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3.00 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to improve their understanding of creative non-fiction writing techniques. The course will familiarize students with the subgenres (memoir, personal essays, nature essays, literary journalism, lyric essays and travelogue) beneath the umbrella of literary nonfiction and reinforce the relationship between nonfiction writing and the techniques used by fiction writers and poets. Because in all subgenres of literary nonfiction the author must relate to primary and secondary materials, students will also master the ability to juggle such demands in their own writing. The course will center on two kinds of texts - those by well-known, professional writers, and those produced by students themselves. All creative materials produced by students will receive critiques in class workshops. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze writing markets for potential publication. 2. Compose and submit query letters and other forms of communication directly to editors. 2. Analyze the business aspects of freelance writing. 3. Critique materials produced for class by peers, providing suggestions for effective revision. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) and ENGL 2250R (Grade C or higher). FA
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3.00 Credits
Required of English majors pursuing an emphasis in Creative Writing as well as students pursuing the Creative Writing minor; open to other interested students. Students compile work produced in core courses offered through the Creative Writing emphasis, among them ENGL 2250R: Introduction to Creative Writing, ENGL 3140: Fiction Writing, ENGL 3141: Poetry Writing and ENGL 3142: Creative Nonfiction. Using rubrics and theory-driven texts as well as technical guidelines articulated by the instructor, students workshop, revise and compile creative material simultaneously for peers in the immediate class setting and for audiences outside the University community, e.g. graduate programs, literary journals and employers in the publishing industry. Students assemble work for an electronic portfolio. Students produce an extensive statement that addresses the aesthetic and/or rhetorical objectives of the creative work they have gathered, the intended audience of these pieces and the broadened understanding of craft and technique that has resulted from the rigorous revision strategies the course requires. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Organize creative writing ePortfolios for presentation to groups outside of the undergraduate setting, such as graduate school admissions committees and employers in the publishing industry. 2. Employ effective workshop strategies to help peers enhance both their creative work and the manner in which they present it for review. 3. Analyze different editorial policies and practices of creative writing publications. 4. Synthesize theoretical claims, experience-based findings and personal beliefs about aesthetics and rhetoric to produce a manifesto on creative literary production. 5. Use technology to successfully create an ePortfolio for academic and professional advancement. Prerequisites: ENGL 2250R, and any three of the following: ENGL 3110, ENGL 3030, ENGL 3140, ENGL 3141, ENGL 3142, ENGL 3350, ENGL 3890R, ENGL 4140, ENGL 4141, ENGL 4142 (all Grade C or higher). FA
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3.00 Credits
Required of English majors pursuing an emphasis in Professional & Technical Writing, and open to other interested students. Explores writing and editing for visual, audio, and interactive media--how to choose appropriate format and delivery mechanisms for news, Web sites, kiosks, and CD/DVD, etc. Topics include accessibility, copyright law and information ethics. Students will understand differences in writing for linear and non-linear media; develop an audience-focused, communication-oriented approach to writing; and create text-based documents that communicate effectively across different media. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the main characteristics of multimodality in a digital environment. 2. Define and identify organizational and rhetorical methods in a multimodal project. 3. Plan and design multimodal projects. 4. Apply script methods for project scripts. 5. Develop multimodal projects using design software. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher). FA
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Provides an understanding of folklore as a genre, as well as folk themes and motifs in other forms of literature. Focuses on folklore in novels and stories and on folk narratives themselves. Designed to introduce methods and practices of folklore field research and folklore criticism. Also designed to expand the student's critical reading and writing skills. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and discuss (through class discussions and written assignments) folklore traditions of Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Siberia, Egypt, Japan, China, Iceland, Brazil, Turkey, plus be familiar with Native American folklore and traditions and Yiddish folklore. 2. Examine historical events that influenced the narratives. 3. Report connections between history and its reflections and interpretations as preserved in folk and fairy tales. 4. Label, analyze, and explain the issues of gender, social organization, and religion as represented in the folk traditions. 5. List basic structural and functional elements of folklore as a genre. 6. Differentiate between the oral and literary traditions within folklore. 7. Name types of folk stories. 8. Assess existing research and criticism and synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Covers the rudiments of poetic expression, including word choice, syntax, figuration, rhythm and meter, lineation, sound, imagery, and form, as it engages students with representative examples of poetry from the western and world traditions. Through close readings and analysis, students learn to appreciate the artistic value of language and to produce competent and convincing interpretations of poetry. Also covers various theoretical and critical perspectives as they influence the reading of poetry. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and explain the various elements that constitute poetry as a genre, such as rhyme, theme, tropes, setting, and so on. 2. Analyze and critique a specific literary text in a meaningful and effective fashion, doing far more than stating the obvious. 3. Evaluate and assess the insights of scholarly criticism pertaining to the primary texts read in the class. 4. Synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. 5. Create connections, both verbal and written, between the major literary, philosophical, social, and historical issues covered in the poetry and the course as a whole. 6. Identify the major authors covered in the course and investigate the significance of their works in relation to each other and the contexts created in the course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Students will explore in depth aspects of the novel, such as plot, theme, character, setting, etc. Novels will be selected according to time, place, period, or theme. Students will be introduced to research and criticism as well as to the texts themselves. Also designed to expand the student's critical reading and writing skills. Students will write several critical assignments and conduct a major research project. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe novel as a genre, including various aspects of the novel such as plot, theme, character, setting, and so on. 2. Examine how the novel has evolved with the modern world, and how the two have shaped and mirrored each other. 3. Assess the primary texts within their historical and cultural contexts. 4. Apply the insights of critics to the texts read. 5. Examine and Synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. 6. Identify major literary, philosophical, social, and historical issues in the novels. 7. Name the major authors and demonstrate the significance of their works inside and outside the cultures discussed. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Genre Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Students will explore in depth aspects of short fiction, such as plot, theme, character, setting, etc. Short fiction will be selected according to time, place, period, or theme. Students will be introduced to research and criticism as well as to the texts themselves. Also designed to expand the student's critical reading and writing skills. Students will write several critical assignments and conduct a major research project. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain various subgenres of short fiction. 2. Explain various aspects of short fiction such as plot, theme, character, setting, etc. 3. Analyze how short fiction has evolved with the modern world. 4. Assess the assigned primary texts within their historical and cultural contexts. 5. Synthesize primary and secondary sources to support original arguments about the texts read. 6. Identify major literary, philosophical, social, and historical issues in the short fiction. 7. Identify major authors of short fiction and explain the significance of their works inside and outside the cultures discussed. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Period / Topic Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Takes an in-depth and research-based approach to the study of a particular topic within literature. The focus of the course will be dependent on the instructor but will revolve around a specific topic, broadly defined (author(s), genre, theme, contemporary concern, etc.). Repeatable for up to 6 credits. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain how the assigned literature connects to various literary and cultural frameworks. 2. Analyze assigned literature carefully and make thematic and intertextual connections. 3. Produce a well-researched and well-articulated full-length argument-based research paper on the selected topic. Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Period / Topic Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other interested students. Students will engage with the works and ideas of major writers of the period, such as Browning, Tennyson, Arnold, Swinburne, Dickens, Thackeray, Carlyle, and Ruskin, including their historical and cultural contexts. Successful students will demonstrate skill in reading different types of literature, in understanding narrative and figurative devices in using a variety of critical perspectives based on literary theory, and in sharing what they understand through both written and oral discussion. Provides opportunities for developing greater skill in the critical reading and appreciation of literature. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the importance and relevance of Victorian authors, themes, tropes, and genres. 2. Analyze individual literary works through written and oral responses. 3. Explain how Victorian writers have and continue to exert historical, social and political influence on British, American, and world culture. 4. Evaluate relevant scholarly sources and significant critical research covering Victorian literature. 5. Create publishable quality scholarly writing which synthesizes current research with student's original ideas in relevant area of Victorian literature and studies. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a Period / Topic Studies requirement for English majors pursuing an emphasis in Literary Studies or English Education, and open to other students who wish to learn about the "hard boiled" school of detective fiction and the influence it has had upon American cinema. Introduces themes, motifs and other narrative elements that distinguish the novels of Depression-era crime writers like Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Raymond Chandler. Students will analyze cinematic adaptations of these authors' works, especially those which have been cited by critics as examples of film noir. Offered in rotation; consult class schedule. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use concise and precise language in their writing; write with correct usage and punctuation; write thesis-driven analyses of published works. 2. Select words appropriate to their subject and audience, recognize the need for precise expression. 3. Adopt new hermeneutic strategies for interpreting cinematic and verbal texts; examine the links between American history and American popular culture. 4. Demonstrate the ability to use the MLA style of parenthetical documentation, bibliographic form, and research paper format; demonstrate the ability to synthesize research with their own ideas. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 (Grade C or higher) or ENGL 2010A (Grade C or higher).
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