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When the TEXT Itself is > the Reader & the Author: Russian Formalism & New Criticism

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Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

[This is your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use these as your primary sources for your papers].

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Cartoon-Irresponsible Use of Quotation Marks

Caption: Irresponsible Use of Quotation Marks

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Hey Teach! A Lecture Musical

A production of Prangstgrüp. Bravo!

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A Kindred Spirit, Yoda Finds

Caption: "A Kindred Spirit, Yoda Finds"

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Must you question everything! / Why are you always yelling?

Caption: "Must you question everything! / Why are you always yelling?"

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When English Teachers Snap

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Every time you're tardy, God kills a kitten / Please: think of the kittens

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ENG 300 ST: The Graphic Novel

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Shameless Plug:

Coming this Fall to a Saint Leo University Main Campus Near You (if you are in Saint Leo, FL):

The Full Blurb:

Shifts at the end of the previous century broke down many elitist barriers that divided high and low-brow forms of art and, in pop-culture, transformed “funny papers” and “comic books” into “graphic narratives” and “sequential art.” ENG 300 ST: The Graphic Novel is a special topics survey course designed to . . .

]]> . . . introduce upperclassmen to the transatlantic world of twentieth and twenty-first century sequential art novels (a cross-discipline genre that intersects with literature, cinema, and illustration) and the growing body of scholarship that validates it as a both a legitimate and respectable form of narrative. Primary texts to be examined (in either whole or part) include texts by several of the award-winning and key players in the industry, such as, Neil Gaiman (U.K.), Scott McCloud (U.S.), Frank Miller (U.S.), Allan Moore (U.K.), Marjane Satrapi (Iran), Art Spiegelman (U.S.), and a few upstarts you may have never heard of.

The first goal of this seminar-style course is to encourage students to become more active readers of their own generation’s emerging genres and the second, due to the diverse, global concerns of the assigned readings, is to further the university’s goal of promoting a more informed culture of social justice and community engagement.

In addition to his Ph.D. in Literature and Criticism, the instructor for this course has a B.A. in Art and an M.L.A. in Liberal Arts, and each of these areas of knowledge play a crucial role in graphic narratives. Prerequisites for the course are ENG 121, ENG 122, and ENG 220 (or, special permission of the instructor--just email and ask for more info.).

Follow the discussion on the course on Facebook here:
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ENG 340: TSLS-"Tattoos in Literature" - Spring 2011 Syllabus and Handouts

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This is from a review by Lotusreads on a new publication entitled _Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide_. Edited by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor. Check it out!

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]]> INSTRUCTIONS: Please right-click on the appropriate .pdf file (for syllabi, please notice your section number and class time) and download. Alternatively, these may open, by clicking on them, in Adobe Reader. Once it is open, click "Save a Copy) and save it to your USB flashdrive. Be sure to print a copy, staple, and bring to each class.

ENG 340 SYLLABUS & READINGS

ENG 340 - Topics in Selected Literary Studies - CA01 (MWF - 2:30pm to 3:20pm)

Some Advice on Giving a Presentation on a Film for ENG 340

Updated Criteria on Creating and Submitting your Regular Entry-Ticket Discussion Questions

Sanders, Clinton R. "Getting a Tattoo." A journal article from 1989, republished in the sociology textbook primer _Deviance_.

Sample Ancillary Materials for an ENG 340 Scholarly Presentation

The Rubric that will be used by me (and the rest of the class) to score Formal Presentation #1

Sample 'Acceptable' Course Journal Entries from Journals that Received Full-Score

If you need the VLC player (recommended and free) to view any of the digital media assigned for this course, you can download it here:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Each of the following was given to you as a handout during the course of the semester. I have republished them here in the event you have lost them and would like to review my process for evaluating final papers.

List of Topics for Final Analytical Papers (One per student--chosen by signature in class)

Instructor's Expectations for the Final, Analytical Paper for this Course

MLA Check-sheet (with some content expectations) for Papers Submitted to this Course's Instructors

Please consult page 14 of the course syllabus for the guidelines used to evaluate your paper's letter score. In my application/interpretation of the "excellence," "average," or "subpar" designators, I also take in to consideration the information given to you in the other handouts (which provide the specifics).

ENG 122 Academic Writing II (All Sections)--Spring 2011 Syllabi and Handouts

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31 January 2011

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INFO for ALL of Dr. Hobbs's ENG 122 Courses and Sections

Dr. Hobbs's Office Hours for Spring (1), 2011

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ENG 122 Itinerary

Updated Itinerary (as of 24 January 2011) for all sections.
Update includes modified dates since MLK Day/Community Service Day was not factored in to the original itinerary document. To avoid potential confusion, print the latest version and then destroy the old itinerary.

ENG 122 READINGS

Reading Sign-up Sheet for All Chapters (One of these will be passed out each class meeting--they are the same texts that are listed in the table of contents of our course textbook)

Handout on how your ENG 122 Course Journals will be assessed

Handout on Modified Business Letter Format (to be used as a matter of course for ANY emails to me and your other professors)

Handout on Objectivity and Subjectivity

Handout I on the Rhetorical Triangle

Handout II on the Rhetorical Triangle and Questions for Ad Analysis Assignment

Sample Ads from Old Magazines used for Rhetorical Triangle Homework Assignments (could appear on Midterm/Final Examination)

Homework Activity: Definitions of Some Common Logical Fallacies and a Sample Paragraph with ALL Logical Fallacies

Homework Activity: Examples of Logical Fallacies to Correctly Identify by Name

Discussion Questions on Raymond Carver's Short Story "Cathedral"

Discussion Questions on Lucille Clifton's poem "For deLawd"

Discussion Questions on Marge Piercy's poem "To Be of Use"

Study Questions (from all versions) from Reading Check #1

Study Questions (from all versions) from Reading Check #2

Study Questions (from all versions) from Reading Check #3

Study Questions from Chapter Four

Examples of ACCEPTABLE Course Journal Pages with Remarks (Your Own Pages Should EXCEED the Quality of these--I'll expect more for the second check)

Instructions for Formal Writing Assignment #2: TOPIC and INITIAL RESEARCH QUESTION

Sample Topic and Initial Research Question Assignment

Checklist I for Written Assignments

Combined 9 Page Handout on Formal Writing Assignments 3 and 4 (distributed in class 23 March 2011)

The Greengrocer's Apostrophe--A Common Mistake You Must Avoid!

A Brief Guide to Writing a Comparison/Contrast Paper - Strategy I

How to Write a Formulaic Comparison/Contrast Paper - Strategy II

Multi-page Handout on the Annotated Bibliography and Sample

Rubric that will be used to grade Assignment 5: The Annotated Bibliography

Rubric that will be used to grade Assignment 6: The Outline

Rubric that will be used to grade Assignment 6: The Presentation

Student Sample of Assignment 6: The Outline with feedback

Sample First Draft of Final Paper that Earned a C+ --With Feedback (Don't even think about plagiarizing this one--but the organization used is acceptable)

Handout on Writing Good Paper Titles and Why It's Important

Link to post on English-Blog about writing Good Essay Titles (also, see the advice given in your Muriel Harris textbook)

English-Blog article on " Removing Extra Space between Paragraphs."This is costing some of you points for MLA formatting. Be sure you know how to correct this in your MS-Word settings!

Rubric that will be used to score Assignment #7: The FIRST Draft of the Final Paper

Sample Final Draft of Final Paper that Earned an F (for very avoidable reasons)--With Feedback (Don't even think about plagiarizing this one--but the organization used is acceptable)

Rubric that will be used to score the FINAL Draft of the Final Paper (due at Final Exam meeting)

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDES

This is the material you should study for the final exam part I YES! This is the same handout you received a few meetings ago about transitions. YES! I think that they are important enough for you to know something about to not only apply to your final paper but to be able to articulate what they are, how they work, how to create them, etc. if asked.

These are the study questions for the final exam part II YES! These are the same study questions used from reading check #5 (all three versions). NO! The final exam will not be open book. This is your second shot to "ace" each of these questions. Merry Christmas!

Final Exam Schedule for Spring 2011

*If you are having trouble seeing these files, I will reprint the instructions from above, below:*
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INSTRUCTIONS: Please right-click (NOT LEFT-CLICK) on the appropriate .pdf file and download to your hard drive by clicking the "save link as" (OR) "save target as" in the menu that appears when you right-click. After you have saved them to your drive, you can open them in Adobe Reader (available for free by clicking HERE
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Jill Ciment's _The Tattoo Artist_, Canada, 2006

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"If you look closely you'll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin." ~Jill Ciment, The Tattoo Artist: A Novel

Students,

*DO NOT POST ANYTHING HERE UNTIL YOU HAVE CHOSEN--FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS--A CHAPTER OR CHAPTERS FROM THE TEXT FOR WHICH TO FOCUS YOUR DISCUSSION QUESTION/ENTRY-TICKET*

*ALSO: BRING YOUR TEXT TO EACH MEETING THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS IT. *

Using the REVISED directions (Quotation, Page Number, Setup Statement based on quotation, Non-yes/no Discussion question based on interpretation of quotation) I provided in some handouts I gave you previously, please type your entry-ticket discussion questions for this reading in the comment box below. These questions will be . . .

]]> . . . fair game for the midterm and final exam. In addition to submitting the question to English-blog.com, the question must also be submitted to Turnitin.com. You should also have it written in your Course Journal (collected at midterm and at the final), and have a typed, printed hardcopy to bring with you to class on the day the work is discussed (see syllabus). I will not accept late submissions so mind the deadlines.

John Irving's _Until I Find You_, 2005, U.S.

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"...in increments both measurable and not, our childhood is stolen from us - not always in one momentous event but often in series of small robberies, which add up to the same loss" (p. 438) ~ John Irving, Until I Find You

Students,

*DO NOT POST ANYTHING HERE UNTIL YOU HAVE CHOSEN--FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS--A CHAPTER OR CHAPTERS FROM THE TEXT FOR WHICH TO FOCUS YOUR DISCUSSION QUESTION/ENTRY-TICKET*

*ALSO: BRING YOUR TEXT TO EACH MEETING THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS IT. *

Sarah Hall's _The Electric Michaelangelo_, 2004, U.K.

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"...‘This is America, we can all be f*****g rude’..." ~ The character "Grace" in Sarah Hall's, The Electric Michelangelo

Students,

*DO NOT POST ANYTHING HERE UNTIL YOU HAVE CHOSEN--FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS--A CHAPTER OR CHAPTERS FROM THE TEXT FOR WHICH TO FOCUS YOUR DISCUSSION QUESTION/ENTRY-TICKET*

*ALSO: BRING YOUR TEXT TO EACH MEETING THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS IT. *

Joyce Carol Oates's _The Tattooed Girl_, 2003, U.S

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"Der Herr Gott ist raffiniert aber boshaft is Er nicht [God is subtle but not malicious]"~Albert Einstein

Students,

*DO NOT POST ANYTHING HERE UNTIL YOU HAVE CHOSEN--FROM THE SIGN-UP SHEET TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS--A CHAPTER OR CHAPTERS FROM THE TEXT FOR WHICH TO FOCUS YOUR DISCUSSION QUESTION/ENTRY-TICKET*

*ALSO: BRING YOUR TEXT TO OUR NEXT MEETING AFTER THE BREAK (MONDAY). WE WILL BEGIN TO DISCUSS THE OATES TEXT*

Peter Trachtenberg's _7 Tattoos: A Memoir in the Flesh_--1998, U.S.

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"I’ve never been tattooed with anybody’s name. I doubt I ever will be. It would seem like a way of tempting fate, which is most dangerous when it appears tame, though maybe what I’m really thinking of is my own character. " -From 7 Tattoos: A Memoir in the Flesh by Peter Trachtenberg (1998)

Students, using the direction I provided in some handouts I gave you previously, please type your entry-ticket discussion questions for this reading in the comment box below. These questions will be . . .