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

All Louisiana Tech students are strongly encouraged to enroll and update their contact information in the Emergency Notification System. It takes just a few seconds to ensure you're able to receive important text and voice alerts in the event of a campus emergency.  For more information on the Emergency Notification System, please visit: http://www.latech.edu/ administration/ ens.shtml.

1. COVID-19 Information:
1. Students can access COVID-19-related information, guidelines, FAQs, and policies at Louisiana Tech’s website: 
   http:// latech.edu/ corona virus
2. The direct link to the reporting protocol for students exposed to, displaying symptoms of, or testing positive for COVID-19 is located at
   https:// www.latech.edu/ corona virus/ return-to-campus-plan/. 
   Students must reach out to Stacy Gilbert, Dean of Student Services & Academic Support, at stacyc@latech.edu for help with accommodations and additional information. Accommodations may not be granted until proper University protocol has been followed.  Short-term COVID-19 accommodations are not disability accommodations.
3. Failure to comply with the Safety Protocols listed in the Back to Campus Fall 2020  booklet:
   http:// 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:
   http:// latech.edu/ documents/ 2018/09/ student-handbook.pdf/.
1. Masks are required. They must cover your nose and your mouth. If you refuse to wear a mask, you are subject to discipline under the Student Code of Conduct.
2. Do not come to class if you have symptoms, have received a positive COVID-19 test result, or are waiting on test results.
3. Report to Student Affairs if you have been in direct contact (within six fee for a time period of 15 minutes or more) with someone who has COVID-19, have symptoms of COVID-19, or have tested positive for COVID-19.
4. You will not be penalized for following University guidelines. I will provide appropriate accommodations, including make-up work and accessible course materials
4. 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.
  
• 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. I'll excuse Covid absences like other illnesses.
  
  

Reading Note

When the syllabus lists only the first page of a selection, read the whole selection.

Registration Week (December 4-6)

• Julius Caesar Commentarii Rerum in Gallia Gestarum. 4. 20-37; 5. 1-24. (available only on the web site)
• Introduction to meter.
  

Week 1 (December 9-13)

• Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period. 1-21
• Genesis A & B (available only on the web site)
• "Dream of the Rood"
• Lecture via Zoom recording
  

• Beowulf 26 (Note again: When I just give the first page number, read the entire selection.)

Week 2 (December 16-20)

• Finish Beowulf today

• Introduction to the Medieval period (www)
• Marie de France. Lanval.
  
• Lecture on YouTube.
  

Week 3 (January 6-10)

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 112

• Chaucer "The Wife of Bath's Tale" 181-182, 207-235
• "Phyllis and Aristotle" (available only on the web site & in the packet)
• Jerome
• Psalm 50 (51)

Week 4 (January 13-17)

• Chaucer "The Nun's Priest's Tale"

• Sir Thomas Malory Morte d'Arthur

Week 5 (January 20-24)

• Intro. to 16th Cen. 319-348
• Song of Solomon
• Wyatt "Whoso List to Hunt" 350
• "They Flee From Me" 351
• "My lute, awake!"
• "Stand whoso list"
• Lecture
  

• Sidney Astrophel and Stella (web site only)
• Campion "My Sweetest Lesbia"
• "My Love Hath Vowed He Will Forsake Me"
• "When to her Lute Corinna Sings" (Available only on the web site)
• Lecture
  

Week 6 (January 27-31)

• Edmund Spenser Amoretti. 1, 24, 54, 64, 67, 75, 79

• Marlowe Dr. Faustus.

Week 7 (February 3-7)

• Marlowe" "Passionate Shepherd" 459 
• Ralegh "Nymph's Reply" 448
• Queen Elizabeth "Doubt" 359
• "Monsieur's Departure" 359
• The English Bible 354
• Lecture
  

• Thomas Nash. "A Litany in Time of Plague"
• Ameilia Lanyer "Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum" 630
• "The Description of Cookham" 633
• Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey "Love, that doth reign and live within my thought" 354

Week 8 (February 10-14)

• Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet (www)
• Sonnets 116, 130, 138 (pp. 497-509)

• Research Paper Due
  
• Romeo and Juliet continued
• Research Paper last questions
  

Week 9 (February 17-21)

• Shakespeare Julius Caesar (www)

• Donne "Ecstasy" 612
• "Valediction" 611 
• "Death Be Not Proud" 623 
• "Batter My Heart" 624
• Herbert "Collar" 662
• "Easter Wings" 661
• "Jordon I" 662
• "Love III" 665
• Marvell "Coy Mistress" 677
• "Garden" 681
• Lecture
  

Week 10 (February 24-27)

• Introduction to the Restoration and the Enlightenment (1660-1785) 853-878 
• Genesis 1-3
• John Milton Psalm 8 (www)
• Paradise Lost 723-852

• John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress (Website only)