English 1301: Composition and Rhetoric I - Van Piercy's Blog

Fall 2010 LSC-Tomball--English, Education, and Mathematics Division Van Piercy
Academic Integrity:
Below is the LSC statement on academic integrity from the LSC catalog:
LSC is committed to a high standard of academic integrity in the academic community. In becoming a
part of the academic community, students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to
uphold these standards includes, but is not limited to, the following: plagiarizing written work or projects,
cheating on exams or assignments, collusion on an exam or project, and misrepresentation of credentials
or prerequisites when registering for a course. Cheating includes looking at or copying from another
student's exam, orally communicating or receiving answers during an exam, having another person take
an exam or complete a project or assignment, using unauthorized notes, texts, or other materials for an
exam, and obtaining or distributing an unauthorized copy of an exam or any part of an exam. Plagiarism
means passing off as his/her own the ideas or writings of another (that is, without giving proper credit by
documenting sources). Plagiarism includes submitting a paper, report or project that someone else has
prepared, in whole or in part. Collusion is inappropriately collaborating on assignments designed to be
completed independently. These definitions are not exhaustive. When there is clear evidence of
cheating, plagiarism, collusion or misrepresentation, a faculty member will take disciplinary action
including but not limited to requiring the student to retake or resubmit an exam or assignment, assigning a
grade of zero or "F" for an exam or assignment; or assigning a grade of "F" for the course. Additional
sanctions including being withdrawn from the course or program or expelled from school may be imposed
on a student who violates the standards of academic integrity. (Emphasis added)
In most cases in my class, intentional cheating, plagiarism, or collusion will result in an "F" in the course.
Requirements Met
This course fulfills either the LSC sophomore literature or humanities requirement along with the
multicultural requirement (that is, the course satisfies two requirements, only one of which can be literature or
humanities).
ENGL 2342 Horror, Ghost & Gothic Fiction Syllabus
Tues/Thurs Tentative Schedule (Fall 2010)
NOTE: All reading and writing assignments are to be completed on or before the date on which they appear on
the schedule. It is a good idea to mark the due dates of major assignments from all your classes so that you can
see what weeks will be especially busy. Also, expect a quiz over each story (that means there may not always be
a quiz but that you should be prepared for one). (G = The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales, H = The Penguin Book of Horror
Stories)
WEEK 1
Aug. 31
Sept. 2
WEEK 2
Sept. 7
Introduction to the course; discuss expectations, questions, and papers, and the some opening genre distinctions.
"Introduction" to The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (G), pp. xi-xxiii
G pp. 82-84 J. Wadham, “Lady Eltringham….”
G pp. 3-6 Anna Laetitia Aikin, “Sir Bertrand”
G pp. 70-81 Petrus Borel, "Andreas Vesalius the Anatomist"
G pp. 435-465 Ray Russell, "Sardonicus"
G pp. 218-244 Thomas Hardy, “Barbara of the House of Grebe”
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