This course will present masterpieces in each of these forms which students will read, discuss and write about in their journals and in critical essays. Some research will be required. An on-line component is included. This course is an opportunity for students to develop their own writing while helping other writers in a supportive student-centered environment. They work in small response groups, learning how to give constructive criticism while coming to understand what their writing means to a variety of readers.
All students receive practical training and experience in tutoring.
The seminar will meet three hours a week for tutor training, reading, writing, and discussion. In addition, each student will be scheduled for two hours of tutoring experience a week in the Writing Center. This course studies the Holocaust in particular and racism in general. Special attention is given to the roles of silence, complicity, and personal responsibility. Students will complete a three-part project in which they investigate an aspect of the Holocaust.