Course Goals

• To read works from a variety of genres, including novels, short stories, autobiographies, dramas, and poetry

• To read and discuss literature written primarily between the sixteenth and twenty-first centuries by authors of all nationalities

• To be introduced to the art of poetry, with an emphasis on figurative language, meter and rhyme, sound devices, and a few forms

• To learn how to annotate works of all lengths and be able to identify allusions, plot, suspense, conflict, theme, setting, imagery, point of view, tone, irony, symbolism, elements of characterization, and figurative language

• To write in a variety of essay modes—including a research paper—and through this practice, to develop an individual writer's voice

• To learn how to write both a literary analysis essay and a research paper

• To increase your vocabulary through the literature you read

• To increase your grammatical skills through daily practice

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