In class: Camaryn Crump’s poetic form teaching demo: “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes (Read and Listen– I suggest at the same time) ) “Dope” by Amiri Baraka Amiri Baraka – Dope “We Real Cool” By Gwendolyn Brooks The Sounds of Poetry Discussion of the following poems: “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins “Jabberwocky” by… Continue reading Week 7: Teaching Poetic Form
Author: Leonardo Flores
Professor Leonardo Flores is Chair of the English Department at Appalachian State University. He taught at the English Department at University of Puerto Rico: Mayagüez Campus from 1994 to 2019. He is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. He was the 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar in Digital Culture at the University of Bergen in Norway. His research areas are electronic literature and its preservation via criticism, documentation, and digital archives. He is the creator of a scholarly blogging project titled I ♥ E-Poetry, co-editor of the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3, and has a Spanish language e-lit column in 80 Grados. He is currently co-editing the first Anthology of Latin American Electronic Literature. For more information on his current work, visit leonardoflores.net.
Week 6: Teaching Full Plays
In class: Teaching Demo: ”The Unfortunates” by Jon Beavers, Casey Hurt, Ian Merrigan, and Ramiz Monsef Script Playlist for musical The making of the play Teaching critical memes & #macbethmemes Teaching Shakespeare and Macbeth Read Macbeth Watch the adaptation assigned to your group: Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2003 production Scotland, PA (2003) Throne of Blood (1957)… Continue reading Week 6: Teaching Full Plays
Week 5: Teaching Short Plays
In class Teaching Demo with Brandon Ward “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell Discussion of “Sure Thing” by David Ives Theatrical production (2017) Short Film (2019) Discussion of pedagogical readings: Showalter Teaching Literature “Chapter 5: Drama” Kay, Matthew R. Not light, but fire: How to lead meaningful race conversations in the classroom. (link to ebook) – Chapters… Continue reading Week 5: Teaching Short Plays
Week 4: Teaching the Novel and Creative Nonfiction
In Class Teaching demos: The Novel: Cassidy Queen Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin (in shared folder) and (here) Creative Nonfiction: Zoe Benfield “The Act of Vanishing” by Megan Falley “Little Boy Blue Navy Blazer” from Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (in shared folder) “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris Additional teaching goals… Continue reading Week 4: Teaching the Novel and Creative Nonfiction
Lesson Plans and Teaching Demos
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Week 3: Teaching Short Stories
In Class Caroline Turner’s Teaching Demo: Wakefield” by Nathaniel Hawthorne Discussion of teaching the following short stories: “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid Lesson Plan and Teaching Demo Assignments Read these chapters: Showalter, Teaching Literature (in shared folder): Chapter 3:… Continue reading Week 3: Teaching Short Stories
Week 2: Teaching Literature Rhetorically
In class Discussion of Teaching Literature Rhetorically, pgs. 1-121. Group presentations (30 mins each): Chapter 1: Integrating Skills and Knowledge Chapter 2: Reading Closely and Critically Chapter 3: Assessing the Rhetorical Situation Chapter 4: Analyzing Genres Lesson Plan and Teaching Demo Assignments Read these chapters: Fletcher, Teaching Literature Rhetorically, Chapter 5: Negotiating Voices and Meaning… Continue reading Week 2: Teaching Literature Rhetorically
Week 1: Why Teach Literature? And How?
In class Introductions Course Syllabus Lesson Plans and Teaching Demos Syllabi and course design Bloom’s Taxonomy Thinking about course syllabi. Individually: find a course syllabus from this folder. Analyze how the course objectives are described, considering Bloom’s Taxonomy. Describe how the assignments and evaluation help achieve the goals. What do course policies suggest about the… Continue reading Week 1: Why Teach Literature? And How?