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ENG 0096 Writing Fundamentals
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3 cr |
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Examines methods for generating ideas and organizing a unified coherent paragraph. Includes a review of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and general mechanics.
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ENG 0099 Introduction to Academic Writing
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3 cr |
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Reviews and/or introduces the basic skills needed to write in standard edited English, including the skills needed to complete college writing assignments in other classes. Students will write short essays moving toward the well-written expository essay. Recommendation based on the results of the Inver Hills Assessment Inventory.
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ENG 1104 Introduction to Screenwriting: Narrative or Non-narrative Forms
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3 cr |
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Covers several approaches to analyzing, developing, critiquing, and revising screenplays. Demonstrates the unique format and qualities associated with narrative (e.g. film scripts) or non-narrative forms/genres (e.g. documentary, industrial, educational, commercial, journalistic, corporate, etc.) Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 1108 or completion of ENG/EAP 0099.
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ENG 1106 Literature in Film
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3 cr |
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Analyzes and compares major novels, short stories, memoirs, etc. with their film versions. Emphasizes the aesthetic and interpretive similarities and differences in the two art forms. Covers the unique elements of screen adaptation.
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ENG 1108 Writing And Research Skills
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4 cr |
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Emphasizes critical writing, reading, and thinking with attention to rhetorical elements such as argumentative structure, audience, and purpose. Students learn types of college writing and research techniques; report, synthesize, and draw conclusions from their readings; document the use ofesources; and practice the writing process. Prerequisites: Recommended by Accuplacer assessment or Grade of C or higher in Read 93/94 and Eng 99.
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ENG 1111 Research Writing in the Disciplines-WRIT
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2 cr |
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Emphasizes textual analysis of primary and secondary sources with focus on writing in students' academic and/or professional disciplines. Prereq: Grade of C or higher in ENG 1108.
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ENG 1112 Creative Writing - WRIT
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3 cr |
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Provides guided practice in various types of creative writing with the emphasis on skills common to creative expression. Assists students in discovering and developing their own best medium for expression, whether fiction, poetry, drama, creative non-fiction (Emphasis may vary with instructor.) Students will identify select portions of writing for small and/or large group presentation. Prerequisites: C or better in ENG 1108 or consent of instructor.
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ENG 1114 The Research Paper - WRIT
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3 cr |
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Emphasizes critical analysis of fiction or nonfiction texts, at least one book-length, resulting in a research paper that reflects analysis and synthesis of multiple sources. Prereq: Grade of C or higher in ENG 1108.
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ENG 1116 Writing for the Web
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3 cr |
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Focuses on the principles of writing for readers in a web-based environment, analysis and application of the elements of attractive web page design as it relates to readability, organization of information that is scan-able and navigable, and presentation of information in a clear, objective style. Prereq: Placement by Accuplacer assessment into ENG 1108 or completion of ENG/EAP 0099 with a C or better.
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ENG 1118 Technical Document Design, Editing, And Portfolio Preparation
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3 cr |
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Introduces the basic elements of document design as applied to various technical documents; includes technical documentation, data tables, graphs, and simple graphics; applies the principles and practices of editing technical and scientific documents for grammar, syntax, organization, style, emphasis, and audience awareness; provides practice in revising at both the structural and sentence levels; addresses the stylistic conventions of technical writing; provides instruction in compiling a professional writing portfolio. Prereq: Placement by Accuplacer into ENG 1108 or completion of ENG/EAP 0099 with a C or better.
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ENG 1140 Introduction to Literature
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4 cr |
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Introduces students to the methods of examining and understanding poetry, drama, short stories, and novels. Prereq: Placement into ENG 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 1150 The American Immigrant Experience
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3 cr |
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Examines the unique and broad tradition of American immigrant literature. The course will read sociological and historical accounts of American immigration patterns and will explore fiction and nonfiction works by writers representing at least four different immigrant groups. Typical authors include Mario Bencastro; Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Benjamin Ajak; Frank McCourt; Ruthanne McCunn; John Okada; Amy Tan; and Anzia Yezierska. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 1170 Introduction to British Authors
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4 cr |
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Familiarizes students with British literary history from Beowulf to the present. This course is a general introduction to (not a comprehensive historical survey of) British poetry, drama, short stories, and novels through particular works and writers in the British tradition. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 1171 Introduction to American Authors
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4 cr |
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Familiarizes students with the major themes, motifs, and authors in American literature from the Colonial Period to the present. This course is a general introduction to the methods of examining and understanding American short stories, poetry, drama, and novels; it is not a comprehensive historical survey. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 1180 Introduction to World Literature
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4 cr |
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Introduces students to selected works from Western and non-Western literary traditions (including Africa, Asia, and Latin America) with a focus on their cultural/historical contexts. Includes both contemporary and ancient texts (one book-length) with a particular interest in stressing those themes that exemplify the ideals and concerns of our shared human condition and the spread of ideas beyond national boundaries. Prereq: Placement into ENG 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2235 Mythic Stories: Cultural and Personal
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3 cr |
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Surveys significant mythic stories from around the world, such as Africa, Egypt, the Far East, Great Britain, Greece, Mesopotamia, North and South America, and Scandinavia. Universal themes and the nature of the mythic hero are considered as well as the role and value of myth to our lives. Works considered may include essays, short stories, films, plays, poems, and novels. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2236 African American Literature
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3 cr |
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Examines the unique tradition of African American literature. The course will explore important Black American writers in chronological order, from the slave narratives to contemporary works. Typical writers include Jacobs, Douglass, Wheatley, DuBois, Dunbar, Locke, McKay, Hughes, Hurston, Larsen, Wright, Ellison, Jordan, Morrison, and others. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2237 The Short Story
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3 cr |
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Examines the history and diversity of the short story form. Typical writers studied include Poe, Hawthorne, Faulkner, Welty, Kafka, Cather, Borges, Marquez. Prereq: Placement into ENG 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2238 Contemporary Fiction
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3 cr |
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Explores recently published short stories and novels which represent diverse cultural and artistic expressions. Emphasis will be on North American writers, but works by writers from other countries will be included. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2239 Images of Women in Literature
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3 cr |
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Provides an introduction to the methods of examining and understanding poetry, drama, and fiction about women. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2240 Representations of the Body in Literature and Culture
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3 cr |
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Takes the human body as its central theme and explores that theme through literature, history, and film. Specific topics will include the aesthetics of beauty, diverse identities (e.g. racial, ethnic, and sexual), bodily transformations, and disability. Possible authors are Freud, John Colapinto, Margaret Edson, Nella Larsen, and Nancy Mairs among others. Prereq: Placement into ENG 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2250 Special Topics in Literature
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3 cr |
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Examines a prominent theme, figure, period, or genre in literature. Topics will be determined in advance by the instructor and published in the class schedule. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2251 Special Topics in Writing
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3 cr |
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To expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature, philosophy, and the fine arts, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. Students should have experiences in both the arts and humanities.
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ENG 2252 The Novel
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3 cr |
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Examines selected works of the 19th-21st centuries, including technical elements of fiction as well as the historical background of the novel. Examples of authors that may be included are Dickens, Hawthorne, Fitzgerald, Tolstoy, Garcia Marquez, and Toni Morrison. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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ENG 2253 Shakespeare
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3 cr |
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Explores a selection of works by William Shakespeare focusing on careful reading and interpretation of representative tragedies, comedies, and histories. Examines formal as well as thematic elements of the selected works. Prereq: Placement into Eng 1108 or completion of both ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 with a grade of C or higher.
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