ENGL2090 — Introduction to Fiction
Academic Division: Liberal Arts Academic Discipline: English Assistant Dean: Steve Haynes PhD 3 Credit(s) Introduction to Fiction is a survey course that introduces students to fiction, both the short story and the novel. Students will study the various modes of storytelling, from the historical context to the elements of fiction, through works by major authors from America and around the world. This course will allow students to gain a greater understanding of fiction than available in multi-genre literature courses through the study of the novel and investigation of major authors through readings in the texts. Students will also be introduced to a variety of critical approaches as lenses through which they can view works of fiction. UG 3 Lecture Hour(s); Required Identify and analyze the elements of fiction. Homework, quizzes, and discussions throughout the first half of the term (weeks 1-8), 2 critical/literary analysis papers (weeks 5 and 14), as well as the mid-term (week 8) and the final (week 16) exam. 2. Analyze the significance of several authors and their works. Homework, quizzes, and discussions throughout first half of the term (weeks 1-8), an in-depth research project in the second half of the term (weeks 9-12), discussion of other students’ research (weeks 12-15), as well as the mid-term (week 8) and the final (week 16) exam. 3. Interpret works of fiction based on their cultural and historical contexts. Homework, quizzes, and discussions throughout the first hal
Prerequisites: ENGL1010