The Difference Between Literature And Intellectual Literature

Sometimes reading poems and stories might get difficult. Students often have a sense that when a reading is assigned they can just skim though it and get some detail out of it. Of course some detail is going to be obtained from the book or articles, but not complete information. In a sense this is when we can tell the difference between literature and intellectual literature. Literature is for some extremely easy to understand, since all the answers appear in the story or poem. The key is being able to understand what the context of the story is. Intellectual discourse is more of analyzing what the article is about. They contain quite a difference which is very noticeable. There are four main thinking strategies that are crucial when trying to understand a reading. Those four key components are literary thinking, expository, analytical, and argumentative thinking. These four key factors have distinct differences, which the reader must understand when reading and afterwards make a connection based on the key thinking factors.

In these articles the authors state an idea of what they are talking about. There are numerous types of examples of intellectual discourse. In the article by the AACU “What Is a 21st Century Liberal Education?” the AACU wants to expose the reader to what is liberal education today. The AACU states “Liberal Education is an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity, and change. It provides students with broad knowledge of the wider world as well as in-depth study in a specific area of interest.” In this quote the reader is being exposed to what the AACU definition is of liberal education. In an intellectual discourse the reader must also analyze and evaluate what the author is trying to make the reader understand. As the author is stating facts about what liberal education