English 106: Syllabus & Texts -- Fall 2007

Required Texts:

• Caplan, David. Poetic Form: An Introduction. Pearson/Longman, 2007.
  ' You will also need access to a good hard-cover dictionary; some CD-ROM dictionaries are okay. Essentially, you need a dictionary that goes beyond the one or two meanings most familiar, with some historical (archaic/old-fashioned) meanings included.
  Also, I will occasionally provide students with additional poems not in the textbook; you ARE responsible for knowing these for the exams.
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Schedule of Assignments:

Schedule: complete reading assignments before class on the day listed.

Monday / Wednesday
1
Sept 24 / 26 Introduction Getting started, accentual meter. /Read: Chapter 1 + pp. 11-16
2
Oct 1 / 3 Syllabic meter, Japanese forms. Read: pp. 34-38, /Chap. 9 Classical influences. Read: Chap. 12
3
Oct 8 / 10 Accentual-syllabic meter, sonnet. Read: pp. 17-25, 69-74, 78-86 /Sonnet, cont.
4
Oct 15 / 17 Rondeau. Read: pp. 74-77, 87-88 /Villanelle. Read: Chap. 7 *RD #1 due
5
Oct 22 / 24 MIDTERM EXAM /Comic forms. Read: Chap. 11
6
Oct 29 / 31 Ballade. Read: Chap. 8 /Couplets. Read: pp. 89-105 *RD #2 due
7
Nov 5 / 7 Couplets, cont. Read: pp. 105-116 /Sestina. Read: Chap. 6
8
Nov 12 / 14 Free verse. Read: pp. 195-201 /Free verse, new forms. Read: pp. 214-225 + Chap 15
9
Nov 19 / 21 Music forms. Read: Chap. 3 /Music forms, cont.
10
Nov 26 / 28 Presentations

EXAM WEEK: Final Exam on Wed., Dec. 5th - 10-12 am

Note: If any student needs accommodation for a documented disability, s/he should work with the Office of Disability Services and consult with me about options.

All students should be aware of the university policy on academic dishonesty in the student handbook; in addition, the English Department's plagiarism policy can be found at: http://www.wou.edu/las/humanities/plagiarism.php