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1. Welcome to EWRT 1C
Dr. Kim Palmore
Office F1-1l
ph. 408 674 3005
2. Agenda
ďľ The Course
Description and Details
⢠What is a Hybrid
Class?
⢠Adding the Class
⢠Syllabus
⢠Green Sheet
⢠Website
⢠Kaizena
⢠QHQ
ďľThe Lecture
⢠What is Literature and
Composition?
⢠What is literature?
⢠What is Literary Theory?
⢠What is New Criticism?
3. Using Canvas
Even though this English class 80% face-to-face, we
will use Canvas to communicate, see grades, access
course documents and assignments, and submit
homework.
As I informed you by email before our term began, our EWRT 1C class is now
published on Canvas. You should be able to access this course by logging into
Canvas and using your college credentials.
Go to https:
Use your college credentials to log in.
You will be taken to the Canvas dashboard where you should see our course:
EWRT 1C
If you do not have access to this course via Canvas, please let me know as
soon as possible.
4. Canvas: Posting Homework
Our class will use Canvas for both our face-to-face and online portions of
the course. But in order to do the homework, you must establish a
username to use through Wordpress. To make your own FREE Word Press
account, go to wordpress.com. The system will walk you through the steps
to signup for a username or to set up your own user-friendly Word Press
blog. Alternatively, you can sign up to post homework through Facebook.
There are also detailed directions available on the website under âCreate
Account.â
If you prefer not to use your own name, you may use a pseudonym. Just
make sure you sign in with YOUR Wordpress username before you post on
our class page so you get credit for your work. Please email me your
username once you have established which account you shall use for the
quarter.
If you cannot establish your username, please come to my office hours as
soon as possible, and I will help you with the process. Much of our work
will take place online, so establishing this connection is mandatory.
5.
6. What is a Hybrid Class?
⢠A hybrid class meets both in
the classroom and
electronically. For this course,
it means that we will meet
twice a week for 1 hour and 50
minutes and that you will
complete the remaining hour of
this five unit course on your
own, via a presentation on the
website. This work must be
completed and posted before
class on Monday. We will not
meet together; rather, you will
simply go to the online
presentation and work through
it on your own. I will answer
questions by email.
7. The Syllabus: Part 1
Information, Expectations, and Policies
â Course
Requirements
⢠Assignments and
values
⢠Participation
â Required Materials
⢠Books
⢠Computer Access
⢠One Bluebook
â Class Policies
⢠Plagiarism
⢠Conduct and
Courtesy
8. Texts and Required Materials
ďś Available at the De Anza
Bookstore
ďś Room by Emma Donoghue
ďś Night by Elie Wiesel
ďś Available online and from
local booksellers
ďś Night by Elie Wiesel
ďś Rita Hayworth and Shawshank
Redemption by Stephen King
ďś The Metamorphosis by Franz
Kafka
ďś Critical Theory Today by Lois
Tyson
ďś2 Large
Bluebooks for
exams
9. Course Requirements:
⢠Active participation in class discussions
and regular attendance. You will earn real
points for your participation in activities.
⢠Keeping up-to-date on the assignments
and reading.
⢠Formal writing: Three essays
⢠Two exams: midterm and a
comprehensive final
⢠A series of posts to the class website
⢠Reading quizzes, writing workshops, and
in-class assignments.
10. Writing Submissions
⢠Create your account. Go to Kaizena.com or simply use the link on our class website
home page. Click âSign up.â Choose âStudent.â Enter your group code (you can find
this on the right side of the website or in the slideshow directions for how to use
Kaizena).
⢠Files are added to Conversations in Kaizena. To add a file to a conversation, click the
"Add File" button.
⢠Once I have graded your paper, you can access it by going to the âconversationsâ link
in Kaizena. Click on the highlighted sections of the paper to find both audio and
written comments concerning your essay and links to materials that will help you
improve your writing.
⢠We will discuss how to submit your essay in greater detail in the class before your
first essay is due. Feel free to go through the âKaizenaâ presentation under the
âCreate Accountsâ tab on the Canvas webpage if you want to preview the process.
All out of class essays will be submitted
electronically before the due date.
14. ďś It is your responsibility to talk to me your
absences or other conflicts. Work done in class
cannot be made up. Also, please arrive on time,
as you will not be able to make up work
completed before you arrive, including quizzes.
Attendance:
ďśSuccess in this course depends on regular attendance and active
participation. Participation points will be part of our daily activities. If
you are not in class, you cannot earn these points. You should save
absences for emergencies, work conflicts, weddings, jury duty, or any
other issues that might arise in your life.
15. ďśExams:
ďśWe will have two exams
during the quarter.
They will likely be terms,
identification, short
answer, and an essay
question.
ďśLate Work
ďśI do not accept late
work. I do, however,
extend an opportunity to
revise either essay #1 or
#2 for a better grade.
16. Conduct, Courtesy, and Electronic Devices:
ďś In this class, we will regularly engage in the discussion of
topics that may stir passionate debates. Please speak
freely and candidly; however, while your thoughts and
ideas are important to me and to the dynamics of the
class, you must also respect others and their opinions.
Courtesy will allow each person to have the opportunity
to express his or her ideas in a comfortable environment.
ďś Courtesy includes but is not limited to politely listening to
others when they contribute to class discussions or while
they give presentations, not slamming the classroom door
or walking in front of classmates giving presentations if
you do arrive late, and maintaining a positive learning
environment for your fellow classmates. To help maintain
a positive learning environment, please focus on the work
assigned. We will discuss appropriate use of computers
and tablets. Do not text-message in class; if you have an
emergency communication, please step outside. If your
behavior becomes disruptive to the learning environment
of the class, you may be asked to leave and/or be marked
absent.
17. Academic Dishonesty:
Plagiarism includes quoting or paraphrasing
material without documentation and copying
from other students or professionals.
Intentional plagiarism is a grave offense; the
resulting response will be distasteful.
Depending upon the severity, instances of
plagiarism may result in a failing grade for the
paper or the course and possible
administrative action. All assignments will be
scanned and scrutinized for academic
dishonesty. Please refer to your handbook for
more information regarding plagiarism.
19. Syllabus
⢠The syllabus is a tentative schedule.
⢠It may be revised during the quarter.
⢠Use it to determine how to prepare for class.Week,
Dates, and
ClassďŞ
What we
will do in
class ď¨
Homework due
before the next
class ďŞ ďŞ
20. Homework
ď There is writing homework for each
class meeting. This is both to help
you think about your reading and to
help you produce ideas for your
essays.
ď In order to earn an A on your
homework, you must do the
following:
ď˛ Complete all of the posts.
ď˛ Post on time.
ď˛ Be thoughtful in your responses
All homework will be posted under the homework panel on our
Canvas site. Homework is due before our next class meeting.
21. Posting Homework
⢠On the front page of the website, you will find the
homework post after each class.
⢠Below that post on the left is a âcommentâ link.
⢠Click right on the word âcomments,â and a
comment box will open. Scroll to the end of the
posted comments, and post your work into the
comment box; finally, click âPost Comment.â
Letâs take a look at the website
23. How do I know what I think until I see what I say?
--E.M. Forster
Each text we study will provide material for response
writing called a QHQ (Question-Hypothesis-Question). The
QHQ requires students to have second thoughts, that is, to
think again about questions that arise during their reading
and to write about questions that are meaningful to them.
Begin your QHQ by formulating some question you have
about some aspect of the reading. The first question in the
QHQ may be one sentence or longer, but its function is to
frame your QHQ writing. A student might start with a
question like, âWhy is the house in this story haunted? Or,
âWhy do I suspect the murdered child has come back to
life?â A student might even write, âWhy am I having so
much trouble understanding this story?â
24. After you pose your initial question, focus on a close reading of the
text in search of a hypothesis. This hypothesis section comprises the
body of your text. The student who asked about the haunted house
might refer to multiple passages about haunting in the text,
comparing and contrasting them to other instances of haunting with
which he or she is familiar. The student who asked about the dead
child might connect passages associated with the death to sections
about a new child who abruptly appears in the text. The student who
struggled to understand the text might explore those passages whose
meanings were obscure or difficult to understand, connecting them
to other novels and/or cultural texts.
After carefully exploring your initial question (200-300 words), put
forward another question, one that has sprung from your hypothesis.
This will be the final sentence of your QHQ and will provide a base
for further reflection into the text.
25. The QHQ is designed to help you formulate your response to the texts
we study into clearly defined questions and hypotheses that can be
used as a basis for both class discussion and longer papers. The QHQ
can be relatively informal but should demonstrate a thoughtful
approach to the material. While the papers need to be organized and
coherent, because you will sharing them in class, the ideas they
present may be preliminary and exploratory.
Remember, a QHQ is not a summary or a reportâit is an original,
thoughtful response to what you have read. All QHQs should be
posted on the website the evening before the class for which they are
due. This will give both me and other students time to ponder your
ideas and think about appropriate responses. Moreover, this sharing
of material should provide plenty of fodder for essays. Even though
you have posted your QHQ, you should bring a copy of it to class in
order to share your thoughts and insights and to stimulate class
discussion.
26. This class is
going to be so
easy!
Is this class
too hard?
Will I be the
teacherâs favorite?
Is this class
History 10?
I will be the
favorite!
27. What is Literature
and Composition?
This class applies the analytical, critical, and synthesis skills
developed in English Writing 1A and 1B to the ways meaning can
be made in diverse cultural, social, and historical contexts in
prose, poetry, and drama by reading and analyzing texts and
critical interpretations and by composing critical responses,
analyses, and arguments. That is, this course will help you learn
to think, read, and write about literature, and by extension, the
world.
28. What is
literature?
According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word
âLiterature has three definitions:
1. Written works, especially those considered of
superior or lasting artistic merit: a great work
of literature.
Many scholars consider this novel a
modern classic in US literatures.
2. Books and writings published on a particular
subject: the literature on environmental
epidemiology
It is certainly true that the published
literature on the subject is well surveyed.
3. Leaflets and other printed matter used to
advertise products or give advice.
They will be visiting problem areas to hand
out literature and advice to people on how
best to secure their vehicles, and offering
support to victims.
29. One Guide to Literary Terms defines it
this way:
⢠Literature: writings in which expression and
form, in connection with ideas and concerns
of universal and apparently permanent
interest, are essential features. While applied
to any kind of printed material, such as
circulars, leaflets, and handbills, there are
some who feel it is more correctly reserved
for prose and verse of acknowledged
excellence, such as George Eliotâs works.
The term connotes superior qualities.
30. What is
Literary
Theory?
Literary theory is a tool box of
strategies to help us read,
interpret, and understand the
many facets of a literary work. The
ideas used in theory act as
different lenses we can use to
view and talk about art, literature,
and even culture. These diverse
lenses give us new ways to
consider works of art based on
certain hypotheses and
conventions within that school of
theory. They also allow us to focus
on particular aspects of a work we
consider important.
31. Some Theoretical Approaches
⢠Formalism and New Criticism
⢠Marxism and Critical Theory
⢠Structuralism and Poststructuralism
(Deconstruction)
⢠New Historicism and Cultural Materialism
⢠Ethnic Studies and Postcolonial Criticism
⢠Gender Studies and Queer Theory
⢠Cultural Studies
⢠Psychoanalytical Criticism
â Trauma Theory
⢠Feminist Criticism
32. What is New
Criticism?
New Criticism occupies an unusual position in the field
of literary studies today. On the one hand, it is no longer
practiced by literary critics, so it canât really be called a
contemporary theory. On the other hand, New Criticism,
which dominated literary studies from the 1940s through
the 1960s, has left a lasting imprint on the way we read
and write about literature
33. New Criticism
Some of New Criticismâs most important concepts
concerning the nature and importance of textual
evidenceâthe use of concrete, specific examples from the
text itself to validate our interpretationsâhave been
incorporated into the way most literary critics today,
regardless of their theoretical persuasion, support their
readings of literature. In fact, if youâre an English major,
you probably take for granted the need for thorough textual
support for your literary interpretations because this
practice, which the New Critics introduced to America and
called âclose reading,â has been a standard method of high
school and college instruction in literary studies for the
past several decades. So in this sense, New Criticism is
still a real presence among us and probably will remain so
for some time to come (Tyson 135).
34. Typical Questions by New Critics
1. How does the work use imagery to develop its own symbols? (i.e.
making a certain road stand for death by constant association)
2. What is the quality of the work's organic unity "...the working
together of all the parts to make an inseparable whole..." (Tyson
121)? In other words, does how the work is put together reflect
what it is?
3. How are the various parts of the work interconnected?
4. How do paradox, irony, ambiguity, and tension work in the text?
5. How do these parts and their collective whole contribute to or not
contribute to the aesthetic quality of the work?
6. How does the author resolve apparent contradictions within the
work?
7. What does the form of the work say about its content?
8. Is there a central or focal passage that can be said to sum up the
entirety of the work?
9. How do the rhythms and/or rhyme schemes of a poem contribute
to the meaning or effect of the piece?
35. Homework
⢠Establish your username and
explore the class webpage
⢠Buy your books
⢠Read: Critical Theory Today: Chapter
1 Introduction 1-10
⢠Read: Critical Theory Today: Chapter
5 New Criticism
⢠135-164
⢠Post #1: QHQ: New Criticism
Editor's Notes
Slide 1: Good afternoon and welcome to English 1. I am Dr. Kim Palmore, and that video outlined just a few of the many tips that you will enjoy this semester. Right now, I would like you to fold the 3x5 card on your desk in half, like this. Then, write on it the name you prefer to be called. Finally, please add the pronouns that you use: she hers/he his/they them, for example. Also there is a roll sheet circulating. If you are enrolled in this class, just write your name as it likely appears on the roster. If you are trying to add, please include your name and your email address.
Slide 2: Agenda: Todayâs class is divided into two parts. The first part will cover the nuts and bolts of the course. During the second part of the class, we will review the basic features of the argument essay. We will do some brainstorming together, and then do a review of outlining, the thesis, topic sentences, and the counterargument. Donât worry if you canât remember how to write an argument essay. I will provide plenty of help.
Slide 3: If you are already enrolled in the course, you undoubtedly received my pre-class email, and you know that even though this course is fully face-to face, we will be using the convenient features of Canvas. You can see your grades, access documents and assignments, and submit your homework all online. I will also communicate with you via Canvas
Slide 5: The syllabus is listed in two parts on the website. Part 1 provides information, course expectations, and class policies. You will also find the list of required
Slide 7: Course Requirements: Regular attendance and active participation in class discussions are essential to your success in class. You will earn real points for engaging in activities. You must also keep up to date on reading and assignments. You will take various in-class writing assignments. Your homework will generally be essay brainstorming and drafting. Finally you will also complete formal writing assignments, including one in-class essay and three out of class essays, the final two having increasing research components.
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Slide 8: Kaizena: I use an electronic system called Kaizena to collect your essays. This software allows you to upload your essay just like you would attach it to an email. In Kaizena, I can give you both audio and written comments, and I can embed links that will give you helpful tips on improving your writing. In order to use Kaizena, you simply join a Kaizena group by using the link on our homepage to add yourself to your class. When you get closer to submitting your first out of class essay, I will cover the submission process in greater detail. If you would like to preview that information, click on the âKaizena linkâ under the âCreate Accountsâ tab on the Canvas webpage.
Slide 9: Grades: Here is an overview of the assignments and point values for the semester. Notice that our first essay is worth 75 points. This essay serves as a sample of your timed writing skills, and shows me places we can begin our work to improve your writing. The next two essays are each worth 150 points; these essays will require increasing research and documentation skills on the way to our final research essay project. Also notice that your website posts are worth 150 points. The hefty point value is tied to a significant amount of brainstorming, prewriting, and revision. Please do not neglect your homework. Finally, the last graded part of the class is rooted in your participation in discussion, activities, and writing workshops.
Slide 11: Intro to Class Policies: I would like you to read the syllabus carefully after class today, but I would like to cover a few important policies here.
Slide 12: Attendance: Your success depends on your attendance. Participation points will be earned as part of our daily activities. If you are not in class, you cannot earn these points. Please save absences for emergencies. It is your responsibility to notify me if you have a conflict that keeps you from our meetings. Please do so in advance when possible.
Slide 14: Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism is a grave offense. It includes the intentional use or misuse of material without documentation. It also includes copying from other students or professionals. As we will learn about documenting sources, I encourage you to ask me, or consult our documentation resources, to make sure that you understand how and when to cite. There is a video on our site that discusses the intricacies of plagiarism.
Slide 15: The Course Calendar: The course calendar is a schedule of both our in-class activities and your homework.
Slide 17: Homework: There is writing homework after each class meeting, including todayâs. This will help you think about your reading and produce ideas for your essay. I promise you that it will all be relevant to the writing project we are doing. In order to earn an A on your homework, you must thoughtfully complete all of the assignments on time. You must post your homework in the appropriate place on Canvas. It is always due before our next meeting.
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Slide 18: Posting homework: On the homepage of the website, you will see a homework panel. Use the comment link to post. Letâs take a quick look at the website itself so you can see exactly what I mean. On the homepage, you will find the homework panel from the previous class. Scroll down to directly below it. See the comment button? Click there. See the box where it says âEnter your comment here.â That is where you post your homework. (click in the box to show the âpost commentâ button. When you finish posting, click the âpost commentâ button. That is it. You are done.
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As long as we are here, letâs look at a few more features. For example, see the course information button? That is where you will find the syllabus, assignment sheet, and course materials information. Click on the dropdown menu to see your choices. I will click on the assignment sheet to demonstrate. Notice that it is in a format that allows scrolling. Feel free to read from here. If you prefer printed material, just click on the link above it to get a pdf that you can download and print out.
Click on Presentations to review or preview course information. Each week is listed with the presentations for each day to the right of it. The âEssaysâ button to the right of presentations connects you to each of the assignments for the class. Clicking on the essay # itself will take you to the assignment, but if you hover over an essay #, you will be able to choose from another dropdown menu, where you can find grading rubrics, student examples, and peer revision documents.
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On the right side of the page, you will find some helpful links. You can make an appointment by clicking on the appointment button, you can visit my homepage, or you can use the âSubmit to Kaizenaâ button to submit your essay. To sign up, just scroll down a bit farther. The box with the directions also includes your course code. Click the box to go to Kaizena. At the bottom of the webpage, I have embedded helpful writing and research videos for your convenience
Class 19: Please spend some time familiarizing yourself with the website. Read the Information, expectations, and policies portion of the Syllabus. Look over the daily calendar. We will visit particular course and college policies at the beginning of our next meeting, after you have familiarized yourself with the website and course materials. Please be prepared for both discussion and a question and answer period. Any Questions?