To review how the specifics of media environments influence and relate to the telling of stories and the constructions of narrative genres To introduce our general approach to interpretation, which will be covered next semester. * The outcomes and workload for this last class of the semester are intentionally lower to provide students extra time to work on their second paper and to also give them some “breathing space” for the demands from their other courses and exams. Application of knowledge in the form of a report in which students will identify major narrative components of a story and provide a brief analysis of how these components contribute to the meaning of the story. Assignment also provides an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and review essential concepts. The final version of the report is due. See page 5 for complete details. Recap of major ideas, No readings Semester 1 Expanded Report due Nov. 25 Semester 2: Analyzing Narratives Module 4: Genre, Media and Adaptation Jan 8: The Detective Novel Learning Outcomes To introduce the major elements of the detective /mystery genre and major narrative tropes and typologies To provide a historical and cultural context to the Sherlock Holmes narrative and its influence on subsequent authors and the genre as a whole To engage in close reading and literary analysis as limited by a specific interest in narrative form and genre conventions Video lecture: An introduction to the major elements of the detective /mystery genre and major narrative tropes and typologies Quiz on video material: brief online quiz to confirm students’ knowledge of the lecture material. Reading: novel Hound of the Baskervilles. Online group discussion in which students (in their home groups) will respond to specific questions designed to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel in terms of the plot, major characters, literary devices, structural elements and genre conventions
To review how the specifics of media environments influence and relate to the telling of stories and the constructions of narrative genres To introduce our general approach to interpretation, which will be covered next semester. * The outcomes and workload for this last class of the semester are intentionally lower to provide students extra time to work on their second paper and to also give them some “breathing space” for the demands from their other courses and exams. Application of knowledge in the form of a report in which students will identify major narrative components of a story and provide a brief analysis of how these components contribute to the meaning of the story. Assignment also provides an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and review essential concepts. The final version of the report is due. See page 5 for complete details. Recap of major ideas, No readings Semester 1 Expanded Report due Nov. 25 Semester 2: Analyzing Narratives Module 4: Genre, Media and Adaptation Jan 8: The Detective Novel Learning Outcomes To introduce the major elements of the detective /mystery genre and major narrative tropes and typologies To provide a historical and cultural context to the Sherlock Holmes narrative and its influence on subsequent authors and the genre as a whole To engage in close reading and literary analysis as limited by a specific interest in narrative form and genre conventions Video lecture: An introduction to the major elements of the detective /mystery genre and major narrative tropes and typologies Quiz on video material: brief online quiz to confirm students’ knowledge of the lecture material. Reading: novel Hound of the Baskervilles. Online group discussion in which students (in their home groups) will respond to specific questions designed to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel in terms of the plot, major characters, literary devices, structural elements and genre conventions
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