I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Native American Literature

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 2455

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

4. Course Description:

This course is a study of selected works of Native American Literature. Students will be required to discuss, read, and write about Native American in a variety of genres that may include the following: fiction, memoir, nonfiction, poetry, and prose. By reading and studying the course materials, students will gain an appreciation and understanding of Indigenous self-representation in its historical, cultural, and political contexts.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Next Gen Reading

Score:

236

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Rainy River Community College, ENGL 2390 Survey of American Indian Literature, 3 credits
Nornamdale Community College Native American Literature, 3 credits

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

 

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

 

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:

• Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
• Goal 7 – Human Diversity

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Produce a variety of written assignments that include essays and journals as well as written responses to instructor generated questions. Written assignments will engaged students in critical thinking and require students to analysis/evaluate/interpret course selections.
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Participate in class/group discussions (in-class and/or on D2L discussion board), work in small or large groups.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments	Demonstrate a broad understanding of Indigenous self-representation in its historical, cultural, and political contexts through reading, writing, and discussion.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context (MnTC Goal 6);
• Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance (MnTC Goal 6);
• Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States' history and culture (MnTC Goal 7);
• Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society (MnTC Goal 7);
• Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry (MnTC Goal 7); and
• Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion (MnTC Goal 7).

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Unit #1: Introduction
• Week 1
• Review: Course information, course policies, syllabus
• Introduction to Native American Literature (background, historical context)
• Literary Terms
• Writing about Literature
• Literary analysis
• Thesis statement
• Using textual support effectively
• Citing sources in MLA format
2. Unit #2: Instructor chosen selection(s) that may include fiction, memoir, nonfiction, poetry, and prose
• Week 2-Week 5
• Lecture/background information/author notes
• Journal entries and Discussions
• Test/quiz
• Essay #1
3. Unit #3: Instructor chosen selection(s) that may include fiction, memoir, nonfiction, poetry, and prose
• Week 6-Week 9
• Lecture/background information/author notes
• Journal entries and Discussions
• Test/quiz
• Essay #2
4. Unit #4: Instructor chosen selection(s) that may include fiction, memoir, nonfiction, poetry, and prose
• Week 10-Week 13
• Lecture/background information/author notes
• Journal entries and Discussions
• Test/quiz
• Essay #4
5. Unit #5: Instructor chosen selection(s) that may include fiction, memoir, nonfiction, poetry, and prose
• Week 15-Week 17
• Lecture/background information/author notes
• Journal entries and Discussions
• Test/quiz
• Essay #5
6. Final project: oral presentation

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions