9:30a-1045a TR (25) 3 cr.
COAS INTENSIVE WRITING SECTION. OPEN TO MAJORS ONLY. DECLARED MINORS
OBTAIN AUTHORIZATION
FROM BH442.
Our L202 will mostly use the interpretative apparatus and texts in
The Bedford
Introduction to Literature. We do units on fiction, poetry, and
drama. We work up the
"tool kit" of interpretive moves for each of these kinds of writing.
The Bedford Anthology
introduces elements of fiction like plot, character, setting, style,
tone, and irony along
with good literary examples. The anthology then provides sustained
case studies from William
Faulkner, Alice Munro, and others, plus an intriguing collection of
stories. This
configuration with its introductory terms, sustained examples, and
diverse collection occurs
again with poetry. The sustained poetry examples include Emily
Dickinson, Robert Frost, and
Langston Hughes. Our incursion into drama will include Ibsen's A
Doll House and
Shakespeare's The Tempest. The anthology also has a good
introduction on romance,
and we'll refer back to romance conventions at various junctures in
the course. We will
probably also read one novel, to be decided later.
L202 is an intensive writing course. Students write a series of four
short (5-6 page)
papers, plus a retrospective commentary and statement of interest
about those essays. We'll
also write a series of short paragraph (to page length) informal
response papers. There
will also be some quizzes on the materials read for the course. Class
sessions are
conducted mostly as discussion. Regular attendance is expected and
required.