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Lit 5: The Tradition of Fiction
Prof ETM Solmerano
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Course Description
LIT 5 is a three-unit course designed to equip the students with the proper mechanics for understanding the short story as an art form, thus enhancing their sense of appreciation for the rich cultural experience inherent in the selected text.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, student will be able to:
1. To familiarize the students with the basic structural elements of the short story.
2. To enhance their understanding and appreciation of the artistic and humanistic values embodied in the selected short stories.
3. To provide one the opportunity to analyze and evaluate short stories through written and oral communication.
4. To provide one the opportunity to learn about a broad variety of human experiences which can be useful in understanding one’s self and one’s place in the world.
Content of the Course
Orientation, Policies, Expectations, Requirements of the Course
The Short Story as a Literary Term
Review of the elements of fiction
General Critical Approaches to Literature
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
William Carlos Williams, “The Use Of Force”
Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”
Anton Chekhov, “The Beggar”
Leo Tolstoy, "God Sees The Truth But Waits"
First Preliminary Examination
Guy de Maupassant, “The Necklace”
Giovanni Verga, “The She Wolf”
James Joyce, “Clay”
William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”
Heinrich Boll, “Like a Bad Dream”
Midterm Examination
Anatole France, "Our Lady's Juggler"
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
Dino Buzzati, "The Falling Girl"
John Barth, "Lost in the Funhouse"
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Harrison Bergeron"
Summing Up
Final Examination
Evaluative Measures
1. Lecture
2. Class Discussion
3. Group Discussion
4. Assignment
5. Research
6. Graded Recitation
References
Barnet, et. al (Eds.). An Introduction to Literature. USA: Scott, Foresman and Company. 1989.
Charters, Ann, ed. The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s. 2003.
Klaus, Carl H., et. al. (Eds.). Elements of Literature 3rd edition. New York: Oxford University Press. 1986.
Kinckerbocker, et. al. (Eds.). Interpreting Literature. USA: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1978.
Speare, M. Edmund (Ed.). A Pocketbook of Short Stories. New York: Washington Square Press. 1941.
Prof ETM Solmerano
09212387674
patientnumber23@yahoo.com
patientnumber23.proboards38.com
Course Description
LIT 5 is a three-unit course designed to equip the students with the proper mechanics for understanding the short story as an art form, thus enhancing their sense of appreciation for the rich cultural experience inherent in the selected text.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, student will be able to:
1. To familiarize the students with the basic structural elements of the short story.
2. To enhance their understanding and appreciation of the artistic and humanistic values embodied in the selected short stories.
3. To provide one the opportunity to analyze and evaluate short stories through written and oral communication.
4. To provide one the opportunity to learn about a broad variety of human experiences which can be useful in understanding one’s self and one’s place in the world.
Content of the Course
Orientation, Policies, Expectations, Requirements of the Course
The Short Story as a Literary Term
Review of the elements of fiction
General Critical Approaches to Literature
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
William Carlos Williams, “The Use Of Force”
Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”
Anton Chekhov, “The Beggar”
Leo Tolstoy, "God Sees The Truth But Waits"
First Preliminary Examination
Guy de Maupassant, “The Necklace”
Giovanni Verga, “The She Wolf”
James Joyce, “Clay”
William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”
Heinrich Boll, “Like a Bad Dream”
Midterm Examination
Anatole France, "Our Lady's Juggler"
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
Dino Buzzati, "The Falling Girl"
John Barth, "Lost in the Funhouse"
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., "Harrison Bergeron"
Summing Up
Final Examination
Evaluative Measures
1. Lecture
2. Class Discussion
3. Group Discussion
4. Assignment
5. Research
6. Graded Recitation
References
Barnet, et. al (Eds.). An Introduction to Literature. USA: Scott, Foresman and Company. 1989.
Charters, Ann, ed. The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s. 2003.
Klaus, Carl H., et. al. (Eds.). Elements of Literature 3rd edition. New York: Oxford University Press. 1986.
Kinckerbocker, et. al. (Eds.). Interpreting Literature. USA: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1978.
Speare, M. Edmund (Ed.). A Pocketbook of Short Stories. New York: Washington Square Press. 1941.