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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ENGL 27 | Title:
INTR TO SHAKESPEARE |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Shakespeare |
| Last Reviewed:1/28/2019 |
| 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 |
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| | 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:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Appreciation of Shakespeare based on a reading of representative plays and selected sonnets.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
ENGL 1A or higher English Course.
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Appreciation of Shakespeare based on a reading of representative plays & selected sonnets.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:ENGL 1A or higher English Course.
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 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Analyze selected sonnets by Shakespeare for both content and form;
2. Analyze representative comedies, tragedies and histories written by
Shakespeare for their content, form and performance qualities;
3. Examine aspects of Elizabethan theatre as they pertain to the plays
under study;
4. Analyze selected film adaptations and/or performances of the plays
under study;
5. Identify and comment on the historical context of the Elizabethan Age.
Topics and Scope
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1. Shakespeare's time
A. The Elizabethan Age
B. The Beginning of the Jacobean Period
2. The sonnets and other poems
3. Shakespeare's history plays
4. Shakespeare's tragedies
5. Shakespeare's comedies
6. Shakespeare in performance
7. Shakespeare on film
8. Shakespeare criticism
9. The Shakespearean heritage: Modern interpretations.
Assignments:
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I.Reading assignments of 50 pages per class session may include:
A. At least five plays, covering histories, tragedies, and comedies
B. Criticism
C. Historical or other supplementary material
D. Research
II. Writing assignments of a minimum of five papers of 1,000 to 2,000
words may include:
A. Critical essays
B. Research projects
C. Midterm and final exam essays
D. Collaborative writing projects
E. Critical reading logs or journals
III. Other assignments may include:
A. Group readings and presentations
B. Viewing films or attending performances of Shakespeare
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
55 - 80% |
| Term papers, Critical reading logs, research papers | |
| 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
5 - 10% |
| Multiple choice, Completion, Essay exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 35% |
| Attendance, class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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THE NORTON SHAKESPEARE. W. W. Norton, 1997.
THE BEDFORD COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE. Russ McDonald. Bedford, 1996.
SHAKESPEARE: THE INVENTION OF THE HUMAN. Harold Bloom. Riverhead, 1998.
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE. Michael Dobson and Stanley
Wells, eds. Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
ENGENDERING A NATION: A FEMINIST ACCOUNT OF SHAKESPEARE'S ENGLISH
HISTORIES. Jean E. Howard and Phyllis Racking. Routledge, 1997.
COMING OF AGE IN SHAKESPEARE. Marjorie Garber. Routledge, 1997.
Current editions of individual plays.
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