Course Description
The Bible as part of the world's great literature. Designed to give students a better comprehension of the Bible through study of its origins, history, structure, and literary qualities.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- The ability to read critically and discuss the aesthetic, rhetorical, or cultural qualities in texts.
- The ability to develop convincing, well-supported print projects.
- The ability to understand the relationship of literature and rhetoric to history and culture
- The ability to incorporate research into a print project.
- The ability to understand and implement literary and rhetorical theories
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Reading Quizzes | 20% |
| Formal Psalm Paraphrase | 5% |
| Psalm Analysis Paper | 25% |
| Midterm Exam | 25% |
| Final Exam | 25% |
Plus or minus consideration of attendance and participation.
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 93.0% and above | A |
| 90.0% – 92.9% | A- |
| 87.0% – 89.9% | B+ |
| 83.0% – 86.9% | B |
| 80.0% – 82.9% | B- |
| 77.0% – 79.9% | C+ |
| 73.0% – 76.9% | C |
| 70.0% – 72.9% | C- |
| 67.0% – 69.9% | D+ |
| 63.0% – 66.9% | D |
| 60.0% – 62.9% | D- |
| Below 60.0% | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance and Participation: I will drop any student not attending the first or second day of class. Consistent attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be taken daily, and no absence or tardy will be excused without advance notice.
Regular and active participation in class discussion will raise your course grade. In-class quizzes will be fairly frequent, and no make-ups will be allowed. Thus, unexcused absences will indirectly lower your course grade. Furthermore, more than two unexcused absences will directly lower your course grade, and a pattern of unexcused absences will result in your being dropped from the course. Two tardies will count as an absence, and students leaving class unexcused will be marked absent. Students are expected to remain seated and attentive throughout the entire class period.
In cases of adverse weather, classes will meet unless the Chancellor closes the University.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
The Holy Bible, in any good English translation—no paraphrases. [available in UNCG Bookstore: The Holy Bible, New King James Version (Thomas Nelson Pew Bible, ISBN: 0840700555)].
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.