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Writing Wonder: Understanding Fairy Tales and Society 

 

GER 2991/FRE 2991

Winter 2014

6 January - 29 April 2014

M/W 11:45-1:10

224 Manoogian

 

Course Wiki – http://wsufairytales.pbworks.com 

 

Instructor: Dr. Abigail Heiniger 

Office: Faculty/Admin Bldg 3061

Office Hours: Monday 10:45-11:30 pm or by appointment

Contact information:

e-mail: ed1911@wayne.edu

phone: (586) 489-0987 (for emergencies only) 

 

Registration Deadlines:

  • Last day to ADD course is 11 January 2014.
  • Last day to WITHDRAW from course with full tuition is 17 January 2014.
  • Last day to WITHDRAW from course is 22 March 2014.

 

Description:

  • This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary context of major French and German fairy tales. The literary fairy tale developed as a specific genre in the eighteenth and nineteenth century in France and Germany. This course explores the evolution of fairy tales, emphasizing the transformation this literary genre into various media. Positioning specific fairy tales in their linguistic, national, and sociocultural context will allow students to map both the evolution and cultural impact of these narratives. Fairy tales will be paired with major fairy tale theories, introducing students to different veins of critical thought about these texts.   

Course Goals:

  • This course will provide students introduce students to the interdisciplinary context of French and German fairy tales.
  • This course will allow students to contextualize specific fairy tales in their sociocultural moment and map the evolution of these tales in a variety of media.
  • This course will introduce students to major fairy tale theories, including those by Zipes, Tatar, Lüthi, Hearne, and Bottingheimer.  
  • This course will help students hone their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.

 

Texts and Supplies

 

Required:

 

Online Resources:

All required texts are available at Marwil's and at Barnes & Nobles Bookstore on campus. 

 

Assignments

  • In addition our major projects (listed below), you will also be evaluated based on your participation in class throughout the semester. Due dates for assignments can be found below (as well as on the Schedule page).

 

Credit breakdown for assignments is as follows: 

  • Fairy Tales in Visual Media. 300 points (30% of total grade).
    • For the midterm project, apply one of the work of one of the theorists from the course to a formal analysis of a work of visual art (that includes fairy tales).
  • Final Paper. 400 points (40% of total grade).
    • For the final research paper, examine the evolution of a specific fairy tale using one of the critical lens (theories) from class.
  • Group Presentations. 150 points (15% of total grade).
    • Each group will give a 10-15 minute presentation on one of the assigned critical readings.
  • Participation and Quizzes. 150 points (15% of total grade).

All papers are to adhere to MLA guidelines (available online through the WSU Writing Center and in Course Materials).

 

Grading

This course uses the official grading system on Blackboard. Although individual projects in this course have specific grading guidelines, the general rubric for grades in our course is as follows:

 

The "A" Paper

 

  • The "A" paper has an excellent sense of the rhetorical situation. Its aim is clear and consistent throughout the paper. It attends to the needs of its audience and the topic itself is effectively narrowed and clearly defined.
  • The content is appropriately developed for the assignment and rhetorical situation. The supporting details or evidence are convincingly presented. The reasoning is valid and shows an awareness of the complexities of the subject. If secondary sources are used, they are appropriately selected and cited.
  • The organization demonstrates a clear and effective strategy. The introduction establishes the writer's credibility and the conclusion effectively completes the essay: paragraphs are coherent, developed, and show effective structural principles.
  • The expression is very clear, accessible, concrete. It displays ease with idiom and a broad range of diction. It shows facility with a great variety of sentence options and the punctuation and subordinate structures that these require. It has few errors, none of which seriously undermines the effectiveness of the paper for educated readers.

 

The "B" Paper

  • The "B" paper has a good sense of the rhetorical situation. It shows awareness of purpose and focuses on a clearly defined topic.
  • The content is well developed and the reasoning usually valid and convincing. Evidence and supporting details are adequate.
  • The organization is clear and easy to follow: the introduction and conclusion are effective, and transitions within and between paragraphs are finessed reasonably well.
  • The paper has few errors, especially serious sentence errors. Sentences show some variety in length, structure, and complexity. Punctuation, grammar, and spelling conform to the conventions of edited Standard American English.

 

The "C" Paper

  • The "C" paper has an adequate sense of the rhetorical situation. Its purpose is clear and it is focused on an appropriate central idea. The topic may be unoriginal, but the assignment has been followed, if not fulfilled.
  • The content is adequately developed. The major points are supported, and paragraphs are appropriately divided, with enough specific details to make the ideas clear. The reasoning is valid.
  • The organization is clear and fairly easy to follow. The introduction and conclusion are adequate; transitions are mechanical but appropriate.
  • The expression is generally correct, although it shows little competence with sentence variety (in length and structure) and emphasis. The paper is generally free of major sentence and grammar errors and indicates mastery of most conventions of edited Standard American English.

 

The "D" Paper

  • The "D" paper has a limited sense of the rhetorical situation. Its purpose may not be clear, its topic may not be interesting to or appropriate for its audience.
  • The content is inadequately developed. The evidence is insufficient, and supporting details or examples are absent or irrelevant.
  • Organization is deficient. Introductions or conclusions are not clearly marked or functional. Paragraphs are not coherently developed or linked to each other. The arrangement of material within paragraphs may be confusing.
  • Expression demonstrates an awareness of a very limited range of stylistic options. It is marred by numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that detract from a reader’s comprehension of the text.

 

The "F" Paper

  • There is no sense of the rhetorical situation or of the objectives of the assignment as described in the syllabus.
  • The content is insufficiently developed and does not go beyond the obvious. The reasoning is deeply flawed.
  • The organization is very difficult to follow. Sentences may not be appropriately grouped into paragraphs, or paragraphs may not be arranged logically. Transitions are not present or are inappropriate.
  • The number and seriousness of errors—in grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.—significantly obstruct comprehension.

 

Late Work

I do not accept late work - for your writing to receive credit it must be posted in the appropriate space on the wiki (and in SafeAssign on Blackboard) by the deadline, otherwise I will comment on it, but it will not receive credit. 

 

Attendance  

As this is a discussion and workshop-driven class, attendance of all participants is particularly important. Students are allowed two unexcused absences; subsequent absences will result in a reduction of your final grade by 5% for each unexcused absence. You are also encouraged to make use of office hours to supplement class discussions and lectures.

 

Sharing Student Work 

GER 2991/FRE 2991 is a collaborative course, as such we will be sharing our writing throughout the semester as a means to helping each other become better writers and thinkers. To better facilitate this process, I will be using selections of your work during class as examples. If you would prefer that I not use your work, please let me know.

 

Media Policy

I encourage you to use your laptops, computers and Internet connections to search out information relevant to class during class. However, browsing unrelated to the class (as well as other media use - texting, IMing, etc.) will be grounds for expulsion from the course.

 

Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of ideas and information from sources without proper citation and documentation (e.g., copying from texts or pasting from websites without quoting, and not providing a complete list of Works Cited).

 

The Classical and Modern Language Department adheres to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences policy on plagiarism. Instructors are required to report all instances of plagiarism to the Department. According to the WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences policy on plagiarism, instructors may give a failing grade on the assignment or for the course.

 

In GER 2991/FRE2991, the first instance of plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the entire assignment. Any subsequent infringements will result in a failure of the course. 

 

See the Policy on Academic Dishonesty for more information: http://www.doso.wayne.edu/student-conduct/index.html.

 

Incomplete Policy

As detailed in the WSU Undergraduate Bulletin (linked on the syllabus wiki page), the mark of “I” (Incomplete) is given to a student when he/she has not completed all of the course work as planned for the term and when there is, in the judgment of the instructor, a reasonable probability that the student can complete the course successfully without again attending regular class sessions. The student should be passing at the time the grade of ‘I’ is given. A written contract specifying the work to be completed should be signed by the student and instructor. Responsibility for completing all course work rests with the student.

 

RESOURCES:

 

The Writing Center 

The Writing Center (2nd floor, UGL) provides tutoring consultations free of charge for students at Wayne State University. Undergraduate students in General Education courses, including composition courses, receive priority for tutoring appointments. The Writing Center serves as a resource for writers, providing tutoring sessions on the range of activities in the writing process – considering the audience, analyzing the assignment or genre, brainstorming, researching, writing drafts, revising, editing, and preparing documentation. The Writing Center is not an editing or proofreading service; rather students are guided as they engage collaboratively in the process of academic writing, from developing an idea to correctly citing sources. To make an appointment, consult the Writing Center website: http://www.clasweb.clas.wayne.edu/writing. To submit material for online tutoring, consult the Writing Center HOOT (Hypertext One-on-One Tutoring) website.

 

Technology Services

This course is heavily technology and web based. Much of the course content will be covered on this wiki and all of your work will be submitted on the wiki and via "Safe Assign" on Blackboard. As such, competency and comfort with these technologies is absolutely vital to success in this course. If you need help with this, ask for it. 

 

The Office of Educational Accessibility Services

If you feel that you may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability, please feel free to contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. Additionally, the Office of Educational Accessibility Services (EAS) coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. The Office is located in 1600 David Adamany Undergraduate Library, phone: 313-577-1851/577-3335 (TTD).

 

Syllabus Contract

After reading this syllabus, please go to the Syllabus Contract Page. If you agree to the terms and conditions of this syllabus, print out and sign the text from this page and bring it into class Wednesday, 4 September 2013.

 

Disclaimer

The instructor reserves the right to revise the syllabus and assignments during the course of the semester.  

 

Revised 17 December 2013

 

Information Sheet on SMART process.pdf

 

2991 Writing Wonder Fairy Tales and Society Syllabus rev3.pdf

 

 

 

 

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