ENGL 207 Ethics in Literature

In this course, students study poems, short stories, drama and novels with the intention of probing the ethical questions embedded within them. Students apply literary terminology and theory as well as basic principles of ethics in order to understand, analyze, and appreciate the literary works studied. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Apply appropriate literary terminology and ethical perspectives for effective literary analysis.
2. Use evidence from literary texts and secondary texts to compose original and insightful literary analysis.
3. Pose questions and analyze themes that reflect the human condition, such as economic, ethical, historical, personal, political, and/or social issues discovered in literature.
4. Analyze how literature reflects human values and/or ethics and thus has relevance to today's world.
5. Analyze literary works for an academic audience.
6. Use a variety of media to convey core beliefs and positions on ethical issues relevant to the literature studied.
7. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and exchange ideas with others.

Course Objectives

1. Apply appropriate literary terminology and ethical perspectives for effective literary analysis.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP1

   Program Goal(s)

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

   Describe the aesthetic and structural characteristics of literature from different genres, literary periods, and perspectives.

2. 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

   Program Goal(s)

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

   Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by academic sources and documentation.

3. 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

   Program Goal(s)

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

   Analyze literature in light of historical and cultural contexts.

4. Analyze how literature reflects human values and/or ethics 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

   Program Goal(s)

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

   Explain how literature reflects the human condition, experience, values, and ethical questions.

5. Analyze literary works for an academic audience.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentations

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   Oral Communication

   • OC1
6. Use a variety of media to convey core beliefs and positions on ethical issues relevant to the literature studied.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentations

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric
   • Rubric for Writing Assignments

   Oral Communication

   • OC3

   Program Goal(s)

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

   Explain how literature reflects the human condition, experience, values, and ethical questions.

7. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and exchange ideas with others.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentation

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric
   • Rubric for Presentation

   Oral Communication

   • OC2
   • OC4

   Program Goal(s)

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

   Compose and present creative and original projects of literary analysis supported by academic sources and documentation.