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English 10B-3 - Winter, 2016
Literatures in English II: 1700-1900
Class Information
Instructor:
Roy, Bonnie
CRN:
22616
Time:
MWF 2:10-3:00
Location:
129 Wellman
Description
English 10B is the second course in the required Literatures in English sequence. It is designed to prepare you for upper-division coursework in English. To that end, we will study British and American literature from 1700 to 1900, focusing on major literary themes and genres and placing them in historical context. In this reading- and writing-intensive course, you will also develop the skills of literary interpretation, research, and argument needed for advanced study in English.
Grading
Homework 15%
Participation 10%
Two short papers 30%
One long paper 25%
Final Exam 20%
Texts
Moll Flanders
, Daniel Defoe
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
, Harriet Jacobs
Frankenstein
, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Benito Cereno
, Herman Melville
Heart of Darkness
, Joseph Conrad
Course Reader
