2025 MS105-1 Spring Wednesday Class

This course emphasizes the theme of literature as a means of communication. In particular, students will work through the following guiding questions: Why are authors communicating? How do authors communicate literally? Metaphorically? What techniques do they use? Why are they communicating? What inspires them to communicate? How do unique readers change the author’s communication? Is literature communicative? 

These questions will be studied in five modules: (1) Folk Tales, (2) Historical Fiction, (3) Realistic Fiction (4) Myth (5) Scientific Fiction. Each module will be split into two focuses: creative, where students will be encouraged to develop their own ideas, characters, and plots, and analytical, where students will be asked to make logical arguments and analyses regarding assigned texts and prompts. 

At the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of two creative pieces, one report-style journal article, and an analytical piece, each of which will be presented to the class. Additionally, accompanying grammar lessons and basic writing skills (ex., Formal writing, character creation, creation of outlines, logical thinking, etc.) through in-class activities, quizzes, and video lectures intended to be watched before class will ground the course. As a side note, video lectures are not intended to substitute lectures. Rather, they are intended so students will learn the material with repetition. 

Teacher:   Madeline   (Click to view Madeline's Profile) 
 

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