ENG 250 - Literature of the Chesapeake Bay

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Study the history and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay area and its watershed as well as depictions of the region in various literary genres, including fiction, poetry, literary memoir, nature writing and journalism.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 /ENG 101A or permission of the department chair.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ENG 250H ; credit is not given for both ENG 250 and ENG 250H .

Note: Typically offered OL; spring term.

Course Outcomes:

Describe the literature and history of the Chesapeake Bay and watershed area;
Identify and compare multiple genre approaches to the region;
Assess how the different texts and genres address a shared subject;
Explain the ecological concerns of the Chesapeake Bay as represented through the literature;
Recognize how perception of our environment is shaped and colored by inherited cultural paradigms;
Practice close textual analysis through application of critical reading skills.
Write analytically about literature.