Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to course. Outline of semester. Short essay describing one of the past assignments and how it has affected their writing confidence. |
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2) |
“The Nightingale and the Rose” by Oscar Wilde. Reading a fairytale for plot and character development. |
Reading. |
3) |
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. How utopia can be distorted. The meaning and theme of a short story. |
Writing assignment. |
4) |
“Splendor in the Grass”. Young love and the choices it entails. |
Reading. |
5) |
“Romeo and Juliet” scenes. Our conceptions of love and how we can translate Shakespeare into the modern world. |
Essay. |
6) |
“The Gift of the Magi” by O”Henry. Style and substance: how one author can tell a story effectively. |
Reading. |
7) |
Review. |
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8) |
“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. The short story as a novella, or how to tell a story through 1st person narration. |
Reading. |
9) |
“Flowers for Algernon”. Development of character. |
Writing commentary. |
10) |
“Casablanca”. Dealing with crisis and personal choices. |
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11) |
Presentations of author and relevant work. |
Presentation. |
12) |
“The Killers” by Hemingway. How language changed and evolved through a paring down of the story to essentials. |
Research. |
13) |
“The Killers” film adaptation. Adapting a story for the screen. How do we judge its success? Essay. |
Research. |
14) |
“A Rose for Emily”. The use of a gothic theme in the American South. Setting as character. |
Reading. |
15) |
Final exam. |
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16) |
Final exam. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. |
4 |
2) |
Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. |
5 |
3) |
Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. |
5 |
4) |
Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. |
4 |
5) |
Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. |
4 |
6) |
Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. |
4 |
7) |
Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. |
4 |
8) |
Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. |
3 |
9) |
Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. |
4 |