This course is for students who are familiar with basic literary analysis and are ready to engage in activities that enhance skills in identifying themes, exploring personal values, investigating cultural diversity, summarizing plots, and recognizing accepted literary works and authors commonly found in the literary and Deaf cultural cannon. Students will discuss the relevance of literary works to their own life experiences and search for identity. Deaf literature classics are used as foundational materials for comparisons to English structures, as well as comparisons pertaining to literary styles. (ACT Arts/Literature Reading score 5-7 or permission of instructor) Class 3, Credit 3 (F, S)

Fall 2009 Spring 2009