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Irvine Valley College Online Literature Study of the School of Humanities and Languages Literature 24 - Contemporary Literature Summer 2010 - ticket # 62620 CLASS MEETS FROM 7/6/2010 to 8/15/2010 [Please take this link and read the information carefully! You are responsible for all the class requirements!] Marjorie Coverley Luesebrink, MFA, Instructor
About Your Class Overview: This Online Contemporary Literature class examines the work of selected contemporary writers from various traditions, media, and cultures. Emphasis is on recent writing in traditional and nontraditional literature. Students will read representative texts, participate in online discussions about these texts, and write essays and research papers on the topics of the class. All work will be carried on electronically, so you will need a good familiarity with the computer. You should be able to prepare electronic manuscripts for submission, participate in Discussion Lists online, and be able to access e-mail regularly. Each Semester Unit Topic will address some specific issue about Contemporary Literature. The study activities for each Unit/Week will include these regular, important steps: 1. Read the Lecture for the Unit. The lecture for each Unit will consist of some background about the culture/time period, the topic, the author, and the book that is assigned for that Unit. It will also contain links to many other sites on the WWW. You should follow all the (still viable) links and explore the recommended sites to get the fullest value from the Lectures. 2. Complete the reading of the Assigned Text or Texts. The texts are not unduly long, but you will need to set aside time to read each one - they are the essence of the course. 3. As you are doing your reading, post two responses each week about what you have read to the Discussion List. It is a mandatory requirement that you post at least twice a week to receive a grade of C in the class. [These posts must be completed before Sunday night of each week to be counted. Please do not back-post without permission from me.] You can always start (one post a week) with a simple like/dislike response to a text, or you can participate in threaded discussions as they arise. The Discussion List will be carried on your Blackboard Site. Again, you must post TWICE each week, during that week, to pass the class. 4. Respond to other students' written responses. One way to keep engaged in the weekly Discussions is to make responses to posts of your colleagues. 5. Select an Author and begin (and continue) working on your Research Paper. You will be working during the entire six weeks on a Research Paper. The topic of this paper may center on one of the texts we will be reading or on one of your own choice (see Assignments).
All of our activity will be carried on with e-mail and discussion groups (on our Blackboard site), and your experience in the class will be enhanced by an active participation in these events. If you have specific questions, the menu bar at the bottom of the page will give you detailed information to ask questions or get further help.
The Lecture Notes for Unit 1 contain a discussion of some guidelines for critical responses to your reading. Please see and Lecture Notes for more information! Read and Enjoy!
Marjorie Coverley Luesebrink, MFA, your Instructor, is a Professor of English in the School of Humanities and Languages, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California. See my Online writing at Home Page. |
