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Master
Course Outline
ENGL 245
American Literature
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| Credits: 5 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50
AA Discipline: [Humanities] [Diversity]
Lecture Hours:50
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Description
Examines influential American literary voices and styles from settlement times through the present. Formerly LIT 245. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
To introduce students to a wide representation of authors in all literary genres.
To increase awareness of the variety of American literary voices, styles and cultures from which these works arise.
To develop an awareness of relationship between literature and its themes to the times and historical events.
To help students develop the skills to interpret and analyze poetry, stories, essays, and memoir.
To consider the political implications of literary works.
To consider recurrent themes in literature and to make the emergence of new themes and literary trends.
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Course Topics
Readings from historic and contemporary American authors.
Discussion of the course literature and reader response to it.
Influence of religious, cultural, and political events as shaping forces in literature.
Emergence of the voice of literary minorities.
Literary trends.
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Syllabi
Listing
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Year
Quarter
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Item
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Instructor |
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| ENGL 245 |
Spring 2013 |
0856 |
Denise Ortiz |
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| ENGL 245 |
Winter 2013 |
0818 |
Denise Ortiz |
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| ENGL 245 |
Fall 2012 |
6538 |
Virginia McConnell |
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| ENGL 245 |
Spring 2011 |
6371 |
Virginia McConnell |
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| ENGL 245 |
Fall 2010 |
6375 |
CYNTHIA HOLLENBECK |
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Two Year Projected Schedule
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One* |
Year
Two** |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
Mini |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
Mini |
X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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