Courses back to top 102 Basic English Students review grammar and reading techniques, and learn to structure paragraphs and essays. All students must have these skills before proceeding to other English courses. This study of rhetorical principles in theory and practice integrates the study of others essays with the student's own writing. Offered first semester for those who pass the diagnostic test. This course introduces students to a critical appreciation of poetry, drama, and short and long fiction.
Literature written from Christian perspectives and non-Christian perspectives is included.
Students write essays on subjects related to literature being discussed. This course takes the place of English 103 for students in the Honors Program. The course introduces students both to the formal analysis of poetry and to its changing place in society. Emphasis on authors varies, but Hawthorne, Twain, James, and Hurston are among the writers studied. In addition, the class discusses selections written by literary theorists having to do with the art of the narrative.