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Active as of Fall Semester 2010
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Poetry
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1468
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
A course designed to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of poetry through reading, discussion, and critical analysis of selected poets ranging from Shakespeare to the present. A Minnesota poet may visit to read his/her poetry following a study and discussion of the poetÆs writings.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1468 - Poetry
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1468 - Poetry
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
Normandale CC
|
ENGL 1186, Introduction to Poetry
|
3
|
Mpls. Community & Technical College
|
ENGL 1153, Introduction to Literature: Poetry
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
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
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Present orally, leading class discussion; participate in small- and whole-group discussions to explicate poems and analyze poems in terms of specific poetic elements |
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Analyze and discuss orally and in writing the poetic concepts and elements that inform specific creative texts |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC Goal Area
|
Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context
|
6
|
Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
What is Poetry?
|
Reading the Poem
|
Denotation and Connotation
|
Imagery
|
Writing about Poetry
|
Figurative Language
|
Allusion
|
Meaning and Idea
|
Tone
|
Musical Devices
|
Rhythm and Meter
|
Sound and Meaning
|
Pattern
|
Evaluating Poetry
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Poetry
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ENGL 1468
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
A course designed to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of poetry through reading, discussion, and critical analysis of selected poets ranging from Shakespeare to the present. A Minnesota poet may visit to read his/her poetry following a study and discussion of the poetÆs writings.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ENGL 1468 - Poetry
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ENGL 1468 - Poetry
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
Normandale CC
|
ENGL 1186, Introduction to Poetry
|
3
|
Mpls. Community & Technical College
|
ENGL 1153, Introduction to Literature: Poetry
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
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
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Present orally, leading class discussion; participate in small- and whole-group discussions to explicate poems and analyze poems in terms of specific poetic elements |
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Analyze and discuss orally and in writing the poetic concepts and elements that inform specific creative texts |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC Goal Area
|
Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context
|
6
|
Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities
|
6
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
What is Poetry?
|
Reading the Poem
|
Denotation and Connotation
|
Imagery
|
Writing about Poetry
|
Figurative Language
|
Allusion
|
Meaning and Idea
|
Tone
|
Musical Devices
|
Rhythm and Meter
|
Sound and Meaning
|
Pattern
|
Evaluating Poetry
|