ENG 242 - Survey of American Literature II

Credits: 3

Description
Includes major American works and writers, Civil War to present, with emphasis on both enjoyment and critical appreciation of literature.

Student Learning Outcomes

Use critical reading and writing skills to engage and analyze American literary text including works and writers from the Civil War to present.
Explain the diversity of human experience across time and place in American literary text including works and writers from the Civil War to present.
Situate works of world literature within historical, social, economic, scientific, and other contexts.
Control conventions of language, mechanics, and MLA format in academic writing.
Exhibit research skills in writing.

Prerequisite: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 101H or ENG 110 or ENG 113 with a grade of C- or higher; or Department Chair or Instructor approval
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade