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ENGL-2326-DC001 American Literature
Prerequisite: ENGL 1301
A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Dual Credit Course
No textbook as all materials are provided in the course.
Daily and reliable computer access.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as “using exact words from any outside source without using quotation marks or properly citing them; paraphrasing words from any outside source without citing them; or using research from any outside source without citing it.”
Self-Plagiarism
Self-plagiarism is defined as turning in your own previous work to meet a current assignment. This policy will be amended at the discretion of each individual instructor.
Collusion
Collusion is defined as “the unauthorized collaboration with another person or by any other means, including artificial intelligence (AI) and computer translators, in preparing work for fulfillment of course requirements.” Using AI like (ChatGPT or Google Bard) to create a document is considered colluding. The use of Artificial Intelligence on specific assignments is at the discretion of the instructor.
Cheating
“Cheating on a test” shall include:
Copying from another student’s test paper.
Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test.
Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator.
Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of a pending test.
The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the pending test.
Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one’s self, to take a test.
Bribing another person to obtain a pending test or information about a pending test.
Statement of Consequences
If you plagiarize, cheat, or collude, you will face consequences. Ignorance of the policy is not an excuse. Any work produced in part or in whole through plagiarism, collusion, or cheating may receive a penalty up to and including a zero for the assignment. After assigning a zero, a subsequent infraction will result in a meeting the head of the Department and possible expulsion from the class. Another incident will result in a referral to the Vice President of Enrollment Management.
Our class environment is based upon a simple principle: I commit to treat you with respect, and you commit to treat each other and me with respect. We are all equally responsible for maintaining a respectful dialogue and attitude. Disrespectful behavior towards anyone will not be tolerated in this class.
At anytime, you may contact me to see about your grades.
The best way to reach me is to text me through my Remind app. I will get try to back with you within 2 hours between the hours of 7am-9 pm on weekdays and 10am-7pm on weekends.
If you email me, I will get back to you within 24 hours, unless I otherwise note.
I will grade everything generally within 7 days, though I usually get to them before that. (Unless I am out which may take longer)
If you disagree with an evaluation or would like to have it explained to you, please contact me so we can discuss during my office hours or some other time that is convenient for us both.
Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. I cannot help you if I don’t know what is going on. I can’t allow you grace on something if I do not know what is happening. I really can’t help you if I do not know what the problem is. PLEASE, please communicate with me…email me…text me…give me a call, come see me during my office hours: those don’t work for you? Make an appointment and we can have a zoom meeting at a suitable time for you.
Plagiarism will most likely result in a zero on an assignment, which may fail the student for the course. This includes using AI to complete an assignment for you!
Keep up with the weekly assignments on Blackboard.
Turn in work ON TIME!
Discussion posts as assigned: 15%
Miscellaneous Assignments (Journals, Peer Reviews, etc): 15%
Three separate tests: 10% each; total 30%
Analytical essay: 20%
Final exam: 20%
Grades will be based on the following system:
A 90-100= high achievement
B 80-89= above average achievement
C 70-79= satisfactory achievement
D 60-69= unsatisfactory achievement
F 0-59= unacceptable
"Attendance" in an online class can only be noted per timely submissions of work.
ENGLISH 2326: American Literature
Tentative Schedule-- This may be updated as the semester progresses. Review each week on Monday mornings!
Each week's work is due by the end of the week, Sunday at midnight.
Weeks 1-5 Faith
WEEK ONE
| --Read "Welcome" page --Complete Exploring Course assignment --Watch MLA formatting video (MLA folder at the top). Use this formatting style for all assignments. --Review Academic Writing page (note: academic writing--unless specifically noted as an exception--is to be in third person!) --Read American Romanticism --Read "What is an American?" and complete the accompanying assignment.
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WEEK TWO | --Read "Puritanism" carefully --Review Poetry Terms --Read Anne Bradstreet biography and study her poem, "Upon the Burning of Our House," --Watch video Analysis of Bradstreet’s Poem (as a model of how to annotate and analyze) --Read "My Dear and Loving Husband" and complete the assignment.
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WEEK THREE:
| --Study "Timeline and Historical Context." --View "Rowlandson Needed Background." Complete discussion post. --Then, read "The Captivity of Mary Rowlandson" and complete assignment.
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WEEK FOUR: | --Watch MLA embedding quotations video. --Study Prose (Narrative) Literary Terms. --See Academic Database –Then, locate the critical article by Michael D. Reed on "The Minister's Black Veil." Complete discussion post. --Read Intro to Nathaniel Hawthorne page. Then, read his short story, "The Minister's Black Veil," and assignment.
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WEEK FIVE: |
--Take quiz over literary terms. This is a matching quiz requiring both identification and application of terms. Be sure you have studied your poetry and prose terms prior to opening quiz. You have 30 minutes to complete the quiz. --Take quiz over literature and readings assigned thus far in Faith section. This is a twenty question multiple choice quiz. If you have attentively read all assigned work and viewed my feedback on your assignments, you should be ready. You have 45 minutes to complete this quiz. Grades on these two quizzes will be averaged for Quiz 1 grade. |
Weeks 6-9: FREEDOM WEEK SIX: | --Read "A Powerful Change in the Minds of Men" by Rowland Young --Read "Common Sense" and "The Crisis." Complete assignment |
WEEK SEVEN: | --Read "The Founders." Complete discussion post. --Read The Declaration of Independence and The Bill of Rights and complete drop box assignment.
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WEEK EIGHT:
| --Read biography on Washington Irving. --Read (and digest!) "What is an Allegory?" --Read Kowalak analysis of "Rip Van Winkle." Complete discussion post. --Read "Rip Van Winkle." Complete drop box assignment.
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WEEK NINE:
| -Something different: film. View "The Patriot." See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14X3mOaIp3U --Complete discussion post. --Complete quiz on Freedom section. This is a three paragraph writing (approximately 150 words each paragraph.) You will again have 1 1/2 hours to complete
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Weeks 10-13: FRONTIER WEEK TEN:
| --Study "Frontier" page material! --Read material on Newton, Wilberforce, Woolman in Lessons. Then, read Woolman's chapter 4 from his autobiographical journal. Complete drop box assignment.
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WEEK ELEVEN: | --Read "O, Captain, My Captain" and complete discussion post --Read "Desiree's Baby." Complete quiz located in drop box.
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WEEK TWELVE: | --Read Parkman and Twain excerpts. --Watch "The Pony Express" video. --Read "Buffalo Bill" --Watch "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Frontier" Complete drop box assignment.
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WEEK THIRTEEN:
| --Watch "Klondike Gold Rush" video. --Read intro to Jack London --Then, read "To Build a Fire." Complete discussion post. --Study carefully Analytical Essay assignment. Answer questions in drop box. --Take test on Frontier section.
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WEEK FOURTEEN:
| --Read page: Research --Write draft of essay. --Read page:Tutoring (located under essay assignment). Submit your paper to tutors (both Smartthinking and Writer's Corner) NO LATER THAN FRIDAY |
WEEK FIFTEEN:
| --Revise essay based on tutors' input. --Submit analytical research essay to drop box no later than Sunday at midnight. |
WEEK SIXTEEN: | --Complete Final Exam in Drop Box. DUE NO LATER THAN TUESDAY BY THE END OF THE DAY |
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Note: Adult subject matter is covered in this course.
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