El Paso Community College

Syllabus
Instructors Course Requirements
Spring 2015
I.

Course Number and Instructor Information

Course: English 2323, British Literature II
Instructor: Mrs. Ashley Swarthout, M.A.
E-mail: amswarth@episd.org
Office Hours: Before school at 8:15; Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4:00-4:30;
lunch by appointment. (Times subject to change.)
Location: Chapin High School room S182

II.

Text and Materials

All Students are responsible for bringing required texts to each class.
Greenblatt, Stephen at al, Eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vols D.,
E., and F. 9th Ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2012.
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Student will need
to locate/download/purchase a copy of this novel.)
Course Syllabus

III.

Course Requirements
A. Grading Scale and Couse Grade (EPCC)
Average Grade
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
0-59

Letter Grade
A
B
C
D
F

Homework/ classwork/ participation

Vocabulary and literary quizzes
Exams
One Literary Analysis Paper (Midterm)
Research presentation

15%
15%
20%
15%
15%

One literary Project (Final)

20%
Total Percentage

100%

B. Homework/ classwork/ participation (15%)

a. Participation: You are required to be fully prepared for each class and to
participate actively in class discussions and activities. To be prepared you
are to do more than read the assigned material. As you read you are to
think about the material, especially as it relates to the cultural and
historical era, take lecture/discussion notes, complete assigned reading
notes, and come to class prepared to participate in the class discussions. A
prepared student comes to class with their homework, text, and ready to
contribute. Relevant comments and meaningful participation in small
group activities will be essential for full points. Thoughtful and relevant
comments and questions will enable you to present your ideas and to learn
from others. At times you will be required to complete
homework/classwork online through Edmodo. Access to Edmodo will be
provided in class; if additional time is necessary, you must find access to
Edmodo outside of class (via the internet or app) or make arrangements to
complete assignment during my tutoring times.
If your participation is negative-you are absent, come to class late, leave
class early, sleep during class- on a regular basis, it will be noted and will
substantially affect your participation grade. Use of any electronics in
class may be allowed at the instructors discretion and only if the use
pertains to or enhances the learning in class.
b. Reading response: This is a collection of responses to readings, which you
will bring to class when required. When there are multiple readings in one
night the length of the response may vary. The focus and/or topic of the
response will be provided by the instructor during the instruction period
prior to the due date. To receive full credit the responses must be thought
out, original, and insightful. Asking questions in your reading response is
acceptable, encouraged, and sometimes required. Cite your sources using
MLA formatting. (For MLA examples see
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/.) Reading responses
will be checked on the block day unless otherwise informed by instructor.
c. Homework/ classwork: There will times when you are required to
complete homework in some form other than reading responses. These

assignments will be assigned a specific due date and it is a requirement

that they be turned in on time. If you are absent it is your responsibility to
turn in the assignment in on the first day back from your absence. Do not
expect the instructor to notify you of missing work.
Classwork encompasses any work completed during class time. These
assignments will be expected to completed and turned in during class time,
unless otherwise noted by the instructor. Examples of classwork include
group note taking and discussion questions.

C. Literary and Vocabulary Quizzes (15%)

a. Literary Quizzes: During the semester there will be at least 6 short quizzes
on assigned readings. These quizzes will ensure that you are completing
assigned readings, taking notes during class, and participating during
discussion and activities. You may or may not know the date of the quiz
ahead of time so it is imperative that keep up with the assigned readings.
The quizzes may be over one text or multiple. The quizzes will vary in
format, length, and completion time.
b. Vocabulary Quizzes: Vocabulary quizzes will be administered weekly, on
the block day (unless otherwise noted). Vocabulary lists are provided in
class on Monday and on Weebly. Vocabulary quizzes will not be
administered the week of an exam.
c. Make-up quizzes: If a student is absent during the date that an exam or
quiz is administered they will be required to complete a make-up exam or
quiz upon their return to school or on date provided by teacher. The exam
or quiz may be completed during tutoring times. The make-up quiz or
exam will likely be a different version of the original. Some quizzes (all
vocabulary) may be re-taken if the desired grade was not received. These
re-takes will be more difficult than the original. It is the responsibility of
the student to keep track of what is completed in class during an absence;
therefore, it is also the responsibility of the student to ensure they are
present for make-up quiz times. If a student does not take the make-up
during the time provided, the grade will be entered as NHI (0%).

D. Exams (20%)
a. Exams: At the conclusion of each unit an exam will be administered. The
exact formatting of the exam may vary but will consist of short answer,

essay questions, and matching. The exams are designed to provide you
with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained throughout
the course in order to more fully analyze the texts. The exams will also aid
in the development of the literary analysis and research papers.
b. Make-Up Exams: Make-up exams will be provided to students that are
absent on the day the exam is given. Make-ups must be taken immediately
upon return to school. The student must come to tutoring times in order to
complete the make-up exam. It is the responsibility of the student to keep
track of what is completed in class during an absence; therefore, it is also
the responsibility of the student to ensure they are present for make-up
exam times. If a student does not take the make-up during the time
provided, the grade will be entered as NHI (0%).
c. Re-takes of exams are not permissible.
E. Literary Research and Analysis Paper- Midterm (15%)
Each student will write one literary analysis essay for a midterm grade. The essay
will be 800-1000 words and will provide an in-depth analysis of one or more
readings from this semester. More information will be forthcoming. Students can
receive up to 8 extra credit points on the final grade of the literary paper. Extra
credit will be earned if you bring a draft of the paper to EPCCs Writing Center,
or by correctly using vocabulary words.
This assignment may be turned in one day late for a best-grade of 70%. This
assignment will not be accepted more than one day late. This policy includes
students that absent. If you are absent on the due date, you must notify me and we
will determine how best to turn it in on-time.
F. Research Presentation (15%)
Each week, starting week 4 of the semester, a group or individual will present a
lecture to the class. The size of the group will be based off the number of students
in class and will be provided by the instructor during the first week of instruction.
A rubric for the presentation will be provided to the groups. The topic of the
presentation will be provided by the instructor; the format will have basic
guidelines, but the overall design will be up to the students. The presentation will
usually take place on the block day and must account for a minimum of 45
minutes of the period. Requirements for the presentation include, but are not

limited to, a technical component (such as PowerPoint, Nearpod, etc.), a class

activity, lecture and notes (which can be supported by technical component), and
discussion. This presentation is your opportunity to show what you have learned
about the topic provided and to be creative. Additionally, brain research suggests
that teaching leads to more detainment of information than most other
instructional strategies. Though this is meant to be educational and a challenge; it
is also designed to be fun!
Because this is worth 15% of your final grade (as much as your midterm essay) it
is important that everyone gets the grade they deserve. To receive a satisfactory
group grade it is important that the group (if working in a group) work together to
present a successful lecture. This will count for 70% for the presentation grade.
The final 30% of the grade will be an individual score based on a peer survey and
an individual survey.
On Monday of the presentation week, at least one member of the group is
required to meet with me to show presentation progress. You must schedule this
time during tutoring times; it should only take about 10 minutes to complete the
conference. Do not come to the meeting empty handed. Any group member can
meet with me at any time prior to the presentation to discuss concerns, ideas, or
questions. Meetings may take place via e-mail or in person.
This assignment cannot be completed late. If a person/group is not prepared to
present on the due date, the grade will be a 0% and will not be redeemable.
G. One Literary Project (final) (20%)
In place of a final paper or exam the literary project will allow for the students to
show in-depth knowledge, comprehension, and critical analysis of the literary
period and texts, but in a more creative and individualized manner. Essentially,
the project is going to be a re-imagined or re-contextualized version of the
original text. The project will culminate in a gallery day or days in which the
students will exhibit and briefly describe their work to their peers. For
information about the project will be forthcoming.
This assignment must be turned-in on the due date, even if you are absent.
Because is counts as the final exam, late turn-ins will not be accepted. If the
student/group does not have the project, their grade will result in a 0%.
IV.

Instructors Policies:

A. You are expected to attend all classes and be on time. Keep in mind that missing
class will ultimately affect your final grade because you will miss much important
material. Everyone must follow the Chapin High School and EPCC student code
of conduct. After a student is tardy 3 times, they must complete a detention with
me in order to make-up that time. If the student continues to be tardy after a
detention, school administration will be notified.
Consistent attendance in this course is mandatory. All assignments are due on
time. Make up work will be allowed only at the discretion of the instructor and
only during the time that any particular assignment is in my possession. In other
words, once I grade and return an assignment back to the class, it can no longer be
turned in for a grade. Final drafts will only be accepted one class day late. (See
individual headings above for specifics.)
You will need to check with me to receive any handouts or assignments that you
have missed. It is not the responsibility of the instructor to seek you out to make
sure that you have all missed work. Likewise, it is the responsibility of the student
to know what assignments they missing; frequently checking student or parent
portal will help you to keep up in class.
Having access to the syllabus is required! If you are absent for any reason
refer to the syllabus to keep up with reading assignments. Contact a peer or
the instructor to find out what other work you missing. Additionally, the
syllabus and a weekly calendar will be provided on Weebly. Being absent is
not an excuse to fall behind! Follow the syllabus! Follow the syllabus! Follow
the syllabus!
B. Following EPCC policy, cheating or plagiarism is not permitted. When a
student feels stressed they may be tempted to buy or use an essay that is not
their own. There are online programs that I use that will allow me to determine
the authenticity of the work. If it is determined that you have cheated or
plagiarized you will receive an F for the assignment and further disciplinary
action as determined by EPCC. Additionally, using the aid and knowledge of a
student not in class is considered cheating and will result in failing grade. I will
have zero tolerance for plagiarism and cheating. I can drop you from the course
which may affect your ability to receive financial aid in the future.

C. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions. When a

students non-participation adversely affects the students success in meeting
the course objectives, the instructor may drop the student.
D. Following EPCC policy, disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
E. A composition book is required for this course.

Please note: By continuing to be enrolled in this class, you are indicating that you
understand and agree to the above-stated polices and requirements.

Course Calendar *
Non-EPCC Week

1/6

1/7

1/8 or 1/9

Week One

Rsum completion;
vocabulary quiz;
course syllabus; intro
to Romantic Era

Rsum Due

Get books from

bookroom

Vol D- pp. 3-27 (If

you dont have a book
yet you can catch up.)

Intro to Jane Austen

and Pride and
Prejudice

Make sure you have

gone to bookroom and
have your book PP,

1/13

PP Notes and
activities
PP Notes and
activities

Part I, chapters 1-9

1/15 or 1/16
1/19
1/20
1/21
1/22 or 1/23
Week Three

Get books from

bookroom

1/12

1/14

Week Two

New vocabulary
words; Notes and
resources for rsum
writing.
Rsum Writing

1/26
1/27

1/28

PP Notes and
activities
HOLIDAY
PP Notes and
activities
PP Notes and
activities
PP Notes and
activities
PP Exam
Notes on
Wollstonecraft and
Barbauld
Discussion A
Vindication and

PP, Part I, chapters

10-16
PP, Part I, chapters
17-23
PP, Part II, chapters
1-19
PP, Part III, chapters
1-9
PP, Part III, chapters
10-19
Study for exam

Vol. D A
Vindication of the

discuss The Rights

of Women.

1/29 or 1/30

Week Four

2/2

2/3

2/4

2/5 or 2/6

Rights of Women,
Intro pp 213-217; The
Rights of Women,
pp. 48-49
Presentation on Blake;
In preparation for
Notes/ Introduction to presentation pre-read
Colreidge
the following: The
Little Black Boy, pp.
120-121; The
Chimney Sweeper,
pp. 121-122. The
Chimney Sweeper, p.
128; The Fly, The
Tyger, pp. 129130; Infant
Sorrow, p. 134.
Notes on discussion
Coleridge, The Rime
Coleridge, The Rime
of the Ancient
of the Ancient
Mariner, parts 1-3
Mariner
pp. 443-449
Notes on discussion
Coleridge, The Rime
Coleridge, The Rime
of the Ancient
of the Ancient
Mariner, parts 4-6
Mariner; Notes on
pp. 449-549
the Slave trade and
abolition.
Discussion of
Read The Negros
slave/abolition
Complaint, pp. 96literature; Analysis of
98; The Sorrows of
Amazing Grace, pp. Yamba; or the Negro
90-91
Womans
Lamentation pp. 91108
Presentation of
In preparation for the
Wordsworth; Notes
presentation pre-read
on Bryon and Keats
the following: Lines
Composed a Few
Miles above Tintern
Abbey, pp. 288-292;
I wandered lonely as
a cloud, pp. 334-335;
The Solitary
Reaper, p. 342;
Composed on
Westminster Bridge,
September 3, 1802,

Week Five

Week Six

2/9

Analysis of Lord
Byrons poetry

2/10

Analysis of Keats
poetry.

2/11

Presentation on
Shelley

2/12 or 2/13

Romantic Period
Exam
HOLIDAY
Notes on the
Victorian Age, 18301901
Notes and discussion
of the role of The
Women Question;
comparison of the
Angel in House;
debating a point of
view
Presentation of
Victorians and
Evolution; Research
and literary analysis
paper information

2/16
2/17

2/18

2/19 or 2/20

pp. 344-345;
Mutability, p. 348.
Byron- She walks in
beauty, pp. 617-618;
When we two
parted, (provided by
instructor); So well
go no more a
roving,p. 620
Keats- When I have
fears that I may cease
to be, p. 911; Ode
to a Nightingale, pp.
927-929;
For presentation preread the following:
Mutability, p.751,
To Wordsworth, p.
752, Ozymandias,
p. 776, Ode to the
West Wind, p. 791,
To Night, p. 836,
and To Music, p.
837.
Study for exam

Vol E. pp. 1017-1041

Women of
England p. 1610;
Angel in the House,
p. 1613; Cassandra,
p. 1626;

Prior to presentation
pre-read the
following: The
Origin of Species,
from chapters 3 and
15, p. 1560 and 1565;
The Descent of
Man and Natural
Selection and Sexual

Week Seven

2/23

Research and write

2/24
2/25
2/26 or 2/27

Research and write

Revise/edit
Revision/ final write

Selection, p. 1569;
The Life and Letters
of Thomas Henry
Huxley, p. 1573; and
from Father and
Son, p. 1577.
Research Question
and prospectus due.
Min. 200 words

Complete rough
draft due in class

Midpoint
Week Eight

3/2

3/3

Week Nine

Notes and Discussion

of Lord Alfred
Tennyson; begin
reading The Lady of
Shalott (p. 1161
Notes and Discussion
of Lord Alfred
Tennyson

3/4

Presentation of
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning poetry

3/5 or 3/6

Presentation of Robert
Browning; Notes on
the late Victorians and
Fin de Siecle

3/16

Notes and discussion

of Robert Louis
Stevenson and The
Strange Case of Dr.

Final essay due,

printed and on my
desk by 4:30- even if
you are absent!
The Lady of
Shalott, p. 11611166; The Charge of
the Light Brigade, p.
1235.
Prior to presentation
read the following:
The Cry of the
Children, p. 1124;
Sonnets from the
Portuguese 21, 22, 32,
and 43, p. 1129; and
The Runaway Slave
at Pilgrims Point, p.
1130
Prior to presentation
read the following:
Porphyrias Lover,
p. 1278; My Last
Duchess, p. 1282;
and Love Among the
Ruins, p. 1292.
The Strange Case of
Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde p. 1677-1690

3/17

3/18

3/19 or 2/20

Week Ten

3/23

3/24

3/25
3/26 or 3/27

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Notes and discussion
of Robert Louis
Stevenson and The
Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde;
Notes and discussion
of Robert Louis
Stevenson and The
Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde;
Creating your Mr.
Hyde
Presentation on
Industrialism; Notes
on the life of Oscar
Wilde

Notes and discussion

of Oscar Wilde and
The Importance of
Being Earnest
Begin Watching
movie version of The
Importance of Being
Earnest
Early Dismissal
Presentation of Emily
Bront; Begin reading
Goblin Market p.
1496

The Strange Case of

Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde p. 1690-1709

The Strange Case of

Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde p. 1709-1719

Prior to presentation
pre-read the
following: from The
Childrens
Employment
Commission: First
Report and Child
Mine-worker in
Yorkshire p. 1587
and 1588; Alton
Locke and London
Slum p. 1597;; and
The White Slavery of
London Match
Workers, p. 1604
The Importance of
Being Earnest,Acts 12 p. 1734-1767
The Importance of
Being Earnest, Act 3,
p. 1767-1777

Prior to presentation
pre-read the
following: Im
happiest when most
away, p. 1329; The
Night-Wind, p. 1329;
Remembrance, p.
1330; Stars, p.
1331; and No coward

Week Eleven

3/30
3/31
4/1
4/2 or 4/3

Notes on Rossetti and

Goblin Market
Victorian Exam Part
I
Victorian Exam Part
II
4/2 brainstorm final
project ideas

soul is mine, p. 1334.

Goblin Market, p.
1496-1508
Study for exam
Study for exam

4/3 Holiday
Week Twelve

4/6
4/7

4/8

4/9 or 4/10

Week Thirteen

4/13

4/14

4/15

Notes on 20th Century

and after
Notes and Discussion
of D. H. Lawrence

Introduction to The
Curious Incident of
the Dog in the
Nighttime; separation
of groups and roles
Presentation on Dylan
Thomas; Introduction
to Modern Manifestos

Discussion and notes

on Modern
Manifestos; create a
modern manifesto of
your own
The Curious
Incident Meet in
groups for roles;
assign roles for next
meeting.
Discussion and notes

Vol. F p. 1887-1910
The Horse Dealers
Daughter, p. 2496;
andLove on the
Farm, p. 2512

Prior to presentation
pre-read the
following: The Force
That Through the
Green Fuse Drives the
Flower, p. 2698;
The Hunchback in
the Park, p. 2699;
and Do Not Go
Gentle into That Good
Night, p. 2703
Blast, Long Live the
Vortex pp. 20702077; Loy
Feminist Manifesto
pp. 2078-2081
Manifesto due;
Curious Incident
reading due

Shooting an

4/16 or 4/17

Week Fourteen

4/20

4/21
4/22
4/23 or 4/24

Week Fifteen

4/27

4/28
4/29
4/30 or 5/1

Week Sixteen

5/4
5/5
5/6
5/7 or 5/8

on George Orwell and

Shooting an
Elephant

Elephant, p. 26052610

Presentation on Ted
Hughes

Prior to presentation
pre-read: Wind, p.
2808; Relic, p.
2809; Pike, p. 2810;
Out, p. 2811;
Theology, p. 2812;
Crows Last Stand,
and Daffodils, p.
2813
Curious
Incidentreadings

Curious
IncidentGroups;
pick a Beatles song to
analyze
Beatles-mania, make
a quick presentation
Beatles-mania
presentations
Presentation on
Seamus Heaney

Final Curious Incident

meeting; decide final
project group
Bohemian
Rhapsody and Queen
Create a blueprint for
final project
Exam on 20th
Century and After
Work on final project
Project updates; work
on project
Work on project
Last day to work on
project, revision if

Analysis of Beatles
song
Beatles presentations
Prior to presentation
pre-read the
following: Digging,
and The Forge, p.
2953; Punishment,
p. 2955; Casualty,
p. 2957;; and
Anything Can
Happen, p. 2967.
Curious Incident
readings.

Study for exam

Study for exam

If possible, bring in
final project in current

Week Seventeenfinals week

possible
Gallery Walk #1
5/11
Gallery Walk #2
5/12
Begin Watching Pride
5/13
and Prejudice or The
Importance of Being
Earnest.
Watch Pride and
5/14 or 5/15
Prejudice or The
Importance of Being
Earnest.
*All dates and assignments subject to change

state
Bring in final project
Bring in final project