ENGL 2850 - Shakespeare Survey Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
Study of Shakespeare’s life, sonnets, comedies, histories, and tragedies. Writing of critical papers.
Billable Contact Hours: 3
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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify poetic style and rhetorical devices in Shakespeare’s works.Objectives: - By completing a quiz or examination recognizing poetic style in Shakespeare’s works with at least 70 percent accuracy.
- By completing a quiz or examination defining rhetorical devices in Shakespeare’s works with at least 70 percent accuracy.
Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze and evaluate theme, plot structure, characterization, and socio‐historical seting in Shakespeare’s works. Objectives: - By writing an essay that analyzes theme in Shakespeare’s works.
- By writing an essay that evaluates plot structure in Shakespeare’s works.
- By writing an essay that assesses characterization in Shakespeare’s works.
- By writing an essay that examines socio‐historical seting in Shakespeare’s works.
Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze and evaluate Shakespeare’s world view and the system of values exhibited in his works. Objectives: - By writing an essay that analyzes Shakespeare’s world view.
- By writing an essay that evaluates Shakespeare’s system of values.
Outcome 4:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze and evaluate the major genres of Shakespeare’s art (sonnet, comedy, history, tragedy) and define their characteristics. Objectives: - By writing an essay and/or examination that analyzes the sonnets.
- By writing an essay and/or examination that evaluates the comedies.
- By writing an essay and/or examination that assesses the histories.
- By writing an essay and/or examination that examines the tragedies.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Communication: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Shakespeare’s Language.
- Rhythm and Rhyme.
- Poetic Devices.
- Rhetorical Devices.
- Shakespeare’s Sonnets.
- Structure and Form.
- Content and Love Theme.
- Shakespeare’s Comedies.
- Theme.
- Plot.
- Character.
- Setting.
- World View of the Comedies.
- Shakespeare’s Histories.
- Theme.
- Plot.
- Character.
- Setting.
- World View of the Histories.
- Shakespeare’s Tragedies.
- Theme.
- Plot.
- Character.
- Setting.
- World View of the Tragedies.
Primary Faculty
Peller, Scott
Secondary Faculty
Kos, Andrew
Associate Dean
Ternullo, Annette
Dean
Pritchett, Marie
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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