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Attendance and class preparation are required. Students will be expected to read one critical paper (15-20 pages) every two weeks and write a short assignment every two or three weeks. They will also write three critical papers (4-5 pages each).

recommended:



Syvan Barnet and William E. Cain, _A Short Guide to

Writing About Literature_, 11th ed. (New York: Pearson/Longman, 2009)



_MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers_ or _MHRA Style Book_



William Strunk and E.B. White, _The Elements of Style_



Wayne C. Booth, Gegory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, _The Craft of Research_



Joseph M. Williams, _Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace_