This course is a study of British poetry, prose, and drama up to 1790. Prerequisites: EN120 (or EN110 and EN111, or the transfer equivalent) and any 200-level English literature class.

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

• Identify the literary, cultural, historical, political impact of English literature in the 1660-1790 time period.
• Apply a variety of reading strategies, including recognizing the meaning of words in context, learning to skim and scan materials, making inferences, recognizing the organizational structure of texts, etc.
• Learn the vocabulary related to literary analysis and literature as they apply to English literature in the 1660-1790 time period.
• Recognize the value of multiple perspectives and develop competence in giving and receiving constructive criticism.
• Demonstrate advanced writing processes including generating ideas, gathering, evaluating, and organizing material; drafting, revising, editing and proofreading text.
• Integrate and compare the knowledge from this course with other literature courses and the larger world.