American+Literature+II+-+ENG+3303+–+Online

S yllabus ENG 3303 American Literature II 3 Credit Hours Classroom: Online || 817-461-8741 ext. 132 (office)
 * ** Professor: ** || Alicia Massingill ||
 * ** Class Information: ** || Course: ENG 3303 American Literature II
 * **Contact Information:** || **amassingill@abconline.org**

cell# 817 524-5901 ||

Required Text Baym, N. (2002). //The Norton Anthology of American Literature,// (6th ed.). NY: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 039397969-5.

College Mission Statement The mission of Arlington Baptist College is to prepare men and women for Christian life and ministries, both lay and professional, through studies in Bible, general education, church vocations, and practical service, integrating faith and learning in the context of a Christian world view.

A study of American literature from the Civil War/Reconstruction period through the modern era. The course emphasizes the literary significance of selected writers, their works, and the social context in which they wrote.
 * Course Description **

The instructional methods will include:
 * Methods of Instruction **
 * online learning lessons
 * individual consultation with instructor
 * chat room discussion groups (chat feature)
 * discussion thread messages (discussion board)
 * cooperative/collaborative learning activities

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
 * Course Objectives **
 * describe key American authors, titles, movements, and trends from 1865 to present.
 * recognize interconnections between the key social and historical contexts from which works of American literature since 1865 spring.
 * identify, compare, and analyze major themes of American literature from 1865 to present.
 * identify, understand, and differentiate schools and movements in American literature since 1865.
 * define and use correctly literary terminology relevant to the authors, texts, themes, movements, and time period studied.
 * interpret, interrogate, and analyze in writing literary content and contexts since 1965.
 * research American authors, texts, and literary subjects on the Internet.
 * become familiar with authors’ lives, styles, and works in the light of Biblical principles.

// American Authors. //**http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/aufram.html** McQuade, D., et.al., //The Harper American Literature,// (2nd ed.). Vol. 2. Emily Dickinson. //Literature Network.// Retrieved 2/14/07 from **http://www.online-literature.com/dickinson/** //The Emily Dickinson International Society.// Retrieved 2/14/07 from: **http://www.emilydickinsoninternationalsociety.org**. //PAL: Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide.// Retrieved 2/14/07 from **http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/lit_links2.html**. Price, A. Whitman’s //Drum Taps// and Washington’s Civil War Hospitals. Retrieved 2/14/07 from: **http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/hospital/whitman.htm**. //Sparknotes.// Retrieved 2/14/07 from: **http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/dickinson**. Walt Whitman. //Academy// //of American// //Poets.// Retrieved 2/14/07 from: **http://www.poets.org/**
 * Bibliography **


 * Evaluation Criteria **
 * **Criteria** ||  **Point Value**  ||  **Point Total**  ||
 * Discussion Board Posts || 8 @ 25 points each || 200 ||
 * Responses to classmate’s discussion board posts *1 per lesson || 8 @ 25 points each || 200 ||
 * Quizzes || 8 @ 25 points each || 200 ||
 * Midterm Exam || 200 points || 200 ||
 * Final Exam || 200 points || 200 ||
 * ||  || 1,000 points ||