KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT – CERRO COSO COLLEGE
ENGL C231 COURSE OUTLINE OF RECORD
1. DISCIPLINE AND COURSE NUMBER: ENGL C231
2. COURSE TITLE: Survey of British Literature I: Beginning-1785
3. SHORT BANWEB TITLE: Surv. Brit.Lit.I:Beg.-1785
4. COURSE AUTHOR: Davis, Clifford M.
5. COURSE SEATS: 6. COURSE TERMS:
7. CROSS-LISTED COURSES:
8. PROPOSAL TYPE: CC Course Revision
9. START TERM: 30 = Spring, 2014
10. C-ID: English 160
11. CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course studies English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to
the end of the Eighteenth Century.
12. GRADING METHOD
Default: S = Standard Letter Grade
Optional: P = Pass/No Pass;A = Audit
13. TOTAL UNITS: 3
14. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS / UNITS & HOURS:
Method
Lecture
Lab
Activity
Open Entry/Open Exit
Volunteer Work Experience
Paid Work Experience
Non Standard
Min
Units
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Min
Hours
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-Standard Hours Justification:
15. REPEATABILITY
Type:
Non-Repeatable Credit
16. MATERIALS FEE: No
17. CREDIT BY EXAM: No
18. CORE MISSION APPLICABILITY: UC Transfer;Associate Degree Applicable (AA/AS);CSU Transfer
19. STAND-ALONE: No
20. PROGRAM APPLICABILITY
Required:
Restricted Elective:
Elective: Associate in Arts in English for Transfer (AA Degree Program)
General Education ()
Liberal Arts: Arts & Humanities (AA Degree Program)
21. GENERAL EDUCATION APPLICABILITY
Local: CC GE Area III: Humanities = Literature;
IGETC: IGETC Area 3: Arts and Humanities = 3B: Humanities;
CSU: CSU GE Area C: Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages = C2 - Humanities;
UC Transfer Course:
CSU Transfer Course:
22. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
1. Read actively and critically a selection of literary works of English literature from
Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the eighteenth century.
2. Identify key elements of literary genres in order to analyze and interpret texts.
3. Relate literary works to their historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts.
4. Define, identify, and analyze literary and dramatic techniques in the works.
5. Compose formal written analyses of texts that demonstrate appropriate academic
discourse and the conventions of literary analysis.
6. Research appropriate primary and secondary sources and apply documentation skills
without plagiarism.
23. REQUISITES
Prerequisite:
ENGL C070
Content Review
In English 231, students are expected to analyze college-level reading material, write clearly structured text-based
essays which require finding, evaluating, organizing, and effectively integrating college-level source material, and
employ MLA formatting and documentation, all skills taught in English 70: Introductory Composition.
24. DETAILED TOPICAL OUTLINE:
Lecture:
I. Composition of literary analysis
A. Exploring through critical reading:
1. Making predictions
2. Close reading
3. Describing audience
4. Focusing on content and form separately
5. Tracing patterns within the text and noting contradictions
6. Identifying important words, images, or scenes
7. Identifying shifts in meaning
8. Raising questions about the text
B. Planning an interpretative essay:
1. Selecting the text
2. Identifying audience
3. Identifying the main issue, claim, and evidence
4. Identifying particular challenges
5. Determining effective organization strategies
6. Identifying common literary terms of the genre
C. Composing:
1. Title
2. Style
3. Introduction
4. Development
5. Emphasis
6. Conclusion
D. Revising:
1. Logic
2. Organization
3. Clarity
4. Emphasis
5. Style
6. Grammar
II. Literary Elements
A. Plot and structure
B. Point of view
C. Character
D. Setting
E. Imagery
F. Theme
G. Style
H. Symbolism
I. Dialogue
J. Tone
K. Irony
III. Genres, Contexts, and Works
A. Medieval English Literature (to ca. 1485)
1. Explanation of Historical, Cultural, and Aesthetic Contexts
2. Common Themes
3. Examples
a. Old English Literature: Beowulf, Wanderer
b. Middle English Innovations: Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, Gawain and the
Green Knight
c. The Woman Writer: Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich
d. Mystery Plays: Chester, Noah, Wakefield, Second Shepherd’s
B. Renaissance English Literature (1485-1660 )
1. Explanation of Historical, Cultural, and Aesthetic Contexts
2. Common Themes
3. Examples
a. The Triumph of Renaissance Drama: Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare,
Ben Jonson, John Webster,
b. Lyrics and Sonnet Sequences: Thomas Wyatt, Surrey, Philip Sydney, Edmund
Spenser, Shakespeare, Lady Mary Wroth,
c. Metaphysicals: John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughn
d. Pastoral Poetry: Spenser’s Calendar, Sidney’s Arcadia, Sir Walter Raleigh, Mary
Herbert
e. Prose: Richard Hooker, Sir Thomas Hoby, Francis Bacon, Queen Elizabeth
C. Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1660-1785)
1. Explanation of Historical, Cultural, and Aesthetic Contexts
2. Common Themes
3. Examples
a. John Milton: Paradise Lost, Lycidas, sonnets
b. Satire: John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift,
c. Restoration Drama: William Congreve’s Way of the World
d. Prose: John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Mary Astell, James Boswell, Samuel Johnson
e. Beginnings of the Novel: Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe, Swift, John Bunyan, Samuel
Richardson, Henry Fielding
IV. Research and Documentation
A. The difference between primary and secondary sources
B. Finding and evaluating sources
C. Balancing and documenting summary, paraphrase, and direct quotes
D. MLA Style
1. Formatting
2. Parenthetical citations
3. Works Cited page
25. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION--Course instructional methods may include but are not limited to
1. Discussion;
2. Group Work;
3. Guest Lecturers;
4. In-class writing;
5. Instruction through examination or quizzing;
6. Lecture;
7. Library;
8. Outside reading;
9. Peer analysis, critique & feedback;
10. Written work;
26. OUT OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: Out of class assignments may include but are not limited to
A. reading assigned texts. B. answering reading questions. C. reading essays. D. completing other
critical thinking exercises. E. doing research. F. finding, reading, and evaluating secondary
sources. G. planning, drafting, and revising of papers. H. completing other out-of-class work.
27. METHODS OF EVALUATION: Assessment of student performance may include but is not limited to
A. expository and argumentative essays of 1250-1500 words demonstrating the student's ability to
write clearly structured text-based essays which require 1. finding, evaluating, organizing, and
effectively integrating college-level source material; 2. employing MLA format and citation
apparatus correctly; and 3. analyzing college-level reading material for structure, purpose,
audience, and relation of ideas to other texts.
• Example: Considering that Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales provides a distinct view of medieval
cosmology that is grounded in the classical, biblical, and historical influences of the author,
analyze how cosmology affects the condition and consequence of human weaknesses, creating a
distinct “anthropology” of human frailties.
• Example: analyze how Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost could be seen as a classical epic hero
"caught" in an inimical Christian universe where fate has no meaning.
C. quizzes and/or exams on critical thinking, knowledge of literary terms, reading comprehension,
and interpretive/analytical skills.
• Example: Using Stephen Greenblatt's theory of "self-fashioning," examine the role of early
sixteenth-century monarchical politics in Wyatt's sonnets.
D. reading responses, as in-class or take-home exercises.
28. TEXTS, READINGS, AND MATERIALS: Instructional materials may include but are not limited to
Textbooks
Greenblatt, S. et al. (2012) The Norton Anthology of English Literature
Vol. 1, 9th ed., Norton
Manuals
Periodicals
Software
Other
29. METHOD OF DELIVERY: Online with some required face-to-face meetings (“Hybrid”);Online
(purely online no face-to-face contact) ;iTV – Interactive video = Face to face course with significant
required activities in a distance modality ;Face to face;
30. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: English (Masters Required);
31. APPROVALS:
Origination Date 09/21/2013
Last Outline Revision
09/26/2008
Curriculum Committee Approval
Board of Trustees
State Approval
11/15/2013
12/19/2013
03/06/2014
UC Approval 70 = Fall 2000 UC Approval Status Approved
CSU Approval 70 = Fall 2000 CSU Approval Status Approved
IGETC Approval 70 = Fall 2000 IGETC Approval Status Approved
CSU GE Approval 50 = Summer 2000 CSU GE Approval Status Approved
Data Element Changes
Data Justification
Course Element Changes Proposal of new Distance Education indication
Add/Update course content
Change/Update Course Outline
Course Change Justification English 231 is due for revision in a number of areas, including the
student-learning outcomes, detailed topical outline, textbook suggestions, and methods of delivery.
The content areas have been updated to more closely align with CID descriptors for literature courses.
Course ID (CB00) CCC000302060
TOP Code (CB03) 1503.00 - Comparative Literature;
Course Credit Status (CB04) D - Credit - Degree Applicable;
Course Transfer Status (CB05) A = Transferable to both UC and CSU
Course Units of Credit Maximum High (CB06): 3
Course Units of Credit Minimum Low (CB07): 3
Course Basic Skills (BS) Status (CB08): N = Course is not a basic skills course.
SAM Code (CB09): E = Non-Occupational;
Cooperative Education Course Status (CB10): Not part of Coop Work Exp;
Course Classification Code (CB11): Not Applicable, Credit Course;
Course Special Status (CB13): N - Not Special;
CAN Code (CB14):
CAN-Code Seq (CB15):
Course Prior to College Level (CB21): Not Applicable;
Course Non-Credit Category (CB22): Not Applicable, Credit Course;
Funding Agency Category (CB23): Not Applicable
Course Program Status (CB24): 1 - Program Applicable;