Course Description

Generic Course Description:

ENGL 1423 Writing and Reading Critically 2
This course introduces students to fiction, drama, and poetry from a range of periods. Students will develop analytical skills and learn strategies for writing clearly and persuasively.

Specific Course Description:

In the FA02 section of English 1423 students will be provided with an introduction to literature as well as being offered instruction on how to write to convince others to attend to what you have to say.
  This website is to be consulted constantly, and is considered the authoritative version of what is required by way of reading and writing assignments, and attendance.

To pass the class:

  You are expected to attend every class, and to have completed the assigned reading for that class.
  You are required to take notes in class, and to submit those notes for grading when the professor calls on you to do so.
  You are expected to bring a charged laptop computer to every class.
  You will NOT use your phone during the class period.
  You are expected to bring the appropriate course text to every class. Repeated failure to do so will lead to a grade penalty of as much as 5%.
  You are required to submit all major assignments. Failure to submit even one will result in a course grade of F (Cf. Acadia University Academic Calendar 2024-2025, Course Assessment and Evaluation, The Syllabus/Course Outline p 43).