ENG 298 - Writing About Literature

1. Demonstrate the ability to apply the basic terms and strategies necessary to effective interpretation of prose, poetry, and drama;
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic elements of each genre, including narrative and lyric poetry, short stories, memoirs, and novels in prose, and tragic and comic drama;
3. Recognize the elements common to most prose, including point of view, plot, character, setting, and theme;
4. Recognize various schools of literary criticism and their role in literary study;
5. Use common literary terms properly;
6. Demonstrate ability to write an analytic paper about a work of literature, incorporating textual evidence.