ENGL 226 - Literature & Current Issues I

5 CR

Explores major themes and ideas found in literature framed by a chosen current social issue. Selected literature presents the issue from a variety of perspectives and promote a historical, cultural and philosophical understanding of the material on its own terms and in relation to a larger body of literature.

Recommended: ENGL 101 and any 100 level literature course.
Course Outcomes

Demonstrate an awareness of a cultural attitudes, social/political forces, philosophical attitudes presented in the literature from a particular Current Issue.
Demonstrate an awareness of varying points of view within this current issue
Identify major themes and ideas
Recognize how style relates to content in various writers’ works
Apply the analytical process to literary works
Apply writing skills to analyzing literature

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