EN 210 - American Literature to (1865) I

Credit Hours: 3

An introductory survey of American literature and its relationships to literary, historical, and socio-political movements from its beginnings to the Civil War.

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:

The Arts
Humanities

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate, through class discussion and written work, an ability to identify major American writers of the period by subject, theme, and style;
demonstrate, through class discussion and written work, an ability to critically assess a literary work in relation to its historical and cultural context;
demonstrate, through class discussion and written work, an ability to critically assess writers in the period regarding theme, tone, conflict, character, and figurative language in assigned works;
demonstrate, through class discussion and written work, an ability to critically assess the influences of other national literatures/philosophies on American literature; and
demonstrate, through class discussion and written work, an understanding of American literary historical progression.

Cycles (C, N, S)