1. Development of writing skills through logical organization, effective style, coherent literary analysis, and applied research.
2. An introduction to literary genre.

Required Texts: 

	The Norton Introduction to Literature, 8th Edition; Eds. Beaty, et al.
	The St. Martin's Guide to Writing, 8th Edition; Eds. Axelrod & Cooper

Optional Texts:

In order to earn a grade of "A" in this course, you will have to read one book-length piece of fiction.  The "A" Option Booklist is located in Unit 9.

Upon completion of Web 2413, students should be able to:

1. Define, identify, and/or provide examples of varied literary techniques, genres, works, authors.

2. Identify works and authors from diverse cultures.

3. Use learned content to evaluate and respond to literature.

4. Locate and research authors and literary works.

1. Three (3) reading responses.
2. One (1) explication of a poem.
3. One (1) analytical essay that fits a short story into a literary movement
4. One (1) final exam.

Optional: Must be completed—after completing the "C" work—for a grade of "B" or "A."

5. One (1) research-based critical analysis of a short story (see Unit 8) for a grade of "B."

    or:

6. One (1) explication of a short story cycle (see Unit 9) for a grade of "A.".

1. Your final grade will be determined by the grade level you complete—all students are required to complete Reading Response 1 through Reading Response 3 and Paper 1 through Paper 3 for a grade of "C"—and your choice of whether to complete the optional papers.  
2. After completing the work required for a "C," time permitting, each student may choose to move on and complete either the "B" or "A" Option.  
3. Each assignment will be marked ACCEPTED, EDIT, REVISE, or REWRITE.  You may submit only one assignment at a time.  Once each assignment has been accepted, you may submit the next assignment.

	ACCEPTED: the assignment fulfills the objectives of the assignment and is free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.  The student should move on to the next assignment.
	EDIT: the assignment fulfills the objectives of the Unit, but contains grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation errors.   The student should fix the errors that have been marked, complete all the editorial instructions made by the instructor, and resubmit the assignment.
	REVISE: the assignment needs improvement in organization, development, and/or style.  The student should fix the errors that have been marked, complete all the revision instructions made by the instructor, and resubmit the assignment.
	REWRITE: the assignment does not fulfill the objectives of the Unit.  The student should start the assignment over again, using the instructor's comments as guides.

Notes:

1. You may submit only one assignment at a time, and one assignment per day.  Once each assignment has been accepted, you may submit the next assignment.  However, you MUST wait until the next day to do so.
2. You get only three (3) tries at a particular topic on a particular assignment (for example, Paper 1).  If, after your third submission, you have still not completed all the work required by the instructor in order to get the assignment accepted, you MUST choose a new topic (or have a new topic assigned) and start over on that assignment.
3. Editorial instructions made by the instructor are not suggestions; they are REQUIREMENTS.  You MUST make ALL of them in order to get a new draft of an assignment accepted.

Class Activity Schedule for Internet-based Introduction to Literature:

	This course is self-paced.  While you must complete a set amount of work in order to earn a grade of "C" (then, if you so choose, "B" or "A"), the dates on which you turn in this work are up to you—with three important exceptions listed in the Notes section below.
	In order to earn a grade of "C," you must complete Unit 1 through Unit 7.  Since the semester is comprised of approximately sixteen (16) weeks, you must complete approximately one Unit every two weeks.
	If you wish to earn a grade of "A" or "B," you must move a little faster—especially since you must do additional readings in order to be able to complete the "B" Option for Unit 8 or the "A" Option for Unit 9.

Notes:

1. You MUST have Reading Response 1 accepted by the end of week five or you will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
2. You MUST have up through Reading Response 3 accepted by midterm or you will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
3. You MUST have up through Paper 3 (the Final Exam) accepted by 5 p.m. on the last class day or you will receive a grade of "F."
4. On the last day of class you may turn in only one (1) assignment—even if this means that you receive a grade of "F."

1. There will be absolutely no grades of "Incomplete" given in this course.
2. You must complete all required major assignments (tests, papers, and/or reading responses) in order to pass this course.
3. All major assignments must be submitted one at a time, and in the proper sequence (the Formal Outline for Paper 1 first, then Paper 1, etc.).  Assignments submitted out of sequence, and/or multiple submissions, will not be accepted—and will be deleted, unread.
4. You may turn in a draft for a single assignment only three (3) times.  That means you only get three tries at a topic for a particular assignment (for example, the Formal Outline for Paper 1).  If, by the third try, you have not made all the necessary changes to your draft in order to get it accepted, you MUST choose a new topic (or have a new topic assigned) and start over on that assignment.  There will be no exceptions.
5. You MUST purchase the required texts for this course.  It is not possible to complete the required work without doing so.
6. It is your responsibility to know the final drop date—and the final class date—for this course.  The final drop date will be posted by the college.  The final class date will be contained in the start-up message your instructor sends you for the course.  If you pass the final drop date and fail to complete all major requirements by the end of the final class day, you will receive a grade of "F".
7. It is your responsibility to know the Week 5 deadline and the Midterm deadline for this course.  Like the final class date, both of these deadlines will be contained in the start-up message for the course.  If you pass either of these deadlines without completing the required work, you will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
8. All work must be typed in a 12-point font and double-spaced. Use black text on a white background.  Do not use colored text.  Do not use graphics without the permission of the instructor.  Work which violates these guidelines will not be accepted—and will be deleted, unread.
9. All Web-based Introduction to Literature assignments should be submitted via E-mail attachments formatted in Microsoft Works (.wps), Microsoft Word (.doc), or a Rich Text Format (.rtf).  If you are using a word processor program other than Works or Word, you must format all attachments in a Rich Text Format.  Students may not submit compressed (zipped) files.
10. Save all your work.  All Web-based Introduction to Literature students compile an electronic portfolio which determines their grade at the end of the semester. Your final portfolio must contain all major assignments.  Your instructor compiles this portfolio for you.  However, in the event of a major malfunction on the instructor's end—it hasn't happened yet, but you never know—any work missing must be redone and resubmitted by you.  Therefore, saving your work is a wise precaution.
11. Again, all Web 2413 students must have up through Reading Response 1 accepted by the end of Week 5 and up through Reading Response 3 accepted by Midterm.  Failure to meet either of these deadlines will result in the student being Administratively Withdrawn from the course.
12. The final class date that you will receive in the start-up message for the course is the final day to turn in assignments.  Any assignments received after 5 p.m. on the last class day will not be accepted—even if this results in a grade of "F".
13. Unless specifically approved beforehand, all electronic correspondence must originate from the MSC account of the student who is registered for the course.  In order to be approved, a non-MSC account MUST bear the student's name in some form.  Any correspondence (E-Mail or attached assignment) from a non-MSC account, or an account that is not approved by the instructor and does not bear the student's name will not be accepted and cannot be returned.   

Note:  Two of the assignments in Web 2413 are similar to assignments in Web 1213.  You may not use the same papers for both courses.

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS

1. Your technical problems are your own.  They are not the responsibility of the college, or the instructor.  
2. Technical problems on your end will not be accepted as an excuse for failing to meet the Unit 2 or Unit 4 deadlines.  
3. You cannot use technical problems on your end as an excuse for not completing the work required for a "C" by 5 p.m. on the last class day.  
4. Technical problems cannot serve as the basis for a grade of "Incomplete" in this course.

SHARED WORK

1. There will be no shared work whatsoever in Web 2413. 
2. Every part of every assignment (with the exception of cited quotes and paraphrases) MUST be completely the work of the student who is registered for the course. 
3. If you and a friend are taking the course together, you and your friend should never use the same topic for any assignment.
4. Students may not turn in or submit work for other students—never under any circumstances—and if caught doing so, both students will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course on the first offense. 
5. Students should not use papers turned in by other students (during the current semester or in semesters past) as "guides" or "examples"—never under any circumstances—and if caught doing so will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course on the first offense.
6. Students should not download essays off the Internet and attempt to turn them in, nor should they use such essays as "guides" or "examples"—never under any circumstances—and if caught doing so will be Administratively Withdrawn from the course on the first offense.

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Dr. Andrew Geyer