I love that approach! Beginning with a reader's emotional connection to a text seems both human and humane :). As a lit student, I learned with traditional Socratic-style discussions and loose essay assignments. For six years it was basically the same thing: read a text, talk about it, write about it (however you like as long as it's wit…
I love that approach! Beginning with a reader's emotional connection to a text seems both human and humane :). As a lit student, I learned with traditional Socratic-style discussions and loose essay assignments. For six years it was basically the same thing: read a text, talk about it, write about it (however you like as long as it's within word count). I had a tremendous amount of freedom. I've only recently realized how lucky I was. If the assignments had been more prescriptive or not reading- and writing-centered, I'm not sure I would have finished college. It will be interesting what effect language-model technologies like ChatGPT have on humanities programs that are built around the essay.
I love that approach! Beginning with a reader's emotional connection to a text seems both human and humane :). As a lit student, I learned with traditional Socratic-style discussions and loose essay assignments. For six years it was basically the same thing: read a text, talk about it, write about it (however you like as long as it's within word count). I had a tremendous amount of freedom. I've only recently realized how lucky I was. If the assignments had been more prescriptive or not reading- and writing-centered, I'm not sure I would have finished college. It will be interesting what effect language-model technologies like ChatGPT have on humanities programs that are built around the essay.