ENG 102 Lone Star College Characteristics of Literature Essay

English 1302: Freshman Composition II: Diagnostic Essay on Literary

Background

In this course, we will be studying and analyzing literature from a variety of literary periods representing the genres of poetry, drama, and the short story.

In a 2-3-page essay, please address each of the three prompts below.

(1) Discuss your background in literary analysis (personal reading, high school,

community college, university etc.) and the knowledge you expect to acquire in

this course.

(2)Discuss how literature challenges you to think critically about yourself and

various aspects of the world (socially, culturally, and aesthetically), as well as view

the world through different lens.

(3)Discuss how you feel this literature-based composition course will improve

your analytical skills in relation to your current or prospective major, as well as

your writing and analytical skills in other courses across the curriculum.

This essay should exhibit standard essay format (introductory paragraph and

thesis statement, body paragraphs, and conclusion