This literature and composition course builds on skills learned in Honors Freshman English, with special emphasis on sharpening critical thinking and literary analysis skills, including close reading of difficult texts. Writing is taught as a process of drafting, revising, and rewriting. Various types of essays are required, but the emphasis is on literary analysis and the research paper. Submission of an original 1,000-word research paper with four or more sources is a requirement for passing this course.