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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "EN 245"
COURSE NAME: "Shakespeare"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Summer Session I 2018
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Lewis Samuel Klausner
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MTWTH 11:10-1:00 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisite: EN 110 with a grade of C or above
OFFICE HOURS:
B appointment
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a reading and writing intensive course. Students in 200-level literature classes are required to produce 4-5,000 words of critical writing.
This course is a general introduction to Shakespeare’s plays and an in-depth study of a selection of representative plays including a comedy, a history, a tragedy, and a romance. Through the close reading of the plays selected for the course, students will learn how to analyze a theatrical text, will study the Elizabethan stage in its day, and consider Shakespeare’s cultural inheritance.
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
We will read five of Shakespeare’s plays, each: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (early comedy), Henry IV, Part I (English History), Much Ado About Nothing (middle comedy), and Othello (tragedy). We will read and respond to criticism of these plays, and look at performances of these plays.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
As a result of taking this course, students will become better able to read and analyze Shakespearean drama. Students should come away with a more sophisticated and analytic sense of drama and poetry in general.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| William Shakespeare Complete Works | William Shakespeare, edited by Bate adn Rasmussen | MacMillan | 978 0 230 200951 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| 3 papers | | 60 |
| midterm exam | | 20 |
| Final Exam | | 20 |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Through the study of four of Shakespeare’s plays, written across the breadth of his career, we will focus on how this playwright speaks to his and to our time. Given that we will be looking at two tragedies, one comedy and one romance play, our thematic enquiries will vary considerably. Of foremost concern will be families at war, the outsider, religion, revenge, and sexual corruption. In this regard, we will briefly assay a number of other plays of the period authored by Shakespearean and his contemporaries. Our analyses will call upon ancient, medieval, and renaissance literatures, as well as late 20th-century filmic responses to the texts in question.
Your grade will be lowered if you use mobile telephones, computers or tablets without permission in class.
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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SCHEDULE
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Course Schedule:
Week 1: Sept. 1 and 3
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Week 2: Sept. 8 and 10
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Week 3: Sept. 15 and 17
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Week 4: Sept 22 and 24
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
First Paper Due
Week 5: Sept. 29 and Oct.1
Much Ado About Nothing
Week 6: Oct. 6 and 8
Much Ado About Nothing
Week 7: Oct. 13 and 15
Much Ado About Nothing
Midterm Exam
Week 8: Oct. 20 and 22
Henry IV, part 1
Much Ado Papers
Week 9: Oct. 27 and 29
Henry IV, Part 1
Week 10: Nov. 3 and 5
Henry IV Part 1
Week 11: Nov. 10 and 12
Midterm Exam
Othello
Henry IV papers
Week 12: Nov. 17 and 19
Othello
Week 13: Nov. 24 and 26
Othello
Week 14: Dec. 1 and 3
Othello
Review of Course
Othello papers
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