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AMERICANLITERATUREENG 250Y5Y

M 6-9, CC 2130Fall 2013

PROFESSORJEANNINEDELOMBARDPhone:(905) 828-3736

(rather than calling, lea!e c"#e t""$$ice h"%r! "r e#ail #e)Office:&'M N"rth %iling *#+298

E-mail:+el"#ar.%t"r"nt"+ca

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TEACHIN#ASSISTANT: STEPHENCOU#HLINEmail:!tehen+c"%ghlin.#ail+%t"r"nt"+ca

COURSEDESCRIPTIONn intr"%ct"r !%r4e "$ #a"r "r! in #erican literat%re, thi! c"%r!e

el"re! "r! in a 4ariet "$ genre!+ *e4ieing the #a"r eri"! in &++literar hi!t"r, the c"%r!e al!" !tri4e! t" rere!ent the c%lt%ral i4er!it "$#erican literat%re+

RATIONALE:'hi! c"%r!e i! e!igne t" ac%aint "% ith the e4el"#ent "$ #ericanc%lt%re a! !een thr"%gh it! literat%re+ 'he critical 4"ca%lar "% ill eenc"%rage t" ac%ire in thi! cla!! ill reare "% t" anal:e a rich arra "$c%lt%ral tet!, "th in an "%t!ie the c"%r!e+ Y"% ill ha4e the ""rt%nitt" attain $l%enc in thi! ne ter#in"l"g thr"%gh "%r c"ntri%ti"n! t" cla!!i!c%!!i"n an in ritten a!!ign#ent!+ 'he 4eral !ill! "% attain reaing

an anal:ing cla!!ic "r! "$ literat%re ill e "$ ine!ti#ale 4al%e n"t "nlin "%r "ther %ni4er!it c"%r!e! %t in "%r li$e an career a$ter gra%ati"n+

TE$TBOO%SFORPURCHASE:

'he $"ll"ing ""! #a e %rcha!e in the &'M ""!t"re "r "nline,a! "% re$er+

o ;$ "% ac%ire ""! el!ehere, lea!e tr t" get the !a#eeiti"n, a! the c"ntent "$ ""! can 4ar greatl ith eiti"n+

h"rter re%ire reaing! are a4ailale thr"%gh lac"ar+

PLEASEBRINGALLTEXTSTOCLASSFOREASEOFDISCUSSIONANDFREQUENTCITATION

FALLTERM:4ec?%r, Letters from an American Farmer (@"4er)Ala%ah E%ian", Interesting Narrative (Beng%in)%!anna *"!"n, Charlotte Temle(e$"r)Mar 'ain,A!vent"res of #"c$le%err& Finn(N"rt"n)

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WINTERTERM:ec"n-ter# reaing! ill e !electe the r"$e!!"r in c"n!%ltati"n ith!t%ent!+ ;! there a "!t-1900 "r "$ #erican literat%re "%4e eenc%ri"%! a"%t reaingD N"! "%r chance e ill nee t" c"4er a range "$eri"!, genre!, an 4"ice!, %t e !h"%l e ale t" #ae % a great li!teteen %! M"re etail! t" $"ll" in cla!!+

ASSESSMENT 'er#in"l"g %i::e!

12+5H each 2 'er# Baer! (5-7 ) 25H

each Barticiati"n Etra Creit

DESCRIPTIONOFMAJORASSI#NMENTSPAPER:&ni4er!it !t%ent! are a!!%#e t" ha4e #a!tere the $%na#ental! "$ rittenere!!i"n, !%ch a! gra##ar, %nct%ati"n, !elling, !entence an aragrah!tr%ct%re, icti"n, an r"er %!age+ t%ent! enr"lle in a 200-le4el Engli!hc"%r!e are $%rther eecte t" e $a#iliar ith the ele#entar c"n4enti"n! "$critical anal!i!, !%ch a! e4el"ing an !tating the!e!, re!enting ananal:ing tet%al a!!age!, an "c%#enting iea! ar"riatel+

If you are experiencing ifficu!"y in any of "#e$e area$% "#i$ i$ youroppor"uni"y "o rec"ify "#e $i"ua"ion& Man !t%ent! ill $in the canare!! #an c"##"n r"le#! re4ieing an Engli!h c"#"!iti"n e!ite"r han""+ Ather! #a $in it hel$%l t" 4i!it the cae#ic ill! Centre+'he*"ert Gille!ie cae#ic ill! Centre (*""# 390, =a:el McCalli"n cae#icIearning CentreJ 905K828-3858J +%t#+%t"r"nt"+caKa!c) "$$er! a range "$"r!h"!, !e#inar! an ini4i%al c"n!%ltati"n! t" hel !t%ent! e4el" there%i!ite acae#ic !ill!+ A$ c"%r!e, the r"$e!!"r i! ala! a4ailale %ring"$$ice h"%r! t" i!c%!! h" "% #ight !trengthen "%r the!i! "r "%r literaranal!i! in a artic%lar a!!ign#ent+ A&&i'ionall() one cla"" "e""ion *e!'e!m +ill ,e &eo'e& 'o an in'en"ie +!i'in. +o!/"ho*0

Y"% are re%ire t" rite "ne aer thi! ter#+ E#l"ing the c"n4enti"n! "$critical anal!i! (!ee a"4e), the aer !h"%l re!ent an interreti4e arg%#enta"%t ri#ar tet! rea $"r the cla!!J it !h"%l !%"rt that arg%#ent thr"%ghetaile tet%al interretati"n, a! "%tline in the LBaer G%ieline! "!te "nlac"ar+ F"r $"r#atting %e!ti"n!, incl%ing ar"riate #eth"! "$%"tati"n an the li!t "$ "r! cite, !ee the Chicago 'an"al of St&le Online,a4ailale thr"%gh the &ni4er!it "$ '"r"nt" Iirar e!ite(htt())simlelin$*li%rar&*"toronto*ca)"rl*cfm)+,-+-)+ ll aer! !h"%l %!eChicago! n"te!-an-ili"grah $"r#at (!ee 1+1)+ Incorrect ."otation orcitation of so"rces/ as 0ell as a nota%le a%sence of roofrea!ing 0ill res"lt inthe aer gra!e lo0ering %& at least half a gra!e* (ee Lcae#ic ;ntegrit,el"+)

NB: If (o +an' &e'aile& +!i''en commen'" on (o! *a*e!) *lea"e ",mi' +i'h'he *a*e! a "elf-a&&!e""e&) "'am*e& enelo*e 'i"# correc" po$"age0

1UI22ES:

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;n aiti"n t" the e4el"#ent "$ "%r interreti4e !ill!, thi! c"%r!ee#ha!i:e! a!ic reaing c"#rehen!i"n, ac%i!iti"n "$ critical 4"ca%lar, anretenti"n "$ literar an hi!t"rical acgr"%n in$"r#ati"n+ Y"%r n"lege inthe!e area! ill e a!!e!!e thr"%gh a !erie! "$ ter#in"l"g %i::e!+ 'he!eeerci!e! !h"%l n"t r"4e i$$ic%lt t" th"!e h" care$%ll c"#lete thea!!igne reaing!, atten cla!! reg%larl, an tae care$%l cla!! n"te!+

LATEASSI#NMENTANDMA%E-UPPOLICIES

PAPERS: ! !tate in &ni4er!it g%ieline!, it i! in !t%ent! e!t intere!t $"r$ac%lt t" en$"rce %e ate! rig"r"%!l, granting eten!i"n! "nl hen !t%ent!re!ent c"#elling rea!"n! $"r their inailit t" #eet a ealine, ith!ati!$act"r "c%#entati"n in !%"rt "$ the re%e!t+ @%ring the $ir!t ten a!a$ter the %e ate, late aer! ill e #are "n $"%r ercentage "int! "r"ne "rti"n "$ a grae er a, inc!uing 'ee(en$(i+e+, a aer "rth76H hich i! t" a! late "%l e #are "n t" 68H "r C)+ 'hea!!ign#ent ill n"t e accete therea$ter+

1UI22ES: *ather than rearing an a#ini!tering #ae-% %i::e!, ther"$e!!"r ill increa!e the eighting "$ "ther grae "r the a#"%nt "$ the

#i!!e a!!ign#ent+

RELI#IOUS OBSER3ANCES: ;t i! &ni4er!it "lic that n" !t%ent !h"%l !%$$eracae#ic enalt eca%!e "$ the "!er4ance "$ hi! "r her $aith+ t%ent! ha4e are!"n!iilit t" alert #e#er! "$ the teaching !ta$$ in a ti#el $a!hi"nregaring %c"#ing religi"%! "!er4ance! an anticiate a!ence!+ E4ere$$"rt ill e #ae t" a4"i !che%ling c"#%l!"r acti4itie! at the!e ti#e!+ ;$thi! i! %na4"iale, e4er rea!"nale ""rt%nit ill e gi4en t" the!e!t%ent! t" #ae % "r that the #i!!+h''*:44+++0.oe!nin.concil0'o!on'o0ca4*olicie"4!eli.io"0h'm

PARTICIPATIONPOLIC5:Y"% !hare ith "%r $ell" !t%ent! the re!"n!iilit $"r c"n%cting in$"r#e,engage i!c%!!i"n! "$ the tet! an i!!%e! at han+ To prepare for eac#c!a$$% "#en% you $#ou! no" on!y rea "#e a$$igne 'or($% )u" a!$ofor*u!a"e cri"ica! +ue$"ion$ an co**en"$ for your c!a$$*a"e$ anin$"ruc"or "o con$ier an i$cu$$, Iearning t" re!ent, challenge, ane$en a range "$ intellect%al an critical "!iti"n! i! a cr%cial c"#"nent "$"%r e%cati"n+ eca%!e learning in the =%#anitie! i! a c"lla"rati4eenea4"r, "%r in4"l4e#ent i! e%all i#"rtant t" the learning "$ "%rcla!!#ate!, $"r h"!e e%cati"n "% are, in art, re!"n!ile+ e !h"%l all!tri4e t" c"ntri%te t" an learn $r"# the cla!! i!c%!!i"n in a re!ect$%l,

e%itale $a!hi"n+

S'&en'" "ee/in. e6'!a c!e&i' fo! *a!'ici*a'ion "hol& "'!ie 'o:

B"!e critical %e!ti"n! "r "$$er analtical c"##entar "n the tet! ant"ic! %ner c"n!ierati"nJ

nch"r !%ch c"ntri%ti"n! t" cla!! i!c%!!i"n ith tet%al re$erence!(irecting cla!! #e#er! t" artic%lar age!, $"r ea#le)J

e a! clear an c"nci!e a! "!!ile in their "ral ere!!i"nJ

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Engage (4ia "th ee-c"ntact an 4eral ere!!i"n) ith "ther!t%ent!J an

alance 7an'i'(ith 7ali'(in c"ntri%ti"n! t" cla!! i!c%!!i"n

A&&i'ional fo!m" of *a!'ici*a'ion can al"o ,e 7i'e ala,le 'o 'hecla"":

!ing the r"$e!!"r "r $ell" !t%ent! t" clear % an c"n$%!i"n that#a ari!e in cla!! i!c%!!i"nJ

A$$ering t" rea a artic%lar a!!age "$ tetJ "r

=eling cla!! #e#er! l"cate a artic%lar a!!ageAne $%rther n"te "n c"##%nicati"n in a large cla!! lie "%r!, it i! "$ten i$$ic%lt$"r a r"$e!!"r t" ercei4e !t%ent c"ncern! a"%t the cla!!r""# cli#ate,eag"g, eectati"n!, a!!ign#ent!, an graing ith"%t irectc"##%nicati"n+ ;$ "% ha4e an c"ncern! a"%t the!e "r an "ther a!ect! "$the cla!!, lea!e rai!e the!e i!!%e! ith the r"$e!!"r irectl, either 4ia e#ail"r %ring "$$ice h"%r!+ En-"$-ter# e4al%ati"n! r"4ie an ""rt%nit t"ere!! !%ch c"ncern! an"n#"%!l, "$ c"%r!e, %t %!%all it i! #"rer"%cti4e $"r r"$e!!"r! an !t%ent! t" #eet in er!"n t" i!c%!! #atter!

ertaining t" the c"%r!e ell %eforethe c"%r!e i! "4er+

ACADEMICINTE#RIT5Pla.ia!i"m an& o'he! fo!m" of aca&emic &i"hone"'( a!e clea!l( &efine&in Unie!"i'( ma'e!ial"8 in"'ance" of *la.ia!i"m o! chea'in. +ill ,eac'iel( *!"e& 'o 'he *oin' of fail!e of 'he co!"e an& *o""i,le&i"mi""al f!om 'he Unie!"i'(0 ee ecti"n "$ the L&ni4er!it "$ '"r"nt"C"e "$ eha4i"%r "n cae#ic Matter!htt!KKregi!trar+%t#+%t"r"nt"+caK!t%entKcalenarKcalenarOetail2+lD'"icPcae#icH20="ne!t//earch!tringPlagiari!#

STUDENTCONDUCTS'&en'" a!e e6*ec'e& 'o &e*o!' 'hem"ele" in a ma'!e) *!ofe""ionalmanne! a**!o*!ia'e 'o a nie!"i'( eni!onmen'0 eca%!e "%r re!enceat %ni4er!iti! %rel4"l%ntar, it i! a!!%#e that "% ha4e ecie t" attena artic%lar !e!!i"n a! a c"##itte, engage #e#er "$ the c"%r!e+ #ien'ha' 'he follo+in. ac'ii'ie" can ,e *!"e& el"e+he!e mch mo!e*lea"an'l( 9fo! (o an& mch le"" &i"!*'iel( 9fo! 'he cla"") i' ma/e"no "en"e fo! (o 'o come 'o cla"" an& 'al/) +!i'e no'e" 'o o'he!"'&en'") "!f 'he in'e!ne') !ea& o! ie+ o'"i&e ma'e!ial") o! en.a.ein elec'!onic commnica'ion0 eca%!e the in!tr%ct"r! r"le i! t" teach Q n"t

t" "lice eha4i"%r Q !t%ent! i!r%ting cla!! ill e !%##aril re%e!te t"lea4e $"r the %rati"n "$ the !e!!i"nJ !h"%l thi! "cc%r, it i! the !t%ent!re!"n!iilit t" %r!%e the #atter ith the in!tr%ct"r+

E-CULTUREPOLIC5Iie "ther $"r#! "$ 4eral c"##%nicati"n, e#ail i! c"ntet-!en!iti4e+ Blea!eee in #in that "%r e#ail aear! in "%r r"$e!!"r! in-" al"ng!ie#e!!age! $r"# c"lleag%e! at "ther in!tit%ti"n!, $ell" & "$ ' $ac%lt #e#er!,"%rnal an "" eit"r!, a#ini!trat"r!, gra%ate !e#inar #e#er!, "ct"ral

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a4i!ee!, an "ther %nergra%ate !t%ent!+ I' i" 'he!efo!e *a!'icla!l(im*o!'an' 'ha' 'he 'one of (o! me""a.e ,e ma'!e) !e"*ec'fl) an&li'e!a'e0 A co!'eo") +ell-con"i&e!e& email 'o (o! *!ofe""o! +illen"!e 'ha' (o !eceie a !e"*on"e in /in&0 9Cone!"el() ina**!o*!ia'eme""a.e" ma( ,e !e'!ne& nan"+e!e& fo! !ei"ion an&!e",mi""ion0

S'(le Blea!e %!e the !a#e !tanar! "$ ritten Engli!h in e#ail that "% "%l

%!e $"r "%r ritten a!!ign#ent!+ In *a!'icla!) (o "hol& e"che+ "lan.an& o'he! info!mal mo&e" of e6*!e""ion8 "'!ie fo! co!!ec' *nc'a'ion)ca*i'ali;a'ion) an& "*ellin.8 an& ,e ca!efl 'o *!oof!ea& (o! me""a.e,efo!e "en&in.0 9Af'e! all) 'he !eci*ien' of (o! me""a.e i" 'he "ame*e!"on +ho +ill ,e eala'in. (o! 'e!m *a*e!

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COURSESCHEDULE:

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ND TERM: COURSE READIN#S TBA IN CONSULTATION ITH STUDENTS8 THE TOREMAININ# 1UI22ES = THE ND RITIN# OR%SHOP ILL BE SCHEDULEDACCORDIN#L5

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