Robin Coffelt

Title: Senior Lecturer

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Language Building 408L
Janie.Coffelt@unt.edu
(940) 565-2050 (Department)

General Information Previous Courses Publications Research

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

PhD, University of North Texas, 2001
Major: American Literature
Dissertation: She 'Too much of water hast': Drownings and Near-Drownings in Twentieth-Century North American Literature by Women
MA, University of North Texas, 1999
Major: English
Specialization: Literature
BA, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1990
Major: English

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 1320.002	First Year Writing II	Spring 2025
ENGL 1320.004	First Year Writing II	Spring 2025
ENGL 1320.019	First Year Writing II	Spring 2025
ENGL 2331.002	World Literature	Spring 2025
ENGL 3830.002	American Literature to 1870	Fall 2024	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.003	First Year Writing II	Fall 2024	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.016	First Year Writing II	Fall 2024	Syllabus
ENGL 1321.002	Honors First Year Writing II	Fall 2024	Syllabus

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 1320.002	First Year Writing II	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.019	First Year Writing II	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.059	First Year Writing II	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3000.003	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.003	First Year Writing II	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1321.002	Honors First Year Writing II	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3000.005	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2331.003	World Literature	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.002	First Year Writing II	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.017	First Year Writing II	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.019	First Year Writing II	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1321.003	Honors First Year Writing II	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3830.002	American Literature to 1870	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.016	First Year Writing II	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.029	First Year Writing II	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1321.002	Honors First Year Writing II	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3110.001	Academic Writing in the Humanities	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3110.002	Academic Writing in the Humanities	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3830.001	American Literature to 1870	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.019	First Year Writing II	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3110.002	Academic Writing in the Humanities	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.003	First Year Writing I	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.010	First Year Writing I	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2341.002	Forms of Literature	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.003	College Writing II	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.006	College Writing II	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.010	College Writing II	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.016	College Writing II	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.002	College Writing I	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.004	College Writing I	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.020	College Writing II	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.021	College Writing II	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3830.001	American Literature to 1870	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.004	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.007	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.002	Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 1310.002	College Writing I	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.003	College Writing I	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.031	College Writing I	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.004	Short Story	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.001	College Writing II	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.075	College Writing II	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1321.003	Honors Composition II	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3000.002	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.002	College Writing I	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.031	College Writing I	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.039	College Writing I	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.001	Short Story	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.004	Short Story	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3840.001	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.020	College Writing I	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.015	College Writing II	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1321.003	Honors Composition II	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.036	College Writing II	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.004	Short Story	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.005	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.015	College Writing II	Spring 2017		SPOT
ENGL 1320.051	College Writing II	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1321.001	Honors Composition II	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.001	Short Story	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.016	College Writing I	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.042	College Writing I	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.001	Short Story	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.003	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3840.001	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Summer 5W2 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3830.003	American Literature to 1870	Spring 2016		SPOT
ENGL 1310.001	College Writing I	Spring 2016		SPOT
ENGL 1310.005	College Writing I	Spring 2016		SPOT
ENGL 2500.002	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Spring 2016		SPOT
TECM 2700.011	Technical Writing	Spring 2016		SPOT
ENGL 3830.001	American Literature to 1870	Fall 2015	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.017	College Writing II	Fall 2015	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2015	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.002	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2015	Syllabus	SPOT
TECM 2700.017	Technical Writing	Fall 2015	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Summer 5W2 2015	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.017	College Writing II	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 2500.002	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.006	Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.008	Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700	Spring 2015	Syllabus
TECM 2700.036	Technical Writing	Spring 2015
ENGL 1320.016	College Writing II	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.023	College Writing II	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 3920.001	Survey of Ethnic Literatures	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.001	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Summer 5W2 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.019	College Writing II	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.006	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.008	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.006	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2211.002	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.001	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.008	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 3920.001	Survey of Ethnic Literatures	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Summer 5W1 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.006	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.008	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 3450.002	Short Story	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2221.001	Survey of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 1310.056	College Writing I	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2500.001	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.007	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.001	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Summer 5W2 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 4160.002	Advanced Expository Writing	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 4160.004	Advanced Expository Writing	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.005	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.006	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2500.001	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2500.007	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.007	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Summer 5W2 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 4160.001	Advanced Expository Writing	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.016	College Writing II	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.004	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.005	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 1310.002	College Writing I	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 3000.001	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 3000.007	Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.001	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Summer 5W1 2010
ENGL 4160.001	Advanced Expository Writing	Spring 2010
ENGL 1320.029	College Writing II	Spring 2010
ENGL 2220.004	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2010
ENGL 2220.005	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2010
ENGL 4160.002	Advanced Expository Writing	Fall 2009
ENGL 1320.003	College Writing II	Fall 2009
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2009
ENGL 2210.002	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2009
ENGL 3450.001	Short Story	Summer 5W1 2009
ENGL 4160.001	Advanced Expository Writing	Spring 2009
ENGL 2210.006	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Spring 2009
ENGL 2220.005	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2009
ENGL 4160.002	Advanced Expository Writing	Fall 2008
ENGL 1310.004	College Writing I	Fall 2008
ENGL 1310.021	College Writing I	Fall 2008
ENGL 2210.004	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2008
ENGL 2210.001	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Summer 5W2 2008
ENGL 1320.020	College Writing II	Spring 2008
ENGL 1320.054	College Writing II	Spring 2008
ENGL 2220.002	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2008
ENGL 2220.005	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2008
ENGL 1320.017	College Writing II	Fall 2007
ENGL 2210.004	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2007
ENGL 2210.006	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2007
ENGL 2220.002	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Fall 2007
ENGL 1320.001	College Writing II	Spring 2007
ENGL 1320.029	College Writing II	Spring 2007
ENGL 2210.004	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Spring 2007
ENGL 1310.031	College Writing I	Fall 2006
ENGL 1310.037	College Writing I	Fall 2006
ENGL 2210.004	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2006
ENGL 2210.006	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2006
ENGL 1310.004	College Writing I	Spring 2006
ENGL 1320.001	College Writing II	Spring 2006
ENGL 3450.004	Short Story	Spring 2006
ENGL 1310.037	College Writing I	Fall 2005
ENGL 1320.012	College Writing II	Fall 2005
ENGL 2210.004	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2005
ENGL 2210.006	Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance	Fall 2005
ENGL 2328.001	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Spring 2005
ENGL 2327.003	American Literature to 1870	Spring 2005
ENGL 1323.001	Computer Assisted College Writing II	Fall 2004
ENGL 1323.002	Computer Assisted College Writing II	Fall 2004
ENGL 2700.016	Technical Writing	Fall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

Encyclopedia Article

Coffelt, J. (2006). "Codrescu, Andrei". The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry. Westport, Greenwood.
Coffelt, J. (2006). "Geisel, Theodor Seuss". The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry.. Westport, Greenwood.
Coffelt, J. (2006). "Knight, Etheridge". The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry.. Westport, Greenwood.
Coffelt, J. (2006). "Updike, John". The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry.. Westport, Greenwood.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Teaching

Coffelt, J., , T.G. (Co-Principal), "QEP Course Redesign Grant for English 2220," sponsored by CLEAR, University of North Texas, $16000 Funded. (2008 - 2010).

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Overall Summative Rating	Challenge and Engagement Index	Response Rate
out of 5	out of 7	% of students responded

Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was