Mar 13, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog
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ENGL 2313 - Survey of American Literature I


Description
Selected works of American literature from its beginnings to 1865. 

Pre-Requisite
None.

Co-Requisite
N/A

Cross Listed Course
N/A

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall

ACTS Equivalent
ENGL 2653 (ACTS) - American Literature I

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:

  • Read, analyze, and interpret works by representative American writers. 
  • Identify various literary techniques, methods, and ideas. 
  • Illustrate how literature reflects culture and society. 
  • Write at least one interpretive paper.


General Education Outcomes Supported
  • Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
  • Students employ active reading strategies to extract and construct meaning and educational value from texts and media.
  • Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, substantially free of errors.


Standard Practices
Topics List

Either chronological or genre/thematic structure which includes selected major literary pieces

Learning Activities

Not Applicable

Assessments

  • Quizzes,
  • Journals,
  • Tests, 
  • Papers,
  • Presentations and/or 
  • Bibliographies 

Grading guidelines

Not applicable



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