Office: R 230, Arts & Humanities Division
Telephone: (425) 564-2359
Office Hours: M - F,
TEXTS: TEN (10) TOTAL
NOTE: BUY THE EDITIONS AT THE BCC BOOKSTORE, SO THAT WE’RE ALL READING THE SAME PAGES AT THE
SAME TIME !
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**Drama Textà We will be viewing The Crucible, adapted by Arthur Miller from his play by the same
name (starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Joan Allen, Winona Ryder ).
**Optional Textà The Floating World, by Cynthia Kadohata,
a stunningly beautiful, lyrically spare novel in which a Japanese American
family lives an itinerant life on the road in 1950’s
Unfortunately, this wonderful book is now out of print, so that means checking it out of either your local library or the BCC library, where I will try to place this text on reserve.
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COURSE METHODS AND
GOAL
METHODS
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IMPORTANT GOALS
1. To write honest, powerful, vivid, and alive essays--not empty, dull, alienated baloney that makes even you yawn.
2. To write unified, coherent, and developed essays that explain your thoughts and feelings in clear, concrete, metaphorical, and/ or logical terms.
3. To improve the accuracy of your copy editing: for better grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
4. To master the art and the discipline of interpretive analysis, a skill that can allow us to write a better literary or film analysis, get a better grade or job, graduate with a degree, or cast a more informed vote in an election. And there’s more!
By connecting us more deeply with the subtext of all
the “texts” in our lives
( films, television, conversations, dreams, even relationships or life events ), the mastery of interpretive analysis can actually help us to experience a more meaningful, joyful, and vibrant connection with life—perhaps the ultimate goal of true education.
1. TYPED OR WORDPROCESSED/ DOUBLE-SPACED/ ONE-INCH MARGINS.
2. MINIMUM LENGTH REQUIREMENT: 750-1000 WORDS [ABOUT 3-4 WORDPROCESSED OR TYPED PAGES]. YOU CAN WRITE MORE.
3. TITLE PAGE: SEE FORMAT ON PAGE 371, HACKER.
4. NOTE:
AN ESSAY CANNOT BE GRADED UNLESS THE DRAFT(S) THAT I HAVE MARKED ARE
TURNED IN WITH
THE FINAL ESSAY--STAPLED SECURELY TO THE TOP OF IT.
5. TYPE OR WORDPROCESS + DOUBLE-SPACE ALL DRAFTS!
6. ALWAYS KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ESSAY and
DRAFTS.
7. NO FOLDERS, PLEASE.
also count as participation. EFFECTS OF QUIZ PERFORMANCE ON YOUR FINAL GRADE WILL BE EXPLAINED IN CLASS.
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Log on @ http:// www.bcc.ctc.edu/ ArtsHum/ to read a complete copy of this important
document: the Arts & Humanities Division Policy. (Click on Student Information.) It spells out in clear, plain English (a) how the division supports each instructor’s course policies and (b) what constitutes mature classroom behavior in college. You are responsible for knowing the material in this policy statement.
ATTENDANCE
1) 0-4 Absences (1-hour class) or
0-3 Absences (2- or 3-hour
class)
= NO EFFECT ON GRADE.
2) 5-7 Absences (1-hour class) or -4 Absences (2- or 3-hour class)
= FINAL GRADE MAY BE LOWERED 1/2 LETTER GRADE-->
3) 8-9 Absences (1-hour class) or -5 Absences (2- or 3-hour class)
= FINAL GRADE MAY BE LOWERED (1) LETTER GRADE.
4) 10+ Absences (1-hour class) or -6+ Absences (2- or 3-hour class)
= NO CREDIT (“F”)
FOR COURSE.
5) If
you come in too late or leave too early, you may not receive credit for
attending class; an absence will be recorded.
STUDENT’S
RESPONSIBILITIES IN ATTENDANCE
1.
Come to class regularly. I
understand that our notoriously bad
2. If you miss
the taking of attendance, then it is your responsibility--and yours
alone--to ensure that
your attendance is recorded,
by doing this:
3. SEE ME RE: ATTENDANCE AT THE
END OF CLASS.
4. PLEASE DO NOT ...
--> Interrupt class to sign the roster
--> Pester me about attendance the next day or the next week:
It will be too late by
then--I won’t remember who was where!
5. As
a professional courtesy, if you do have to leave a few minutes early--or if
you wish to bring a guest or a child to class that day--always tell me
about it before
class begins.
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PARTICIPATION
Good = You come to class, and you come prepared; you work productively in your group; you complete reading and writing assignments conscientiously and punctually; and you pay attention when either another student or the instructor is speaking.
Fair = Sometimes
you do the above--but neither as often nor as enthusiastically as you should.
Poor = Your attitude, behavior, and performance “suck” (to put it bluntly).
Effects: If your final grade is a borderline grade (e.g., A-/B+), then...
1) Good participation could raise your grade.
2) Fair participation could not.
3) Poor participation could lower your grade.
LATE WORK**
1. LATE
ESSAYS & JOURNALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS YOU TALK
TO ME, FIRST. NO EXCEPTIONS! IF WE HAVE TALKED, THEN THE TABLE BELOW WILL
BE APPLIED:
One day late = Grade
will be lowered one letter grade
Two days late = Grade will be
lowered two letter grades
Three days late = Grade
will be lowered three letter grades
After three days = Work
will not be accepted: zero = grade
Weekends, etc. = Saturday,
Sunday, & Holidays
count
as days missed
***** LATE
DRAFTS: ESSAY GRADE MAY BE LOWERED
IF
ROUGH
DRAFT IS MORE THAN TWO (2) DAYS LATE!
(This includes
weekends & holidays.)
2. HAND IN WORK DURING CLASS, ONLY ! WORK
LEFT FOR ME IN R230 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
!
Always bring
work TO CLASS, whether on time or late.
Late penalties will apply as shown above.
3. Remember, on the front of the syllabus is a phone number with a voice mail system that operates 24 hours a day. If you are struck down by either illness or emergency, please use it! It is your responsibility, as a college student, to keep your instructors informed of any difficulties that may affect your academic progress.
MISSED CLASSES**
1. You are responsible for knowing what goes on in any classes that you miss-- including any changes in assignments, due dates, etc. [CONT’D]à
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2. If you do
miss a class, please
do not ask me ‘what you missed’
until
you
have done the following, first:
(a) ASK
1-2 STUDENTS FOR THAT DAY’S CLASS NOTES.
(b) COMPLETE
ALL
Then, after studying the notes and finishing the readings, you should feel free to ask any questions you may still have. I will be happy, at that point, to answer them.
PLAGIARISM**
1. Plagiarism
is the use of another person’s WORDS
OR IDEAS--even if summarized or paraphrased, rather than copied
word for word--without proper documentation.
2. SEE DIANA HACKER, A WRITER’S
REFERENCE, 318-20 + 331-34.
3. Plagiarism is a serious academic
offense:
--> Plagiarized work will
automatically receive a ZERO.
--> The college may take further
disciplinary action against you.
4. PLEASE
SEE ME IF YOU ARE EVER UNSURE OF PLAGIARIZING: I WILL HELP YOU.
(MY ROLE IS TO HELP YOU TO AVOID PLAGIARISM--NOT TO “CATCH” YOU AT IT.)
5. “If you can’t do the time--don’t do the
crime.” (Street Folk Wisdom)
“If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, have emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, please make an appointment with Julie Freeman, Program Coordinator, BCC Disability Support Services, as soon as possible. Call (425) 564-2699.
If you would like to inquire about becoming a DSS student, you may call (425) 564-2498 or go in person to the DSS (Disability Support Services) program office in C210, the student union building. Thank you! “
** If you have a health problem or a learning
disability--or special circumstances of any kind--please speak to
your instructor immediately.
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