56 FALL 2022 925.424.1000 | [email protected] FALL 2022 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the onl ine schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section detai ls and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. 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. Strongly Recommended: ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C ENG 12A CRAFT OF WRITING FICTION 3.0 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. Strongly Recommended: ENG 11 with a minimum grade of C and eligibility for ENG 1A. ENG 12B CRAFT OF WRITING FICT: INTERMED 3.0 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. Strongly Recommended: ENG 12A and ENG 1A with a minimum grade of C ENG 12C CRAFT OF WRITING 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 aminimumgrade of C ENG 20 STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE 3.0 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 ENG 41 MODERNWORLD LITERATURE 3.0 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: ENG 1A (completed with a grade of “C” or higher). of effective written argument as they apply to literature. Some research required. Prerequisite: ENG 1A or ENG 1AEX with a minimum grade of C ENG 7 CRITICAL THINKING/WRITING 3.0 Units Develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to the textual analysis of primary and secondary booklength 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 ENG 11 INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING 3.0 Units Introduction to elements and craft of various genres of creative writing, including narrative, verse, and dialogue, using Las Positas College ENGLISH FLOW CHART & GUIDED SELF-PLACEMENT All students are required to take the English Guided Self-Placement in CLASS-Web in order to register for an English course. Students can choose either English 1A or English 1AEX, which both meet GE and transfer requirements. ENG 1AEX is the same course as ENG 1A but offers two additional hours of lab support and practice. Visit the LPC Assessment Center website for more information on English placement or ESL assessment: http://laspositascollege.edu/assessment/. 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
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