ENGL-240 Shakespeare

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030), completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of RDNG-016 or ACLT-074 with a minimum grade of 3.0. Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101 or ENGL-103 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
An overview of Shakespeare through the study of seven to eight plays ranging from early to late and from various genres such as histories comedies tragedies and fantasies. Sonnets and other poems may also be included. A goal of the course is viewing of a least one play either in video or in a live performance.

Course Outcomes
1. To develop our ability to read what is likely to be an unfamiliar form and style of writing, written in unfamiliar language 2. To develop our skills in literary analysis-deepening readers’ understanding of the plays (and our own understanding) through our writing 3. To explore how these plays reveal and speak to the social, political, and artistic context of the man who wrote them and the people who first saw them performed 4. To come to a deeper understanding of the continued relevance of these dramas, exploring how they speak to our time, our lives, our concerns.