Language and Literature Department
Fall 2010

ENL 2010: Survey of English Literature I

T TH 11:00 – 12:20

Professor Courtney J. Ruffner

Office: 3-112

Office Hours: 12:30 – 1:30

Telephone: 752-5478

Email Address: ruffnec@scf.edu

Webpage Address: http://faculty.scf.edu/ruffnec/index.htm

Course Description:

Prerequisite: Successful completion or concurrent registration of ENC 1102

This course, a Gordon Rule course, offers a survey of English Lit. from The Middle Ages to The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. We will discuss enough historical and critical background, with necessary textual explications to help us read and enjoy the works of major authors from Chaucer to Samuel Johnson; establish an intelligent awareness of the development of major authors, their work, and their influences; create a richer, broader, more enlightened experience of both what is characteristic of the periods as is evidenced in the works studied and what is universal; and facilitate in reaching informed but fresh, critical understanding of what is read.

Course Performance Standards:

http://www.scf.edu/pages/467.asp A hard copy may be obtained from the instructor or from the Department Office.

Texts and Materials:

The Norton Anthology of English Literature The Major Authors, Abrams et al.

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth

Guide to MLA Documentation by Trimmer. I grade heavily on MLA skills.

Attendance:

Late is late, and leaving class early is equivalent to being late. Points will be taken for your lack of classroom consideration. After 4 absences, I will expect you to withdraw from the class to avoid a failing grade. After 2 tardies, you have become a classroom distraction. At that point, I will ask you to see me after class and will request that you withdraw from the class (see student handbook for classroom disruptions). It is your responsibility to attend class regularly and on time. Even if you miss class, you are responsible for assignment due dates, writing project details, notes, and handouts that you miss. Find out what you missed from someone in class (exchange phone numbers / email addresses with someone) and then go to our website to print any handouts that you may not have received. Make appointments for a time that does not conflict with our class.

Be aware of the people around you. If you are carrying on your own conversation while I am teaching then I will assume you are ready for a test and thus you will be tested on that day’s lesson. I will deduct 10 points if I see or hear cell phones or text message devices. Please do not over-perfume or over-colon yourself to come to class. Allergies are a large problem in Florida. You will be moved to another class if allergies become a problem. And one last thing…NO GUM!

Email:

Students are required to communicate with their instructor using their official SCF email address.

Assignments:

Daily Quizzes

Exam # 1

Shakespeare Exam

Final Exam

Paper

Participation

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. All grades will be computed on a 100% scale.
2. Failure to complete any assignment will result in failure of the course.
3. Of course, there will be NO late assignments.
4. There will be no make-up quizzes or tests.
5. Assignments are due upon entering the classroom.
6. I will be going on maternity leave in the beginning of November. A substitute will take my place and complete the course via Angel. If this is something you are uncomfortable with, you will want to find a different literature course to pursue immediately. For those who are comfortable with the course terms, your grade from my portion of the class will be averaged with your grade from the substitute’s portion of the class for your final grade.

Withdrawal Policy:

In accordance with the State College of Florida college policy as stated in the college catalog, students may withdraw from any course or all courses without academic penalty of a WF by the withdrawal deadline as listed in the State College of Florida academic calendar. This semester this date is October 29^th. The student must take responsibility for initiating the withdrawal procedure. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with their instructors first before taking any withdrawal action.

Statement of Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is the use of ideas, facts, opinions, illustrative material, data, direct or indirect wording of another scholar and/or writer—professional or student—without giving proper credit. Expulsion, suspension, or any lesser penalty may be imposed for plagiarism.

Standards of Conduct:

Students are expected to abide by all Lancer Student Handbook guidelines.

Miscellaneous:

Join the English Honors Organization

Join / Submit to the college literary magazine Pentangle

Tentative Weekly Schedule:

n Don’t forget to check your college email daily.

n Be aware of due dates and times. Five minutes late is still regarded as late.

n Arrange your seats in a circle each class unless otherwise directed.

n We will have weekly quizzes. Be prepared!

Week 1:

8/24:

-- Introduction to course content
-- Visit website
-- Syllabus and tentative schedule
-- Clarification on rules, policies, and procedures
-- Grading and withdrawals

8/26:

-- Who are you? Who am I?
-- Stress importance of MLA / Lecture on MLA / How to Write for This Class
-- Literary Analysis PPT / Library Research Access

Week 2:

8/31: Anglo-Saxon England Notes

9/2: Beowulf

Week 3:

9/7: Beowulf

9/9: Chaucer “The Wife of Bath”

Week 4:

9/14: Chaucer “The Pardoner’s Tale”

9/16: Handout: Morality Plays and Everyman

Week 5:

9/21: finish Everyman

9/23: The Sixteenth Century and Sir Walter Ralegh: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”

Week 6:

9/28: Spenser “October”

9/30: Christopher Marlowe: The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Week 7:

10/5: Finish Doctor Faustus
10/7: Exam # 1

Week 8:

10/12: Shakespeare Introduction

10/14: FCEA Conference (work on your paper)

Week 9:

10/19: Macbeth

10/21: Study for Exam / FCCAA Conference

Week 10:

10/26: Macbeth - Papers Due (printed if you want me to write on them plus grade)
10/28: modern day Macbeth - Papers Due (submitted to dropbox on Angel if you just want a paragraph of commentary plus grade) 

Week 11:

11/2: modern day Macbeth

11/4: Shakespeare Exam

Week 12: All Coursework will be conducted through Angel via Professor Grieneisen (grienej@scf.edu) from this point forward. If you haven't already visited the Angel coursepage set for your course, please do so now.

11/9: The 17^th Century: Cavaliers and Metaphysicals

11/11: Veterans Day - Off

Week 13:

11/16: John Donne “The Flea” and “The Good-Morrow”

11/18: Ben Jonson: “To My Book” and Robert Herrick “Upon Julia’s Clothes”

Week 14:

11/23: Richard Lovelace “To Lucasta, Going to the Wars” and Andrew Marvell “To His Coy Mistress”
11/25: Thanksgiving Day - Off

Week 15: Basic Term Paper Checklist

11/30: Neoclassic Period: The Restoration and the 18^th Century

12/2: Jonathon Swift: “A Modest Proposal”

Week 16:

12/7: Thomas Gray “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College,” “Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat,” “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”
12/9: Final Exam