Maricopa Community Colleges  ENH112   19976-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-25-1997

ENH112  1997 Fall - 9999

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Acad

Chicano Literature

Introduction to the works of Mexican-American writers of the Southwest. Samples poetry, fiction, and essays viewed in their relationship to American cultural heritage and to contemporary culture.

Prerequisites: None.

 

Course Attribute(s):

General Education Designation: Cultural Diversity - [C]

General Education Designation: Humanities and Fine Arts - [HU]

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

ENH112  1997 Fall - 9999

Chicano Literature

 

1.

Identify and define critical terms, literary techniques, literary movements, themes, imagery, and critical approaches used in analyzing Chicano poetry. (I)

2.

Identify major Chicano poets and describe their contributions to literature. (I)

3.

Compose a well-organized, coherent, logically supported essay that combines original thought with ideas from outside sources while supporting a clear, unified thesis related to the subject of Chicano poetry. (I)

4.

Identify and define critical terms, literary techniques, literary movement, themes, imagery, and critical approaches used in analyzing Chicano fiction. (II)

5.

Identify major Chicano fiction writers and describe their contributions to literature. (II)

6.

Compose a well-organized, coherent, logically supported essay that combines original thought with ideas from outside sources while supporting a clear, unified thesis related to the subject of Chicano fiction. (II)

7.

Identify and define critical terms, literary techniques, literary movements, themes, imagery, and critical approaches used in analyzing Chicano theatre. (III)

8.

Identify major Chicano dramatists and describe their contributions to literature. (III)

9.

Compose a well-organized, coherent, logically supported essay that combines original thought with ideas from outside sources while supporting a clear, unified thesis related to the subject of Chicano theatre. (III)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

ENH112  1997 Fall - 9999

Chicano Literature

 

I. Chicano Poetry

A. Critical terms used in analyzing Chicano poetry

B. Literary techniques and criticism

C. Major literary movements in Chicano poetry

D. Major Chicano poets

E. Writing about Chicano poetry

II. Chicano Fiction

A. Critical terms used in analyzing Chicano fiction

B. Literary techniques and criticism

C. Major literary movements in Chicano fiction

D. Major Chicano fiction writers

E. Writing about Chicano fiction

III. Chicano Theatre

A. Critical terms used in analyzing Chicano theatre

B. Literary techniques and criticism

C. Major literary movements in Chicano theatre

D. Major Chicano playwrights

E. Writing about Chicano theatre

 

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