Students will have the opportunity to balance class activities with individual writing interests. The emphasis will be on writing as a serious craft and will focus primarily on poetry and prose, although other forms of writing also may be included. This class is a logical extension of ENG 101 and 201, going beyond the teaching of rhetorical modes and research skills to explore the possibilities of the longer essay. Readings from the Bible illustrate its major themes and genres. An exploration of the Bible's historical and cultural contexts provides background for these readings.
Students gain a foundation for appreciating the Bible's massive impact on subsequent literature.
Major writers of the period including Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman. This course includes contemporary English language study introducing morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics and others. This course also explores issues of language acquisition, animal communication, language communities and dialects. This course offers the study of selections in various genres of the 20th century novel that lead students to a deeper appreciation and understanding of this century's influential novels and novelists. Readings vary from quarter to quarter.