This course includes sequential history topics and literature selections ranging from the 1500's through the 1700's. This course has been designed around three broad learning outcomes:

1) A recognition that certain universal human concerns appear in all times and places and that an understanding of the past and the unfamiliar is a necessary part of a valid concept of what it means to be human.

2) An aesthetic appreciation of the forms and styles of literature that are the products of diverse cultures.

3) An ability to communicate their perceptions effectively and creatively.In this course students study works written from the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe, as well as participate in a reader's and writers workshop for supplementary English skill study. Studying these works will increase awareness of the diversity of human cultures and of their underlying similarities.