LIT 2: World Literature (Class Orientation) NIKKA MARIE FRANCISCO-CARMONA, MLL Instructor CONSULTATION HOURS: 5:30-8:00 PM Monday-Friday COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Determine the major writers and masterpieces of World Literature. 2. Analyze, interpret, and demonstrate a critical understanding of the major themes. 3. Express critical opinions and interpretations of the assigned readings in Literature. 4. Apply comprehensively the selected critical theories in Literary Criticism. 5. Develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills through the analysis of various texts. 6. Present a thorough critique of various texts. COURSE REQUIREMENTS/POLICIES ASSIGNED READINGS - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Homer’s Iliad Macbeth by William Shakespeare Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri Heptameron by Marguerite de Navarre Th Decameron by Giovanni Boccacio No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre GRADE SYSTEM CLASS STANDINGMIDTERM EXAMINATIONFINAL EXAMINATION- 60% 20% 20% 100% MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (CLASS STANDING) Online Photo Collage/Live Literary Essays 40% Oral Critique Presentations (By Group) 40% Readings and Assigned Activities 20% TOTAL 100% SHARE”LIT” 1. Title of the text/movie/book 2. Plot (NO SPOILERS) 3. REACTION (#FREEDOM) ORAL CRITIQUE PRESENTATION (TOPICS) LITERARY CRITICISM A. FORMALIST APPROACH B. BIOGRAPHICAL APPROACH C. HISTORICAL APPROACH D. PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH E. MYTHOLOGICAL CRITICISM F. READER-RESPONSE CRITICISM G. DECONSTRUCTION MECHANICS OF ORAL PRESENTATION: Background of the Theory (Nature, Characteristics, Proponent) Sample Literary Text (Oral Critique) Conclusion/Significance of the Theory in Literary Criticism BOOK CHALLENGE 2023