ENGL 103

Fall 2018 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 27-Dec 12

Intro to Fiction

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Credit: 3 hours.

An introduction to the study of literature and literary history at the university level. Explores such topics as: the historical role and place of fictional narratives, the idea of genre, relationships between context and meaning in fictional works. Student will develop a critical vocabulary for interpreting and analyzing narrative strategies.

Credit is not given for both ENGL 103 and ENGL 109.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ENGL 103 class schedule data for fall 2018
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	60523	Lecture-Discussion	C	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	Altgeld Hall	Oh, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/18-12/12/18 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: What is fiction and how does it work? Why do we care about imaginary things, places, events, and characters? This course will serve as an introduction to the genre of fiction and it will help you develop the skills you need to close read and analyze fiction, as well as to write about fiction argumentatively and persuasively. We will work on becoming familiar with different elements and terms used to analyze fiction, such as point of view, frame, focalization, character, narrative voice, plot, story, tone, setting, symbolism, intertextuality, and theme, to name a few. We will also practice the skill of close textual reading and learn strategies for effective argumentative writing. These critical literary skills of close reading and argumentative writing are important for this class and will stand you in good stead in other courses where you must communicate clearly and persuasively. Primary texts will be novels and short stories. They may include: Anton Chekov’s “Misery,” Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things, Karen Tei Yamashita’s The Tropic of Orange, Sam Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners, Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, and JM Coetzee’s Elizabeth Costello.
	32288	Lecture-Discussion	D	9:00AM -9:50AM	MWF	English Building	Burstein, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/18-12/12/18 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: An introduction to the study of literature and literary history at the university level. Explores such topics as: the historical role and place of fictional narratives, the idea of genre, relationships between context and meaning in fictional works. Student will develop a critical vocabulary for interpreting and analyzing narrative strategies. Credit is not given for both ENGL 103 and ENGL 109.