ENGL 4603, ENGL 5413, & AMST 5833:

American Drama

 

Syllabus

 

Terms for Analysis of Drama

 

Videos and DVDs on reserve for this class in NSU-BA library

 

Writing a Video Critique

 

Study Guides

       Study Guide 1: Trifles and Desire under the Elms

       Study Guide 2: Our Town           

       Study Guide 3: The Glass Menagerie

       Study Guide 4: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

       Study Guide 5: Death of a Salesman

 

Model Final Essays [Do NOT read a model essay whose topic is similar to your own!)

       “Dysfunctional Marriages in American Drama” by Andrea Stailey

       “[Lying, Cheating, Stealing, and Killing:] How to Get What You Want in American Drama” by Carol Weeks

 

Additional Model Essays       

Go back to my home page, scroll down to Spring 2011, and click on the icon for my Mark Twain class.  The model essays posted for that class will give you a good idea of how to organize and develop your final essay for American Drama.

 

Checklist for Final Essay  Because it is not properly formatted, this online version is for reference only.  Use the hard copy handed out in class.

 

Study Suggestions for Final Exam Spring 2006

 

Documents for graduate students:

 

Checklist for Research Paper This version is for reference only.  Use the better-formatted version of this document that I gave you in class.