Amarillo College Sigma Kappa Delta

Sigma Kappa Delta is having its first meeting of the semester today at noon in Ordway 102! Hope to see you there!

Stop by Sigma Kappa Delta's club table today and tomorrow at AC's Club Fair!

"So you want to teach?": Non-Teaching Careers for English Majors Sigma Tau Delta Alumni Representative Jessica Heller outlines a plan of attack for identifying non-teaching careers for English majors.

Exhibit in AC’s Common Lobby Gallery to feature inclusions in Freelancer magazine A special launch of the Freelancer exhibit has been dubbed “An Evening in a Beatnik-style Coffee House’’ and will include an introduction of the magazine’s many contributors, as well as, poetry performances by students in AC’s theatre honor society, Delta Psi Omega.

Online Creative Writing will also be offered this fall: English 2307-001. This Creative Writing class will offer students the opportunity to become more skilled and confident creative writers. We will learn about specific techniques and strategies that writers can use to achieve particular and powerful effects. Students will write drafts and then final copies of a poem, a short story, and a scene from a play while receiving peer and instructor feedback. Students will also be provided with a variety of online examples of poems, stories, and plays for models and inspiration. For more information, email Professor Margie Netherton at [email protected].

Fall registration starts on Monday! See our sophomore literature classes below: AC’s English Dept. Sophomore Literature Classes
Fall 2017

(Counts as a Literature/Philosophy/Culture Credit at Amarillo College and a Humanities credit at WT A&M)

English 2322: British Literature I
(MW, 10:30-11:45—16-week traditional class, Dr. William Netherton)

“Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonnum . . .” Look familiar? This is how an English person would’ve said the Lord’s Prayer a thousand years ago. In English 2322, you’ll see how the English language and literature developed between 1000 and 1800 AD. We’ll read Beowulf, Chaucer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Julian of Norwich and other medieval English spiritual writers, Shakespeare, and John Donne (among others). Come hang out with Vikings and men in tights. Contact info: [email protected]

English 2326: American Literature
(8-week hybrid class, the first 8 weeks—MW 9:00-10:15, Dr. Mary Dodson)

Yes—it is possible to enjoy a journey traveling through American Literature in 8 weeks! We will focus on the concept of American Romanticism and see how it comes alive in this country’s literature by looking at the topics of Faith, Freedom, and The Frontier. We will see how the American character is reflected in the thoughts of such writers as Jean de Crevecoeur, Mary Rowlandson, Phyllis Wheatley, Washington Irving, Kate Chopin, Jack London, and Mark Twain—to name just a few. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about this hybrid course. Contact info: [email protected]

English 2331: Non-Western Literature—Online
(16-week online class, Dr. William Netherton)

Rumi. Tu Fu. Kalidasa. Mirabai. Shin-eki-uninni. Li Po. Tagore.
Great writers all. In English 2331, you’ll be introduced to these authors and several more. We’ll do a chronological survey of great pieces of literature from the Mid-East, India, and China. After taking this course, the next time someone starts gushing about the latest trendy novel, you can come back with, “Yeah, but have you read Jalal-al-din Rumi? Now, that guy can write.”
Contact info: [email protected]

English 2332: World Literature I
(MTWR, 10:30-11:45, 8-week traditional class, Dr. Daniel Ferguson)
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but it’s also healthier to read about than contemplate! Works in World Literature I are all set around family tragedies involving the theme of revenge. Join us for a semester of families in turmoil from the great Western canon of literature.
Contact info: [email protected]

SKD will be selling biscuits and gravy in Badger Den on Tuesday! Come out for some homemade comfort food on this cold day! $2 for each biscuit smothered in gravy or $3 for two biscuits. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until sold out. Hope to see you there!

A helpful news website that supplies all sides of the story and promotes critical thinking: https://www.allsides.com/

AllSides

Our next SKD meeting will be Tuesday, March 21, from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm at the south end of Ordway Hall. Free lunch will be provided. We will discuss how to find reliable information online in a time when "fake news" and "alternative facts" have been a hot topic. Join us! All are welcome.

OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE SEMESTER IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, FROM 11:45-12:30. FREE LUNCH! We will discuss protest songs that have made an impact on society.

Come to our SKD meeting tomorrow at 11:45 for a free lunch and to share favorite love poems and songs! We will also have elections for officers, so if you would like to run for office, bring $35 for your annual dues. Remember, a club officer position looks great on a college transcript!