GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE
5150 SUGARLOAF PARKWAY
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
30043
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE:
Literature and Composition
NUMBER:
ENGL 1102
CREDITS:
3
HOURS PER WEEK:
Class, 3; Lab, 0
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This Gwinnett Technical College (GTC) course emphasizes the student's ability to read literature
analytically and meaningfully and to communicate clearly. Students analyze the form and content of literature in
historical and philosophical contexts. Topics include reading and analyzing of fiction, poetry, and drama;
researching; and writing about literature. Class, 3; Lab, 0
PREREQUISITES
The prerequisite for this course is a grade of “C” or better in the course ENGL 1101, Composition and
Rhetoric.
DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCIES
The demonstrated competencies for English 1102 include the reading and analyzing of fiction, poetry and
drama; researching; and writing analytically about literature.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
I.
The student will read and analyze fiction, poetry, and drama.
a.
The student will identify the structural elements of poetry, drama, the novel, and the short story.
b.
The student will examine the ideas and values in various literary works in historical and
philosophical context.
II.
The student will research critical interpretations of literature and historical, biographical, and social
frameworks.
A.
The student will use print and electronic references.
B.
The student will access and select information from databases in GALILEO.
III.
The student will write analytically about literature, completing all parts of the writing process required in essay
development.
A.
The student will write well-organized, analytical essays based on literary readings.
B.
The student will implement the MLA documentation style in all essays, including a longer analytical
research essay.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND RESOURCES
The required access and the online reference lab are listed below.
1.
Purchase an access code for Revel by Pearson.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE, COURSE SYLLABUS
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COURSE TITLE:
Literature and Composition
COURSE NUMBER:
ENGL 1102
The course will be presented through the instructor’s choice of a combination of some or all of the
following formats: lectures; discussions; audio-visual materials; class or laboratory projects; daily assignments;
written projects; written reports; prepared speeches; library assignments; field trips; guest speakers; tests; and
quizzes.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
ATTENDANCE
NO SHOWS
Students who do not participate or attend in the first week of classes will be designated as “No Show” and
will be removed from the class roster. Online students who do not participate during the first week of the
semester will be dropped as a “No Show.” For hybrid courses that meet once per week, students must
attend or participate online during the week to avoid “No Show” designation. Students in web-enhanced
classes who do not attend during the first week of the semester will be dropped as a “No show”. When
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