English 307 critically examines the tradition in women’s writing, deconstructs the pervasive images of women in literature, and analyzes the way in which women use language to define their experiences. A variety of works by Canadian, British, and American women will be studied, including three novels (Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, and Ravensong); a play by Caryl Churchill; poetry by Adrienne Rich, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Bronwen Wallace; and essays by Adrienne Rich and Virginia Woolf.
Outline
Unit 1: Reviewing Tradition
Unit 2: Reimaging Women
Unit 3: Recasting Roles
Unit 4: Rewriting Language
Unit 5: Reliving Experience
Unit 6: Redefining the Margins
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 307, you must achieve a minimum grade of D (50 percent) on the final exam and achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent). All assignments are required in order to pass the course. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Essay 1
10%
Essay 2
25%
Essay 3
25%
Final Exam
40%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Gilbert, Sandra M., and Susan Gubar, eds. The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English. 3rd ed. New York: Norton, 2007. (Print)
Rich, Adrienne. On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose 1966–1978. New York: Norton, 1980. (Print)
Woolf, Virginia. A Room of One’s Own & Three Guineas. London: Penguin, 2019. (Print)
Other Materials
All other materials can be found online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the ENGL 307 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least 50 percent on the examination, and a grade of at least D (50 percent) overall.
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