The central goal of this course is to help the student to reach an experiential understanding of poetry through the act of performance. Students with this background are expected to be comfortable with the conventions of the performance of poetry. The course includes written analysis, class discussion, and solo and group performance. Emphasis is placed upon active participation in class discussions, the quality of written work and the development of performance skills. Active and informed participation in class discussion.
Attendance is mandatory.
1979 Sheridan Rd. A study of non-fiction through exploration of the dramatic impulse in selected histories, biographies, essays, speeches, letters, diaries, slave narratives, autobiographies, and the new journalism. Students should leave the course with an enhanced appreciation of the performance possibilities of nondramatic works, and a sharpened awareness of the interdependence of creativity and communication. Class discussions, occasional lectures, individual conferences. Everyone is responsible for readings, discussion, and final examination.