Find the quiz in the “Essentials” tab of the Blackboard site for the class.
After Essay 2: The Rest of the Semester
To continue with the theme of triage, we will only have one more course reading for the semester (see schedule).The remaining assignments, after Essay 2, are to complete a quiz (minimum 75% score for passing completion) on the course reading, and a final take home essay exam. The quiz will prepare you for the exam.
The Revised Final Grade Policy is now available in the updated course syllabus. This lists which assignments are required for a passing grade, should you choose the Pass/Fail grade.
Students who have uploaded Essay 1 to the Dropbox folder (link in post on Essay 1) will receive feedback and grades this week.
Essay 2 and Note on the Rest of the Semester
But, that’s not an option!
So, for the rest of the semester, we are going to do a little thing calledtriage.
In triage, we take an impossibility–there is more to do than can be done with the available time and resources–and we cut into it and carve out the most important things that must and can be achieved. Overview What can and must be achieved are: Three Essays. Most of you have written Essay 1. Please see the earlier post for the link to submit that essay. I will post the links and guidelines for Essay 2 below. Later this week, I will post the links and guidelines for Essay 3. I will probably post supplemental material to help in the writing, but these essays will be the remaining coursework required for passing the class. Keep in mind that a form of questions you will need to answer will be included in the work for Essay 3. Here are things I expect in your essays as minimum requirements for passing-level essays: In each essay, you are required to establish an insightful perspective about your exhibit text, including- an effective thesis statement about the central, assigned text that includes effective use of one or two literary elements,
- paragraphs that develop your thesis in a few supporting claims, each supported by evidence and reasoning,
- evidence that you have read the central, assigned text,
- researched context and arguments that inform your perspective (2-3 sources), cited in MLA format.
- 600 word minimum,
- Works Cited section listing at least two sources,
- A title that reflects your argument and “hooks” your reader.
- Bartleby the Scrivener –be sure to take notes
- Elements of a Story Presentation and Doc
- Effective Academic Essay
Essay 1: Turn in Here
Please “save as” your essay with your name in it like this [First Name Initial].[Last Name]E1.doc
Acceptable file formats: WORD (preferred) and PDF. No Pages file formats will be accepted. Also, do not submit your essay as a TextEdit or JPG file.
Use this link to submit your essay: https://www.dropbox.com/request/WqweImF7prTTZzrX2r6L
Week 7
Hi All!
Many of you are concerned about getting your essays in. I want to assure you that I know we are all doing our best to get through the semester, so I am extending the deadline to Wednesday, April 29th, by 11:59 pm.
I will be available during class time on Tuesdays to meet with you and answer questions.
I have created two videos with instructions on writing your Essay 1.
Week Five
Dear Students,
Below is the link to the tutorial for reading Humanimal. It should help you complete the Journal 4 and Poetry Analysis that were due Wednesday, April 1 (see Week Four). The new deadline is April 7th. This deadline is crucial for anyone looking for feedback in preparation for the essay. Essay 1 is due at the end of spring break, and it is a formal, full essay poetry analysis with research.
The video format turned out to be really unmanageable, so I created this tutorial to help you read Humanimal instead:
Literary Terms II: Reading Contemporary Poetry
Reading:
Bhanu Kapil, Humanimal: “Humanimal 2” (30-65)
Sarah Dowling, “They Were Girls: Animality and Poetic Voice in Bhanu Kapil’s Humanimal”
(p.736-743)
Homework Due:
Journal 4 link to prompt and link to Blackboard journals where you will submit the assignment.
Poetry analysis handout again. Choose a poem from Humanimal, or Blood Dazzler and perform an analysis using the poetry analysis handout. Your journal assignment is to produce notes for a possible essay. That is, complete the steps in the handout, and write in complete sentences, but you are not required to choose a thesis. Do complete the steps, including step 8, and list 2-3 possible thesis statements. Turn in your poetry analysis here. If you have struggled with this, do not worry. I will post more information on Week 5 and you can write your analysis after that.
Week Four
Reading: Bhanu Kapil, Humanimal:
Intro; Humanimal 1, “Humanimal 2” (items 9-29) Read to page 34. .
Journal 4 link to prompt and link to Blackboard journals where you will submit the assignment
Text on Orientalism from Buddhism in America
Poetry analysis handout again. Choose a poem from Humanimal, or Blood Dazzler and perform an analysis using the poetry analysis handout. Your journal assignment is to produce notes for a possible essay. That is, complete the steps in the handout, and write in complete sentences, but you are not required to choose a thesis. Do complete the steps, including step 8, and list 2-3 possible thesis statements. Turn in your poetry analysis here. If you have struggled with this, do not worry. I will post more information on Week 5 and you can write your analysis after that.
Tutorial on Reading Contemporary Poetry (form assignment has been replaced by Journal)
UPDATE: I’m having technical difficulties uploading the videos for this presentation on reading contemporary poetry. See the presentation for Week Five.
Link for British imperialism in India timeline (refer to after watching part II of the presentation above)
Quick Update
I had put in the “About” page that I will be available on Tuesdays. This is not turning out to be feasible. I will post new material and grades on Thursdays and will continue to offer meetings on Fridays. I will respond to emails within 12 hours.
Week Three
Greetings!
As you can see, I am still uploading documents to this site, adding new information and functionality, but here it is: ta-da! Your online hub for our English 102 course in Writing About Literature.
Class will take place as asynchronously as possible. I have stated in the updated syllabus and on the About page that I will be available for text and/or video chats via Google Meet on Fridays from 11:45-1:45pm and on Tuesdays between 11:45-12:45. I will post the Meet address as an update to the current week’s (from Thursday to Thursday) post, i.e. here. Please message me to let me know to expect you.
Friday update: I usually have office time on Fridays 12:45-1:45, but this Friday is a little more hectic than usual. Email me if you need me and anticipate open office hours to resume on Tuesday, March 24, from 11:45-12:45.
- Tutorial on Literary Terms I
Tutorial on Humanism IPOSTPONED until further notice- Patricia Smith, selections from Blood Dazzler
- YouTube Video of Smith on Blood Dazzler (30 minutes)
- General Instructions for Journals this Semester
- Journal 2 and Journal 3 Due by 3/26
- Homework:
- Read Poems and Poetic language and analysis handout
- Complete analysis of one of the poems in Blood Dazzler using the poetry analysis handout as a guide.
Week Two
This week, our conversation was cut short by the sudden instructional recess and the move to distanced learning.
Poem and Narrative:
- To a Young Ass, Its Mother Tethered Near It.
- Alice Walker, “Am I Blue?”
Due to the interruption, we were not able to discuss the reading for Thursday. I have prioritized other reading for now, but we may return to the text on Coleridge next week.