INGL 3211 Advanced English I
Advanced English I: INGL 3211
(Sections 020, 041, 050)
Course Outline (Fall 2005)
Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.-Fri.7:30-8:20, 12:55-1:45, and by appointment
English Department Office: Ch 323 Web site: http://academic.uprm.edu/kkelley/
Course description: Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Test. Development of reading, discussion, and writing skills through the experience, interpretation, and evaluation of the short story, modern drama, poetry and the essay. Introduction to library skills related to literary study.
Required texts:
Robert DiYanni, The Essay: An Introduction
Robert DiYanni, Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay 5th ed., 2002
Diana Hacker, Rules for Writers, 5th ed. (or similar handbook)
Recommended texts: an English-English dictionary (such as The American Heritage), and a thesaurus.
Objectives include the study of the following points:
Elements of the essay, fiction, poetry and modern drama
Review of the writing process
Research and writing on literary and related topics
Evaluation:
Three formal essays (related to literature) of 100 points each (to be graded on content, organization, vocabulary & language use, and mechanics)
Short writing assignments in or out of class and quizzes, approx. 50 points
Final exam, 100 points
Grades will follow the standard curve.
All work must be original. Any work copied from the Internet (all or in part) or plagiarized from other sources will automatically receive a grade of zero. There will be no make-ups for quizzes or in-class writing assignments. All work done outside of class must be turned in typed in New Times Roman size 12 font and identified with the student's name, course and section numbers, date and assignment. Multiple pages must be stapled.
Class Participation and Attendance: Active class participation is expected on the part of all students. Attendance is required. Both participation and attendance may influence the final grade.
Bonus Points. Students will have the opportunity to receive up to 10 bonus points for different types of work through the semester. Details will be given during the semester.
Due dates for essays:
Sept. 2 (Friday): personal essay
Oct. 7 (Friday): short story analysis
Nov. 4 (Friday): poetry analysis
The final exam will consist of an essay related to modern drama.
