Introduction to Literature

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Three lecture. Introduction to literature by diverse authors from a variety of forms and genres. Emphasis on close reading and analysis of literary texts for meaning and form, understanding literary context, and critical writing. Students will be able to: identify literary elements used in a variety of texts; (knowledge) explain relationships between literary form and content to reflect culture, human responsibility, morality, ethics, and the manner and causes by which humans interact with one another; (comprehension) implement close reading skills to make connections with the literature; (apply) analyze rhetorical, historical, cultural and social contexts of literary works; (analyze) evaluate trends in literature across diverse cultures and eras. (evaluate) Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 102. General Education: Arts and Humanities