Sections offered SPRING 2020:
#2355 |
MONIQUE MORGAN |
TR 2:30pm-03:45pm |
SW 219 |
CLASS NOTES: COLL Intensive Writing section; IUB GenEd A&H credit; COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This course introduces students to the formal and stylistic elements of poetry, provides them with a shared vocabulary for recognizing and analyzing different literary forms, and develops their reading, writing, and critical discussion skills. By focusing on the techniques through which poems communicate to and emotionally affect us, we will better understand both what individual works of literature mean, and how literature creates meaning. Readings will include exemplary texts from a variety of historical periods, genres, and stanza forms, ranging from medieval ballads to postmodern free verse. In fulfillment of the Intensive Writing requirement, students will complete two essays, one revision, a research paper, and several short quizzes and writing exercises. Students will also be evaluated based on mandatory attendance and regular and informed participation in class discussion.