4/24/2024 3:57:56 AM	ENGL 1B Course Outline as of Fall 1998	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 1B	Title:  LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
Full Title:  Literature and Composition
Last Reviewed:4/22/2019

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		1 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 Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Critical reading and discussion of works in the major genres of literature and in works of literary criticism. The course emphasis is on critical reading and writing applied to the analysis of literature. 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:
Completion of Engl 1A with a grade of 'C' or better.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Intro to imaginative literature through critical reading & discussion; composition predominantly of reasoned & reflective prose.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Completion of Engl 1A with a grade of 'C' or better.
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 1995
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ENGL 120	Introduction to Literature	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGL1B

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:

In this course students will:

1. Read the major genres of literature and be able to recognize those

elements, such as setting in fiction and metaphor in poetry, that help

to define that genre.

2. Recognize that a variety of critical approaches can be used in the

interpretation of text.

3. Read literary criticism and understand how the critic defines and

supports his/her theses within the text.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of historical and biographical context in

the interpretation of literature.

WRITING:

Students will:

1. Apply the elements of effective writing (e.g., a clear thesis, sound

organization, and sufficient development) to the writing of expository

and argumentative essays on literature and/or literary topics.

2. Develop an awareness of how literary criticism can be integrated into

an essay in support of an interpretation.

3. Show an awareness of various critical approaches such as new criticism

and new historicism through written responses to text.

Topics and Scope

NOTE: The following represent general criteria and typical content.

Particular themes and emphases are published in the English Department

bulletin, A HUNDRED DOORS.

READING:

1. Students read a number of literary works during the semester with

emphasis on critical reading involving analysis, evaluation, and

synthesis of ideas from several authors.

2. Students read literary criticism with emphasis on critical reading

involving analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of ideas from class

discussion.

3. Readings are followed by class discussions/exercises to achieve the

above objectives.

WRITING:

1. Students write a significant number of essays of various lengths during

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

2. Course emphasizes expository/informative and argumentative/persuasive

prose.

Assignments:

The following represent types of assignments in English 1B.

WRITING:

1. Out-of-class essays requiring drafting/revision

2. In-class essays in response to reading literary works

3. A journal in which students practice writing to various topics and

responding to assigned course readings

4. A critical reading journal in which students take notes, respond and

practice analyzing and interpreting works of literature.

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, Journals
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 1 - 10%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 1 - 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 PARTICIPATION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

LEGACIES: FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, AND NON-FICTION. Bogarad, C. and J.

Schmidt, eds., HarcourtBrace, 1995

LITERATURE AND ITS WRITERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO FICTIN, POETRY, AND DRAMA,

Charters and Charters, eds., Bedford Books, 1997.

LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND AND SENSE, 6th ed., Perrine, L. and T. Arp,

ed., Harcourt Brrace, 1993.

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