MCCCD Program Description

Survey of English Literature Before 1800

Course: ENH221

First Term: 2005 Fall

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Emphasizes the social and political backgrounds as well as the form and content of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the eighteenth century

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify and analyze major (background) influences contributing to the change and development of English literature: social, economic, political. (I-IV) 2. Identify and analyze characteristics of major literary movements within English literature: the Middle Ages, the Sixteenth Century, the Seventeenth Century; Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. (I-IV) 3. Analyze the works of individual authors (within the backgrounds and movements) and identify characteristics of these works with regard to content and form. (I-IV) 4. Write essays which draw relevant generalizations and adequately support them relating specific literature and movements within literature to background influences: social, economic, political. (I-V) 5. Write essays which compare and contrast literature of the period with regard to form, content, and efficacy of varying combinations of form and content. (I-V) 6. Identify major characteristics of English prosody. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. The Middle Ages A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content II. Sixteenth Century A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content III. Seventeenth Century A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content IV. Restoration and Eighteenth Century A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content V. Essay A. Introduction B. Thesis statement C. Methods of support D. Conclusion E. MLA (Modern Language Association) style of citation VI. Prosody A. Meter B. Musical conventions C. Verse forms D. Characteristic structures E. Imagery F. Other rhetorical devices G. Diction H. Syntax

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 6/22/2004

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