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R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: N/A

ENG 1102 – Literature and Composition
Course Description Emphasizes the student's ability to read literature analytically and meaningfully and to communicate clearly. Students analyze the form and content of literature in historical and philosophical contexts. Topics include: reading and analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama; research; and writing about literature.
Competency Areas	Hours
Reading and Analysis of Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	Class	5
Research	D. Lab	0
Writing about Literature	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
	Credit	5

Prerequisite:	ENG 1101 with C or better.
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
READING AND ANALYSIS OF FICTION, POETRY, AND DRAMA		20	0	0
Structural elements	Identify the structural elements of poetry, drama, the novel, and the short story.
Ideas and values	Examine the ideas and values in various literary works in historical and philosophical context.
RESEARCH		10	0	0
Resource use	Use print and electronic references.
	Access and select information from GALILEO and other databases.
WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE		20	0	0
Essay writing	Write well-organized essays based on literary readings.
	Document resources.
Research papers	Implement a designated research paper format.
	Exhibit the ability to use research in a formal paper with formatting and documentation style appropriate for audience and subject.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Print:	Coleman, B. (2006). Making sense: Essays on art, science, and culture. (2^nd ed.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
	Kalaidjian, W. (2005). Understanding literature: An introduction to reading and writing. (MLA update). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
	Kennedy, X. J. & Gioia, Dana. (2007). Backpack literature. (2^nd ed.) New York: Pearson, Longman.
	McMahan, Elizabeth, Day, Susan X., & Funk, Robert. (2005). Literature and the writing process. (7^th ed.) Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
	Miller, R. (2005).The New humanities reader. (2^nd ed.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
	Rosa, Alfred & Eschholz, Paul. (2005). The writer’s brief handbook. (5^th ed.) Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Posted: 09/18/08