REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIAL: (All reading assignments are available online. However, if you choose to purchase a text, they are listed below._

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Consideration of significant American works with a focus on ideas and the ways in which they reflect cultural and aesthetic values; emphasis on critical methods of reading, writing, and thinking; at least three genres and six authors considered.

This course is a 16 week online course. Each of the 16 lessons follows a three-part structure: RESEARCH, READ, and RESPOND. You will be guided through each section with written instructions and suggestions. You should read the entire lesson before you begin working through the tasks of each section. Although you will begin each lesson by completing the RESEARCH section, you will benefit from knowing what written assignments you will complete in the RESPOND section of the lesson. For example, if you know you will answer a question in the RESPOND section that is based on a reading from the RESEARCH section, understanding how you will use the material you are researching will allow you to read with purpose.

The RESEARCH section of each lesson serves to focus attention on historical, contextual, and biographical material related to the lesson topic. You might be asked to read scholarly websites about an author, watch a video related to the lesson, or search for information from a UTA Library Database. When you have completed the RESEARCH section of the lesson, you will have a clearer context for understanding the literary text you will read or the writing activity you will be complete.

During the READING section of each lesson you will read the literary work or topic information that is the subject of the lesson. You might also be asked to read an additional work written by the author or an analysis of a literary text. Make sure you have looked over any Study Questions listed in the RESPOND section. As you read the literary text, you can keep these in mind, make annotations in the text, or even begin answering the questions.

The RESPOND section of the lesson is where you will find the assignments or links to assignments for the lesson. You will complete these assignments and turn them in each week. All course work must be completed on time. Discussion posts are due by 11:59 pm Central Time on Friday of lesson week. All other assignments are due by 11:59pm Central Time on Sunday of lesson week. Late work is not accepted. All assignments must be completed according to the specific assigned format.

PARTICIPATION: You should read each lesson section and all assignments carefully and thoughtfully. As you read, think critically about the material in order to generate ideas and questions from your analysis. It is expected that students in this course will actively and appropriately engage in online discussions and participate online in collaborative learning situations.

Determining Your Final Grade

Each student’s final grade will be the weighted average of grades received on exams, quizzes, major assignments, and discussion assignments.
Each student’s final grade final course grade is determined by percentages; final course grades are not rounded.

The following scale will be utilized for determining each student’s final course grade based on the following percentages.

Grading Scale

A	90 to 100
B	80 to 89
C	70 to 79
D	60 to 69
F	0 to 59

Value of Exams and Graded Assignments

Item	Percentage
Essay One	5%
Final Comparison Essay	20%
The Awakening Visual essay	10%
Short Story Exam	10%
Poetry Exam	10%
18 Discussion Posts	15%
15 Written Assignments	20%
13 quizzes	10%
Total:	100%

notice Methods for Assessment: Lesson Response Assignments

Quizzes

13 quizzes (10 percent of course grade)
These brief quizzes are objective and serve to check your reading.
They are timed and are to be taken independently without assistance from a book, online information, notes, or other people.

Written Assignments

15 written assignments (20% of course grade)
Study questions, research projects, WebQuests, and short analysis exercises are designed to prepare you to write the major essays and to take exams successfully.

Discussion Posts

18 discussion posts (15% of course grade)
In order to receive any credit, your discussion post should address the lesson prompt.
Your comments must be thoughtful and based on your careful analysis of the text—but also demonstrate that you are aware of what others in the discussion forum have written.
You must also sign your name to your post in order to receive credit.

Major Assignments: 35%

Essay One—5%
Visual Essay—10%
Final Comparison Essay—20%

Exams: 20%

Short Story Exam—10%
Poetry Exam—10%

DROPS/WITHDRAWALS: Your instructor is not allowed to "drop" you from this course. You must familiarize yourself with and follow university policies, procedures and deadlines. If you stop participating in class and fail to officially drop the class, you will receive an "F' grade in the course.

DISABILITIES: The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 93112 -- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act - (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens. As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty at the beginning of the semester and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. If you require academic accommodations due to disability, please contact me during the first week of classes.

Distance Education and online students complete their course work and exams away from the eyes of an instructor and classmates. Therefore, it is important that students enrolled in Distance Education maintain a high level of integrity when completing assignments and taking quizzes/exams. Unless you are participating in assigned group work, all work is to be done independently by the student who is officially enrolled in the course. All quizzes and exams are closed book, closed note, and closed screens (only the quiz or exam should be open on your screen). Please do not look up answers while you are taking quizzes and exams. Most of the quizzes and exams are timed. This includes timed essay exams. As part of the course introduction, all students will be required to complete the UTA anti plagiarism module.

Your work is to be your own, and it is to be prepared originally for this course. It is considered academic dishonesty to present work done by someone else and to claim it as yours. It is also inappropriate to hand in a paper or portions of a paper written for another class. Any borrowed information (from books, websites, and other sources) should include the correct documentation to identify it as originating elsewhere, even if you do put it in your own words. Academic dishonesty of any type (plagiarism, cheating, preparing work for others, etc.) is unacceptable even if you do it accidentally. All instances of academic dishonesty will be dealt with according to UTA policy and procedures, and I will send a copy of questionable work to the office of the Dean of Students to be kept on file. I also reserve the right to award zeros on assignments and/or an F in the course to any student who engages in any type of academic dishonesty.

It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22)

STUDENT SERVICES SUPPORT: The University of Texas at Arlington supports a variety of student success programs to help you connect with the University and achieve academic success. These programs include learning assistance, developmental education, advising and mentoring, admission and transition, and federally funded programs. Students requiring assistance academically, personally, or socially should contact the Office of Student Success Programs at 817-272-6107 for more information and appropriate referrals.