English

This course places the development of composition skills in the context of the reading and writing process. Students will examine a variety of texts for idea development and analysis of the organizational patterns that underlie personal and academic writing. (This course may not be applied to meet certificate or degree requirements.)

This course places the development of composition skills in the context of the reading and writing process. Students will examine a variety of texts for idea development and analysis of the organizational patterns that underlie personal and academic writing.

In this course students learn to write clearly and effectively for defined audiences through a variety of strategies. Emphasis is on the writing process, from drafting through pre-writing, revision, and editing. This course places reading at the core of the writing curriculum by including interaction with reading selections as the vehicle for idea development, analytical and interpretive skill, and research, and to serve as writing models. The lab component will incorporate additional lessons on college reading, sentence structure, and writing essentials. A portion of lab time will also be given to one-on-one essay instruction and feedback. Students cannot receive credit for both English 110G and English 111G. *COLLEGE COMPOSITION I POLICY Students must pass the research component of ENGL110G College Composition I in order to pass the course.

In this course, students will examine poetry in personal, historical and sociological contexts.

A survey of African American literature and culture in which students encounter a variety of texts and performances ranging from traditional types of literature including fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, to standup comedy, film, music, and dance. The goal is to gain a broader understanding of the profound impact African Americans and their cultural/artistic contributions have had on American society, politics, culture, and the American soul.

This course will study American film as an expression of American society. Film as a reflection of social trends and changes in America will be emphasized. The influence of film on social and cultural values will be discussed. Course may be organized by genre, time period, or theme.

A selection of readings in American Realism and Naturalism from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Short stories and novels from authors that might include Howells, Garland, Dreiser, Crane, Norris, Wharton, Alger, James, Twain, London, and others.

This course will provide an introduction to Irish literature from the 19th century to present day. Reading selections will focus on the Irish Literary Revival. We will read poetry, short fiction, and plays throughout the semester, as well as critical writings and short primary historical documents. The literature will be read with reference to Irish history, culture, and politics as both inspiration and subject matter. We will also explore how the literature contributes to an Irish identity. We will examine Irish literature as a distinct national literature.

This course examines one of the most tumultuous and exciting moments of early twentieth-century literary and cultural history: the "Harlem Renaissance." As a cultural and artistic explosion, the Harlem Renaissance signaled a spiritual emancipation unparalleled in African American experience; at the same time, its aesthetics reflect gender and racial tensions. Through consideration of literary texts, with careful attention to historical, biographical, political, and artistic contexts, we will probe the meaning and legacy of this movement. We will explore debates surrounding whether it was, as many critics have argued, a flowering of Black art, or, as others claim, a period when Black artists allowed their work to be appropriated or exploited. Our study will focus on literary discourses of raced and gendered identity, cultural nationalism, and modernist aesthetics in writings by such luminaries as W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, and Jean Toomer. Visual art, music, and film will accompany the literary texts. 

British Literature, Middle Ages to 1800 surveys the major works of British literature from its Anglo-Saxon origins to 1800, including poetry, fiction, essays, and drama. By reading closely and analyzing critically, students explore these texts in relation to their cultural, social, historical, political, and literary contexts. Effective Fall 2024: this is a CCSNH Access course and will display on transcripts, count as credits attempted, and count towards the cumulative grade point average for all seven colleges: Great Bay, Lakes Region, Manchester, Nashua, NHTI, River Valley, and White Mountains. Students cannot receive credit for more than one of the CCSNH Access courses or equivalents and the most recent course on the college transcript will be used in the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) calculation. For graduation residency purposes, only Access courses owned by the campus where the student is matriculated will be used to meet the requirements.

American Literature, Origins through Civil War surveys the works of American literature from its Pre-Colonial influences through the Civil War, emphasizing themes that have contributed to the development of an American consciousness. By reading closely and analyzing critically, students explore these works from various literary periods and movements in relation to their cultural, social, historical, political, and aesthetic contexts. Effective Fall 2024: this is a CCSNH Access course and will display on transcripts, count as credits attempted, and count towards the cumulative grade point average for all seven colleges: Great Bay, Lakes Region, Manchester, Nashua, NHTI, River Valley, and White Mountains. Students cannot receive credit for more than one of the CCSNH Access courses or equivalents and the most recent course on the college transcript will be used in the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) calculation. For graduation residency purposes, only Access courses owned by the campus where the student is matriculated will be used to meet the requirements.

Shakespeare exposes students to the works of the playwright, with emphasis on his plays. Students study the major genres (tragedy, comedy, history, and romance), which give them ways to analyze and interpret drama and its elements. The course introduces students to the social and cultural characteristics of the Early Modern Period and to the biography of the author. No previous knowledge of Shakespeare is assumed. Effective Fall 2024: this is a CCSNH Access course and will display on transcripts, count as credits attempted, and count towards the cumulative grade point average for all seven colleges: Great Bay, Lakes Region, Manchester, Nashua, NHTI, River Valley, and White Mountains. Students cannot receive credit for more than one of the CCSNH Access courses or equivalents and the most recent course on the college transcript will be used in the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) calculation. For graduation residency purposes, only Access courses owned by the campus where the student is matriculated will be used to meet the requirements. (This course is not offered at GBCC)

This course is an-depth study and discussion of a few American and/or British writers. In studying works paired by theme, genre, or topic, students can enrich their sense of each author's distinctive methods, gain a deeper sense of the development of those writers’ careers, and examine preconceptions about what makes an author or a work “great.” Topics and approaches vary depending on the instructor. Film selections may be included to accompany the literary texts.