10/31/2025 5:51:13 AM	ENGL 30.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2019	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 30.1	Title:  AMER LIT:PRE-COLON.-1865
Full Title:  American Literature: Pre-Colonial Period to the Civil War
Last Reviewed:11/13/2023

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		17.5 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
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ENGL 30A

Catalog Description:

Significant writers and their works from the Pre-Colonial Period to the Civil War, including both a thematic and a historical approach to literature of the period.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of ENGL C1000 or higher (V8)

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Significant writers and their works from the Pre-Colonial Period to the Civil War, including both a thematic and a historical approach to literature of the period.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Completion of ENGL C1000 or higher (V8)
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:	Fall 2025
Area:	E L3 E	Humanities Arts and Humanities 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:
CID Descriptor: ENGL 130	Survey of American Literature 1	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGL30.1

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Describe principles of literary analysis in relation to American Literature.

2.  Apply principles of literary analysis to texts in American Literature.

3.  Write critical analysis and response papers about American Literature.

 

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, through reading and writing about works

of American Literature relevant to the Pre-Colonial Period to the Civil

War, students will be able to:

1. Analyze and summarize assigned texts.

2. Appraise the tone and voice in assigned texts.

3. Evaluate different modes of argumentation and interpretations, e.g.,

    biographical, historical, psychological approaches to literary

    analysis.

4. Identify and interpret major themes in individual texts.

5. Identify and interpret major themes of the period as a whole.

6. Write critical analysis and response essays of 500 to 2500 words in

    length, incorporating significant library research using MLA format.

Topics and Scope

Note: Attention will be given to representative samples of under-represented and non-canonical

writers including the works of women, African Americans, Native Americans, and the

contributions made by Latinos/as in the New World. Instructors may

choose from the list of writers and supplement as appropriate to the theme of the course.

I. Pre-Colonial Literature to 1620--New World vs. Old World

    A. Native American oral literature

    B. Pre-Columbian indigenous creation myths and oral stories

    C. Letters and diaries of early colonial explorers

II. Colonial Literature to American Revolution, 1620 to 1820

    A. William Bradford

    B. Thomas Morton

    C. Roger Williams

    D. Anne Bradstreet

    E. Mary Rowlandson

    F. Edward Taylor

    G. Cotton Mather

    H. Jonathan Edwards

    I. Benjamin Franklin

    J. John Adams

    K. Thomas Paine

    L. Thomas Jefferson

    M. Olaudah Equianoè

    N. Phillis Wheatley

    O. Felix Varela

    P. Jose Maria Heredia

    Q. Sor Juana Inès de la Cruz

III. Post-American Revolution, 1820 to 1865

    A. Washington Irving

    B. James Fenimore Cooper

    C. The Cherokee Memorials

    D. William Cullen Bryant

    E. Caroline Stansbury Kirkland

    F. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    G. Nathaniel Hawthorne

    H. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    I. John Greenleaf Whittier

    J. Solomon Northrup

    K. Edgar Allan Poe

    L. Abraham Lincoln

    M. Margaret Fuller

    N. Harriet Beecher Stowe

    O. Harriet Jacobs

    P. Henry David Thoreau

    Q. Frederick Douglass

    R. Walt Whitman

    S. Herman Melville

    T. Emily Dickinson

    U. Louisa May Alcott

    V.  David Walker

    W. William Lloyd Garrison

    X. Sara and Angelina Grimke

    Y. Lydia Maria Child

    Z. Sojourner Truth

IV. Literary Analysis

V. Literary Research

VI. Relevant Schools of Literary Criticism

VII. Writing Literary Analysis Essays

Assignments:

Assignments may include:

1. Reading and examination of major works of American literature

    to 1865.

2. Reading and examination of works/selections of "diverse" literature,

    including works that represent the experience of minorities in America to 1865

3. Reading and examination of critical essays concerning both

    individual works/authors and the period to 1865 as a whole

4. Writing detailed summaries

5. Reading-response journal entries

6. Short critical response papers (500 to 1,000 words)

7. Term papers including extensive library research with complete and

    correct MLA documentation (1500-2500 words)

8. Short library research assignments

9. Short personal response papers in reaction to readings, videos, lectures

    plays, and performances

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

    schools of criticism, time periods, or literary styles

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

    novels, and literary criticism

12. Viewing videos outside the classroom setting

13. Essay examinations

14. Objective examinations and quizzes (8-16)

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

16. 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 50 - 80%
Written Homework, Reading Response Journal entries, Term papers with Research, Critical Response Papers, Personal Response Essays, Short Research Assignments
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 - 30%
Essay exams; Objective exams & quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Group presentations, attendance, participation in class discussion

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 9th ed. Vol. Package 1: Volumes A and B. Levine, Robert and Elliott, Michael and Gustafson, Sandra. W. W. Norton & Company. 2016

The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Beginnings to 1800, Volume A. 7th ed. Lauter, Paul and Yarborough, Richard and Alberti, John. Wadsworth Publishing. 2014

The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Early Nineteenth Century 1800 - 1865.  Vol. B. 7th ed. Lauter, Paul. Wadsworth Publishing. 2013 (classic)

Genesis: Memory of Fire, Volume 1. Reprint edition. Galeano, Eduardo. Nation Books. 2010 (classic)

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