COMPARATIVE LITERATURE/COMPOSITION

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on comparing, contrasting, analyzing, and critiquing writing styles and common themes of selected works from world literature. It requires critical thinking and mature literary analysis, oral and written.

  1. Writing
    1. Writing process
    2. Multi-paragraph essay
      1. Thesis statement
      2. Organization of material
      3. Transitions
    3. Personal writing
      1. Journals
      2. Diaries
    4. Critical analysis of literature
      1. Literary allusions
      2. Multiple interpretations of a single work
  1. Reading/Literature
    1. Critical reading of different types of literature
      1. Relationships among form, style, structure, content
      2. Literary allusions
    2. Variety of literature representing diverse backgrounds and traditions
    3. Reading strategies

  2. Usage/Grammar
    1. Variety in sentence structure
    2. Avoidance of fragments, run-on sentences
    3. Usage rules
    4. Mechanics review

  3. Language/Vocabulary
    1. Vocabulary words from reading
    2. Expansion of reading and writing vocabulary

  4. Research/Technology
    1. On-line search
    2. Multi media project

  5. Speaking/Listening
    1. Class discussion
    2. Group presentation
    3. Individual presentation
    4. Effects of mass media

 

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