CMLT-C 110 WRITING THE WORLD (3 CR.)
Introduces composition skills applicable to all majors: topic and thesis development, finding and integrating evidence, drafting and revising, organization from introduction to conclusion. Uses short literary texts from diverse genres, periods, and national traditions for discussion and essay topics.
8 classes found
Spring 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 6168 | Closed | 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | MW | BH 306 | Johnson J; Grove R |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 6168: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 4880 | Closed | 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | TR | BH 105 | Johnson J; Martinez Zuviria C |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 4880: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 9647 | Closed | 9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | MW | BH 344 | Johnson J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 9647: Total Seats: 0 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 9648 | Closed | 9:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | TR | BH 105 | Cunningham I; Johnson J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 9648: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 4881 | Closed | 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | TR | BH 105 | Johnson J; Kaplan S |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 4881: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
TOPIC: Heroes of Old and New What makes a hero a hero? Why have fantastical tales of gods, heroes, and monsters seemingly always held sway over popular culture? And if we were to look back in time, just how would we see this genre-and its heroes of old and new-change? This course will take you on an adventure of your own through four thousand years of literary history as we look at just a few of the most influential hero-narratives ever composed. We will travel from Mesopotamia to Middle-earth, from the fallen ramparts of Troy to the Round Table court of King Arthur, at each destination pausing to consider what each story says about the people who created it and the traits they most admired (or despised!) in the legends of their time. In the oldest surviving story on earth, The Epic of Gilgamesh, we will meet the god-king of Uruk, who from bad-tempered beginnings learns through love and loss the experience of being human, and travels to the ends of the earth in search of immortality. In Homer's Iliad we will feel the wrath of Achilles, yet by its end may come to feel for his tragic fate, as well as for the doomed Trojan parents Hector and Andromache, and even the so-called cause of it all, Helen. Her story, and those of the others left behind when Troy falls, continue with the Greek play The Trojan Women, in which we see Homer's heroism, with all its passion and grief, reforged by fire in the aftermath of tragedy. Then, more than a thousand years later in the medieval tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we will follow the young Gawain as he sallies forth from his uncle Arthur's court for an unusual quest with his head on the line-and learn that being a true knight is no easy task. Finally, we'll make our way back to the modern day with the first of J. R. R. Tolkien's tales of Middle-earth, The Hobbit, which by setting sheltered hobbit Bilbo Baggins off on a quest for dragon-guarded treasure proves once and for all that heroes can come in many shapes and sizes. This course introduces composition skills applicable to all majors: topic and thesis development, finding and integrating evidence, drafting and revising, organization from introduction to conclusion. It uses literary texts from diverse genres, periods, and national traditions for discussion and essay topics. The course will be graded primarily through one close reading and two comparative essays, with time set aside in-class for workshopping ideas and revising essay drafts. Class periods will focus on discussion of the day's reading assignment of 20-30 pages, with students being encouraged to consider course content in terms of the books, movies, and games they've enjoyed from beyond the booklist and outside the classroom. All course texts will be read in modern English translation, with digital copies uploaded to the course website.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 7323 | Closed | 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | MW | BH 245 | Johnson J; Acaron-Padilla E |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 7323: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
Semester Theme: Families and Warfare Multiple forms of social, political, or economic organization, whether it is a corporation or a country, conceptualize themselves as families; familial ties in spheres of discourse often include members inside and outside of one's biological families. Families in literature as well as multiple spheres of artistic and historical discourse provide a basis to explore political, social, and kinship ties as well as the breakdown or complication of these ties through different forms of economic, military, political, and religious conflict. This course explores the theme of families and their conflicts and how they are portrayed in a variety of texts and media. The course introduces students to basic concepts for literary analysis and composition skills applicable to all majors: topic and thesis development, finding and integrating evidence, drafting and revising, organization from introduction to conclusion. Uses short literary texts from diverse genres, periods, and national traditions for discussion and essay topics. While the readings, themes, and discussions are organized around a semester theme, students are encouraged to explore multiple topics that present themselves in the readings based on individual interests and knowledge.
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 9649 | Closed | 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | MW | BH 105 | Johnson J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 9649: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- TOPIC: Animal Tales
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 9650 | Closed | 3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | TR | BH 105 | Bordelon D; Johnson J |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 9650: Total Seats: 25 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- IUB GenEd English Composition
- IUB GenEd English Composition credit
- COLL (CASE) English Composition credit