22 January 2007
Class Roster
Mara Barreiro
Bethany Bouchard
Kayla Cappadocia
Kathryne DelleCave
Ellen Einsporn
John Fish
Hallie Geary
Diana Geleskie
MacKenzie Harbison
Matthew Henderson
Margaret Jones
Corinne Lauer
Bethany Merryman
Jenna Miller
Jennifer Mursch
Andrea Nestler
Michael Poiarkoff
Jennifer Prex
Chera Pupi
Sean Runt
Lorin Schumacher
Shayla Sorrells
Corey Struss
Derek Tickle
Jara White
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Topic: How Does a Poem Mean?
In high school, you may have gotten credit for being able to paraphrase poems, in order to demonstrate that you understand the literal meaning of the content. But if the purpose of a poem is simply to communicate a message, why does the poet go to all the trouble to rhyme, to make classical allusions, to choose vivid images? Why didn't Emily Dickinson write,
Death really isn't all that scary. In fact, Death is like a classy gentleman who picks you up and takes you on the most important date of your life.Continue reading...
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Topic: Course Overview
Welcome to EL 150, "Introduction to Literary Study."
The course website is located at http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL150. I will update the online syllabus periodically, so the printout I gave you is only for your convenience today. The official version of the syllabus is the online version (though I will notify you in advance of any significant changes).
Topics for today:
- Review syllabus.
What is literary study?
How does it differ from high school English?
Discuss summary vs. analysis (see "Writing that Demonstrates Thinking Ability").
The front page of the blog only shows the main class topic and the main readings scheduled for that day. To get a full list of the lesson plan for any day, click on the date on the calendar. (You might want to see what's due on Jan 24.)
Preview Ex 1-1
Preview Intro to Weblogs
In class: Informal written response.
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