Las Positas College • Spring 2021

37 SPRING 2021 925.424.1000 | [email protected] SPRING 2021 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. 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. 3 hours. Strongly Recommended: ENG 12A with a minimum grade of C and ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C ENG 12C CRAFT OFWRITING FICTION:ADV. 3.0 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 Strongly Recommended: ENG 1A or ENG 1AEX with a minimum grade of C ENG 13A THE CRAFT OFWRITING POETRY 3.0 Units Practice in writing poetry, using materials drawn from published poetry and individual’s own work for analysis and criticism, with a focus on techniques of revision. Strongly Recommended: ENG 11 or ENG 1A or ENG 1AEX with a minimum grade of C ENG 13B WRITING POETRY: INTERMEDIATE 3.0 Units Continued practice in writing poetry, using materials drawn from published poetry and individual’s own work for analysis and criticism, with a focus on techniques of revision and submission for publication. Prerequisite: ENG 13A with a minimum grade of C ENG 19A JOURNAL OF ARTS ANDWRITING A 3.0 Units Creation of a literary-style student magazine. Practical training in the managing, editing, formatting, and printing of a literary magazine. Enrollment constitutes the staff of the magazine. Cross listed with MSCM 19A. A student who has successfully completed MSCM 19A cannot enroll in ENG 19A. ENG 19B JOURNAL OF ARTS ANDWRITING B 3.0 Units Creation of a literary-style student magazine. Practical intermediate-level training in the managing, editing, formatting, and printing of a literary supplement and/or magazine with a focus on the production process, including copy editing, design, layout, proofreading, working with the printer, and digital and print distribution. Enrollment constitutes the staff of the magazine. A student who has completed MSCM 19B cannot enroll in ENG 19B . Prerequisite: ENG 19A or MSCM 19A with a minimum grade of C Las Positas College ENGLISH FLOW CHART Beginning Fall 2019, students are encouraged to enroll directly into a transfer-level English course. Students with a verifiable American high school GPA of 2.5 or higher are eligible for English 1A. All students are eligible for English 1AEX, which is an English 1A class with 2 additional lab hours of support per week. Students who want a semes- ter of preparation before English 1A or 1AEX, or who wish to take a non - transferable English course, can take English 104. If English is not a student ’ s native language, that student should take the English as a Second Language Assessment Test. See the LPC Assessment Center ’ s guided self- placement website for more information. English 104 3 Hours Lecture + 3 Hours Lab Per Week (Optional) NON-TRANSFERABLE ENGLISH TRANSFER-LEVEL ENGLISH English 4 -or- English 7 3 Hours Lecture Per Week English 1A 3 Hours Lecture + 1 Hour Lab Per Week 2.5+ GPA English 1AEX 3 Hours Lecture + 3 Hours Lab Per Week Any GPA OR LANGUAGE AND RATIONALITY A.A. REQUIREMENTS 6 Semester Units ENGLISH COMPOSITION English 1A -or- English 1AEX …………..………………………………..3 Units AND WRITING AND CRITICAL THINKING English 4 (Fiction) -or- English 7 (Non - Fiction) ……….……….3 Units A.S. REQUIREMENTS 3 Semester Units ENGLISH COMPOSITION English 1A -or- English 1AEX …………………………………………..3 Units TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS Students should consult CSU GE and IGETC requirements or see a counselor Scan here to visit the current Spring 2021 class schedule online.