2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 24, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LITE 105 - Introduction to Literature

3 CR
Studies in critical reading and appreciation of the major forms in fiction, poetry, and drama. Required course for English majors and minors.

Requisites: Next Gen ACCUPLACER® reading score of 244, or at least a grade of C in TSRE 55 .
General Education Requirement: Personal and Cultural Engagement - General Education Core
Michigan Transfer Agreement Requirement: Humanities and Fine Arts
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Discuss readings and resources by creating reading analysis papers.
  2. Analyze a poem and/or short story; a novel and/or play in writing.
  3. Summarize literature resources in writing to share with the class.
  4. Demonstrate understanding of literature, assessed in quizzes and exams.
  5. Discuss and appreciate a variety of literary texts.
  6. Develop stronger analytical and critical readings skills.
  7. Write and communicate more effectively.
  8. Recognize and use a variety of literary themes, concepts, and interpretive strategies.
  9. Experience then human experience through various perspectives, voices, and eras on a local and global scale.