Angelo State University
ATEMS High School
English 2323 - Readings in British Literature
Fall Semester 2015
Instructor: Nate Monroe
Contact Information: I am usually in room 210 before regular school hours and after school. I
am also in room 210 during my regularly scheduled conference/planning period.
e-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (325) 794-1497 ext. 2108
Course Description: A study of diverse works by British writers, with an emphasis on reading,
comprehending, and thinking critically about the selected works within the context of British
cultural and literary history
Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture. Courses in this category
focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human
experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual
creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures.
Course Structure: Five class meetings per week in room 210.
Credit: 3 semester hours
Required Textbooks: All of the necessary texts for this course may be accessed online.
● How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas Foster
ISBN: 978-0-06-000942-7.
It can also be accessed here: How to Read Literature like a Professor
● Bullock, Richard, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Weinberg. The Norton Field Guide
to Writing with Readings and Handbook. 2nd Edition. W. W. Norton, 2010.
ISBN: 978-0-393-93382-6. The Norton Field Guide to Writing
● Holt McDougal Literature Grade 11. Online Literature Book
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes: English 2323 is a general survey with the primary
objective of familiarizing students with some of the major periods, authors, and literary
movements in British literature from the late-18th century through the early 20th century.
Upon completing sophomore literature, students should be able to
● understand the role of literature as an expression of values and interpretation of human
experience;
● understand and apply methods of responding to literature analytically;
● understand the form, function, scope and variety of literature, including specialized
terminology; and
● understand the interactive relationship between history, culture, and literature.
ASU Core Curriculum Objectives for Sophomore Literature and Related Course Assessments:
Students in sophomore literature will practice the following core curriculum learning objectives
in critical thinking, communication, social responsibility, and personal responsibility. Students
will then demonstrate their capabilities in these objectives through reading quizzes, written
analyses, reflections, or examinations.
Critical thinking will be demonstrated in reading quizzes, written analyses, or examinations.
Students will gather, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information relevant to a question or
issue by mastering a series of assigned literary works in terms of generic conventions and
content.
Communication will be demonstrated in reading quizzes, written analyses, or examinations.
Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through effective written communication.
Social responsibility will be demonstrated in written reflection on public reading or lecture.
Students will demonstrate ability to engage with locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally
known literary artists and the texts they create, and to reflect upon the shared traditions of
literary expression, the debates that help shape literature, and the conflicts, cultural
differences, and shared experiences.
Personal responsibility will be demonstrated in reading quizzes, written analyses, or
examinations.
Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate choices, actions, and consequences by
identifying, analyzing, and evaluating ethical decision-making in literary examples.
Angelo State University Core Curriculum Objectives for English 2323 and Related Course
Grading Policy: The grading policy will be the same as that of AISD. This policy can be found on
the district website and in the Student Handbook. Sophomore literature learning outcomes will
be measured by various assignments, including the composition of a literary analysis.
Student Conduct and University Policies: Students are expected to follow all classroom policies
listed in the course syllabus. District-wide policies can be found in the Code of Conduct on the
district website.
● General Student Conduct Statement: Students are expected to take responsibility in
helping to maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. In order to
assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from the time spent in class,
students are prohibited from making offensive remarks, reading material not related to
class, sleeping, or engaging in any other form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior in
the classroom shall result, at a minimum, in a request to leave class. A more detailed list
of inappropriate behaviors is found in the Student Code of Conduct.
● Student Technology Use in Classroom Policy: Use of communication devices, including
but not limited to cell phones, is encouraged during class. Laptops may be used for
research, note-taking, or composing only, however. Any exception to this policy may be
granted at the discretion of the instructor. Use of any communication device or data
storage device during a test, unless express permission has been granted by the
instructor, may result in a charge of academic dishonesty.
Course Content: College-level courses may include controversial, sensitive, and/or adult
material. Students are expected to have the readiness for college-level rigor and content.
Academic Honesty: Angelo State University students shall maintain complete honesty and
integrity in their academic pursuits. The University expects all students to engage in all
academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach and to maintain complete honesty and
integrity in the academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. The AISD Grading
Policy will be followed with regard to any infraction involving academic dishonesty.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: The AISD Grading Policy will be followed with
regard to any student who needs accommodations.
Attendance: The attendance policy for the course will follow the attendance policy of AISD,
which can also be found in the AISD Student Code of Conduct.
Changes to the Syllabus: The schedule and procedures in this syllabus are subject to change if
deemed appropriate by the instructor.
Dual Credit ENGL2323 (Readings in British Literature)/Advanced
Placement English Literature and Composition Syllabus
Week One
Day One
Monday, August 24
AP Course Contract
ENGL2323 (Readings in British Literature) Course Syllabus
The Phoenix Pages
Peterson's AP English Literature and Composition Study Guide
Class Discussion - from The Idea of a University by John Henry Cardinal Newman
from "The Idea of a University" by John Henry Cardinal Newman
Day Two
Tuesday, August 25
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Summer Reading Quiz
Class Discussion - from The Idea of a University by John Henry Cardinal Newman
from "The Idea of a University" by John Henry Cardinal Newman
Assign The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis
Reading Quiz on Monday, August 31
Day Three
Wednesday, August 26
Class Discussion - What is Literary Criticism?
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism “Introduction to Theory and Criticism” pages 1-10
Introduction to Theory and Criticism
Day Four
Thursday, August 27
Class Discussion - What is Literary Criticism?
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism “Introduction to Theory and Criticism”
pages 11-19
Introduction to Theory and Criticism
Day Five
Friday, August 28
Class Discussion - What is Literary Criticism?
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism “Introduction to Theory and Criticism”
pages 20-28
Introduction to Theory and Criticism
Week Two
Day Six
Monday, August 31
Assign The Awakening by Kate Chopin
"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Reading Quiz on Monday, September 21
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Reading Quiz
Class Discussion - Marxist Interpretation of The Metamorphosis
Marxist Theory in "The Metamorphosis"
Day Seven
Tuesday, September 1
Class Discussion - Marxist Interpretation of The Metamorphosis
Marxist Theory in "The Metamorphosis"
Day Eight
Wednesday, September 2
Class Discussion - Freudian Interpretation of The Metamorphosis
An Introduction to Freudian Criticism
A Study of Kafka’s the Metamorphosis in the Light of Freudian Psychological Theory
Day Nine
Thursday, September 3
Class Discussion - Freudian Interpretation of The Metamorphosis
An Introduction to Freudian Criticism
A Study of Kafka’s the Metamorphosis in the Light of Freudian Psychological Theory
Day Ten
Friday, September 4
Assign First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, September 28
What is a Research Question?
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Week Three
Monday, September 7
Labor Day Holiday
Day Eleven
Tuesday, September 8
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, September 28
What is a Thesis Statement?
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Research Question due
Day Twelve
Wednesday, September 9
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper
due Monday, September 28
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Thesis Statement due
Day Thirteen
Thursday, September 10
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, September 28
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Annotated Bibliography due
Day Fourteen
Friday, September 11
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, September 28
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Rough Draft due
Week Four
Day Fifteen
Monday, September 14
First Poetry Unit
First Poetry Analysis due Monday, September 21
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
John Donne
● “The Flea”
● “Holy Sonnet X - Death Be Not Proud”
● “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
● “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning”
● “The Bait”
Day Sixteen
Tuesday, September 15
First Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Robert Herrick - “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”
William Ernest Henley - “Invictus”
Day Seventeen
Wednesday, September 16
First Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
William Shakespeare
● “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun - Sonnet 130”
● “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day - Sonnet 18”
● “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds - Sonnet 116”
Day Eighteen
Thursday, September 17
First Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Rudyard Kipling - “If,” “Gunga Din”
Day Nineteen
Friday, September 18
First Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
William Wordsworth
● “Daffodils”
● “The Rainbow”
● “Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood”
● “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey”
Week Five
Day Twenty
Monday, September 21
First Poetry Analysis due
The Awakening by Kate Chopin Reading Quiz
Class Discussion - Comparative Analysis of Feminism and Marxism through Examples
Day Twenty-One
Tuesday, September 22
Class Discussion - Kate Chopin's "The Awakening": Struggle against Society and Nature
Day Twenty-Two
Wednesday, September 23
Class Discussion - Critical Reception of "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Day Twenty-Three
Thursday, September 24
Class Discussion - Gender and Social Criticism in "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Day Twenty-Four
Friday, September 25
Last Day of the First Six Weeks Grading Period
Class Discussion - Reconciling Edna's Suicide and the Criticism Surrounding Kate Chopin's
"The Awakening"
Week Six
Day Twenty-Five
Monday, September 28
First Day of the Second Six Weeks Grading Period
First Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due
Second Poetry Unit
Second Poetry Analysis due Monday, October 12
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Samuel Taylor Coleridge - “Kubla Khan: Or, A Vision in a Dream”
George Gordon, Lord Byron - “She Walks in Beauty”
Day Twenty-Six
Tuesday, September 29
PSAT Testing for Juniors and Seniors
Day Twenty-Seven
Wednesday, September 30
Second Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Percy Bysshe Shelley - “Ozymandias”
John Keats - “La Belle Dame Sans Merci,” “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
Day Twenty-Eight
Thursday, October 1
Second Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Alfred Lord Tennyson - “Ulysses,” “Crossing the Bar”
Day Twenty-Nine
Friday, October 2
Second Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Robert Browning - “My Last Duchess”
Matthew Arnold - “Dover Beach,” “The Buried Life”
Week Seven
Day Thirty
Monday, October 5
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act One, Scene One
Assign Outside Reading
List of Texts Available for Outside Reading
Day Thirty-One
Tuesday, October 6
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act One, Scene Two
Day Thirty-Two
Wednesday, October 7
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act One, Scene Three
Day Thirty-Three
Thursday, October 8
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act One, Scene Four
Day Thirty-Four
Friday, October 9
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act One, Scene Five
Assign Second Major Literary Research Paper
Week Eight
Day Thirty-Five
Monday, October 12
Second Poetry Analysis due
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Two, Scene One
Day Thirty-Six
Tuesday, October 13
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Two, Scene Two
Day Thirty-Seven
Wednesday, October 14
Instructional Early Release Day
PSAT
Day Thirty-Eight
Thursday, October 15
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Three, Scene One
Day Thirty-Nine
Friday, October 16
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Three, Scene Two
Week Nine
Day Forty
Monday, October 19
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Three, Scene Three
Day Forty-One
Tuesday, October 20
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Three, Scene Four
Day Forty-Two
Wednesday, October 21
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene One
Day Forty-Three
Thursday, October 22
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Two
Day Forty-Four
Friday, October 23
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Three
Week Ten
Day Forty-Five
Monday, October 26
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Four
Day Forty-Six
Tuesday, October 27
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Five
Day Forty-Seven
Wednesday, October 28
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Six
Day Forty-Eight
Thursday, October 29
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Four, Scene Seven
Day Forty-Nine
Friday, October 30
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Five, Scene One
Week Eleven
Day Fifty
Monday, November 2
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Audio Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Text Version of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare
Act Five, Scene Two
Day Fifty-One
Tuesday, November 3
Class Discussion
Hamlet: Mamma's Boy?
Sigmund Freud on Repression in Hamlet
Day Fifty-Two
Wednesday, November 4
Class Discussion
Freud and Hamlet
Day Fifty-Three
Thursday, November 5
Class Discussion
Psychoanalytic View of Hamlet
Day Fifty-Four
Friday, November 6
Last Day of the Second Six Weeks
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, November 23
What is a Research Question?
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Week Twelve
Day Fifty-Five
Monday, November 9
First Day of the Third Six Weeks
Assign Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, November 23
What is a Thesis Statement?
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Research Question due
Day Fifty-Six
Tuesday, November 10
Tuesday, October 27
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, November 23
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Thesis Statement due
Day Fifty-Seven
Wednesday, November 11
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, November 23
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Day Fifty-Eight
Thursday, November 12
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, November 23
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Day Fifty-Nine
Friday, November 13
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper due Monday, November 23
Finding Sources and Creating an Annotated Bibliography
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Annotated Bibliography due
Week Thirteen
Day Sixty
Monday, November 16
Second Major Literary Analysis Research Paper Rough Draft due
Third Poetry Unit
Third Poetry Analysis due Monday, November 30
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Thomas Hardy
● “The Darkling Thrush”
● “Hap”
● “The Convergence of the Twain”
Day Sixty-One
Tuesday, November 17
Third Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Gerard Manley Hopkins - “God’s Grandeur”
Alfred Edward Housman - “When I Was One and Twenty,” “To an Athlete Dying Young”
Day Sixty-Two
Wednesday, November 18
Third Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
William Butler Yeats - “Sailing to Byzantium,” “The Second Coming,” “Byzantium”
Day Sixty-Three
Thursday, November 19
Third Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
Dylan Thomas - “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”
Day Sixty-Four
Friday, November 20
Third Poetry Unit
TP-COAST Poetry Analysis Method
Famous Poets
T.S. Eliot
● “The Hollow Men”
● “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
● “The Waste Land”
Week Fourteen
Day Sixty-Five
Monday, November 23
Second Major Literary Research Paper due
Day Sixty-Six
Tuesday, November 24
Instructional Early Release Day
Wednesday, November 25
Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 27
Thanksgiving Holiday
Week Fifteen
Monday, November 30
Day Sixty-Seven
Third Poetry Analysis due
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
Tuesday, December 1
Day Sixty-Eight
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
Wednesday, December 2
Day Sixty-Nine
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
Thursday, December 3
Day Seventy
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
Friday, December 4
Day Seventy-One
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2012
Week Sixteen
Monday, December 7
Day Seventy-Two
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
Tuesday, December 8
Day Seventy-Three
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
Wednesday, December 9
Day Seventy-Four
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
Thursday, December 10
Day Seventy-Five
Last Day of Classes at Angelo State University
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
Friday, December 11
Day Seventy-Six
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2013
Week Seventeen
Monday, December 14
Day Seventy-Seven
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2014
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2014
Tuesday, December 15
Day Seventy-Eight
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2014
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2014
Wednesday, December 16
Day Seventy-Nine
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2014
AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exam - 2014
Thursday, December 17
Day Eighty
Instructional Early Release Day
Friday, December 18
Day Eighty-One
Instructional Early Release Day
Last Day of the Third Six Weeks Grading Period