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Jane J Lee
ENGL 111
Seattle Campus
Study and practice of good writing; topics derived from reading and discussing stories, poems, essays, and plays. Cannot be taken if student has already received a grade of 2.0 or higher in either ENGL 111, ENGL 121, or ENGL 131.
Class description
Crime, Punishment, and Representation
English 111 is about developing the writing skills you already possess in order to prepare you for college-level writing. Your writing is your voice in academic discourse, and understanding how to read and make critical arguments about texts is crucial to establishing that voice in whatever discipline you select. Through the examinination of historical, critical, and literary works, 111 asks you to approach writing as the way you engage with the world, by cultivating skills that you can transfer to other fields and majors.
Student learning goals
Demonstrate an awareness of the strategies that writers use in different contexts.
Read, analyze, and synthesize complex texts and incorporate multiple kinds of evidence purposefully in order to generate and support writing.
Produce complex, analytic, persuasive arguments that matter in academic contexts.
Develop flexible strategies for revising, editing, and proofreading writing.
General method of instruction
This course will focus on crime, punishment, the law, and the politics of such representation in literature. How do we define crime, and who has the power to do so? How do we conceive of the law? How do we police crime? How do the contexts for crime and punishment change across history and culture(s)? Considering such questions will require active engagement not only with the texts and course materials but with our own assumptions, actions, thought and writing processes about literature, politics, gender, race, and other worldviews. We will be reading a variety of literary texts, including works from Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.L. Stevenson, and others. These works will be supplemented by discussions concerning historical, political, and theoretical treatments of crime. We will also be looking at film clips and other media.
Recommended preparation
Be ready to write.
Class assignments and grading
This class requires active participation with readings and discussions. It is reading- and writing-intensive. Expect to write 4-6 pages per week.
Participation 30% Final Portfolio 70%
