Assignments and Due Dates
Assignment 1: Due Tuesday February 1st to Canvas Assignments Assignment 2: Due Tuesday February 15th to Canvas Assignments Assignment 3: Due Sunday March 13th to Canvas Assignments ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC Revision of Papers: You may choose to revise one (1) of the first two papers, to increase your original grade by one grade (for example, from a C+ to a B+). I cannot guarantee that your revision will receive the full grade upward, but I can guarantee you that it won't go down. You must include the original paper with your revision. It is due ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASS (Thursday ) IN CLASS. NOTE: If you turn in either of the first two papers late, that counts as your revision (i.e. you've forfeited your right to revise either paper). Policy on late Discussion Questions: see Requirements page. All late assignments must be turned in by the last day of class for credit. Since you only lose one grade for turning it in late, I highly recommend you submit late discussion questions! GENERAL POINTS ABOUT PAPERS FORMAT: For any assignment, please provide a TITLE PAGE that includes: EAS 120 Winter 2022 *Please include which plays you are dealing with in the title and on the first page of the essay. Make sure you include page numbering! PROBLEMS WITH GRAMMAR, STRUCTURE OF ARGUMENT, ETC. If you have ESL problems (you are not alone!) I would strongly suggest that you get help at the Center for Writing Excellence. They have walk-in peer tutoring, you can make an appointment, or you can submit a draft of your paper on line. They also have links to guides to grammar etc. on their webpage under resources. Particularly useful links: You can also go over your paper with another student (if you do the latter, make sure that you add that student’s name to your title page as “editor”) before you turn it in. And of course, you can also see me during office hours and I will go over a draft paper or revision with you. CITATION FORM: Quoting from plays: give the book/editor translator if it is from Tyler (Japanese No Dramas) or Brazell (Traditional Japanese Theater), followed by page numbers (eg., Brazell, p. 132). If the play is not in Tyler or Brazell, give title and page numbers (eg. Owls, p. 23). If you are using The-Noh.com, cite as follows (The-Noh.com, play title, pg. #). Consider using footnotes or endnotes! You need to cite your sources, not only for direct quotations, but also for ideas. If we have only read one thing by the author, the name is good enough:
When citing or quoting an author who has more than one article or translation used in the course, make sure you distinguish which article you mean:
In discussing texts such as Tale of Genji or Tale of the Heike make sure that you distinguish between the translator, the author, and the narrator or characters in the story:
When citing a class lecture, simply give the date of the lecture:
When citing the internet, give me the URL (preferably in a footnote or endnote); in the case of Wikipedia you can give the subject:
NOTE: when using the internet as a source, remember that internet sites often treat stories ahistorically, that is, without regard to the period in which the story was written. The courses I teach on premodern literature and culture pay close attention to how stories change over time in relation to changing historical contexts, and so you need to use the internet cautiously. HOW TITLES SHOULD BE INDICATED: Titles of books: Tale of Genji or Tale of Genji (choose one and be consistent!) Titles of articles: “Marriage Institutions” Titles of short stories and plays: Tadanori or “Tadanori” (choose one and be consistent!) SOME WORDS THAT PEOPLE CONFUSE OFTEN-- if you’re not sure what the difference is, look them up before you use them!!! aesthetic Confucian courtier economic, economics envious exorcise feminine wandering |