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ENG 2013 008 Spring 2016 Hawkins
ENG 2013 008 Spring 2016 Hawkins
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English 2013.006 Introduction to Literature
Dr. Cynthia Hawkins
Office Location: MB 2.480
Office Hours: T TH 8:30-10; W 12-1 & by appointment
T TH
MH 2.01.24
1-2:15
Teaching Assistant: Eddie Campos
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Our quizzes are intended to help you stay on top of your readings and course material
section exam covering the readings and the lectures for that section.
The Poetry Section will be covered on the Final Exam to avoid back-to-back exams.
Section Exams may only be made up in the case of a documented illness (please keep
copies of your doctors excuses), a documented emergency, or an absence due to
university business.
IMPORTANT NOTICES: Please consult the UTSA Student Code of Conduct regarding the
penalties and policies on plagiarism, scholastic dishonesty, and expected conduct as well as the
Blackboard LEARN requirements and code of conduct. In these UNIVERSITY COURSES, you
need to remember to participate with professionalism at all times. Links to Roadrunner and Honor
Code: www.utsa.edu/about/creed www.utsa.edu/about/creed/honorcode.html
It is the students responsibility to have access to the applicable computer equipment. Computer
problems will not be accepted as a reason for late assignments or problems completing course work.
In the first week of class, be CERTAIN you can access Blackboard LEARN. If you have
technological problems, please contact the computer and technology departments of the university.
UTSA POLICY LINKS (You are responsible for reading these and adhering to their guidelines and
rules.): Academic dishonesty: http://www.utsa.edu/infoguide/appendices/b.html under section 203
Disability: http://www.utsa.edu/disability/students.htm
Note: University support services, including registration assistance and equipment, are available with
documented disabilities through the Office of Disabled Student Services, MS 2.03.18. Students are
encouraged to contact that office at 458-4157 prior to starting classes to make arrangements.
Please note: Please contact the Professor immediately if there is a documented emergency. The
Professor reserves the right to alter the syllabus as is necessary to suit the changing needs of the
class. Please contact the instructor by email immediately if you have a documented emergency.
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GRADING SYSTEM
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Tentative Schedule: Readings are to be completed by the date on which we are
scheduled to discuss them. Any additional assignments and/or changes made to the schedule
below will be announced in class and on Blackboard LEARN.
Jan 12
Jan 14
Course Overview
Introduction to Short Fiction
SHORT FICTION
Jan 19
Jan 21
Jan 26
Jan 28
Box on pg 15: Questions about the elements of Fiction; Understanding the Text
pgs 82-89; De Maupassant The Jewelry pgs 90-95; Narration and Point of View
160-164; Poe The Cask of Amontillado pg 164-170
First Quiz! Bring a Scantron; Kincaid Girl pgs 170-171; Saunders Puppy pgs
172-178; Authors on Their Work: George Saunders pgs 178-179
Character pgs 180-186; Carver Cathedral; Walker Everyday Use (on
Blackboard under Content/Short Fiction); Second Quiz! Youll need paper/
pen for this one.
Setting pg 245-250; Checkhov The Lady with the Dog pgs 251-262; Amy Tan
A Pair of Tickets
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NOTE: From now on, quizzes will not be announced ahead of time, but will be given once a week
on either Tuesday or Thursday. You will need a Scantron for the remaining quizzes.
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 9
Feb 11
Symbol & Figurative Language pgs 285-289; Danticat A Wall of Fire Rising pg
317-329; Theme pgs 334-338; Garcia A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
pgs 356-361
Style and Tone pg 421-422; OConnor A Good Man Is Hard to Find
pgs 422-433
Short Fiction Review
Short Fiction Exam
THE NOVEL
Feb 16
Feb 18
Feb 23
Feb 25
Frankenstein, Volume II
Frankenstein, Volume III
Mar 1
Mar 3
DRAMA
Mar 8
Mar 10
Mar 15
Mar 17
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
Mar 22
Mar 24
Hamlet Act II
COLFA Conference, no class (our class only, not campus-wide)
Mar 29
Mar 31
Apr 5
Apr 7
Hamlet Act V
Drama Exam Review
Apr 12
Drama Exam
POETRY
Apr 14
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the Dramatic Monologue, Browning Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, The
Lyric and its Speaker, Atwood Death of a Young Son by Drowning pgs 735-742
Apr 19
Apr 21
Apr 26
Apr 28
External Form pg 875-878; Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night;
Herbert Easter Wings, Bishop Sestina, Tretheway Myth, Shakespeares My
Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun; Exam Review Part I
Exam Review Part II
May 2-3
May 4