Eng 247 Poetry and DramaFall 2008 Professor: Dr. Gary CalePhone: 517-796-8562Office: BW 243 Office Hours: By AppointmentE-Mail Address: [email protected] Course Materials:Poetry: An Introduction, edited by Michael MeyerThe Compact Bedford Introduction to Drama, edition, edited by Lee Jacobus Course Objectives:1. Broader knowledge of the authors, genres, themes, and literary techniques of poetry and drama.2. Familiarity with the themes of poetry and drama and an ability to relate these to contemporary life.3. Satisfactory level of skill in reading poetry and drama.4. Familiarity with culturally diverse works of poetry and drama, discovering similarities and differences with other cultures. 5. Increased competency in using the Internet for research purposes. Grading:Discussion responses–50 %Poetry Paper—25%Drama Project/Review/Paper—25% Grading Policies:My comments (posted as replies following your Discussion responses) should help indicate to you what more might be needed or what else you might examine or more fully develop for future discussions. Please let me know if you have questions pertaining to this. A 4.0 indicates outstanding work, detailed and developed with examples and personal connections.A 3.0 indicates strong work with some indication of your cultural and personal connections.A 2.0 is average work--as yet undeveloped, focusing only on a few items or responding to only a few of the questions I asked you to examine.A 1.0 is thin and needs much further thought, writing, and examination.A 0.0 is given to all responses which arrive after the deadline date or that are missing. Of Special Concern: Timeliness is essential in successfully completing an on line-course, assignments received after the due dates will not be accepted. Again, this course is not an Independent Study! Your assignments will be read and shared by other members of the class and must be posted on the required dates. Late responses will not be awarded any credit. Please let me know if you encounter problems (whether of a technical or literary nature) as soon as they happen so that I can help you resolve them. My e-mail address and office number are listed above so thatyou can easily reach me. Timeline:The first eight weeks will be spent on Poetry. The second eight weeks will be spent on Drama. As to poetry, if you have a specific poem in mind, in the book or not, that you would really like to read, please send that suggestion along as well. I would be happy to include some poems that I did not plan on covering or that are not in our book. If you have plays that you are interested in discussing (in our text, of course), please forward your suggestions to me as soon as possible. If there is anything I can do to help you succeed in this class, do not hesitate to tell me what that might be. I try to be helpful, when I
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