Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

The required textbooks for this course can be purchased through the Sylvania Campus Bookstore: The Little Seagull Handbook With Exercises, 4th Edition. If you purchase the book online instead, make sure you buy the book WITH EXERCISES and not the smaller edition that does not include them. 

You may purchase a new or used copy of James Joyce's collection of short stories, Dubliners. Both the Penguin and Norton Editions include an introduction to the text and essential notes for interpreting the stories. In the course modules on D2L, I will also provide a file with links to online versions of the stories (including audio version) and a selection of editors' notes.

Classes will be held twice per week for six of the eight weeks during Summer Term. No class will be held on the following days: Wednesday July 3rd and Monday July 29th.

You will be expected to attend and participate in a majority (more than half) of our remote class sessions.  When you are unable to attend, you can listen to the Cloud recordings.

Be sure to print out and keep handy a copy of the Reading and Assignment Schedule (which can be found on D2L under "Course Information'). Due dates for all assignments can be found there, along with a list of both required and optional readings. I will email copies of this schedule, along with the Course Syllabus, to enrolled students in advance of our first class meeting on Monday, June 24th.

You will be expected to upload essays to D2L as well as email them to your instructor in Word or PDF files that allow for comments to be inserted in-text. Also, make sure you have audio available to ensure you can participate in class discussions.

To meet with your instructor for Zoom conferences, you can simply click on the Class Meeting link in D2L.  

Most essay readings are either available online or posted on D2L in printable form (Word documents). Of the two textbooks, you are required to purchase either hard copies or eBooks. Be aware that hard copies may make it easier for you to make notations on the texts -- and ensure that if you experience any technical difficulties you can still access the readings.

Please see the syllabus or contact the instructor for more information about technology. Also, be aware that laptop computers are available on loan from the PCC Library.