English 234 Course SLOs

  • Read works of short fiction and identify the literal and implied meanings of the text 
  • Relate works of short fiction to historical, philosophical, social, political, and aesthetic contexts 
  • Summarize the historical development of the short story and the novelette 
  • Identify major elements of fiction such as plot structure, character, setting, narrative point of view, themes, style, or other techniques and devices and apply them to the analysis of specific works
  • Analyze literary works using critical approaches 
  • Compose academic discourse and employ the conventions of literary analysis through written exams, multimodal projects and essays using MLA