{"id":509,"date":"2015-07-23T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T20:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/americanlit1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=509"},"modified":"2019-01-07T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:27:39","slug":"course-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/howardcollege-americanlit1\/chapter\/course-outcomes\/","title":{"raw":"Learning Outcomes","rendered":"Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"wp-nocaption aligncenter wp-image-254\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg 616w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-225x226.jpg 225w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-350x352.jpg 350w\" alt=\"icon of a magnifying glass over a list\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/div>\r\nThe content, assignments, and assessments for American Literature I are aligned to the following learning outcomes.\r\n<h2>Module 1: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts<\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Identify the key features of prose&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9153,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,0,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Identify the key features of prose<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Identify the key features of poetry&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9153,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,0,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Identify the key features of poetry<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Identify and describe the major critical approaches to literary interpretation: New Criticism\/Formalism, Reader-Response, Feminism, and Marxism &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9153,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,0,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Identify and describe the major critical approaches to literary interpretation: New Criticism\/Formalism, Reader-Response, Feminism, and Marxism<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 2: Early American and Puritan Literature (1650\u20131750)<\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major historical and cultural developments of colonial America; explain key concepts&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major historical and cultural developments of colonial America; explain key concepts<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Puritan and early American literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Puritan and early American literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual works<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 3: Enlightenment Literature (1760\u20131820)<\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Enlightenment literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Enlightenment literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 4: Romantic Literature (1820\u20131860)<\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Romantic period; explain key concepts and terms (e.g., the sentimental)&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9027,[null,0],[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Romantic period; explain key concepts and terms (e.g., the sentimental)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Romantic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Romantic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of transcendental literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of abolitionist literature and slave narratives; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Module 5: Writing About Literature<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"post-104\" class=\"standard post-104 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Find and use historical sources to discuss the historical context of a literary work&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,11137,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Find and use historical sources to discuss the historical context of a literary work<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Find and use literary criticism in your analysis of literary works&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,11137,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Find and use literary criticism in your analysis of literary works<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Cite sources correctly using MLA format&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Cite sources correctly using MLA format<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<section class=\" focusable\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/section>","rendered":"<div class=\"wp-nocaption aligncenter wp-image-254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-254\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes.jpg 616w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-225x226.jpg 225w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2025\/2017\/07\/01225024\/outcomes-350x352.jpg 350w\" alt=\"icon of a magnifying glass over a list\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The content, assignments, and assessments for American Literature I are aligned to the following learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<h2>Module 1: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Identify the key features of prose&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9153,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,0,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Identify the key features of prose<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Identify the key features of poetry&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9153,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,0,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Identify the key features of poetry<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Identify and describe the major critical approaches to literary interpretation: New Criticism\/Formalism, Reader-Response, Feminism, and Marxism &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9153,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,0,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Identify and describe the major critical approaches to literary interpretation: New Criticism\/Formalism, Reader-Response, Feminism, and Marxism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Module 2: Early American and Puritan Literature (1650\u20131750)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major historical and cultural developments of colonial America; explain key concepts&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major historical and cultural developments of colonial America; explain key concepts<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Puritan and early American literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Puritan and early American literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual works<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Module 3: Enlightenment Literature (1760\u20131820)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,8961,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Enlightenment literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Enlightenment literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Module 4: Romantic Literature (1820\u20131860)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Romantic period; explain key concepts and terms (e.g., the sentimental)&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9027,[null,0],[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Romantic period; explain key concepts and terms (e.g., the sentimental)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Romantic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Romantic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors\/works &quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,9025,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,0,null,1,0,null,null,null,10]\">Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Gothic literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual 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to individual authors\/works<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Module 5: Writing About Literature<\/h2>\n<div id=\"post-104\" class=\"standard post-104 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Find and use historical sources to discuss the historical context of a literary work&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,11137,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Find and use historical sources to discuss the historical context of a literary work<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span data-sheets-value=\"[null,2,&quot;Find and use literary criticism in your analysis of literary works&quot;]\" data-sheets-userformat=\"[null,null,11137,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0,null,[null,2,0],null,10]\">Find and use literary criticism in your analysis of literary works<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span 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