Syllabus

   
Syllabus
 
        
 
We will meet at 8 am on Mondays and
Wednesdays and every other Friday
and I will tell you what’s-what with re
fiction & linguistics, 19thc American
Writers and attempt to  encourage you
to talk among yr selves or at least think
-out-loud maybe give you points for
participation  so we can  discuss and
you  don’t just  have to listen to me
(though   take  down what I say because
it’ll probably be on the final) and although
all items I assign for reading are available
on line with  commentary, I want you to
buy the text &  realize what I say will be
what  counts whatever else you google
and dig up: how else assess and evaluate?
 
I retain the right to give you pop quizzes
to ensure you do the reading as I know
you’re under pressure from all them other
courses to getRdone and I don’t want you
slacking on mine just because I might not
be so  rigorous, know what I mean? Give
you  an inch, but don’t take mile—how’m
I going to look if it gets around I’m easy
as Sunday morning? 
 
schola: “leisure time.”   In Europe they call
it gymnasium – “naked training.”
 
(When I was your age I typed my papers
on a big Royal with rubber tipped keys
and erased errors with a hard round rubber
disk and whisk.  No Wite-Out till the early
60’s. Mistakes: a pain in the ass:  be careful
be very  careful to avoid erasure after
erasure after erasure.   )