American Literature II – ENGL 2132

Description

A chronological study of American literature from the Civil War to the present, this course presents a broad overview of American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Students will utilize various critical approaches and reading strategies as they examine important authors and themes of this period. The course will pay attention to literary movements, regional writing, native and immigrant cultures, and multiple perspectives.

Name	Office	Phone	Email
Arthur Basler	University of North Georgia	803-417-3821	arthur.basler@ung.edu
Amy Berke	Middle Georgia State University	478-471-5739	amy.berke@mga.edu
Rob Bleil	College of Coastal Georgia	912-279-5986	rbleil@ccga.edu
Stacy Boyd	University of West Georgia	678-839-4851	sboyd@westga.edu
Erin Caldwell	University of North Georgia	706-864-1775	erin.caldwell@ung.edu
Tara Causey	University of North Georgia	410-726-3546	Tara.Causey@ung.edu
James Cope	Kennesaw State University	470-578-3626	jcope@kennesaw.edu
Jenny Crisp	Dalton State College	706-272-2513	jcrisp@daltonstate.edu
Emily Dowd-Arrow	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	229-248-2560	emily.dowd-arrow@abac.edu
Jonathan Elmore	Savannah State University	912-358-3348	elmorej@savannahstate.edu
Cyndy Hall	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	229-391-4955	chall@abac.edu
Gwendolyn Harold	Clayton State University	678-466-4735	gwendolynharold@clayton.edu
Sarah Hendricks	University of West Georgia	678-839-4148	shendric@westga.edu
Haley Hodges	University of North Georgia		haley.beasley@ung.edu
Todd Hoffman	Augusta University	706-667-4449	thoffma1@augusta.edu
Joseph Jones	Gordon State College		jjones1@gordonstate.edu
Michael Lewis	Savannah State University	912-358-3345	lewismi@savannahstate.edu
Dustin Michael	Savannah State University	912-306-4902	michaeld@savannahstate.edu
Joseph Milford	Georgia Highlands College	678-353-9514	jmilford@highlands.edu
Kari Miller	Georgia Perimeter College-Clarkston	678-891-7514	kmiller58@gsu.edu
Phillip Mitchell	University of North Georgia	470-310-6313	phillip.mitchell@ung.edu
Neesha Navare	Savannah State University	912-358-3325	neesha.navaremichael@ung.edu
Matthew Paproth	Georgia Gwinnett College	470-955-2473	mpaproth@ggc.edu
Jennifer Parrott	Clayton State University	678-466-4748	JenniferParrott@clayton.edu
Austin Riede	University of North Georgia	na	Austin.Riede@ung.edu
Virginia Russell	Georgia Southern University	912-536-3964	va.russell@hotmail.com
Kevin Scott	Albany State University	229-430-4689	kevin.scott@asurams.edu
Matthew Sherling	University of West Georgia	770-833-7163	msherlin@westga.edu
Herbert Shippey	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	229-391-4954	hshippey@abac.edu
Elizabeth Steere	University of North Georgia	678-839-6512	elizabeth.steere@ung.edu
Duane Theobald	University of West Georgia	678-839-5312	dtheobal@westga.edu
Barbara Warren	Valdosta State University	229-333-5946	bnwarren@valdosta.edu
Ashleigh Whelan	University of North Georgia	404-694-9042	ashleigh-brooke.whelan@ung.edu

Credit Hours

Prerequisites

See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to

Identify and apply a variety of critical approaches to literature.
Identify the important literary periods and themes of American Literature from the mid-19th Century to the present.
Demonstrate knowledge of a diversity of American cultures through the study of literature.
Apply various reading strategies to text in order to summarize, synthesize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the literature.
Write a paper on a topic in American literature using MLA style and a variety of sources that shows original thought, research, and an ability to assimilate and synthesize the ideas of others on the topic.
Enhance technological skills.

Unit 1: Course Introduction
Unit 2: Late Romanticism
Unit 3: Realism
Unit 4: Naturalism
Unit 5: Modernism
Unit 6: Literature After 1945

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

Attendance Verification - 1%
Participation & Discussions - 19%
Quizzes - 15%
Response Paper 1 - 10%
Response Paper 2 - 10%
Writing Summary - 10%
Midterm Exam - 20%
Final Exam - 15%

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