Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 2-23-1993 |
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ENH114
1993 Fall – 2010 Fall |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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African-American
Literature |
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Survey of major African-American writers from Colonial
period through the present; analysis of trends and movements within
African-American literary history; analysis of literary types and selected
works. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ENH114 1993
Fall – 2010 Fall |
African-American Literature |
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Describe the
historical and cultural background of the major periods in African-American
literary history including the Colonial period, the slavery era,
Reconstruction to World War I, the Harlem Renaissance and the Modern period
(1915-1945), the Civil Rights era (1945-1975), and the present. (I-VI) |
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Identify characteristics of major movements and trends in
African-American literature. (I-VI) |
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Define literary
terms used in analyzing poetry, fiction, drama, personal narratives or
autobiography, essays, and oratory. (I-VI) |
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Identify and describe literary types used by
African-American writers. (I-VI) |
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Identify major authors and works of African-American
literature. (I-VI) |
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Critically evaluate literary works by selected
African-American writers. (I-VI) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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ENH114 1993
Fall – 2010 Fall |
African-American Literature |
I. Colonial Period A. Historical and cultural
background B. Literary types 1. Poetry 2. Diaries, autobiography C. Selected major writers II. Slavery Era A. Historical and cultural
background B. Literary types 1. Slave narratives 2. Folk tales 3. Spirituals and songs 4. Diaries and
autobiography 5. Essays and oratory C. Selected major writers III. Reconstruction and
Freedom's First 50 Years A. Historical and cultural
background B. Literary types 1. Poetry 2. Autobiography 3. Essays and oratory C. Selected major writers IV. Harlem Renaissance and
Modernism A. Historical and cultural
background B. Literary types 1. Poetry 2. Fiction 3. Essays and oratory C. Selected major writers V. Civil Rights Era A. Historical and cultural
background B. Literary types 1. Poetry 2. Fiction 3. Drama 4. Essays and oratory C. Selected major writers VI. Recent African-American
Literature A. Historical and cultural
background B. Literary types 1. Poetry 2. Fiction 3. Drama 4. Essays and oratory C. Selected major writers |