ENGL 2073 - Short Novel: Introduction to Literary Studies Credits: 3 Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None Course Description: This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of selected short novels, typically works of 100-200 pages. Authors may include Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, James Joyce, or William Faulkner. MnTC Goals 6 Humanities/Fine Arts
Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisite(s): None Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.
Major Content
- The Short Novel
- Analysis of short novels
- Critical reading of short novels
- Critical writing about short novels
- Authors’ life experiences and influences on fiction/short novels
- Elements of literature
- plot
- character
- setting
- theme
- tone
- style
- Historical and artistic trends and influences on fiction/short novels
- The short novel as a literary genre
- Using primary and secondary sources
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- describe the scope and variety of works in short novels.
- identify major critical frameworks at an introductory level.
- perform close analysis of short novels at an introductory level.
- employ major critical frameworks to analyze short novels at an introductory level.
- incorporate and document secondary sources at an introductory level.
- articulate an informed personal reaction to short novels.
- analyze short novels as expressions of individual and human values within historical and social contexts.
Competency 1 (1-6) 06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities. Courses and Registration
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