Instr:                 Tyler Farrell
Office:              CRT 476,   229-6402
e-mail:              farecho@uwm.edu
Office hours:     by appointment.

Course Information:          MW 2:05-3:20       AUP 189
 

Course Description

In this course we will examine major American Short Stories from the 19th century up to the present day. We will look at authors such as Poe, Twain, Hemingway, and Flannery O'Conner, but also more recent fiction writers. We will examine these authors in order to become more familiar with their style and voice and engage in critical discussion about the specifics of their work. Basic fiction elements such as plot, setting, point of view, theme, tone and metaphor will be examined in a class format of discussion rather than lecture. I want us to engage in large and small group discussion of various authors and how they write.

Required Texts and Materials:
- The American Short Story: A Collection of the Best Known and Most
Memorable Stories by the Great American Authors.  Ed. Parkes, Thomas K.
- Handouts throughout the semester to be picked up at the Copy Center in
the Union.

Course requirements
1. 1 page response paper a week
2. A 15 to 20 minute presentation on the author of your choice
3. 2 short critical papers
4. Quizzes (alwayts given at the beginning of class)
5. Assigned readings
6. Class participation - Discussion of authors and their works
7. Mid-term and Final Exam