2024 MS107-1 Thursday Evening Class

Thursday 7:30 PM-9:00 PM (03/7/2024- 05/30/2024) ( No class on 4/18)

Class Outline and Expectations

In this course, students will be introduced to literature from a variety of genres: tragic play, fantasy, mystery, and satire novels, and journalistic pieces. Additionally, students will develop short story writing for the scholastic competition, critical analysis, literary analysis, and journalism. Each week I will provide materials (generally in a PPT) posted to the Slides and Resources folder to guide students in completing their homework.  Students will be writing 1 full piece (short story, essay, or article) every two weeks, but will have other supporting assignments (plans) along the way. Writing assignments are due 48 hours before class. Additionally, most weeks students will be required to answer 1+ short book questions to help facilitate our in-class discussions. These responses will be due any time before class. While individual grades won’t be lowered as a result of late submissions, their final grade may be lowered if late work becomes a pattern. Each student will receive a letter grade (A/B/C/D) on each assignment as well as a final grade. Individual assignments and final grades will be determined according to the guidelines below.


Book List

  1. I  will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka 
  2. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  3. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  4. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
  5. Educated by Tara Westover

Optional Extra Reading
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

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