Associate Degree Courses

• Use selected literary terms in oral and written discussion of literature.
• Apply appropriate rhetorical strategies in formal essays.
• Prepare fully developed, coherent multi-paragraph essays on literary topics.
• Analyze selected works using critical reading skills.
• Express convincing interpretations of selected literature.
• Develop logical connections between literature and life experiences.
• Introduce self and explain course expectations.
• Integrate the course concepts through interaction with other Learners and your Mentor.
• Access information efficiently and effectively.
• Evaluate information critically and competently.
• Compare and contrast two similar literary styles

Learner will understand major concepts of...

· Symbolism
· Romanticism
· Romance novel
· Gothic literature
· Transcendentalism
· Individualism
· Civil disobedience
· Literary realism