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WRT 120 Syllabus
Lit 165 Syllabus
About the Instructor
Understanding the 'Rhetorical Situation'
Writing Descriptively
What Makes a Good Story?
Building a Thesis
Notes on 'Purpose'
Strategies for Writing Introductions
Strategies for Writing Conclusions
Assignment #5: Argument
Understanding Rational Argument
Fundamental Questions About Literature
Critical Approaches to Literature
Approaching Literature
Ambiguity
Critical Thinking and Reading Literature
Notes on Four Short Stories
The Genesis of the Short Story
Defining the Short Story
The Art of the Short Story
A Vocabulary for Fiction and Beyond
Notes on Nathaniel Hawthorne
Responding to 'The Birthmark'
A Guided Reading of 'Bartleby the Scrivener'
Bartleby--Questions for Analysis
A Cultural Context for 'Bartleby the Scrivener'
Notes on Innovative Fiction
Study Guide for Fiction Exam
Billy Collins - 'Introduction to Poetry'
A Catalogue of Poems for Study
Approaching a Definition of Poetry?
Reading Poetry
The Craft of Poetry: Imagery
Readings from 'The United States of Poetry'
The Craft of Poetry: Sound
The Craft of Poetry: Structure
Lines of Continuity
Study Guide for Poetry Exam
The Birth of Drama
On Tragic Character
Stepping Through 'Oedipus the King'
Analyzing 'Oedipus the King'
The Relevance 'Oedipus'Today
Study Guide for the Drama Exam
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