ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [ENGL 100 or ENGL 101 ] A survey of American literature from the colonial period through the Civil War, with attention to representative cultural perspectives and intellectual movements. Semesters Offered: as needed
Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies: Goal 1: Relate thematic concerns of literary texts to their cultural and historical contexts.
- Identify key ideas from representative authors and works, significant historical and cultural events, and characteristic perspectives expressed in literature of different periods or regions.
Goal 2: Analyze thematic and stylistic characteristics of works studied.
- Describe distinct literary characteristics of the time period for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology and examples from different genres.
Goal 3: Document conclusions they draw in written responses to literary works studied.
- Engage in literary discussion by formulating informed responses with evidence to support personal interpretation of the works assigned.
- Compose critical response papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose using MLA format.
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