What are the differences among the three levels of seminar?
Honors 191D, called Discovery, focuses on closely reading the text: gleaning important ideas from chosen passages, using research to deepen one’s understanding, and sharing these discoveries with the class. Honors 291D, called Analysis, focuses on understanding through writing: first, extracting main ideas from a larger piece of writing and briefly summarizing them in your own words; second, researching a particular theme or aspect of the text and presenting your full analytical interpretation of that aspect or theme in essay form. Honors 391D, called Synthesis, focuses on making connections within and beyond the text: writing a personal response to the text, researching areas related to one’s personal response, making a significant presentation to the class on one’s findings, and connecting the themes and discoveries from all of Dean’s Book with one another and with your own major work.
