Frequent writing assignments designed to develop a command of various styles and forms. Students should come to the first class having read A Midsummer Night's Dream . Filmed productions of the plays will be screened semiweekly, and students will be required to attend at least five of these screenings. A poet's introduction to the field, from the Renaissance to the present.
Assignments are primarily creative.
An introduction to argument and analysis using a broad spectrum of modern, nonfictional prose. Intensive instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays. Applicants must specify the section for which they wish to be considered. A study of eleven of Shakespeare's histories and tragedies. Students should come to the first class having read Romeo and Juliet.