Welcome to Fall 2023 Literature 2300 with Robert Allen!
In his 3-credit course, students pursue an extended project of their own design, pending my approval, that builds on one or more of the themes discussed in Literature 1000—including the influence/pursuit of father figures, the fickleness of fate, the role of choice versus chance, the rejection of social norms, the allure of tropical locations, the pursuit/preservation of youth, the desire to escape the developed world, the desire to develop the undeveloped world, the varying ability and/or inclinations to assimilate with native cultures, and/or the consequences of quixotic beliefs / behaviors.
These projects require A) a written proposal by the end of Week Four, identifying which theme/s the writer will apply (worth 10 points, pass/fail), B) a developed draft by the end of Week Ten (worth 10 points, pass/fail), and C) a final draft by the end of Week Fifteen.
I consider these final drafts on a 50-point gradient, organized into five 10-point categories:
1) presence and expansion of themes,
2) use of literary devices,
3) originality of plot, concept, or characterization,
4) clarity/continuity of narrative, and
5) observation of deadline
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Literature Sampling
Each writer must also consider three short reading assignments, provided by me and strategically selected for each individual, according to the project s/he has purposed. Writers must respond to each of these literary pieces with a 50-word reply, briefly explaining each composition’s use of at least two different literary elements discussed in Literature 1000—including theme, conflict, character development, irony, imagery, mood, motif, setting, symbol, or extended metaphor. This means that the three responses, combined, must cover at least six of the ten elements. Students must email these three responses, each worth ten points, to allenrob@easternflorida.edu before the end of Week Fifteen, accounting for the remaining thirty points of the total hundred.
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Office Hours, all in Building 1, 124B:
Tuesday, 12:40–1:40 PM
Wednesday, 4:30–5:30 PM
Thursday, 12:40–1:40 PM
email: allenrob@easternflorida.edu
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The following information and/or wording appears with all syllabi, as required by the college:
SAIL:
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Academic Dishonesty:
EFSC Policy: Any form of academic dishonesty is subject to the disciplinary actions set forth in the Student Code of Conduct. Cheating, plagiarism and any other misrepresentation of work are prohibited. Students who are found to be in violation of this standard may receive severe sanctions, including a failing grade in their respective course and depending on the circumstances, possible expulsion from Eastern Florida State College.
In general terms, plagiarism is the adoption or incorporation of another’s ideas without proper attribution of the source. To avoid plagiarism, writers should always credit sources when writing as essay, research paper, or other assignment in accordance with the style manual or format required in their course.
Types of actions defined as plagiarism include but may not be limited to:
cutting and pasting to create a written document from a single or various sources;
citing a source with false or inaccurate information. (Bibliographical or URL);
quoting less than all the words copied or paraphrasing a source without proper citation or notation the document has been altered;
submitting papers, assignments, exams, or forums that were completed by someone other than yourself;
working in a group or otherwise colluding with other students to prepare and submit work without prior acknowledgment and approval from the instructor;
receiving or giving outside help without prior written faculty consent, this includes assistance from tutors, websites, or other online resources;
sharing assignments, exams, or discussions with other students;
selling or purchasing (or copying) papers, assignments, or exams from any website that buys or sells them and submitting them as your work in whole or in part;
using a quotation without proper quotation marks and citation,
preparing a draft for final paper for another student;
submitting a paper, assignment, quiz or exam that you submitted in a previous and/or concurrent class without requesting and receiving in writing prior permission from your instructor(s). This could also apply to “revising” papers, assignments, quizzes or exams that were previously submitted in any course;
copying a non-text material such as: image, audio, video, spreadsheet, PowerPoint presentation, etc., without proper citation and reference;
altering any information on forms, electronic attachments or emails after the original has been submitted;
or presenting statistics, facts, or ideas that are not your own, or is not common factual knowledge either by the general population, or commonly known within the particular discipline, without citation, even if you view them as common knowledge in your own educational background.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding plagiarism, ask your instructor or Associate Provost for assistance before a plagiarism problem arises. For more information about plagiarism and proper citations please visit the campus learning lab and/or writing center.
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Thoughts, Revised & Refined 