ENG1B

Arts and Languages

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Area 1B - Critical Thinking & Composition, Area 3B - Humanities

UC and CSU

An introductory literature course with an emphasis in both literacy composition and critical thinking. The course provides instruction and practice in critical thinking and forming literature based arguments through the close study of the major genres of literature: poetry, fiction, drama, and the novel. Students receive instruction in analytical and argumentative writing by studying literature, criticism, and identification of sound and fallacious reasoning in assessments of literature and literary criticism. Students will write a total of 6,000 words.