We will be searching for potential connections between history and literature and asking whether social reality is reflected in literary texts. We will also be asking whether social and material conditions have been significantly different for men and women throughout the ages and whether these material differences can account for some of what seem to be gender differences between men and women s writing. These compositions will range in length from 2-5 pages, and will become progressively longer. Both drafts of compositions are mandatory. After the first draft of a composition has been corrected and returned to students, students will be required to make an appointment to visit the instructor during her office hours to hand in a list of corrections and to go over the first draft.
All oral reports are due on the day for which they are assigned.
Failure to attend class on the date of an assigned oral report will result in a grade of 0. Oral reports must include a handout of some type to assist class-members in following along. They must also utilize at least three outside sources, all of which must be documented in a bibliography. There will be daily quizzes in this course. Quizzes will always be based on the previous night s homework.