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Dr. Francine L. Allen
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Spring 2008 Courses
Fall 2007 Courses Fall 2006/Spring 2007 Courses
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Fall Semester 2006
Office Location: English Building (EB) Office Hours:
E-mail and Office Phone Number:
Course Description and Goals Religion, Politics, and the Community of Service The desire to resist dehumanization has often produced and energized African American literature. African slaves and their early descendents often proclaimed their innate humanity by pointing to America's political and religious ideals. For these writers, if America was to be a democratic nation with liberty and justice for all and if American was to be a nation built upon Christian brotherhood, it had to practice its ideals, not merely talk about them. This call for America to recognize the equal human worth of its citizens of African descent has continued among contemporary African American writers producing literary works during the period of post-modernism. Unlike their predecessors, though, many of these contemporary writers have focused inwardly. Instead of calling upon the nation in general to practice what it preaches, these writers have turned to members of the black community, asking them to serve one another and thereby avoid becoming sources of their own dehumanization. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to do the following:
The prerequisite for this course is English 2110, World Literature Required Texts
Class Assignments: Examinations and Essay Throughout this semester, students will be required to take five in-class examinations. Each examine will test students on their knowledge of factual information about literary texts discussed in class, factual information such as the name of characters, the publication date of texts, background information about an author. Additionally, students will be tested on their understanding of themes and issues surrounding these texts. As such, the exams will have two sections: one section consisting of multiple choice and short-answer questions and another section containing exam questions. In addition to the in-class examinations, students will be asked to write a four-page literary analysis. Further details about the analysis will be given at the appropriate time. Students will be asked to produce two drafts of their analysis, and each draft will be graded. Five Examinations
Literary Analysis
Please see the course grading scale Late-Work Policies, Class Attendance, and Other Course Issues: Accommodations for Students with Special Needs: Students who need special accommodations are asked to arrange a meeting as soon as possible with the professor during office hours so that the specifics of those arrangements can be discussed. Absences: Students who are unable to make it to class should have the names and contact information of fellow classmates so that they can call them and find out what was missed. Students should not rely solely upon the professor for finding out what that may have missed during their absence from class. Academic Integrity: Any student caught plagiarizing a paper will receive an "F" for the course. Plagiarism is presenting another person's work as one's own. Plagiarism includes any paraphrasing or summarizing of the works of another person without acknowledgement, including the submitting of another student's work as one's own. Plagiarism frequently involves a failure to acknowledge in the text, notes, or footnotes the quotation of paragraphs, sentences, or even a few phrases written or spoken by someone else. The submission of research or completed papers or projects prepared by someone else is plagiarism, as is the unacknowledged use of research sources gathered by someone else when that use is specifically forbidden by the faculty members. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one's reliance on other sources is also a form of plagiarism. Finally, there may be forms of plagiarism that are unique to an individual discipline or course, examples of which should be provided in advance by the professor. The student is responsible for understanding the legitimate use of sources, the appropriate ways of acknowledging academic, scholarly or creative indebtedness, and the consequences of violating this responsibility. Class Attendance: Class attendance is required. Students are expected to be in class on time and to be ready to work when they arrive. Leaving class early, unless discussed with the professor beforehand and given approval, is considered unprofessional conduct and counts as an absence. The instructor will begin taking roll five minutes after the official start of class. Students entering after the roll has been taken will be counted tardy. Those students who are tardy to class will be asked to sign their name to a sign-up sheet before the class is over so that there is a record of their having been present in class. Students who are tardy to class will not be dropped from the course and will not have their tardiness counted as an absence. However, constant tardiness inevitably has a negative impact on a student's grade and shows disrespect for the professor and the students who have arrived on time. Class Conduct: Both students and professor are expected to be respectful of the ideas of others during class discussions. Students are also asked to not sleep or use cell phones during class. Examinations and Essay: All assignments must be taken or submitted during class period on the dates outlined in the syllabus. If a student is unable to make it to class on the day an examination is given or an essay is due, he or she is responsible for contacting the professor via e-mail on that day-between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.-and the professor will respond promptly, giving the student directions for submitting the work. If the student does not follow these procedures, he or she will be unable to take the exam or submit the essay at a later date. Emergencies: Emergencies will be dealt with on an individual basis. If an emergency does happen and a student is unable to come to class and submit his or her work, the student should contact the instructor immediately-on the day of the emergency. A decision will be made at that point regarding what the student should do. Monday/Wednesday Course Schedule The following is a provisional schedule for the semester. Changes may be necessary as the course proceeds. Students should check their Kennesaw e-mail daily to stay informed about any changes to the schedule and about matters related to the class, including any cancellations of class by the professor. August Monday, August 21
Wednesday, August 23
Monday, September 4
Wednesday, September 6
Monday, September 11
Wednesday, September 13
Monday, September 18
Wednesday, September 20
Monday, September 25
October
Wednesday, October 4
Monday, October 9
Wednesday, October 11
Monday, October 16
Wednesday, October 18
Monday, October 23
Wednesday, October 25
Monday, October 30
Monday, November 6
Wednesday, November 8
Monday, November 13
Wednesday, November 15
Monday, November 20
Wednesday, November 22
Monday, November 27
Wednesday, November 29
Monday, December 4
Wednesday, December 6: Last Day of Classes
Wednesday, December 13 · Between 2 pm-4 pm, submit to the professor in her office the
final draft of the literary analysis
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