Central Arizona College

LIT 203 English Literature I

Credit Hours: 3
Effective Term: Fall 2010
SUN#: None
AGEC:

Credit Breakdown: 3 Lectures
Times for Credit: 1
Grading Option: A/F
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Description: Major English literary works from Old English to 1800.

Prerequisites: ENG101

Corequisites: ENG102

Recommendations: None

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Knowledge/Analysis Level) Identify and analyze social, political, philosophical, economic, historical and religious influences on the literature of the period. 2. (Knowledge/Analysis Level) Identify and analyze characteristics of major literary movements: Middle Ages, 16th century, 17th century, Restorations and 18th century. 3. (Knowledge/Analysis Level) Identify and analyze characteristics of major literary genres written during the period. 4. (Knowledge/Analysis Level) Analyze the works of individual authors and identify characteristics of these works with regard to content and form. 5. (Analysis/Synthesis Level) Examine & explain the evolution of British Literature over one or more time periods. 6. (Synthesis Level) Compose written discourse that demonstrates the gathering, interpretation and evaluation of evidence. 7. (Synthesis Level) Compose written discourse that exhibits competency in research, composing skills and the conventions of standard English and in accordance with an assigned style guide. 8. (Application/Synthesis Level) Demonstrate self-reflection and critical thinking.
Internal/External Standards Accreditation
1. Oral or written discourse that reveals competency in drawing adequately supported generalizations relating specific literary movements to background influences. 2. Oral or written discourse that reveals competency in drawing adequately supported generalizations relating specific literary movements to background influences. 3. Oral or written discourse that reveals competency in comparing and contrasting the literary types and the purposes and conventions that influenced these similarities and differences. 4. Oral or written discourse that reveals competency in drawing adequately supported generalizations relating specific works to broader literary movements and to background influences. 5. An essay that chronologically traces over a century or more the changes in British Literature and the causes of these changes. 6. An essay which: a) 1500 word minimum b) Identifies relevant evidence c) Evaluates the usefulness/value of evidence 7. an essay which: a) 1500 word minimum b) Meets all standards of #6 c) Demonstrates the following competencies of written discourse: . Has a clear thesis relevant to the assignment . Has clarity of thought . Paragraphs are dedicated to a central idea . Organization within paragraphs and the paper as a whole . College-level punctuation and sentence structure d) Demonstrates improvement of the points covered above through multiple drafts. 8. Oral or written discourse in which students identify, articulate and critique their own and alternative points of view. 9. Total output for the course includes 5000 words or more, 50% of which must be revised, polished writing.