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<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> ( <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Literature</strong> ) <strong>Entire</strong> <strong>Course</strong><br />

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<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> ( <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Literature</strong> ) <strong>Entire</strong> <strong>Course</strong><br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Full <strong>Course</strong><br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 1 DQ 1<br />

Describe the most important purpose <strong>of</strong> literature to you. Why do you feel this purpose is most significant? Briefly<br />

describe your worldview? How do you think your worldview affects your choice? Be specific.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 1 DQ 2<br />

Examine the use <strong>of</strong> literary devices in one <strong>of</strong> the ancient Egyptian poems (assigned reading for Module 1). Identify<br />

the literary device and describe its contribution to the overall meaning <strong>of</strong> the poem? How is the literary device used<br />

to express the worldview <strong>of</strong> the author?<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Week 1 Assignment Introducing Literary Criticism<br />

Details:<br />

Select one <strong>of</strong> the poems from the assigned readings. Read the poem, and write a short paragraph explaining your<br />

initial response to it.<br />

Analyze the poem using the Poetry Explication Worksheet and Social, Culture, and Historical Factors Worksheet.<br />

After completing the worksheets, write a summary paragraph indicating if/how your response to the poem has<br />

changed.<br />

GCU style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 2 DQ 1<br />

After reading “The Art <strong>of</strong> Translation, consider how translation creates meaning? If a work is not read in its original<br />

language, what are you gaining? What are you losing?<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 2 DQ 2<br />

Freedom and responsibility are key issues when making decisions. The heroes in the Greek readings have decisions<br />

to make. What determines the decisions? Are they independent, individual decisions? How do the decisions reflect<br />

the culture and belief system <strong>of</strong> the ancient Greeks? When answering the question consider divine interventions,<br />

independent decisions, and advice from others. Reference the literature to prove your answer.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 3 DQ 1<br />

With reference to either Boethius or Rumi, how is the work <strong>of</strong> this author not representative <strong>of</strong> their time? That is to<br />

say, great authors are <strong>of</strong> their time, but also transcend it. What makes their work timeless?<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 3 DQ 2


Augustine and Boethius are two <strong>of</strong> the foundations for medieval Christian literature, and continue to have an impact<br />

today. Respond to these texts, drawing on your own personal experience.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Week 3 Assignment The Ancient <strong>World</strong>view<br />

Details:<br />

Select two pieces <strong>of</strong> literature from a culture that you have already met. Using the Social, Culture, and Historical<br />

Factors Worksheet, organize your thoughts; explore this culture’s worldview as evidenced by the two works selected.<br />

You may also wish to use the Poetry Explication Worksheet to help organize your thoughts as well.<br />

In an essay (500-750 words), show how the worldview is communicated through the use <strong>of</strong> various literary devices.<br />

Use at least two scholarly sources, outside <strong>of</strong> the course readings, to support your view.<br />

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success<br />

Center.<br />

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore,<br />

students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria<br />

and expectations for successful completion <strong>of</strong> the assignment.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 4 DQ 1<br />

With regard to The Song <strong>of</strong> Roland, to what extent do you resemble the “ideal audience” that the text assumes? What<br />

assumptions seem to be made about the class, age, gender, or other characteristics <strong>of</strong> the audience?<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 4 DQ 2<br />

Animals play an important role in The Thousand and One Nights; however, the animals play different roles in the<br />

imaginary worlds <strong>of</strong> father and daughter. Explain how these differences reflect the contrasting visions <strong>of</strong> gender<br />

relations that are important to the overall theme <strong>of</strong> the writing.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 5 DQ 1<br />

Compare and contrast the language and intent in Petrarch’s Sonnet 90 from the readings and Shakespeare’s Sonnet<br />

130 located in the lecture, and place these first in the context <strong>of</strong> their time, and then in the context <strong>of</strong> our own time.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 5 DQ 2<br />

Discuss the points <strong>of</strong> contrast between “Cantares Mexicanos,” and the writings <strong>of</strong> Machiavelli.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Week 5 Assignment The Writer and the <strong>World</strong><br />

Details:<br />

From the assigned readings covered in the course (or with permission from the instructor, an appropriate author not<br />

covered), select an author. You will explore how the author’s social, cultural, and historical setting influenced the<br />

mechanics and subject matter <strong>of</strong> his or her writings in a paper (500-750-words).<br />

Use a minimum <strong>of</strong> two scholarly resources from the GCU Library.<br />

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success<br />

Center.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 6 DQ 1<br />

Scan the Module 6 Lecture. Choose three terms relating to drama, and examine how these words will help you in<br />

understanding and discussing drama, especially with reference to the plays discussed in the lecture or the assigned<br />

readings.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 6 DQ 2<br />

Compare and contrast the two versions <strong>of</strong> the “Chimney Sweeper.” Explain the purpose <strong>of</strong> these two versions. What<br />

literary devices are used in the poetry to create overall meaning?<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Week 6 Assignment Collaborative Learning Community Reflective Diary


Details:<br />

This is a CLC assignment.<br />

Each week, the instructor will assign to each group its own additional discussion question from the pool, for the group<br />

to explore together, in reference to the assigned readings each week. Citations and references to academic research<br />

should be incorporated.<br />

At the end <strong>of</strong> each module, the group should compose a summary <strong>of</strong> the discussion with proper citations according to<br />

the GCU Style Guide. The group should also be trying to understand and frame their discussion in the context <strong>of</strong> the<br />

overarching themes for the course introduced in the Module 1 Lecture.<br />

In Module 6, these summaries will be compiled into a single 500-700-word paper to reflect the evolution <strong>of</strong> the<br />

group’s discussion.<br />

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success<br />

Center.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Module 7 DQ 1<br />

With reference to the various works <strong>of</strong> literature studied in this course, identify and explore some <strong>of</strong> the universal<br />

human themes. Explain why it makes sense to compare and contrast works from different eras.<br />

<strong>ENG</strong> <strong>250</strong> Week 7 Major Paper<br />

Details:<br />

With reference to the literature studied in this course, and using specific examples, analyze the ways and assess the<br />

impact various authors interact with their world in a paper (1,000-1,<strong>250</strong>-words).<br />

1. You may use your Modules 3 and 5 papers as foundations (i.e., the analyses performed) to compose your<br />

major paper in addition to other sources.<br />

2. Does literature shape a culture’s worldview, or is it worldview that shapes literature?<br />

3. Incorporate a minimum <strong>of</strong> four credible, scholarly sources using suggested additional readings and/or GCU<br />

library sources or credible Internet sources.<br />

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success<br />

Center.

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