ENG 241 - Survey of American Literature I

Credits: 3

Description
Includes major American works and writers, Colonial Period to the Civil War, 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 texts including works and writers from the Colonial Period to the Civil War.
Explain the diversity of human experience across time and place in American literary texts including works and writers from the Colonial Period to the Civil War.
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