While introducing students to a variety of literary works, this interactive reading course helps students develop word knowledge and effective reading strategies. In this introductory course to American literature, students explore culturally diverse selections from genres such as the essay, short story, novel, historical writings, and poetry.
Selections provide vocabulary enrichment, textual insights, and audio readings of excerpts.
In this upper-level, advanced composition course, students learn to write in many styles. American Literature 2 A focus on multicultural literature connects American literary selections in this course. Students study selections from various genres in thematic arrangements. Literary concepts are acquired along with discussions of culture and writing. Quizzes, newsgroup discussions and creative and non-creative projects help students sharpen their critical thinking and writing skills.