Activity Outcome

• Students will be able to articulate the value and purpose of taking a literature course as a Liberal Arts and Sciences requirement.

From Course Syllabus: *This course is part of the Exploration section of the General Education (GE) curriculum, addressing the Literary Inquiry and Analysis (LI) learning outcome (comparable to the LIT requirement in the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum). LI in the GE curriculum is defined as courses that “[e]ngage with and answer questions associated with diverse literary texts in relation to historical periods, themes, genres, and/or critical theories using literary analysis, critical evaluation, and theoretical interpretations.” This course, in particular, will focus on the textual, historical, and cultural contexts of literary texts from a variety of time periods (from Beowulf to Milton) and genres.

Instructions

• Read First: "What Is a 21st Century Liberal Education?" (Association of American Colleges and Universities)

• Choose three of the following links to read (or watch) closely.

• Think about the main ideas of the article/video/etc.

• Take notes on these ideas and what they mean to you.

• Write a Reflection Post on the Activities Padlet.