English 104 ONLINE

Professor Peg Freed-Elefant

 

Course Description:

 

English 104 focuses on short fiction. As with any college course, you will be doing a lot of reading and writing.

You will read a wide variety of short stories, some very old and some very new. You will read stories in traditional formats and non-traditional formats, like comics.

 

This is course is taught entirely online.  The units of instruction are weekly with weekly deadlines.  The course is taught within the timeframe on one academic quarter. You will need to be a self-manager! You will need computer skills. If you are unsure about your ability to be successful with an online course, I suggest you take this very brief self-assessment: ONLINE LEARNING ASSESSMENT.

 

Texts: 

¨      all stories and articles are online. You will need to enroll in English 104 online at Western Oregon University to see the full syllabus, which includes readings and assignments

¨         Many short stories are available free online if you are a registered WOU student:

o         LitFinder:  Western Oregon University Library online database

o         Short Story Index: Western Oregon University Library online database 

o        General link for Western Oregon University Library online databases

 

Class Readings and Assignments :

¨       Average three short stories per week

¨       Lecture

¨       Literary Criticism or Background Information:

¨       Discussions: 3-6 postings per week

¨      Writing: 2 critical reviews and two annotated bibliographies

¨      Midterm

¨     Final

 

Week 1: Online learning assessment; Introductions; Foundations

 

Week 2: Plot

 

Week 3: Character

 

Week 4: Point of View

 

Week 5: Setting

 

Week 6: Symbolism,  allegory, theme

 

Week 7: Literature and Human Rights: a novel

 

Week 8: Literature and Human Rights: a novel (continued)

 

Week 9 :The Comics!

 

Week 10:Review

 

Wekk 11: Final