Exercises
In addition to three exams,
exercises for our course include a literary analysis that addresses one or more
of the assigned readings. Below you will
find links to optional exercises for each of the course hero topics. The essay exercises are explained on separate
pages that include instructions regarding the topics and directions for
submitting them. You choose the exercise
and a topic selected from the options provided for the exercises.
This exercise guides you
through the formal analysis of a work of short fiction and its development as a
written essay. All materials for this
exercise are found in the Week 1 website, including the reading and
supplementary content.
This exercise introduces the
concept of the tragic hero.
This exercise addresses the
motif of the archetypal hero.
This exercise explores
Shakespeare’s concept of the hero.
This exercise reviews the
concept of the modern tragic hero.
This exercise introduces the
concept of the anti/ironic hero.
Inclement Weather Alternative Assignment
If the final class period is cancelled due to inclement weather or other
causes, then click here to find
instructions for completing your course exercises.
This page was last modified on February 17, 2006,
and is maintained by Dr. Geoffrey Grimes.
