1. English 30A/230A
Introduction to American Literature
http://introamericanliterature.blogspot.com/

2. COURSE/CATALOG DESCRIPTION Survey of
American literature from pre-colonial
beginnings to Walt Whitman (30A). American
romanticism to literature of the twentieth
century (30B).

3. Students will be able to:
– Understand and evaluate various genre
– Think critically about what he/she reads, hears,
and believes.
– Respond and communicate intellectual and
emotional perceptions clearly and effectively in
written and oral discussions

4. ASSIGNMENTS: 6 hours/week. (List all assignments,
including library assignments. Requires two (2)
hours of independent work outside of class for
each unit/weekly lecture hour. Outside
assignments are not required for lab-only
courses, although they can be given.)
Out-of-class Assignments:
1. Readings in primary and secondary materials.
2. Writing in journals based on readings.
3. Writing of essays based on reading and lecture
materials

5. ASSIGNMENTS ARE: (Check one. See
definition of college level):
[X]Primarily college level
[ ]NOT primarily college level

6. STUDENT ASSESSMENT: (Grades are based on):
(Check as many boxes as are applicable. Note:
For degree credit, AT LEAST ONE of the first
three boxes must be checked. If "ESSAY" is not
checked, please explain why here.) [X] ESSAY
(Includes "blue book" exams and any written
assignment of sufficient length and complexity
to require students to select and organize
ideas, to explain and support the ideas, and to
demonstrate critical thinking skills.)

7. Assigned readings from among, but not limited to, the following
authors: William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor,
Phillis Wheatley, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Emily
Dickenson, Frederick Douglass, Stephen Crane, Henry James,
and Kate Chopin.

14. TENTATIVE READING SCHEDULE,
FIRST UNIT
Thursday, Aug 23:
Garci Rodriguez Ordonez de Montalvo, “The Queen of California”
Alvar Nunez Cabaeza de Vaca, selections from The Relation of Alvar Nunez Cabaeza de Vaca
Tuesday, August 28:
John Smith, selections from The General History of Virginia
Phillis Wheatley, selected poems
Thursday, August 30:
Mary Rowlandson, selections from A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary
Rowlandson
Tuesday, Sept 4
The Life and Confession of Johnson Green
Confession of John Joyce
Olaudah Equiano, selections from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Thursday, Sept 6
Olaudah Equiano, selections from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano