• Baym, Nina and Robert S. Levine, Eds. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Vol. 2. Shorter Ninth Edition. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-393-26453-1
• O’Brien, Sharon. Ed. My Antonia: Willa Cather. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-393-96790-6

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

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.