ENGL 250: American Literature

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Class Program

English

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091076

Meets Degree Requirements For

Humanities

Description

Study of American Literature from the sixteenth century through the current century. Emphasizes the historical, political and cultural basis for the American myth, the American hero and the diversity of American literary genres, stressing the relation between societies/cultures and the works of American writers.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Express insight into the American phenomenon through reading, discussion, and written assignments.

Discuss works of American literature from the four literary genres: essays, fiction, drama, and poetry using relevant literary terms. Comprehend the cultural environment(s) which produced American literature.

Recognize and interpret recurrent patterns, elements, motifs, conventions, styles, themes, and forms.

Employ literary analysis to generalize from one work to another.

Draft and revise critical analyses of literature.

Demonstrate an appreciation for and understanding of literature as an art form.

Express and support opinions about literature.

Core Topics

American (western hemisphere) Literature to 1620
1620-1820
1820-1865
1865-1914
1914-1945
Prose and Poetry since 1945

Evaluation:

Periodic evaluation through student in-class text discussion, papers, and exams.
At least two papers.
At least two exams.