ENGL 206 African American Literature

In this course, students study oral and written stories of African American writers from the 18th century through the Harlem Renaissance to present times, including authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Students analyze major themes like alienation, identity, double-consciousness, racism, classism, rebellion, revolt, and escape. They both evaluate these works for their literary merit and make connections between the literature and their own experience. 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 in short stories, poetry, and drama.
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 alienation, identity, double-consciousness, racism, classism, rebellion, revolt, and escape.
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. identify and discuss characteristics of different periods of African American literature, from multiple perspectives and in various cultural, historical, and literary contexts to determine the place of African American literature within the canons of American literature.
8. 8. Communicate effectively an understanding of the literature and exchange ideas with others.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify and apply literary terms, concepts, devices, and characteristics in short stories, poetry, and drama.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

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

   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 alienation, identity, double-consciousness, racism, classism, rebellion, revolt, and escape.

   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 Assignment

   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. identify and discuss characteristics of different periods of African American literature, from multiple perspectives and in various cultural, historical, and literary contexts to determine the place of African American literature within the canons of American literature.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

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

   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.

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

   2. Analyze literature in light of historical and cultural contexts.

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

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Presentations

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric for Presentations

   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.