ENGL 2480 - Introduction to Drama & Poetry
This course provides an overview of major English and American poetry and an exploration of the conventions and themes of theatre from ancient Greek forms up to and including those of the modern era.
Credits: 3
Instructional Method Lecture
General Education Requirement: Humanities / Visual and Performing Arts
Comments: This course fulfills the Human Culture requirement at UW.
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1010 English I with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor consent.
Minimum Student Competencies
Upon completion of ENGL 2480 Introduction to Drama and Poetry, the student will:
- Identify major poetic forms.
- Recognize major dramatic styles.
- Read a variety of poetry & plays from a variety of historical time periods.
- Interpret a variety of plays & poems from a variety of historical time periods.
- Analyze poems using conventional poetic elements.
- Analyze plays using conventional drama elements.
- Dramatize a scene from a play or poem.
- Observe poetry performances or plays.
- Evaluate poetry performances or plays.
Program Outcomes
English AA
PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
PO#3 Apply appropriate concepts and terminology to different types and major periods of literature.
PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.
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