English 450/550
Literary Theory

Crucial Info for Fall 2016:

Instructor: Dr. Loren R. Schmidt

Telephone: (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 3108 (Work); (509) 307-0104 (Cell); (509) 574-8486 (Home)

E-Mail: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or loren@llschmidt.net

Office: 3108 Heritage Village, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948

Virtual Office Hours on Elluminate: W 6-8 pm PDT/PST or by appointment

Physical Office Hours (available by phone): TBA or by appointment

Time and Place for Classes (all times PDT/PST):

Online Students from Eng 450W.0/550.0

1. The class recordings from Summer 2015 and Summer 2016 (as well as earlier ones) will be available asynchronously via the Internet using Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate).

2. During those sessions, Dr. Schmidt covered the reading materials, conduct exercises and help with homework, and answer questions. There are additional video lectures and previously-recorded sessions available.

3. Online students who want to speak rather than type MUST use a headset when attending Elluminate sessions. Open microphones create feedback. Cheap headsets and typed questions both work just fine; webcam not required.

4. Online office hours will be announced after students check in. These are not mandatory and are generally not recorded. All students welcome to drop in.

Virtual Campus: MyHeritage log-in codes are already AVAILABLE! Check registration letter from Heritage Registrar or contact instructor.

Primary Text:

Ann Dobie, Theory into Practice: An Introduction to Literary Criticism, 4th ed. (Boston: Thomson, 2014).

Supplementary Texts:

Frederick Crews, The Pooh Perplex (Chicago: U Chicago Press, 2003).
Frederick Crews, The Postmodern Pooh (Chicago: Northwestern U Press, 2006).

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