EN241 Newsletters for Business Workshop Students put into practice the news writing and technical layout skills learned in EN240. Students will work independently and cooperatively in all phases of creating, writing, and designing a series of professional- quality business newsletters presented in a final portfolio. This course is available to select upperclass students who wish to make a special study of some aspect of communications problems. Senior standing and approval of Dean of Instruction and the instructor. This course is a survey of literature providing an intensive study of literary forms and function, stressing an examination of various genres, including the short story, poetry, drama, and the novel.
Emphasis is on structural elements leading to perceptive criticism of literature.
Students will read literature from various time periods and cultures. Analyze poetry, short stories, plays and novels through class discussion and written papers. Identify various elements of literature and analyze how they are used to provoke a response in the audience. The student reads plays from the works of representative dramatists from Greek theater to modern 20th century drama. Emphasis is on the evolution of drama as a genre leading to perceptive criticism through discussion and theme writing.