ENGL-2720

ENGL-2720 Instructor: Leonard Laurence-Probert	This is American Literature 1865 -1920

Instructor	Instructor: Leonard Laurence-Probert Office Hours: M-W 11:15-12:15 Office Location: B-130 Phone: 586-286-2145 E-Mail: lawrence-probertl@macomb.edu Mailbox: Room B-111
Textbooks	James, Henry. Daisy Miller. Penguin Classic Twain, Mark. Selected Shorter Writings of Mark Twain. Ed. Walter Blair Wharton, Edith. The House of Mirth. Ed. Elizabeth Ammons Howells, William Dean. The Rise of Silas Lapham. Don L. Cook (Ed.) Chopin, Kate. The Awakening Second Edition. Margo Culley (Ed.) Crane, Stephen. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Thomas A. Gullason (Ed.) Norris, Frank. McTeague Second Edition. Donald Pizer (Ed.) Dreiser, Theodore Sister Carrie Third Edition. Donald Pizer (Ed.) Schwartz, The Wadsworth Guide to MLA Documentation, Second Edition
Focus of this class	This course presents a study of the major cultural and literary developments between the end of the Civil War and the end of World War I. We will consider Reconstruction, Western Expansion, Industrialization and urban growth, the role of the new immigrants, scientific advancements, the “woman question” and how these issues found literary expression in what is commonly referred to as Realism and Naturalism. This course will also investigate the role that literary criticism and European Realism played in the development and evolution of American Realism and its protégé American Naturalism.
Grading: Coursework Breakdown	A. Final grade computation 2 Research Papers…………………….50% of grade Pop Quizzes……….…………………..10% of grade Mid-Term……………………………...15% of grade Final Exam…………………………….15% of grade Attendance/Participation………………10% of grade B. Grading scale 95 - 100% = A 90 - 94% = A- 87 - 89% = B+ 84 - 86% = B 80 - 83% = B- 77 - 79% = C+ 74 - 76% = C 70 - 73% = C- 67 - 69% = D+ 64 - 66% = D 60 - 63% = D- Less than 60% = E An E grade will be assigned to any student caught cheating or plagiarizing – even if it is information copied from the Internet. C. Late Papers I will only allow a paper to be late by one class session, at which time the paper will be downgraded by one letter grade. I will not allow the final argumentative paper to be turned in late. D. Withdrawal Policy A student must officially withdraw at the registrar’s office to receive a grade of “W”. Failure to withdraw officially will result in a grade based on the grading policy for this class.
American Realism Links	American Collections American Lit at Washington State University Perspectives in American Literature
W. D. Howells Links	Howells at Washington State University Additonal Howells at WSU
Kate Chopin Links	Biography of Kate Chopin The Awakening: A Critical Response PBS-Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
Edith Wharton Links	Edith Wharton Society CSPAN - American Writers Short Bio

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