Senior Seminar/Spring 2002
Narrative across media

Course schedule     

Project proposal

Your responsibilities

You need to come to class, on time and prepared. 
You need to do the reading, the listening, the writing, and to do it as well and as artfully as you can.
You need to do the weekly assignments and come to class prepared to share them.
You need to produce the most perfect project of which you are capable.  It can be anything you can dream up, as long as it clearly challenges you to use the skills, understandings, vision and perspectives that you have acquired during your years at Saint Michael's.

The readings:

I've tried to include as wide a variety of reading material in the course as I can. Many of the readings are among your favorites; others are among mine.  But you'll have the chance to read, listen to and tell a wide variety of stories.  The individual reading assignments are listed in the course schedule and in the email I sent each of you over break; they include:

Stephen King, On Writing
Strunk & White, Elements of Style
Selections from the Best Magazine Writing of 2001
Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Riven
This American Life: Crush, Notes on Camp, Nobody's Family is Gonna Change
How to do Radio comic book

Your grades

Your grade will be based on your attendance, your preparation, your effort, your thoughtfulness, and your participation in our class activities.  In particular:

40 percent       weekly projects
20 percent       project proposal
40 percent       final project

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