11/21/2024 3:26:11 AM	ENGL 7 Course Outline as of Spring 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 7	Title:  INTRO SHORT STORY
Full Title:  Introduction to the Short Story
Last Reviewed:2/6/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
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Catalog Description:

Students will be introduced to and critically analyze the genre of the short story, including the elements of the form and cultural contexts.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students will be introduced to and critically analyze the genre of the short story, including the elements of the form and cultural contexts.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1991	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Spring 1992
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1993
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1991	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1991	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe cultural and historical contexts of various short stories.

2. Identify elements of form.

3. Write clear, effective, original, college-level expository and argumentative analyses of short stories with sufficient research and appropriate secondary sources.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Analyze and critique short stories via cultural contexts.

2. Recognize and define the elements of form (plot, character, setting, point of view, theme, figurative language).

3. Write critical analysis and response papers about short stories.

4. Demonstrate familiarity with college-level library research techniques and with the basic reference works and facilities of the college library.

5. Use Modern Language Association (MLA) format in citing research.

Topics and Scope

I. Elements of fiction

    A. Plot

    B. Character

    C. Theme

    D. Point of view

    E. Setting

    F. Figurative language

II. Short story forms

    A. Classic

    B. Contemporary

III. Issues of cultural diversity in literature

    A. Multiculturalism

    B. Intersectionality

Assignments:

1. Weekly reading (approximately 50 to 100 pages)

2. Write 2-4 essays of 5000 to 7000 words total

3. Group and individual presentations

4. Quizzes

5. Exams

6. Low stakes writing assignments

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 70 - 75%
Essays; low-stakes writing assignments
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 15%
Quizzes; exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 15%
Attendance and participation; group and individual presentations

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. 8th. Bausch, Richard and Cassill, R.V. Norton: 2015 (classic).

The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction; Compact 10th. Charters, Ann. Bedford: 2018 (classic).

The Best American Short Stories. Diaz, Junot, series ed. Mariner: 2016 (classic).

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Oates, Joyce Carol. Oxford: 2012 (classic).

40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 6th. Lawn, Beverly, ed. Bedford: 2020.

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed, Stories.  Enriquez, Mariana.  Hogarth Press, 2022.

The Consequences, Stories.  Munoz, Manuel.  Greywolf Press. 2022

Great Short Stories by African American Writers.  Rudisel, Christine. Dover. 2015 (classic).

Great Short Stories by Contemporary Native American Writers Blaisdell, Bob. 2014 (classic).

Jesus' Son, Stories.  Johnson, Denis. Picador. 2009 (classic).

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. Carter, Angela. Penguin. 2015 (classic).

40 Short Stories. Kindle Edition. Bedford. 2020.

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