American Literary Voices

ENG350 | First OR Second Semester
Prerequisite: Language and Literature or Literature and Composition
Literature ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬜11 ⬜12
⬜DMACC ⬛NCAA ⬛RAI 

This one semester course invites readers to analyze, interpret, and discuss prominent and relevant themes in literature by American writers. Through a selection of novels, short stories, plays, poems, and essays, readers will explore the ways in which individuals, cultures, movements, and historical events shape literature. Students will be expected to analyze themes, story elements, and author craft in texts; participate in collaborative discussions; and write formal and informal pieces. While the course will focus on American writers, voices from around the world will also be  incorporated.