Importance of complexity in literature
Students are required to submit four 1- 2 page responses (250-500 words) on class readings and / or discussions over the course of the two semesters.
These responses are meant to have students practice critically engaging with course material, to provide another forum for class discussion and participation, and to raise questions or concerns throughout the course. As such, we are interested in your critically informed response to class material or discussions – not your class notes or summaries.
These can be “personal” responses, in that you may take these as an opportunity to let us know that you connected strongly with a poem, that you really didn’t like a story, and so on, or that you have concerns with how something was taught, but you must be sure to be specific and to explain yourself using the critical concepts, vocabulary, and argumentation we have been exploring in the class.
