Topic outline

  • General

  • Module/Tutor

    •                                        Course Title: Literary Studies

      Level: L 2 _G5

      Coefficient: 1

      Credit: 2

      Timing: Tuesday from 09:00 to11:00 AM

      Room: 31

                                                         Teacher's Information



      Instructor: Dr. Amel RAHMOUNI. 

      Rank: Assistant Teacher B

      email: amelrahmouni89@gmail.com

      available at the English department: Sundays and Mondays from 12:00 to 14:00 PM  in the staff room n° 2.  

       


    • Mind Map

      The following mind map provides a description of the different elements that are to be analyzed and covered throughout the three chapters.


  • Target skills


    • By the end of this lecture, you will be able to:

      • Identify the characteristics of Colonial literature, the literature of Revolution, and

      Romantic literature.

      • Differentiate between the characteristics of colonial literature and the literature of

      revolution

      • Associate different authors with Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic discourses

      • Define the difference between American Romanticism and British Romanticism

      • Explain the socio-political contexts and reasons behind the creation of each studied text 

      • Apply the principles of literary criticism to excerpts chosen from the studied texts: The General History of Virginia, Common Sense, and Rip Van Winkle. 

      • Evaluate literary texts written by John Smith, Thomas Paine, and Washington Irving.

  • Pre-requisites



    • To assure a better understanding of the three chapters included in this lecture, you should be familiar with:


      •  Background knowledge of American history: from the American War of Independence to The Civil War.
      • Basic knowledge of literary analysis.

  • Headlines

  • Meet your teacher

  • Chapter One: American Colonial Literature

  • Chapter Two: Literature of Reason and Revolution

  • Chapter Three: American Romantic Literature

  • Exit Test

    • Final Test Assignment
      After going throughout the three chapters of this lecture, and after being provided with the necessary knowledge and examples concerned with Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic literature in America, students are invited to answer the following questions to assure a better understanding of the lectures. In case you are not able to answer a question properly, make sure to re-visit that part of the lecture again. You might check and compare the correct answer at the bottom of the page after providing your own answers.
    • Excerpt analysis Assignment

      Read the literary excerpt carefully and answer the questions.  You might check your answers by consulting the analysis provided in the sample-answers section. 

  • Bibliography

  • EVALUATION

    • Evaluation Grid File

      Testers are kindly invited to check the presented lecture and fill the proposed evaluation grid according to their remarks and opinions about the lecture.