ENG 243 - Introduction to Literature - Short Fiction

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: Using elements of fiction, this course develops standards for critical evaluation to increase understanding and appreciation of short stories. Students read and analyze short fiction and its forms from early to modern times.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or minimum score of 22 ACT-English, 29 SAT-Writing and Language, 108 CPT-Sentence Skills or 276 NGA-Writing.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: ENG 102 and college-level reading.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Course Competencies

Analyze a wide variety of short fiction.
Explain a wide variety of short fiction.
Identify elements of short fiction for critical evaluation.
Evaluate elements of short fiction.
Interpret plausible meanings of short fiction.
Employ appropriate literary terms in the analysis of short fiction.
Research connections between authors of short fiction and their lives.
Evaluate connections between authors of short fiction and their lives.
Research connections between short fiction and its historical/cultural contexts.
Evaluate connections between short fiction and its historical/cultural contexts.