Course Contents

Unit 1 Satire Animal Farm-By George Orwell 1.1. Significance of the Title 1.2. Character Analysis 1.3. Summarizing the Text 1.4. Plot Overview Unit 2 Stories 2.1. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings-By G. Marquez 2.2. The Adventure of Three Students-By Arthur Doyle (Detective Story) 2.3. The Adventure of Speckled Bank-By Arthur Doyle Unit 3 Essays 3.1. One Vote for This Age of Anxiety-By M. Meads 3.2. Introduction of the essay 3.3. Textual analysis 3.4. Themes and Symbolisms 3.1.1. The Damned Human Race-By Mark Twain 3.1.2. Introduction of the essay 3.1.3. Textual analysis 3.1.4 Themes and Symbolisms Unit 4 Three Days to See-By Helen Keller 4.1. Introduction of the essay 4.2. Textual analysis 4.3. Themes and Symbolisms Unit 5 Stories 5.1. The Tell Tale Heart-By Edgar Poe 5.2. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery-By Agatha Christie 5.3. The Adventures Of Shamrock Jolnes-By O’ Henry Unit 6 Essays 6.1. The Great Fire-By Samuel Pepy 6.2. On Going Home-By Joan Didion 6.3. Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self-By Alice Walker

Course Synopsis

The purpose of this course is to introduce the readers to essays and short stories. However, instead of introducing full length texts of the novel, the readers would also be required to read extracts of certain texts from the novels and essays mentioned below.

Course Learning Outcomes

 It would prepare them to read texts, and would improve their learning skills.  Develop their understanding about new elements of texts such as plot, character, setting etc.  Understand distinct features of texts.  The course will help the students in providing first class models of essays to improve their writing skills.