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| English LPC |
| ENG 1A | Critical Reading and Comp | 3.00 Units | ||
| Integrated approach to reading, writing, and critical thinking intended to develop ability to read and write complex, college-level prose. Examination of ideas in relation to individual's worldview and contexts from which these ideas arise. Some research required. Prerequisite: Eligibility for college-level composition as as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method. | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 4 | Critical Thinking/Writing Lit | 3.00 Units | ||
| Develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to the analysis of fiction, poetry and drama; literary criticism; and related non-fiction from diverse cultural sources and perspectives. Emphasis on the techniques and principles of effective written argument as they apply to literature. Some research required. Prerequisite: ENG 1A or ENG 1AEX with a minimum grade of C | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 7 | Critical Thinking/Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| Develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to the textual analysis of primary and secondary book-length works from a range of academic and cultural contexts. Emphasis on the techniques and principles of effective written argument in research-based writing across disciplines. Prerequisite: ENG 1A or ENG 1AEX with a minimum grade of C | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 11 | Intro to Creative Writing | 3.00 Units | ||
| Introduction to elements and craft of various genres of creative writing, including narrative, verse, and dialogue, using materials drawn from individual's own work and selected texts from established and peer writers. Practice in writing in various genres. Introduction to workshop method. Prerequisite: Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method. | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 12A | Craft of Writing Fiction | 3.00 Units | ||
| Practice in writing fiction. Developing internal and external sources for stories and novels; biographical sources, characterization, plot, points-of-view, narrative techniques; analysis and criticism of published writing and individual's own work. Recommended Course Preparation: ENG 11 with a minimum grade of C or Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 12B | Craft of Writing Fict:Intermed | 3.00 Units | ||
| Practice in writing fiction at an intermediate level. Builds on the skills developed in English 12A by requiring the use of vivid description, specific detail, dynamic and rounded character development, consistent point of view, and logical plotting that avoids cliche. Focus on developing themes that create intellectual or emotional resonance. Expectation of sentence structure, grammar, and format accuracy. Develop internal and external sources for stories and novels; analysis and criticism of published short fiction and a book-length work; analysis and criticism of peer work and individual's own work. Requires submission for publication at the end of the semester. Recommended Course Preparation: ENG 12A with a minimum grade of C and ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 12C | Craft of Writing Fiction: Adv. | 3.00 Units | ||
| Practice in writing fiction at an advanced level. Builds on the intermediate skills developed in English 12B by requiring a mastery of description, detail, character development, consistent point of view, and logical plotting that avoids cliche. Focus on achieving themes that create intellectual or emotional resonance. Expectation of sentence structure, grammar, and format accuracy. Develop internal and external sources for stories and novels; analysis and criticism of published short fiction and a presentation about the craft in a book-length work; analysis and criticism of peer work and individual?s own work. Requires submission for publication at the end of the semester; analysis and criticism of peer work and individual?s own work. Prerequisite: ENG 12B with a minimum grade of C Recommended Course Preparation: ENG 1A or ENG 1AEX with a minimum grade of C | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 20 | Studies in Shakespeare | 3.00 Units | ||
| Readings of the sonnets and representative comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances of William Shakespeare, with attention to the early, middle and late phases of his art and to the Age of Elizabeth. Prerequisite: ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 41 | Modern World Literature | 3.00 Units | ||
| This course is a comparative study of selected works, in translation and in English, of literature from various regions and cultures around the world, including Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and other areas from the mid-or-late seventeenth century to the present. Prerequisite: Eligibility for college-level composition (ENG 1A, ENG 1AEX, or ESL 1A) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method. | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 44 | Literature of American West | 3.00 Units | ||
| Critical analysis of the cultural and historical experiences of diverse peoples of the American West as expressed in their literatures, including the novel, short story, poetry, autobiography, memoirs, as-told-to narratives, film and secondary works. Emphasis upon techniques of critical review of and response to literary works. Study of the works of at least three of the following groups: Black and African Americans; Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; European Americans, Latinx Americans, Native Americans. Exploration of interrelationships among peoples and cultures of the West, as mediated by place and community and the flow of people and capital as influenced by technology. Comparison and contrast of the myth of the west to the experiences of its diverse peoples and regions. Some exploration of the myth of the west as exported to, consumed by, and in turn generated by other countries. Prerequisite: ENGL C1000 (Formerly ENG 1A) with a minimum grade of C | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
| ENG 115 | Personalized Coaching | .50 Units | ||
| This credit course provides whole group, small group, and individualized support with writing and reading assignments. Students meet regularly with an English 115 instructor during prescribed hours as well as with English tutors, on a customized learning plan. Student hours spent with Reading and Writing faculty tutors and in Smart Shops also count towards the variable hours of this course. Students can choose to focus on developing their skills in academic reading, composition, research, sentence-level writing skills, or some combination of these. This course is intended to help students be successful in college-level credit coursework. | ||||
| College: Las Positas College | ||||
| Division: A - H | ||||
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