Additional Extra Credit

If there's one thing I could advise future students of, it's to come into the class starting with an open mind. Personally, I've never been a real english/literature buff (the reason I put off my soph. lit until senior year) and therefore I went into the class counting down the days until it would end. To my pleasant surprise, I really enjoyed most of the readings and learned a lot from the class interaction. Especially if the student is taking the class in summer, I would also advise to expect a heavy reading load but not to allow the intimidating and time-restricted curriculum to prevent them from enjoying the readings/viewings. One of the most imporant things that I gained from taking this class was a hightened ability to view something from different perspectives. Every writer throughout the class has has had his/her own interesting twist on each story which helps us break the mold. In addition, the most valuable thing for me as far as how the class was laid out were the online class meetings. Seeing some of my classmates opinions on views on issues and situations helped me more to be able to analyze things in a multi-perspective outlook. Finally, the only thing I could think to prepare future students for the class would be to get ahold of the books before hand and start your readings so you dont feel rushed while the class is going on. If I was taking the class during the fall and had the summer to casually read the upcoming texts, I might not have been so stressed to finish some of the readings and maybe even enjoyed the books even more.