Course title
English LiteraturePre-requisite
English LiteratureCourse description
English Literature Syllabus
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a survey of English Literature from the Old English period through the Enlightenment. This course covers the Arizona Standards for 11th and 12th grade English
Module 1: Anglo-Saxon Literature and Culture
Objectives
Survey Anglo-Saxon literary works in their historical context (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.3).
Recognize and interpret the story lines and literary devices of Anglo-Saxon literary works (NCTE/NCATE 3.3.3).
Reflect on the intersection of Christianity with pagan Anglo-Saxon culture (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.3).
Module 1 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 1
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• "Beowulf"
Literary Reference Center
Explore the Literary Reference Center database for criticisms; reviews; biographical information; and information about the literary works studied throughout this course.
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Credo Reference
Explore the Credo Reference collection for specific biographical information on the various authors studied throughout this course.
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Module 1 Assignments
None
Module 2 Readings
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• "Bede"
• "Caedmon's Hymn"
• "The Dream of the Rood"
Module 2 Assignments
None
Module 2: Medieval Culture; Chaucer; Allegories; Lyrics; and Prose
Objectives
Survey English medieval culture (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.5).
Comprehend and interpret selected tales from The Canterbury Tales in light of medieval culture and Chaucer’s biography (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.4; 3.5.1; 3.5.2).
Analyze the artistic tradition of courtly love in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.3).
Interpret medieval allegories using the fourfold method of interpretation (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.3).
Module 3 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 2
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• Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: "General Prologue"
• "Wife of Bath’s Prologue" and "Tale"
• "The Pardoner’s Tale"
Scanning Poetry: Finding the Rhythm
Read "Scanning Poetry: Finding the Rhythm." http://cola.gcumedia.com/eng221/r/scanningPoetry.html
Ear Training: Sound and Meter
Read "Ear Training: Sound and Meter;" located on the Purdue OWL website. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/570/
Module 3 Assignments
(Benchmark Rubric) Critical Analysis 1
Select one of the modules listed below. In an analysis of 500-600 words; address each of the questions within the selected module and provide concrete evidence from the assigned reading to support your answers.
1. Syncretism is the combination of different systems of religious belief or practice. Where; in "Beowulf;" do you see instances of syncretism between Anglo-Saxon paganism and Christianity? Give specific examples. How well do you think these combinations work?
2. Explain your reaction to the way that the cross is used in "The Dream of the Rood." Are any aspects of this personification troubling or especially effective? Give specific examples of instances that make an impression on you; and explain the reasons for your reaction.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide; located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore; students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
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Module 4 Readings
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• "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
• "Piers Plowman"
Module 4 Assignments
None
Module 3: The English Renaissance—Humanism and Poetry
Objectives
Introduce French poetic devices; poetic terms; and scansion (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.4).
Reflect on the importance of the rise of Renaissance humanist philosophy and educational theory for literature (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.3; 3.5.2).
Practice scanning Skelton’s poetry (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.4; 3.5.2).
Reflect on and interpret the poetry of John Skelton and the prose of Thomas More.
Module 5 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 3
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• "Everyman"
• Chaucer’s lyrics and occasional verse
• Incarnation and crucifixion lyrics
• "Lyrics"
• John Skelton
Poems of John Skelton
Review Poems of John Skelton.
http://www.poemhunter.com/john-skelton/poems/
Skelton; John
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Module 5 Assignments
Critical Analysis 2
Select one of the modules below and write an analysis of 500-600 words addressing the questions for the selected module; provide concrete evidence from the assigned readings to support your answers.
1. For The Canterbury Tales; assess in detail Chaucer’s stance toward one of the pilgrims. Read through his or her description in the Prologue; and glance at his or her tale. How is the tale appropriate to the person telling it? Of what aspect of the character does the author approve? Of what does he disapprove? What literary devices does he use to indirectly communicate this approval or disapproval?
2. Define the ideal Christian knight as described in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." How well does Gawain himself live up to this ideal? How does he fail; and how does he succeed in his quest?
3. Compare and contrast the allegories of "Everyman" and "Piers Plowman." Which one is easier to interpret? What criticism do they make of medieval English society (if they do)? Do they both seem to view salvation in the same way? Explain your answer.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide; located in the Student Success Center.
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Module 6 Readings
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• Sir Thomas More: "Utopia"
Module 6 Assignments
Critical Analysis 3
Write an analysis of 500-600 words addressing the questions below and provide concrete evidence from the assigned readings to support your answers.
1. Would you like to live in Thomas More’s "Utopia"? Why or why not? To bolster your argument; give examples of various Utopian practices that you think are especially good or especially troublesome.
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Module 4: Sixteenth-Century Lyric Poetry—Courtier Poets; Their Criticism; and Petrarchan Rhetoric
Objectives
Introduce the English Reformation and courtiers (NCTE/NCATE 3.1.3; 3.5.2).
Practice scanning Renaissance poetry (NCTE/NCATE 3.5.2).
Survey the rise of Petrarchan rhetoric and the sonnet form in English (NCTE/NCATE 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5).
Analytically interpret various poems by Petrarchan courtiers (NCTE/NCATE 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5).
Interpret Sidney’s "The Defense of Poesy" (NCTE/NCATE 3.5).
Module 7 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 4
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• Sir Thomas Wyatt; the Elder: "The Long Love . . ."; "Farewell; Love"; "My Lute; Awake"; "They Flee from Me"; and "The Lover Showeth . . ."
• Henry Howard; Earl of Surrey: "Love That Doth Reign"; "The Soote Season"; and "Epitaph on Wyatt"
• Sir Philip Sidney: "Astrophil and Stella;" 1; 31; 39; Volume B; Edmund Spenser: "Amoretti;" 1; 34; 54; 68; 75; William Shakespeare; “Sonnets” 18; 29; 30; 55; 60; 73; 87; 116; 130; 138; 144
Module 7 Assignments
None
Module 8 Readings
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• Philip Sidney: "The Defense of Poesy."
Module 8 Assignments
Midterm Exam
Complete the Midterm Exam.
The midterm exam consists of short-answer and essay questions.
Module 5: Sixteenth-Century Narrative Poetry and Drama
Objectives
Interpret sections of the "Faerie Queene" (NCTE/NCATE 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5).
Survey the rise of Renaissance drama (NCTE/NCATE 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5).
Analytically interpret "Doctor Faustus" (NCTE/NCATE 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5).
Define the genre of the pastoral (NCTE/NCATE 3.3; 3.5).
Module 9 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 5
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Module 9 Assignments
Critical Analysis 4
Look closely at Sir Philip Sidney's "The Defense of Poesy" and write an analysis of 500-600 words addressing the questions below; provide concrete evidence from the assigned readings to support your answers.
1. Why does he say literature is important?
2. Do you agree with his arguments? Why or why not?
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Module 10 Readings
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• Christopher Marlowe: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and "Doctor Faustus"
• Sir Walter Raleigh: "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd"
Module 10 Assignments
None
Module 6: Seventeenth-Century Lyric and Narrative Poetry and Restoration Drama
Objectives
Survey Ben Jonson; John Donne; and the Cavalier poets (NCTE/NCATE 3.3; 3.5).
Interpret and analyze sections of Milton’s "Paradise Lost" (NCTE/NCATE 3.3; 3.5).
Interpret and analyze "The Way of the World" (NCTE/NCATE 3.3; 3.5).
Module 11 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 6
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• Ben Jonson
• John Donne
• George Herbert
• Robert Herrick
• Sir John Suckling
• Richard Lovelace
• Andrew Marvell
Module 11 Assignments
Critical Analysis 5
The answer should be 500-600 words. Excellent answers will address each portion of the question; provide concrete evidence of your reading; and be grammatically and structurally correct.
1. Consider Marlowe’s "Doctor Faustus" and its theme; the search for illegitimate and unbridled power and what happens when one gets it. Discuss how accurately the theme can be applied to society in general; and specifically to today’s society. Do you find that the theme is valid? What; if anything; can no longer be applied to modern society? What legitimizes our achievements: our will; the means by which we pursue our achievements; or a combination of both?
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(Benchmark Assignment) Sonnet Comparison
Compare two sonnets; one by an English Petrarchan poet (see Modules 7 and 8 for Petrarchan poets) in an essay of 1;000-1;200 words. You can find various types of sonnets in contemporary literature; as well. Sonnets are usually carefully written; with each word; image; and formal element having meaning and purpose.
1. Pick two sonnets to analyze; choose one from the readings; and choose another that was written between 1900 and the present.
2. Analyze the two sonnets by paraphrasing each one in prose (to understand the literal things that are being said); by considering images; major metaphors (conceits) and their connotations; by describing their form (the kind of sonnets they are according to rhyme scheme); and by scanning the poems to understand their rhythm.
3. In your essay; include a focus of interest that compares and contrasts the sonnets; along with paraphrases of the poems and a description of images; metaphors; connotations; and forms.
4. Include a full copy of both sonnets used after the reference page. (The sonnets are not part of the total word count.)
Prepare this assignment according to the MLA guidelines found in the MLA GCU Style Guide; located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore; students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
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Module 12 Readings
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• "Paradise Lost"
Module 12 Assignments
None
Module 13 Readings
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• William Congreve: "The Way of the World"
• John Dryden: "Mac Flecknoe"; "Annus Mirabilis"; "To the Memory of Mr. Oldham"; "Song for St. Cecilia's Day"; "Essay of Dramatic Poesy"; "Author’s Apology for Heroic Poetry . . ."; and "Discourse Concerning . . . Satire"
• "John Bunyan"; "Pilgrim’s Progress"; Anne Finch; and Mary Astell
Module 13 Assignments
Critical Analysis 6
Write an analysis of 500-600 words addressing the questions below and provide concrete evidence from the assigned readings to support your answers.
1. Examine George Herbert’s poem; "The Altar;" located on page 1;607. Discuss as many biblical images and allusions as you see. The poem is shaped as an emblem (an allegorical picture with a moral meaning). What is strange about this emblem? What is the linguistic significance of the poem’s shape?
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Module 7: Restoration Poetry and the 18th Century
Objectives
Survey Restoration and 18th-century poetry and prose.
Interpret and analyze Restoration and 18th-century literary forms.
Module 14 Assignments
None
Modules 14-15 Readings
ENG-260 Lecture 7
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• Jonathan Swift: "Description of a City Shower" and "Gulliver’s Travels"
• Alexander Pope: "Rape of the Lock" and "Essay on Man"
• Samuel Johnson; "Vanity of Human Wishes"; "Rambler No. 4"; "Preface to the Dictionary"
• James Boswell: From "The Life of Samuel Johnson; LL.D." ("Plan of the Life" to "Dread of Solitude")
Module 15 Assignments
Critical Analysis 7
Select one of the modules listed below. In an analysis of 500-600 words; address each of the questions within the selected module and provide concrete evidence from the assigned reading.
1. Using the excerpts of Pope’s "Essay on Man" from the anthology; describe where Pope thinks that humans fit in the universe. How is the universe organized? Do you think Pope makes a good argument here? Why or why not?
2. In Johnson’s preface to his "Dictionary;" what does he say causes language to change? Does he think this change is good or bad? How do you know?
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Final Exam
Complete the Final Exam.
The final exam consists of short-answer and essay questions.
School country
United StatesSchool state
ArizonaSchool city
TucsonHigh school
Andrada PolytechnicSchool / district Address
12960 S Houghton RdSchool zip code
85747Requested competency code
EnglishDate submitted
Approved
YesApproved competency code
- ENGL
- 4 years of English