English 3990/Topics 8900

British Women Writers

Spring 2018

Dr. Melissa McLeod

E-mail: mmcleod1@gsu.edu

Reading List (some poetry will be added later)

 Charlotte Mew, selected poems and short stories

Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway

Elizabeth Bowen, Selected stories from The Demon Lover and Other Stories

Monica Ali, Brick Lane

Zadie Smith, NW

 Prerequisites: ENG 1101 and ENG 1102 or ENG 1103 and good written usage of standard American English.

Grading Scale:

A+ = 100-98                              

A=97-95

A- = 94-90

B+ = 89-87

B = 86-84

B- = 83-80

C+ = 79-77

C=76-74

C- = 73-70

Policies:

Attendance: Regular attendance to class meetings and participation in excursions are expected and necessary for good performance in the class.

 Schedule changes: Occasionally, the reading schedule will change depending on the needs of the class and time constraints. Changes will be announced either electronically or in our class meetings. You are responsible for making yourself aware of these changes.

Portfolio Requirement for English Majors: All English majors must submit, as part of their graduation requirements, individual portfolios of their work as English majors. Students should collect several assignments each term to include in the portfolio. The main office of the Department of English can supply specific requirements for individual concentrations. Instructors and advisors can counsel students about portfolio inclusions.

 Academic Honesty: Students are expected to abide by the University’s policy on academic honesty, which is summarized on pages 54-57 in the current undergraduate catalog. Any plagiarized or otherwise academically dishonest work will receive a grade of zero, with no chance for revision. The instructors will assign a failing grade for the course to any student who submits academically dishonest work.