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  • ENGL 323: Reviewing the Arts for Publication

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Provides students with practical experience in writing critical reviews in the arts (music, dance, painting, literature, sculpture) and architecture as they learn to meet the expectations of different publications, such as a mass circulation weekly, daily newspaper, or professional journal. Readings in the history of the arts and related ideas enable students to develop and apply sharper critical analysis of artistic formats. Students should be prepared to submit at least one review to an outside venue for publication.
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  • ENGL 335: Creative Nonfiction Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Provides students the opportunity to develop their creative skills in writing nonfiction. Students will explicate examples of the form and independently compose a number of original works of memoir, personal essays, and/or travel and nature writing that demonstrate a significant understanding of the key elements of nonfiction. Utilizing a workshop approach, students will hone their analytic abilities by offering considered criticism to classmates, gaining insight into the editing and revision process.
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  • ENGL 336: Language, Learning, and Literacy

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Engages students in reading, research, and experiential application of theories of literacy practices in English language arts education. Specific content will vary according to the instructor and might include: critical and cultural literacy, new media, rhetorical/composition theory, performance, and second language learning. Students can expect to engage in experiential learning activities (such as field experiences, hands-on media creation, or performance-based learning), to read a variety of theoretical texts, to write analytically as well as reflectively/creatively, and to work independently and/or collaboratively on projects and presentations that demonstrate advanced pedagogical knowledge. Course work will include at least one sustained independent analytic or creative piece.
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  • ENGL 338: Technical Writing for Professionals

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Covers the essential forms of technical writing, including e-mails, memos, letters and instructions. Emphasis on audience analysis, editing for clarity and effectiveness, and incorporation of graphics and design to convey information. An advanced project, such as a proposal report, is tailored to the interests and occupations of the students. Offered exclusively online. Restricted to students in the Degree Completion Program. Prerequisite: enrollment in degree completion program.
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  • ENGL 341: Teaching Writing in the Secondary Schools

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    Teaching Writing instructs certification students in the pedagogy and best practices of teaching writing in the secondary schools. Through practical engagement in a variety of activity-oriented and project-based writing tasks, students will learn the skills necessary to design writing lessons and to assess writing in the secondary schools. Students can expect to develop practical materials related to process writing, writing on demand, authentic assessment, grammar, student-directed writing, and writing workshops, to name a few. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in Writing. Prerequisite:    ENGL 130
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  • ENGL 342: Studies in Mythology Studies in Mythology

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This writing-intensive course acquaints students with the mythos of classical Western and/or non-Western cultures. Students will study myth as represented in both traditional and contemporary texts and evaluate the place of myth in modern society in an effort to articulate how myth constructs cultural identities and connects us, more broadly, to our shared humanity. Specific topics will vary by instructor and may include the study of classical Greek/Roman and Norse mythologies; world mythologies; theories of mythologies; and fairy tales, tall tales, urban legends, and/or other contemporary myths. Course work will include discussion and research of relevant cultural and historical matters, frequent written analyses of course texts and contexts, sustained analytic essays, and student-led discussion and/or class presentations.
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  • ENGL 345: Women's Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This writing-intensive course introduces poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction written by women. Readings may come from a range of historical periods and different national traditions with depth of study given to how women write from within and in response to the contours of lived experience intersected with gender, race, sexuality, and class. Independent research and academic writing will deepen understanding of women writers and the representation of women in writing. Course work will include discussion and research of relevant cultural and historical matters, frequent written analyses of course texts and contexts, sustained analytic essays, and student-led discussion and/or class presentations..
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  • ENGL 348: Studies in Early British Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This writing-intensive course focuses on a sustained and in-depth analysis of British literature up to 1800, and may cover topics from Medieval, Renaissance (including Shakespeare), and/or 18th Century literatures. Specific content will vary according to the instructor. Representative topics might include histories and representations of sexuality and gender roles, histories and representations of race, globalism and empire, and the invention and development of literary forms. Students will propose, prepare, and manage an independent critical and/or experiential research project developed from core course concepts.
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  • ENGL 358: Studies in U.S. Latinx Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This writing-intensive course provides an in-depth look at the origins and development of the U.S. Latinx literary tradition in the 19th century to the present day. Students will read a variety of genres, including autobiographies, poems, novels, and essays, as well as relevant scholarship and literary theory. Topic will vary by instructor and may include: magical realism, the Chicano Movement, or AfroLatinidad. Course work will include discussion and research of relevant cultural and historical matters, frequent written analyses of course texts and contexts, sustained analytic essays, and student-led discussion and/or class presentations.
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  • ENGL 359: Studies in Indigenous Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

    This writing-intensive course provides an in-depth exploration of literary texts written by Indigenous authors. In addition to analyzing these texts as literary productions, students will learn historical and political background to help them contextualize Indigenous literature and culture, especially in terms of the impact of and response to settler colonialism. Specific topics will vary by instructor and may include: exploring the power of Indigenous storytelling as a means to connect to tribal heritage and reclaim cultural and political sovereignty; highlighting the ways in which Indigenous literary traditions address and resist ongoing physical and cultural dispossession; and examining the importance of place and landscape to Indigenous cultural identity. Course work will include discussion and research of relevant cultural and historical matters, frequent written analyses of course texts and contexts, sustained analytic essays, and student-led discussion and/or class presentations.
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