4/24/2024 11:40:03 PM	ENGL 1B Course Outline as of Fall 2003	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:

An introduction to literature that emphasizes critical reading, discussion and analytic writing about works representative of fiction, poetry, drama, and literary criticism. The content of particular sections is specified in the English Department's course description bulletin, A HUNDRED DOORS, available online or in the English office each semester.

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 literature that emphasizes critical reading, discussion and analytic writing about works of fiction, poetry, drama, and literary criticism.

(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:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Read and analyze selected works from the major literary genres:

  fiction, poetry and drama.

2. Identify and analyze those elements that help define each genre, such

  as meter in poetry.

3. Examine and interpret a variety of critical approaches toward

  interpreting texts.

4. Examine and apply historical, cultural, psychological, biographical and

  other contexts in interpreting works 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. Integrate literary criticism into an essay to support an

  interpretation.

3. Apply various critical approaches in developing written responses to

  texts.

4. Apply MLA style to manuscript form and citations.

Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline and

identify realistic career objectives related to a course of study in the

major.

Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate citation

style, if different than MLA.

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.

Poetry:

1. Word choice, word order and tone

2. Images, figures of speech, symbols

3. Rhythm and rhyme

4. Poetic forms

Fiction:

1. Plot, character, setting

2. Style, tone and irony

3. Narrative point of view

4. The rise of the novel

5. The novel and the middle class

6. Adapting novels to films

Drama:

1. Early Drama

2. Shakespeare

3. Contemporary Drama

4. Plays on stage

5. Film

Criticism:

1. Formalism and New Criticism

2. Critical theory

3. Historical approaches (literary history criticism, new historicist

  criticism, Marxist criticism, cultural criticism)

4. Gender strategies (feminist criticism, gay and lesbian criticism)

5. Other approaches (biographical, psychological, mythological, reader-

  response, deconstructionist)

Introduction to discipline-specific research tools, including seminal

books, important periodicals, major indexing sources, professional or

trade organizations, standard reference tools, discipline specific tools,

and major web sites.

Orientation to the values, themes, methods, and history of the discipline

and identification of realistic career objectives related to a course of

study in the major.

Assignments:

Assignments may include:

1. Detailed summaries

2. Reading-response journals

3. Short Critical Response papers (500 to 1,000 words)

4. Term papers including extensive library research with complete and

  correct MLA documentation

5. Short library research assignments

6. Personal response papers in reaction to readings, videos, lectures

  plays, and performances

7. Group or individual presentations about particular works, authors,

  schools of criticism, time periods, or literary styles

8. Readings of varying lengths, including poetry, short stories, plays,

  novels, and literary criticism

9. Viewing videos outside the classroom setting

10.Essay examinations

11.Objective examinations and quizzes

12.Field trips to see plays, poetry readings, music or dance

  performances

13.Participation in class discussions.

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, 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 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, essay examinations
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Attendance, class participation, and group presentation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

THE COMPACT BEDFORD INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE, 5th ed. Michael Meyer,

    Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2000.

THE NORTON INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE, 8th ed. Jerome Beaty, et al.,

    W. W. Norton, 2002.

THE MLA HANDBOOK, 5th ed. Joseph Gibaldi, MLA, 1999.

Any of the novels or plays in the series CASE STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY

   CRITICISM. Ross C. Murfin, series ed., Bedford/St. Martin's Press.

Any of the novels, plays, or poetry in the series NORTON CRITICAL

   EDITIONS.

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