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Poesía Española Del Siglo De Oro 1 SPAN 4900: Poesía española del Siglo de Oro 1 SPAN 4900 Poesía española del Siglo de Oro Fall 2016 Utah State University MWF 12:30-1:20 p.m. Felipe Valencia Old Main 301 [email protected] 3 credits Office: Old Main 002A Office Hours: MW 3:30-4:30 p.m. Still from El perro del hortelano (1996), directed by Pilar Miró BANNER COURSE DESCRIPTION Select topics of Spanish cultural production, such as literature, art, cinema, or music. Prerequisite/Restriction: At least two of the following: SPAN 3600, SPAN 3610, SPAN 3620, SPAN 3630, SPAN 3640, SPAN 3650, SPAN 3660; or permission of instructor. Repeatable for credit when topics change Semester(s). EXTENDED COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides an extensive overview of lyric and epic poetry written and published in Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the period know in Spanish as the Siglo de Oro or Spanish Golden Age. We will explore the main authors, themes, critical problems and theoretical questions SPAN 4900: Poesía española del Siglo de Oro 2 associated with this rich body of verse, while also considering lesser-known authors and works, such as poetry written by women and epic poetry. Students will acquire tools of literary analysis and theory. In Spanish. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the semester, students in this course will have learned: • Factual knowledge of Spanish Golden Age poetry and familiarity with its main interpretations. • Familiarity with the literature and history of Spain in the early modern period. • Strategies for close reading, literary analysis, critical thinking, and interpretation of cultural artifacts. • Improved oral, aural, writing and reading skills in Spanish. REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE AT THE USU BOOKSTORE López Bueno, Begoña, ed. La renovación poética del Renacimiento al Barroco. Madrid: Síntesis, 2006. Montero, Juan, ed. Antología poética de los siglos XVI y XVII. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 2006. All other required readings will be available through Canvas. COURSE WEBSITES Canvas Site: <https://usu.instructure.com/courses/415047> COURSE COMPONENTS Components Percentage of the Grade 1. Class participation 25% 2. Comprehension questions 15% 3. Discussion questions 15% 4. Commentaries 20% 5. Final paper 25% 6. Meetings with the professor 1. Class participation: Students are expected to come prepared, having read all the assigned texts and completed the required homework, and ready and willing to discuss ideas in a collegiate atmosphere. This means that students will have a firm grasp on the material and actively talk— pose questions, offer and challenge interpretations, and formulate hypotheses—in the discussions facilitated by the professor. The grade for class participation is split into three separate grades, one for each month (September, October, and the combination of November and December). 2. Comprehension questions: The comprehension questions will be short and very clear questions that demonstrate that students have read, watched or listened to all the required homework, and that reflect students’ queries on aspects or topics that were not completely clear or that could use some elaboration and explanation. The questions will be uploaded to Canvas by 11:30 a.m. before the indicated session. The professor needs time before his classes and lunchtime to examine the questions and incorporate them to the lesson plan. Any question posted after 11:30 a.m. will not count, and the grade for that question shall be 0. Not all comprehension questions SPAN 4900: Poesía española del Siglo de Oro 3 will be answered in class. Some may be answered by the professor on Canvas, and some others, if they reveal a poor reading effort, will be ignored. All students must read the questions of the day. The grade for comprehension questions is split into the grades for each of the ten questions. 3. Discussion questions: The discussion questions will be short and very clear questions that reflect students’ own queries or thoughts on the reading assigned for the day, raising issues that s/he would like to have discussed in class. The questions will be uploaded to Canvas by 11:30 a.m. before the indicated session. The professor needs time before his classes and lunchtime to examine the questions and incorporate them to the lesson plan. Any question posted after 11:30 a.m. will not count, and the grade for that question shall be 0. Given the size of the class, students will be divided into three groups (A through C) at the beginning of the semester. For each indicated class, only one group is responsible for formulating questions. All students, however, must read the questions of the day and be prepared to address them before coming to class. During class, the students in the group that had to formulate the question will work together to guide and moderate the discussion, under the supervision of the professor. The grade for discussion questions is split into the grades for each of the four questions. 4. Commentaries: The commentaries are short (around 400 words) analyses of specific poems that constitute the required reading for the day. In the calendar of assignments, the subject of each commentary is specified; if there is more than one poem assigned for the day, students may choose the poem that they please or compare two or more poems. The grade for the commentaries is split into the grades for each of the four commentaries. The commentaries will be due at 12:30 p.m. on the day indicated for each. 5. Final paper: Students will submit at the end of the semester a final paper, 9 to 11 pages long, which will provide a sustained interpretation of one or more Spanish poems from the early modern period supported by research. Students will be expected to offer a compelling and well- argued interpretation that makes abundant use of the knowledge and critical tools they have acquired throughout the semester and of secondary sources as well. The final paper will be due on Wednesday, December 14 by 4:00 p.m. MDT. 6. Meetings with the professor: Students will hold at least two mandatory meetings with the professor during his office hours throughout the semester: 1) on October 19, 24, 26 or 28 to get acquainted and discuss course progress, for 15 minutes; and 2) on November 28 or 30, or December 2 to discuss the final paper, for 10 minutes. GRADING SCALE B+ = 87-89% C+ = 77-79% D+ = 67-69% A = 94-100% B = 84-86% C = 74-76% D = 64-66% A- = 90-93% B- = 80-83% C- = 70-73% F = 0-63% GENERAL POLICIES AND CLASSROOM CONDUCT • Absences: Students may have three unexcused absences (no questions asked), but must turn in the assigned work no later than two days after class. Students are responsible for keeping track of their absences. Each unexcused absence after the first two detracts 0.5% from the final grade. o Valid excuses to be absent from class: SPAN 4900: Poesía española del Siglo de Oro 4 . Religious holiday: the student is celebrating a religious holiday and has notified the professor at least one day in advance. Bereavement or medical emergency: the student has a medical or family emergency, and has either gone to the campus health center or spoken to a dean. USU athletic engagement: the student is representing USU in a sporting event off-campus, and has shown proper documentation from the athletics department or a letter from his/her coach. Military service: the student serves in the United States Armed Forces and has to report for duty, and has brought a letter from his/her commanding officer. Work obligations: the student must attend a mandatory training, and has provided a letter from his/her employer. o Invalid excuses to be absent from class (use your free absences for these): . Illnesses that cannot be documented by a doctor’s or nurse practitioner’s note. Family holidays and vacations. Friends’ weddings. Anything else. • Tardiness: Tardiness is neither appreciated nor welcomed and, if in excess of 10 minutes, will be treated as an absence unless satisfactory explanation is made at the end of the class period, not at a later date or not at all. • Deadlines: Turning in assignments past the deadline without a valid excuse is inadmissible, and students should not expect the professor to accept the late work. Students should also be aware that the professor is not responsible for reminding them of missed deadlines. • Grading: The professor will provide rubrics detailing the expectations for each assignment and how they are evaluated and graded. In Canvas, look for the module “Plantillas de evaluación (grading rubrics)” under Modules. • Classroom conduct: Students are expected to behave in a respectful and attentive manner toward their peers and the professor. Students should arrive to class on time, refrain from engaging in personal conversations, texting or checking of personal e-mail during class, and listen to the professor and their peers in silence and with full attention. • Phones: Unless needed due to a disability, students are not allowed to use phones (smart or otherwise) or recording devices in the classroom. If the student expects an emergency call, the professor must be notified at the beginning of class. • Laptops and tablets: Devices are only acceptable for note-taking, but students are strongly encouraged to take notes by hand; research shows that it favors absorption. The professor reserves himself the right to ban the use of tablets or tablets in the classroom. Using a device during class for purposes different from those of the course will detract from the participation grade. SPAN 4900: Poesía española del Siglo de Oro 5 • E-mail etiquette and expectations: When addressing an e-mail to the professor, which you may do so in Spanish or English, please be respectful.
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