The next morning, Michael found himself staring blankly at a new crop of sophomores—fifteen in all—who each held a syllabus. Eyes flitted from the paper to his face and back. As always, he wondered what they were thinking.
“The world of college English is far from settled,” he told them. “Many professors steer students into literature courses. You are all English majors or minors, so I suspect a heavy dose of lit courses in your future. However, in order to be successful, you not only have to be able to read literature and understand it, you also have to be able to make arguments about it and articulate them in the written word. Of course, the expectations of you will be much higher than students in many other fields because reading and writing are your future career, not just a corollary
