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Composition and revision of essays, critical thinking, critical reading and documentation. Recommended for all liberal arts majors and those planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Instructor may recommend up to one additional hour per week in the Writing Center. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 100.

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Formerly ENGL G103 Freshman Composition Intensive. This course allows students to fulfill their English composition requirement while concurrently receiving extra time, support and assistance. The Freshman Composition component of the class emphasizes the composition and revision of essays, critical thinking, critical reading, and documentation. The additional class time allows for extra assistance in English writing skills, grammar, sentence structure, usage, and punctuation, with a concentration on writing expository paragraphs. The emphasis on paragraph development will complement the writing of the expository and argumentative essay. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 100.

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This course offers instruction in analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works from major genres, while developing students’ close reading skills and promoting an appreciation for the aesthetic qualities of literature. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 110.

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This course is a broad introduction to literary genres, elements and techniques in cultural/historical context. Literary works will be chosen from all three genres and various historical periods. The readings will illustrate various genres, historical contexts and cultural contexts, as well as the relationships between them. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 120.

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This course surveys the famous myths and legends of various world cultures. Readings include original myths and legends as well as critical approaches. The course deals with universal topics such as creation, destruction, and the relationship between gods and the natural world. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

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This course focuses on scriptwriting for movies and television, with particular attention given to traditional formatting, narrative, plot and structure, staging, scene design and development, and character. Students will learn techniques to improve these writing and narrative abilities and leave the class ready to compose a complete and cohesive screenplay in the medium of their choice. Graded.

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Formerly: Introduction to Children's Literature. This course introduces representative works of children's and young adult literature and develops students' close reading and analytical writing skills while promoting an appreciation for the aesthetic qualities and prominent themes of these genres. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 180.

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This course will critically engage with science fiction texts written by American and international authors, and they will consider the aesthetic, cultural, historical, political, religious, and social implications of these works. In addition, students will explore the ways these narratives can be better understood through a rigorous application of a variety of literary theories. Given that the course will emphasize the importance of analytical close-reading, students will complete this course having arrived at a fuller and more nuanced comprehension of the literary value of science fiction. Graded.

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This course is a study of early American literature through the Civil War. This course will introduce students to many of the key American writers from the Colonial Era up until the Civil War. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 130.

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This course is a study of American literature from the Civil War to the present. The course examines the texts and thematic concerns of the literature during this time period. Students define and deconstruct American literature—tracing significant writers who have shaped American cultural history, including women and minorities. The course also addresses varieties of critical approaches to the literature. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 135.

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Formerly: Masterpieces of World Literature. This course is a study of world literary masterpieces, in translation and English, from antiquity to the mid-17th century. The important literary contributions and achievements from the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and other regions are studied for their artistic merit, historical significance, and influences on modern cultures. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 140.

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Formerly: ENGL G165 – Masterpieces of World Literature. This course is a study of world literary masterpieces, in translation and English, from the mid-17th century to the present. The important literary contributions and achievements from the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and other regions are studied for their artistic merit, historical significance, and influences on modern cultures. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 145.

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Formerly: ENGL G180. In this course, students will study the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. The course will focus on the politics, culture, and aesthetics of Shakespeare's work, as well as providing students with a knowledge of Shakespeare's influence on other writers. Graded.

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Formerly: ENGL G290 – Major British Authors. This course surveys the literature written in the British Isles up to the last quarter of the 18th century. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 160.

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Formerly: ENGL G295 – Major British Authors. A study of selected writers in English literature from 1800 to present. Graded. C-ID: ENGL 165.

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This creative writing course is for students who wish to explore writing in the four literary genres. Students will engage in formal analysis of the genres in order to create their own texts. There are informal discussions and criticism of student writing by the class and instructor. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

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A course for those who enjoy writing and want to concentrate on some form of prose: the short story, magazine article, screen play, stage play, autobiography, personal essay, and prose poetry. Informal discussion and criticism of student work by the instructor and the class. Graded or Pass/No Pass option. C-ID: ENGL 200.