Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0087
Version:
4
Organization's ID:
English 102
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
16 weeks (25 hours)
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 American literature
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to describe the common literary forms, styles, themes, and techniques of American literature as well as analyze notable examples ranging from Native American oral traditions to the contemporary and postmodern literary periods.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Categorize the literary forms, devices, and techniques used in American literature.
  • Describe the defining qualities and key features of various periods and movements in American literature from the pre-colonial to the contemporary.
  • Identify the main goals, contributors, and motivations of key American literary movements from the pre-colonial era through the contemporary period.
  • Analyze how historical events and literary movements influenced contemporary literature.
  • Compare themes of American literary works from pre-colonial to contemporary period.

General Topics:

  • Analyzing American Literature
  • Colonial and early National Period in Literature
  • Romantic Period in Literature
  • Dark Romantics
  • Transcendentalism in Literature
  • Realism in Literature
  • Modernist Prose and Plays
  • Modernist Poetry
  • The Harlem Renaissance and Literature
  • Literature of the Contemporary Period
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
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