This is a reading and writing intensive class. Students look at texts thematically, within cultural context, and with no prior knowledge (interacting with it in whatever way presents itself through close reading). Through these various lenses, students learn that there are many ways to read a single text and use their own developing skills to form diverse interpretations of classic and modern literature.
Writing is used as a means of learning and exploration of a text, through journals and short writing assignments, as well as a means of assessment, through formal essays and written examinations.