Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
KSLG-0019
Organization's ID:
GTWY-0019
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
9 weeks (16 hours a week of inside and outside class time).
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 American literature
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to survey prose and poetry written in the United States from colonial times to the present. It emphasizes fiction and poetry and is primarily a presentation of knowledge about literary works—their content, their backgrounds, and their authors—but it also is concerned about and requires familiarity with the concepts and terminology used by literary critics and literary historians.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Recognize literary elements in literature
  • Engage in discussions about issues, themes, and characters in literature
  • Enhance writing skills following the Writing Process and MLA format
  • Familiarize yourself with each writer's background, noting the basic characteristics of each author's style and writing genre
  • Gain appreciation for the American experience through history and literature
  • Identify different figurative language and how it conveys the author’s message
  • Produce a written essay based on analysis of texts, historical context, and on conclusions drawn through study.
  • Read about the contribution of different texts and authors to American literary tradition
  • Read and Reflect on elements of poetry in select poems and literary analyses of poetic devices
  • Recognize a given passage’s theme, plot, and setting in connection to the time period
  • Understand analyses and interpretations of literary passages
  • Understand different literary periods and their historical context

General Topics:

  • Literary Terms
  • Research and Writing
  • Colonialism Part 1
  • Colonialism Part 2
  • Romanticism
  • Realism and Naturalism
  • Modernism
  • Contemporary Literature
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials