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Major Authors |
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MAJOR AUTHORS |
| CLASS CODE: |
ENG 370R |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
LANGUAGE & LETTERS |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ENGLISH |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Focuses on the life and works of one major writer or the life and works of a few related authors. (May be repeated for credit. See schedule for specific offerings.) |
| TAUGHT: |
Winter and Fall |
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: |
The life and works of the author(s); the distinctive characteristics of the author's writing; the literary merit of the author's works; the cultural contexts of the author's works. |
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: |
- Understand and appreciate literature as a valuable source of intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic experience reflecting and enriching the human experience.
- Read several works by a major author.
- Analyze the development of a major writer's themes, style, and critical reception.
- Explore relationships among the writer's life, culture, and works.
- Study the author from the perspective of various critical theories.
- Continue developing library skills for literary research and document formal writing according to MLA guidelines.
- Integrate secondary texts into written work.
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| REQUIREMENTS: |
Extensive reading, discussion, and oral presentations. Interpretive, analytical, and/or evaluative papers totaling 15 pages. MLA documentation. |
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| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2001 |
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