English 350: American Women Poets

Fall 1999

TH 2:30 - 4:15, McIlvaine 206

Dr. Carolyn Kyler

Davis 1 (223-5274)

Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00

ckyler@washjeff.edu

http://www1.washjeff.edu/users/ckyler

Texts:

The Works of Anne Bradstreet (Belknap)

The Collected Works of Phillis Wheatley (Oxford)

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson (Little, Brown)

The Yale Gertrude Stein

You will also be reading essays, some of which will be on reserve at the library. (Since you will want your own copies of many of the essays, you should anticipate photocopying costs.) See the schedule for reading assignments and dates.

Your grade in the course will be based on the following:

Paper 1	15%
Paper 2	25%
Participation	15%
Presentation	10%
Midterm	15%
Final	20%

Written Work: You will be writing two papers, one short and one longer. Due dates are on the schedule.

Presentation: This assignment will be made the first week of class.

Exams: Both exams will be open book.

Participation and Attendance: The success of the class depends on the responsibility you take for it. You should be at class and should be actively involved in the class. If you miss more than three classes (for any reason) your final grade will go down a third of a grade for every absence over three. (For example, 4 absences would reduce a B to a B- or a B- to a C+.)