Instructor: Josh Green

Instructor Information:

I am the Director of the Northwest MS Community College-DeSoto Writing Center and a faculty member in the English Department. I teach English Composition I as well as the corresponding Companion Course. My research interests include theoretical frameworks in education and composition theory, specifically community-engaged pedagogy and collaboratives. I have been teaching for 9 years.

Contact Information:

If you have questions concerning the content of the course, you may contact the instructor directly using the email link on the main Lessons page or in the "Communications & Tools" tab. NOTE: Replies to your emails will go to your go.olemiss.edu email account, so be sure to check it frequently.

Course Description:

The Mississippi Writers course focuses on the state’s rich literary heritage through the study of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama.

This one-semester elective course identifies and analyzes major influences and themes of the twentieth century and contemporary Mississippi writing. You will analyze literature and evaluate literature effectiveness to express central issues and influences unique to Mississippi.

We will explore the depths of Faulkner’s mind, study Welty’s detail and memory, and investigate the crazy complexities of Williams’s characters. This course will conclude with a creative journal activity, studying historical markers around Mississippi.

Required Textbook:

Abbott, Dorothy. Mississippi Writers: An Anthology. Jackson: University of Mississippi, 1991. Print.

A copy of Tennessee Williamsís A Streetcar Named Desire (any edition)

It is the student's responsibility to order his or her textbook. Online textbook retailers such as Amazon.com, ABEbooks.com, or Half.com usually provide used textbooks at economical prices.

You must make sure you are ordering the exact book required in this syllabus.

Course Objectives:

Click this Course Standards link for a full list of the standards covered in this course.

Course Outline:

This course consists of 38 instructional modules (or lessons). NOTE: you must pass the Syllabus and Orientation Quiz for the course materials to appear on the Lessons page.

Grading Scale:

93 - 100% = A
85 - 92% = B
75 - 84% = C
70 - 74% = D
Below 69% = F

The grading format is as follows:

Minor Grades: 50%: Quizzes, Reading Questions, Setting Activity, Vocabulary, Journals and MS Markers Creative Journal assignment
Major Grades: 30%: Exams and Essays
Final Exam: 20%