Informações principais
Sobre o conteúdo
This course prepares you to read more deeply and write more clearly about works of literature. Through an engaging collection of videos, authentic readings, and support material from a variety of sources, you will learn to appreciate literature from different genres. You will learn about different genres of poetry and the history of some of our greatest poets.
You will broaden your vocabulary while you sharpen your academic and creative writing skills. Interaction with other students will help you to refine your thinking about the reading and writing as well. You will learn to write under time pressure, and have the opportunity to complete practice assignments that are similar to those you will find on the AP examination.
There are no prerequisites; you don’t have to take the AP exam to join the course. If you want to learn about poetry, literature and writing, this course is for you.
In part two, you’ll learn:
- How to read and appreciate classic and modern poetry
- Cultural and historical background of different poems
- Academic writing skills
- Test-taking strategies
Programa de estudos
Week 1: Introduction to Poetry
Overview of poetic form and vocabulary
What use is poetry?
Week 2: Latin
Poetry of old: Words of the Ancients
How do we talk about poetry?
Practice Test 1: Multiple Choice
Week 3: Chinese
Chinese Poetry: The Six Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty
Why is imagery important?
Practice Test 2: Essay/Free Response
Week 4: British
England: Romantics and Victorians
How should we read poems?
Practice Test 3: Multiple Choice
Week 5: American
American Modernism: New Poems for a New Country
How do we write about poems?
Practice Test 4: Multiple Choice
Week 6: Writing About Poetry
Analyzing Poems: Themes and Verses
Articulating themes
Practice Test 5: Essay/Free Response
Week 7: Final Exam Part 2
Instrutores
Maggie Sokolik
Director, College Writing Programs
University of California, Berkeley
Criador do conteúdo
A Universidade da Califórnia, Berkeley, foi fundada em 1868 e o seu campus principal - concebido como uma "Cidade de Aprendizagem" - foi estabelecido em Berkeley, na Baía de São Francisco. O corpo docente de Berkeley é constituído por 1.582 professores a tempo inteiro e 500 a tempo parcial, dispersos por mais de 130 departamentos académicos e mais de 80 unidades de investigação interdisciplinares. Os antigos alunos de Berkeley receberam 28 prémios Nobel e, entre os actuais professores, há oito laureados com o Prémio Nobel, 32 MacArthur Fellows e quatro vencedores do Prémio Pulitzer.
Em setembro de 2012, para assinalar o compromisso de Berkeley com a inovação no ensino e na aprendizagem, foi criado o Berkeley Resource Center for Online Education (BRCOE). O Centro é um centro de recursos e um catalisador operacional para todos os recursos internos do campus e externos para aconselhar, coordenar e facilitar as iniciativas de educação em linha da Universidade, desde cursos com e sem créditos, a programas de licenciatura em linha e projectos MOOC, incluindo a iniciativa MOOCLab.
Plataforma
EdX est une plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne (dite FLOT ou MOOC). Elle héberge et met gratuitement à disposition des cours en ligne de niveau universitaire à travers le monde entier. Elle mène également des recherches sur l'apprentissage en ligne et la façon dont les utilisateurs utilisent celle-ci. Elle est à but non lucratif et la plateforme utilise un logiciel open source.
EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
Les deux universités américaines qui financent la plateforme ont investi 60 millions USD dans son développement. La plateforme France Université Numérique utilise la technologie openedX, supportée par Google.
