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Lecture In this course, students read and discuss a variety of short stories that are appreciated as excellent examples of form and style in the genre. Using both classic and contemporary selections, students are introduced to literary elements, reading strategies for fiction, and response writing as methods for instruction and assessment.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture Offering a taste of the varieties of literary experience, Introduction to Literature is designed for the student who desires to explore literature at the college level. Students read a broad range of texts, including poems, plays, and short stories, and pool their response into analysis, interpretation and discussion. This course offers a good foundation for students to build on in the 2000 level.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture This college composition course emphasizes the practice and methodology of writing in conjunction with the development of active and critical reading skills necessary for comprehending college level reading. Students will be introduced to a process-based approach to writing that seeks to enhance writing production but also be adapted for individual use. Readings for the course will be used as a basis for writing assignments and a deep understanding of the content will be necessary to meet the writing demands of the course.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture This course introduces writing theory, and ADHD educational theory, and requires students to relate the material to their own writing profile. In particular, strong emphasis will be placed on the management of written output and the relationship between the ways we manage writing demands and how we learn. The content of the course will be drawn from educational theorists and psychologists as well as composition experts in order to build a foundation of knowledge about Attention deficit disorder, written output disorder, writer's block, and cognitive functioning as it applies to written composition. Students will work to analyze and synthesize the material while also evaluating their own writing process and making adjustments based on their own unique writing profiles. The course will also examine the broader educational implications and controversies in the ever changing world of post secondary education.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture EN1015, EN1011 Research skills will drive the scope and sequence of this second semester course which builds on the critical reading, writing and thinking skills introduced in EN1011 and FY1011. Through a variety of active learning techniques, instructional library sessions, class discussion and research writing projects, students will learn the skills and strategies required for the volume reading, critical analysis, and academic writing demands of the college curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture Students in Creative Writing begin to develop their skills in writing creative fiction and poetry. Emphasis in the class is placed on genre experimentation, generating strategies, revision strategies, and readings in all genres which could include fiction, poetry, drama, lyrics, and children's literature.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture EN1021, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 En2001, British Literature Survey, offers students the opportunity to explore the literary heritage of contemporary literature from its roots in the Romantic movement to its fruition in contemporary post modern literature. Students will read, discuss and write about some of the most influential texts ever written in English, and join in the ongoing conversation that is contemporary literature. Assessment emphasis will be on discussion, integration and application: non traditional responses conjoined with college-level expectations will encourage students to meet the literary texts on their own grounds.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture FY1011, FY1001, EN1021, EN1015 Survey of American Literature: Emily Dickinson through Toni Morrison (1865-Present) is a traditional sophomore level survey course which offers students the opportunity to explore American literature from its burgeoning during the middle of the 19th century to its dynamic present. Students will read, discuss and write about some of the most influential texts in American literature using the current standards of understanding the canon. Thus works by Native Americans, people of color, and new immigrant communities join the standard works to enrich our understanding of what it means to be American.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture FY1011, FY1001, EN1021, EN1015 Based on an analytical approach to themes in contemporary American society, this course focuses on helping students to develop advanced composition skills in the areas of organization, process strategies and analytical writing. The course is highly individualized: students are expected to develop an effective personal approach to composing based on their own learning style, and they are required on a regular basis to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses as writers. Themes for this course have included popular and political culture and new media.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture EN1021, EN1015, FY1011, FY1001 This course focuses on major themes from modern drama and plays to canonical playwrights, including Ibsen, Chekhov, and Strindberg. Emphasis is on both literary and theatrical interpretation of these plays. Students read, act, draw, and watch film and live performances. Evaluation is based on students reading journals, short papers, quizzes, group activities, and a final project proposing a production design for one of the plays covered in class.
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