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    This document outlines the course syllabus for a 3-unit Survey of English and American Literature course. The course will provide an overview of major literary periods and analyze significant works from each era. Students will develop their critical thinking and appreciation of literature. They will study works from genres including epic poetry, plays, novels and short stories. Assessment includes regular quizzes, projects, presentations and exams. The course aims to give students an understanding of the rich literary heritage of English and American peoples.

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    This document outlines the course syllabus for a 3-unit Survey of English and American Literature course. The course will provide an overview of major literary periods and analyze significant works from each era. Students will develop their critical thinking and appreciation of literature. They will study works from genres including epic poetry, plays, novels and short stories. Assessment includes regular quizzes, projects, presentations and exams. The course aims to give students an understanding of the rich literary heritage of English and American peoples.

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    COLEGIO DE CALUMPIT

    Mac Arthur Highway, Iba O'Este, Calumpit, Bulacan


    Tel. No. (044) 913-5127

    College Department

    Course Syllabus

    Course Title: SURVEY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE


    Course Code: MC116
    No. of Units: 3 units
    Course Description:
    This 3-unit course consists of reading and analyzing significant works of American literature from
    different eras. This course views literature through a historical perspective, relating the way of living of the people
    of the era to the literary pieces they were able to produce. The objective of the course is to enable students to
    appreciate literature by developing their critical and aesthetic senses and by acquainting them with the rich,
    literary heritage of the English and American people.

    Course Outline:

    Week 1: Orientation/Course Introduction


    - Defining English and American Literature
    - Literary Terminologies
    - Defining Literature and its Forms
    Week 2: BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
    - Origins and Basic Characteristics
    - Characteristics of Old and Modern English
    Week 3: LITERARY PERIODS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
    - Old English (Anglo‐Saxon)
    - Middle English
    - The English Renaissance
    - Tudor Period
    - Elizabethan Period
    - Jacobean Period
    - Caroline Period
    Week 4: LITERARY PERIODS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (CONTINUATION)
    - The Commonwealth & The Protectorate
    - The Restoration
    - The Eighteenth Century
    - Romanticism
    - Victorian Period
    - Modern Period
    - Postmodern and Contemporary Period
    Week 5: LITERARY PERIODS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
    - Colonial Period
    - The Revolutionary Age
    - The Early National Period
    - The Romantic Period
    - The Realistic Period
    - The Naturalistic Period
    Week 6: PRELIM EXAM WEEK
    Week 7: LITERARY PERIODS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE (CONTINUATION)
    - American Modernist Period
    - Jazz Age, Harlem Renaissance
    - The "Lost Generation"
    - The Contemporary Period
    - The Beat Writers
    - Counterculture
    Week 8: BEOWULF
    Week 9: CANTERBURY TALES - GEOFFREY CHAUCER
    Week 10: THE GREAT GATSBY - F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
    Week 11: THE TEMPEST - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
    Week 12: MIDTERM EXAM WEEK
    Week 13: JANE EYRE - CHARLOTTE BRONTE
    Week 14: UNCLE TOM’S CABIN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
    Week 15: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - JANE AUSTEN
    Week 16: WUTHERING HEIGHTS - EMILY BRONTE
    Week 17: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - HARPER LEE
    Week 18: FINAL EXAM WEEK

    Course Requirements:
    1. Regular quizzes
    2. Term Projects
    3. Group Presentations
    4. Oral Recitation
    5. Major Exams

    Grading System
    25% Prelims
    25% Midterms
    25% Finals
    25% Class Standing

    Prepared by:
    Rodelyn B. Tempra, LPT

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