LitMUSE

Tartuffe is primarily influenced by the Enlightenment’s debate of reason versus faith. What makes Moliere’s play so renowned is his implementation of satire to convey the period’s main argument. Obviously, various ideas of the Enlightenment are represented in Tartuffe and are intertwined, but I will be focusing on the satirical effect Orgon has in the [...]

If you are in my World Literature 2 online this summer, I would like to remind you that the forum is an integral part of your grade. Many of you are doing well on the reading quizzes, but falling down in the forums. Not only are many of you not posting enough, but posting after [...]

In the following forum, consider one of the following for your initial thread posting. Identify and discuss a major or minor theme. What is a primary concern of the literary text? How is it identified within the text? What does the text say about this theme? Analyze a major or minor character. What is the [...]

Folks, the Faust grades are in, and they are pretty poor. Some of the class has dropped, and others have stopped doing the forums all together. However, those of you who hope to pass the class must post in the forums each week. This means more than posting a perfunctory question. You must write in [...]

The top five reasons for poor grades on forums: Not posting enough; you need to post a minimum of twice per forum. Remember that doing the minimum will likely earn you the minimum grade, perhaps lower. Starting a new thread on the same or similar topic. This shows me you’re not reading. If you start [...]

I have finished evaluating the forums for both of my World Lit sections, and I must say I disappointed. Once again (am I sounding like a broken record, yet?) I’d like to remind you that you cannot receive full credit for a forum unless you post more than once. I’ll remind you to have another [...]

The first grades have been posted for my online section of ENGL 2112: World Literature 2. While we had some fine observations on the first Tartuffe forum, the “Viewing Tartuffe Forum” had a class average of 1.6. Ouch. Be sure you understand how to write in the forum: that all forums are worth 10 points [...]

In posting to the forum, please keep the following in mind. Please note: a “forum” contains “posts” or, even more accurately, “threads.” Write using paragraphs. No big blocks of rambling text. Yes, this is an informal response, but you must still consider good writing. Have a point to make; this is called a thesis statement [...]

A major portion of any study of literature or cultural texts is interpretation. For this, there is the blog or forum requirement. Each blog or forum entry should: address a work of literature, text, or topic you have been assigned to read or discuss for class apply a critical approach that we have discussed in [...]

Consult your individual course requirements for the specifics of your daily writing. In general, blog entries and forums should have a minimum of 350 words per entry or thread, respectively. See also Blogging: Some Considerations and Some Notes on Forums. You might also have a look at Tips for Writing. Comments should always be thoughtful and [...]