One or more genres of creative writing, explored to develop the student's ability, learn about the process of teaching writing from the student's perspective, and develop further critical insight into literature.
3 hr./wk.
Intensive review of grammar, together with practice in writing.
3 hr./wk.
A close reading of poetic texts with emphasis on the effect of poetic technique on the reader and interpretation.
3 hr./wk.
Introduction of new critical devices which can be used in teaching poetry in the secondary schools.
3 hr./wk.
The purpose of this elective course is to study informational, nonfiction texts and the literacy practices that foster comprehension and critique of them. Students read multiple nonfiction texts on a variety of topics and respond to them through different writing and speaking projects. Students also craft instructional plans for how to support youth to read and respond to informational, nonfiction texts in secondary classrooms.
3 hr./wk.
Introductory course in philology; comparative study of English words and their use.
Fall only
3 hr./wk.
The child as a major American literary theme.
Spring only
3 hr./wk.
The adolescent as a central figure in contemporary novels, biographies and plays, with emphasis on the literary treatment of adolescent problems.
Spring only
3 hr./wk.
Significant short stories of the twentieth century.
Fall only
3 hr./wk.
Analysis and explication of the novella in Western literature.
Fall only
3 hr./wk.