WORLD LITERATURE 121A HONORS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will survey representative selections from those writers/cultures (excluding British and American) of Sumerian, Egyptian, and Hebrew literature through Greek literature and prepare the student for specific writing experiences such as literary analysis and exposition. Literary terms, vocabulary study, composition techniques and parallel reading will be incorporated.

WRITING

1. Review of multi paragraph paper
1. Introduction
2. Thesis statement
3. Topic sentence
4. Paragraph development
5. Transitional devices
6. Conclusion
2. Literary analysis essays (minimum of 3, topic determined by teacher)

1. READING/LITERATURE
1. Sumerian, Egyptian, and Hebrew literature
1. Historical events
2. Cultural influences
3. Literary developments
1. Selected sections of The Epic of Gilgamesh
2. Selected Egyptian works
3. Selected sections from Hebrew literature
4. Selections from topical articles relevant to the culture/country
5. Literary terms appropriate to selections
2. Persian and Arabic literature
1. Historical events
2. Cultural influences
3. Literary developments
1. The Shah-nama
2. The Rubaiyat
3. Selected sections from the Koran
4. Selections of Sa’di, Hafiz,and/or Rumi
5. From One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
4. Selections from topical articles relevant to the culture/country
5. Literary terms appropriate to selections
3. Asian literature
1. Historical events
2. Cultural influences
3. Literary developments
1. Indian literature
1. Selections from the Rig Veda
2. Selections from the Upanishad and/or the Mahabarata and/or the Bhagavad-Gita
3. The Panchatantra
2. Chinese literature
1. Selections from the philosophy
2. Selections from the poetry
3. Japanese literature
1. Selections from poetry (to include Tanka and Haiku)
2. Selections from prose
4. Selections from topical articles relevant to the culture/country
5. Literary terms appropriate to selections
4. Greek literature
1. Historical events
2. Cultural influences
3. Literary developments
1. Selections from the Iliad
2. Sections from poetry and prose
3. Oedipus the King and/or Antigone
4. Selections from topical articles relevant to culture/country
5. Literary terms appropriate to selections
5. Parallel reading
1. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (to be read prior to or during Indian unit)
2. Edith Hamilton’s Mythology (to be read prior to Greek unit)
3. Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonnus, and/or Antigone by Sophocles, Medea by Euripides
   
   
2. USAGE/GRAMMAR
1. Sentence errors
2. Sentence structure
3. Punctuation
4. Mechanics
   
   
3. LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY
1. Defining words from literary selections.
2. Identifying meanings of words on quizzes.
3. Completing units from Vocabulary Workshop.
   
   
4. RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY
1. Test-taking strategies
2. On-line research activities
   
   
5. SPEAKING/LISTENING
1. Class discussions
2. Notetaking
3. Individual and/or group presentation

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