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Generic Course Syllabus
EGL 222
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GENERIC COURSE SYLLABUS
I. Course Course Course
Prefix Number Name Credit Lecture Lab
EGL 222 American Literature II from 3 3 0
the Civil War to the Present
II. Prerequisite:
EGL 101 or placement into 101
III. Course (Catalog) Description:
Course traces the development of American literature by focusing on major writers from 1865 through 20th century. Content includes social, cultural, historical, and literary influences, as well as terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
IV. Learning Objectives:
The student will be able to:
A. Identify some of the major works and periods of American literature from the Civil War
to the Present.
B. Define the distinctive characteristics of various genres (e.g. poetry, non-fiction essay,
fiction, drama) from the Civil War to the Present.
C. Explain the complexities of race, gender, region, nationality, and class in the American
literary tradition from the Civil War to the Present.
D. Delineate the social, intellectual, and historical influences specific to the development of American literary traditions from the Civil War to the Present.
E. Interpret the formal elements of these works using appropriate terminology, such as:
speaker, metaphor, symbolism, irony, tone, meter, rhyme, simile, personification, etc.
F. Analyze works in the context of their literary, cultural, and historical backgrounds.
G. Synthesize knowledge of genre, formal elements, and background material.
H. Incorporate secondary sources in the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
V. Academic Integrity and Student Conduct:
Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton’s Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:
· cheating,
· plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
· falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
· helping others to cheat,
· unauthorized changes on official documents,
· pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
· making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
· any other behavior that violates academic integrity.
There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton’s policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
Please review the Code of Academic Conduct and the Code of Student Conduct, both located online at www.oakton.edu/studentlife/student-handbook.pdf.
VI. Sequence of Topics:
Week 15: 18651914
Selections may include works of Dickinson, Lanier, Moody, Dunbar, Jewett, Garland, Twain, Howells, Crane, Norris, Dreiser, DuBois, Johnson, Cather, Wharton, Chopin, Freeman, James.
Week 610: 19141945
Selections may include works of Robinson, Frost, Sandburg, Lindsay, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Jeffers, Moore, Eliot, Cummings, Crane, Tate, Cullen, Porter, Toomer, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Hemingway, Wolfe, Steinbeck, Wright, Mencken, Odets, Roth, Hellman
Week 1116: 1945Present
Selections may include works of Roethke, Shapiro, Brooks, Lowell, Ferlinghetti, Wilbur, Dickey, Snodgrass, Ginsburg, Plath, Sexton, Rich, Olsen, Jones, (Baraka) Kerouac, Podhoretz, Baldwin, King, Jr., Malcom X, Cleaver, Ellison, Welty, Malamud, Roth, McCullers, O'Connor, Barth, Barthelme, Updike, Oates, Morrison, Walker, Tyler, Albee, O'Neil, Williams, Hansberry, Mamet, Shepherd, Cheever, Erdrich.
VII. Methods of Instruction:
The course will be conducted through lectures, discussion, readings, and the supplementary use of other appropriate media such as films, records, etc.
VIII. Course Practices Required:
Course maybe taught as a face-to-face, hybrid or online course.
Reading, writing, oral presentations, and testing. A minimum of three critical essays of at least 750 words each.
IX. Instructional Materials:
Note: Current textbook information for each course and section is available on Oakton’s Schedule of Classes.
The instructor will choose readings or an anthology of American literature; for a more detailed selection, please see the full course outline.
X. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
Evaluation methods include grading of student essays, quizzes, hour exams and final exams, oral reports, and class participation.
Required written work:
A minimum of three critical essays of at least 750 words each, written outside of class.
XI. Other Course Information:
Attendance policy
For whatever information/procedures the instructor holds the student accountable.
If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the Access and Disability Resource Center at the Des Plaines or Skokie campus. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.
Oakton Community College is committed to maintaining a campus environment emphasizing the dignity and worth of all members of the community, and complies with all federal and state Title IX requirements.
Resources and support for
· pregnancy-related and parenting accommodations; and
· victims of sexual misconduct can be found at www.oakton.edu/title9.
Resources and support for LGBTQ+ students can be found at www.oakton.edu/lgbtq.
Effective beginning term: Fall 2013 Ending term:
Syllabus prepared by: Date:
Revised by: Literature &Creative Writing Committee Date: November 2009
Reviewed by Chair: Lynn Woodbury Date: March 2010
Approval by Dean: Linda A. Korbel Date: June 2013
Generic syllabus format revised 09/16
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