Prose
And if you just like to read, have a browse through project gutenberg, bibliomania or east of the web
Resources on short stories and novel
"Secrets" by Bernard MacLaverty
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
Prose terms and techniques
As the course progresses you should be able to use the following terms in your discussions (oral and written) on prose. Of course, you need to know what they mean and why writers use them ..
characterisation setting symbolism
narrative technique structure atmosphere
climax dialogue
You'll notice, I hope, that these terms do not just apply to prose fiction. You'll come acroos them in your study of other literary genres and, indeed, your analysis of non-fiction texts for Close Reading.