FINAL EXAMINATION GUIDELINES

FINAL EXAM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010

8:30-10:30 AM

ROOM AAB-119

The final exam will be an oral presentation of your research paper.

The presentation should last approximately 10-12 minutes.

The presentation should include a power point with a photo of your author and bullets that outline your presentation.  Do not cut and paste full paragraphs from your written report into the power point.  You should be able to present without reading from the slides.

If you have not submitted a research paper, you will not be able to participate in the final examination, which means you will fail the course.

All students must participate in the final examination, or they will fail the course (WCC policy).

Send an e-mail with any questions to english101wcc@gmail.com.

See you on Wednesday!

RESEARCH PAPER: FIRST DRAFT

Wednesday, April 28, 2010: 8:00-10:40 AM

Research Paper: First Draft Due

In-Class Writing Workshop

Print out and bring the first draft of your research paper to class for an in-class writing workshop.  First, you will participate in a peer-editing activity.  Once you have completed the peer-editing activity, I will review and edit your essay.  You will be able to come and go from the classroom to the library computer labs to use “wait” time to work on your research papers.

Attendance guidelines will be in effect and attendance will be taken at this class, which will meet from 8:00 to 10:40 AM. 

The final draft of your research paper is due on or before Monday, May 10, 2010, at 6:00 AM, and will be submitted electronically to english101wcc@gmail.com.

Research paper guidelines are available here: http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/research-paper-guidelines.html

RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES

Research Paper Guidelines

         ª Choose own author (you may choose an author we studied in class, or choose your own author)

         ª Choose 3-5 short stories (must be approved by professor) that have not been read/discussed in class

         ª Minimum of 2,100 words (about six pages); maximum of 3,500 words (about 10 pages)

         ª No less than five (5) sources (this does not include Internet sites)

         ª 10% of paper: biographical snapshot of author, including a brief psychological analysis

         ª 80% of paper: brief (1-2 paragraphs at most) summary of each short story, followed by an analysis within the chosen criticism(s)

         ª Direct quotes from the literature and any primary or secondary source(s) should not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total paper.

ª Papers that do not meet the guidelines for submission will be returned to the student score of zero (0) points.

ª Research paper due dates are:

         ª Wednesday, March 31, 2010: Class discussion of literary research paper.

         ª Wednesday, April 7. 2010 @ 8:00 AM: Author’s name/literary titles due (incomplete, late or no submission will result in a penalty of 20 points).

         ª Wednesday, April 14, 2010: Thesis/outline/primary sources due (incomplete, late or no submission will result in a penalty of 20 points).

         ª Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 8:00 AM: First draft due (incomplete, late or no submission will result in a penalty of 100 points).

         ª Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 6:00 AM (Final Exam): Research paper due (incomplete, late or no submission will result in a penalty of 200 points).

ª Research papers are due on or before Monday, May 10, 2010 @ 6:00 AM, and should be submitted electronically to english102wcc@gmail.com.

Upper left-hand corner, single-spaced:

FIRST AND LAST NAME

May 10, 2010

Professor Melinda Roberts

Comp & Lit I: Spring 2010

Centered Title (all caps and bolded):

RESEARCH PAPER: NAME OF AUTHOR

Submission of Research Paper:

ª Submit via e-mail to: english101wcc@gmail.com

ª Cut and paste your research paper into the e-mail (research papers sent as an attachment to the e-mail will not be accepted.)

ª Put your first name, last name and RESEARCH PAPER: NAME OF AUTHOR as the subject of the e-mail.

ª Research papers are due on or before 6:00 AM on Monday, May 10, 2010.

ª You will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your research paper within 24 hours. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, locate the original e-mail in your "sent" folder and resend it.

ª It is strongly suggested that you submit your research paper well in advance of the deadline to avoid computer and/or Internet-related technical snafus.

If you have any questions, send them via e-mail to english101wcc@gmail.com.

ESSAY #3: THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER

ESSAY #3: THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER

DUE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010

@ 12:00 NOON

ESSAY TOPIC: “The Rocking Horse Winner” (short story) vs. “The Rocking Horse Winner” (movie)

ESSAY TITLE: ESSAY #3: THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER

ESSAY STRUCTURE: Compare and contrast

ESSAY QUESTION:

“There must be more money!  There must be more money!”  Young Paul can hear the voices echoing throughout the house.  His mother teaches him that luck is more important than money, because if one is lucky he/she will always have money.  Paul's mother is "unlucky," because she is married to Paul's father, who is also "unlucky."  Paul decides that he himself is lucky, and sets out to bring enough money into the house to stop the whispers.

“The Rocking Horse Winner” was first published in Harper’s Bazaar in 1926.  The film version was released in the United Kingdom in 1949, and in the United States in 1950.

Compare and contrast the short story and the movie.  Identify and discuss the significant differences between the two. Be sure to include in your discussion Freud’s Oedipal Complex.  How might a person who only sees the movie react differently to “The Rocking Horse Winner” as compared to a person who only reads the story?  Why?

ESSAY VALUE: 100 points

ESSAY GUIDELINES: Be sure to follow the guidelines for preparing and submitting your essay. Essay guidelines are available at this link:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/essay-guidelines_12.html

Research Paper: Step Two: Thesis, Outline, Sources

RESEARCH PAPER: STEP TWO

Due Wednesday, April 14, 2010

@ 12:00 Noon EDT

RESEARCH PAPER: STEP TWO: THESIS, OUTLINE, SOURCES

This week you will submit your thesis, an outline of your research paper, and the list of sources.  Submit everything via e-mail at english101wcc@gmail.com.  Cut and paste everything into one e-mail.

If you have any questions, send an e-mail and I’ll get back to you within appropriately 24 hours.

REMINDER: Late or incomplete submissions suffer a penalty of 20 points (10% of research paper total points possible).

Here are some websites to help you put together a thesis statement:

Tips for Writing a Thesis Statement:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

Thesis Statements:

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html

How to Write a Thesis Statement:

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml

APPROVED AUTHORS/TITLES

Paul

Author: Richard Wright

Book: “Eight Man Short Stories”

Kristian

Author: Laura Esquivel (translated from Spanish)

Book/Movie: “Like Water for Chocolate”

Lenin

Author: Laura Esquivel (translated from Spanish)

Book/Movie: “Like Water for Chocolate”

Cesar

Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Book/Movie: "A Love in a Time of Cholera"

Heidy

Author: Nicholas Sparks

Book/Movie: “Dear John”

Kristina

Author: Julia Alvarez (translated from Spanish)

Book/Movie: “In the Time of the Butterflies”

Ana Luisa

Author: J.K. Rowling

Book/Movie: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Anna

Author: Kate Chopin

Short Stories:

“A Reflection”

“The Awakening”

“Madame Celestine’s Divorce”

“Regret”

Nicholas

Author: Kate Chopin

Short Stories:

“The Kiss”

“The Locket”

“Desiree’s Baby”

“A Respectable Woman”

Alexandra

Author: Alice Sebola

Book/Movie: “The Lovely Bones”

Jan

Author: Franz Kafka (translated from Czech)

(still need to confirm titles)

Lady Luck

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, April 13, 2010

@ 10:00 PM EDT

What does it mean to be lucky?

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

"The Rocking Horse Winner," by D. H. Lawrence

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, April 13, 2010

@ 12:00 Midnight EDT

Post a Comment: Lady Luck:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/lady-luck.html

Read The Rocking-Horse Winner:

http://www.dowse.com/fiction/Lawrence.html

You may also listen online and read along (about 35 minutes):

http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/etext/RockingHorse.html

Here’s a link to an online study guide:

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides5/RockingHorse.html

You do not have to write a First Response paper. However, read the story several times and be well familiar with the plot and characters. You will later be comparing and contrasting the story with the movie.

You might also enjoy College of DuPage "CODcast" discussion of The Rocking-Horse Winner:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/english-1150-short-fiction/id276329464

"An Incident at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, April 6, 2010

@ 12:00 Midnight

A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama,

looking down into the swift water twenty feet below.

The man's hands were behind his back,

the wrists bound with a cord.

A rope closely encircled his neck.

It was attached to a stout cross-timber above his head

and the slack fell to the level of his knees.

("An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,"

by Ambrose Bierce)

Post a Comment: Ambrose "Bitter" Bierce (1842-1914?):

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/ambrose-bitter-bierce-1842-1914.html

Post a Comment: The American Civil War (1861-1865):

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/04/american-civil-war-1861-1865_01.html

Print out and read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (and bring printout with you to class on April 7th):

http://fiction.eserver.org/short/occurrence_at_owl_creek.html

You may also follow along with an online audio version:

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (audio)

Write a First Response to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

Use the following writing prompts: What was your initial response to the first few paragraphs of the text? What was your first impression of Peyton Farquhar? Do you think he deserved his fate? What aspect of the work affected you most? Why?

Or free-write your own response.

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotes from the story to justify and/or explain your response.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotes from the story and discuss how it affected you.

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com, and allow up to 24 hours for a response (although I will most likely get back to you much sooner than that).

The American Civil War (1861-1865)

(Effects of a shell on the body of a Confederate soldier)

(click on picture to enlarge it to see the gruesome details)

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, April 6, 2010,

@ 10:00 PM EDT

Google "Interesting facts about the American Civil War." Find one interesting fact (that has not already been posted on this blog) and post it. Be sure to put the information into your own words (i.e., don't cut and paste from another website) to avoid plagiarism.

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

Ambrose "Bitter" Bierce (1842-1914?)

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, April 6, 2010,

@ 10:00 PM EDT

Google "Ambrose Bierce." Find one interesting fact about him (that has not already been posted on this blog) and post it. Be sure to put the information into your own words (i.e., don't cut and paste from another website) to avoid plagiarism. Interesting parts of his life include:

ª his childhood

ª his service in the Union Army during the American Civil War

ª his reputation in literary circles

ª events surrounding his death

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

FOUR DEAD IN OHIO: The Kent State Massacre: May 4, 1970

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Friday, April 2, 2010

@ 12:00 Midnight EDT

Read the intro, watch the video, watch the video of Neil Young singing "Ohio" and read the lyrics, and post your response.  Responses should be between 150-200 words. This activity is worth 25 “extra credit” points.

Here are your prompts:

ª How do you feel/what do you think about what happened at Kent State on May 4, 1970?

ª Why do you think college students today are not protesting the War in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan?

Get a Sense of the Times: College Students Protest the War in Vietnam:

On May 4, 1970, a student demonstration at Kent State, Ohio left four students dead, one paralyzed, and eight others wounded. This demonstration, meant to be one of many peaceful demonstrations against the war, was ended abruptly and violently when the National Guard fired into the crowd for 13 seconds. The brief shootings ended the lives of students Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder, and Sandra Scheuer. The distances ranged from 270 feet to 390 feet. Some of these students were not even directly involved. Justified or not by self-defense, the "massacre" sparked a nationwide student strike that closed many colleges and universities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkejULqgBgg&feature=related

"Ohio" lyrics:
 http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neilyoung/ohio.html

Neil Young singing "Ohio" live (YouTube has blocked all the album versions):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv6kwG4BhC8&feature=related

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

"The Man He Killed," by Thomas Hardy

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, March 30, 2010

@ 12:00 midnight EDT

Read The Man He Killed, by Thomas Hardy (p. 122).
Here's a link to an online version of the poem:
http://www.love-poems.me.uk/hardy_the_man_he_killed.htm

Write a First Response to The Man He Killed.

Use the following writing prompts:

Which aspect of the work affected you most? Why? What is the significance of the poem?

Or free-write your own response.

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotes from the poem to justify and/or explain your response.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 2-3 quotes from the poem and discuss how it affected you.

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com, and allow up to 24 hours for a response (although I will most likely get back to you much sooner than that).

"The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien

Photos taken July 8, 2003 by Melinda Roberts

Vietnam Veterans/POWs/MIAs Memorial

Little Saigon, Westminster, Orange County, California

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, March 30, 2010

@ 12:00 midnight EDT

Complete the “Post a Comment” Activity: What do YOU carry?:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-do-you-carry.html

Read The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien (pages 1172-1185 of our text).

Write a First Response to The Things They Carried.

Use the following writing prompts:

What was your first impression of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross? of the other soldiers? of the things they carried? Did any of your impressions change? If so, why? how? Which aspect of the work affected you most? Why? What is the significance of the things they carried?

Or free-write your own response.

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotes from the story to justify and/or explain your response.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotes from the story and discuss how it affected you.

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english101wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail at english102wcc@gmail.com, and allow up to 24 hours for a response (although I will most likely get back to you much sooner than that).

Get a Sense of the Times: College Students Protest the War:

On May 4, 1970, a student demonstration at Kent State, Ohio left four students dead, one paralyzed, and eight others wounded. This demonstration, meant to be one of many peaceful demonstrations against the war, was ended abruptly and violently when the National Guard fired into the crowd for 13 seconds. The brief shootings ended the lives of students Jeffrey Miller, Allison Krause, William Schroeder, and Sandra Scheuer. The distances ranged from 270 feet to 390 feet. Some of these students were not even directly involved. Justified or not by self-defense, the "massacre" sparked a nationwide student strike that closed many colleges and universities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkejULqgBgg&feature=related

Extra Credit Opportunity:

Watch one of the following Vietnam-era movies and thereafter submit a 400-500 word brief summary and first response.  The summary/first response should be submitted via e-mail to english101wcc@gmail.com on or before Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 12:00 Noon.  The summary will have a value of up to 25 points.

Full Metal Jacket trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSQ2WRoqOCA

Apocalypse Now trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt0xxAMTp8M

Flight of the Valkyries clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHjWDCX1Bdw

Born on the Fourth of July movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NR6n1nRMI

The Deer Hunter trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw-Tyr6Rb6Iž

Good Morning, Vietnam! trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJoHqmtFcQ

The Killing Fields trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z1sj7gzpCk

Platoon trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPi8EQzJ2Bg

What do YOU carry?

ONLINE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Due Tuesday, March 30, 2010

@ 10:00 PM EDT

What do you carry for luck?

What do you carry that you are superstitious about?

What do you carry for necessity?

What do you carry for someone else?

What do you carry in your thoughts?

Be sure to put your first name and the initial of your last name on the post, or it will be rejected and we won't be able to enjoy your comment!

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTRA CREDIT

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTRA CREDIT

Due on or before 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010,

@ 8:00 AM EDT

To be eligible to "earn" extra credit, students must timely submit their Essay #1, Essay #2, Essay #3, and Research Paper.  Students who have not submitted the assignments required for the class are not eligible for extra credit.  In other words, students cannot use the extra credit assignments to "replace" work that was not turned in.

Each extra credit assignment is eligible to "earn" up to 25 points.  Students may turn in up to three (3) extra credit assignments, for a total of 75 points.

Students may attend an event related to the arts (theater, ballet, gallery opening, lecture, foreign film, etc.) and thereafter submit a 400-500 word brief summary and a first response.  The summary/first response should be submitted via e-mail (to english101wcc@gmail.com) on or before Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 8:00 AM. Students are also required to submit their ticket stub from the event.  Extra credit papers submitted without a ticket stub will not be accepted.

Westchester Community College has many events scheduled this semester that "qualify" as an extra credit event.  Several are listed below.  Students may also attend an event of their choosing that is not on the list; however, any event not on the list below must have the prior approval of Professor Roberts.

E-mail any questions to: english101wcc@gmail.com

Mercy College 11th Annual International Film Festival

April 5-9, 2010 (a different film every night)

Door open at 6:30 PM: Films begin @ 7:00 PM and are followed by a lecture

Admission is FREE!!!
All films with English subtitles

Event Website:

https://www.mercy.edu/about-mercy-college/newsroom/for-the-media/useful-links/campus-calendar/campus-calendar-details/?item=19901

Meet the Filmmakers: Ironbound Films

4/6/2010 @ 7:00 PM

Event Description:

http://ironboundfilms.com/

Event Location:

Center for the Digital Arts  (View Map)

27 North Division St.

Peekskill, NY 10566

More Information and Ticket Prices:

http://calendar.sunywcc.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/1/2010&todate=4/30/2010&display=Month&type=public&eventidn=1297&view=EventDetails&information_id=3561

Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn (sponsored by the English Department)

4/08/2010 @ 6:00 PM

Event Description

The Great Books Forum offers an opportunity to encounter great works of classic and modern literature and company with other interested readers from the college and the community. The theme of our Spring 2010 forum is literature set in Brooklyn.

Location Information:

Library - Room 320

Contact Information:

Name: Frank Madden

Phone: 914-606-6932

Email: frank.madden@sunywcc.edu

WCC Link:

http://calendar.sunywcc.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/1/2010&todate=4/30/2010&display=Month&type=public&eventidn=1159&view=EventDetails&information_id=3256

LES BALLETS JAZZ de MONTREAL

4/24/2010 @ 8:00 PM

Event Description

Canada’s internationally acclaimed touring ensemble is known for its creative combination of ballet, jazz and modern genres, not to mention its indefatigable energy. Eleven powerhouse performers showcase a cascade of eclectically inspired music selections and dance styles from Vivaldi arias and klezmer to Brazil’s capoiera.

Wild but wonderful, this carnival of movement—“insect-like creeping, shoulderdislocating partnering, hitch kicks, ronds de jambe, wheeling turns, and leaping quick steps all bring down the house with sheer exuberance and precise execution, par excellence.”  (San Diego Arts)

Location Information:

Academic Arts Theatre

More Information and Ticket Prices:

http://calendar.sunywcc.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?fromdate=4/1/2010&todate=4/30/2010&display=Month&type=public&eventidn=566&view=EventDetails&information_id=1881

FRIDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES (sponsored by the English Department):

(Six consecutive Fridays beginning April 10, 2010

All films begin @ 8:00 PM

April 10, “The Band’s Visit,” Israel (2007) (w/English subtitles)

April 17, “Private Fears in Private Places,” France (2007) (w/English subtitles)

April 24, “My Father, My Lord,” Israel (2008) (w/English subtitles)

May 1, “Mafioso,” Italy (1962) (re-released 2007) (w/English subtitles)

May 8, “Facing Windows,” Italy (2003) (w/English subtitles)

May 15, “Flight of the Red Balloon,” France (2008) (w/English subtitles)

Location Information:

Room 200, Classroom Building

More Information and Ticket Prices: http://www.sunywcc.edu/events/smart_arts/sa_film.htm