English 104A Syllabus - Y. Athanassakis Fall 2008
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Overview
AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1900-Present: MIGRATIONS
English 104A: Prof. Allison Carruth
TA: Yanoula Athanassakis
E-mail: yanoula@umail.ucsb.edu
Lecture: T/R 11-12:15pm, Girvetz 1004
Office Hours: Thursday 12:30-1:30pm
Office: 2nd floor Grad Tower, 2432 E
Mailbox: Sankey Room, English Building
Sections: 15628 W 8-8:50am South Hall 2635; 15636 W 9-9:50am South Hall 2635
Discussion Section
The goal of discussion section is to foster an open dialogue about materials covered in lecture and facilitate your understanding of them. Give yourself plenty of time to read the specified materials and complete the assignments. In order for you to benefit from lecture you should do the reading beforehand. Your attendance at, preparation for, and participation in lecture and section are crucial to the final evaluation of your work, in addition to the midterm and essays.
Attendance
Come to class, and be present. I am less concerned with numbers and percentages when it comes to days missed as much as I am invested in how it will be reflected in your work. If you are more than 5 minutes late, it counts as an absence. Work missed due to absences and tardiness cannot be made up. If you need to miss section for a religious holiday, you must notify me two weeks in advance. I do not accept e-mailed work, nor will I read drafts over e-mail. An outline or a topic sentence/paragraph during office hours is fine. If you are absent on the day that an assignment is due, it is your responsibility to place it in my mailbox by the beginning of section or it will be considered late. Obviously, if you are severely ill or have an emergency, please speak with me.
- As stated on the course syllabus, 2 absences from section will result in no credit for participation (-20%), and 4 or more absences will earn you an “F” for the course.
Note
Please turn off all electronic devices (or keep them on silent); and do not talk, check your cell, or IM/SMS during class. The newspaper, headphones, etc., are also culprits in losing the etiquette game. If your behavior is distracting, you will be asked to leave and receive an absence for the day.
E-mail Correspondence
I am happy to respond to you over e-mail, but please imagine that you are writing me a letter with a line of salutation and a polite closing. My job is not to tell you what you missed in lecture or section. If you do not receive a response from me, you might want to rethink your e-mail.
Papers
Papers must conform to MLA guidelines: double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12-point font, Times New Roman. Please consult a writing handbook, or ask me, if you are unsure about proper formatting. Essays that do not conform to proper formatting will be docked 1/3 of a letter grade. All papers are due at the beginning of class on the assigned due date. Papers or any work submitted more than 20 minutes after the deadline will not be accepted. If you need more time to complete any assignment, please contact me well in advance to discuss your options (I do grant extensions when necessary, but I do not accept late work). You may be granted an extension with a 1/3 grade deduction for each day the assignment goes over the due date, but this is on a case-by-case basis. No e-mailing papers, hard copies only.
For assistance on papers beyond my office hours, you could consider making an appt. at CLAS: http://www.clas.ucsb.edu/CLAS_services.htm#Writing
“Tutors in both labs assist students at any stage in the writing process--from analyzing the assignment to revising for clarity and conciseness. However, CLAS writing tutors do not proofread or edit papers.”
If you are a student with a disability and would like to discuss special academic accommodations, please contact me and register with the Disabled Students Program (893-2668).
Plagiarism
You are plagiarizing when you represent someone else’s ideas or words as your own. Any type or degree of plagiarism will result in a failing grade in the course and may lead to probation and expulsion from the University. Make sure you always give credit when you use an idea, theory, fact, statistic, or quote from someone besides yourself. If you are unsure if you are plagiarizing, ask me about it before turning in your work. If you have questions about what could be considered plagiarism, please ask me or Professor Carruth.
Office Hours
My office hours are meant for you, so please come by. It’s usually a good idea to let me know that you’re coming, so that I can make sure you do not have to wait long. I am more than happy to help you work through the concepts of the course.
Course Requirements
Participation 20% (quizzes, attendance, preparation in section)
Midterm 30% (definitions, ID’s, short essays)
Essay 1 20% (800-word critical response)
Essay 2 30% (1,800 words, textual analysis)
Key Dates
Essay 1: October 21st
Midterm: November 6th
Essay 2: December 8th
All information on the master syllabus for 104A applies to section and guides our meetings.
