E N G L I S H 1 1 2
SPRING 2017
35954
LS2 137 T 7 - 10:05 pm
Instructor: Brian Palagallo
Office hours: OF3 155 T,R 12pm
2:30pm
Voice mail: (661) 722 - 6300 x 6964
E-mail: bpalagallo@avc.edu
Mailbox: Staff mailroom (BE, first floor)
Co-Instructor: Mark Hoffer
Office: OF3 158
Voice mail: (661) 722 - 6300 x 6755
E-mail: mhoffer@avc.edu
Mailbox: Staff mailroom (BE, first floor)
Course Description and Objectives
Using a workshop format, this course
examines the literary genre and traditions of
poetry as they relate to the technical skills
needed to produce quality student writing.
Emphasis is on the structural and aesthetic
features of the poetry genre, as well as the
evaluation of such, including the standards
of professional editors and publishers.
Students will read examples of literary verse,
as well as student writing produced for a
critically adept audience. Upon course
completion, the passing student will be
able to:
1 Examine the role of poetry as a means of
inspiring, shaping,
and guiding student poetry writing.
2 Recognize and apply literary terminology
and the critical
language used in a poetry writing
workshop.
3 Employ critical reading skills.
4 Identify the structural and aesthetic
features of poetic works.
5 Appraise poetic works produced by
students.
6 Recognize and distinguish between
subjective and
objective responses.
7 Compose and collect poems with a sense
of arrangement
and theme.
8 Revise material with a critical audience in
mind.
Attendance
Instructors have the right to drop any
student whose absences exceed a weeks
worth of class hours, which in the case of this
class is three hours or one class meeting.
ADA Accommodation
If you have a legally protected disability
under the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) or California discrimination law, and
you believe that you need reasonable
accommodation to participate fully in this
class, please let me know.
Assignments and Workshops
There will be various impromptu
assignments, both take-home and in-class.
We will also have three in-class greenbook
essays that will range in topicthe lowest
greenbook score will be dropped. English
112 consists mostly of workshops. For these
to run smoothly and effectively, all students
will need to make enough copies of their
typed work, adhere to any advanced
scheduling, and fully participate in the
evaluation process.
Poetry Portfolio
The semester-long project for this class is a
poetry collection of eight to ten pieces
representing work that has been largely or
entirelyproduced and revised with the class
workshops in mind. Grading is based on how
well your poems make use of the technical
and aesthetic breadth offered by the course
readings and how well they cohere as a
thematic grouping. A poetry portfolio that
demonstrates a constant struggle with
language use or little attention to thought,
craft, and/or audience may receive a
substandard grade. Portfolios containing any
plagiarized material will receive an F.
Grading Percentages
In-Class Essay: 2 / 28 .....................(10 %)
In-Class Essay: 5 / 2 .....................(10 %)
In-Class Essay: 5 / 30 .....................(10 %)
Homework / Class work /
Participation.....................20 %
Poetry Portfolio: 5 /
30........................................ 50 %

Schedule
2 /
7 - Course Introduction
2 /
14 - Workshop Discussion & Assign Dates
2 /
21 - Workshop
2 /
28 - Workshop / In Class Essay
3 /
7 - Workshop
3 /
14 - Workshop
3 /
21 - Workshop
3 /
28 - Workshop
4/3 4/8 SPRING BREAK
4 / 11 - Workshop
4 / 18 - Workshop
4 / 25 - Workshop
5 / 2 - Workshop / In Class Essay
5 / 9 - Workshop
5 / 16 - Workshop
5 / 23 - Workshop
5 / 30 - Poetry Portfolio Due / Final (In
Class Essay)