Textbooks

• Booth, Alison, and Kelly J Mays, eds. The Norton Introduction to Literature. Current ed.
  
• A "good" dictionary.
• 102 Magee student packet.
• Nathaniel Hawthorne "Young Goodman Brown"
  
• John Bunyan.  Pilgrim's Progress "Good man Little-Faith"
• Shirley Jackson "The Lottery"
• Dante Inferno
  
• Tennyson "Ulysses"
• Sylvia Plath "Daddy"  
• Ginsberg "Supermarket in California"
• Introduction to Tragedy
• Introduction to the Greek gods
• Geneology of the gods
  
• Composition packet. 

General Announcements

Turning in Your Work

In face-to-face classes, I want a paper copy of your assignments AND an electronic copy submitted to the TurnItIn link on Moodle.  In online classes, submit your paper through Moodle to TurnItIn.  If you have trouble uploading it Moodle, you may email it to me at bmagee@latech.edu.  You may also bring a paper copy by my office.  You are still responsible for turning in the assignment by the due date, so plan ahead.

Late Work

Your paper is due ON or BEFORE the due date. You can turn it in any time until the due date.  After that, the grade drops 5 points per period.

Attendance

In a face-to-face class, I'll take role every period.  Your attendance grade is a straight percentage of how much you attended class.  For example, if you attend 17 times out of 20 periods, your grade will be 17/20=85%.  An absence may be excused with proper documentation.

Graded Material

In the event of a question regarding an exam grade or final grade, it will be the responsibility of the student to retain and present graded materials which have been returned for student possession during the quarter. 

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Students needing testing or classroom accommodations based on a disability are encouraged to discuss those needs with me as soon as possible. 

Plagiarism
Honor Code

"In accordance with the Academic Honor Code, students pledge the following: Being a student of a higher standard, I pledge to embody the principles of academic integrity."  If I determine that you have violated the Honor Code or the English Department plagiarism policy, you'll receive a '0' on the assignment, and I may refer you to the Honor Council if I think it appropriate.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use.

Submitting as your own original work writing that is generated partially or wholly using AI writing tools such as ChatGPT constitutes plagiarism in violation of Section 3.1, Cheating, of the University’s Honor Code: “Cheating is defined as the act of giving unauthorized assistance to or receiving unauthorized assistance from another individual for the purpose of completing academic requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, the completion of homework, tests, projects, or research assignments.” Notice that the University’s Honor Code specifies unauthorized assistance from “another individual,” which may seem to exclude AI since it is a tool, not an individual. However, it is crucial to understand that AI writing tools such as ChatGPT do not generate new material. Rather, such tools search through, analyze, aggregate, and replicate existing material, originally authored by an individual or individuals, to which these tools have access.

While the particular format of how this aggregated information is subsequently presented may be unique, and while whatever prompt you may have offered may be your original words, the words, ideas, and/or structures for that information have been taken in part or wholly from another source without proper documentation. This constitutes Deliberate Plagiarism. ... In short, there is no place for AI-generated or AI- assisted text in the University classroom, and attempting to present such work as one's original work will be subject to the same penalties as other forms of plagiarism.

The Emergency Notification System

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1. COVID-19 Information:
1. Students can access COVID-19-related information, guidelines, FAQs, and policies at Louisiana Tech’s website:  latech.edu/coronavirus
2. Louisiana Tech’s Return to Campus Plan is located at latech.edu/return-to-campus. Masks are required to be worn indoors on campus. Masks are required to be worn outdoors if six feet of physical distance cannot be maintained. Every member of the Tech Family will need to take personal responsibility for their behavior, which includes wearing masks, maintaining physical distancing, washing hands regularly, using proper sneeze and cough practices, helping maintain clean academic and office areas, and monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19
3. The direct link to the reporting protocol for students is located at latech.edu/coronavirus/return-to-campus-plan/for-students/. Students can reach out to Stacy Gilbert, Dean of Student Services & Academic Support, at stacyc@latech.edu for help with accommodations and additional information and to report a positive test.
4. Failure to comply with the Safety Protocols listed in the Back to Campus Fall 2020  booklet: latech.edu/documents/2020/07/covid-return-book.pdf/, specifically on pages 5-7 about masks and social distancing, could result in students being in violation of the Classroom Behavior Policy listed on page 125 of the Student Handbook: latech.edu/documents/2018/09/student-handbook.pdf/.
5. Information and contact numbers and sites for Louisiana Tech Counseling Services are located at: https://www.latech.edu/current-students/student-advancement-affairs/counseling-services/
2. Online Course Syllabus (additional information required):
1. Accommodations for potential issues with technology that might arise (power outages, poor internet, internet outages, etc.).
   
   • If you can't attend our class periods via Zoom because of technology issues, I'll post materials from the period that you can access later.
   • I'll give extended times for you to take quizzes and/or turn in papers, so you will have time to resolve tech issues. Contact me if something goes wrong that you can't fix yourself. Sometimes people get locked out of quizzes halfway through, or Moodle won't accept a paper. Stuff like that.
     
2. Clear communication on how and when exams and quizzes will be administered, and the importance of adhering to the University’s honor code policy.
• Everything will be taken up via Moodle.
  
• Except for group projects, do your own work.
  
3. Methods for students to contact and interact with the professor, including posted office hours.
• Look at the top of the syllabus for this quarter's contact information. My hours change every quarter.
  
4. Policy for Zoom backgrounds for online students (prohibition of obscene or other inappropriate or offensive backgrounds on their Zoom)
• Remember other people can see your Zoom backgrounds (if you have one), or the wall behind you if you don't.
  
3. Face-to-face and hybrid/flex Syllabus (additional information required):
1. Plan for course if faculty member becomes ill or needs to self-quarantine following potential exposure.
• We'll continue to meet by Zoom if I'm in quarantine.
  
2. Policy for class behavior including wearing of masks, social distancing, possible seating assignments, cleaning of desks, etc.
• For in-person classes, be sure to weak a mask over both your mouth and your nose. We'll have cleaning wipes for you to use to clean your chair and desk when you arrive.
  
3. Policy for communication with faculty member that encourages appointments over zoom that maintain social distancing protocols.
• If you want a conference with me, contact me through my email or text me at (318) 805-2326 to set up a time.
  
4. Clear communication on how and when exams and quizzes will be administered, and the importance of adhering to the University’s honor code policy.
• The dates for major assignments are in the syllabus. For smaller quizzes, I'll let you know when they are and what they cover via Moodle.
  
5. Statement that students who are feeling ill with COVID-19 symptoms, have been exposed to or testing positive for COVID-19, should not come to class and should contact Tech Care at 318-257-4866.
6. Statement that students who miss face-to-face class for COVID-19 related reasons will have access to course materials and grad opportunities while away from face-to-face class. Participation should be emphasized over attendance.
• My understanding is that we're supposed to take attendance, but I'm not going to count it as part of your grade during the Covid crisis.
  

Registration Week (December 1-3)

• Reading:  Introduction of 1st assignment:  summary & analysis of a peer-reviewed article.
• Writing:  Turn in a 12" manilla folder with your name, course, and section number on the tab.
• Lecture
  

Week 1 (December 6-10)

• Reading:
  
• Packet 48a, "Young Goodman Brown." Here is the MLA entry for the story:
  
• Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "Young Goodman Brown." Mosses from an Old Manse. Vol. 1. London: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. 69-84. Bruce R. Magee. Web. 26 Apr. 2010.  <http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/ 102/texts/Young_Goodman_Brown.pdf>.
  
• Packet 3, "Three Religious Lies."
• Browse through the syllabus and the table of contents for a topic for research. It must be a literary paper about a specific work in our text, or about one of our collateral readings.
• Writing: Do the prewriting questions below.
1. What is the significance of Goodman Brown's name? Of Faith's name? Goody Cloyse? Deacon Gookin?
2. As you read the story a second time, make a list of all the qualifying words that Hawthorne uses to suggest that the events described may or may not be actually happening--words like seem, appear, perhaps, etc. What does Hawthorne achieve through this word choice?
3. Consult an encyclopedia to find out exactly what the meaning of a Witches' Sabbath is. Is Hawthorne's description accurate?
4. What causes Goodman Brown's tragedy? What is it that ruins his life?
5. List at least 5 words that describe the setting of this story.
6. Point of View. What kind of narrator does the story have? What does the method of narration imply for the impact of the story?
• Lecture

• Reading: John Bunyan.  Pilgrim's Progress "Good man Little-Faith".  
• Illustration of Little-faith being robbed from Bunyan Ministries
• Matthew 6:24-34 (Luke 12:22-30); Matthew 8:23-27; Matthew 14:22-33; Matthew 16:6-12; Mark 9:14-29
  
• Writing: Thesis exercises, packet p. 8.
• Develop the outline into a rough draft. Bring the outline and rough draft to class today.
• Lecture
• Thesis lecture
  

Week 2 (December 13-17)

• Reading:  George Washington Cable "Posson Jone'" from the Louisiana Anthology
• Begin work on your research paper. Read the work at least twice and begin the prewriting process to get ideas for a thesis.
• Writing: 
• Research paper. Submit two topics for research (in order of preference). I'll take these and approve one for your research paper. Select a literary work from the text or one of the collateral works.
• Questions on "Posson Jone"
1. Setting:  Where does the story take place?  When?
   
2. What's a "Posson?" A schismatique?
   
3. Where has Posson Jimmy Jone been on business?
   
4. Where is Posson Jone going?  Where is that precisely?
5. What is homespun?
6. Where is the Place Congo?  What's happening there in the story?  What's special about the Place Congo in United States history?
7. What does "Colossus of Rhodes" refer to?
   
8. Compare and contrast Posson Jone and Jules St. Ange.
9. Compare and contrast Baptiste and Colossus.
10. What happened to Posson Jone's money? 
    
11. What animals "fight?" What's that say about New Orleans?
    
12. Who saves the day?
• Lecture

• Reading: Sample 102 essay on "Young Goodman Brown"
• "Sample 102 essay on "The Lottery"
• Writing: Turn in  A PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE AND AN ARTICLE REVIEW.  Print your evaluation and bring it to class.
• Lecture

Week 3 (December 20-21, January 5-7)

• Reading: 
• Writing: 
• Research paper prewriting.
• Correct the bibliography in your packet, p. 16. Follow the guidelines on MLA form.
• Submit a bibliography on your research topic consisting of 10 works (books & journal articles). Compile the bibliography using the following sources.
1. The card catalog
2. The MLA Bibliography
3. Essay and General Literature Index
• Lecture

• Reading:
• Writing: ESSAY ON "POSSON JONE" OR "YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN" DUE.

Week 4 (January 10-14)

• Reading:
  
• Robert Frost "Mending Wall"
  
• Packet 1b-2 "Leda & the Swan," "Leda"

1. What myth do these poems deal with? How does that myth relate to the Odyssey? To 's death?
2. What is the focus of "Leda and the Swan"? Of "Leda"? How do the titles relate to these foci?
3. Why does Yeats describe the swan as "feathered glory" and "the brute blood of the air"? How does this relate to the swan's identity?
4. How would you answer Yeats' last question? How does Van Duyn in "Leda"?
5. What motivates the swan in the two poems? How do the motives differ?
6. How does Van Duyn contrast Leda's fate in "men's stories" with her actual fate? How do artists go about selecting the portions of life they depict? Why?

1. In what ways do "Good fences make good neighbors"?
2. In what ways do they not?
3. What is it that doesn't like a wall?
4. Why do the men repair the fence?

• Lecture
  

• Reading: Sample Research Paper on Slaughterhouse Five
• Writing:
  
• Lecture:

Week 5 (January 17-21)

• Reading: "Daddy"  
• Writing: Research paper: note checks in class. 
• Submit a ROUGH DRAFT of the RESEARCH PAPER.

1. Who does the speaker compare her father to? Her husband? How are the two phenomena similar?
2. How has the speaker tried to free herself from her father?
3. List some words describing the tone of the poem.
4. What happened to Plath when she was 10? What was going on in world history at the time? How does Plath relate world history to personal history?
5. How do your attempts to balance your family and individual identity compare to Plath's? (let's hope favorably)

• Lecture:
  

Week 6 (January 24-28)

• Reading: Dante Inferno
  • Dante's Universe
    
  • Tennyson "Ulysses"
  • Packet 48k "September When It Comes"
• Writing:
  Questions on "Ulysses" 

1. Outline the main ideas of each section of the poem.
2. What does Ulysses want? How does this contrast to what he wants in The Odyssey? What is his attitude toward his life ruling the island Ithaca?
3. How does Ulysses contrast himself to his son?
4. What do you think of Ulysses' views on how life should be lived?

• Lecture on Ulysses
  

• Reading:
  
• Writing: 

Week 7 (January 31 — February 4)

• Reading: "Supermarket in California"
• Writing:
  Questions on "Supermarket in California"

1. What similarities exist between Ginsberg & Whitman? How much time elapsed between their works?
2. What do Ginsberg's assumptions about Whitman reflect about his own identity?
3. Look up Charon & Lethe. Explain the last paragraph of the poem.
4. Why does Ginsberg imagine he sees Whitman? Why in a grocery store?
5. Pick a famous person you would like to see & a fitting place to see him/her.

• Notes
  

• Reading: 
• Writing: ESSAY ON POETRY DUE.

Week 8 (February 7-11)

• Reading: 
• Writing:
• Lecture: Research Paper Q & A
  

• Reading: 
• Writing: RESEARCH PAPER DUE. 
• Lecture: More Research Paper Q & A
  

Week 9 (February 14-18)

• Reading:
• Writing: 

• Reading:
• Writing: 

Week 10 (February 21-25)

• Reading: GROUP ASSIGNMENT DUE.
• Writing: 

• Reading:
• Writing: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION