ELIT 48A
Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865)

Course Description

This course explores the reading and critical analysis of representative works by diverse writers such as William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Jonathan Edwards, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elias Boudinot, Chief Seattle, Sojourner Truth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau.

Class Details

CRN Course Section Days Times Instructor Loc
00688 ELIT 48A 01 M·W···· 01:30 PM-03:20 PM Becky Roberts MLC111

Class Dates: This class runs from 2025-09-22 to 2025-12-12.
Footnote:
ELIT 48A.01: Fully ON-CAMPUS. This class meets on-campus each week on scheduled days and times as noted in the class listing.

Class Materials

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Course Details

Units
4 Units
Hours
  • Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
  • Weekly Lab Hours: 0
Program Status
Program Applicable
Credit
Credit - Degree Applicable
Grading Method
Letter Grading

General Course Statement

General Statement
See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite
Eligibility for college-level composition (ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate methods.

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitations on Enrollment
Not open to students with credit in the Honors Program related course.
Entrance Skills
Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by college assessment or other appropriate methods.
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