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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ENGL 7 | Title:
INTRO SHORT STORY |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to the Short Story |
| Last Reviewed:2/6/2023 |
| 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 | 13 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
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Catalog Description:
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An introduction to the genre of the short story, including the elements of the form: narration, point of view, character, plot and metaphorical language.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
ENGL 1A or higher English Course.
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introduction to the genre of the short story, including the elements of the form--narration, point of view, character, plot & metaphorical language.
(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 1991
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Spring 1992 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1993 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1991 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1991 | 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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From a prescribed selection of short stories (critical studies may also be
included), a student will:
1. Analyze and critique assigned texts,
2. Recognize and define the evolutionary stages of and the variety of
forms used in the development of the short story form,
3. Identify major themes in texts,
4. Evaluate and classify various themes relating to time period or
culture,
5. Recognize and interpret the variety of forms in which the short story
exists.
Topics and Scope
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I. Elements of Fiction
A. Plot
1. Events
2. Conflict
B. Character
1. Flat Characters
2. Round characters
3. Protagonists v. Antagonists
C. Theme
D. Point of View
1. First Person narration
2. Third Person Omnipotent
3. Third Person Limited
4. The trustworthy narrator
E, Setting
1. Time
2. Place
E. Symbol and Irony
1. Allegory
2. Analogy
3. Metaphor/Simile
4. Extended Metaphor
F. Emotion and Humor
II. Short Story Forms
A. Questions of Plot, Character, Theme, Point of View, Setting,
Symbol and Irony, Emotions, and Humor
B. Critical Approaches to Literature
1. Marxist
2. Feminist
3. New Criticism
4. Reader Response
5. Deconstruction
6. Psychoanalytical
Assignments:
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Specific works to be studied, classroom approaches, and related
assignments may vary from semester to semester and from one instructor to
the next, however, the following represent typical assignments. Most
approaches will reflect aspects of all:
1. Reading and examining major short stories that reflect the evolution of
the short story as a literary form.
2. Reading and examination of a selection of short stories that illustrate
cultural diversity specifically as they relate to themes and forms,
3. Reading and examination of short stories that reflect the various
treatments of a specific them,
4. Reading from a selection of short stories that allow a consideration of
the craft of the short story,
5. Writing critical response essays,
6. Writing research papers which include historical, cultural, and
critical sources,
7. Writing critical reading logs,
8. Group and individual research presentations,
9. Objective quizzes,
10.Essay examinations.
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 - 85% |
| 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
5 - 20% |
| Class performances, Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
5 - 15% |
| Reading quizzes | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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THE STORY: Readers & Writers of Fiction, David Bergman, ed., 1988
Macmillan
WHERE I'M CALLING FROM, Raymond Carver, 1989. Random
ANTON CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES, A. Chekhov, 1979. W.W. Norton
THE SHORT STORY AND ITS WRITER, 5th ed., Ann Charters, ed., St. Martin's
Press, 1999
NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT FICTION, shorter 6th ed., Cassill & Bausch,
eds.,W. W. Norton, 2000
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