ENGL 203 English Literature I

This course examines language, ideas, and political/cultural values in English literature from Anglo-Saxon times through the Renaissance and into the 1700s. Students explore a variety of genres, such as poetry, letters, and drama, and study major authors, such as Shakespeare, as well as texts representing diverse perspectives of men and women in English literature. Key motifs from the texts include history, ideology, and the evolving ideas about humanity and the rise of individualism. This course is writing intensive.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply literary terms, concepts, devices, and characteristics of various genres in English literature.
2. Apply appropriate literary criticism (perspectives) for effective literary analysis.
3. Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.
4. Pose questions and analyze themes that reflect the human condition, such as history, ideology, and the evolving ideas about humanity and the rise of individualism.
5. Analyze how literature reflects human values and thus has relevance to today's world.
6. Compare and contrast the writings of two past ages or compare the writings of the past with those of our times.
7. Describe the structural and language devices that are characteristic of language growth through the ages of Old, Middle, and Modern English.
8. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and exchange ideas with others.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply literary terms, concepts, devices, and characteristics of various genres in English literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Describe the aesthetic and structural characteristics of literature from different genres, literary periods, and perspectives.

2. Apply appropriate literary criticism (perspectives) for effective literary analysis.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP1

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by academic sources and documentation.

3. Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP2
4. Pose questions and analyze themes that reflect the human condition, such as history, ideology, and the evolving ideas about humanity and the rise of individualism.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP3

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Explain how literature reflects the human condition, experience, values, and ethical questions.

5. Analyze how literature reflects human values and thus has relevance to today's world.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP4
6. Compare and contrast the writings of two past ages or compare the writings of the past with those of our times.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Analyze literature in light of historical and cultural contexts.

7. Describe the structural and language devices that are characteristic of language growth through the ages of Old, Middle, and Modern English.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Describe the aesthetic and structural characteristics of literature from different genres, literary periods, and perspectives.

8. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and exchange ideas with others.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentations

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric for Presentations

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by academic sources and documentation.