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Course Outline: World Literature Grades: 11-12 Prerequisites: None Fulfills an elective required for graduation Length: One semester Description: Within the class of World Literature students will be required to read, analyze, and discuss different texts from different areas in the world. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the material through writing assignments, projects, and discussion. In class participation in discussion is a very large portion of the class grade; discussions will include the geography, history, character analysis, and plot analysis of each required text. Materials covered: “Macbeth”….Shakespeare “Things Fall Apart”…..Chinua Achebe “The Farming of Bones” …..Edwidge Danticat “Death of a Salesman”….Arthur Miller Each book will be divided into different units, where discussions will focus on different areas of the book. Unit 1: “Death of a Salesman 1. Introduction 2. Discussion 3. Multiple Character Essays – Short essays throughout unit Unit 2: “The Farming of Bones” 1. Introduction 2. Discussion 3. Literary Analysis Paper Unit 3: “Macbeth” 1. Introduction 2. Discussion 3. Group Presentation and Project Unit 4: “Things Fall Apart” 1. Introduction 2. Discussion 3. Analysis Paper and Presentation Instructor: Miss Samantha Tauer Phone number: 507-766-1130 Email: samantha.tauer@mnsu.edu Teaching Methods: I believe the best way for a student to learn is by analyzing and understanding. Each student will have three meetings with me per unit to discuss where they are in the class, where they excel and where they can improve, and also what they would like to see happen in the class. There are no exams in my class, but knowledge of the course will be tested through in class participation, discussions in class or in meetings with me, papers, and projects.