ENGL 2323H - Survey of American Literature II, Honors

Description
Selected works of American literature from 1865 to present. This is an honors course. Please refer to the NWACC Honors Program section in the current catalog for more information.

Pre-Requisite
None.

Co-Requisite
N/A

Cross Listed Course
N/A

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Spring

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:

Read, analyze, and interpret works by representative American writers.
Identify various literary techniques, methods, and ideas.
Illustrate how literature reflects culture and society.
Write at least one interpretive paper.

Honors Outcomes

Honors classes (and the Honors Program) promote the following core values:

Community students will demonstrate civic engagement through Service Learning and exploration of local, national, and global communities.

Curiosity students will cultivate personal and intellectual curiosity through investigation, discussion, and scholarship.

Diversity students will explore multiple perspectives through interdisciplinary learning.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
Students employ active reading strategies to extract and construct meaning and educational value from texts and media.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, substantially free of errors.

Standard Practices
Topics List

Either chronological or genre/thematic structure

Learning Activities

Individual projects/presentations
Group projects/presentations
Field Trips/events
Guest Speakers
Service Learning and/or
Conference Poster

Assessments

Quizzes,
Journals,
Tests,
Papers,
Presentations and/or
Bibliographies

Grading guidelines

N/A