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ENG 105 - Critical Reading

(1 unit)
Introduction to critical skills applicable across the disciplines. Emphasis on analyzing scholarship; audience, purpose, thesis, support, logic, style, conventions. Attention to writing summary, synthesis, analysis.

Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. engage in close reading and critical interpretation of a wide range of texts across different genres.
2. make arguments about or close read texts.
3. identify the defining characteristics of major literary genres.
4. identify and discuss authorial intention, tone, and bias, and to differentiate between literal and figurative meanings.
5. evaluate and interpret examples of drama, poetry, and prose.


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