Norwalk Community College

Norwalk, CT course: ENG213.01

CRN : 5318 online (3 credits. Prereq: Eng102 or permission of instructor.)

Fall 2013

POETRY

instructor: Prof. Christine Japely (pronounced JAY-plee) office hours: Tu, Wed, Th: 10:40-11:25am. Tu, Th: 2:25-2:50pm. (or by apt.) office: 315 (East campus) e-mail: Use the course shell message tool while the course is in progress. My college e-mail OUTSIDE the course shell: cjapely@norwalk.edu (When you e-mail professors, identify yourself by full name and course title and day/time of class.) phone: reasons.) (203) 857-7283 (Please e-mail me rather than calling me, for obvious

(note: course information and this syllabus is also inside the course shell.) Course description:
This course will examine selected great poems from a wide range of poetry in English. We will read poetry such as the great English romantic poets, the work of Whitman, Dickinson, and Hopkins, and we will explore poetry of the 20th and 21st century. Technical aspects of poetry will be covered, and we will also look at themes and issues that recur in poetry. Consideration will be given to scholarly criticism of poetry, but the main thrust of the course will be reading poetry for comprehension and appreciation of one of the greatest human forms of expression. This course may be taken only once for credit.

Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Enhanced knowledge and appreciation of great poetry. 2. Improved writing skills. 3. Ability to write about literature in unified and coherent prose. Ability to discuss and analyze academic criticism. Enhanced ability to analyze and interpret literary works. Ability to present and support an interpretation of literary works. Greater awareness of the range of world literature.

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Required texts: All Dover Thrift editions (very inexpensive):

1. Walt Whitman's SONG OF MYSELF 2. Emily Dickinson's SELECTED POEMS

3. 101 Great American Poems 4. Gerard Manley Hopkins' SELECTED POEMS 5. ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETRY

Course procedures/requirements: 1. write and revise essays, etc., as assigned 2. read and be ready to discuss assigned texts 3. participate in class actively 4. use your best college prose in all submissions Grading system: class participation: 50% written work, essays 50% Possible grades for this course are: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, and F.

Note: Any student with a disability and in need of an accommodation should see the disabilities advisor in the Student Success Center, east campus first floor. (It is advisable to make contact with this advisor early in the term.)