Instructor: V.
Slachman
Prerequisites: None
Material and skills covered:
This
is a class in understanding and interpreting different forms of creative writing.
We’ll consider poetry, fiction, and drama over the course of the quarter; the
reading list will include poetry, short stories, one novel, and a play. Our
study will focus on the formal elements of each form, and the class will
observe how these elements work together to forward meaning. Students will be
expected to engage thoughtfully with the texts, become adept at identifying
aspects of each written form (elements such as, for example, point of view,
voice, plot, etc.), and be able to construct written analyses of how elements
of form function to produce meaning.
Methods used:
TBA
Grade determined by:
TBA
Attendance policy:
TBA
Comments:
The successful student in
this class should be familiar with the rudiments of writing a successful essay
of analysis.