Course assessment

Term 5, 2014

The British and American Novel in the Context of Time

Week	The Novel	Academic Writing	Assignment
	Contents	Hours	Contents	Hours	The Novel	Academic Writing
	Introduction		Unit 1			Opinion paragraph 1
	Book 1 Background		Unit 2		Background report
	Book 1 Part I		Unit 3		Talking points Part I	Enumerative paragraph
	Book 1 Part II		Unit 4		Talking points Part II
	Book 1 Video		Unit 5		Vocabulary work	Paragraph with a cause-effect development
	Book 1 Feedback		Unit 6		Feedback presentation	Comparison/ contrast paragraph
	Book 2 Background		Revision		Background report	Opinion paragraph 2
	Book 2 Part I		Unit 7		Talking points Part I
	Book 2 Part II		Essay about Ideas		Talking points Part II
	Book 2 Video		Essay about Ideas based on Book 2		Vocabulary work
	Book 2 Feedback		Essay about Ideas based on Book 2		Feedback presentation	Essay about Ideas based on Book 2
	Book 3 Background / Book 3 Part I				Background report/ Talking points Part I
	Book 3 Part II		Essay about Ideas based on Book 3		Talking points Part II / Vocabulary work
	Book 3 Video		Essay about Ideas based on Book 3		Vocabulary work	Essay about Ideas based on Book 3 Peer editing
	Book 3 Feedback / Book 4 Background				Feedback presentation Background report
	Book 4 Part I		Final Essay about Ideas		Talking points Part I	Final Essay about Ideas
	Book 4 Part II / Book 4 Video				Talking points Part II / Vocabulary work
	Book 4 Feedback / Credits				Feedback presentation

The History of English and English Grammar Department

The British and American Novel in the Context of Time

Course description

The course involves you in intensive study and analysis of a literary work (a novel) with emphasis on your active response through discussion and debates.

The purpose of the course is to help you appreciate novels, understand details of the plot, think about the characters, about what the writer is trying to say and how s/he says it.

Books for reading

1. The Great Gatsby

2. The Quiet American

3. Lord of the Flies

4. Under the Net

5. About a Boy

6. Regeneration

7. Animal Farm

8. The Grass Harp

9. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.

11. Man and Boy

Course books

The Novel in the Context of Time (e-version), Academic Writing

The classes follow the same basic structure, outlined below.

Background

Background activities involve examining the authors’ biographies and their contribution to the fictional world as well as relevant historical, social, economic, literary and cultural context). It is a good idea to use the Internet or library resources to find information about one of the subjects and then prepare a presentation of the findings to the class.

Talking Points

The Talking Points are related to the story’s plot, conversations, characters, thoughts, feelings and observations. You are expected to make notes – answer questions, complete schemes, draw mind maps and keep a record of new vocabulary in your Reader’s Diary. This info will come in handy in the classroom.

Film Viewing

This is an extra activity which is planned to be done after the two classes of Talking Points. The films are accompanied by comprehension questions, topics for discussions, useful vocabulary.

Feedback

The feedback items allow you to draw together both ideas and vocabulary from the text and classroom activities and use them to construct your own presentation.

Course assessment

· Attendance

· Class participation and relevance of individual contribution

· Reader’s Diary

· Paragraphs

· Feedback presentations

· Essay about Ideas

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