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4.00 Credits
Following ENGL 2000 in the expository writing sequence, this course offers you the opportunity to continue honing writing skills that will serve you throughout college and in the professional world. Continued development of basic writing skills and the revision process remain the hallmarks of this class, and the sharpening of analytical and critical thinking abilities, research skills, and persuasive writing techniques become the focus as the semester progresses. You will learn to wage a powerful argument as you acquire fundamental skills in persuasion. Peer review, small group activities and individual conferences add interest and variety to the learning process in this class. Prerequisite: ENGL 2000 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on language as an instrument of personal and social power. It is an examination and critique of the making of meaning through language giving particular attention to why an understanding of underlying metaphors is essential to the analysis of spoken, written and nonverbal language. You will study the effects of racial and gender stereotyping in print and nonprint materials and research how historical and cultural influences change word meaning. Offered annually. Also offered in Weekend College. Does not meet the liberal arts core requirement in literature.
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4.00 Credits
Aimed at confident readers, this course captures the spirit of a selected literary era or movement by comparing texts within their social contexts. Readings usually cross literary genres to include short and long fiction, private and public essays, drama, poetry, letters and popular song. Selected topics may include Chaucer and His Contemporaries, the English Renaissance from Henry VIII through Elizabeth I, American Romanticism, British Romanticism, the Irish Renaissance, the American Civil Rights Movement or Current Literature of Dissent. You may earn credit under this course number more than once for varied emphases. Prerequisite: ENGL 2200 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
Aimed at English majors and minors, this course surveys British literature from the Middle Ages through the Eighteenth Century. The class introduces heroic epics and folk songs, Chaucer?s Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare?s contemporary poets and dramatists of the Renaissance under Queen Elizabeth I and King James II, visions of a perfect world stemming from the literature of the English Civil War, and the witty satire of the Neoclassical era. You will trace the development of literary criticism, the rise of women writers, and the beginnings of the British Colonial Empire with its ambitions for America and its moral struggle over slavery. You will discover the most widely influential literary works in English. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: ENGL 2200 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on selected literary works of authors who were profoundly affected by and helped shape the Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods, turbulent times of dramatic change. While appreciating the unique contributions and artistry of individual writers within their cultural context, you identify characteristic themes, styles and genres of literary movements whose influence is still evident today. You apply critical approaches to texts focused on in this course, building on skills and knowledge gained in English 2200. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: ENGL 2200 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
Aimed at English majors and minors, this course surveys literature written in English from around the world. This class offers exposure to the poetry, drama and fiction of authors from such locales as Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ireland, Canada, Australia and India. Much care is taken to make connections between this work and counterparts in Great Britain and the United States. Key topics include empire and post-colonialism, literary nationalism and women writers. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: ENGL 2200 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores origins and ideas of early American literature ? discovery through the period commonly known as the American Renaissance. After a brief look at the literature of the 15th through the 18th centuries, the course concentrates on major rebels, romantics and realists of the 19th century and their preoccupations with such issues as the individual and American identity, freedom and slavery, the role of women, immigration and cultural diversity, nature, and industrialization. Does not meet the liberal arts core requirement in literature. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: ENGL 2200 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course charts the loss of romanticism, the emergence of the Lost Generation, and the creation of modernism and postmodernism in twentieth- and twenty-first-century American literature. This literature reflects the impact of technology, world war, social change movements and prosperity on individuals and communities, on cultural values and on the American Dream. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: ENGL 2200 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course, the capstone of the expository writing sequence, emphasizes the development of an individual sense of style and effective use of language that will distinguish you as an experienced and accomplished writer. You will be encouraged to experiment with subject, voice and approach in a series of essays that demand a unique and personal approach. There is a strong connection between skills perfected in this class and their practical application in the professional world, and you may have an opportunity to try your hand at writing for publication or create and implement a newsletter of your own design and content. Peer review and a team approach remain essentials of this useful and empowering class. Prerequisite: ENGL 2000 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
The culminating step in the creative writing sequence, the focus of this workshop course is on the production of a polished body of work: fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction - memoir. In addition to participating in writing workshops and meeting writers from the Twin Cities community, you will be exposed to an array of publication venues ?quarterlies, journals ? where you might consider submitting your work for publication. Offered in alternate years, the course does not meet the liberal arts core requirement in literature, nor can intensive writing credit be earned. Prerequisites: Two courses in creative writing or permission of instructor.
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