LitMUSE

Quoting Verse

Dr. Lucas — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:03:42 +0000

Another aspect to consider when writing about literature is getting your quotations correct. When incorporating quotations from poems into your writing, you must keep the lines exactly as the poet has set them down. Remember, this is what a quotation is: an exact reproduction of the original writing. Take, for example, this quotation from Pope: What [...]

First Responses, World Lit 2, Spring 2010

Dr. Lucas — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:46:16 +0000

I received 15 responses on Tartuffe via Turn It In. Congratulations for those of you who successfully figured out how to submit a response. If you still need assistance, please see me during my office hours. I had several students try to submit their responses as a comment on this web site or try to [...]

Final Exams Graded

Dr. Lucas — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:31:51 +0000

For my online literature classes and those classes that took the exam online, I have finished grading your submissions and grades will be posted shortly. I wanted to offer examples of how I evaluated each answer. Firstly, you were asked to write a paragraph response as your answer to each question. Some just answered the [...]

Shakespeare Rewrite

Dr. Lucas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:05:06 +0000

For ENGL 1102. If you choose to do a rewrite on your Titus Andronicus essays, please keep the following in mind. You must make an appointment with the ARC, take your rewritten paper to the session, and be sure they send confirmation to me of your session. The ARC provides tutoring free-of-charge to MSC students and [...]

Shakespeare Essay Assignment

Dr. Lucas — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:57:49 +0000

For my 1102 class. For this essay, you will begin by researching Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. Your job will be to research a particular character and analyze that character’s importance within the play; characters will be assigned in class on 10/19. You might consider approaching this assignment as if you were cast as the character for [...]

Sentence Fragments

Dr. Lucas — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:13:04 +0000

A sentence fragment occurs when one or more of the following is true: there is no verb there is no subject the word group is part of a subordinate clause or phrase A true sentence must contain at least one independent clause: a group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone. For example: We shopped [...]

Email Dr. Lucas

Dr. Lucas — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:23:10 +0000

I would like to remind students that I use different email addresses for different classes. Please, to get the quickest response from me, use the email address that I have given you on your class syllabus, and no other. I rarely check the “official” Macon State email address, so I would discourage you from ever [...]

McCarthy Essay Assignment

Dr. Lucas — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:29:03 +0000

For my 1102 class. For this assignment, you will write a either an essay response or a book review of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Response Find at least two critical articles (preferably more) on McCarthy’s The Road. Read the articles to find any similarities that the critics address about the novel. You’re to choose any theme or character [...]

1102 Essay Re-write

Dr. Lucas — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:28:44 +0000

For this assignment, you will be rewriting your in-class essay from last week and turning it into a formal essay. Therefore, it must be word-processed and structured according to MLA standards. Find at least two critical articles to use as secondary sources and cite them correctly in your essay according to MLA. Be sure to [...]

Thesis: Some General Guidelines

Dr. Lucas — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:31:00 +0000

In writing a thesis statement, you should follow some general guidelines. Be sure your thesis contains an arguable position about the topic. To do this, you should avoid stating facts, asking questions, or using unsupportable language. Facts are good for subjects, but make lousy thesis statements. If you cannot take a position about a topic, then [...]