English 226 Course SLOs

  • Identify prominent literary and rhetorical elements of African American expressive culture.
  • Examine aesthetic and technical components of genres in African American literature.
  • Analyze contributions of major authors to the development of Enslavement, Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, Black Modernism, and the Black Arts Movement.
  • Compare and contrast literary, cultural and historical influences of Enslavement, Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, Black Modernism, and the Black Arts Movement as well as their representative works.
  • Evaluate the importance of Enslavement, Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance, Black Modernism, and the Black Arts Movement literary periods and African American literary traditions.
  • Produce college-level writing that demonstrates appropriate use of primary and secondary sources, and correct MLA format and documentation.