EGL 222

ENGLISH 222 GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS


I.	Course Prefix	Course No.	Course Name	Credit	Lecture	Lab
	EGL	222	American Literature II from 1865 to the present	3	3	0

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Prerequisite:

EGL 101 or placement into 101

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Course (Catalog) Description:

Course traces the development of American literature by focusing on major writers from 1865 through 20th century. Content includes social, cultural, historical, and literary influences, as well as terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.

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Learning Objectives:

The student will be able to

A. Demonstrate familiarity with the major works of American literature from 1865 to the present, recognizing major characteristics of the literature of the various periods.

B. Analyze prose, poetry and drama.

C. Explain the significance of literary works in terms of the cultural attitudes of the period.

D. Recognize characteristics of regional, ethnic and experimental works as well as such conventions as local color, realism, naturalism and modernism.

Academic Integrity:

Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating,
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
• helping others to cheat,
• unauthorized changes on official documents,
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.

Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

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Sequence of Topics:

Week 1-5: 1865-1914

Selections may include works of Dickinson, Lanier, Moody, Dunbar, Jewett, Garland, Twain, Howells, Crane, Norris, Dreiser, DuBois, Johnson, Cather, Wharton, Chopin, Freeman, James.

Week 6-10: 1914-1945

Selections may include works of Robinson, Frost, Sandburg, Lindsay, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Jeffers, Moore, Eliot, Cummings, Crane, Tate, Cullen, Porter, Toomer, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Hemingway, Wolfe, Steinbeck, Wright, Mencken, Odets, Roth, Hellman

Week 11-16: 1945-Present

Selections may include works of Roethke, Shapiro, Brooks, Lowell, Ferlinghetti, Wilbur, Dickey, Snodgrass, Ginsburg, Plath, Sexton, Rich, Olsen, Jones, (Baraka) Kerouac, Podhoretz, Baldwin, King, Jr., Malcom X, Cleaver, Ellison, Welty, Malamud, Roth, McCullers, O'Connor, Barth, Barthelme, Updike, Oates, Morrison, Walker, Tyler, Albee, O'Neil, Williams, Hansberry, Mamet, Shepherd, Cheever, Erdrich.

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Methods of Instruction:

The course will be conducted through lectures, discussion, readings, and the supplementary use of other appropriate media such as films, records, etc.

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Course Practices Required:

Reading, writing, oral presentations, and testing. A minimum of three critical essays of at least 750 words each

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Required Materials:

The instructor will choose readings or an anthology of American literature; for a more detailed selection, please see the full course outline.

Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:

Evaluation methods include grading of student essays, quizzes, hour exams and final exam, oral reports, and class participation.

Required written work:

A minimum of three critical essays of at least 750 words each, written outside of class.

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Other Course Information:

Attendance policy

For whatever information/procedures the instructor holds the student accountable.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in Instructional Support Services. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.

June 2006