ENG 252 - American Literature from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present

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

Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or minimum score of 22 ACT-English, 29 SAT-Writing and Language, 108 CPT-Sentence Skills 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.

This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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Course Competencies

Analyze post-Civil War American literature on its own literary merits.
Distinguish the early American roots of post-Civil War American literature.
Analyze contributions of post-Civil War American literature to modern times.
Discuss post-Civil War American literature in its historical context.
Use literary terms to discuss post-Civil War American literature.
Characterize post-Civil War American authors and works.
Explain the way in which the forms used by post-Civil War American writers shaped the writers’ themes.
Explore the ways in which changing currents of thought are expressed in post-Civil War American literature.
Explore the connections between post-Civil War American literature and authors’ lives, historical events or social change.