School of Arts and Humanities Course: LITR355 Latin American Literature 3 Credit Hours 8 Weeks Prerequisite(s) : ENGL101 and ENGL200 Recommended

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School of Arts and Humanities

Course: LITR355
Latin American Literature
3 Credit Hours
8 weeks
Prerequisite(s): ENGL101 and ENGL200 recommended
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Instructor Information Evaluation Procedures

Course Description Grading Scale
Course Scope Course Schedule
Course Objectives Academic Services
Course Delivery Method Selected Bibliography
Course Materials
Instructor Information
Course Description (Catalog)
A study of major Latin American writers and literary movements beginning with the
Twentieth-Century. This course challenges students to think critically about issues of
race, class, gender, culture and identity in order to understand contemporary Latin
America through representative literary texts.
(Prerequisite: ENGL101).
Course Scope
The goal of this course is to expose students to a variety of Latin American literature and
to encourage them to critically think, read and write while synthesizing the historical and
cultural aspects impacting this type of literature. Students will explore issues of race,
class, gender, culture and identity in order to understand contemporary Latin America
through representative literary texts.
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Course Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1. Identify specific Latin American writers with their respective works and
recognize and appreciate their correlation to historical, economic, cultural, and
social events of the time period.
2. Read and analyze texts in terms of literary meaning, theory and concepts.
3. Engage in thoughtful discussion of the literature and history with classmates for
the purposes of deeper understanding.
4. Write essays that demonstrate critical thinking based on a close reading and
scholarly analyses of the selected texts.
5. Develop the ability to establish connections to think and explain ways in which a
particular literary work shapes and/or is shaped by the historical, social and
cultural circumstances in which it was produced.
6. Determine a research topic for the purposes of further exploring a literary text
and utilizing appropriate literary criticism
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Course Delivery Method
This literature course delivered via distance learning will enable students to complete
academic work in a flexible manner, completely online. Course materials and access to
an online learning management system will be made available to each student. Online
assignments are due by the last day of each week and include forums (accomplished in
groups through a threaded discussion forum), and individual assignments (submitted for
review by the Faculty Member). Assigned faculty will support the students throughout
this eight-week course.
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Course Materials
Allende, Isabel. The House of the Spirits. New York: Bantam, 1985.
Echevarria, Roberto Gonzalez. Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short

Introduction. New York: Oxford UP, 2012.
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Evaluation Procedures
Your final grade will be calculated as follows:
16 Weekly Forums (2 Weekly at 2.5 pts each) 40

Research Project 10
Critical Essays (2 @ 12.5 points each) 25
Final Paper 25
Total 100 points
Forum Responses: Every week, students must post a response to the Forum and then
respond to the posts of two classmates. Each of the Forums will have two parts, and
students must be mindful to respond to both. An initial post of at least 200 words (to each
part) is due by Thursday at Midnight, and responses to two classmates of 100 words each
are due by Sunday, Midnight. Look for ways to connect with your classmates. A quality
post is one that moves the discussion forward in which conversation goes back and forth
several times—not just once. One-liners do not constitute a quality post.
Research Project: During Weeks 2 – 6 of the course, each student will contribute to the
context of the course readings by locating a related scholarly article to share with the
class. Students will have an opportunity to schedule their topic on the Week 1 Forum
Response. Click the Assignments tab for specific details of the assignment.
Critical Response Papers: Each student will write two critical response papers (3 – 5
pages each), the first due Week 3 and the second due Week 5. A critical response paper is
not merely a summary of the text, nor does the critical response paper require outside
research (though are welcome to include secondary sources). These essays give students
the opportunity to explore the readings more deeply, by doing a closer reading and
engaging in critical analysis. Each of the assignments comes with specific directions,
which can be found by clicking the Assignments link.
Final Paper: Due Week 8 and using MLA documentation, this project will require
students to choose a Latin American country and write a paper, supplying at least 5 additional
stories, folktales, poems, and/or songs that best represent the people, their culture, their customs,
their traditions, their rituals. Click the Assignments tab for complete details of this
assignment.
Essay Requirements:
*Write a paper 8 - 10 pages in length, NOT including the words from your secondary
texts
*Use tandard MLA formatting guidelines:1" margins, 12 point type, Times New Roman
font, standard heading and creative title.
*Include in-text citations and a works cited page with your paper (according to MLA
Guidelines).
*Submit your paper both to the Sakai assignment link and to turnitin.com
The following website will be useful in helping you provide proper citation:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
File Names:
Please label all file attachments in the following manner: Yourname_Criticalpaper.doc
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Grading Scale
Grade GPA / Percent Description

A 4.0 / 100 - 94 All: Very high quality, clearly above average work
A- 3.67 / 93-90
B+ 3.53 / 89-87
Undergraduate: Above Average Graduate: Expected
B 3.0 / 86-84
performance level
B- 2.67 / 83-80
C+ 2.33 / 79-77
C 2.0 / 76-73
C- 1.67 / 72-70 Undergraduate: Below Average Graduate: Unsatisfactory
D+ 1.33 / 69-67 Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory Graduate: Failing
D 1.0 / 66-64 Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory Graduate: Failing
D- .67 / 63-60 Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory Graduate: Failing
F 0.0 / 59-0 Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory Graduate: Failing
P NONE Undergraduate: Pass Graduate: Pass
Graduate Comprehensive Exam Only: Pass with
PD NONE
Distinction
FAIL NONE Graduate Comprehensive Exam Only: Failed the Exam
I NONE All: Incomplete
DP NONE Dropped
W NONE All: Withdrawn
WP NONE All: Withdrawn Passing
WF NONE All: Withdrawn Failing
X NONE Audit grade: No Academic Credit awarded
S NONE Satisfactory: CEUs awarded: No Academic Credit awarded
Unsatisfactory: No CEUs awarded No Academic Credit
U NONE
awarded
Grades for the Graduate Final Comprehensive Exam

PD = "Passed Exam with Distinction" = passes 3 of 4 questions "with distinction," and
passes the fourth question.
P = "Passed the Exam" = passes 3 of 4 questions.
FAIL = "Failed the Exam" = fails 2 or more questions.
A student who fails the graduate comprehensive exam will be given one chance to re-take
the exam with a different faculty member. Failure on the second exam will prohibit the
student from completing the graduate program at APUS. A student who fails the first
examination cannot receive a grade of "Pass with Distinction" on the second examination
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Course Schedule
Learning Reading(s)
Week Topic(s) Objectives Assignment(s)
Students will:
View the
PowerPoint
“Prevent
Plagiarism!”
located in Course Forum 1A & 1B
Materials. Also
LO-1
study the grading *Students must
Latin American Literature rubric in Course schedule their
1 LO-2
and Magical Realism Materials. research project in
the 1A Forum. See
LO-3
Read Chapters 1 the Research Project
& 2 in The House Assignment for
of the Spirits details.
Watch the Ted

Talks Video of
Isabel Allende
Read Chapters 3
LO-1 & 4 in The House
of the Spirits
Early Twentieth-Century
2 LO-2 Forum 2A & 2B
Latin American Literature
Read pages 83-93
LO-3 in Modern Latin
American
Literature
LO-1 Read Chapters 5
& 6 in The House
LO-2 of the Spirits
Critical Response
Paper I Due
3 Mid Twentieth-Century LO-3 Read pages 94-
Literature 104 in Modern
Forum 3A & 3B
LO-4 Latin American
Literature
LO-5
Read Chapters 7 –
9 in The House of
LO-1 the Spirits
Late Twentieth-Century
4
Literature LO-2 Read pages 104 – Forum 4A & 4B
144 in Modern
LO - 3 Latin American
Literature
LO-1 Read Chapters 10

– 12 in The House
Critical Response
LO-2 of the Spirits
Paper II Due
Contemporary Latin
5 LO-3 Read pages 115 –
American Literature Forum 5A & 5B
122 in Modern
LO-4 Latin American
Literature
LO-5
LO-1
Read Chapter 13 –
LO-2 the Epilogue in
Contemporary Latin Abstract Due
6 The House of the
American Literature
LO-3 Spirits
Forum 6A & 6B
LO-5
LO-1
LO-2
Research and
LO-3 write
Forum 7A & 7B
7 Research Week
LO-4
LO-5
LO-6
LO-1
Research Paper
8 Final Paper
LO-2
Forum 8A & 8B
LO-3 Research and

write; Research
LO-4 paper due the last
day of class.
LO-5
LO-6.
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Policies
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING

The University System supports and promotes academic honesty and personal integrity.
Cheating can take the following forms:
• Submitting another person's work
• Writing a paper for someone else
• Working in a group effort without faculty consent
• Buying a paper from a research service
• Getting outside help or giving outside help without a teacher's expressed
permission
• Submitting the same work for credit without approval (e.g. submitting the same
assignment twice for different courses)
The Web & Plagiarism Note: The Web has made it quite easy to copy and insert
materials into a paper. Students must be careful to properly attribute materials found on
the Web. In a collegiate setting, attribution typically relies on a formal academic style
manual for its citation models (See Citation and Reference Style). Such models describe
how to append footnotes and endnotes, when:
• Quoting another’s exact words, you are obviously expected to name the author
and place the words in quotation marks or in indented text blocks. The citation
number is placed immediately at the end of the quotation.
• Acknowledging background sources to your own descriptions--. The citation
number is normally placed at the end of the paragraph.
Note: The University offers tools in its Online Library Research Center to help you
analyze your papers for possible plagiarism violations and for instructors to uncover
such activities.
WRITING EXPECTATIONS
All written submissions should be submitted in a font and page set-up that is readable and
neat. It is recommended that students try to adhere to a consistent format, which is
described below.
• Typewritten in double-spaced format with a readable style and font and submitted
inside the electronic classroom (unless classroom access is not possible and other
arrangements have been approved by the professor).
• Arial 11 or 12-point font or Times New Roman styles.
• Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch, with reasonable
accommodation being made for special situations and online submission
variances.
CITATION AND REFERENCE STYLE

Assignments completed in a narrative essay or composition format must follow MLA
guidelines. This course will require students to use the citation and reference style
established by the Modern Language Association (MLA), in which case students should
follow the guidelines set forth in Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
COURSE EXTENSIONS
Students must determine the need for their first Course Extension and submit their
"Request Course Extension" form before the end of the grading period (14 days after the
end date of the course). Courses may be extended in 30-day intervals for a maximum of
60 days. If the request form is unavailable and the student is within the extension request
period the student may email the professor and carbon copy (cc) registrar@apus.edu to
request an extension.
Students who will be prevented from participating in a course due to extenuating
circumstances may be eligible for a Deployment and/or Special Circumstance extension.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Students are expected to submit classroom assignments by the posted due date and to
complete the course according to the published class schedule. As adults, students, and
working professionals I understand you must manage competing demands on your time.
Should you need additional time to complete an assignment please contact me before the
due date so we can discuss the situation and determine an acceptable resolution. Routine
submission of late assignments is unacceptable and may result in points deducted from
your final course grade.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
This institution complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, and state and local requirements regarding students with disabilities.
In compliance with federal and state regulations, reasonable accommodations are
provided to qualified students with disabilities.
A request for accommodation is deemed reasonable if the request:
• is based on documented individual needs. ·

• does not compromise essential requirements of a course or program. ·
• does not impose an undue financial or administrative burden upon APUS.
A qualified student can, with or without reasonable accommodations, perform the

essential functions of program or course requirements. The essential requirements of an
academic course or program need not be modified to accommodate an individual with a
disability.
Final responsibility for selection of the most appropriate accommodation rests with the
University's Disability Support Services Committee and is determined on an individual
case-by-case basis, based on the nature of the student's disability. Students are
encouraged email registrar@apus.edu to discuss potential academic accommodations and
begin the review process. It is the student's responsibility to:
• follow the accommodation procedure outlined in this section

• identify the disability to the staff and/or faculty of the university
• provide (and incur expense for) current appropriate documentation of disability
and accommodation needed from a qualified medical or other licensed
professional.
• request specific accommodations or services
NETIQUETTE
Online universities promote the advance of knowledge through positive and constructive
debate--both inside and outside the classroom. Discussions on the Internet, however, can
occasionally degenerate into needless insults and “flaming.” Such activity and the loss of
good manners are not acceptable in a university setting--basic academic rules of good
behavior and proper “Netiquette” must persist. Remember that you are in a place for the
fun and excitement of learning that does not include descent to personal attacks, or
student attempts to stifle the discussion of others.
• Technology Limitations: While you should feel free to explore the full-range of
creative composition in your formal papers, keep e-mail layouts simple. The
Educator classroom may not fully support MIME or HTML encoded messages,
which means that bold face, italics, underlining, and a variety of color-coding or
other visual effects will not translate in your e-mail messages.
• Humor Note: Despite the best of intentions, jokes and--especially--satire can
easily get lost or taken seriously. If you feel the need for humor, you may wish to
add “emoticons” to help alert your readers: ;-), : ), 
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
Course content may vary from the outline to meet the needs of this particular group.
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Academic Services
ONLINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER & LEARNING RESOURCES

The Online Library Resource Center is available to enrolled students and faculty from
inside the electronic campus. This is your starting point for access to online books,
subscription periodicals, and Web resources that are designed to support your classes and
generally not available through search engines on the open Web. In addition, the Center
provides access to special learning resources, which the University has contracted to
assist with your studies. Questions can be directed to orc@apus.edu.
• Charles Town Library and Inter Library Loan: The University maintains a
special library with a limited number of supporting volumes, collection of our
professors’ publication, and services to search and borrow research books and
articles from other libraries.
• Electronic Books: You can use the online library to uncover and download over
50,000 titles, which have been scanned and made available in electronic format.
• Electronic Journals: The University provides access to over 12,000 journals,
which are available in electronic form and only through limited subscription
services.
• Turnitin.com: Turnitin.com is a tool to improve student research skills that also
detect plagiarism. Turnitin.com provides resources on developing topics and
assignments that encourage and guide students in producing papers that are
intellectually honest, original in thought, and clear in expression. This tool helps
ensure a culture of adherence to the University's standards for intellectual
honesty. Turnitin.com also reviews students' papers for matches with Internet
materials and with thousands of student papers in its database, and returns an
Originality Report to instructors and/or students.
• Smarthinking: Students have access to 10 free hours of tutoring service per year
through Smarthinking. Tutoring is available in the following subjects: math (basic
math through advanced calculus), science (biology, chemistry, and physics),
accounting, statistics, economics, Spanish, writing, grammar, and more.
Additional information is located in the Online Research Center. From the ORC
home page, click on either the “Writing Center” or “Tutoring Center” and then
click “Smarthinking.” All login information is available.
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Selected Bibliography
MLA Guidelines:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
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School of Arts and Humanities

Prerequisite(s): ENGL101 and ENGL200 recommended

Instructor Information Evaluation Procedures

Course Description (Catalog)

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Course Delivery Method

Echevarria, Roberto Gonzalez. Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short

Your final grade will be calculated as follows:

16 Weekly Forums (2 Weekly at 2.5 pts each) 40

Total 100 points

Grade GPA / Percent Description

Grades for the Graduate Final Comprehensive Exam

Watch the Ted

LO-1 Read Chapters 10

LO-3 Research and

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING

CITATION AND REFERENCE STYLE

A request for accommodation is deemed reasonable if the request:

• is based on documented individual needs. ·

A qualified student can, with or without reasonable accommodations, perform the

• follow the accommodation procedure outlined in this section

ONLINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER & LEARNING RESOURCES

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