Course Syllabus
Instructor: Professor Gillian Harkins
English 204A: Introduction to Popular Fiction and Media
Class Meeting: M/W 1:30-2:50 in SMI 304 / Friday Sections
Office Hours: Mon/Wed 12:00-1:00 PM or by appointment
In-Person: 504-A Padelford Hall / Virtual Appointments Links to an external site.
Course Format: The Course is planned as an in-person course to be held on UW Seattle Campus, circumstances permitting. If we need to move the course on-line, I will adapt our course for delivery through the UW Canvas course platform. To increase course accessibility, I will post powerpoint slides for the upcoming in-class lecture 24 hours in advance. These slides do not replace lecture attendance any more than reading titles would replace the full story, but they will give you a chance to pre-read quotations or bullet point lists or any other magical stuff I drop in there from sources beyond our course reading. For anyone who prefers longer reading times or likes to look up unfamiliar terminology or wants some tips about what parts of the readings I thought were especially interesting, check out the powerpoint slides in advance. |
Course Readings: Most readings and videos for this course will be accessible through the Canvas website. There are two books required for the class available for purchase at the University Bookstore: Colson Whitehead, Zone One (2011) and Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun (2022). You may also purchase or borrow these books in any edition from other sources. If you experience any obstacles accessing course materials, please let me know. |
Course Objectives
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Course Requirements: This is an introductory VLPA course that does not have a W credit attached to it. There is no formal graded essay assignment or final exam for this class. Instead the requirements focus on your active, reflective and retrospective learning over the course of the quarter. This replaces a "banked knowledge" approach to course content -- where you memorize or instrumentalize information toward an exam or formal essay -- with one focused on integrated learning as a process, or a practice that happens over time. I'll explain this more in lecture on our first day. Here is how your learning will be assessed in this course:
FINAL GRADE CONVERSION SCALE Download FINAL GRADE CONVERSION SCALE |
Course Policies Academic Conduct: We all share responsibility for creating a positive shared learning community. Everyone is invited to raise questions and offer additional perspectives about any materials discussed in class. Everyone is also expected to contribute their ideas in a manner that is thoughtful and respectful of the ideas expressed by others. Here are some useful guidelines for class discussions Download Here are some useful guidelines for class discussions. Here are some additional guidelines for online discussions Links to an external site.. Academic Integrity: The University takes academic integrity very seriously. Behaving with integrity is part of our responsibility to our shared learning community. Please review this University of Washington website for a definition and explanation of academic misconduct Links to an external site.. For this class, any use of ChatGPT or other AI-assisted writing technology will be considered academic misconduct. Any use of non-class sources must be noted in your submitted writing or it will be considered academic misconduct. Why? This class is about learning through writing, which is not possible if you are not writing through your thinking as it unfolds. If you are confused or have any questions about a specific instance, please feel free to see me in advance of the due date. Academic Accommodations: It is the policy and practice of the University of Washington to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS) Links to an external site., please activate your accommodations via myDRS so we can discuss how they will be implemented in this course. If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to; mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), contact DRS directly to set up an Access Plan. DRS facilitates the interactive process that establishes reasonable accommodations. Contact DRS at disability.uw.edu Links to an external site.. Religious Accommodations: Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW’s policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy, Links to an external site. Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the Religious Accommodations Request form Links to an external site.. |
Additional Resources University of Washington general resource information can be found at this link: https://artsci.washington.edu/about/resources/student-faculty-staff-support Links to an external site. Additional support for technology access, writing and research support, financial and health needs, food, parenting, and legal resources and have been gathered at this link: https://english.washington.edu/resources-times-need Links to an external site. Advising appointments with the new Humanities Advising Center can be scheduled here: https://hasc.washington.edu/schedule-appointment Links to an external site. Writing resources can be found online at Ask Betty! Links to an external site. and Purdue Online Writing Lab Links to an external site. and on UW Seattle campus at Odegaard Writing and Research Center Links to an external site..
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Course Summary:
Date | Details | Due |
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Fri Jan 5, 2024 | Calendar Event ENGL 204 A Au 22: Popular Fiction And Media | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Sun Jan 7, 2024 | Assignment Week One Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Jan 11, 2024 | Assignment Week 2: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Jan 14, 2024 | Assignment Week Two Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Jan 18, 2024 | Assignment Week 3: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Jan 21, 2024 | Assignment Week Three Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Jan 25, 2024 | Assignment Week 4: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Jan 28, 2024 | Assignment Week Four Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Feb 1, 2024 | Assignment Week 5: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Feb 4, 2024 | Assignment Week Five Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Feb 8, 2024 | Assignment Week 6: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Feb 15, 2024 | Assignment Week 7: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Feb 18, 2024 | Assignment Week Seven Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Feb 22, 2024 | Assignment Week 8: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Thu Feb 29, 2024 | Assignment Week 9: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Mar 3, 2024 | Assignment Week Nine Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |
Wed Mar 6, 2024 | Assignment Week 10: DQ | due by 11:59pm |
Sun Mar 10, 2024 | Assignment Active Learning | due by 11:59pm |
Wed Mar 13, 2024 | Assignment Week Ten Portfolio | due by 11:59pm |