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ROSE STATE COLLEGE www.rose.edu Class Syllabus HUM 2313/American Humanities Fall 2008

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an interdisciplinary study of the cultural accomplishments of America from its colonial beginnings to the present. The artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical movements and creators will be emphasized to provide a comprehensive understanding of the development and influence of American culture. PROFESSOR/INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Name Antoinette Castillo Title Professor Office Location Fine Arts 115 Office Hours Mon. & Wed. 9:25-12:25 & 1:50-4:20 Tues. & Thurs. 8:55-9:25 & 1:50-3:20 Campus Phone Number 733-7512 Campus E-mail Address [email protected] Fax Number 405-736-0370 COURSE INFORMATION Prerequisite course(s) or skill(s) None Section Number/Course Number/Course Title /8083/HUM 2313/American Humanities Time/Location 9:30-10:45 a.m. Tues. & Thurs. in HU 215 DELIVERY METHOD Traditional/Lecture CLASS COMPUTER USAGE The online site for this course can be accessed at D2L.rose.edu. All course sections at RSC may be Web enhanced and require some level of access to a computer and the College utilized Learning Management System. Free access to computers is available to all enrolled students in the Learning Resources Center and in other Academic Division computer laboratories. TEXTBOOK/SUPPLIES INFORMATION Title/Edition Framing America: A Social History of American Art, Second Edition Author/Publisher Frances K. Pohl / Thames & Hudson ISBN # 978-0-500-28715-6 CAMPUS-WIDE ASSESSMENT – EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Students who have developed effective communication skills will be able to demonstrate at least one of the following: • Organized, coherent, and unified written presentations (in the language of your discipline) for various audiences and situations • Organized, coherent, and unified oral presentations (in the language of your discipline) for various audiences and situations COURSE OBJECTIVES/EXPECTED OUTCOMES Upon completion of this course students should be able to do the following: 1. Recognize, recall and relate the major American artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical movements and figures. 2. Identify the interrelationships among the various creative movements in American culture. 3. Relate basic American concerns and the common thread that link all who are connected with American culture.

GRADING SCALE 1000 points are possible in the course. Grades are determined based on the following point spread: A = 900-1000 B = 800-899 C = 700-799 D = 600-699 F = 599 or less READING QUIZZES: 150 POINTS POSSIBLE Each week a quiz is given over the reading assigned for that week in order to reinforce important concepts in the textbook and to help students prepare for class discussion. Each quiz has from one to three questions on it; the questions are taken directly from those listed on the Chapter Reading Guides. Each question is worth up to five possible points depending on the development of the answer. If a quiz is missed, students may come by my office hours to make it up for full credit as long as it is made up before the next class period. After that, the quiz cannot be made up for credit because the other students’ quizzes will have been returned and the answers reviewed in class. IN-CLASS APPLICATION WORK: 150 POINTS POSSIBLE A dialogue based learning approach is used in this class. The focus is on questioning, exploring, clarifying values and assumptions, and using hands-on activities to reinforce this process. These activities are worth 5 points each. Some days may have more than one credited activity; a few days may have none. Since the exercises are context based, they cannot be made up if missed. WEEKLY ANALYSIS PAPERS: 600 POINTS POSSIBLE Twelve directed writings are required this semester. These are written in response to specific questions and are an opportunity for students to demonstrate knowledge and further explore concepts worked on in class. Each of these papers should be around 300 words (That’s around one full page typed, double-spaced, 12 font, with about 1” margins.) Up to two of these assignments will be accepted up to one week late without penalty. They will not be accepted later than one week past the due date, and no more than two will be accepted late. FINAL EXAM 100 POINTS The final exam will consist of two parts. The first half, worth 50 points, will be multiple choice. Students will demonstrate knowledge of key cultural literacy terms presented during the semester. (A study guide listing these terms will be provided.) In the second half, worth the other 50 points, students will analyze a cultural artifact from the 21st century using analysis methods taught during the semester. This test cannot be made up if missed; however, if a student notifies me before the final exam time, arrangements can be made to take it in the LRC Testing Center. Extra Credit Opportunities: Two opportunities for extra credit are available each week through the semester. They include a variety of possibilities, such as visiting museums, photographing local architecture, watching selected movies or television shows, reading selected books or essays, and attending selected cultural events. These opportunities, along with the due dates and possible point values for each one, are announced in class and posted in the calendar on our course D2L online site. Service Learning: A student may contract to do a minimum of 12 hours of service learning at an approved agency, and write six guided critical responses to that experience in place of six of the extra credit options I announce or post in class. If you are interested in this option, please contact me by the end of the second week of class. Honors Contracts: I encourage any student who is interested in pursuing an honors contract in this course to talk with me about creating one. If you are interested, highly self-motivated, and are sure you have the time to devote to such a project, please contact me by the end of the second week of the semester. AA 36-12’07

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Last day to November 7, 2008 withdraw Final 9:30-11:20 a.m., Thursday, December 11

COURSE POLICIES (May include but is not limited to:) STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES Attendance: Regular attendance in this course is necessary. In the classroom we work to create knowledge and understanding as a group, so this cannot be made up individually. Be sure you are familiar with the late work policies listed above in the grading scale. Note: Please do not call the Humanities Division main office to discuss an absence; instead, contact me through D2L or use the professor contact information listed in this syllabus if necessary. Please do not call the college to check on closings due to bad weather; tune into television or radio news broadcasts or contact me.

PROFESSOR RESPONSIBILITIES If you find the time and instruction given during class hours for this course are not enough for you, that is, if you are having difficulty doing the assignments or understanding any part of what we are doing in the class, please talk with me about your problems. This is especially true if you don’t understand WHY we are focusing on the things we are in class; I don’t want to ever waste your time. At any time, you may come by my office hours, schedule an appointment at another time, e-mail me, fax me, or contact me by phone. It is part of my job to give individual instruction as needed and also very important to me, personally, that this class is a worthwhile experience for each of you.

RECOMMENDED STUDY METHOD(S) 1. Do not miss class if you can possibly help it. 2. There is a lot of reading in this class. Be sure to schedule plenty of time for it and to stick to your schedule. 3. Use the Reading Guides for each chapter, so you can make notes on it to help you study for the quizzes. 4. Schedule at least two hours to write each of the twelve directed writings. The focus in these is on critical thinking, so be sure you have read the assignment carefully and are responding directly to it. If your response is much less than one full page, review it to see if your analysis can be made more complex. If you have any concerns about the quality of the response, send a draft to me through D2L for input. 5. Take advantage of the extra credit.

INSTITUTIONAL GRADING POLICIES Please note that the grade of W can be assigned only if the student officially withdraws from the course. The grade of AU for audit is not an option in this course. A student may request a grade of I (Incomplete) only when an emergency situation affects the last days of the semester. The student MUST BE PASSING at the time of the request. Should circumstances merit an I, the student and instructor will contract a plan to include work missed and a timeline for work to be completed before the end of the following semester; if the work is not completed by that time, the grade will automatically convert to an F.

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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Rose State College complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities who seek accommodations must make their request by contacting the Office of Disabilities Services, located in LRC 125 or call 733-7407. The student will be asked to provide documentation concerning the disability. All accommodations must be approved by the Office of Disability Services.

STUDENT POLICIES Academic Integrity Rose State College expects students to understand and to follow basic standards of honesty and integrity. Some common violations of these basic standards of academic integrity include but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating on tests and examinations, presenting work completed for one course as original work for another, and other forms of dishonest performance on college assignments, as explained below. Plagiarism means the use of the thoughts, ideas, words, phrases or research of another person or source as one's own without explicit and accurate credit to the original author. Cheating on examinations of any kind (quizzes, midterms, finals, etc.) includes copying another student's answers, exchanging information, using notes or books unless expressly permitted to do so by the instructor, or gaining access to examinations prior to the actual taking of such examinations. Other examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, copying or preparing another person's work; or buying prepared papers. Assisting anyone to engage in any of the violations described above qualifies as academic dishonesty. All rules and standards of academic integrity apply equally to all electronic media, particularly all intranet and internet activities. This is especially true for any form of plagiarism, ranging from submission as one's own all or part of a paper obtained from an internet source to failure to cite properly an internet source.

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TENTATIVE CLASS CALENDAR/Course Outline Session Class Focus Aug. 19 Introduction Aug. 21 Architecture Fundamentals

Reading Completed

Aug. 26 Aug. 28

Semiotics: Images & Power Puritan Roots

Textbook Chap. 1

Sept. 2 Sept. 4

Art Fundamentals; Federalism Neoclassicism; Early Am Lit

Textbook Chap. 2

Analysis 1 Quiz 2

Sept. 9 Landscapes & Romanticism Sept. 11 Transcendentalism & Civil Disobedience

Textbook Chap. 3 Civil Disobedience

Analysis 2 Quiz 3

Sept. 16 Roots of American Music Sept. 18 Images, Media, & Culture

Textbook Chap. 4

Analysis 3 Quiz 4

Sept. 23 Gilded Age Literature & Pragmatism Textbook Chap. 5 Sept. 25 Realism: Elkins & Chicago School

Analysis 4 Quiz 5

Sept. 30 20th Cent. Ideas; Whitman Oct. 2 Modernism

Textbook pgs. 319-357 Modern Lit. Handout

Analysis 5 Quiz 6

Oct. 7 Oct. 9

Modern Art & Dance Harlem Renaissance

Textbook pgs. 357-384

Analysis 6 Quiz 7

Oct. 14 Oct. 16

Art & Government FALL BREAK


Quiz 8

Oct. 21 Oct. 23

Drama Abstract Expressionism


Analysis 7 Quiz 9

Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Pastiche & Parody; Beat Movement Minimalism


Analysis 8 Quiz 10

Nov. 4 Nov. 6

Pop Art Protest Art


Analysis 9 Quiz 11

Nov. 11 Nov. 13

Feminist Art Public Art


Analysis 10 Quiz 12

Nov.18 Nov. 20

Postmodernism/Architecture Postmodern Art


Analysis 11 Quiz 13

Nov. 25 Nov. 27

Art & Activism THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY


Quiz 14; Analysis 12

Dec. 2 Dec. 6

Culture Wars 21st Century Vision


Dec. 11

Final Exam; Thursday, 9:30-11:20

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Due

Quiz 1

Quiz 15