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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Studies in poetry, British, American, and European in translation. Offered alternate spring terms.
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An examination of diverse literary responses to the environment. Through poetry, fiction and non-fiction, students explore the role of the environment in the development of human language and literature. Even as environmental literature seeks to explain human relationships with the physical world, students will be able to identify, categorize and interpret the literary meanings of various environments. Moreover, by examining "Ecocriticism,"an approach that emphasizes the role of the natural environment in literature, students will be able to recognize and use important environmental concepts in their own critical writing. Offered alternate spring terms.
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An examination of topics in the teaching and evaluation of the English curriculum. Students will explore writing for the secondary school English classroom. The major emphases include utilizing techniques of writing for multiple audiences, coordination and direction of curricular activities in journalism, and the evaluation and revision of writing and assessment techniques for writing. Students will also explore the Nebraska K-12 content standards for writing. Generally taken during the sophomore year. Offered spring term.
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Begins the transition from student of English to teacher of English. The major emphasis is on innovative teaching methods for facilitating learning in English in the secondary schools and the methods and procedures for evaluating student learning. Students will be able to demonstrate processes and methods of reading instruction, identify reading abilities, select appropriate adolescent and young adult literature, and apply the techniques of grammar descriptions to the English language for students in the secondary school classroom. Students will also explore the Nebraska K-12 content standards for reading. Generally taken during the junior year. Prerequisite: ENG 323 or permission. Offered fall term.
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An examination of topics in the teaching and evaluation of English in the secondary school curriculum. Students will explore a variety of strategies for the teaching of literature. Class participants study the literary elements of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction writing and evaluate professional and non-professional writing found in secondary school classrooms. Students will understand and be able to apply the appropriate use of dictionaries and library resources, both print and non-print, in the study of literature for the secondary school classroom. Generally taken during the junior year. Prerequisite: ENG 324 or permission. Offered spring term.
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3.00 Credits
Completes the study and experience in the methods and materials of teaching English in the secondary schools. The focus of this course includes components for oral communication, including speaking and listening. Class participants will explore appropriate materials for the 7-12 student for the delivery of literary passages for oral presentation, study teaching strategies such as discussion and conversation techniques for oral presentation of material in the classroom, and develop effective communication teaching methods for group presentations. Students will develop skill in the direction and production of school theatre and speech activities. In addition, students will participate in activities to include components of the Nebraska State K- 12 Content Standards. Prerequisite: ENG 323, 324, 325, English or English/ Language Arts major and enrolled in the professional term, or permission. Offered fall term.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary examination of the cultures of the Great Plains, including Canada, through discussions of literature, arts (including architecture), history, religions, mythology, and folklore. The geography, which gives the Great Plains its sense of place as well as its current issues concerning future development, is also examined. The outcome for students of the course should be an enhanced perspective on this part of North America, where Doane College is located. This course fulfills the Cultural Perspectives requirement of the Doane Plan. Offered alternate fall terms.
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3.00 Credits
Poetry and prose of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with emphasis on English literature from Blake through the Victorian writers. Offered alternate spring terms.
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3.00 Credits
Studies in the writings of Spenser, Milton, Donne, Johnson, and other major writers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Offered alternate spring terms.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the Renaissance world-view through representative comedies, histories, tragedies, romances, and sonnets. Offered fall term.
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