course objectives

The table below describes the course objectives and the assignments associated with these outcomes. By the end of the semester, the successful student will ...

objective associated assignment(s)
understand and recognize the historical periods of early British literature from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century • discussion posts 
• reading quizzes
• exams
• collaborative study guide
employ literary terminology in the active and engaged interpretation of literature • discussion posts 
• essays
• exams
understand techniques shared by and specific to multiple genres of literature, including poetry, drama, prose, and visual narrative • discussion posts
• quizzes
• exams
learn about a range of authors and literary genres of British literature • readings
• collaborative study guide
develop skills of close reading in multiple genres • discussion posts
• short response papers 

• group presentation
appreciate the significance of the the sounds and patterns of words, particularly in poetry and drama • collaborative presentations
develop skills of working and writing in groups • collaborative presentations
• collaborative study guide
• group peer review