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Understanding Literature

Understanding Literature. Course Overview. Instructor Information. Dr. Roxanne Kent-Drury Department of English Northern Kentucky University LA 527 (859)572-6636 rkdrury@nku.edu. Overview of Course. Through reading and writing, we will try to answer the following questions:

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Understanding Literature

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  1. Understanding Literature Course Overview

  2. Instructor Information • Dr. Roxanne Kent-Drury • Department of English • Northern Kentucky University • LA 527 • (859)572-6636 • rkdrury@nku.edu

  3. Overview of Course • Through reading and writing, we will try to answer the following questions: • What is literature? • Why do we study literature? • Why and how does literature change over time? • What purpose does literature serve in society, and how does it both reflect and express the cultures in which it arises?

  4. Course Organization • Roughly chronological, according to development • Poetry—a component of every culture • Drama—arose largely in conjunction with religious ceremony, diverged from poetry • Fiction—relative to the others, fiction developed fairly recently, beginning ~1600 and 1800. • We will look at each in turn

  5. Grading & Conventions • Timing • Each week is assumed to run Monday-Sunday • Short Practice Writing • Not graded, but feedback will be given! • Open 12:01 am Saturday through 11:59 pm Sunday of the week due • Listed by week in Blackboard under “Assignments” • IMPORTANT! Avoid causing your or other students’ assignments to be overwritten!!!! • Save your file using the following conventions: • Naming • Your last name-practice-number (example: Smith-practice-1) • File type • I can only open *.rtf, *.doc, or *.docx file types • Email your file to rkdrury@nku.edu as an attachment • Quizzes • Open from 12:01 am Monday through 11:59 pm Friday of the week due for flexibility—but don’t fall behind or try to do them all on the same day! • May be taken up to 3 times; best grade is recorded • Listed by week in Blackboard under “Assignments”

  6. Grading: Papers (cont.) • Open 12:01 am Saturday through 11:59 pm Sunday of the week due • Listed by week in Blackboard under “Assignments” • Save with the following naming convention: • Your last name-*.rtf, *.doc, or *.docxfile • IMPORTANT!! Avoid having your or other students’ files overwritten!!! • Save your file using the following conventions: • Naming • Your last name-paper-number (example: Smith-paper-1) • File type • I can only open *.rtf, *.doc, or *.docx file types • Email your file to rkdrury@nku.edu as an attachment

  7. Grading (cont.) • Exams • One midterm covering poetry • One final covering drama, fiction • Exams can only be taken once • Exams will be available from 12:01 am to 11:59 pm on the scheduled day • Once you open the exam, you will have 2 hours to complete it.

  8. First Assignment: Questionnaire • Complete the questionnaire linked to the schedule for the course • Click submit—your first assignment is on its way!! • Questions? Email me at rkdrury@nku.edu. I will always do my best to get back to you as quickly as possible, but always within 36 hours. • Good luck! I look forward to working with you!

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