Butler Community College Humanities and Social Sciences Division Sheryl LeSage Revised Spring 2014 Implemented Fall 2014 Course Outline American Literature 2: 1865 to Present Course Description LT 216. American Literature 2: 1865 to Present. 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: EG 101 with a C or better. This course will enable the student to analyze work in prose and poetry from 1865 to the present. The student will identify the major literary schools of thought; recognize the relationships between writers, texts, and their historical contexts; develop an awareness of the aesthetic value of literary works; analyze literary devices; identify the major ideas contained in poems, fiction, and plays; and evaluate representative texts. Required Materials Perkins, G. and Perkins, B., eds. The American tradition in literature (Concise). Boston: McGraw-Hill. *- For complete textbook information, refer to https://bookstore.butlercc.edu Suggested Materials A dictionary of literary terms or of literary terms and literary or critical theory. Butler-assessed Outcomes The intention is for the student to be able to: 1. Differentiate the genres, themes, central figures, and key works of American literature. 2. Explain the influence of cultural and historical trends upon American literature. 3. Analyze specific literary works. Learning PACT skills that will be developed and documented in this course Through involvement in this course, the student will develop ability in the following PACT skill areas: Personal Development Skills Interpersonal interaction By engaging with complex and challenging reading material, the student will identify biases and develop empathy for characters and situations different from, yet similar to, the student s own experiences. Analytical Thinking Skills Critical thinking--through close examination and written reflection on the themes and ideas of American literature, the student will draw logical conclusions supported with evidence drawn from the literature and secondary source materials. Communication Skills LT 216 American Literature 2: 1865 to Present 1
Creation and delivery of messages--through composition and delivery of responses to literature, the student will effectively communicate with identified audiences. Major Summative Assessment Tasks These learning outcomes and the Learning PACT skills will be demonstrated by: 1. Developing, organizing, and writing a thesis-directed seminar paper assigned during the second half of the course (C skill) utilizing evidence from course material and outside source material (A skill) to evaluate engagement with and understanding of the ideas and concepts of the course (P skill). Skills or Competencies Actions that are essential to achieve the course outcomes: 1. Develop an awareness of the genres, central figures, core movements, ideas, and trends in American literature from this era. 2. Define and explain literary concepts and the era through discussion and composition. Learning Units I. Genres in American literature A. Fiction 1. Plot 2. Character 3. Setting 4. Narration 5. Symbolism 6. Theme 7. Style 8. Tone 9. Irony B. Poetry 1. Reading poetry 2. Word choice and word order 3. Tone 4. Imagery 5. Figures of speech 6. Sound 7. Patterns of rhythm 8. Poetic form C. Exposition 1. Reading political and philosophical texts 2. Personal narratives II. Central figures (varies at the discretion of the instructor) A. Walt Whitman B. Emily Dickinson LT 216 American Literature 2: 1865 to Present 2
C. Mark Twain D. William Dean Howells E. Henry James F. Bret Harte G. Red Cloud H. Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins I. Henry Adams J. Sarah Orne Jewett K. Kate Chopin L. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman M. Charles Chesnutt N. Charlotte Perkins Gilman O. Frank Norris P. Stephen Crane Q. Edith Wharton R. Theodore Dreiser S. Jack London T. Edwin Arlington Robinson U. Willa Cather V. Robert Frost W. Carl Sandburg X. Sherwood Anderson Y. Susan Glaspell Z. Ezra Pound AA. T.S. Eliot BB. Amy Lowell CC. Elinor Wylie DD. H.D. EE. Wallace Stevens FF. William Carlos Williams GG. Marianne Moore HH. Hart Crane II. Eugene O Neill JJ. Robinson Jeffers KK. Claude McKay LL. Edna St. Vincent Millay MM. ee cummings NN. Langston Hughes OO. F. Scott Fitzgerald PP. John Dos Passos QQ. William Faulkner RR. Ernest Hemingway SS. Katherine Anne Porter TT. Richard Wright UU. Tennessee Williams VV. Jack Kerouac LT 216 American Literature 2: 1865 to Present 3
WW. Rachel Carson XX. Theodore Roethke YY. Elizabeth Bishop ZZ. Czeslaw Milosz AAA. Robert Hayden BBB. John Berryman CCC. Gwendolyn Brooks DDD. Robert Lowell EEE. Denise Levertov FFF. Robert Bly GGG. Allen Ginsberg HHH. Sylvia Plath III. Amiri Baraka JJJ. Eudora Welty KKK. Vladimir Nabokov LLL. Isaac Bashevis Singer MMM. John Cheever NNN. Ralph Ellison OOO. Bernard Malamud PPP. Saul Bellow QQQ. James Baldwin RRR. Flannery O Connor SSS. John Barth TTT. John Updike UUU. Philip Roth VVV. Thomas Pynchon WWW. Bob Dylan XXX. Betty Friedan YYY. James Wright ZZZ. James Merrill AAAA. John Ashberry BBBB. Anne Sexton CCCC. Adrienne Rich DDDD. Gary Snyder EEEE. Mary Oliver FFFF. Joseph Brodsky GGGG. Simon Ortiz HHHH. Rita Dove IIII. Cathy Song JJJJ. Joyce Carol Oates KKKK. Toni Morrison LLLL. Raymond Carver MMMM. Bobbie Ann Mason NNNN. Bharati Mukherjee OOOO. John Edgar Wideman PPPP. Alice Walker LT 216 American Literature 2: 1865 to Present 4
QQQQ. Tim O Brien RRRR. Ann Beattie SSSS. Amy Tan TTTT. Louise Erdrich UUUU. Sandra Cisneros VVVV. Sherman Alexie WWWW. Jhumpa Lahiri XXXX. Edwidge Danticat III. Core literary movements A. Romanticism B. Realism C. Regionalism D. Naturalism E. Primitivism F. Harlem Renaissance G. Modernism H. Postmodernism IV. Central ideas (including cultural and historical trends) A. Age of Expansion B. Gilded Age C. Spiritual unrest D. Multiculturalism E. Globalization V. Analysis of literature A. Personal reflective analysis and interpretation tied to text B. Analysis using outside source material to augment the student s interpretation Learning Activities Learning activities will be assigned to assist the student to achieve the intended learning outcomes through lecture, instructor-led class discussion, guest speakers, group activities, and other activities at the discretion of the instructor. Grade Determination The student will be graded on learning activities and assessment tasks. Grade determinants may include the following: daily work, quizzes, chapter or unit tests, comprehensive examinations, projects, presentations, class participation, and other methods of evaluation at the discretion of the instructor. LT 216 American Literature 2: 1865 to Present 5