The goal is to develop an informed, personal response and the interpretive skills needed for an appreciation of literature. The instructor for LIT 1005 - Form and Idea in Literature is Dr. Mary Margaret Pringle. Please contact your instructor for the appropriate course password. General Course Information Core Components LIT 1005 fosters critical thinking through student participation in in-class discussions and explications, and writing journal entries. LIT 1005 fosters technology use through student creation and submission of formatted assignments using MS Word and through student PowerPoint presentations on a selected author.
Students practice working together through group work on journal entry topics.
Examine, respond to, and differentiate between the form of fiction, poetry, drama, and film. Demonstrate a good grasp of the major elements of literary works, e.g., genre, themes, characterization, metaphors, symbols, images, irony. Use a specialized vocabulary for talking about literature and some of the various social, historical, and psychological contexts through which it is evaluated. Demonstrate the ability to write thoughtful and detailed analysis of literary works within a generic framework. Text and Required Materials Beaty, J., and Hunter, J.P., Eds.