activities. Students will also be expected
to complete an independent reading
project. Students will be expected to
participate actively in class discussions
and complete a number of written and
oral assignments.
Monsters and Misfits
0.5 credit
Monsters and misfits are pervasive
in our culture because they represent
both individual and societal fears and
anxieties. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
creates horror not only through its
portrayal of the Creature, but also
through its examination of medical
ethics and personal accountability.
Stephen King’s body of work examines
contemporary gender, racial and social
concerns through his portrayal of
horror in hometown Maine. In this
course, students will concentrate on
examining the nature of our fears and
how monsters and misfits come to
symbolize cultural anxieties. Students
will apply cultural theory to examine
and identify classical literary misfits
and monsters and their manifestations
in the 21st century through research,
writing and critical cultural analysis of
film and literature. Works studied may
include Frankenstein, Salem’s Lot, The
Mist, Carrie, Haunting of Hill House and
various short stories.
Memoir and the Personal Narrative
0.5 credit
In this semester-long course, students
will explore the genre of memoir and
personal narrative as they read excellent
examples of both. Additionally, the
concept of personal identity will be
explored through the works studied, and
students will experiment with writing
their own memoir extracts. Ultima [ B