Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22

thinking and advanced composition. The
emphasis is upon the analysis of issues,
problems, and situations represented in
literature and on the development of effective
written arguments in support of
the analysis. Critical thinking skills are
demonstrated through research papers,
in-class presentations, and collaborative
exploration of material. Students are expected
to demonstrate honors level work
which includes strong critical thinking
skills, thorough analysis of assigned readings,
and presentation and leadership
skills demonstrated through class participation.
Meets the IGETC critical thinking
requirement. 54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 104
Advanced Rhetoric: The Classical
Essay
3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL 101.
This course is designed to help students
develop critical thinking, writing and research
skills beyond the level achieved in
ENGL 101. Particular emphasis is placed
on increasingly complex classical methods
of invention, arrangement and style for
writing assignments that demand sound
organizational skills. Students will read
and critically evaluate (for meaning, purpose,
strategy and style) expository and
argumentative essays from a variety of
classical sources and multi-cultural perspectives
and then use these essays as
rhetorical models for their own writing assignments.
Students will be required to
test prejudices they hold, prove or disprove
a hypothesis, evaluate the opinions
of others, explain the effect of the media,
and attempt to synthesize opposing arguments
on an issue through critical thinking.
Most of the written assignments will
require library research and documentation.
Meets the IGETC critical thinking requirement.
54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 120
Introduction to Women's Literature
3 Units
Strongly recommended: ENGL 101.
This course emphasizes culturally diverse
texts written by and about women. Using
a variety of literary genres, including short
fiction, novel, poetry, drama, and film, students
will critically analyze cultural roles
and images of women from a variety of
theoretical perspectives. Students will explore
the challenges women have faced,
the biologically and socially constructed
roles they have assumed and sometimes
rejected, and the successes and accomplishments
they have achieved in a predominantly
patriarchal climate. 54 lecture
hours.
ENGL 210
Creative Writing I
3 Units
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level.
Instruction and practice in various forms
of creative expression such as the short
story, drama, the novel, and poetry. Critical
evaluation of professional and student
writing. This course may be taken two
times. 54 lecture hours. CSU
ENGL 211
Creative Writing II
3 Units
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level.
A course in creative expression for students
who desire to continue creative writing
in the fields of fiction, drama, and
poetry. This course may be taken two
times. 54 lecture hours. CSU
ENGL 213
Horror Literature
3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL 101.
Strongly Recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level. Also,
ENGL. 103.
An introduction to horror literature, this
course is designed to give students an understanding
of the application of literary
analysis to horror literature. 54 lecture
hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 213H
Honors Horror Literature/Honors
3 Units
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or 101H.
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level. Also,
ENGL 103 or ENGL 103H.
This honors course is designed to give the
student a knowledge and an appreciation
of Horror literature, both fiction and nonfiction.
Critical analysis of such works from
various perspectives is exemplified
through research and written analysis.
Special emphasis is given to the quality of
the impact on literature of selected classics.
54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 251
Introduction to English Literature I
3 Units
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level.
Significant works of major British writers
in historical perspective. Anglo-Saxon period
through the eighteenth century with
emphasis on Chaucer, Shakespeare, and
Milton. 54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 252
Introduction to English Literature II
3 Units
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level.
Significant works of major British writers
in historical perspective. Nineteenth and
twentieth centuries with emphasis on the
Romantic period, the Victorian period, and
the novel. 54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 261
Introduction to American Literature I
3 Units
Students explore the context and influence
of American literature from the Colonial
period to the Civil War. Students
examine specific literary works and their
contributions to our personal and cultural
context. 54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 262
Introduction to American Literature
II
3 Units
Students will explore the context and influence
of American literature from the
Civil War to the present. Students examine
specific literary works and their contributions
to our culture, the continuation of
traditional themes and the emergence of
new forms and themes. 54 lecture hours.
CSU;UC
ENGL 271
Introduction to World Literature:
Ancient-Medieval
3 Units
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level.
This course explores the relationships
among history, philosophy and literature.
Special attention has been placed on writers
and thinkers of lasting significance,
e.g. Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Virgil,
Dante, etc. 54 lecture hours. CSU;UC
ENGL 272
Introduction to World Literature:
Renaissance through Modern
3 Units
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if
required by reading placement exam
or if required by reading level.
This course explores the relationship
among history, philosophy, and literature.
Special attention has been placed on writers
and thinkers of lasting significance,
e.g. Machiavelli, Cervantes, Voltaire,
Goethe, Dostoevsky, etc. 54 lecture hours.
CSU;UC
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