ENGL 137 Writing about Literature: The Coming of Age Story

Prerequisite: Placement on the Basic Skills Inventory test. Open to freshmen and sophomores. Credit by exam. An exploration of the coming of age story, or Bildungsroman. Students will read and analyze works by authors such as Mark Twain, James Joyce, Richard Wright, Sherwood Anderson, Toni Morrison, and Arhundati Roy. In addition to critical analyses of the texts, students will respond to the topic through personal essays and/or fictional narratives

Credits

3.0

Core

Foundations/English

Offered

As needed