Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Hi and welcome! This is vibrant exploration of fiction online that will hopefully feel more like an in-person class. We will work together as much as possible to share our exploration of fiction and how it changes, influences, and teaches us. 

Please note: This class moves fast. As a 4 unit course, it could take as much as 12 hours a week. I do not accept late work because late work makes it impossible for you to be on track with your classmates. But I do love all of you, and my goal is that you get the grade you want. I offer instead what I call Grade Control. 

• Everyone gets one free late. You can use that for any assignment except a draft of something you've already submitted the final version of, or replies to classmates on past discussion as they won't see them. 
• I offer unlimited extra credit through the library, tutoring, or events related to our class. 
• The class is graded on a 1,000 point scale, so you can miss -100 and still get an A, -200 and get a B, etc. All assignments and points are posted, so you can track and control your grade. 

This is a fully online course but does require full access to digital technology, including a webcam, microphone, and speakers.