Monday and Tuesday are the last days of the seven-week semester. Congratulations to all of you who made it through this short, intensive course. It was a pleasure getting to know you through your discussion board posts and essays. The final exam essay is due by midnight, Monday, October 23rd. […]
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Welcome to Week 7, the final full week of our intensive 7-week course. This week, we will be exploring the writing of Raymond Carver, known for his precise and pared-down writing style. The final exam essay is posted this week so that you can start on it early if you […]
Welcome to Week 6. BMCC is officially closed on Monday, October 9 for Indigenous Peoples Day. This week we will read the short novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. The book is composed of a collection of vignettes, which piece together the story of a young Mexican-American […]
Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This week we will be returning to the short story form for a reading of Joyce Carole Oates’ chilling work “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Warning: It may give you nightmares. We will also be reading several works centered on […]
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. BMCC is officially closed on Monday, September 25th for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. However, you must still complete the week’s activities. This week will complete a segment on Poetry. We’ll be exploring the themes and structure of Shakespearean and Italian sonnets, as […]
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. The […]
This week 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 poem “The Wife.” These stories are accessed on the Commonlit website. […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature. This is an intensive course that will be completed in seven weeks from Tuesday, September 5 – Tuesday, October 24. Be aware that you will be completing the same amount of work as you would in a regular 15-week semester, […]
