Prof. Jim Garrett
Office: E & T A608
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30am-12:30pm, Wednesday 4:30pm-6:00pm
Phone: (323) 343-4163
Email: jgarret@calstatela.edu
Course web site: http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jgarret/468
Prerequisites: Upper
division standing is prerequisite to enrollment in English 468. ENGL 102 or its
equivalent is prerequisite to all upper division English courses. Prerequisite
for all literature courses: ENGL 250, or 200A, 200B or 200C.
Description:
This course surveys literature of the Victorian period (1832-1901).
We’ll examine major authors, genres, and works in their cultural and
historical context. Issues and themes covered include industrialism, gender
roles, evolutionary theory, Victorian sexualities, and representations of the
working classes.
Course
Requirements:
There is much reading and writing in this class.
You will need to be diligent about planning ahead and completing your
tasks on time. Listed below are the
required assignments for this course:
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Participation
and Quizzes (10% of course grade)
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A
midterm exam (short answer, identification, and essay questions) (20% of
course grade)
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A
short (4-5 page) paper (20% of course grade)
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A
longer (5-7 page) paper (30% of course grade)
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A
final exam on material covered since the midterm (short answer,
identification, and essay questions) (20% of course grade)
Please note that you must satisfactorily complete all
assignments to pass the course.
Policies
Grading Policy: Course grades are based
on standard percentages (i.e. 90% and greater is some version of an A, 80%-89%
is some version of a B and so on). Plus and minus grades are used in the class.
Cell Phones and Other Gadgetry: Please
turn off all cell phones, pagers, portable radios, televisions, computers,
MP3/CD/Disc/Mini-disc players, and any other electronic communication and/or
entertainment devices before coming to class.
Contacting the Instructor: Outside
of class and my office hours, email is the most effective way of communicating
with me. However, be reasonable. If you email me at
2:00 AM
, the morning before a paper is due, don’t expect a response.
Attendance: University policy states that
a student with more than four unexcused absences may not be permitted to take
the final exam. Because of quizzes and required participation in class
discussion, excessive absences and tardiness will have a severe effect of your
final course grade.
Please read the assigned texts before class. Often I
will offer some guidelines about future reading assignments in class. For
example, I might tell you to focus on a particular text for the next class
meeting. If you are absent, you are responsible for getting the assignment from
a classmate.
Written Assignments: Please note the
following carefully when preparing your written assignments for this class:
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Written
assignments must be typed following standard formatting practices for
college writing—use a readable type style (12 point type), indent
paragraphs, double space between lines, and use one inch margins. Any style
guide will contain information on formatting your written assignments for
submission.
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Before
handing in written assignments, edit and proofread your work carefully.
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Do
not use plastic covers or report folders or title pages on your written
assignments. Each assignment, though, should have your name, the course
number, the date, and my name on separate lines (double-spaced) in the upper
left corner of the first page. If the paper has a title, center it on the
first page, after the above information.
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Use
page numbers and place them in the upper right corner of the page. If you
are uncertain how to have word processing software generate the correct page
number in the header of your document, ask someone in one of the labs.
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MLA
format and style conventions should be followed for all written assignments
(essays and responses). For more information on MLA format and style
conventions, see The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, the
appropriate section of a recent (published after 2000) writer’s handbook,
or one of the many reputable online sources.
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Late
papers are not accepted. The assignment due dates are distributed on the
first day of class, and the assignments are made available often weeks
before they are due.
Academic Dishonesty/Cheating:
Collaborating with others is encouraged when you are planning your papers,
reviewing each other’s work, preparing for presentations or for exams. Study
or reading groups can be effective ways to study and learn. However, when you
write your papers, the text needs to be your own.
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You
must carefully observe the standard rules for acknowledging the sources of
words and ideas. If you make use of a phrase or a quote or if you paraphrase
another writer’s words or ideas, you must acknowledge the source of these
words or ideas telling us the source of these materials. APA and MLA style
differ on the exact format of this attribution, but the simple version is
the name of the author and the page number (if appropriate) in parentheses
at the end of the sentence containing the use of the source material. If you
fail to acknowledge properly the source of your text, you will receive a
zero on the assignment and be reported to the Student Disciplinary Officer.
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If
you plagiarize or otherwise misrepresent the source of your work, you will
receive a zero on the assignment and be reported to the Student Disciplinary
Officer.
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