In my experience classes that read literature like that are not to teach you to write better (at least not the direct goal), but maybe to explore the genre or a

In my experience classes that read literature like that are not to teach you to write better (at least not the direct goal), but maybe to explore the genre or author and write or analyze her. In my university the writing classes were your usual "this is the theme/subject for the whole semester, I'll give you prompts for you to research and write about".