English 061X Introduction to Composition |
- Students will demonstrate competency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
- Students will demonstrate competency in developing and supporting clear thesis statements.
- Students will demonstrate competency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate competency in integrating and documenting sources, in MLA format, in a short research essay.
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| English 066 The Route to Writing Success: Freshman Composition Laboratory
| - Students will utilize various reading strategies to comprehend and analyze texts.
- Students will work through the stages of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing) to create polished final drafts.
- Students will provide constructive feedback on other students' writing and use feedback during the revision process.
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| English 101
Freshman Composition
| - Students will demonstrate proficiency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in supporting complex thesis statements with sufficient support.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
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English 101H
Honors Freshman Composition
| - Students will demonstrate proficiency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in supporting complex thesis statements with sufficient support.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in presenting their research in an appropriately-chosen modality for the delivery of their topic, in leading discussion, and in engaging their audience.
Honors students must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
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| English 102
Literature and Composition
| - Students will be able to identify literary devices and use various critical theories to analyze and respond to literature from each of the four major genres: short story, poetry, drama, and the novel.
- Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
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| English 102H Honors
Literature and
Composition
| - Students will be able to identify literary devices and use various critical theories to analyze and respond to literature from each of the four major genres: short story, poetry, drama, and the novel.
- Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in presenting their research in an appropriately-chosen modality for the delivery of their topic, in leading discussion, and in engaging their audience.
Honors students must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
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| English 103 Critical Thinking and Writing
| - Students will use knowledge of the components of argument, rhetorical devices, and logical fallacies to respond critically to various texts.
- Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
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| English 103H Honors
Critical Thinking and Writing
| - Students will use knowledge of the components of argument, rhetorical devices, and logical fallacies to respond critically to various texts.
- Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in presenting their research in an appropriately-chosen modality for the delivery of their topic, in leading discussion, and in engaging their audience.
Honors students must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
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| English 213 Creative Writing
| - Student will be able to use the writing process to produce original literary works in different genres.
- Student will be able to read critically and analyze professional literary works from different genres.
- Student will be able to demonstrate command of diction, sentence structure, and mechanics as appropriate for their unique purpose, audience, and narrative voice.
- Student will be able to formulate a respectful critique of another student's original creation using standards of literary quality and adherence to the conventions of the genre.
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| English 220
Survey of the Bible as Literature | - Students will be able to identify the major themes, motifs, archetypes, and recurrent images and characters in Biblical poetry, proverbs, prose, and prophecy.
- Students will analyze Biblical literature from different critical perspectives and with regard to historical context and common literary conventions.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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English 231 Survey of English Literature I
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- Students will be able to identify major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions from the Middle Ages, the Early Modern period, and the Restoration.
- Students will consider form, content, and historical context to analyze literature from multiple genres in each period.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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English 232
Survey of English Literature II | - Students will be able to identify major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions from the Romantic era, the Victorian era, and the twentieth century.
- Students will use various critical perspectives, as well as historical, political, and social context, as a basis for literary analysis.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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English 233A Shakespeare's Comedies
and Romances |
- Students will be able to identify the major works, themes, subgenres, and dramatic conventions in the comedy and romance genres of Shakespearean drama.
- Students will use different critical perspectives, as well as historical and cultural context, to analyze a selection of Shakespearean comedies and romances.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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English 233B Shakespeare's Tragedies
and History Plays | - Students will be able to identify the major works, themes, subgenres, and dramatic conventions in the tragedy and history genres of Shakespearean drama.
- Students will use different critical perspectives, as well as historical and cultural context, to analyze a selection of Shakespearean tragedies and histories.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 233C Shakespeare's Theatre | - Students will demonstrate an understanding of the major works, themes, and dramatic conventions of Shakespearean drama; general knowledge of Shakespeare's theatres; and general knowledge of Elizabethan and Jacobean England.
- Students will analyze a selection of Shakespeare's plays from different critical perspectives and with regard to historical, cultural, and theatrical context.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 241 Survey of American Literature
1600-1865 |
- Students will be able to identify the authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions that shaped American literature from 1600-1865.
- Students will use various critical perspectives, as well as historical, political, and social context, as a basis for literary analysis.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, ability to analyze both form and content, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 242 Survey of American Literature
1865-Present | - Students will be able to identify the major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions that have shaped American literature from 1865-present.
- Students will use various critical perspectives, as well as historical, political, and social context, as a basis for literary analysis.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, ability to analyze both form and content, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 243 The Modern American Novel
| - Students will be able to identify the major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions that have shaped American novels since 1900.
- Students will critically read a diverse selection of American novels and analyze each literary work from various critical perspectives.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 245 The Image of African-Americans
in Literature and Films | - Students will be able to identify important African-American authors, major works by and about African-Americans, and major themes in African-American literature and film.
- Students will analyze images of the African-American in literature and film and the thematic, social, and political contexts from which those images are created.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 246 Survey of Chicano Literature |
- Students will be able to identify major authors, works, and themes of Chicano literature and will demonstrate an understanding of the historical and social background of Chicano literature.
- Students will consider form, literary conventions, and various critical theories to analyze Chicano literature from multiple genres.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 270 Children's Literature
| - Students will be able to identify major authors and works of children's literature, as well as the conventions specific to each major genre: picture books, poetry, traditional literature, drama, non-fiction, and fiction.
- Students will use knowledge of form, literary conventions, audience, and historical and cultural context in their analyses of and responses to children's literature from multiple genres.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting primary and secondary sources in MLA format.
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| English 271 Survey of World Literature I | - Students will be able to identify major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions in a variety of world literature from the Ancient world, the Medieval era, and the Early Modern Period.
- Students will consider form, content, literary conventions, and historical and cultural context to analyze literature from a variety of critical perspectives.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 272
Survey of World Literature II | - Students will be able to identify major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions in a variety of world literature from 1650 to present.
- Students will consider form, content, literary conventions, historical and cultural context to analyze literature from a variety of critical perspectives.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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| English 278
Survey of Literature by Women | - Students will be able to identify major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions in women's literature from various historical periods and genres.
- Students will analyze women's literature from various critical perspectives and with regard to social, political, and historical context.
- Students will produce college-level academic writing that demonstrates literal comprehension of texts, critical analysis, ethical use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.
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