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=Welcome to English 201 Introduction to Literature Class Wiki!= This is Prof. Everson's class wiki for English 201 at UMET Bayamon which meets Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-12:00 in CUB 405. The course offers an introduction to literary fiction and literary analysis through the study of literary genres. This course emphasizes the two major literary forms: short story and the novel. Through a selection of readings, students will be familiarized with formal elements of fiction and the basic tools for analysis of texts. Some of the genres and subgenres to be studied include traditional stories expressed as fable, myth, fairy tale, the modern short story, the novella, and the novel, and a variety of its subgenres (historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, mystery, science fiction) and contexts (historical, cultural, social, political, and economic). Contemporary emerging forms such as the graphic novel, micro fiction, fan fiction, and others will also be explored and related to traditional genres and formats (textual and audio-visual). This semester we will continue developing the Folk Literature of Puerto Rico wiki. You may contact Professor Everson through this wiki at [|professoreverson] or through email at: professorsallyeverson@gmail.com. Office: 5to piso - Centro de desarrollo e investigacion de facultad. Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:30-12:00 pm. and by appointment. Tel. 787-288-1100 extension 8335. Course Syllabus:

Thursday December 5, 2013
Project 2 - Emergent Fiction Presentations Final Exam Review FINAL EXAM: Readings 7-11 - will be on Thursday December 12th. All work is due on this date!

Tuesday December 3, 2013
Project 2 Emergent Fiction - Review Reading 11: //Fables (vol. 2): Animal Farm// Part 2: Read aloud - whole class Parts 3-4-5a: Summarize as we scroll through Part 5b: Read aloud - whole class __Homework__: 1. Complete Project 2 and Prepare presentation for Thursday 2. Download, print, and review Final Exam Review - for Thursday

Thursday November 28, 2013
No Class - Thanksgiving Day!

Tuesday November 26, 2013
Project 2: Emergent Fiction -- see Project Assignments page Presentations - Project 1 - Folk Literature Reading: //Fables II// - //Animal Farm, Part 1// Homework: 1. Read //Fables II - A//// nimal Farm, Parts 2, 3, 4 & 5 - //to the end for Tuesday - we will read and review important parts in class 2. Complete Project 2 - Emergent fiction reports - to present in class on Thursday Dec. 5th (last day of class).
 * FINAL EXAM (Readings 7-8-9-10-11) - will be Thursday December 12th - 10:30-12:00.**

Thursday November 21, 2013
Puerto Rico Folk Literature Project Presentations Homework: Get //Fables II - Animal Farm// - on Digital Reserve in the Library

Tuesday November 19, 2013
No classes - Puerto Rico "Discovery" Day Prepare for Wiki Folk Literature Presentations

Thursday November 14, 2013
Reading 10 Animal Farm by George Orwell - continued Chapters - end of 9 and 10 [Start at 2:34:24] with Boxer scene] Lecture 10: Animal Farm: Allegory and Satire __Homework__: Complete Assignment 10 - respond to the novel //Animal Farm//

Tuesday November 12, 2013
Reading 10 - //Animal Farm// by George Orwell - continued Review: Chapters 4-5-6 - summarize on board - whole class Chapters 7-8-9 [Start at: 1:35:42 on audio book] Homework: 1. Read final chapter 10 of //Animal Farm//. 2. Review Lecture 10 on //Animal Farm --// see Course Materials page. 3. Review Assignment 10 - respond to the novel - to discuss in class on Thursday.

Thursday November 7, 203
Reading 10 novel Animal Farm by George Orwell - continued Chapters 4-5-6

Tuesday November 5, 2013
Reading 10: novel - Animal Farm Chapters 1-2-3

Thursday October 31, 2013
Lecture 9: Social Realism Reading 9: "I Want to Work" by Anderson Homework: Assignment 9

Tuesday October 29, 2013
Wiki Project Workshop - class will meet in Computer Lab 302 Project 1: Research and Write about Folk Literature of Puerto Rico on wiki In this workshop students will: 1. Read the Project assignment sheet -- on Project Assignments page 2. Join Folk Literature of Puerto Rico wiki by "Requesting Membership" 3. Browse Leyendas puertorriquenas by Coll y Toste (digital book) -see Indice on page 203, for a list of stories. 4. Select a story to investigate (except Guanina) and Form a small group of 2-3 or 4 students 5. Make a New Page on the Folk Literature wiki: Name of Page = Title of story - Tag = "coll y toste story" (unless you select a different story to be approved by professor - put "folk stories" as the tag. SAVE the page. __Check__ that the page is on the correct menu.  6. Copy and paste the "Outline Coll y Toste Story page" into your page and save.  7. Divide the sections for the story page equally among the group members.  8. Begin to gather information about the story and editing the group page: publishing information setting, rhetorical analysis, plot analysis, historical context analysis, literary analysis. All information should be based on reliable, academic sources, and properly cited in MLA style, with a full reference at bottom of page. See Internet Resources page to links for appropriate resources.

Thursday October 24, 2013
Due: Assignment 8 __In class__: Write a literary response in short essay form Institutional Assessment

Tuesday October 22, 2013
Due: Assignment 7 Lecture 8: Science Fiction Reading 8: The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Homework: Assignment 8 - see Course Materials page

Thursday October 17, 2013
Viewing: Reading 7 - Shakespeare in Love

**Tuesday October 15, 2013** Lecture 7: Historical Fiction Viewing: Reading 7: Shakespeare in Love (dir. John Madden) Homework: Assignment 7 - Historical fiction chart

Thursday October 10, 2013
Mid-Term Exam: Lectures 1-5, Readings 1-6

Tuesday October 8, 2013
Review: Midterm Exam - Readings 1-6, Lectures 1-5

Thursday October 3, 2013
Discusssion: Cayetano Coll y Toste's biography Reading 6: "Eleven Thousand Virgins" by Cayetano Coll y Toste (translated by Sally Everson) Assignment 6: Legend chart Homework: 1. Complete Assignment 6 for Tuesday. 2. Review Readings 1-6 for Mid-Term review on Tuesday. Mid-Term Exam on Lectures 1-5 and Readings 1-6 will be Thursday October 10th.

Tuesday October 1, 2013
Lecture 5: Myths and Legends Reading 5: "The Hummingbird" - [author unknown] Discussion: Assignment 5 -- Myth chart - due next class Homework: 1. Find information about Cayetano Coll y Toste. 2. Get and review Reading #6 - "Eleven Thousand Virgins" by Coll y Toste for next class. Mid-Term Exam - on Readings 1-6 and Lectures 1-5 will be next week: October 10th.

Thursday September 26, 2013
Quiz #2 - Literary Elements Viewing: "The Company of Wolves" (film, 1984) Homework: Get and Preview Lecture 5 Myths and Legends, and Reading 5 "The Hummingbird" for Tuesday.

Tuesday September 24, 2013
Review: text of "The Company of Wolves" and themes or subtexts. Review: imagery, motif, symbol, plot, narrator, point of view, etc Viewing: "The Company of Wolves" [film, 1984] While viewing look for imagery, motifs, symbols, and devices of plot and narrative point of view that relate to the theme(s) or subtexts identified. Notice elements that are different than the written story. __Homework__: Review elements of fiction for Quiz #2.

Thursday September 19, 2013
Review of Reading 4: "The Company of Wolves" Discussion: Angela Carter's biography and second wave feminism (Women's Liberation Movement of 1970s) Feminism promotes women's empowerment, and a critique patriarchy (male domination) with the goal of dismantling it to bring about gender equality. Do you think "The Company of Wolves" is a "feminist" story? If yes, provide evidence from the story to support your position. If no, provide evidence which supports this position.

Tuesday September 17, 2013
Quiz #1 - Narrative structure Lecture 4: Literary elements Reading 4: "The Company of Wolves" by Angela Carter Homework: Complete Assignment 4

Thursday September 12, 2013
Review: Wiki Workshop and Assignments Charles Perrault and Grimm Brothers biographies Lecture 3 - Narrative Structure Reading 3 - Charles Perrault's " Little Red Riding Hood" Discuss story and Assignment __Homework__: 1. Complete Assignment 3 - Plot of " Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault. 2. Review Lecture on Narrative structure for Quiz #1

Tuesday September 10, 2013
Wiki Workshop! Class will be held in Computer Lab CUB 303, Edifi. B Wiki workshop: Students will: 1. Join wikispaces.com and class wiki - username = nombre y apellido (para identificar estudiantes en la clase) 2. Confirm your email address (go to your email and click the link in the wikispaces email message) Explore the class wiki - learn how to navigate the wiki and use it to send messages, share files, and access class materials: 3. Send a message to Professor Everson through the wiki (and say something nic). 5. View the Course Materials page. Review Lecture 3, Reading 3: Charles Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood" and Assignment 3. 6. Go to Project Assignments page and review the 2 projects for the course. 7. Go to Folk Literature of PR wiki and "Request Membership" or Project 1. 8. Find and read information about: Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault for next class Learn more about Wikis time permitting - >>Go to: Wiki Workshop - and learn more about wikis

__Homework__ : 1. Find and read about Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault for Thursday. 2. Download and print Lecture 3, Reading 3, and Assignment 3 on the Course Materials page to bring to class for Thursday September 12th.

Thursday September 5, 2013
Class cancelled due to tropical storm Gabriella. Wiki Workshop is rescheduled for Tuesday September 10th.

Tuesday September 3, 2013
Reading 2: "The Ant and the Grasshopper' by Geoffrey Grosshans (modern fable) Lecture 2: Character in Fiction Homework: 1. Complete Assignment 2 - for Thursday. 2. Get username and contrasena and email for Wiki workshop Thursday's Class will be held in Computer Lab CUB 303 - for a Wiki Workshop!

Thursday August 29, 2013
Review: Aesop's fable "The Ant & the Grasshopper" Watch: Audio version of traditional Aesop's "The Ant & the Grasshopper" - by Matt Barry (Promise4all.com, 2002) Compare/contrast: "The Grasshopper and the Ants" Walt Disney Silly Symphony series, 1934. Discuss: What are the differences in each story? Why do you think Disney made the changes they did? Which do you prefer?

Tuesday August 27, 2013
Review: last class Read and discuss: Syllabus Sign Certificacion de discusion de bosquejo Reading 1: " The Ant and the Grasshopper" by Aesop Lecture 1: Reading Critically Assignment 1: Rhetorical Analysis fo Aesop's story "The Ant and the Grasshopper" Homework: Complete Assignment 1 -- due Tuesday Sept. 3rd.

Thursday August 22, 2013
Review first class, introduction to course and class wiki Discussion: What are your favorites types of stories? (books, comics, movies, TV shows, video games, etc.) Introductory Lecture: Fiction Genres and Subgenres In class assignment: Write a well-developed paragraph about your favorite genre or subgenre of fiction using an example title. Provide details from this favorite work to support why you like this genre or subgenre. (10 points) __Homework__: Finish in class writing if not complete by end of class

Tuesday August 20, 2013
Welcome to English 201 Prof and student introductions Discussion: Why read (or watch) fiction? Why (should) we study fiction? Reading: The Cracked Pot