Cazenovia College 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

(Offered alternate spring terms)
Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic
Writing I
EN 216 Shakespeare and His Rivals
3 credits (AS)
In this class students read plays by
Shakespeare, as well as selected plays
by his contemporaries, imitators, heirs,
descendants and adapters. Plays are
studied in their dramatic, literary and
cultural contexts. Particular attention is
given to examining the works as
performance texts. By examining both
the similarities and the differences
between Shakespeare and his rivals,
students will gain a wider perspective
on the playwrights and their periods.
(Offered alternate fall terms)
Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic Writing
I, or permission of the instructor
EN 221 Ethnic American Literature
3 credits (AS)
Students read and discuss important
works by writers from different ethnic
groups, such as African-American,
Chicano, Jewish-American, and Native
American. Writers are examined as
individuals, as members of ethnic
groups, and as participants in world
culture. The course fulfills the General
Education Cultural Diversity
requirement. (Offered alternate spring
terms) Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic
Writing I; EN 201 Academic Writing II
is strongly recommended.
EN 241 Children's Literature
3 credits (AS)
Students read from a variety of genres
of children's literature and react orally
and in writing to that literature. Both
literary and illustrative criteria are
addressed. A major analytical research
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paper is a course requirement and a
creative project may also be assigned.
The course fulfills the General
Education Cultural Diversity
requirement. (Offered alternate spring
terms) Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic
Writing I.
EN 312 Advanced Expository
Writing
3 credits (AS)
Students read and write essays, building
on and extending skills developed in
lower-division courses. Emphasis is on
reading analytically, interpreting texts,
and drawing on new ideas. Through
frequent workshops, the course fosters
self-confidence and encourages writers
to become proficient editors of their
own work. (Offered spring term)
Prerequisite: EN 201 Academic
Writing II
EN 314 British Literature: To 1800
3 credits (AS)
Students read selected works by major
British authors through the 18th
century. Cultural and historical contexts
are emphasized. The course requires a
research-based paper on a writer of the
student‘s choice. (Offered alternate fall
terms) Prerequisite: 200-level literature
course
EN 315 British Literature: 1800-
present
3 credits (AS)
Students read selected works by major
British authors of the 19th and 20th
centuries. Cultural and historical
contexts are emphasized. The course
requires a research-based paper on a
writer of the student‘s choice. (Offered
alternate spring terms) Prerequisite:
200-level literature course