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This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class.  Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation. 

Textbooks

Baym, Nina and Robert S. Levine, Eds.  The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Vol. 1. Shorter Ninth Edition. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-393-26452-4

Person, Leland S.Ed. The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings: Nathaniel Hawthorne 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-393-266489-0

Course Description

This is a study of American poetry, prose, and drama from Colonial America to 1865. Prerequisites: EN120 (or EN110/EN111) and any 200-level English literature course.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, each participant should be able to:

  • recognize and respond to a variety of literary genres
  • understand and be able to implement the process of analyzing a piece of literature
  • use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, and critical-thinking
  • demonstrate the ability to engage in academic discussion
  • adopt the appropriate voice, tone, and level of formality required in academic writing
  • integrate their own ideas with those of others
  • practice appropriate means of documenting their work.