ENGL 2012 - American Literature: Civil War to Present

1. American Literature: Civil War to Present Realistic/Naturalistic period Close reading Historical and cultural analysis Literary elements
2. Modernism Period Close reading Historical and cultural analysis Literary elements
3. Post- modernism to Contemporary Close reading Historical and cultural developments Literary elements

1. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in American Literature from the Civil War to the present.
2. Analyze those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
3. Respond critically to works in American Literature from the 1860s to the present.
4. Analyze and articulate the similarities and differences between their attitudes, behaviors, concepts, and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry and those of the writers, characters, and situations encountered in American Literature.
5. Analyze basic literary elements in works studied.
6. Analyze the development and changing meanings of group identities in U.S. history and culture.
7. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in American Literature.
8. Articulate an informed reaction to the experiences and contributions of varied groups that shape contemporary American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.

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