ENG 251 - American Literature from Colonial Times to the Civil War

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: Students read and analyze significant literary works that illustrate the changing currents of thought and expression that dominated American life from colonial times to the Civil War.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 580 Digital SAT-Reading and Writing, 29 SAT-Writing and Language or 276 NGA-Writing.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: ENG 102 and college-level reading.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

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Course Competencies

Analyze early American literature on its own literary merits.
Analyze early American literature for some of its contributions to other centuries.
Explore early American literature in its historical context.
Use literary terms to discuss early American literature.
Characterize early American authors and works.
Differentiate the forms (such as diaries, speeches, etc.) used by early American writers.
Analyze the way(s) in which these forms shaped the writers’ themes.
Explore connections between early American literature and authors’ lives, historical events or social change.