Students are required to attend every class (See Policy
) and to have complete all necessary readings
before class begins. | Dr. L. Adam Mekler Humanities 201: 101 Summer 2023 |
Office: Holmes 228
Office Phone: (443) 885-4032
Email@Morgan: adam.mekler@morgan.edu
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Required Texts:
Required Technology:
Software:
Course Requirements:
Students are required to attend every class (See Policy ) and to have complete all necessary readings
before class begins.
- All written assignments must be submitted through Canvas in order to receive credit.
- Submissions posted as attachments in the comments box (especially after the assignment closes) will not be considered valid submissions and will receive no credit.
- Please come speak with me if you have any questions.
In addition to assigned readings and homework questions, which
must
be completed before coming to class, there will be one (1)
documented research paper (2000 word minimum) that uses a minimum
of six documented secondary sources. You will also take part
in a group presentation of a minimum thirty minutes to be given
during the second part of the course.
There will also be a mid-term and a final examination.
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The
main point of the papers is to allow you the opportunity to explore
specific aspects of texts that you find interesting in terms of the
literary terms we discuss: metaphor, imagery, symbolism,
setting, theme, etc.. Basically, you will be exploring the
ways in which use of such devices helps to develop the important
themes of the works, etc., but the specific focus is largely up to
you.
and let Dr.
Mekler know if anything is unclear.Extra Credit:
Homework Q's (in addition to the Required Q's described above)Each day, you may submit written responses to all or ten (10) other discussion questions (whichever is fewer) for the text assigned for that day. Every two (2) sets of questions will give you one (1) bonus homework credit, up to a possible total of five (5) points to be added to your homework grade. There is no half-credit: fewer than 10 (or all) questions will receive no credit.
Museum Paper
Students may also develop a museum paper based on the guidelines described here Successful completion of this assignment will result in the addition of up to two (2) points to the final average.
Pratt Library EventsStudents may attend any of the Writers LIVE! events host by the Pratt Library and submit a response paper. Each response paper will earn up to an additional point to the final average.
| Class Participation | 10% | A: 90-100 |
| Homework |
10% |
B: 80-89 |
| Group Presentation |
10% | C: 70-79 |
| Research Paper |
20% | D: 60-69 |
| Mid-Term Exam | 25% | F: 0-59 |
| Final Exam | 25% |