Close analysis of multicultural literary works as the basis of effective critical writing.
Athena Title
Comp and Multicul Lit Honors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ENGL 1050H, ENGL 1102, ENGL 1102E, ENGL 1102S, ENGL 1103
Prerequisite
(ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S) and permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will read poetry, fiction, and drama critically and write analytically about them.
Students will understand literary principles and use basic terms important to critical writing and reading.
Students will complete written projects in and out of class using processes that include discovering ideas and evidence, organizing that material, and revising, editing, and polishing the finished paper.
Students will think critically so that they can recognize the difference between opinion and evidence and so that they can support a complex, challenging thesis, and more specifically, document writing using textual evidence.
Students will address written work to a range of audiences.
Students will understand the collaborative and social aspects of the writing process and demonstrate an ability to critique the writing of themselves and others.
Students will study the literature representative of one or more of the following cultures: African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Native American.
Topical Outline
This course is centered around writing critically about literature. The choice and sequence of topics will vary from instructor to instructor and semester to semester.
A. Literary Topics
1. Learning to read and evaluate poetry, the short story, the novel, and drama
2. Selected works of poetry
3. Selected works of drama
4. Selected works of fiction
B. Rhetorical Topics
5. Learning to write critically about literature
6. Content: Thesis, logic, and support
7. Organization and development
8. Style and syntax
9. Diction
10. Grammar, mechanics, and citation format
General Education Core
CORE I: Foundation
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
