An intensive course taught in multiple sections, by the end of which students are able to do the following:
1.Produce coherent texts within common college-level written forms.
2.Apply critical-thinking skills to evaluate their own and others’ assignments.
3.Take a position of their own and develop an argument, using supporting details.
4.Synthesize materials from various kinds of texts.
5.Demonstrate the ability to revise and improve their papers.
6.Use course concepts to develop in-depth readings of texts and critically literate written papers.
7.Research a topic in detail and write a coherent, well-organized paper that develops an argument in dialogue with source texts.
8.Demonstrate proficiency in oral discourse.
9.Evaluate an oral presentation.
10.Perform the basic operation of computer use.
That said, in this class we will be exploring the idea of horror. What is horror? What scares us and why? Have the same things been frightening at all times, or are we changing and finding new ideas terrifying in the modern day? Through this lens, we will analyze stories, articles, images, and films. You will write regular response papers, as well as three in-depth essays. Assignments are scaffolded, with each new task building on the skills you have gained previously.
- Teacher: Christina Trujillo