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Southern State Community College Curriculum Committee – November 2016 ENGL 2235 – American Literature After 1865 Page 1 of 3 I. COURSE TITLE: OTM: 16368 TAG: OAH053 American Literature after 1865 COURSE NUMBER: 2235 CATALOG PREFIX: ENGL II. PREREQUISITE: III. CREDIT HOURS: 3 LABORATORY HOURS: IV. English 1101 0 0 LECTURE HOURS: 3 OBSERVATION HOURS: COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores major works and literary trends in American literature from 1865 to the present. V. GRADING: Grading follows the policy stated in the SSCC catalog. A B C D F VI. 90 – 80 – 70 – 60 – 0 – 100 89 79 69 59 ADOPTED TEXT(S): The Norton Anthology of American Literature Shorter 8th edition Nina Baym and Robert S. Levine, eds. W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. ISBN 978-0-393-91887-8 ENGL 2235 – American Literature After 1865 Page 2 of 3 VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES: As a result of coursework, students must be able to demonstrate: -participation in critical readings and discussions of literary texts -knowledge of major works and authors of periods studied -knowledge of major themes, literary conventions, and forms displayed in works studied -knowledge of the social, political, and cultural influences on works studied -knowledge of the literary diversity represented periods -knowledge of basic literary terms -the ability to analyze the texts studied VIII. COURSE OUTLINE: Course outlines are prepared at the discretion of the instructor. Weeks 1-4 American Realism Week 1: Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Henry James Week 2: Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman Week 3: Stephen Crane and Jack London Week 4: Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois Weeks 5-7 The Modernist Movement Week 5: Robert Frost, Willa Cather, and Sherwood Anderson Week 6: William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot Week 7: Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner Weeks 8-9 The Harlem Renaissance Week 8: Zora Neal Hurston and Jean Toomer Week 9: Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen Weeks 10-12 The Post-War Period Week 10: Tennessee Williams and Ralph Ellison Week 11: Flannery O’Connor and James Baldwin Week 12: Allen Ginsberg and Sylvia Plath Weeks 13-15 Contemporary American Literature Week 13: John Updike and Raymond Carter Week 14: Toni Morrison and Alice Walker Week 15: Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston Week 16: Finals ENGL 2235 – American Literature After 1865 Page 3 of 3 IX. OTHER REQUIRED TEXTS, SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS: Supplemental text are optional, but must be approved by area faculty. X. EVALUATION: Students are evaluated on the basis of formal writing assignments, examinations, participation in class discussions, and attendance. In evaluating student writing, all instructors must take into account the criteria established by the English Department’s essay evaluation scale. XI. SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS: At the discretion of the instructor XIII. OTHER INFORMATION: may FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others see your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for demonstration purposes. Students also need to know that there is a strong possibility that your work may be submitted to other entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks. DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities may contact the Disabilities Service Office, Central Campus, at 800-628-7722 or 937-393-3431.