2024 MS105-2 Summer Saturday Class

This course emphasizes exploring contemporary issues through fiction; the theme is similar to MS103 and MS104. However, it takes a more advanced approach in that students will connect literary themes to specific contemporary issues. This semester’s main goal is to help students connect literary conflict to real life in a way that enables them to address conflict with respect. They will practice respectfully articulating their opinions and sharing perspectives in a constructive way. This theme takes inspiration from the “zoom in” and “zoom-out” principles often taught in upper-level writing (wherein “zoom in” is a careful analysis of literature and assigned texts and then a “zoom out,” is an analysis of how the text comments on broader societal trends). The course will cover narrative, creative, and persuasive writing. In addition to in-class lessons, students will be assigned engaging homework related to the class topics. Students will need to read I Am Malala before class! 

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