Course Catalog • English

Instruction and practice in writing in a variety of rhetorical contexts, including academic ones. Required online readings. Seven written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Heather Emge.

(Students at the University of Kansas should consult the Undergraduate Catalog for time restrictions on completing this course.)

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Lunsford. The Everyday Writer, 3rd ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005.
• Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz. Everything’s an Argument, 3rd ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. A collegiate dictionary.

Builds upon the instruction in writing of ENGL 101, emphasizing critical thinking through careful, thoughtful reading and writing. Also instructs in the evaluation and use of secondary sources. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 or its equivalent. Reading journal; three written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Keri Behre.

(Students at the University of Kansas should consult the Undergraduate Catalog for time restrictions on completing this course.)

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Ballenger and Payne. The Curious Reader: Exploring Personal and Academic Inquiry, 2nd ed., Longman, 2005.
• Faigley. The Brief Penguin Handbook: MLA Update, 3rd ed., Longman, 2009.
• KU Department of English. Composition and Literature, latest edition (published yearly). Available from KU Bookstore.

In-depth reading and writing on a significant topic, theme, or genre. Includes a variety of textual types or a range of historical periods. Continued practice in critical reading and writing. May include but will not be limited to writing in literary genres. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, or their equivalent.

Chick Literature: Examines popular novels as important indicators of shifting ideologies in gender-related areas: women and men and their various relationships, the workplace, feminism, marriage, family roles, material culture and consumerism. Twelve written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Heather Emge.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Felding. Bridget Jones’s Diary, Penguin, 1998.
• Weisberger. The Devil Wears Prada, Broadway Books, 2004.
• Giffin. Baby Proof, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2007.
• Austen. Pride and Prejudice, Norton Critical Edition. Ed. Donald J. Gray. W. W. Norton, 2000.
• Baratz-Logsted, ed. This Is Chick Lit, Random House, 2006.
• Merrick, ed. This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America’s Best Women Writers, Benbella Books, Inc., 2006.
• Faigley. The Brief Penguin Handbook, 3rd ed. Pearson Longman, 2009.

In-depth reading and writing on a significant topic, theme, or genre. Includes a variety of textual types or a range of historical periods. Continued practice in critical reading and writing. May include but will not be limited to writing in literary genres. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, or their equivalent.

Environmental Literature: Examines various topics and themes in environmental writing in the United States from the 19th century to the present. Thirteen written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Dustin Crowley.

Textbooks and e-readings (separate purchase):

• Abbey. The Monkey Wrench Gang, Perennial Classics, 2000.
• Carson. Silent Spring, Mariner Books, 2002.
• Crichton. State of Fear, HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004.
• Leopold. A Sand County Almanac, Ballantine, 1990.
• Lovelock. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.

Other editions of the above books may be used.

Students also are required to view a film documentary available through rental facilities.

In-depth reading and writing on a significant topic, theme, or genre. Includes a variety of textual types or a range of historical periods. Continued practice in critical reading and writing. May include but will not be limited to writing in literary genres. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, or their equivalent.

Plains Literature: Examines various themes, topics, and philosophies in literature about the Great Plains, with an emphasis on Kansas. Six written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Susan K. Thomas.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Averill, ed. What Kansas Means to Me, University Press of Kansas, 1991.
• Cather. My Antonia, Bantam Class, 1994.
• Davis. Winter Range, Picador USA, 2000.
• Deloria. Waterlily, University of Nebraska Press, 1988.
• Hughes. Not without Laughter, Scribner, 1995.
• Haruf. Plainsong, Vintage, 2000.

In-depth reading of and writing about prose fiction with emphasis on critical analyses of a variety of narrative types from different historical periods. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, or their equivalent. Eight written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Heather Emge.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Cassill and Bausch, eds. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, shorter 7th ed., Norton, 2006.

In-depth reading of and writing about poetry with emphasis on critical analysis of a variety of forms and techniques used in poems from different historical periods. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, or their equivalent. Eight written assignments; journal; final examination. Instructor: Douglas Crawford-Parker.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Eagleton. How to Read a Poem, Blackwell, 2007.
• Lunsford. The Everyday Writer, 3rd ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005.

Study of plays selected to familiarize the student with dramatic masterpieces and with the drama as a literary type. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 and ENGL 102, or their equivalent. Seven writing assignments and a reading journal; final examination. Instructor: Sarah Young.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Kelley. Writing Essays about Literature: A Guide and Style Sheet, 7th ed., Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 2006.
• Jacobus, ed. The Bedford Introduction to Drama, 5th ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005.

From the beginnings to 1865, with emphasis on the major writers and movements. Prerequisite: Prior completion of the freshman-sophomore English requirement or its equivalent. Nine written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Jennie Joiner.

Materials (included in Tuition and Fees):

• Tyler. The Contrast. (book)

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• McMichael, ed. Anthology of American Literature, vol. I, 8th ed., Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Cooper. The Prairie, any unabridged edition.

From 1865 to the present, with emphasis on the major writers and movements. Prerequisite: Prior completion of the freshman-sophomore English requirement or its equivalent. Seven written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Jennie Joiner.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• McMichael et al., eds. Anthology of American Literature, 8th ed., vol. II, Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby, any edition.

A study of narrative techniques and practice in the writing of fiction. Prerequisite: Prior completion of the freshman-sophomore English requirement or its equivalent. Fourteen written assignments including a portfolio of original fiction. Instructor: Cote Smith.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Brown and King. Self-editing for Fiction Writers, 2nd ed., Harper Perennial, 2004.
• Martone and Williford, eds. The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction, Scribner, 1999.

An introduction to the practice of writing and evaluating scripts for film. Prerequisite: Prior completion of the freshman-sophomore English requirement or its equivalent. Ten writing assignments including an original screenplay. Instructor: Michael Graves.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Armer. Writing the Screenplay, 2nd ed., Waveland Press, 2002.

Software (separate purchase):

• Final Draft, 7.

DVD (separate purchase):

• Syd Field’s Screenwriting Workshop.

Online purchase information for the software and DVD available in syllabus.

Introduces students to the principles of technical communication. Students learn to organize, develop, write, and revise various technical documents (e.g., letters, manuals, presentations, proposals, reports, resumes, websites) often needed in business, engineering and scientific settings. Includes an introduction to technical-writing software. This course fulfills the prerequisite for English 562 and 564. Prerequisite: English 101 and 102 (or equivalent) or completed undergraduate degree. Eight written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Stephen Evans.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Markel. Technical Communication, 9th ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010.

Wide reading in the great literature of the past and present suitable for children: folktales and epics, mythology, modern fantasy, fiction, poetry. Emphasis on extending the student’s background and developing critical judgment. Prerequisite: Prior completion of the freshman-sophomore English requirement or its equivalent. Nine written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Stephanie Scurto.

Textbooks and e-readings (separate purchase):

• Dahl. James and the Giant Peach, Penguin.
• Fox. The Slave Dancer, Random House.
• Geisel. Dr. Seuss’ ABC, Random House.
• Lehman. The Red Book, Houghton Mifflin.
• L’Engle. A Wrinkle in Time, Random House.
• Pilkey. The Adventures of Captain Underpants, Scholastic.
• Prelutsky. The 20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury, Knopf.
• Russell. Literature for Children: A Short Introduction, 6th ed., Pearson.
• Sachar. Holes, Random House.
• Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are, Harper Collins.
• Spinelli. Maniac Magee, Hachette.
• Tolkien. The Hobbit, Houghton Mifflin.

Course Description

A study of the literature written by Kansans during the 19th and 20th centuries. Extensive introductions provide information on the history of Kansas as well as literary analyses of the works assigned and brief biographies of the writers. Among the themes explored in the course are the frontier and pioneering, the conflict between the material and the spiritual, the relationship of people with the land, the images of Kansas in literature. Four written assignments; paper; final examination. Instructor: Thomas Averill.

Textbooks and e-readings (separate purchase):

• Baum. The Wizard of Oz, any unabridged edition.
• Clair. Rattlebone, Penguin, 1994.
• Day. The Last Cattle Drive, Univ. of Kansas Press, 1983.
• Draper. As Grass, Washburn Univ. Center for Kansas Studies, 1994.
• Haldeman-Julius. Dust (e-book) and Short Works (e-book), Washburn Univ. Center for Kansas Studies, 1992.
• Hughes. Not Without Laughter, any edition.
• Inge. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1972.
• Inge. Picnic, Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1981.
• Ise. Sod and Stubble, Univ. of Kansas, 1996.
• Leland, ed. The Kansas Experience in Poetry, Independent Study, Univ. of Kansas, 1982. (book)
• Low, ed. Kansas Poems of William Stafford, Woodley Memorial Press, 1990.

The development of science fiction as a literary genre, and as a literature of ideas for a future-oriented society. Eleven written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Chris McKitterick. Only available for undergraduate credit.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #1: From Gilgamesh to Wells, 1977 (New American Library), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein, 1979 (New American Library), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here, 1979 (New American Library), 1996 (White Wolf), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever, 1982 (New American Library), 1997 (White Wolf), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Hartwell, ed. Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Reading Anthology, 1996 (Tor Books).
• Dozois, ed. The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Twenty-third Annual Collection, 2006 (St. Martin’s Griffin).

Course Description

The development of science fiction as a literary genre, and as a literature of ideas for a future-oriented society. Eleven written assignments; final examination. Instructor: Chris McKitterick.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #1: From Gilgamesh to Wells, 1977 (New American Library), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein, 1979 (New American Library), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here, 1979 (New American Library), 1996 (White Wolf), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Gunn, ed., The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever, 1982 (New American Library), 1997 (White Wolf), 2002 (Scarecrow Press).
• Hartwell, ed. Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Reading Anthology, 1996 (Tor Books).
• Dozois, ed. The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Twenty-third Annual Collection, 2006 (St. Martin’s Griffin).