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ENG 193 – Literature and Composition

Course Description

Develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENG 191, emphasizes interpretation and evaluation, and incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods; emphasizes the student's ability to read literature and literary criticism analytically and meaningfully and to communicate that information clearly. Students analyze, critically interpret, and evaluate the form and content of a range of literary texts and practice various strategies of writing. Topics include reading and analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama; advanced research methods; and writing about literature.

Competency Areas		Hours
Reading and Analysis of Fiction, Poetry, and Drama		Class	5
Advanced Research Methods		D. Lab	0
Writing about Literature		P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
		Credit	5
Prerequisite:	ENG 191 with C or better
Corequisite:

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	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, and fiction.
Ideas and values	Examine the ideas and values in various works using appropriate rhetorical and literary terminology. Identify different levels of rhetorical and literary effectiveness.
ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS		5	0	0
Resource use	Use bibliographic and periodical indexes, digests, and library cataloging system. Access and select information from data banks such as GALILEO. Evaluate, contextualize, and abstract resources.
WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE		25	0	0
Essays	Write effective, well-organized essays based on literary readings that demonstrate analytical and critical interpretation and evaluation of texts. Writing activities for the entire course should total 5,000 to 6,000 words, including the research paper. Essays must meet or exceed all requirements for organization, style, and mechanics of ENG 191 Document resources in a consistent, designated style.
Research papers	Write at least one research paper on a topic illuminating a piece of literature. Implement a designated research paper format with references to both primary and secondary sources, including at least one book, one journal article, and one online source.

Suggested Resources

Books

Barnet, S., et al. (2000). An introduction to literature: Fiction, poetry, drama (12th ed.). Longman Publishing Group.

Fowler, Ramsey & Aaron, Jane E. (2001). The Little, Brown handbook (8th ed.). Longman.

Hodges, J.C., et al. (2000) Hodges’ HarBrace handbook (14^th ed.). Harcourt College Publishers.

Horner, W., et al. (2000) The writer’s HarBrace handbook (1^st ed.) Harcourt College Publishers.

Kirszner, L. G., & Mandell, S. R. (2000). Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing (4th ed.). Harcourt College Publishers.

Lunsford, A., & Connors, R. (1999) The new St. Martin's handbook (4th ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press.

Meyer, M. (1999) The Bedford introduction to literature: reading, thinking, writing. Bedford Books.

Meyer, M. (1995) Thinking and writing about literature. St. Martin’s Press.

Shrodes, C., et al. (2000). The conscious reader (8th ed.). Allyn and Bacon.

Williams, Joseph. (1999) Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace (6^th ed.). Addison Wesley Longman.

Winkler, A. C., & McCuen, J. R. (1995) Rhetoric made plain (6th ed.). Harcourt Brace College Publishers.

Audiovisuals

Moyers, W. (1989). The power of the word (PBS poetry series) [Video].