ENGL 205 The Short Story

This course focuses on the critical evaluation of representative short stories by diverse authors from around the world, with an emphasis on American and European writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as Anton Chekhov, D.H. Lawrence, and more contemporary writers, such as Margaret Atwood and Milan Kundera. Students are presented with literary terminology and concepts necessary to the discussion and evaluation of these works. This course is writing intensive.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify and apply literary terms, concepts, devices, and characteristics of short stories.
2. 2. Apply appropriate literary criticism (perspectives) for effective literary analysis.
3. 3. Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.
4. 4. Pose questions and analyze themes that reflect the human condition, such as economic, ethical, historical, personal, political, and/or social issues, discovered in literature.
5. 5. Analyze how literature reflects human values and thus has relevance to today's world.
6. 6. Write analytically about literary works, using appropriate research and documentation.
7. 7. Describe the evolution of the short story and define early types of short fiction.
8. 8. Critically compare and contrast the qualities of commercial and serious fiction.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify and apply literary terms, concepts, devices, and characteristics of short stories.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   1. Describe the aesthetic and structural characteristics of different genres, literary periods, and major critical theories of literature.

2. 2. Apply appropriate literary criticism (perspectives) for effective literary analysis.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP1
3. 3. Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP2
4. 4. Pose questions and analyze themes that reflect the human condition, such as economic, ethical, historical, personal, political, and/or social issues, discovered in literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP3
5. 5. Analyze how literature reflects human values and thus has relevance to today's world.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP4
6. 6. Write analytically about literary works, using appropriate research and documentation.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: English - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   4. Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by scholarly research and documentation.

7. 7. Describe the evolution of the short story and define early types of short fiction.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

8. 8. Critically compare and contrast the qualities of commercial and serious fiction.

   This objective is a course Goal Only