There are only two days of class this week. We will be reading the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, along with two of his poems. Important Note: the Final Quiz and the Final Discussion Board must be completed in class on Tuesday, August 22nd in order to receive credit. […]
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Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This is the last full week of classes. The last day of class is Tuesday, August 22nd, which is when we will have the final quiz. All essays must be submitted by mid-week at the latest so that I have time to read […]
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. This week will begin a segment on Poetry. We’ll be exploring the themes and structure of Shakespearean and Italian sonnets, as well as lyric, dramatic, and narrative poetry. There will be a quiz this week covering Oedipus the King and basic information about Ancient […]
Welcome to Week 3 of our online course. This week will be exploring one of the great tragedies of Western literature, Oedipus the King. I look forward to hearing your responses as we examine the complex character of the doomed king and ponder timeless questions about the human condition. This […]
This week we will complete the readings on the Week 1 page. Then we will be reading a selection of short works from the 19th Century, which feature women protagonists: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant, along with the Emily Dickinson’s […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature. This is an intensive course that will be completed in five weeks from Thursday, July 20 – Tuesday, August 22. Be aware that you will be completing the same amount of work as you would in a regular 15-week semester, […]
