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• ENG 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:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 342: Mythology

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces the major myths of classical Western and other cultures. Defines and demonstrates these myths as they are to be found in literature. Some attention is given to theories of myth, e.g., Frazer, Freud, Levi-Strauss. Expect to write at least one analytic paper dealing with mythical elements in works of literature read for the course.
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• ENG 344: Studies in Single Author

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides in-depth analysis of representative works by a single author and familiarizes students with relevant secondary sources associated with the author. Particular author varies according to the instructor. Expect to write at least one lengthy documented paper dealing with works covered in the class. If prerequisite courses are not met department approval is required. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 345: Women's Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces poetry, drama, and fiction written by women. Representative authors include Emily Dickinson, Lorraine Hansberry, Doris Lessing. Expect to write at least one analytic paper dealing with works read in the course.
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• ENG 349: Victorian Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides an in-depth study of selected Victorian literature and its cultural and historical backgrounds. Content varies by instructor. Featured topics could include themes like the age of empire, the conflict between religion and science, or 'the woman question.' Expect to write at least one analytic paper dealing with one or more works read for the course. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in History and Movements. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 358: Ethnic Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces literature by members of American minority groups such as Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans. Representative authors include Ralph Ellison, Amando Muro, and Leslie Marmon Silko. Expect to write at least one analytic paper dealing with works read in the course.
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• ENG 359: Native American Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Exploration of literature written by Native American authors, which may include biography, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and critical essays. In addition to studying these texts as literary productions, students will learn historical, political, and cultural background to help them understand their context more fully, especially in terms of their shaping through colonial contact. Content and focus may vary by instructor and may include the complex interplay between social and political forces, the traditions and customs of particular nations, the incorporation and re-articulation of elements from traditional Indian culture, and the sustained focus on individual writers. Issues of identity and authenticity, language and orality, stereotyping and prejudice will be central to this course. Expect to write at least one lengthy analytical paper. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in Identities. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 360: Popular Genres

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course investigates popular literature, which first became commercialized in the nineteenth century. Readings for the course can include a wide range of popular genres, including but not limited to detective fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy. Students will engage with the texts through a range of theoretical and historical readings. Core questions could focus on the history of popular literature, the aesthetics of genre, the globalization of American popular culture, mass consumption of popular literary culture, and/or adaptations. This course should allow students to deepen their understanding of genre and of the changing role of literature in society. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in Genre. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 362: Disability in Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides a focused interdisciplinary study of literature written about and by people with various physical, intellectual, and psychological disabilities. Reading, writing assignments, and discussions will explore how literary texts represent disability as a complex social, cultural, and political identity. Students will be introduced to the foundational elements of Disability Studies as an interdisciplinary approach and will apply this approach to a variety of literary texts that feature disability. Content and focus may vary by instructor and may include: examining the trope of disability in canonical texts; exploring re-constructions of disability in the life narratives of people with disability; scrutinizing the intersection between disability and other social identities such as gender, race, class, and sexuality; and studying literary Disability Studies in global contexts. Expect to write at least one extensive analytical paper about one of the course readings and to make at least one presentation on issues related to literary Disability Studies. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in Identities. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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• ENG 363: Modernism

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will focus on the literature of the Modernist era, roughly defined as occurring between the turn of the 20th century and World War II, as an international development that occurred in multiple national sites throughout Europe, North America and elsewhere. Students will pay particular attention to how Modernisms literary and cultural experiments intended to shock and disrupt normal aesthetic sensibilities at the same time as they challenged the philosophical and political conventions of their day. Students will learn to recognize the key characteristics of modernist style, read major texts from the period, engage with various critical and theoretical assessments of modernism, and develop a substantive research project on some aspect of modernism. Specific topic varies by instructor. This course satisfies the requirement for a course in History & Movements. Prerequisite:    ENG 130 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR ENG 107 FOR LEVEL U WITH MIN. GRADE OF D
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