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Introduction to Literature

Humanities and CommunicationSchool of Humanities/Social Sciences

Learning Objectives

Course Objective

Collegewide Student Competency

 1.  Define elements of fiction, poetic devices, and dramatic elements; detect them in literary works; and explain how they work in individual works of literature

Competency 1: Critical Thinking

 2.  Examine the historical, social, and cultural contexts of various literary works and their readers, and infer how these contexts affect the works and interpretations of them

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 3.  Examine relationships between social position, inequality, and political power as represented in literature

Competency 7: Analyze Human Diversity

 4.  Outline, develop, and produce original interpretations of individual works of literature

Competency 2: Communicate Effectively

 5.  Locate relevant, credible, resources; evaluate their information and arguments; and explain their contributions to academic discourse on literary works

Competency 6: Apply Information Literacy Skills