Maricopa Community Colleges  ENH204   20002-20075 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/22/99
ENH204 20002-20075 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Introduction to Contemporary Literature
Survey of poetry, fiction, and drama from 1945 to the present.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENH204   20002-20075 Introduction to Contemporary Literature
1. Define critical terms used in analyzing poetry. (I)
2. Identify major poets active after 1945 and describe their contributions to contemporary poetry. (I)
3. Identify and describe major movements in poetry since 1945. (I)
4. Compose a well-organized, coherent, logically supported essay that combines original thought with ideas from outside sources while supporting a clear, unified thesis related to the subject of contemporary poetry. (I)
5. Define critical terms used in analyzing fiction. (II)
6. Identify major fiction writers active after 1945 and describe their contributions to contemporary fiction. (II)
7. Identify and describe major movements in fiction since 1945. (II)
8. Compose a well-organized, coherent, logically supported essay that combines original thought with ideas from outside sources while supporting a clear, unified thesis related to the subject of contemporary fiction. (II)
9. Define critical terms used in analyzing drama. (III)
10. Identify major dramatists active after 1945 and describe their contributions to contemporary drama. (III)
11. Identify and describe movements in drama since 1945. (III)
12. Compose a well-organized, coherent, logically supported essay that combines original thought with ideas form outside sources while supporting a clear, unified thesis related to the subject of contemporary drama. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ENH204   20002-20075 Introduction to Contemporary Literature
    I. Contemporary poetry
        A. Critical terms used in analyzing poetry
        B. Survey of major poets, 1945 to present
        C. Survey of major movements in poetry, 1945 to present
        D. Writing about poetry
      II. Contemporary fiction
          A. Critical terms used in analyzing fiction
          B. Survey of major fiction writers, 1945 to present
          C. Survey of major movements in fiction, 1945 to present
          D. Writing about fiction.
        III. Contemporary drama
            A. Critical terms used in analyzing drama
            B. Survey of major dramatists, 1945 to present
            C. Survey of major movements in drama, 1945 to present
            D. Writing about drama
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