Identificació/Identification:
4596 Narrativa en Lengua Anglesa IITipus de Curs/Type of Course:
Créditos/Credits:
8
To have passed 'Literatura Anglesa I'Mètode docent/Teaching and Learning Methods:
Clase magistral y trabajo en equipo (lecture and team-work).Llengua en que s'imparteix/Language used by lecturer during the course:
Structured by topics:
Tema 1
Tema 4
Book Information Sites
To get acquainted with and know about authors, works and critical currents of english narrative and to develop or improve a certain critical skill to analyse and comment on ©opyrighted/written text.
Evaluación/Assessment:
READINGBibliografía/Bibliography:These materials, several books, including short, accessible discussions of theory, books and articles that provide model interpretations of some of these texts, as well as a few articles on the very act of reading and how we understand culture are already on-line.
Writing
: You will have two formal writing assignments and several informal writing tasks.One short "engagement paper" discussing a critical theory (750-1000 words)
One group project that will require each person in the group to write 2500-3000 words; this project is due on the day of the final exam. The final project will consist of several different critical interpretations of a text. The project will be compiled by a group of your choice and should consist of at least 4 different "theoretical" investigations. I will provide a sign-up sheet and more organizational information on this later in the semester.
For each at-home reading assignment, you should compile brief reading notes in a notebook . A small loose-leaf binder might work well. I will periodically collect these notebooks (with ONE day notice). No LATE notebooks can be accepted.
This class will meet the state requirement of 6000 written words.
SPEAKING
: Each class session we will discuss some aspect of literature, of reading strategies, and have some form of practice writing. On days that are designated as "workshops" we will each bring a draft of the paper and work on improving it with several members of our workshop groups. A workshop only works if you ask questions of your peers and offer useful, concrete advice on how they may improve their papers. We will have several opportunities early on to practice group work if you are not familiar with this kind of classroom situation. Your work group will give two presentations during the semester. These oral presentations should discuss the critical strategy your group has signed up for; you won't be giving a lecture, you'll simply be helping the class understand the jargon, the assumptions and the methods of "your" critical theory.Evaluation
: Each assignment sheet describes how that writing task will be assessed. In brief, however, papers will be given a number score 1-6; we will discuss what constitutes each number at the beginning of each assignment. At the end of the course, we will decide on a traditional grade scale to correlate with the numbers.Class participation (reading notebook included) 20%
Poetry Explication 15%
Compare/Contrast Drama Paper 20%
Critical Theory Paper 15%
Case Study final project 30%
Textos de Referència
C S Lewis
Site completely devoted to C. S. Lewis and his works. It includes a daily quote as well as downloadable images and sound clips of Lewis.The Camelot Project
The main menu lists the members of King Aurthur's Court. Click on them to get a list of texts about them (some are available to read online) and images. It's a really neat site, but be warned: it loads very slowly and you might even get a "too busy" response.Candlelight Stories
Read a variety of children's stories, look at colorful illustrations, listen to music, and more. And you can have your own story published on Candlelight or display your artwork in the Candlight Gallery.Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
This site is a collection of reviews of children's books and ways to use them in the classroom. You can look them up by title, author, type, or age, and browse them in catagories such as curriculum area, subject, and theme.A Celebration of Women Writers
This is an incredible resource of women authors listed alphabetically. Not all authors have links to more information, but many of them do.Classic Short Stories
Read a variety of short stories collected by Gary Lindquist, and participate in a short story chat forum.Columbia University's Bartleby Library
Project Bartleby offers fulltext classics of poetry and prose including works by Keats, Christie, Du Bois, O'Neill, and many more. Bartleby's next big release will be The Oxford Book of English Verse, making them "the definitive poetry site." Includes search tool.The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Full text of the Bard's plays, online, with an accompanying dictionary that lets you look up Elizabethan words on-site. View plays either in continuous text or through a series of hypertext links.Elements of Style
This well known writer's handbook has been reproduced online and is available as part of Project Bartleby.The Encyclopedia Mythica
Are you frightened by the Bogeyman? Wonder what a Yite is? Learn about these and many others on the website of the Encyclopedia Mythica, which offers myths, folklore, and cryptozoology of different cultures, including Chinese, Haitian, Norse, and Welsh.The Great Books of Western Civilization
Mercer College's Great Books Program is here summarized and each course's required reading listed. There are also links to related fulltext works on the web.Gulliverās Travels by Jonathan Swift
If youāre studying Gulliverās Travels youāre going to love this site! The complete text online has been formatted so that you can click from the text to explanatory footnotes and glossary items. Thereās a section with related links and one on the life and times of Swift, in addition to noteworthy quotes, images, more.Index of /Gopher/Library/Classic
Did you forget that pesky English book at school, or tell Moby to go take a swim? This site can save you... maybe. All the literary greats are here: Virgil's Aeneid, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare's Hamlet, Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Cather's O Pioneers! , just to name a few.Inkspot
This "writer's resource" lets you search for literary agents, find useful associations, discover workshops and courses, and more.Jane Austen Information Page
This is an excellent resource and compilation of information about Jane Austen. The biographical text is sprinkled with links to her writings and to other sources.Literary Kicks
Huge collection of articles, facts, and much more includes the works of Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.The Logical World of Etymology
If you know etymology, you can figure out the meaning of almost any word. Learn origins, roots, prefixes, and suffixes. This site adds a great personal touch to the study as well.Luminarium
This lovely site offers the life stories and the works of 20 sixteenth century English authors, and also has sections for Medieval and seventeenth century authors and works.The Modern English Collection at the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia
Hundreds of hypertext books, available for downloading. Huge resource.Mythological Booklist
If youāre looking for a mythology book or magazine article, this site can help. Title and author of thousands of works are listed here, categorized by area of origin and further by type of myth or character. (And if youāre interested in pet ferrets, the author has information and pictures on that subject as well!)NWHQ
This Web-based work of art and literature is "constructed somewhat like a labyrinth wherein works grow over time." A neat presentation of how the Web can provide a new way to experience art, literature, and storytelling.Online Books
More electronic texts online; a good companion to Project Gutenberg and Project Bartleby.An Online Literature Library
This collection of online texts is organized by author. It's not a huge number of works, but each title is complete so you must admire the work put into the site.Project Gutenberg
The goal of this massive project is to make classic works of literature available online. This is an excellent start.Publisher's Weekly Online
Great information on current publications, authors, publishing houses, and more. This is a great resource for writers, publishers, and those interested in the field. Nicely designed, which is an added bonus considering the great content.Purdue Online Writing Lab
You don't have to be a student at Purdue (or anywhere) to make great use of this site. Online tutorials walk you through and offer coaching on writing sentences, letters, punctuation, spelling, and more. And don't miss the section that can help you write a resume.STELLA
STELLA (Software for Teaching English Language and Literature) comes from The University of Glasgow and is involved in bringing computer applications into English studies. Among other things, this site offers an On-line Resources section with links to excellent English and Scots language and literature sources.A Short Course on Shakespeare's Hamlet
Here's your chance to study Shakespeare with a friendly expert. The site includes text, summaries, questions, answers, a forum for discussion, and the author's views on other Shakespeare sites. Well done.Skeptic's Dictionary
Definitions on anything you might be skeptical about...from chiropractic to Santa Claus to UFOs...and more.Tales of Wonder
Many full-text fairy and folk tales from countries around the world, plus links to other stories. This is a wonderful spot for young readers.Ultimate Book List and Writer's Page
Ever read a book and then wished you knew of other authors with a similar style? You can find it here...type in the name of an author you like and this site will list similar ones for you. Also available is a comprehensive list of writing manuals and other resources for authors.The University of Virginia Electronic Text Library
An online collection of texts in many languages, including English (see Modern English Collection above), French, Japanese, Latin, and Hebrew. Site also has links to other library resources at UVa. Note: some items are restricted to UVa student use only.Victorian Women Writers
Includes complete works in downloadable format. These are big files, so be warned. But, some of these works aren't available most other places.The Web Concordances
This is "the first interactive literary concordance system on the Web." It offers works by Shelley, Keats, and other Romantic poets, with concordances for all poems and workbooks for some. In addition to its considerable literary offering, this site is an excellent place to learn about concordances, how they work, and how they partner with computer technology. (Frames intensive, but well explained.) Great site!Webspeare
This is a great site for teachers, teens, and other Shakespeare lovers. In addition to the complete works, there's a place to type in a phrase and find its source, a place to discuss Shakespeare or ask a question, and great study guides to help with individual plays.The Western Canon
The purpose here is "to provide a single location where the Internet community can come and find links to the most important written works of western civilization." Great minds, ideas, and literature are here, arranged by time period, author, or subject. An excellent resource.Página del Departamento