LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This course is an introduction to the major literary genres: the short story, poetry, drama, and the novel. Emphasis is placed on formal, thematic, historical, cultural, and critical elements of literature, as well as the relationship between literature and the human condition. This course satisfies a general education requirement in the Arts and Humanities Area.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 105 or ENG 107
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Define the characteristics of different literary genres.
Identify thematic concerns of various literary texts in multiple genres.
Analyze the impact of historical, cultural, and critical context on the formal and thematic elements of literary works.
Analyze how race, gender, and class shape literature.
Identify the literary canon and the issues that arise from it.
Illustrate the value of diversity through an exploration of literature.
Examine the relationship between literature and the human condition.
Respond to the readings through informal writing and classroom discussion.
Write formal critical essays that evaluate literature, connect it to other works, incorporate personal experience, explore its contexts, and assess its relationship to the human condition.

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