English 061X
Introduction to Composition
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1. Students will demonstrate competency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
2. Students will demonstrate competency in developing and supporting clear thesis statements.
3. Students will demonstrate competency in using standard written English.
4. 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
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1. Students will utilize various reading strategies to comprehend and analyze texts.
2. Students will work through the stages of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing) to create polished final drafts.
3. Students will provide constructive feedback on other students' writing and use feedback during the revision process.
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English 101 & 101H*
Freshman Composition
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1. Students will demonstrate proficiency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in supporting complex thesis statements with sufficient support.
3. Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
4. Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
*Students in the Honors Program must maintain a 3.0 GPA. |
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English 102 & 102H*
Literature and Composition
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1. 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.
2. Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
3. Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
4. Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
*Students in the Honors Program must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
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English 103 & 103H*
Critical Thinking and Writing
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1. Students will use knowledge of the components of argument, rhetorical devices, and logical fallacies to respond critically to various texts.
2. Students will be able to formulate sophisticated arguments and defend them with logical, persuasive evidence.
3. Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
4. Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay.
*Students in the Honors Program must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
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English 213
Creative Writing
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1. Student will be able to use the writing process to produce original literary works in different genres.
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Student will be able to read critically and analyze professional literary works from different genres.
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Student will be able to demonstrate command of diction, sentence structure, and mechanics as appropriate for their unique purpose, audience, and narrative voice.
4. 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
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1. Students will be able to identify the major themes, motifs, archetypes, and recurrent images and characters in Biblical poetry, proverbs, prose, and prophecy.
2. Students will analyze Biblical literature from different critical perspectives and with regard to historical context and common literary conventions.
3. 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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1. 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.
2. Students will consider form, content, and historical context to analyze literature from multiple genres in each period.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. Students will use various critical perspectives, as well as historical, political, and social context, as a basis for literary analysis.
3. 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
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1. Students will be able to identify the major works, themes, subgenres, and dramatic conventions in the comedy and romance genres of Shakespearean drama.
2. Students will use different critical perspectives, as well as historical and cultural context, to analyze a selection of Shakespearean comedies and romances.
3. 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
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1. Students will be able to identify the major works, themes, subgenres, and dramatic conventions in the tragedy and history genres of Shakespearean drama.
2. Students will use different critical perspectives, as well as historical and cultural context, to analyze a selection of Shakespearean tragedies and histories.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. Students will analyze a selection of Shakespeare's plays from different critical perspectives and with regard to historical, cultural, and theatrical context.
3. 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
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1. Students will be able to identify the authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions that shaped American literature from 1600-1865.
2. Students will use various critical perspectives, as well as historical, political, and social context, as a basis for literary analysis.
3. 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
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1. Students will be able to identify the major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions that have shaped American literature from 1865-present.
2. Students will use various critical perspectives, as well as historical, political, and social context, as a basis for literary analysis.
3. 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
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1. Students will be able to identify the major authors, works, themes, historical events, and literary conventions that have shaped American novels since 1900.
2. Students will critically read a diverse selection of American novels and analyze each literary work from various critical perspectives.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. Students will consider form, literary conventions, and various critical theories to analyze Chicano literature from multiple genres.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
4. 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
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1. 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.
2. Students will consider form, content, literary conventions, and historical and cultural context to analyze literature from a variety of critical perspectives.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. Students will consider form, content, literary conventions, historical and cultural context to analyze literature from a variety of critical perspectives.
3. 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
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1. 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.
2. Students will analyze women's literature from various critical perspectives and with regard to social, political, and historical context.
3. 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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