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English 2326-01
American Literature
Spring 2017
Professor: Jerry Bradley
Office: Maes 18
Phone: 880-8592
E-mail: [email protected]
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will read and analyze works from important American writers.
2. Students will gain a broad knowledge of social, cultural, historical, and scientific/
technological forces that stimulated American literature.
3. Students will further develop their skills in critical thinking, literary analysis, and critical
reading.
4. Students will further practice writing skills as developed in English 1301 and 1302.
Text:
The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Baym, Levine, et al, eds. Shorter eighth
edition. New York: Norton, 2013.
Attendance:
Regular attendance and class participation are expected of all students. Students are expected to
participate constructively in class discussions. Students must turn in all assignments on their due
date and must take examinations at the time they are scheduled unless other arrangements have
been approved by the professor beforehand. It is the responsibility of the student to make
arrangements with the professor prior to any missed classes, or the student will not be allowed to
make up the missed work.
If a student wishes to drop the class, it is the student’s obligation to complete the required
procedures for dropping. Students who stop attending but do not complete the official drop
procedure will earn an F in the course. This scenario is true even in the event of absences caused
by illness or personal hardship. In such cases it is the student’s duty to complete the drop by
contacting his major department or the Records Office to request that the drop be completed.
Academic Dishonesty:
Students are specifically warned against all forms of cheating and plagiarism. The Lamar
University Student Handbook reads: “Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty in any
phase of academic work will be subjected to disciplinary action. Punishable offenses include,
but are not limited to, cheating on an examination or academic work which is to be submitted,
plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of source materials.” One aspect of the Handbook’s
definition of cheating includes “purchasing or otherwise acquiring and submitting as one’s own
work any research paper or other writing assignment prepared by an individual or firm.”
Plagiarism is defined as “the appropriation and the unacknowledged incorporation of another’s
work or ideas into one’s own and submitted for credit.” Faculty members in the College of Arts
and Sciences investigate all cases of suspected plagiarism. Any student who is found guilty of
academic dishonesty in this course may receive an F in the course or a 0 or an F on the
assignment; such students will also be reported to the College Dean and the Dean of Students.
Disability Accommodation:
It is the policy of Lamar University to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to
federal and state law and to the University’s commitment to equal educational opportunities.
Students with a documented disability should contact the Director of the Office of Services for
Students with Disabilities (SFSWD) which is located in 105 Communication Building. Students
may write to P.O. Box 10087, Beaumont, Texas 77710, call 409.880.8347, fax 409.880.2225, or
e-mail [email protected]. The Director will arrange to meet with the student to determine
reasonable academic adjustments and/or accommodations. Additional information is available at
http://dept.lamar.edu/sfswd.
Emergency Procedures:
Many types of emergencies can occur on campus; instructions for severe weather or
violence/active shooter, fire, or chemical release can be found at
http://www.lamar.edu/about-lu/administration/risk-management/index.html.
Severe Weather:
 Follow the directions of the instructor or emergency personnel.
 Seek shelter in an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor, putting as many walls as
possible between you and the outside.
 If you are in a multi-story building and you cannot get to the lowest floor, pick a hallway
in the center of the building.
 Stay in the center of the room away from exterior walls, windows, and doors.
Violence/Active Shooter (CADD):
 CALL 8-3-1-1 from a campus phone (880-8311 from a cell phone). Note: Calling 9-1-1
from either a campus phone or cell phone will contact Beaumont City Police Dispatch
rather than University Police.
 AVOID – If possible, evacuate to a safe area outside the building. Follow directions of
police officers.
 DENY – Barricade the door with desks, chairs, bookcases or any other items. Move to a
place inside the room where you are not visible. Turn off the lights and remain quiet.
Remain there until told by police it is safe.
 DEFEND – Use chairs, desks, cell phones or whatever is immediately available to
distract and/or defend yourself and others from attack.
Campus Closure:
In the event of an announced campus closure in excess of four days due to a hurricane or other
disaster, students are expected to login to Lamar University’s website’s homepage
(www.Lamar.edu) for instructions about continuing courses remotely.
The professor reserves the right to alter these policies as he deems necessary.
English 2326 Reading List
Beginnings to 1700, 3-14
William Bradford, 72-73
Of Plymouth Plantation, 74-89
American Literature 1700-1820, 157-167
Jonathan Edwards, 177-178
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, 209-220
American Literature 1820-1865, 445-463
Washington Irving, 467-468
Rip Van Winkle, 470-482
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 505-508
Self-Reliance, 549-566
Henry David Thoreau, 839-842
Resistance to Civil Government, 843-858
Walden, or Life in the Woods
1. Economy, 858-900
18. Conclusion, 926-934
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 603-606
My Kinsman, Major Molineaux, 607-619
Young Goodman Brown, 620-628
The May-Pole of Merry Mount, 629-636
The Minister’s Black Veil, 636-645
The Birth-Mark, 645-656
Edgar Allan Poe, 683-687
Ligeia, 692-701
The Fall of the House of Usher, 702-714
The Tell-Tale Heart, 714-718
The Black Cat, 718-724
The Purloined Letter, 724-737
Herman Melville, 1099-1102
Bartleby, the Scrivener, 1102-1128
Realism and Naturalism, 1732-1733
Stephen Crane, 1765-1768
The Open Boat, 1768-1784
The Blue Hotel, 1784-1803
Robert Frost, 1911-1912
Read all the Frost poems, 1912-1926
Wallace Stevens, 1950-1952
Read all the Stevens poems, 1952-1961
T. S. Eliot, 2003-2006
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, 2006-2009