Tele-Course Studies: Humanities Through the Arts El Camino College - Compton Community Education Center

Syllabus for Fall, 2008 Rita D. Page, Instructor

e-mail: deeyaah@aol.com Humanities I Distance Education TV Course- section #9395, 3 Units Class Orientation: Monday, August 25th, 6:00pm - 7:30pm – Room #D33 Final Exam: Friday, December 12 , 6:00pm – 8:00pm Last date to drop with a ‘W’ is on Nov. 14th Course Description: An interdisciplinary study of Film. Drama, Music, Literature, Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture to reveal general traits of Western Civilization. Emphasis is placed on objective analysis and comparison of selected works from all of the arts. Required Textbook: Martin F. David and Lee A. Jacobus. The Humanities Through the Arts, 7th Edition, The McGraw-Hill Corporation, Inc., NY, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-313863-3 (The Humanities Through the Arts 7th ed. Study Guide, optional) Course Requirements:

1. There will be a total of seven (7) exams based on the assigned videos and text readings, covered prior to the exam due date.

2. The student will be responsible for writing one (1) critical essay on a selected video or chapter reading. The essay should be 2-3 pages, type-written, double –spaced, with the font no larger than #12. This course will provide the following topics for essays:

a. Film b. Drama c. Music d. Literature e. Painting f. Sculpture

3. The only make-up exam allowed is the final exam, upon instructor approval. Late

exams and papers will not be accepted. All assignments must be typewritten. Grading Criteria: Exam #1 10% Exam #2 10% Exam #3 15% Exam #4 15% Exam #5 15% Exam #6 10% Critical Essay 10% Final Exam #6 15%

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Grading Scale 100% - 90%…………. A 89% - 80%…………… B 79% - 70%…………... C 69% - 50%………….. D Below 49%…………. F

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Course Study Guidelines: Read the appropriate chapter in the textbook before viewing the video lesson. The exam answers must be written in complete sentences with appropriate grammar and punctuation. The Video Lessons can be viewed in the Learning Center of the Compton campus, the library of the Torrance campus, or check with your local cable company. Please refer to the Distance Education Handbook for additional video resources. It is the responsibility of the student to make sure that each exam is received by the instructor by the due date.

Course Outline: Date Activity / Due date of Exams Video LessonAug. 25 On Campus Meeting, Introduction to

Humanities Orientation, syllabus, essay guideline

Sept. 10 Exam #1 - Film #2, 3, 4, 5 Sept.24 Exam #2 – Drama #6,7,8,9 Oct. 8 Exam #3 - Music 10,11, 12, 13 Oct. 22 Exam #4 - Literature 14,15,16,17 Nov. 5 Exam #5 Painting 18,19,20, 21 Nov. 12 Exam # 6 – Sculpture 22,23,24,25 Dec. 3 Essay Paper due Dec. 12 Final Exam on Architecture – to

be taken in person on Compton Campus

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Send your Exams and Essay to: Deeyaah@aol.com or mail to:

Rita D. Page, Adjunct Instructor, El Camino College -Compton College, 1111 E. Artesia Blvd., Box 243 Compton, CA 90221

College Regulations: During the on campus class meetings there will be: No smoking, food, or drink allowed in the classrooms. Only those enrolled in the class may attend the class. Please, do not bring your children or friends to class. Please refer to the documents on CLASSROOM POLICY and CHEATING OR PLAGIASM POLICY for further clarification of campus rules and regulations.

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Guidelines for Essay – Due on December 3rd

The student will be responsible for writing one (1) critical essay on a selected video or chapter reading. The essay must be 2-3 pages, type-written, double –spaced, with the font no larger than #12. Please add a bibliography to your essay if you refer to any other reading or website sources. This is not a research assignment, so please write the paper using mostly your words, thoughts, and opinions. This course will provide the following topics for essays:

a. Film b. Drama c. Music d. Literature e. Painting f. Sculpture

Based upon your readings and viewing of the video material, select one of the above topics and describe the process of creating the work. Explain which works of your topic (art, literature, film, etc.) were the most interesting to you. What benefits does society receive from the topic that you have selected? An example: If you selected the topic painting, you could write about the different media of painting and the different principles of painting. You could mention an artist, such as Van Gogh and write about what you liked or disliked about his work. Finally, you would express your opinions on how painting has been a benefit to society.