ENGL1010: Introduction to Literature
Course description
An introduction to fiction, poetry, and drama.
Satisfies G.E. area C2.
You will enjoy this General Interest course; there is no prerequisite
for it.
Required Texts (available at Kiva Bookstore and on Reserve):
Harold Frederic, The Damnation of
Theron Ware (Random House) 375760350
Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in
Calamity Physics (Penguin 2007) 0143112120
William Shakespeare, As You Like It
(Penguin) 0140714715
William Shakespeare, The Sonnets
(Penguin) 0140714537
The Longman Concise Companion
(Pearson Longman 2007) 0321439007 [this is NOT on reserve; check the
Reference Area]
Course Objectives:
Expose students to a wide variety of literary production
Introduce variety of ways in which literary language use matters to
daily life
Student Learning Objectives:
Identify tropes, generic conventions, and representational techniques
Understand, utilize, and evaluate research materials
Understand and perform MLA citational form
Demonstrate understanding of historical situations of language
Perform close readings and oral performance of literary texts
Develop and produce an interpretive essay
This is a General Education course.
To find out more about the General Education program at CSU
Stanislaus, click here.
To find out how this course fits into it, click here.
Graded Activities:
Participation and Quizzes: 10%; Final Exam: 10%; Eight Projects: 80%
(10% each).
You must pass a minimum of 5 (five) Projects and the Final Exam to pass
the course. However, mathematically it is nearly impossible to
pass the course doing only five projects and the final.
Expect a quiz on reading content and discussion topics every
week.
No make-ups will be allowed for any activity except
in extraordinary circumstances. If you find yourself in an
extraordinary circumstance, please contact
the instructor as soon as possible.
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