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Effective: Winter 2021 | |||||
ENGL 1BH | HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE | 5 Unit(s) | |||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: One of the following: ENGL 1A, 1AH, or 1S & 1T. | |||||
Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ENGL 1B. | |||||
Grade Type: Letter Grade, the student may select Pass/No Pass | |||||
Not Repeatable. | |||||
FHGE: Communication & Analytical Thinking Transferable: CSU/UC | |||||
5 hours lecture. (60 hours total per quarter) |
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Further development in the technique and practice of analytical, critical, and argumentative writing through critical reading of literature. Course focuses on literary works from major genres to promote appreciation of literature and represent a broad spectrum of opinions and ideas, writing styles, and cultural experiences. Formal instruction in composition and critical thinking. The honors section offers a challenging intellectual environment for students intending to transfer to a four-year college or university. Class discussion and assignments focus on literature as a reflection of multiple perspectives, social constructs, and cultural values. Course fosters an understanding and appreciation of various literary genres and includes logic and literary theory. Emphasis on rhetorical strategies and stylistic refinements for effective persuasive writing across the disciplines. Enrichment activities include attendance at plays, author readings, public lectures, and independent or collaborative study on a contemporary author.
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Course Objectives - | ||
The student will be able to: Reading:
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When taught as a fully online course, the faculty shall employ one or more of the following methods of regular, timely, and effective student/faculty contact:
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Course Content (Body of knowledge) - | ||
Reading:
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Representative Text(s) - | ||
One critical thinking text and at least two additional book-length college level texts of imaginative and/or nonfiction literature presented either in separate or anthology form, covering at minimum the major genres. To be supplemented at the instructor's discretion with additional readings, handbook, and/or rhetoric. OR one literary Anthology with critical thinking embedded and at least two additional book-length college level texts of imaginative and/or nonfiction literature presented either in separate or anthology form. The following are suggested handbooks and literary anthologies with embedded critical thinking: Hacker, Diana, and Nancy Sommers. A Writer's Reference. 10th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2021. James, Missy, and Alan Merickel. Reading Literature and Writing Argument. New York: Longman, 2012. Meyer, Michael, Sylvan Barnet, and Hugo Gedau. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. 10th ed. OR From Critical Thinking to Argument. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2013. Mott, Valerie. College Writing Handbook. Open Educational Resources, 2020. courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-jeffersoncc-styleguide/ The following are suggested critical thinking books for the course: Barnet, Sylvan, and Hugo Bedau. From Critical Thinking to Argument. New York: Bedford, 2014. Browne, Neil, and Stuart M. Keeley. Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. 10th ed. New York: Longman, 2011. Cooper, Sheila, and Rosemary Patton. Writing Logically, Thinking Critically. 7th ed. New York: Longman, 2011. Elder, Linda, and Richard Paul. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life. 3rd ed. New York: Prentice Hall, 2011. Moore, Brooke, and Richard Parker. Critical Thinking. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011. Morrow, David R., and Anthony Weston. A Workbook for Arguments: A Complete Course in Critical Thinking.. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2019. The following are examples of texts to be assigned in addition to one of the critical thinking texts listed above: Barnet, Sylvan, William Burton, and William Cain. An Introduction to Literature. 16th ed. New York: Longman, 2011. Machado, Carmen Maria. Her Body and Other Parties. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2017. Martel, Yann. Life of Pi. New York: Mariner, 2003. Mayes, Kelly J. The Norton Introduction to Literature. 13th ed. New York: Norton, 2019. Morrison, Toni. Beloved. New York: Everyman, 2006. O'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. New York: Mariner, 2009.
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The instructor may deliver course material via lectures, discussions, and structured small-group exercises. | ||
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Not applicable. | ||
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