Honors Literature And Academic Writing II
2018-2019 Tentative Course Overview
This syllabus is subject to revision
2018-2019 Tentative Course Overview
This syllabus is subject to revision
Literature
Beowulf (Seamus Heaney translation)
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri (John Ciardi translation)
Canterbury Tales (Selections), by Chaucer (Nevill Coghill translation)
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Robin Buss translation)
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
A Shakespeare Play TBD
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
A selection of poetry highlighting relevant themes and literary/poetic devices.
Other required texts:
Advanced Academic Writing 2, Michael Clay Thompson, Royal Fireworks Press
Recommended:
MLA Handbook, 8th Edition, Modern Language Association
Partial List of Skills Taught
Building on skills taught in LaAW 1, students will:
Literature:
Focus of Work
In class:
-A balance of lecture and discussion focusing on literary analysis and literary appreciation.
-Focused lessons on grammar and composition.
-Guided practice in composition.
-Review of weekly grammar homework.
Homework:
-Read assigned literature and prepare for discussion.
-Complete weekly composition assignments.
-Complete weekly grammar practice.
-Complete four developed papers throughout the year.
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This syllabus is subject to revision.
Beowulf (Seamus Heaney translation)
The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri (John Ciardi translation)
Canterbury Tales (Selections), by Chaucer (Nevill Coghill translation)
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Robin Buss translation)
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
A Shakespeare Play TBD
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
A selection of poetry highlighting relevant themes and literary/poetic devices.
Other required texts:
Advanced Academic Writing 2, Michael Clay Thompson, Royal Fireworks Press
Recommended:
MLA Handbook, 8th Edition, Modern Language Association
Partial List of Skills Taught
Building on skills taught in LaAW 1, students will:
Literature:
- learn literary devices associated with early English literature
- understand the importance of the use of vernacular in literature
- understand the relationship between the written word and the development of language
- revisit epic poetry
- show increasing depth of proficiency in discussion of the elements of story and thematic ideas
- recognize the novel of manners as a late 18th and early 19th century genre
- demonstrate increasing ability to discuss authorial intention and thematic implications of literature read
- recognize a variety of rhetorical modes
- expand familiarity with standard proofreader's marks in editing
- become familiar with more elaborate MLA rules
- continue working on unity, coherence and cohesion throughout a composition
- practice modeling well-written pieces and generating original compositions
- use knowledge of grammar to develop style and improve clarity.
- use knowledge of grammar to correctly punctuate compositions.
- use knowledge of grammar to edit compositions.
Focus of Work
In class:
-A balance of lecture and discussion focusing on literary analysis and literary appreciation.
-Focused lessons on grammar and composition.
-Guided practice in composition.
-Review of weekly grammar homework.
Homework:
-Read assigned literature and prepare for discussion.
-Complete weekly composition assignments.
-Complete weekly grammar practice.
-Complete four developed papers throughout the year.
.
This syllabus is subject to revision.