Five papers will be written for this class. Four papers will focus on responding to American literary periods. The fifth paper will be a literary critique of the works of one of the literary periods. Please turn in TWO copies of all papers.
The fifth paper should be turned in as a rough draft for feedback from me. You then will revise your draft and turn in the revised paper. Both the rough draft and the revised paper will be graded.
Paper one will cover works from the naturalistic and symbolistic period.
Paper two will cover works from the conformity and criticism period.
Paper three will cover works from the confessional self period.
Paper four will cover works from the postmodern period.
The fifth paper will also require a rough draft. It will be focused on using literary criticism to discuss a work from one of the literary periods. Both the rough draft and the revised version will be graded. This paper is also considered a research paper, and at least five outside sources must be cited--three print and two electronic.
A final reflection paper will be submitted as a final version, without a rough draft. This paper will be a reflection of all your work in the semester, and with your written papers constitute your literary portfolio. This final reflection paper will discuss a literary period and literary work that relates experiences similar to your life. |
Each paper will have one-inch margins, be typed, single-spaced, and use an 11-point or 12-point font (type size).
The top of the paper should be formatted as such:
[your name]
English 272-01
Professor Dallas
[date]
Then skip a line and center the following:
[title of reading (in double quotes), by [author of reading], [page numbers]
Skip another line and begin your critique paper.
The first four papers will be 1 to 2 complete pages. These papers will show how the works read reflect the literary period in question, by comparing characteristics of the literary period with examples from the works read. The papers should also offer an interpretation of the works read by briefly discussing or explaining them within the context of the literary period, such as citing social or historical events.
The fifth paper, a literary critique paper, will be single-spaced, 3 to 5 complete pages, and will use references or outside sources. This paper may also use an image or graphic.
The final reflection paper can be any format you wish (written paper, brochure, fact sheet, commentary on a picture, etc.).
The literary portfolio is a two-pocket folder. All literary period papers and the rough draft of the final literary critique paper should be placed in the right pocket; the revised literary critique paper should be placed in the left pocket. The final reflection paper should be placed on top of the left hand side. |
Late papers will not be accepted unless you have an excused absence, and then the work must be turned in by the next class period.
The first paper (naturalistic and symbolistic) is due the 4th week of the semester.
The second paper (conformity and criticism) is due the 6th week of the semester.
The third paper (confessional self) is due the 8th week of the semester.
The fourth paper (postmodern) is due the 10th week of the semester.
A rough draft of the fifth paper (literary criticism) is due the 12th week of the semester. The revised paper is due the 14th week of the semester.
The final reflection paper and writing portfolio are due before or during the scheduled final examination period on Monday, April 24th, by 10:20 a.m. You may place the portfolio in the box outside my office door. If this is not turned in, you will not pass the course. (Please remember that I may have some of these items; they will be included in the portfolio when considering your grade for the course). |
