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King Abdulaziz University
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Department of European Languages and Literature
Course Syllabus
Course Title:
Poetry
Course Code & Number:
LANE 447
Course Section:
BAR & GAR
Academic Semester:
Fall 2016/2017
Semester 1 – 1437/38
Instructor:
Dr. Randa A. Al-Alsheikh
Building & Classroom:
BAR: 806 ; GAR:804
Aljawhara Bldg. Rm. 137
Webpage:
http://ralsheikh.kau.edu.sa
E-mail:
[email protected]
Office
(Building & Room):
Office Hours
(Day & Time):
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Class
BAR: Mon. &Wed. 8:00-9:20
GAR: Mon.&Wed.11:00-12:20
(Day & Time):
Mon. & Wed. 9:30-11:00
By appointment
Contact Number
(University Number & Extension
or Mobile Number):
012 - 460-0000 # 63531
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a three hour credit course that acquaints students with a variety of British and American poets and
poetry from the Elizabethan century to the contemporary. The course examines selective poems within the
context of theoretical, social, political, cultural, and literary movements. The course engages insights on
reading, analysing, and writing about poetry.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Explain the composition of poetry, and the textual meaning of poems
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Identify major poets and representative poems
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Differentiate between British and American poetry and poets
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Identify/Explain the relationship between poetry and cultural/historical issues
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Recognize the ways in which poetry responds, and/or constructs life in different centuries
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Write academic reviews, reports, journals, and/or a research paper on the literary and cultural
implications of poetry
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Demonstrate the skills of independent critical thinking
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Criticize the human subject and its role in society
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Explore ideas through the use of journal-type writing
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
The Renaissance Period:
William Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage”
John Milton’s “On Shakespeare”
The Romantic Period:
William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper”
The Victorian Period:
Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “If Thou Must Love Me, Let it be for Nought”
The Twentieth Century:
Thomas Hardy’s “The Darkling Thrush”
Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro”
William Carlos Williams’s “The Red Wheelbarrow”
William Butler Yeats’ “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
W. H. Auden’s “Musee des Beaux Arts”
William Carlos Williams’ “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”
Marianne Moore’s “Poetry”
Frank O’Hara’s “Why I Am Not a Painter”
The Twenty-First Century:
Elaine Feinstein’s “Dad”
Kay Ryan’s “Hide and Seek”
E.E.Cummings’ “1 leaf falling”
Ann Waldman’s “The Lie”
Carol Ann Duffy’s “Silver Lining”
Juan Felipe Herrera’s “Let Me Tell You What a Poem Brings”
COURSE ASSESSMENT:
Schedule of assessment tasks for students during the semester
Proportion of
Final Assessment
Assessment
Assessment Task
Time Due
1
Exam I
Monday, 23/1/1438 - 24/10/2016
2
Exam II
Monday, 28/2/1438 - 28/11/2016
3
Exam III
4
Journals
As Discussed in Class
10%
5
Assignments
As Discussed in Class
10%
6
Final Examination
Check Dept.’s Bulletin
40%
Week 6
Week 10
Week 12
Wednesday, 15/3/1438 - 14/12/2016
Total
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15%
15%
10%
100%
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ATTENDANCE POLICY:
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Students are expected to be punctual and attend all classes.
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Students should be in class BEFORE the instructor. Any late student will NOT be permitted to enter 10
minutes after the class has started.
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If a student arrives after the scheduled beginning time for class, it will be put down in the attendance
sheet as Late (2 times Late = 1 absence).
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Being absent for more than 20% of allocated course time means that the student will receive a DN
(denied from final exam) grade which is equivalent to an F. Only documented medical reports are
accepted as an excuse for these absences.
GENERAL POLICIES:
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There will be NO make-up exams.
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Medical reports cannot be received in class. To present a medical report, come to the instructor’s
office during office hours.
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During classes and exams, mobile phones should be turned off or set to silent mode.
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Students are expected to know and abide by the KAU policies governing student conduct.
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Students are expected to exhibit a high level of personal and academic integrity and honesty.
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Course Calendar *
Week
Day
Monday
1
Wednesday
Monday
2
Wednesday
Monday
3
Wednesday
Monday
4
Wednesday
Monday
Date
Topic
18/12/1437
19/9/2016
20/12/1437
Add and drop week
21/9/2016
25/12/1437
26/9/2016
27/12/1437
Introduction to the course
28/9/2016
2/1/1438
3/10/2016
4/1/1438
Elements of Poetry
William Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage”
5/10/2016
9/1/1438
John Milton’s “On Shakespeare”
10/10/2016
11/1/1438
12/10/2016
William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
16/1/1438
17/10/2016
William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper”
5
Wednesday
Monday
6
Wednesday
Monday
18/1/1438
19/10/2016
23/1/1438
24/10/2016
25/1/1438
26/10/2016
Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess”
Exam I
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s
“If Thou Must Love Me, Let it be for Nought”
30/1/1438
31/10/2016
Thomas Hardy’s “The Darkling Thrush”
7
Wednesday
Monday
2/2/1438
2/11/2016
Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro”
7/2/1438
7/11/2016
William Carlos Williams’s “The Red Wheelbarrow”
8
Wednesday
9/2/1438
9/11/2016
William Butler Yeats’ “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
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Notes
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Midterm Break
13/2/1438 – 19/2/1438
13/11/2016 – 19/11/2016
Monday
9
Wednesday
Monday
10
Wednesday
Monday
11
Wednesday
Monday
12
Wednesday
Monday
13
Wednesday
Monday
14
Wednesday
Monday
15
Wednesday
21/2/1438
21/11/2016
23/2/1438
23/11/2016
W. H. Auden’s “Musee des Beaux Arts”
William Carlos Williams’ “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”
28/2/1438
Exam II
28/11/2016
1/3/1438
Marianne Moore’s “Poetry”
30/11/2016
6/3/1438
Frank O’Hara’s “Why I Am Not a Painter”
5/12/2016
8/3/1438
Elaine Feinstein’s “Dad”
7/12/2016
13/3/1438
Kay Ryan’s “Hide and Seek”
12/12/2016
15/3/1438
Exam III
14/12/2016
20/3/1438
E.E.Cummings’ “1 leaf falling”
19/12/2016
22/3/1438
Ann Waldman’s “The Lie”
21/12/2016
27/3/1438
Carol Ann Duffy’s “Silver Lining”
26/12/2016
29/3/1438
Juan Felipe Herrera’s
“Let Me Tell You What a Poem Brings”
28/12/2016
4/4/1438
Revision Week
2/1/2017
6/4/1438
4/1/2017
Final Examinations
10/4/1438 – 28/4/1438
8/1/2017 – 26/1/2017
* Course
calendar is subject to change.
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