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ENG 005 is designed to give you the reading skills you need to be
successful in college-level courses and in life. In it, you will learn a variety of
skills to help you better understand, remember, and communicate what you read. To do
so, you'll work with three major units, all related to the Great Depression and the New
Deal.
- Unit 1: Literature.
You'll read fiction related to the New Deal and the depression. You'll become
familiar with some of the terms of literary analysis used in later college courses, will
apply them in analyzing the short stories we read, and will consider how the information
you acquire from fiction differs from the information you derive from other kinds of
written material.
- Unit 2: History.
You'll study "The New Deal, 1933-1940," a chapter from Making America, the
textbook used in History 121. You'll try on and try out a variety of study skills
designed to help you master the material.
- Unit 3: Research Skills.
You'll examine some documents related to the New Deal and the Depression. You'll
learn to read argumentative pieces critically by (a) analyzing the arguments and support
they contain and (b) evaluating the credibility of the sources.
- Unit 4: Research Project. You'll
research a topic of your choice using the skills you've just acquired.
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