To study selections from short fiction, poetry, and drama and to introduce some of the literary elements that are typically present in literary art forms. To help you discover reading materials that inspire and challenge them and that offer a lifetime of pleasure and enrichment. There will be some lectures over assigned readings and supplementary material. Small-group interaction will also be encouraged in the classroom and through web discussions between classes. If you don't have an email address, the college can provide you one.
Computers are available on campus at various localities.
Each student will choose a poet and a poem for a formal presentation during the section on poetry. Students will keep a Reading Journal on all the assigned readings. The Journal entries will be comprised of writings you develop for yourself as well as your contributions to class discussions on the internet. Make sure you date and title each entry. You will have specific questions to answer for internet discussions, and a general guide to follow for the other entries.