ENGL 165 - Literature of the American West

5.0 Credits
Explores myths and realities of the American West through writing by authors from diverse backgrounds. Prerequisite: Placement in ENGL 105.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of literary concepts by identifying and describing the formal elements, techniques, and genres of contemporary and traditional western writings. [REASON]
Reason clearly by applying critical-reading methods/theories to contemporary and traditional western texts in order to analyze their features and recurrent themes and to develop plausible interpretations. [REASON]
Describe and analyze ways that contemporary and traditional western texts shape(d) and are/were shaped by cultural/historical contexts and trends. [EXPLORE]
Discern and explain diverse points of views represented in contemporary and traditional western texts and make significant comparisons between them. [EXPLORE]
Support analysis and interpretation of contemporary and traditional western writings effectively by locating, using and citing relevant textual and contextual evidence. [REASON]