Maricopa Community Colleges  ENH212   20036-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/11/01
ENH212 20036-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
The Mexican American Novel
A study of the social, historical, and cultural backgrounds as well as the form and content of the Mexican American novel. Prerequisites: ENG101. ENH112 suggested but not required.
Cross-References: CCS212
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENH212   20036-99999 The Mexican American Novel
1. Identify and describe the origins of the Mexican-American novel. (I)
2. Identify and describe the depiction of the Mexican-American in American literature. (I)
3. Identify, describe, and analyze significant contributions to the Mexican-American novel by Mexican-Americans of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (II)
4. Identify, describe, and analyze significant contributions to the genre of the Mexican-American novel by Mexican-American writers from World War II to 1960. (III)
5. Identify, describe, and analyze the major works and authors of the Mexican-American novel since 1960. (IV-VIII)
6. Identify, describe, and analyze the types of Mexican-American novels in terms of social, historical, and cultural background, values, ethics, belief systems, characteristics, and themes. (II-VIII)
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ENH212   20036-99999 The Mexican American Novel
    I. Origins and Depictions of the Mexican American Novel
        A. Social, historical, and cultural background
        B. The Mexican-American in American Literature
      II. Mexican-American Novel of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
          A. Social, historical, and cultural background
            1. Values
            2. Ethics
            3. Belief systems
          B. Characteristics and themes
          C. Major works and authors
        III. Mexican American Novel from World War II to 1960
            A. Social, historical, and cultural background
              1. Values
              2. Ethics
              3. Belief systems
            B. Characteristics and themes
            C. Major works and authors
          IV. Mexican American Novel of the 1960s
              A. Social, historical, and cultural background
                1. Values
                2. Ethics
                3. Belief systems
              B. Characteristics and themes
              C. Major works and authors
            V. Mexican American Novel of the 1970s
                A. Social, historical, and cultural background
                  1. Values
                  2. Ethics
                  3. Belief systems
                B. Characteristics and themes
                C. Major works and authors
              VI. Mexican American Novel of the 1980s
                  A. Social, historical, and cultural background
                    1. Values
                    2. Ethics
                    3. Belief systems
                  B. Characteristics and themes
                  C. Major works and authors
                VII. Mexican American Novel of the 1990s
                    A. Social, historical, and cultural background
                      1. Values
                      2. Ethics
                      3. Belief systems
                    B. Characteristics and themes
                    C. Major works and authors
                  VIII. Mexican American Novel of the Twenty-First Century
                      A. Social, historical, and cultural background
                        1. Values
                        2. Ethics
                        3. Belief systems
                      B. Characteristics and themes
                      C. Major works and authors
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