• ENGL 2320: AMERICAN LITERATURE II

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students survey the major figures and literary movements in the United States from the Civil War to present, including naturalism, realism, modernism, and post-modernism eras. Students gain an understanding of the historical, political, philosophical, and religious influences upon later American literature. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 2205.
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• ENGL 2330: CONTEMPORARY AND MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  This course investigates post-World War II literature in English, including fiction, poetry, and essays by ethnic writers. Students examine the "American Dream" as relevant to contemporary American life through discussion of such issues as pluralism, discrimination, class, and cultural conflict, and gender issues. Co-requisite: ENGL 2205
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• ENGL 2411: LITERARY GENRES: GRAPHIC NOVELS

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students study the literary and aesthetic features of sequential art and specifically graphic novels. Students read an array of modern graphic novels that touch on various thematic, cultural, genre, and philosophical concerns. Students analyze texts through course discussions and formal writing assignments. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1010.
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• ENGL 2420: LITERARY GENRES:

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Studies specific genres of literature. Emphasis will vary from semester to semester, depending on curricular needs. May be repeated for up to two times for credit. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1010.
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• ENGL 2450: LITERARY GENRES: SCREENWRITING

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  As the foundation upon which a film is constructed, screenwriting is a form of creative writing concerned less with creating a world than proposing a world to be created by directors, actors, and others. Through critique sessions of numerous films, students analyze and scrutinize films from the point of view of construction. Using round robin screenwriting workshops, students compose their own original screenplays in full awareness of the significance of character, dialogue, motif, narrative convention, and progress. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1010 (or equivalent placement test score).
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• ENGL 2490: TOPICS:

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students read literature written by/about people from diverse identities, genders, religions, races, and ethnicities, covering a spectrum of genres, time periods, histories, and cultures. Students analyze texts through discussion, academic research, and writing academic essays.
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• ENGL 2492: TOPICS:

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  A course designed to present a variety of significant topics in literature. May be repeated for up to 9 hours credit. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1020.
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• ENGL 2492A: TOPICS: HARRY POTTER AND THE CRITICAL READER

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  Students enter Potter's magical world and accompany him through his first four years at Hogwarts. Reading and discussions of the primary texts and critical scholarship address themes that emerge: mythology/folklore, gender issues, literary themes, civic leadership, magic and technology, family relationships, and the traditional hero pattern. Enhanced technology required; contact instructor Pat Landy @ plandy@lccc.wy.edu. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 1020.
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• ENGL 2492C: TOPICS: INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S LITERATURE

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  A literature course emphasizing women writers and issues that affect women and minorities in society. Students critically read and analyze texts featuring Latina, African-American, and women writers of other diverse identities and ethnicities in a variety of literary forms and genres. Students learn to identify and comprehend main ideas and literary themes as well as current and critical gender, ethnicity, and class issues. Students also write several essays about course content following Modern Language Association (MLS) guidelines. Prerequisites: Completion of ENGL 1020.
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• ENGL 2492E: TOPICS: ADVANCED SCREENWRITING

  3.00 Credits

  Laramie County Community College

  
  This course is designed for writers who have strong familiarity of basic screenwriting format or who have taken ENGL 2450 (Literary Genres: Screenwriting). Students advance deeper into the craft and the business of screenwriting in this class. Students use a fusion of techniques to critique numerous films and screenplays and to write and group workshop their own full-length feature film. They develop advanced skills in formatting and structure; increase awareness of the subtext, theme and motif of modern films; and study the modern entertainment industry marketplace.
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