EN 233 - Poetry

Description
This course is an introductory genre study of poetry. The material is addressed through the function and purpose of poetic elements such as voice, diction, imagery, figures of speech, sound, rhythm, form, and so forth. The course will show how poetry functions in historical, political and social contexts. The course will also increase students’ ability to understand and appreciate poetry as a form involving craft as well as creativity. The coursework involves listening, speaking, reading, writing and discussing.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: EN 101 (C or higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Pre-Writing, A.A. (General Transfer)

General Education Requirement:
Humanities
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
2. Communication: Demonstrate effective communication through listening, speaking, reading, or writing using relevant sources and research strategies, 4. Cultural Competence: Understand diverse interpersonal and cultural perspectives through analysis of scholarly or creative works
Course Learning Outcomes:

Read and analyze a wide diversity of poetry, both classic and contemporary, in order to Understand diverse interpersonal and cultural perspectives through analysis of scholarly or creative works (GELO 4)

Utilize literary terminology to discuss and write about poetic devices, forms and theories.

Articulate and understand the commonalities and differences among people from various time periods, cultures and demographics through the analysis of poetry and its history.

Understand the role poetry plays in inspiring change, preserving culture, and encouraging empathy in readers.

Understand how a poem differs from prose.

Analyze one’s own reading processes and how a poem can create an intellectual and emotional response.

Demonstrate effective communications through listening, speaking, reading or writing using relevant sources and research strategies (GELO 2).

Create and/or organize data and information into meaningful patterns in order to interpret and draw inferences from it

Course Outline:
I. Accessing Poetry
a. History of Poetry
b. Reading strategies
c. Layers of meaning: personal and cultural
II. Elements of Poetry
a. Imagery
b. Speaker and Tone
c. Figurative Language
d. Line and Rhythm
e. Sound
f. Form
III. Literary Interpretation
a. Text
b. Reader
c. Culture
IV. Writing about poetry
a. Analysis
b. Introduction, conclusion, audience and transitions
c. Research strategies
d. Research documentation

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Teamwork: 20-40%

Computer research and word processing: 10-30%

Critical and creative thinking and problem solving: 50-70%

Interpersonal skills: 20-40%

Information management: 10-30%

Diversity/pluralism and global awareness: 10-30%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
General Education- Offering designed to meet the specific criteria for a GRCC Distribution Requirement. The course should be designated by the requirement it fulfills.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100668
Course CIP Code: 23.01
Maximum Course Enrollment: 25
General Room Request: None

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: English
Discipline: EN
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor must possess a broad base of knowledge of poetry, with a degree or advanced coursework in poetry.

Major Course Revisions: General Education Review, N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T13:12:13
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028