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English 2013.006 Introduction to Literature
Dr. Cynthia Hawkins
Office Location: MB 2.480
Office Hours: T TH 8:30-10; W 12-1 & by appointment

Office Phone Number: 458-8184

Email: cynthia.hawkins@utsa.edu
Alternate: cynthia@cynthiahawkins.net

COURSE MEETING INFO:

T TH
MH 2.01.24
1-2:15
Teaching Assistant: Eddie Campos

UTSA Catalogue Course Description:

Prerequisite: Completion of Core Curriculum requirement in rhetoric. Introductory study of great
works of literature with an emphasis on novels, plays, and poetry by British and American authors.
Designed for non-majors.
Required Textbook:
The Norton Introduction to Literature, Shorter 11th Edition.
ISBN 978-0-393-91339-2
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Norton Critical Editions. 2nd Edition.
ISBN 978-0393927931
One copy of The Norton Introduction to Literature will also be available on reserve in the UTSA library.
All other reading materials will be provided for you via our Blackboard LEARN content folder.
Please familiarize yourself with our course Blackboard page as we will be using it frequently this
semester for some texts, study guides, coursework, and communication.
Additional Required Materials:
15 Scantron Sheets (either green or red)
note-taking materials
pen/pencils & paper
Course Work: Please note that Scantrons will be needed for each exam and quiz unless otherwise
noted on the schedule. There will either be a quiz or an exam each week, so plan to have a
Scantron on hand.

Quizzes worth 10% of your final grade.

We will have a quiz each week, though students will not always know on which day the
quiz will occur or whether we will take it at the beginning or end of class.

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Our quizzes are intended to help you stay on top of your readings and course material

and keep track of your regular attendance.

Quizzes will include multiple choice, short answer, and the occasional short essay answer
and may cover any lectures and readings to date. That includes whatever it is you should
have read for that particular day.
Quizzes may be administered either at the beginning or the end of the course. Please be
prompt for every class and stay for the full class.
Quizzes may only be made up in the case of a documented illness (please keep copies of
your doctors excuses), a documented emergency, or an absence due to university business.
Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.

Three Section Exams worth 20% each

At the end of our first three sections (Short Fiction, Novel, and Drama) we will have a

section exam covering the readings and the lectures for that section.
The Poetry Section will be covered on the Final Exam to avoid back-to-back exams.
Section Exams may only be made up in the case of a documented illness (please keep
copies of your doctors excuses), a documented emergency, or an absence due to
university business.

Poetry Section plus Comprehensive Final Exam worth 30%

You Final Exam will cover material from each of our four sections this semester Short
Fiction, Novel, Drama, and Poetry with the majority of questions on Poetry.

IMPORTANT NOTICES: Please consult the UTSA Student Code of Conduct regarding the
penalties and policies on plagiarism, scholastic dishonesty, and expected conduct as well as the
Blackboard LEARN requirements and code of conduct. In these UNIVERSITY COURSES, you
need to remember to participate with professionalism at all times. Links to Roadrunner and Honor
Code: www.utsa.edu/about/creed www.utsa.edu/about/creed/honorcode.html
It is the students responsibility to have access to the applicable computer equipment. Computer
problems will not be accepted as a reason for late assignments or problems completing course work.
In the first week of class, be CERTAIN you can access Blackboard LEARN. If you have
technological problems, please contact the computer and technology departments of the university.
UTSA POLICY LINKS (You are responsible for reading these and adhering to their guidelines and
rules.): Academic dishonesty: http://www.utsa.edu/infoguide/appendices/b.html under section 203
Disability: http://www.utsa.edu/disability/students.htm
Note: University support services, including registration assistance and equipment, are available with
documented disabilities through the Office of Disabled Student Services, MS 2.03.18. Students are
encouraged to contact that office at 458-4157 prior to starting classes to make arrangements.
Please note: Please contact the Professor immediately if there is a documented emergency. The
Professor reserves the right to alter the syllabus as is necessary to suit the changing needs of the
class. Please contact the instructor by email immediately if you have a documented emergency.

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GRADING SYSTEM

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Tentative Schedule: Readings are to be completed by the date on which we are
scheduled to discuss them. Any additional assignments and/or changes made to the schedule
below will be announced in class and on Blackboard LEARN.
Jan 12
Jan 14

Course Overview
Introduction to Short Fiction

SHORT FICTION
Jan 19
Jan 21
Jan 26
Jan 28

Box on pg 15: Questions about the elements of Fiction; Understanding the Text
pgs 82-89; De Maupassant The Jewelry pgs 90-95; Narration and Point of View
160-164; Poe The Cask of Amontillado pg 164-170
First Quiz! Bring a Scantron; Kincaid Girl pgs 170-171; Saunders Puppy pgs
172-178; Authors on Their Work: George Saunders pgs 178-179
Character pgs 180-186; Carver Cathedral; Walker Everyday Use (on
Blackboard under Content/Short Fiction); Second Quiz! Youll need paper/
pen for this one.
Setting pg 245-250; Checkhov The Lady with the Dog pgs 251-262; Amy Tan
A Pair of Tickets

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NOTE: From now on, quizzes will not be announced ahead of time, but will be given once a week
on either Tuesday or Thursday. You will need a Scantron for the remaining quizzes.
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 9
Feb 11

Symbol & Figurative Language pgs 285-289; Danticat A Wall of Fire Rising pg
317-329; Theme pgs 334-338; Garcia A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
pgs 356-361
Style and Tone pg 421-422; OConnor A Good Man Is Hard to Find
pgs 422-433
Short Fiction Review
Short Fiction Exam

THE NOVEL
Feb 16
Feb 18

Introduction to the Novel, Preface to Robinson Crusoe (Blackboard); Introduction to

Frankenstein; Shelleys Preface to Frankenstein
Shelley, Frankenstein, Volume I

Feb 23
Feb 25

Frankenstein, Volume II
Frankenstein, Volume III

Mar 1
Mar 3

Novel Exam Review

Novel Exam

DRAMA
Mar 8
Mar 10

Introduction to Drama; Elements of Drama pgs 1180-1189; Introduction to

Shakespeare; The Authors Work As Context: William Shakespeare pgs 1303-1305
Introduction to Hamlet; Hamlet Act I

Mar 15
Mar 17

SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK

Mar 22
Mar 24

Hamlet Act II
COLFA Conference, no class (our class only, not campus-wide)

Mar 29
Mar 31

Hamlet Act III

Hamlet Act IV

Apr 5
Apr 7

Hamlet Act V
Drama Exam Review

Apr 12

Drama Exam

POETRY
Apr 14

Introduction to Poetry; Speaker: Whose Voice Do We Hear, Narrative Poems and

Their Speakers, Kennedy In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day, Speakers in

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the Dramatic Monologue, Browning Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister, The
Lyric and its Speaker, Atwood Death of a Young Son by Drowning pgs 735-742
Apr 19

Apr 21

Apr 26

Situation and Setting: What Happens? Where? When?, Situation, Dove

Daystar, Pastan To a Daughter Leaving Home 742-749 The Occasional Poem,
Milton On the Late Massacre in Piedmont, Espada Litany at the Tomb of
Frederick Douglas, Authors on Their Work: Martin Espada; Keats Ode to a
Nightingale (Blackboard)
Visual Imagery and Figures of Speech pgs 802-810; poems in this section include:
Wilburs The Beautiful Changes, Pastans Marks, Dickinsons Because I Could
Not Stop for Death, Burns A Red, Red, Rose, Marvell On a Drop of Dew
The Sounds of Poetry pgs 825-827; Poe The Raven pg 838-840; Poetic Meter
pgs 832-833

Apr 28

External Form pg 875-878; Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night;
Herbert Easter Wings, Bishop Sestina, Tretheway Myth, Shakespeares My
Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun; Exam Review Part I
Exam Review Part II

May 2-3

STUDY DAY - NO CLASSES - CAMPUS-WIDE

May 4

FINAL EXAM, WED 9:45-12:15