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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ENGL 210 - Literature and Life: Thematic
PREREQUISITES: ENGL 111 - English Composition
PROGRAM: Liberal Arts
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Summer, 2011
Literature and Life is a thematic introductory literature course. Students will read American and/or English literature in relation to a specific cultural problem or theme. Students will be introduced to critical/literary approaches, draw conclusions about similarities and differences between texts (both in terms of content and technique), and practice written response to the texts.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Develop an increased proficiency in the areas of analyzing and interpreting works of literature.
- Construct detailed and well organized compositions that demonstrate an increased appreciation for the relationship between assigned texts and course theme.
- Apply critical thinking skills and reading strategies to both the writing process and to literary interpretation.
- Recognize thematic similarities between texts.
- Clearly identify and address questions of audience and rhetorical contexts.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Diverse literatures/texts
- Critical reading strategies
- Literary analysis/modes of criticism
- Politics/society/power
- Elements of style
- Modes of exposition (and rhetorical strategies)
- Figurative Language
- Cultural context(s)
- Familial and gender roles
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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