4/26/2024 12:45:03 PM	ENGL 2 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 2	Title:  INTRO TO THE NOVEL
Full Title:  Introduction to the Novel
Last Reviewed:3/13/2023

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
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Catalog Description:

Elements of the novel form: narration, point of view, structure, plot, character, and metaphorical language, as well as themes introduced through reading and discussion of seven to ten outstanding novels.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of ENGL 1A.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Elements of the novel form-narration; reading & discussion of seven to ten outstanding novels.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Completion of ENGL 1A.
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
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	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:

From a prescribed selection of novels (critical studies may also

be included), the students will:

1.  Show a thorough knowledge of assigned texts.

2.  Be aware of evolutionary stages of and the variety of forms to be

   seen in the development of the novel.

3.  Identify major themes in texts.

4.  Recognize various themes relating to time period or culture.

5.  Recognize the variety of forms in which the novel exists.

Topics and Scope

Specific works to be studied, classroom approaches, and related

assignments may vary from semester to semester and from instructor

to instructor; however, the following represent typical assignments.

Most approaches will reflect aspects of all of them.

1.  Reading and examining major novels that reflect the evolution of

   the novel as a literary form.

2.  Reading and examination of a selection of novels that illustrate

   cultural diversity specifically as it relates to theme and form.

3.  Reading and examination of novels that reflect the various

   treatments of a specific theme.

4.  Reading from a selection of novels that allow a consideration of

   the craft of the novel.

Assignments:

Typical assignments might include:

1.  Reading logs.

2.  Critical response essays.

3.  Research papers.

4.  Group and individual presentations.

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 60 - 80%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term 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 10 - 20%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
GROUP PRESENTATION, CLASS DISCUSSION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

THE SOUND AND THE FURY, Wm. Faulkner,WW Norton, 1988

SONS AND LOVERS, D.H. Lawrence, Bantam Books, 1985

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Jane Austen, WW Norton, 1966

WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Emily Bronte, WW Norton, 1990

DANGLING MAN, Saul Bellow, Viking Penguin, 1988

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Avon, 1976

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