English 299

Critical Methods of Reading and Writing

Dr. David Banash
Associate Professor
Department of English
217 Simpkins
Office Hours: T 1:00-3:00; W 2:00-5:00; TH 1:00-3:00
Mailbox: 124 Simpkins
d-banash@wiu.edu

• Syllabus
• Calendar


• Assignments
  • Metaphor Assignment
  • What Is Close Reading?
  • Summary and Close Reading Assignment
  • Summary and Close Reading Example Paper
  • Research and Close Reading Assignment
  • Example Research and Close Reading Paper
  • Example Close Reading Paper 1
  • Example Close Reading Paper 2
  • Creative Assignment 1
  • Creative Assignment 2
  • Reflective Essay
  
  
• Web Readings
• Short Formatting Guide
• Wikipedia on Parables
• Selected Parables
• Aschenputtel
• Charles Perrault's Blue Beard
• Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont's Beauty and the Beast