ENG 201 - Shakespeare I

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WR 115 or designated placement.

WR 115Q as required.

Course Description: Introduces Shakespeare’s plays with an emphasis on current theoretical approaches and performance history. The course will cover three to five plays from among Shakespeare’s comedies, romances, histories, and tragedies.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate familiarity with the plots, themes, and characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
CLO#2: Explain how Shakespeare’s historical and social context influenced his plays. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Explain how race, gender, time, and place shape a given text.
CLO#4: Apply current theoretical approaches to the plays (e.g., Feminist theory, New Historicism).

Typical Course Content:

Intro to Shakespeare-biography, theater, and the history of the text

Read 4-5 plays (varies by term)

Reading quizzes

Term paper

Midterm and Final exams

(Individual plays vary by instructor, and plays from ENG 202 will not be repeated in ENG 201.)

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.