Honors 4920
Weber Reads Douglass and Jacobs

 

 

Course Calendar

 

Texts:

Blight, David, ed. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Fleischner, ed. Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl

either:

  • McFeely, Frederick Douglass or  Yellin, Harriet Jacobs, A Life
  • additional readings

    • Grades:

    Grades will be a percentage of points possible-not "on the curve."

    • short papers - 60 points
    • oral presentations - 15 points
    • service work/participation - 20 points

     

    Spring 2011
    Kathryn L. MacKay 626 6782 SS 244 kmackay@weber.edu

    This class will involve students in Weber Reads, an effort to promote reading in Weber County through: One Campus, One Community, One Book.

    The goal of Weber Reads is to get the community reading and talking to one another by having everyone read the same book at the same time. Weber Reads wants to provide Weber County residents with opportunities to discuss a piece of literature with each other, reflect on the themes, and come away from the experience having learned a little more about ourselves and others.  Complete list of events

    This year Weber Reads will focus on the slave narratives by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs. Several faculty in disciplines spanning the breadth of the college curriculum will be involve. Many faculty will be placing the novel on their course syllabus for student discussions: there will be presentations and panel discussions on related issues, the showing of several related films, and several related library exhibits.

    Honors 4830 will be a way for students to become involved in these activities. This is a reading, listening, doing, and talking course.

    This class will be conducted in the style of a seminar. We will engage in large-group discussion, do small-group work, and occasionally I will provide short lectures. Students also will be asked to take turns at presenting and analyzing particular texts. Participation in the discussions is expected, so, therefore, is regular attendance.

    Activities in Support of Learning:

  • Short papers  in response to six (6) of the seven (7) presentations held on campus. (10 points each)
  • 5 Formal Oral presentations  Students will present on assigned topics, including providing colleagues with a handout. (10 points each)
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