Course Overview
- Unit I: Introduction: Fundamentals of Literary Studies
- Unit II: Overview: Assignments, Marking, and Grading
- Unit III: Storytelling (My Story)
- Unit IV: Film Studies (Language and Place)
- Unit V: Creative Writing (Short Stories)
- Midterm Week – Textual Analysis and Literary Studies
- Unit VI: Expository Essay
- Unit VII: Textual Analysis Essay
- Unit VIII: Public Speaking
- Final Week – Thinking Made Visible
Course Outline
Download the course outline here.
Course Calendar
Course Readings
Review – How to Learn How to Think
- Introduction to Systems and Systems Thinking (Betley et al.)
- Respectful Dialogue and Debate: Principles and Practices (University of British Columbia)
- Daily Dozen: Fake It Until You Make It (course handout)
- Reading Strategies Self-Assessment (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Models and Frameworks (review – if you had Mr. Kertes already)
Sept 8-13:
- Reading 1A (to be posted)
- Reading 1B (to be posted)
Sept 14-20:
- Reading 2A (to be posted)
- Reading 2B (to be posted)
Sept 21-Oct 4:
- Reading 3A (to be posted)
- Reading 3B (to be posted)
Oct 5-Oct 18:
- Reading 4A (to be posted)
- Reading 4B (to be posted)
Oct 19-Nov 22:
- Reading 5A (to be posted)
- Reading 5B (to be posted)
Nov 23-Dec 6:
- Reading 6A (to be posted)
- Reading 6B (to be posted)
Dec 7-Dec 13:
- Reading 7A (to be posted)
- Reading 7B (to be posted)
Dec 14-Jan 11:
- Reading 8A (to be posted)
- Reading 8B (to be posted)
Course Glossary – Key Terms
Definitions will be added as we work through the course.
- TBD
