EN 281 - Survey of British Literature I

1. Appreciate and understand a range of canonical and non-canonical British writers from the Medieval Era through the Restoration and Eighteenth Century, and articulate through discussion, writing, and presentations how this understanding helps shape our perspective of British culture, politics, language, literature and religion of those eras. 
2. Defend interpretations of British texts from the Medieval Era through the Restoration and Eighteenth Century, showing through discussion and writing how the texts reflected and shaped the cultural values of Britain.
3. Evaluate texts from the Medieval Era through the Restoration and Eighteenth Century as a way of perceiving the growing literary, social, religious, and historical world of Great Britain. 
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. 
6. Evaluate information to identify limitations and biases. 

A. Read and analyze a diverse body of published works from the Medieval Era to discuss

1. Elements of craft and genre
2. Social, cultural, historical, political, and religious influences

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

C. Produce texts that interpret, analyze, or creatively represent the published works of the Medieval Era

II. The Sixteenth and early Seventeenth Centuries

A. Read and analyze a diverse body of published works from the Sixteenth and early Seventeenth centuries to discuss

1. Elements of craft and genre
2. Social, cultural, historical, political, and religious influences

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

C. Produce texts that interpret, analyze, or creatively represent the published works of the Sixteenth and early Seventeenth centuries

III. The Restoration and Eighteenth Century

A. Read and analyze a diverse body of published works from the Restoration and Eighteenth century and discuss

1. Elements of craft and genre
2. Social, cultural, historical, political, and religious influences

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

C. Produce texts that interpret, analyze, or creatively represent the published works of the Restoration and Eighteenth century

Facilitated discussion: 0-50%

Mediated discussion: 0-50%

Group work: 0-30%

Other (such as project work): 0-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
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