English 28 Mnday/Wednesday 3:25-6:40 pm Rm: INST 1006 Prfessr Allyssea Carver Email: CarverA@lamissin.edu Office Hurs: 6:45-7:20 pm M/W REQUIRED TEXTS: Edgar Allan Pe- Cmplete Tales and Pems With Selected Essays MLA Pcket Guide Bk RECOMMENDED TEXT Rules Fr Writers, 8th Editin This curse will fcus n understanding hw t actively read a stry, pem, r essay within the entire wrks f Edgar Allan Pe. Thrugh yur papers and in class discussins yu will be required t prgress in yur writing and cmprehensin f the literature in rder t execute a 350-500 wrd essay and a 4-5 page research paper. It is yur jb t succeed at checking yur grammar, creating tpic sentences, and presenting these ideas rally t the class. I have faith that every ne f yu can accmplish these gals as lng as yu set yur mind t it! If yu have any questins, issues, r cncerns thrughut the class DO NOT HESITATE! Please reach ut t me via ffice hurs, email, r wrst case scenari- yu may text. Syllabus
April 9: Intrductin t the syllabus Understanding: an Outline, MLA frmat, Tpic Sentences, and Research papers A quick bi n Pe April 11: The Raven (pg. 446) Write a paragraph abut why Pe chses a Raven as the fcus f his pem Grammar Check handut April 16: Thu Art the Man (pg. 400) April 18: A Dream Within A Dream (pg. 463) April 23: The Fall f the Huse f Usher (pg. 152) Write a paragraph n the use f scenery t set up the stry. April 25: Annabel Lee (pg. 454) Grammar handut April 30: May 2: The Oval Prtrait (pg. 107)
May 7: The City in the Sea ( pg. 465) Essay 1 Due- 350-500 wrds, typed, duble spaced Prmpt 1: Cmpare and cntrast the parania f the prtagnists in 2 stries/pems Prmpt 2: Discuss hw the unreliable narratrs create dubt in the mind f the reader Prmpt 3: Discuss hw alienatin frm sciety affects the characters in the stry/pem May 9: The Oblng Bx (pg. 326) May 14: The Tell-Tale Heart (pg. 220) Write a paragraph abut hw sund plays an imprtant part in the stry Grammar Check handut May 16: The Facts in the Case f M. Valdemar (pg. 142) May 21: The Bells (pg. 448) Write a paragraph n the significant use f repeated wrds in the pem. Grammar Handut May 23: The Black Cat (pg. 147)
Present research tpics with at least 2 utside surces fr yur research May 28: paper G ver utlines, citatins, and tpic sentences fr research paper May 30: Final exam n grammar, in class Rugh Draft Due June 4: FINALS! Yur Final is scheduled fr June 4, frm 5:30-7:30 pm Research paper due in class: typed, duble spaced, 12 pint fnt, Times New Rman (MLA Frmat) Prmpt 1: Pe is knwn fr his macabre writings, argue fr r against his mental health r his addictin t drinking being the cause t his writing style. Prmpt 2: There are quite a few burials and murders in Pe s wrks. D yu think this has t d with his wn fears f premature death r being buried alive? Argue fr r against this. Prmpt 3: Pe likes t suggest that things happen in a dream state in many f his wrks. D yu think that Pe writes these stries t shwcase the true hrrrs f sciety/humanity r they all suppsed t be representatins f dreams?
**Plagiarism: Plagiarism is defined as the act f using ideas, wrds, r wrk f anther persn r persns as if they were ne s wn, withut giving prper credit t the riginal surces. The fllwing examples are intended t be representative, but nt all inclusive: - failing t give credit by prper citatins fr thers ideas and cncepts, data and infrmatin, statements and phrases, and/r interpretatins and cnclusins. Failing t use qutatin marks when quting directly frm anther, whether it be a paragraph, a sentence, r a part theref - Paraphrasing the expressins r thught by thers withut apprpriate qutatin marks r attributin. First ffense, yu will receive a zer fr the assignment in questin. Any further ffenses may result in expulsin frm the class, as determined by the disciplinary actin frm the Office f Student Services. SO DON T DO IT!!!