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English Program 3000 Level Class Objectives
When completing any 3000-level course, students will be able to . . .
Objective 1.1 describe and interpret in depth several works of British, American, or world literature
Objective 1.2 recognize and refer to features of literary genres, specialized literary and cultural terms, and critical approaches
Objective 2.1 describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate features of literary texts, applying specialized literary terms, cultural terms, and critical approaches
Objective 2.2 critically analyze and interpret, in depth, relations of a literary text with other texts and with historical and cultural contexts, applying appropriate critical approaches
Objective 3.1 plan, write, and revise substantial critical essays about literature with original insights and effective argument, organization, evidence, and analysis
Objective 3.2 write substantial critical essays about literature that effectively integrate high-quality research, primary and secondary sources, correct documentation, and standard written English
The A to Z Method
for Thinking, Reading, and Writing
So What?: Explaining the payoff of your thinking/ writing
[X] changes
[PRACTICE? ANALYSIS? ASSUMPTIONS? CAUSATION (SOME REVERSAL OF THE INITIAL BELIEF OF RELATION OF TWO THINGS)? ORDER (CHANGE IN THE INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THINGS HAPPEN)?]
by
[HERE YOU EXPLAIN THE CHANGE].
Data Dumps: Gathering Information
Application: Developing Your Ideas, Often for a Reader
Analytical Question
REASONING/ASSUMPTIONS/WARRANTS
[X] changes
[PRACTICE? ANALYSIS? ASSUMPTIONS? CAUSATION (SOME REVERSAL OF THE INITIAL BELIEF OF RELATION OF TWO THINGS)? ORDER (CHANGE IN THE INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THINGS HAPPEN)?]
by
[HERE YOU EXPLAIN THE CHANGE].
• What is the significance of X?
• What does X mean?
• How does X work in the text? Does it convey meanings other than its literal definition? Does it mean different things to different audiences? How would the text change if “X” were replaced with a synonym/analogous situation?
• What are the assumptions about X in this text?
• What conditions, influences or events caused X to be as it is? How or why did it become what it is? What controversies surround the event?
• What is the process that led to X? What were the steps in the process? How did that process take place? Where did it happen, who was involved and what was the outcome? What controversies surround the event?
• How could X have happened differently, and what might be the effects of changes to the process? What is the significance of this process
• What is the effect of X? How does it achieve that effect? What details contribute to the overall effect? Might it have different effects on different audiences? What choices did the author/artist make in order to achieve that effect?
• Who is the audience for X? What is that audience’s expectations, and how are those expectations addressed? What are the various opinions about X? What disagreements might circulate around X? Is there any overlap between positions about X? What are the given/implied reasons for each opinion?
Data Collation: Arranging Information
Shape
Size
Placement/Timing (either in terms of plot or in terms of the actual text)
Make-up/components/ function within a group
Use/Purpose
Outcome
Definitions
Reasoning
Causes
Analytical Question
• What is the significance of X?
• What does X mean?
• How does X work in the text? Does it convey meanings other than its literal definition? Does it mean different things to different audiences? How would the text change if “X” were replaced with a synonym/analogous situation?
• What are the assumptions about X in this text?
• What conditions, influences or events caused X to be as it is? How or why did it become what it is? What controversies surround the event?
• What is the process that led to X? What were the steps in the process? How did that process take place? Where did it happen, who was involved and what was the outcome? What controversies surround the event?
• How could X have happened differently, and what might be the effects of changes to the process? What is the significance of this process
• What is the effect of X? How does it achieve that effect? What details contribute to the overall effect? Might it have different effects on different audiences? What choices did the author/artist make in order to achieve that effect?
• Who is the audience for X? What is that audience’s expectations, and how are those expectations addressed? What are the various opinions about X? What disagreements might circulate around X? Is there any overlap between positions about X? What are the given/implied reasons for each opinion?