LIT 151 - Topics in Literature

• Identify the salient features of four major forms of literature (poetry, short fiction, the novel, creative nonfiction).
• Apply knowledge of literary terms including plot, character, point of view, imagery, setting, irony, tone, and symbol.
• Demonstrate how a particular theme functions in its literary, historical, and cultural contexts, and across multiple pieces of literature.
• Critically examine literature as readers and writers and demonstrate their ability to defend a position using literary evidence both orally and in writing.
• Use reflection as a tool to discover the intersections of their own experiences with the material about which they read, write, and discuss.
• Exhibit ethical & professional behavior in attendance, conduct, assignment completion, teamwork and constructive peer feedback.