Dr. Gerling and the 2016 lit cla** - The Literary Experience: Borders lyrics

This page is the online cla** page for Augie's ENGL 200C--The Literary Experience--course. We will add to this page as the semester continues. But this page will be our home base for texts that we are annotating online and, perhaps, for your response essays. Some important links: Student guide to Genius Cla** list Texts we're annotating Model annotations After discussing the worth of literature using opinions by Thomas Jefferson (who called it "poison") and E.L. Doctorow (who essentially said literature was crucial for survival of humanity), one of our first a**ignments is to--in groups--come up with definitions of literature. In addition, these groups will consider some genres and works that might or might not be considered literature. Here are our results: Group 1 Literature is any type of composition--written or spoken--that holds any type of value or purpose to the audience or writer. In Instruction manuals Poetry Books (fiction and non-fiction) plays music Out sci-fi On the border playbill self-help books Group 2 Any work involving words that is seen, read, heard, or created by people expressing their thoughts, experiences, opinions, or ideas regardless of merit. In fiction movies music with lyrics advertisements poetry news/journalism Out sculptures paintings On the border music without lyrics Group 3 Any written work that leaves an impact and includes literary elements. In fiction poetry autobiographies theater Out news magazine articles textbooks On the border music movies some children's books Group 4 A written or reported piece of work--fiction or non-fiction--telling or depicting an idea, concept, or story of lasting importance or influence. In orchestral music textbooks broadway shows/theater Out street art newspaper articles On the border movies music with lyrics Group 5 Any written work that could be published and has a purpose that can convey meaning or a story that make the audience think. In novels poems shorts plays Out social media On the border music magazine articles leveled children's books Since some of you mentioned music and specifically discussed spoken-word and hip-hop, here's a page with some excerpts from Jay-Z's writing And another