Reading selections will include stories by such masters as Joyce, Lawrence, Faulkner, Hemingway, and O'Connor, as well as recent works by Olson, Paley, and Barthelme. Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions, and lectures. COMP 1503 Children's Literature covers a broad range of literature for children from preschool to age twelve, as they encounter it through the home, the library, and the school. Picture books, the classics, folk and fairy tales, novels, and plays for children are presented in a critical context. COMP 1503 Introduction to Literature focuses on literature, thought and language.
Writing is continued in assignments related to readings, class discussions and lectures.
Literary selections include novels, short stories, poems, and plays. COMP 1503 Major representative works of science fiction are read and discussed. Works selected contain the major themes present in science fiction in the 20th century. Readings, class discussion, and lectures are the basis for oral reports and written assignments which continue training in composition and encourage a broadening of interest in science and technology. This course focuses on film, thought, and language through the viewing and analysis of representative fiction films.