ENGL 208 Contemporary Poetry

This course focuses on conventions and characteristics of contemporary poetry and poets’ creative process. Students study terminology and literary concepts in order to interpret, analyze, and critically evaluate poems written from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. In addition, students are introduced to critical reading strategies, literary criticism, and an expanding literary canon which includes the work of culturally diverse poets.

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 poems.
2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider economic, historical, political, and cultural issues in poetry.
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.
7. Create and share original works of poetry.

Course Objectives

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

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   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 poetry.

   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

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry 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
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   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
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   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.

7. Create and share original works of poetry.

   This objective is a course Goal Only