EN 262 - American Literature II

1. Appreciate and understand a range of canonical and non-canonical American writers from post-Civil War through the contemporary period, and articulate through discussion, writing, and presentations how this understanding helps shape our perspective, American culture, politics, language, literature, and religion of those eras. 
2. Defend interpretations of American texts from  post-Civil War through the contemporary period, showing through discussion and writing how the texts reflected and shaped the cultural values of America. 
3. Evaluate texts from  post-Civil War through the contemporary period as a way of perceiving the growing literary, social, religious, and historical world of America. (GELO 3)
4. Using the fundamental language of the genre and era, demonstrate critical thinking skills through analysis of texts in discussion and writing. 
5. Translate or explain what written information means and/or how it can be used. (GELO 2)
6. Evaluate information to identify limitations and biases. 

A. Read and analyze a diverse body of published works from 1860-1900s to discuss:

1. Elements of craft and genre and

2. Social, cultural, historical, political, and religious influences.

B. Compare published works of this and other eras as a means of understanding commonalities and differences among ideas and perspectives in America across time

C. Produce texts that interpret, analyze, or creatively represent the published works of 1860-1900.

II. 1900-present: Modernism, The Harlem Renaissance, Post-Modernism, the Contemporary Era

A. Read and analyze a diverse body of published works from 1900-1980s to discuss:

1. Elements of craft and genre and

2. Social, cultural, historical, political, and religious influences.

B. Compare published works of this and other eras as a means of understanding commonalities and differences among ideas and perspectives in America across time.

C. Produce texts that interpret, analyze, or creatively represent the published works of 1900-1980s.

**It should be noted that this outline indicates the full range of texts that may be addressed in the course, and that certain topics will necessarily be examined more extensively than others.

Facilitated discussion: 0-30%

Mediated instruction: 0-20%

Group work: 0-20%

Other: (such as project work) 0-10%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
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