ENGL 208 Contemporary Poetry

This course focuses on conventions and characteristics of contemporary poetry and poets' creative process. Students study terminology and literary concepts in order to interpret, analyze and critically evaluate poems written from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. In addition, they are introduced to critical reading strategies, literary criticism, and an expanding literary canon which includes the work of culturally diverse poets. 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 contemporary poetry.
   
2. 2. Apply appropriate literary criticism (perspectives) for effective literary analysis of poems.
   
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 poetry.
   
5. 5. Analyze how poetry reflects human values and thus has relevance to today's world.
   
6. 6. Write analytically about poetry, using appropriate research and documentation.
7. 7. Identify and discuss characteristics of contemporary poetry, from multiple perspectives and in various cultural, historical, and literary contexts.
8. 8. Read poetry (silently and aloud) more effectively with an appreciation for the sound and rhythm of words.
9. 9. Communicate effectively an understanding of the development of contemporary poetry and exchange ideas with others.
10. 10. Create original poems using structural, thematic, and/or stylistic models of master poets.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify and apply literary terms, concepts, devices, and characteristics in contemporary poetry.
   

   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 of poems.
   

   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)

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

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

   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.

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 poetry.
   

   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)

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

5. 5. Analyze how poetry 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

   Program Goal(s)

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

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

6. 6. Write analytically about poetry, 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)

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

7. 7. Identify and discuss characteristics of contemporary poetry, from multiple perspectives and in various cultural, historical, and literary contexts.

   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)

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

8. 8. Read poetry (silently and aloud) more effectively with an appreciation for the sound and rhythm of words.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

9. 9. Communicate effectively an understanding of the development of contemporary poetry 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.

10. 10. Create original poems using structural, thematic, and/or stylistic models of master poets.

    This objective is a course Goal Only