English 299

Critical Methods of Reading and Writing

Dr. David Banash
Professor
Department of English
Office: 129 Simpkins
Office Hours:
Tue, 10:00-11:00
Wed, 10:00-12:00
Thur,10:00-12:00
Mailbox: 122 Simpkins
d-banash@wiu.edu

• Syllabus
• Calendar


• Assignments
  • Summary and Close Reading Assignment
  • Summary and Close Reading Example Paper
  • Trope Cards Assignment
  • Example Trope Cards
  • Theoretical Application Paper
  • Research Paper Proposal
  • Research Paper Assignment
  • Reflective Essay
  
  
• Web Readings
  • Parable of the Sower and Before the Law
  • Tutorial: Setting Up Your Word Processor for MLA Style
  • The Language of Paradox
  • Saussure, Course in General Linguistics
  • Brooks, Reading for the Plot
  • Freud, The Uncanny
  • Lacan, Mirror Stage
  • Moretti, from Signs Taken for Wonders