| Course Description |  | English 1001 is an introductory level University of Minnesota course
and is offered to high school seniors in the top 30% of their
class. At Central this class is called "Introduction to Modern
Fiction." Students read 8-10 stimulating works of modern fiction,
ranging from the traditional to the experimental. Through
intensive, close reading of a range of literary works, students will
understand diverse experiences, languages, and forms, and genres.
They will also find it necessary to understand knowledge in various
fields (history, art, literature, music, politics, philosophy) and
social practices (gender, race, sexuality, and class, and more) in
order to understand the basic “facts” of literary works. These
are discoveries which they will make through the guidance of the
instructor, the other students, and themselves. If the course is
successful for students, they will have participated actively in
personal reading (assigned and “discovered”), class lectures
(listening), class discussions, small discussions (with other students,
or with the instructor), asking questions, and analyzing the works
closely. In the end they will gain an awareness of themselves,
other cultures, other individuals; they will gain an awareness of
themselves, other cultures, other individuals; they will gain an
ability to think critically and to express themselves orally and in
writing; they will gain aesthetic sensitivity; they will acquire or
further develop their intellectual curiosity, and perhaps be challenged
by the remarkable range of knowledge available through literature.
Students will discuss literary form, interpretation, and theory as well
as the contexts and issues raised by the books. Writing and
discussion will be used as methods of exploration and learning.
Students will keep reading notebooks and write several short
papers. All students will be expected to attend regularly and to
be active discussion participants. Because this is a college
course, students will have more freedom and more responsibility for
their own learning than is usual in a high school class.
Enrollment is limited.
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