English 132 - Short Story and Novel
Spring 2004

Mrs. Heather Zias
Office: 136 Stansbury Hall (Ist floor)
Mailbox: 231 Stansbury Hall (2nd floor)
Email: hdzias@peoplepc.com
Office hours: T/Th 1:30-2:30 and by appt.
Section 04
T/Th 11:30-12:45
BUE 242

Required Materials:
Giolia, Dana and R.S. Gwynn, eds. The Longman Anthology of Shor'tFiction. Compact Edition New York: Longman, 2001.
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.
Lewis. C.S. Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold. New York: Harcoun, 1984.
Roth, Philip. When She Was Good. New York: Knopf, 1995.

Course Objectives:

1. To learn to read ... more.

2. To figure out how literature relates to us.

3. To become aware of new authors.

4. To experience different types of novels.

5. To learn how to appreciate what we read.

6. To read with an eye for detail.

7. To learn to develop our own interpretations.

8. To get an above average grade.

Assignments and Grading:

Points /Appr. %
10 Quizzes 100/30
2 (1-2 pg.) Essays 60/20
Writing Notebook (3 pts. each) 60/20
2 Group Presentations 30/10
Mid-term exam 50/15
Final Exam Project 50/15
Total points that can be earned: 350

Class Policies:

1. Attendance: There is no anendance policy in this class. l do prefer that you're here and on time. Before you decide whether or not to be late or skip a day, here are some things to keep in mind:

1.) You do not get any points for group assignments if you're not here the day your group is presenting.

2.) You can make up writing notebook entries, but you'll have to ask a classmate what you missed.

3.) I do not accept late work. You must turn in assignments at the beginning of the class on which they're due.

4.) Most importantly, you cannot make up quizzes in this class if you're late or absent on the day of a quiz. You do have the opportunity, however, to complete an extra 10 pt. assignment. You can only do one bonus assignment during the semester. and you must choose from the following:

a.) A one page essay on a topic of my choice

b.) A class presentation relating autobiographical information about an author to a story we're reading

c.) A class presentation where you summarize for us the main points of a critical article on an author or story

2. Plagiarism Policy: As in any other class, if you're caught plagiarizing someone else's work, you risk failing the course. Be aware that 1 consider cheating on quizzes a form of plagiarism or copying someone's writing notebook entries. For a detailed description ofthe WVU plagiarism policy, please see the student handbook.

3. Format for Your Papers: Papers must be typed, double spaced with l inch margins all around the page- please don't overindulge. Use black ink only, with good print quality. Use Times Roman font, l 2 pt. Please staple your work in the leR hand corner (no paper clips, folders, etc.). In the upper leR corner of the first page. type the following, single-spaced:

Name

Course, section #

Title of assignment

Date

4. Contract: Attached to the syllabus is an English 132 contract. In order to take this class, you must sign this contract and hand it in to me by the end of the first week. By signing this contract, vou affirm that you understand and agree to the policies of this section of English 132. If ] don't ;eceive the contract by the end of the first week, I'll assume you ve decided to drop the class and you'll be deleted from the roster.

Course Schedule (Subject to Revision)

January: Desire, Identity, and Relationships
Tue. 13 lntro etc.
Thu. 15 O'Connor: Revelation
Tue. 20 Group Work
Thu. 22 Group Presentations
Tue. 27 Hemingway: Big Two-Hearted River,Pan ] & 11 / Baldwin: Sonny's Blues
Thu.29 Erdrich: TheRedConvertib]e/ Carver: Cathedral

February:
Tue. 3 Walker: Everyday Use/ Tan: A PairofTickets
Thu. 5 Cather: Paul's Case / Gordimer: A Company of Laughing Faces
Tue. 10 Chekhov: The Lady with the Pet Dog / Cheever: The Five-Forty-Eight
Thu. ]2 Oates: Where Are You Going ? / Steinbeck: The Chrysanthernums
Tue. 17 Roth: When She Was Good
Thu. 19 Roth: When She Was Good
Tue. 24 Roth: When She Was Good
Thu. 26 .mid-term Exam

March: Sanity/lnsanity; the Natural/Unnatural
Group Presentations:
Tue. 2 Le Guin: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas / Jackson: The Lottery
Thu. 4 Borges: The Garden of Forking Paths / Kafka: The Metamorphosis
Tue.9 Conrad: TheSecretSharer/Beattie: Janus
Thu. 11Faulkner: A Rose for Emily / Gilman: The Yellow Wallpaper

T/Th 16-I8 Spring Break

Tue. 23 Huxley: Brave New World
Thu. 25 Huxley: Brave New World
Tue. 30 Huxley: Brave New World
Thu. 1 Huxley: BraveNew World

April: Good/Evil; Belief/Unbelief

Tue. 6 Essay # 1 Due
Hawthorne: Young Goodman Brown / O'Connor: A Good Man is Hard to Find
Thu.8 Kafka: Before the Law / Borges: The Gospel According to Mark
Tue. 13 Lewis: Till We Have Faces
Thu. 15 Lewis: TillWe HaveFaces
Tue. 20 Lewis: Till We Have Faces
Thu. 22 Lewis: Till We Have Faces
Tue. 27 Essay # 2 Due
Final Exam Project
Thu. 29 Final Exam Project

May:
Thu. 6 Final Exam Project Due