4/20/2024 6:50:57 AM	ENGL 83 Course Outline as of Fall 2000	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 83	Title:  LIT & FILM: TRANS.
Full Title:  Literature and Film: Transformations
Last Reviewed:3/27/2000

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	1.50	Lab Scheduled	0		8 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:  03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Critical reading, viewing, discussion, and writing of and on the narrative, figurative, thematic, and topical formations of literature and film. The content and emphasis of particular sections are specified in the English Department's course description bulletin "A Hundred Doors" issued every year.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Eligibility for Engl 1A.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Critical reading, viewing, discussion & writing of & on the narrative, figurative, thematic & topical formations of literature & film. The content & emphasis of particular sections are specified in the English Department's course description bulletin, A HUNDRED DOORS, issued every year.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Eligibility for Engl 1A.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:03 - May Be Taken for a Total of 3 Units

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1993	Inactive:	Spring 2010
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
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:

READING AND VIEWING

From literary criticism, students will:

A. Abstract the main idea or thesis;

B. Explain how the writer supports and illustrates ideas and connect them

   to the thesis;

C. Paraphrase and summarize paragraphs

D. Distinguish between literal and inferential information and identify

   the use of assumptions and biases;

E. Identify argumentative techniques and recognize logical fallacies;

F. Identify their opinions and assumptions in relation to criticism.

From the major genres of literature, students will, when appropriate:

A. Identify the tone;

B. Identify points of view;

C. Trace character development;

D. Recognize setting and the uses of setting;

E. Recognize the elements of style and their contribution to the work;

F. Demonstrate an understanding of speech and their contribution to the

   work;

G. Demonstrate an understanding of historical and biographical context;

H. Demonstrate an understanding of intertextuality;

I. Identify and express their opinions and assumptions in relation to the

   works of literature;

J. Identify narrative and figurative devices common and peculiar to both

   media;

K. Demonstrate an understanding of the topical, thematic, and genre

   relations between the two media.

WRITING

Students will:

A. Write 6,000 to 8,000 words in expository and argumentative essays,

   each with a clearly identifiable thesis;

B. Organize their essays, paragraphs, and sentences logically and

   coherently;

C. Develop paragraphs with concrete, appropriate, and relevant details;

D. Write essays which express a mature attitude toward their subject

   with a consistent and appropriate point of view;

E. Write argumentative essays responding to opposing arguments and avoid-

   ing logical fallacies;

F. Revise their prose for clarity, precision, sentence variety, correct

   diction, and appropriate voice;

G. Write essays which reflect their own interpretation of the literature

   they read and the films they see.

Topics and Scope

CONTENT, TOPICS & SCOPE:

Note: The following represent general criteria and typical content. Par-

     ticular themes and emphases are published each year in the

     English Department bulltin, A HUNDRED DOORS.

Reading and Viewing:

*Students read a number of literary works and view a number of films

during the semester with emphases on critical viewing and reading

involving analysis and evaluation of the common and peculiar artistic

devices, themes, topics, and genres of film and literature stressing

often the transformation or mutual influence of one medium to or on the

other.

*Students read literary and film criticism with emphasis on critical

reading involving analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of ideas from

class discussion.

Writing:

*Students write a significant number of essays of various lengths during

the semester, amounting to 6,000 to 8,000 words.

*Course emphasizes expository/informative and argumentative/persuasive

prose.

Assignments:

Note: The following represent types of assignments in English 41.

Writing:

*Out-of-class essays which require drafting/revision.

*Film critiques.

*In-class essays in response to films and literary works.

*Compositional exercises (thesis invention, arrangement, etc.)

*A journal in which students practice writing on various topics and

responding to assigned course readings and viewings.

*A critical reading/viewing journal in which students take notes, respond

and practice analyzing and interpreting works of literature and cinema.

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 80 - 90%
Written homework, Reading reports, Essay exams, Term papers, CRITICAL READING JOURNAL
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 - 10%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 10%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

LITERATURE AND FILM, Robert Richardson

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