Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature

Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in English P101A. Total lecture 72 hours. A study of fiction, poetry, and drama representing a variety of cultural experiences from different critical viewpoints with an emphasis on analytical, critical, and argumentative writing and thinking. Students are required to read one book-length work and a novel, as well as selected works of literature from different genres. Critical thinking is taught within the context of literary criticism. Course includes advanced instruction in the art of writing, with particular emphasis on argumentation as a means of conveying the students' critical viewpoint, library research, and MLA documentation. Course emphasizes a close reading of literary selections. C-ID ENGL 110 (ENGL-LIT 105); C-ID ENGL 120 (A/CSU/UC) PC-Area IB; PC-Area 3; CSU-A3; CSU-C2; IGETC-1B