Poetry: A Study of a Literary Form
Poetry: A Study of a Literary Form examines a wide range of poetry, acquainting students with major poets and potentially minor ones. It provides a strong basis for reading, understanding, and writing about poetry and poetic form. Students become acquainted with various types of poems, such as the lyric, the sonnet, the elegy, the ballad, […]
British Literature: 1800 to 21st Century
British Literature: 1800 to the 21st Century surveys the major works of British literature from 1800 to the 21st Century, including poetry, fiction, essays, and drama. By reading closely and analyzing critically, students explore these texts in relation to their cultural, social, historical, political, and literary contexts.
American Literature: Civil War to Present
American Literature: Civil War to the Present surveys the works of American literature from the Civil War period up to the 21st century, emphasizing themes that have contributed to the development of an American consciousness. Pre-Civil War text may be considered for context. Reading these works closely and analyzing them critically, students gain exposure to […]
British Literature: Middle Ages to 1800
British Literature: Middle Ages to 1800 surveys the major works of British literature from its Anglo-Saxon origins to 1800, including poetry, fiction, essays, and drama. By reading closely and analyzing critically, students explore these texts in relation to their cultural, social, historical, political, and literary contexts. Effective Fall 2024: This is a CCSNH Access course […]
The Graphic Novel
Graphic novels, also known as comic books or sequential art, have come a long way since the first issue of Superman. This relatively new form of literature has exploded in popularity and increases daily in its variety and substance. The Graphic Novel explores different kinds of graphic novels (memoir, fantasy, adaptations, social critiques, and more) […]
Advanced Research Writing
Advanced Research Writing builds upon the fundamental research skills acquired in ENGL101W. Students learn advanced research-writing strategies and effective rhetorical techniques used across the curriculum and within disciplines. Reading peer-reviewed, scholarly articles, primary and secondary sources, in-depth reports, and comprehensive studies, students acquire advanced research skills. Through analysis, evaluation, and synthesis, they develop competence in […]
Creative Writing Workshop
In Creative Writing Workshop, students learn and practice the skills, strategies, techniques, and features that form the basis for producing original, well-crafted works of creative writing. To improve the quality of their work, students receive constructive feedback from their peers and instructor. Students compose original works of art through exposure to genres and forms, including […]
Media and Society
Media and Society is designed as a general analysis of the media: what influences content and how that content influences public decisions, society, and targeted audiences. It examines what impact our role as consumers of information has on the media. This course concentrates on news and information-media outlets, extending beyond traditional media institutions to include […]
Oral Communication
Through practice in speech preparation and presentation, students in Oral Communication gain confidence and poise in public speaking. Students orally present a variety of speeches through various delivery modes (including multimedia presentations) ranging in genre from relatively informal extemporaneous speeches to formal speeches, such as informative and persuasive speeches.
The Short Story
The Short Story presents the short story as a major literary genre and involves analytical readings and interpretations of early, modern, and contemporary fiction. It introduces the elements of short story (e.g., theme, plot, character, symbol, style) and offers a critical vocabulary to discuss the stories. These stories are read closely and critically from a […]
Writing the Short Story
In Writing the Short Story, students begin with a series of individualized exercises and readings. They then proceed to draft and revise at least one good short story. The course is conducted as a writing workshop in which each student is expected to produce three to five pages of writing each week.
Children’s Language and Literature
Children’s Language and Literature presents children’s language and literature from a developmental perspective. Students examine various genres in order to choose appropriate literature for the developmental stages of children from birth through pre-adolescence. Students participate in a variety of language and literature activities, including research, critical observation, original projects, and story-hour presentations. (Prerequisite: ENGL101W)