By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. improve reading comprehension of English prose; 2. understand writers’ ideas and writing strategies; 3. develop critical thinking skills; 4. develop ideas for their own writing; 5. apply writing strategies in personal essays.

The Short Prose Reader (13th ed.) by Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener
The New Yorker
The New York Times