Texts:
Baum, The Wizard of Oz
Haldeman-Julius, Dust
Ise, Sod and Stubble
Leland, ed., The Kansas Experience in Poetry
Hughes, Not Without Laughter
Draper, As Grass
Inge, Picnic
Inge, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Low, ed., Kansas Poems of William Stafford
Clair, Rattlebone
Day, The Last Cattle Drive
For graduate credit, one additional book chosen from the list provided in the
Additional Assignment for Graduate Credit
section.
Additional readings: E-reserve articles for Lessons 1 and 10.
Audiotapes: Four tapes supplied by Independent Study
Number of Lessons: 10
Number of Writing Assignments: 3 for undergraduate credit; 4 for graduate credit
Maximum Number of Writing Assignments Submissions Per Week: 1
Do not submit essay 2 until essay 1 has been returned to you.
Final exam: Supervised
Time allowed for final: 3 hours
Aids allowed for final: none
Lessons covered on final: 1-10 (Units I and II)
All required writing assignments must be submitted before you apply to take
the final exam.
Course Grading Formula:
Undergraduate credit:
writing assignments 75%
final exam 25%
Graduate credit:
writing assignments 80%
final exam 20%
You must pass the final exam to pass the course.