Reading like a Writer

This is an intensive reading course, which focuses on the skills to read and reread like a writer. A wide selection of readings - novels, stories, plays, poetry - will be covered in the course, a guided tour of books and their authors. Students will be expected to read at least an hour a day, and the average weekly reading load will be between ten and fifteen hours. Students are expected to keep a detailed daily reading journal and participate in group discussions and class presentations.