H.J. Landry office hours-Tues. and Thurs. Taken together the texts chosen for this course articulate a diverse range of attitudes towards the above questions that will provide the spark for our own debates and investigations. One of the objectives of this course is to develop close reading skills.
Close reading involves attention to structure, style, word choice, and imagery.
As you read, you need to develop questions about the text, determine which images, symbols, and events are particularly significant, and take notes on your own personal responses to the text. These strategies will lead you away from quick precursory readings of texts and will lend depth and complexity to your readings. The one-page papers are geared towards both implementing your close reading skills and giving you the fundamentals of good writing. These assignments will progressively develop your writing skills through a focus on different elements of writing. The first three papers will concentrate on the formulation of an organized and analytical answer to complex questions about a particular text.