Assignments and Values
- Class Participation and Attendance 10%
- Poetry Reading Journal 10%
- Critical Summary 10%
- Annotated Bibliography/Literature Review 15%
- Research Paper 25%
- Final Exam 30%
Assignment Preparation and Submission
Essay format: All essays must be typed and submitted in printed hard-paper copy. Electronic (email) submissions are not recommended and will only be allowed in extraordinary circumstances. Essays must be formatted in MLA (Modern Language Association) style outlined in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (available in the reference section of the UBC Bookstore, at the UBC library, or on-line at www.mla.org). See pages 13-14 for a sample of what an MLA formatted paper looks like
Essay Submission: Essays are due at the beginning of class on the day they are due. Even if you write your essay on a public or campus computer, you should retain a copy of all submitted assignments and be prepared to re-submit an electronic copy upon request. Students should also keep all marked assignments in case they wish to apply for a Review of Assigned Standing. Papers submitted after that time will be penalized 2% per day to a maximum of 15%; unless formal arrangements have been made, papers submitted more than 7 days after the due date will NOT be accepted or graded. Extensions will be granted only in extraordinary circumstances and in keeping with university and department policy. Give yourself lots of time to prepare and write your essays. Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
Final Exam: The exam for this course will assume knowledge of all material covered in lectures and discussion as well as the three writing techniques developed in the essays. The exam will be 3 hours long and held during the December examination period. Exams will not be returned to students, but they may view their marked examinations with their TA or instructor if they apply to do so within a month of receiving their final grades. The review is for pedagogic purposes. The exam remains the property of the university.
Plagiarism: University policies concerning academic misconduct, including and especially plagiarism are strict, rigorous, and always enforced. The 2015/16 UBC Calendar defines plagiarism as any form of “intellectual theft” that “occurs where an individual submits or presents the oral or written work of another person as his or her own.” Plagiarism comes in many forms and includes everything from outright copying of essays, paragraphs, or sentences from an internet or published source, to borrowing another students’ work, to paying a third-party to write or edit for you, to inadvertent quotations, missed quotation marks, forgotten references, or miscopied ideas. If you plagiarize, you will received an automatic 0 for the assignment and, depending on the circumstances, further disciplinary action may be taken by the department of English or your faculty. For more information of plagiarism and the university policies concerning its prosecution see the UBC Calendar.