Honors 202 006: Discovering Literature--The Appeal of Pastoral                                                 Fall 2005

Web syllabus: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/m/morillo/public/hon202.html

Dr. Morillo's Office is Tompkins 270;     email = morillo@unity.ncsu.edu
Office Hours=  Th 1-3  F 12:30-2:30

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:

• interpret a a work in relation to the Western pastoral tradition
  
• express the results of that interpretation in well-structured essay that is an argument about a significant and warranted thesis
  
• use appropriate dictionaries and other reference resources
  
• apply relevant theories of pastoral to their own and others' work
  
• situate pastoral works in some larger, relevant cultural contexts

• paper one, 5 pages 20%
  
• paper two, 8-10     25%
  

Percentages for each required graded category are figured via a percentage of a 12-pt. scale in which an A+ =12 and
an F=0 points. For example, a B+ on paper 1 would net you 9 x .10 or .9 points.  Or, a C on participation nets you 5 x .15 or .75
I then add up the percentage points for each required category to determine your grade.  For example, an 8.2 final score = B for the class.

Participation includes your grades on periodic quizzes, and coming to class prepared, having done the readings and being able to talk and write about them intelligently.

You must complete all the required work to pass the class.  I will grade plus/minus.

Attendance: You are allowed 3 absences. If you are absent, unexcused, more than 3 times over the course of the semester, your absences will count progressively against your final grade, as a significant part --15%--of your final grade. Every 2 unexcused absences beyond the allowed 3 loses you a half letter grade. Anyone who misses the first two classes can be immediately dropped from the class. For the definition of an unexcused absence, see http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/pols_regs/REG205.00.4.php

Plagiarism: Anyone convicted will receive an F for the paper, or the course at my discretion.
And yes, I have caught people in the past--the last time I taught this very class, in fact.

Late Papers: Papers received ONE class session late will be accepted but docked a full grade.
No late papers accepted after one class session late.

Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services for Students at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus
            Box 7509, 515-7653. http://www.ncsu.edu/dss/

Academic Integrity Assumption
Universities are unique communities committed to creating and transmitting knowledge. They depend on freedom - individuals' freedom to explore ideas and to explore and further their own capabilities. Those freedoms depend on the good will and responsible behavior of all the members of the community, who must treat each other with tolerance and respect. They must allow each other to develop the full range of their capabilities and take full advantage of the institution's resources.

Required Texts & Resources
Print Texts (1-4 below)--available now in the NCSU bookstore.

1. Theocritus. Idylls. Ed. and trans. Anthony Verity. Oxford: Oxford World Classics, 2002.   $8.76
2. Virgil. Eclogues.  Trans. Guy Lee. London: Penguin, 1996.  $13
3. Gifford, Terry. Pastoral. London: Routledge, 1999.  $18.95
4. Empson, William. Some Versions of Pastoral: New York: W. W. Norton, 1960.  $13.95

5. Barrel, John and John Bull, ed. Penguin Book of English Pastoral Verse. (ELECTRONIC RESERVE for works by
Spenser, Sidney, Marlow, Raleigh, Milton, Marvell, Phillips, Gay)
6. Pope, Alexander. Pastorals (E RESERVE)
7. Wordsworth, William. Michael: A Pastoral Poem (E RESERVE)
8. Beethoven, Ludwig Van. Symphony #6 "Pastoral" (cd, Library Media Center)
9. Debussy, Claude. Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun (cd Library Media Center)
10. Disney, Walt, dir. Fantasia (cd Library Media Center)
11. Capra, Frank, dir. Lost Horizon (DVD Media Center)
12. Forsyth, Bill, dir. Local Hero (DVD Media Center)
13. Kopecky, Arthur. New Buffalo: Journals from a Taos Commune (selections, Print Reserves)
14. Agnew, Eleanor. Back from the Land (selections, Print Reserves)

15. Roth, Philip. American Pastoral (novel, D. H. Hill reserve room)
16. Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia (play, D. H. Hill reserve room)

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