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.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply appropriate literary terminology and literary criticism (perspectives) in order to evaluate and analyze ideas within early English literature.
2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider economic, historical, political, and cultural issues in early English literature.
3. Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.
4. Analyze literary works for an academic audience.
5. Organize ideas and source material in order to make clear, cohesive arguments about literature.
6. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and present it to others.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply appropriate literary terminology and literary criticism (perspectives) in order to evaluate and analyze ideas within early English literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
   • CT3

   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. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider economic, historical, political, and cultural issues in early English literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2

   Program Goal(s)

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

   2. Analyze literature in light of historical and cultural contexts.

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

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4

   Program Goal(s)

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

   4. Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by scholarly research and documentation.

4. Analyze literary works for an academic audience.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentation

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric

   Oral Communication

   • OC1
5. Organize ideas and source material in order to make clear, cohesive arguments about literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentation

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric

   Oral Communication

   • OC2
   • OC3
6. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and present it to others.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentation

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric

   Oral Communication

   • OC4

   Program Goal(s)

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

   4. Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by scholarly research and documentation.