Non-Western Literature
[ENG 230]
Dr. Steve Ferebee
Fall, 2004
MWF 10:20-11:20
GS 103
· OFFICE: 175.
· OFFICE HOURS: M/W/F 1:00-2:10; W 2:30-5:00 T/TH 1:o0-2:20; and by appointment.
· PHONE: 985-5191
· E-MAIL: sferebee@ncwc.edu
· WEB PAGE: http://faculty.ncwc.edu/sferebee/ENG%20230/default.htm
· E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST: Eng230-01@ncwc.edu
TEXTS:
· Things Fall apart by Chinua Achebe
· One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
· Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai
OBJECTIVES:
· To acquire some knowledge of non-western literature.
· To strengthen your abilities to read, think, speak, and write about literature and ideas.
REQUIREMENTS:
· Reading assignments: Read in their entirety before class and (ideally) again after class. BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS AND/OR WRITE ABOUT THE DAY’S READINGS. You should keep a reading notebook in which you summarize what you have read and write down any questions you want to ask in class. I will also be asking you to post comments on the class web page.
· 3 Tests. 3 Essays. 2 revisions.
· Class attendance and participation.
ATTENDANCE:
· A fourth unexcused absence lowers your final semester grade a full step [from B to C, for example]. You fail the class after the fourth unexcused absence.
· Three lates equal one absence.
· YOU must let me know if you have a legitimate excuse for missing class – before the day the absence occurs, if not before. Make sure I change the notation in my grade book.
· Student athletes (and other students who know in advance that they will miss a class) must complete assignments BEFORE THE DAY THEY WILL MISS.
· If class is cancelled for some reason, you should come to the next class prepared for both days’ assignments.
· Late papers go down a grade for each school day they are late.
· I expect you to be in class, on time, and prepared. If you come to class unprepared, you will be counted absent. I expect you to stay and pay attention for the hour. I expect you to avoid eating, drinking, and chewing gum during class. I expect you to respect yourself, your fellow classmates, and me.
GRADE:
· 50%: 3 essays and 1 revision.
· 40%: tests
· 10%: class participation
If you cheat, you fail.
For help at any stage of your writing process, please be aware of and please use the Writing Lab:
Pearsall 186.
985-5325
http://annex.ncwc.edu/writing_lab
“Read” means “read critically,” i.e., read carefully for content, style, and meaning. We will be trying to understand what the writer is saying (theme) about his or her subject. I expect you to become a better reader as the semester goes along. Take notes, ask questions, make connections, and I will occasionally quiz you or ask you to write about the day’s reading assignment.
Aug. 25: Introduction.
27: Things Fall Apart: Read pages 3-25. Look at li-lv.
30: Things Fall Apart: Read pages 26-52
Sept. 1: Things Fall Apart: Read pages 53-77.
3: Things Fall Apart: Read pages 78-118.
6: NO CLASS.
8: Finish Things Fall Apart.
10: Read vii-xlix.
13: 30-MINUTE CLOSED-BOOK TEST.
15: ONE-HOUR, OPEN-BOOK IN-CLASS ESSAY.
17: NO CLASS.
20: Discuss and assign revision.
22: Revision Draft #1 due in class. This must be typed.
24: Revision Draft #2 due in class. This must be typed.
27: REVISION DUE BY NOON. NO CLASS.
29: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 40.
Oct. 1: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 64.
4: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 111.
6: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 131.
8: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 174.
11: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 195.
13: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 218.
15: NO CLASS.
18: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 262.
20: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 287.
22: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 313.
25: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 358.
27: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 381.
29: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Read to page 404.
Nov. 1: Finish One Hundred Years of Solitude.
5: TEST.
9: IN-CLASS ESSAY.
10: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 19.
12: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 43.
14: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 61.
17: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 79. OPTIONAL REVISION DUE.
19: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 101.
21: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 121.
22: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 141.
24: NO CLASS.
26: NO CLASS.
29: Clear Light of Day: Read to page 160.
Dec. 1: Finish Clear Light of Day.