Professor Theresa Thompson
“Beneath it is all dark, it is all spreading,
it is unfathomably deep;
but now and again we rise to the surface
and that is what you see us by.”
Virginia Woolf
"I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd."
D. H. Lawrence
"All first-rate poetry is occupied with morality: this is the lesson of Beaudelaire."
T. S. Eliot
Spring 2013
Under Construction: Be Patient
Dear Students: Class attendance requires three acts: that you physically attend class--arriving on time and staying the entire time--that you COMPLETE all assigned work PRIOR to class, and that you are both prepared and willing to discuss the day's topic intelligently. Anything less can result in your being marked absent.
ENGL 3060 Literary Research and Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 2060. An advanced writing and research course, focusing on the interpretation and evaluation of literature as well as on the role and function of criticism in the study of literature.
Syllabus and Assignment Schedule
Handouts, lecture materials, supplemental readings
Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Double-Entry Journal PDF Template
Double-Entry Journal Word Template
Final Exam Schedule
NO make-up final exams. NO exceptions.
ENGL 3120 British Literature II
Prerequisite: ENGL 2060. A survey of the historical and formal development of British and post-Colonial literature from the late 18th century to the present. Emphasis on major writers and movements as well as on terms relevant to the study of British literature.
Syllabus and Assignment Schedule
Handouts, lecture materials, supplemental readings
Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
3x5 Index Card Instructions
Double-Entry Journal PDF Template
Double-Entry Journal Word Template
Final Exam Schedule
NO make-up final exams. NO exceptions.
Research Resources
Indiana University-University Purdue Indianapolis, UWC: How to Plan and Write a Research Literature Review
UC Santa Cruz: How to Distinguish between Primary & Secondary Sources, How to Distinguish between Popular and Scholarly Journals, and How to Write a Literature Review
Paul Brians World Civilizations Course Materials at WSU, http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/guides_index.html
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/
Indian Philosophy - Directory of Online Resources: http://www.academicinfo.net/hinduismphil.html
Chinese Philosophy: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHPHIL/CHPHIL.HTM
The Humanities Index: Resources for Humanists: http://humx.org/
Access Office for Students with Disabilities
VSU Student Success Center (SSC)
How to Write the Literary Essay
St. Martin's Handbook
Hypergrammar
Paramedic Method for Editing
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Bedford Research Room
Literary Resources
Websites for Literary Theory
Websites for Women / Gender Studies
Website for The American Civil Liberties Union
Information about the Professor
Curriculum Vitae (Printable Copy)
Poetry
Notes on Teaching English
Good literature is also tasty.
