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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title:
Introduction to Literature: English 220
Three credits
Pre-/Co-requisites:
None
Course Description:
English 220: Introduction to Literature
is a course which includes reading and discussion
of representative examples of poetry, drama, and fiction, with emphasis on the use of
common literary terminology.
Course Objectives:
To read and appreciate literature
To analyze genres of fiction, drama and poetry by examining their basic elements
To analyze literature using a variety of critical approaches
To discuss interpretations in class and in written essays
To examine human diversity as presented in literature
Instructor:
Mr. Michael Porter
Office: Thatcher Addition: Room 2209
Telephone: 228-5445
Office Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 to 11:00
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2:00 to 3:00
Lecture/Lab Schedule:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00-9:50
Textbooks:
DiYanni, Robert.
Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry and Drama
. 6
th
edition. Boston:
McGraw Hill, 2007. Print
Melville, Herman,
Bartleby the Scrivener and Benito Cereno.
New York: Dover
Publications, Inc, 1990. Print
Course Requirements:
Daily reading assignments
Class discussions
Two three to five page essays