English 325W/525
American Lit I: Beginnings to Realism

Crucial Info for Fall 2020:

Instructor: Dr. Loren R. Schmidt

Dr. Schmidt's Telephones: (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 2112 (Work); (509) 307-0104 (Cell); (509) 574-8486 (Home) Note: Not likely to be at my HU office this semester!!

Dr. Schmidt's E-Mail: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or loren@llschmidt.net

Dr. Schmidt's Office: 2112 Simkins, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948 WA 98948

Schmidt Virtual Office Hours on Elluminate: W 600-8 pm PDT/PST, F 130-3 pm PDT/PST, or by appointment

Schmidt Physical Office Hours (available by phone): None--call, text, or email if you cannot make my office hours.

Time and Place:

ONLINE. Thursdays, 4-515 pm PDT/PST. Dr. Schmidt will be scheduling weekly opportunities to discuss the readings live online.

OR Via Internet. THIS IS AN ONLINE COURSE WITH WEEKLY ONLINE OFFICE HOURS WITH DR. SCHMIDT IN ADDITION TO THE SCHEDULED CLASS SESSIONS.

Class Forums and Other Assignments on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage).

MYHERITAGE CODES AVAILABLE!!

Contact your local administrative assistant or Dr. Schmidt if you need a code! OCICU students should have received their codes (login name and password) in their welcome

Text:

Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter 9th Ed. (2 vols.) Robert Levine, et al, eds. NY: WW Norton, 2017.
ISBN 978-0-393-26451-7. 7th or 8th ed. may be workable but you will need to find some readings online.

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Course Description and Objectives

Grading: Elements of Evaluation

Course Policies

Course Schedule (15 weeks)

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