Divine Comedy

read something outside of class that is not on the reading and assignment calendar but is in the textbook, and 2) connect that outside reading to something you did read. That can happen in terms of genre, style, story, theme, etc. Compare and contrast will be a key technique to use. Your overall thesis should address how some of the key literary qualities of this genre can teach you something about other times/places/cultures. Gilgamesh (inside class)