Flex Elective Course Schedule:

United States EST Schedule:

Mornings 8:30 AM EST - 9:30 AM EST
• Session 1: Sunday March 14, 2021
• Session 2: Sunday March 21, 2021
• Session 3: Sunday March 28, 2021
• Session 4: Sunday April 4, 2021
• Session 5: Sunday April 11, 2021

China Standard Time Schedule:

Evenings 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM China Standard Time
• Session 1: Sunday March 14, 2021
• Session 2: Sunday March 21, 2021
• Session 3: Sunday March 28, 2021
• Session 4: Sunday April 4, 2021
• Session 5: Sunday April 11, 2021

COURSE OVERVIEW

Stories have shaped human interaction for as long as we have been able to communicate with one another. This course is a short introduction into modes of studying literature that are practiced in rigorous educational institutions.

The basic capacities of character examination and understanding conflict are essential to any serious study of literature. Therefore, this session will prepare fundamental analytical tools which they will carry with them into future courses.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand varied forms of storytelling and distinguish their goals and characteristics

• Build and Enhance the basic skills of academic writing

• Introduce and Practice the norms and behaviors essential to strong, collaborative discussion

• Contemplate the importance and variety of different literary genres

• Grow, maintain, and utilize vocabulary surrounding the study of literature and academic discourse

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

• Students will become stronger readers, capable of gleaning and identifying key elements of a variety of literary works.

• The study of characters and their interactions engenders a sense of personal reflection about our own personalities and relationships

• As participants in constructive dialogue, students will practice and understand how collaboration functions within a group

• Reading for pleasure will be emphasized and students will be given time for reflection and curiosity concerning the works we approach.